title: 1958 Victorian state election
text: # 1958 Victorian state election
  
  Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1958 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the last time Assembly elections were held separately from those for the Legislative Council.
  
  The Liberal and Country Party (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte won a second term in office.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legislative Assembly
  
  Victorian state election, 31 May 1958 Legislative Assembly
  
  << 1955–1961 >> :
  
  | Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,478,065 | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,392,813 | | Turnout | 94.23 | +0.21 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24,760 | | Informal | 1.78 | -0.42 |
  | Summary of votes by party |||||||
  | Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
  | | Labor | 515,638 | 37.69 | +5.12 | 18 | −2 |
  | | Liberal and Country | 508,678 | 37.18 | -0.60 | 39 | +6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | 197,380 | 14.43 | +1.82 | 0 | −1 |
  | | Country | 127,228 | 9.30 | -0.24 | 9 | −2 |
  | | Independent | 17,770 | 1.30 | -2.23 | 0 | −1 |
  | | Other | 1,359 | 0.10 | -0.40 | 0 | ±0 |
  | Total | Total | 1,368,053 | | | 66 | |
  | Two-party-preferred |||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | 790,149 | 57.8 | –0.1 | | |
  | | Labor | 577,904 | 42.2 | +0.1 | | |
  
  ## Seats changing party representation
  
  There was a redistribution across Victoria prior to this election. The seat changes are as follows.
  
  ### Abolished seats
  
  Party :
  
  | Ascot Vale | Ernie Shepherd | Labor |
  | - | - | - |
  | Carlton | Denis Lovegrove | Labor |
  | Caulfield East | Alexander Fraser | Liberal and Country |
  | Collingwood | Bill Towers | Labor |
  | Pascoe Vale | Arthur Drakeford | Labor |
  | Port Melbourne | Archie Todd | Labor |
  
  ### New seats
  
  Elected member :
  
  | Essendon | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fitzroy | Labor | Denis Lovegrove |
  | Mulgrave | Liberal and Country | Ray Wiltshire |
  | Ormond | Liberal and Country | Joe Rafferty |
  | Ringwood | Liberal and Country | Jim Manson |
  | Yarraville | Labor | Roy Schintler |
  
  ### Seats changing hands
  
  Party :
  
  | Bendigo | John Stanistreet | Liberal and Country | Bill Galvin | Labor |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Coburg | Charlie Mutton | Independent | Charlie Mutton | Labor |
  | Evelyn | Phillip Connell | Labor | Russell Stokes | Liberal and Country |
  | Geelong West | Colin MacDonald | Labor | Max Gillett | Liberal and Country |
  | Richmond | Frank Scully | Democratic Labor | Bill Towers | Labor |
  