Candidates of the 1947 Victorian state election
The 1947 Victorian state election was held on 8 November 1947.
Retiring Members
Country
- Alfred Kirton MLA (Mornington)
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Country candidates | Other candidates |
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Albert Park | Labor | Frank Crean | Roy Schilling | ||
Allandale | Country | Thomas Powell | Hector Alcock | Russell White | |
Ballarat | Liberal | James Miller | Thomas Hollway | ||
Barwon | Ministerial Liberal | Don Ferguson | Thomas Maltby | ||
Benalla | Country | Thomas Nolan | Frederick Cook | ||
Benambra | Country | Tom Mitchell | |||
Bendigo | Labor | Bill Galvin | Eric Thomson | Norman Oliver | |
Borung | Country | Wilfred Mibus | Finlay Cameron (Ind CP) | ||
Box Hill | Labor | Bob Gray | George Reid | Reginald Cooper (Ind Lib) | |
Brighton | Liberal | Ray Tovell | Ian Macfarlan (Ind) | ||
Brunswick | Labor | James Jewell | Alfred Wall | ||
Camberwell | Liberal | Robert Whately | Walter Fordham (Ind Lib) | ||
Carlton | Labor | Bill Barry | Stanley Lang | ||
Caulfield | Liberal | Alexander Dennett | |||
Clifton Hill | Labor | Jack Cremean | Neil McKay | ||
Coburg | Independent | George Henderson | Walter Perse | Charlie Mutton (Ind) | |
Collingwood | Labor | Bill Towers | William Boughton | ||
Dandenong | Labor | Frank Field | William Dawnay-Mould | Alexander Caldwell | |
Dundas | Labor | Bill Slater | William McDonald | ||
Elsternwick | Liberal | Gregory Gowans | John Don | ||
Essendon | Labor | Arthur Drakeford | Allen Bateman | ||
Evelyn | Ministerial Liberal | Roderick Leeson | William Everard | Patrick McKie (Ind Lib) | |
Footscray | Labor | Jack Holland | William Massey | ||
Geelong | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | Edward Montgomery | ||
Gippsland East | Country | Thomas Parkinson | Albert Lind | ||
Gippsland North | Labor | James Johns | Bill Fulton | ||
Gippsland South | Country | Percy Vagg | Herbert Hyland | ||
Gippsland West | Country | Fred Rush | Basil Morris | Matthew Bennett | |
Glen Iris | Independent | Les Norman | Ian McLaren (Ind) | ||
Goulburn | Labor | Joseph Smith | Philip Grimwade | Cyril Davy | |
Grant | Country | Horace Hughes | Tom Austin | Frederick Holden | |
Hampden | Labor | Raymond Hyatt | Henry Bolte | Alfred Matthey (Ind CP) | |
Hawthorn | Liberal | Charles Murphy | Fred Edmunds | Leslie Hollins (Ind) | |
Ivanhoe | Independent | Rupert Curnow | Robert Gardner (Ind) Leighton Weber (Ind Lib) | ||
Kew | Liberal | Rupert Purchase | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | ||
Korong | Country | Ernest Duus | Albert Dunstan | ||
Malvern | Liberal | Trevor Oldham | Mascotte Brown (Ind) Andrew Sinclair (Ind Lib) | ||
Melbourne | Labor | Tom Hayes | George Crowther | ||
Mentone | Labor | George White | Harry Drew | ||
Mernda | Country | Arthur Ireland | Leslie Webster | Jack Gill (Ind Lab) | |
Midlands | Labor | Clive Stoneham | Thomas Grigg | ||
Mildura | Labor | Louis Garlick | Nathaniel Barclay | ||
Moonee Ponds | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | Wallace Crichton | ||
Mornington | Country | Bertram Maslen | William Leggatt | Eric Rundle | |
Murray Valley | Country | Neil Stewart | George Moss | ||
Northcote | Labor | John Cain | Jack McColl | ||
Oakleigh | Labor | Squire Reid | John Lechte | ||
Polwarth | Country | Edwin Morris | Edward Guye | ||
Portland | Labor | Robert Holt | James Lindsey | Harry Hedditch | |
Port Melbourne | Labor | Tom Corrigan | Stanley Evans | Ralph Gibson (CPA) | |
Prahran | Labor | Bill Quirk | Martin Smith | ||
Preston | Labor | William Ruthven | Frederick Lee | ||
Rainbow | Country | Raymond Peake | Keith Dodgshun | ||
Richmond | Labor | Stan Keon | Roland Leckie | ||
Ripon | Labor | Ernie Morton | Rutherford Guthrie | Leonard Rodda | |
Rodney | Country | Morton Garner | Richard Brose | ||
Scoresby | Liberal | Sir George Knox | |||
Shepparton | Country | Edward Newman | John McDonald | ||
St Kilda | Ministerial Liberal | Bill Bourke | Archie Michaelis (Ind Lib) | ||
Sunshine | Labor | Ernie Shepherd | Lindsay Smith | ||
Swan Hill | Country | Philip Meehan | John Hipworth | Stanley Taylor (Ind CP) | |
Toorak | Liberal | Robert Hamilton | Edgar Morton (Ind Lib) Peter Ryan (Ind) | ||
Warrnambool | Country | Fred Reid | Henry Bailey | ||
Williamstown | Labor | John Lemmon | Clifford Rankine | George Paine (Ind Lab) | |
Wonthaggi | Labor | William McKenzie | William Buckingham |
See also
References
- Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive