1958 Victorian Legislative Council election


Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1958 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting. This was the last time Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly.

Retiring Members

Democratic Labor

Candidates

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.
ProvinceHeld byLabor candidatesLCP candidatesCountry candidatesDLP candidatesOther candidates
BallaratLaborJack JonesMurray ByrneMaurice CalninDavid Milburn
BendigoLaborArthur SmithGeorge MorisonArthur White
Doutta GallaLaborSamuel MerrifieldNicholas DaweHerbert Morris
East YarraIndependentRupert HamerJohn HoareSir Clifden Eager
GippslandCountryFrederick GregoryBill FultonJohn Hansen
HiginbothamLCPGenevieve MannSir Arthur WarnerGrace Stratton
MelbourneLaborJack O'ConnellPat Sheehy
Melbourne NorthLaborJohn WaltonGladys BrownJack Little
Melbourne WestLaborArchie ToddBert Bailey
MonashLaborGwendolyn NoadGraham NicolThomas Brennan
NorthernCountryDudley Walters
North EasternCountryIvan Swinburne
North WesternCountryPercy ByrnesAlbert Allnutt
SouthernLaborRoy RawsonRaymond GarrettLeo Mahony
South EasternLaborGeorge TilleyBill MairJack Austin
South WesternLaborDon FergusonGeoffrey ThomNorman Smith
WesternLaborDavid ArnottKenneth GrossJames Eveston

Results by province

Doutta Galla

Gippsland

Higinbotham

  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Melbourne

  • Maurie Sheehy was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.

Melbourne North

  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  • Jack Little was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.

Melbourne West

  • Bert Bailey was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.

Monash

  • Thomas Brennan was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.

South-Eastern

  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.