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Candidates of the 1947 Victorian state election

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The 1947 Victorian state election was held on 8 November 1947.

Retiring Members

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Country

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Legislative Assembly

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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.

Electorate Held by Labor candidates Liberal candidates Country candidates Other candidates
Albert Park Labor Frank Crean Roy Schilling
Allandale Country Thomas Powell Hector Alcock Russell White
Ballarat Liberal James Miller Thomas Hollway
Barwon Ministerial Liberal Don Ferguson Thomas Maltby
Benalla Country Thomas Nolan Frederick Cook
Benambra Country Tom Mitchell
Bendigo Labor Bill Galvin Eric Thomson Norman Oliver
Borung Country Wilfred Mibus Finlay Cameron (Ind CP)
Box Hill Labor Bob Gray George Reid Reginald Cooper (Ind Lib)
Brighton Liberal Ray Tovell Ian Macfarlan (Ind)
Brunswick Labor James Jewell Alfred Wall
Camberwell Liberal Robert Whately Walter Fordham (Ind Lib)
Carlton Labor Bill Barry Stanley Lang
Caulfield Liberal Alexander Dennett
Clifton Hill Labor Jack Cremean Neil McKay
Coburg Independent George Henderson Walter Perse Charlie Mutton (Ind)
Collingwood Labor Bill Towers William Boughton
Dandenong Labor Frank Field William Dawnay-Mould Alexander Caldwell
Dundas Labor Bill Slater William McDonald
Elsternwick Liberal Gregory Gowans John Don
Essendon Labor Arthur Drakeford Allen Bateman
Evelyn Ministerial Liberal Roderick Leeson William Everard Patrick McKie (Ind Lib)
Footscray Labor Jack Holland William Massey
Geelong Labor Fanny Brownbill Edward Montgomery
Gippsland East Country Thomas Parkinson Albert Lind
Gippsland North Labor James Johns Bill Fulton
Gippsland South Country Percy Vagg Herbert Hyland
Gippsland West Country Fred Rush Basil Morris Matthew Bennett
Glen Iris Independent Les Norman Ian McLaren (Ind)
Goulburn Labor Joseph Smith Philip Grimwade Cyril Davy
Grant Country Horace Hughes Tom Austin Frederick Holden
Hampden Labor Raymond Hyatt Henry Bolte Alfred Matthey (Ind CP)
Hawthorn Liberal Charles Murphy Fred Edmunds Leslie Hollins (Ind)
Ivanhoe Independent Rupert Curnow Robert Gardner (Ind)
Leighton Weber (Ind Lib)
Kew Liberal Rupert Purchase Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Korong Country Ernest Duus Albert Dunstan
Malvern Liberal Trevor Oldham Mascotte Brown (Ind)
Andrew Sinclair (Ind Lib)
Melbourne Labor Tom Hayes George Crowther
Mentone Labor George White Harry Drew
Mernda Country Arthur Ireland Leslie Webster Jack Gill (Ind Lab)
Midlands Labor Clive Stoneham Thomas Grigg
Mildura Labor Louis Garlick Nathaniel Barclay
Moonee Ponds Labor Samuel Merrifield Wallace Crichton
Mornington Country Bertram Maslen William Leggatt Eric Rundle
Murray Valley Country Neil Stewart George Moss
Northcote Labor John Cain Jack McColl
Oakleigh Labor Squire Reid John Lechte
Polwarth Country Edwin Morris Edward Guye
Portland Labor Robert Holt James Lindsey Harry Hedditch
Port Melbourne Labor Tom Corrigan Stanley Evans Ralph Gibson (CPA)
Prahran Labor Bill Quirk Martin Smith
Preston Labor William Ruthven Frederick Lee
Rainbow Country Raymond Peake Keith Dodgshun
Richmond Labor Stan Keon Roland Leckie
Ripon Labor Ernie Morton Rutherford Guthrie Leonard Rodda
Rodney Country Morton Garner Richard Brose
Scoresby Liberal Sir George Knox
Shepparton Country Edward Newman John McDonald
St Kilda Ministerial Liberal Bill Bourke Archie Michaelis (Ind Lib)
Sunshine Labor Ernie Shepherd Lindsay Smith
Swan Hill Country Philip Meehan John Hipworth Stanley Taylor (Ind CP)
Toorak Liberal Robert Hamilton Edgar Morton (Ind Lib)
Peter Ryan (Ind)
Warrnambool Country Fred Reid Henry Bailey
Williamstown Labor John Lemmon Clifford Rankine George Paine (Ind Lab)
Wonthaggi Labor William McKenzie William Buckingham

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References

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