Victorian state election, 1964
Encyclopedia
Elections were held in the Australia
n state
of Victoria
on 27 June 1964 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly
and 17 members of the 34-member Legislative Council
. The Liberal and Country Party
(LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte
won a fourth term in office.
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
on 27 June 1964 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
and 17 members of the 34-member Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
. The Liberal and Country Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
(LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte
Henry Bolte
Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG was an Australian politician. He was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria.- Early years :...
won a fourth term in office.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 May 1964 | The Parliament was prorogued. |
| 14 May 1964 | Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election. |
| 5 June 1964 | Close of nominations. |
| 27 June 1964 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 8 July 1964 | The Bolte Ministry Bolte Ministry The Bolte Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Victoria, and was led by Liberal Premier Henry Bolte. It succeeded the Cain ministry on 7 June 1955, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1955 election held ten days earlier... was reconstituted, with two new ministers sworn in. |
| 14 July 1964 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 14 July 1964 | Parliament resumed for business. |
Results
The election produced almost no change in the electoral balance.|}
See also
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1961–1964Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1961–1964This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1961 to 1964, as elected at the 1961 state election:...
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1964–1967Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1964–1967This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1964 to 1967, as elected at the 1964 state election:...
- Bolte MinistryBolte MinistryThe Bolte Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Victoria, and was led by Liberal Premier Henry Bolte. It succeeded the Cain ministry on 7 June 1955, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1955 election held ten days earlier...