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Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1955

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1955 Victorian state election. The election was held on 28 May 1955.

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Seat changes

There was a redistribution of boundaries in 1955. In consequence:

  • Allandale Country MLA Russell White contested Ballarat North.
  • Ballarat Labor MLA John Sheehan contested Ballarat South.
  • Barwon LCP MLA Thomas Maltby contested Geelong.
  • Borung LCP MLA Wilfred Mibus contested Lowan.
  • Brunswick Anti-Communist MLA Peter Randles contested Brunswick West.
  • Clifton Hill Anti-Communist MLA Joseph O'Carroll contested Brunswick East.
  • Dandenong Labor MLA Les Coates contested Moorabbin.
  • Essendon Anti-Communist MLA George Fewster contested Pascoe Vale.
  • Footscray Labor MLA Jack Holland contested Flemington.
  • Geelong Independent Labor MLA James Dunn contested Geelong West.
  • Gippsland North Labor MLA Hector Stoddart contested Morwell.
  • Glen Iris VLP MLA Thomas Hollway contested Ripponlea.
  • Goulburn Labor MLA Joseph Smith contested Broadmeadows.
  • Korong LCP MLA Keith Turnbull contested Kara Kara.
  • Ivanhoe Anti-Communist MLA Michael Lucy contested Evelyn.
  • Mernda Anti-Communist MLA Edmund Morrissey contested Reservoir.
  • Preston Labor MLA William Ruthven contested Reservoir.
  • Ripon Labor MLA Ernie Morton contested Hampden.
  • Sunshine Labor MLA Ernie Shepherd contested Ascot Vale.
  • Warrnambool Labor MLA Malcolm Gladman contested Portland.
  • Labor

  • Robert Holt MLA (Portland)
  • John Lemmon MLA (Williamstown)
  • Country

  • William Buckingham MLA (Wonthaggi)
  • Keith Dodgshun MLA (Rainbow)
  • 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.

    References

    Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1955 Wikipedia