65 (of the 66) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 34 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Henry Bolte
John Cain
Party
Liberal and Country
Labor
Leader since
3 June 1953
19 October 1937
Leader's seat
Hampden
Northcote
Last election
11 seats
37 seats
Seats won
33 seats
20 seats
Seat change
22
17
Popular vote
487,408
420,197
Percentage
37.78%
32.57%
Swing
12.93
16.50
TPP
57.92%
42.08%
TPP swing
14.64
14.64
Third party
Fourth party
(A-C)
Leader
Herbert Hyland
Bill Barry
Party
Country
Labor (A-C)
Leader since
20 April 1955
April 1955
Leader's seat
Gippsland South
Carlton
Last election
12 seats
New party
Seats won
11 seats
1 seat
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
122,999
162,660
Percentage
9.53%
12.61%
Swing
1.19
12.61
Premier before election
John Cain
Labor
Elected Premier
Henry Bolte
Liberal and Country
The 1955 Victorian state election was held in the Australian State of Victoria on Saturday, 28 May 1955 to elect 65 (of the 66) members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The incumbent Labor Party Government was defeated by the Liberal and Country Party (LCP) led by Henry Bolte with a swing of 14.6%.
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