Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1952 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.
The election was the first following the abolition of property qualifications for voting in the Legislative Council, and saw a large increase in the number of Labor MLCs.
Results Legislative Council
Retiring Members
Labor William Beckett MLC (Melbourne) Pat Kennelly MLC (Melbourne West)
Liberal and Country Sir William Angliss MLC (Southern) Sir Frank Beaurepaire MLC (Monash) Allan McDonald MLC (South Western)
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.
Province Held by Labor candidates LCP candidates Country candidates Other candidates Ballarat LCP Jack Jones James Kittson Bendigo LCP Arthur Smith Sir George Lansell Doutta Galla Labor Paul Jones East Yarra LCP George Hannan Sir Clifden Eager (Ind)Gippsland Country Henry Harvey Mac Steward Trevor Harvey Higinbotham LCP Arthur Warner Grace Stratton (Ind)Melbourne Labor Pat Sheehy Melbourne North Labor Archibald Fraser Melbourne West Labor Bert Bailey Alexander Dobbin (CPA)Monash LCP Thomas Brennan Alfred Wilde Northern Country Wollaston Heily Dudley Walters North Eastern Country Robert Vroland Ivan Swinburne North Western Country Robert Linton Percy Byrnes Southern LCP Roy Rawson Albert Pennell Harold Harvie (Ind)South Eastern LCP George Tilley John Rossiter Cyril Isaac (Ind)South Western LCP Don Ferguson Edward Montgomery Keith McGarvie (Ind)Western Country David Arnott Robert Rankin Ernest Walliker
Results by province
Ballarat
Bendigo
Doutta Galla
East Yarra
Gippsland
Higinbotham
Melbourne
Melbourne North
Melbourne West
Monash
Northern
North-Eastern
North-Western
Southern
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
South-Eastern
Cyril Isaac lost his endorsement as a member of the LCP and contested the election as an independent.
South Western
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Western
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
See also 1952 Victorian state election
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