ID 0128
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election in Victoria
(for more information on this election see national summary for the House of Representatives)
Election of 10 December 1955
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House of Representatives votes and seats won in Victoria
Election held on 10 December 1955
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 549,985 | 41.37 | -3.82 | 20 | 0 | 60.61 |
| Australian Labor Party | 493,509 | 37.12 | -13.17 | 10 | 0 | 30.30 |
| Anti - Communist Labor Party | 209,678 | 15.77 | * | 0 | ||
| Country Party | 72,877 | 5.48 | +2.06 | 3 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 3,280 | 0.25 | -0.84 | |||
| Totals | 1,329,329 | 100.00 | 33 | 0 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra; Australian National University Press, 1968 (SBN 708102700); Gerard Newman, Federal Election Results 1949-2001, Canberra: Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Information and Research Services, Research Paper 9 2001-02, 2002 (ISSN 1328 7478), online here.