An election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1946 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.
Results
Legislative Council
Retiring Members
Liberal George Bolster MLC (Ballarat)
Country Richard Kilpatrick MLC (Northern)
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 Liberal candidates Country candidates Other candidates Ballarat Liberal James Kittson Ord Glenn Nathaniel Callow (Ind)Bendigo Liberal George Lansell Doutta Galla Labor Paul Jones John Ivey East Yarra Liberal Sir Clifden Eager* Daniel Scott Gippsland Country Trevor Harvey Higinbotham Liberal James Disney Arthur Warner* Melbourne Labor William Beckett Melbourne North Labor Archibald Fraser Alexander Gray (Ind)Melbourne West Labor Pat Kennelly George Watson (Ind)Monash Liberal Sir Frank Beaurepaire John Smith (Ind)Northern Country Alan Johnson Dudley Walters* Andrew Crawford (Ind)North Eastern Country Sir John Harris Ivan Swinburne* North Western Country Percy Byrnes Southern Liberal William Angliss Harry Cope (Ind)South Eastern Liberal Cyril Isaac* William Tyner South Western Liberal Allan McDonald Western Country James Hardy Robert Rankin
See also 1945 Victorian state election 1947 Victorian state election
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