Results of the 1964 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)
# Results of the 1964 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 27 June 1964 Legislative Council

<< 1961–1967 >> :

| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,635,311 | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,543,586 | | Turnout | 94.4 | –0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 45,627 | | Informal | 3.0 | –0.2 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
| | Liberal and Country | 600,600 | 40.1 | +2.1 | 9 | 18 |
| | Labor | 531,510 | 35.5 | –3.4 | 4 | 8 |
| | Democratic Labor | 232,445 | 15.5 | –1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| | Country | 133,403 | 8.9 | +2.7 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | Total | 1,497,958 | | | 17 | 34 |

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1964 state election. 17 of the 34 seats were contested.

## Results by province

### Ballarat

1964 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Murray Byrne | 27,833 | 50.7 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Gordon Campbell | 18,935 | 34.5 | -7.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Bruty | 8,134 | 14.8 | -2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,902 | 98.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,017 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,919 | 96.2 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Murray Byrne | | 64.0 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | Gordon Campbell | | 36.0 | -7.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.9 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Bendigo

1964 Victorian state election: Bendigo Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Smith | 25,664 | 45.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jock Granter | 21,004 | 37.0 | -1.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Drechsler | 10,168 | 14.8 | -3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,836 | 98.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,123 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,959 | 95.4 | -0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Jock Granter | 30,092 | 52.9 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | Arthur Smith | 26,744 | 47.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | -1.1 | |

### Doutta Galla

1964 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 45,486 | 49.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Victor French | 30,810 | 33.4 | +2.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter McCabe | 15,886 | 17.2 | -2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,182 | 95.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,237 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,419 | 94.0 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 47,120 | 51.1 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Victor French | 45,062 | 48.9 | -0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### East Yarra

1964 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Rupert Hamer | 73,387 | 59.7 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | John Paterson | 33,075 | 26.9 | -0.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hoare | 16,508 | 13.4 | -1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 122,970 | 97.7 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,883 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,853 | 93.2 | -3.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Rupert Hamer | | 71.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | John Paterson | | 28.2 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Gippsland

1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Arthur Hewson | 38,696 | 53.2 | +18.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Archie Tanner | 18,910 | 26.0 | +6.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 15,077 | 20.7 | +6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,683 | 97.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,008 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,691 | 94.5 | +0.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Higinbotham

1964 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 59,791 | 53.0 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | Colin Campbell | 38,474 | 34.1 | +4.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Sampson | 14,635 | 13.0 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 112,900 | 97.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,752 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,652 | 93.6 | -0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | | 64.7 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Colin Campbell | | 35.3 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Melbourne

1964 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jack O'Connell | 20,211 | 57.4 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Donald Gibson | 8,647 | 24.6 | +5.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Leo Morrison | 6,362 | 18.1 | -2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,220 | 93.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,275 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,495 | 91.9 | +1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack O'Connell | | 59.2 | -4.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Donald Gibson | | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Melbourne North

1964 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Walton | 67,535 | 49.7 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alan Jarman | 42,904 | 31.6 | +2.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Henry Darroch | 25,408 | 18.7 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 135,847 | 96.6 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,792 | 3.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,639 | 94.9 | -0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Walton | 69,128 | 50.9 | -3.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alan Jarman | 66,719 | 49.1 | +3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

### Melbourne West

1964 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Archie Todd | 52,700 | 60.6 | -2.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Graham Strang | 18,135 | 20.9 | +6.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bert Bailey | 16,062 | 18.5 | -4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,897 | 95.7 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,934 | 4.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,831 | 94.2 | -0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Archie Todd | | 62.5 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Graham Strang | | 37.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Monash

1964 Victorian state election: Monash Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Graham Nicol | 41,769 | 50.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Brian Bourke | 31,483 | 37.8 | +7.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Olle | 10,059 | 12.1 | -2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,111 | 96.4 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,115 | 3.6 | -1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,426 | 91.7 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Graham Nicol | | 61.0 | -5.3 |
| | Labor | Brian Bourke | | 39.0 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Northern

1964 Victorian state election: Northern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Michael Clarke | 27,453 | 53.1 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Troy | 15,418 | 29.8 | +7.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Bond | 8,809 | 17.0 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,680 | 97.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,621 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,301 | 95.6 | -0.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### North-Eastern

1964 Victorian state election: North-Eastern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Ivan Swinburne | 29,478 | 53.1 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | James Shannon | 10,704 | 22.4 | +6.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Smyth | 7,568 | 15.9 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,750 | 97.3 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,309 | 2.7 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,059 | 94.8 | -0.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### North-Western

1964 Victorian state election: North-Western Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Percy Byrnes | 25,410 | 57.7 | +6.6 |
| | Labor | Kevin Raymond | 7,905 | 17.9 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Kathleen Richardson | 6,844 | 15.5 | -3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Desmond Cotter | 3,916 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,075 | 97.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45,206 | 95.8 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,206 | 95.8 | -0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Percy Byrnes | | 77.2 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Kevin Raymond | | 22.8 | -2.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Southern

1964 Victorian state election: Southern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Garrett | 106,429 | 43.8 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | Geraldus Den Dulk | 100,331 | 41.3 | +2.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Raymond Studham | 36,258 | 14.9 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 243,018 | 97.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,416 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250,434 | 94.9 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Garrett | 139,352 | 57.3 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Geraldus Den Dulk | 103,666 | 42.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### South-Eastern

1964 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Mair | 60,956 | 48.7 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Bruce Aitken | 47,546 | 38.0 | +0.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Martin Curry | 16,741 | 13.4 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 125,243 | 97.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,169 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,412 | 94.1 | -0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Mair | 74,828 | 59.7 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Bruce Aitken | 50,415 | 40.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

### South-Western

1964 Victorian state election: South Western Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 37,359 | 47.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Gordon Scholes | 26,644 | 34.1 | -2.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gerald Gleeson | 14,045 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,048 | 97.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,870 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,918 | 95.6 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 46,740 | 59.9 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Gordon Scholes | 31,308 | 40.1 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### Western

1964 Victorian state election: Western Province :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Gross | 19,700 | 36.2 | -8.7 |
| | Labor | Bill Lewis | 15,521 | 28.5 | -10.4 |
| | Country | Linden Cameron | 12,366 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Johannes Smoes | 6,809 | 12.5 | -3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,396 | 98.2 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 975 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,371 | 96.1 | -0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Gross | 36,117 | 66.4 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | Bill Lewis | 18,279 | 33.6 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
