# Results of the 1945 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 10 November 1945 Legislative Assembly
<< 1943–1947 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,019,063 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 896,561 | | Turnout | 87.98 | +0.98 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 18,689 | | Informal | 2.08 | −0.51 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 360,079 | 41.02 | +4.89 | 31 | +9 |
| | Country | 163,940 | 18.67 | +5.64 | 18 | ±0 |
| | Liberal | 180,046 | 20.51 | −2.56 | 10 | −3 |
| | Independent | 92,097 | 10.49 | −11.40 | 3 | −2 |
| | Ministerial Liberal | 29,276 | 3.33 | +3.33 | 3 | +3 |
| | Independent Liberal VIC | 27,351 | 3.12 | +3.12 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist | 25,083 | 2.86 | −1.65 | 0 | ±0 |
| Total | Total | 877,872 | | | 65 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1945 election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albert Park

1945 Victorian state election: Albert Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Crean | 7,227 | 34.9 |
| | Ministerial | William Haworth | 6,333 | 30.6 |
| | Liberal | John Rasmussen | 3,638 | 17.6 |
| | Independent Socialist | James Coull | 3,514 | 17.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,712 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 842 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,554 | 84.8 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Crean | 10,390 | 50.2 |
| | Ministerial | William Haworth | 6,574 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal | John Rasmussen | 3,748 | 18.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed to completion.

### Allandale

1945 Victorian state election: Allandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Patrick Denigan | 6,257 | 48.5 |
| | Country | Russell White | 3,965 | 30.7 |
| | Liberal | Albert Woodward | 2,692 | 20.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,914 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 117 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,031 | 90.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Russell White | 6,498 | 50.3 |
| | Labor | Patrick Denigan | 6,416 | 49.7 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Ballarat

1945 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hollway | 9,884 | 52.6 |
| | Labor | Stanley Glover | 7,850 | 41.8 |
| | Communist | Albert Black | 1,036 | 5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,770 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 281 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,051 | 91.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Barwon

1945 Victorian state election: Barwon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 4,291 | 34.3 |
| | Ministerial | Thomas Maltby | 3,557 | 28.4 |
| | Country | James Henderson | 2,605 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal | Robert Shirra | 2,068 | 16.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,521 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,734 | 89.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerial | Thomas Maltby | 7,511 | 60.0 |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 5,010 | 40.0 |
| | Ministerial gain from Liberal | Ministerial gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Benalla

1945 Victorian state election: Benalla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Frederick Cook | 6,125 | 54.7 |
| | Country | Percy Johnson | 5,077 | 45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,202 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,490 | 88.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Benambra

1945 Victorian state election: Benambra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Roy Paton | 5,949 | 56.7 |
| | Labor | Charles Pollard | 4,537 | 43.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,486 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,564 | 85.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Bendigo

1945 Victorian state election: Bendigo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Galvin | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Borung

1945 Victorian state election: Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Arthur Ackland | 3,680 | 31.8 |
| | Country | Wilfred Mibus | 3,159 | 27.3 |
| | Independent Country | Winton Turnbull | 2,273 | 19.7 |
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | 1,808 | 15.6 |
| | Independent | Florence Rodan | 645 | 5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,565 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,737 | 90.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Wilfred Mibus | 6,794 | 58.7 |
| | Labor | Arthur Ackland | 4,771 | 41.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Box Hill

1945 Victorian state election: Box Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bob Gray | 11,204 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Emerson | 8,287 | 37.7 |
| | Independent | Ivy Weber | 2,490 | 11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,981 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 259 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,240 | 88.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Brighton

1945 Victorian state election: Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ray Tovell | 9,040 | 40.6 |
| | Labor | Val Doube | 6,746 | 30.3 |
| | Ministerial | Ian Macfarlan | 6,499 | 29.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,285 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,568 | 87.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ray Tovell | 14,106 | 62.9 |
| | Labor | Val Doube | 8,269 | 37.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

1945 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 16,211 | 73.0 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Wall | 5,991 | 27.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,202 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,502 | 87.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Camberwell

1945 Victorian state election: Camberwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Whately | 8,775 | 40.6 |
| | Independent | Walter Fordham | 6,542 | 30.3 |
| | Independent | Dora Nankivell | 3,476 | 16.1 |
| | Ministerial | Norman Mackay | 2,801 | 13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,594 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 549 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,143 | 88.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Robert Whately | 11,556 | 53.5 |
| | Independent | Walter Fordham | 10,038 | 46.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Carlton

1945 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 15,862 | 78.2 |
| | Communist | Gerald O'Day | 4,430 | 21.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,292 | 92.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,554 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,846 | 85.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Caulfield

1945 Victorian state election: Caulfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alexander Dennett | 12,408 | 58.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Hughes | 8,925 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,333 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 415 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,748 | 86.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Clifton Hill

1945 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Cremean | 13,115 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal | Neil McKay | 6,271 | 27.9 |
| | Communist | Kenneth Miller | 3,061 | 13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,447 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 612 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,059 | 88.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Coburg

1945 Victorian state election: Coburg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labor | Charlie Mutton | 10,986 | 52.1 |
| | Labor | Arthur Lewis | 5,213 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal | Allen Bateman | 4,899 | 23.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,098 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 341 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,439 | 87.7 |
| | Independent Labor hold | Independent Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Collingwood

1945 Victorian state election: Collingwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Tunnecliffe | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Dandenong

1945 Victorian state election: Dandenong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Field | 10,764 | 52.0 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Caldwell | 7,007 | 33.8 |
| | Independent | Gladys Roberts | 2,260 | 10.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Clyde Hoffman | 670 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,701 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 656 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,357 | 89.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Dundas

1945 Victorian state election: Dundas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Slater | 8,022 | 65.1 |
| | Country | Arthur Carracher | 4,307 | 34.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,329 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,473 | 90.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elsternwick

1945 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Don | 10,019 | 49.9 |
| | Independent | Karl Dorr | 5,357 | 26.7 |
| | Ministerial | Roy Schilling | 4,880 | 23.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,056 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 456 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,512 | 88.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Don | 11,347 | 56.6 |
| | Independent | Karl Dorr | 8,709 | 43.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Essendon

1945 Victorian state election: Essendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Arthur Drakeford Jr. | 14,007 | 63.4 |
| | Liberal | James Dillon | 8,073 | 36.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,080 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 442 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,522 | 89.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Evelyn

1945 Victorian state election: Evelyn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clifford Wolfe | 4,610 | 39.3 |
| | Ministerial | William Everard | 3,668 | 31.3 |
| | Liberal | Frank Le Leu | 3,445 | 29.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,723 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,898 | 87.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerial | William Everard | 6,693 | 57.1 |
| | Labor | Clifford Wolfe | 5,030 | 42.9 |
| | Ministerial gain from Liberal | Ministerial gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Footscray

1945 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Holland | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Geelong

1945 Victorian state election: Geelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Gippsland East

1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Albert Lind | 6,812 | 65.2 |
| | Labor | Reuben Basham | 3,638 | 34.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,450 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,537 | 87.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Gippsland North

1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Johns | 5,807 | 50.3 |
| | Country | Bill Fulton | 2,728 | 23.6 |
| | Country | William Moncur | 2,499 | 21.6 |
| | Independent | David White | 506 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,540 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,717 | 89.9 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Gippsland South

1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 7,788 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Cecil Shellew | 4,576 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,364 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,458 | 89.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Gippsland West

1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Matthew Bennett | 6,707 | 53.9 |
| | Labor | Robert Baker | 4,044 | 32.5 |
| | Independent | George Calderwood | 1,687 | 13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,438 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,631 | 87.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Glen Iris

1945 Victorian state election: Glen Iris :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alan Moir | 8,305 | 40.6 |
| | Independent | Ian McLaren | 6,223 | 30.4 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brennan | 5,921 | 29.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,449 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 287 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,736 | 87.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Ian McLaren | 11,646 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal | Alan Moir | 8,803 | 43.0 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Goulburn

1945 Victorian state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joseph Smith | 4,970 | 45.5 |
| | Liberal | Philip Grimwade | 2,374 | 21.7 |
| | Independent Country | Edwin Mackrell | 1,822 | 16.7 |
| | Country | Cyril Davy | 1,748 | 16.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,914 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,032 | 87.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joseph Smith | 5,664 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Grimwade | 5,250 | 48.1 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Grant

1945 Victorian state election: Grant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Frederick Holden | 5,280 | 42.0 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Ryan | 5,257 | 41.8 |
| | Liberal | Albert Pennell | 2,035 | 16.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,572 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 171 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,743 | 86.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Frederick Holden | 7,123 | 56.6 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Ryan | 5,449 | 43.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Hampden

1945 Victorian state election: Hampden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Raymond Hyatt | 5,458 | 44.0 |
| | Country | Harold McLennan | 2,417 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal | Henry Bolte | 2,317 | 18.7 |
| | Ministerial | William Cumming | 2,224 | 17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,416 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 254 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,670 | 89.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Raymond Hyatt | 6,506 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Bolte | 5,910 | 47.6 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Hawthorn

1945 Victorian state election: Hawthorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Charles Murphy | 7,738 | 35.4 |
| | Liberal | Fred Edmunds | 7,139 | 32.7 |
| | Independent | Leslie Hollins | 6,975 | 31.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,852 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 443 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,295 | 87.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fred Edmunds | 12,062 | 55.2 |
| | Labor | Charles Murphy | 9,790 | 44.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Ivanhoe

1945 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Gardner | 10,162 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal | Maxwell Dunn | 9,756 | 49.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,918 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 419 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,337 | 87.0 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Kew

1945 Victorian state election: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Korong

1945 Victorian state election: Korong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Albert Dunstan | 7,662 | 67.8 |
| | Labor | William Casey | 3,647 | 32.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,309 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,400 | 88.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Malvern

1945 Victorian state election: Malvern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Trevor Oldham | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Melbourne

1945 Victorian state election: Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Mentone

1945 Victorian state election: Mentone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George White | 10,768 | 49.9 |
| | Liberal | John Warren | 7,708 | 35.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Roberts | 3,095 | 14.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,571 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 346 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,917 | 88.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George White | 11,633 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal | John Warren | 9,938 | 46.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Mernda

1945 Victorian state election: Mernda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Leslie Webster | 3,991 | 34.0 |
| | Labor | Arthur Turtle | 3,880 | 33.1 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Ireland | 3,847 | 32.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,718 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,938 | 87.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leslie Webster | 6,898 | 58.9 |
| | Labor | Arthur Turtle | 4,820 | 41.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Midlands

1945 Victorian state election: Midlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clive Stoneham | 7,621 | 59.6 |
| | Country | Thomas Grigg | 5,166 | 40.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,787 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,883 | 90.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Mildura

1945 Victorian state election: Mildura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Louis Garlick | 4,797 | 43.7 |
| | Country | Nathaniel Barclay | 3,144 | 28.6 |
| | Independent Country | Albert Allnutt | 2,582 | 23.5 |
| | Country | John Edey | 461 | 4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,984 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 269 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,253 | 86.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Louis Garlick | 5,620 | 51.2 |
| | Country | Nathaniel Barclay | 5,364 | 48.8 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Moonee Ponds

1945 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Mornington

1945 Victorian state election: Mornington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Alfred Kirton | 6,205 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal | Frank Sharpe | 5,188 | 45.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,393 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 337 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,730 | 83.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Murray Valley

1945 Victorian state election: Murray Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McCabe | 4,679 | 40.9 |
| | Country | George Moss | 4,224 | 36.9 |
| | Independent Country | Percy Snowden | 2,551 | 22.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,454 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,591 | 85.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | George Moss | 6,263 | 54.7 |
| | Labor | John McCabe | 5,191 | 45.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Northcote

1945 Victorian state election: Northcote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Cain | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Oakleigh

1945 Victorian state election: Oakleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Squire Reid | 13,683 | 63.2 |
| | Liberal | James Smith | 7,959 | 36.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,649 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,871 | 89.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Polwarth

1945 Victorian state election: Polwarth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Edward Guye | 7,625 | 62.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas Carmody | 4,555 | 37.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,180 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,291 | 89.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Portland

1945 Victorian state election: Portland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert Holt | 6,913 | 54.5 |
| | Country | Harry Hedditch | 5,779 | 45.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,692 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,758 | 90.8 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Port Melbourne

1945 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Corrigan | 16,777 | 76.4 |
| | Communist | Ralph Gibson | 5,177 | 23.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,954 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,076 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,030 | 86.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Prahran

1945 Victorian state election: Prahran :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Quirk | 11,949 | 53.4 |
| | Liberal | Peter Isaacson | 8,977 | 40.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Arthur Jackson | 1,459 | 6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,385 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 495 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,880 | 85.6 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Preston

1945 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 10,200 | 47.3 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Zwar | 9,779 | 45.3 |
| | Independent | Albert Davis | 1,590 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,569 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,904 | 91.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 10,856 | 50.3 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Zwar | 10,713 | 49.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Rainbow

1945 Victorian state election: Rainbow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Keith Dodgshun | 7,156 | 63.9 |
| | Labor | John Tripovich | 4,042 | 36.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,198 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,263 | 89.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Richmond

1945 Victorian state election: Richmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stan Keon | 16,621 | 75.9 |
| | Communist | Bart Flannagan | 5,288 | 24.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,909 | 94.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,402 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,311 | 86.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Ripon

1945 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,424 | 51.6 |
| | Country | Alec McDonald | 6,031 | 48.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,455 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,524 | 90.0 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Rodney

1945 Victorian state election: Rodney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Richard Brose | 4,803 | 38.3 |
| | Labor | George White | 3,941 | 31.5 |
| | Country | Wollaston Heily | 2,370 | 18.9 |
| | Independent | Morton Garner | 1,416 | 11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,530 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,687 | 90.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Richard Brose | 7,867 | 62.8 |
| | Labor | George White | 4,663 | 37.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Scoresby

1945 Victorian state election: Scoresby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Knox | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Shepparton

1945 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | John McDonald | 8,116 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hargreaves | 4,775 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,891 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,982 | 87.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### St Kilda

1945 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Dethbridge | 9,326 | 44.8 |
| | Ministerial | Archie Michaelis | 6,229 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Lord | 5,284 | 25.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,839 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 534 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,373 | 86.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerial | Archie Michaelis | 10,532 | 50.5 |
| | Labor | George Dethbridge | 10,307 | 49.5 |
| | Ministerial gain from Liberal | Ministerial gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Sunshine

1945 Victorian state election: Sunshine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Shepherd | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Swan Hill

1945 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Country | John Hipworth | 4,515 | 39.5 |
| | Labor | William Kent | 3,493 | 30.5 |
| | Country | Francis Old | 3,429 | 30.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,437 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 208 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,645 | 86.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Country | John Hipworth | 6,962 | 60.9 |
| | Labor | William Kent | 4,475 | 39.1 |
| | Independent Country gain from Country | Independent Country gain from Country | Swing | |

### Toorak

1945 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Harold Thonemann | 5,627 | 28.3 |
| | Independent Labor | John Smith | 4,518 | 22.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 4,278 | 21.5 |
| | Independent Labor | Albert Nicholls | 3,316 | 16.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles Kennett | 1,348 | 6.8 |
| | Ministerial | Robert Bruce | 766 | 3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,853 | 93.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,303 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,156 | 82.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 11,813 | 59.5 |
| | Independent Labor | John Smith | 8,040 | 40.5 |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Warrnambool

1945 Victorian state election: Warrnambool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Henry Bailey | 6,358 | 51.6 |
| | Labor | James Farrell | 5,973 | 48.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,331 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,474 | 89.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Williamstown

1945 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 11,421 | 51.1 |
| | Communist | Alexander Dobbin | 6,091 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal | William Gray | 4,828 | 21.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,340 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,721 | 89.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Wonthaggi

1945 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 7,589 | 57.3 |
| | Country | Alexander Shackleford | 5,658 | 42.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,247 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,355 | 89.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |