# Results of the 1947 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 8 November 1947 Legislative Assembly
<< 1945–1950 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,291,515 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,206,815 | | Turnout | 93.44 | +5.46 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 16,102 | | Informal | 1.33 | −0.75 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 486,635 | 40.87 | −0.15 | 17 | −14 |
| | Liberal | 442,451 | 37.16 | +16.65 | 27 | +17 |
| | Country | 177,698 | 14.92 | −4.05 | 20 | +2 |
| | Communist | 1,575 | 0.13 | −2.73 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent | 82,354 | 6.92 | −3.57 | 1 | −2 |
| Total | Total | 1,190,713 | | | 65 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1947 election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albert Park

1947 Victorian state election: Albert Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Roy Schilling | 12,245 | 51.2 | +33.6 |
| | Labor | Frank Crean | 11,664 | 48.8 | +13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,909 | 99.2 | +3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 199 | 0.8 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,108 | 89.6 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Allandale

1947 Victorian state election: Allandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Russell White | 5,911 | 41.3 | +10.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas Powell | 4,771 | 40.3 | -8.2 |
| | Liberal | Hector Alcock | 2,640 | 18.4 | -2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,322 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,401 | 95.4 | +5.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Russell White | 8,142 | 56.8 | +6.5 |
| | Labor | Thomas Powell | 6,180 | 43.2 | -6.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Ballarat

1947 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hollway | 11,267 | 54.2 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | James Miller | 9,516 | 45.8 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,783 | 99.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,940 | 95.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Barwon

1947 Victorian state election: Barwon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Maltby | 9,449 | 65.7 | +49.2 |
| | Labor | Don Ferguson | 4,933 | 34.3 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,382 | 98.9 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 155 | 1.1 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,537 | 94.1 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Benalla

1947 Victorian state election: Benalla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Frederick Cook | 8,141 | 67.3 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Nolan | 3,955 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,096 | 96.3 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 467 | 3.7 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,563 | 93.0 | +4.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Benambra

1947 Victorian state election: Benambra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Tom Mitchell | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Bendigo

1947 Victorian state election: Bendigo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Galvin | 11,618 | 56.4 | -43.6 |
| | Country | Norman Oliver | 6,795 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | Liberal | Eric Thomson | 2,190 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,603 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,743 | 95.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Borung

1947 Victorian state election: Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Wilfred Mibus | 8,225 | 64.5 | +37.2 |
| | Independent Country | Finlay Cameron | 4,521 | 35.5 | +19.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,746 | 99.1 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,867 | 96.2 | +5.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Box Hill

1947 Victorian state election: Box Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Reid | 11,260 | 44.2 | +6.5 |
| | Labor | Bob Gray | 9,872 | 38.8 | -12.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Reginald Cooper | 4,346 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,478 | 99.0 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 267 | 1.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,745 | 93.7 | +5.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | George Reid | 14,885 | 58.4 | |
| | Labor | Bob Gray | 10,593 | 41.6 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Brighton

1947 Victorian state election: Brighton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Tovell | 16,464 | 65.2 | +24.6 |
| | Independent | Ian Macfarlan | 8,795 | 34.8 | +34.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,259 | 97.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 659 | 2.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,918 | 93.2 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Brunswick

1947 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 16,253 | 66.6 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Wall | 8,137 | 33.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,390 | 98.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 374 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,764 | 94.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

### Camberwell

1947 Victorian state election: Camberwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Whately | 16,021 | 67.2 | +26.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Walter Fordham | 7,803 | 32.8 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,824 | 96.5 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 858 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,682 | 91.8 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.7 | |

### Carlton

1947 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 16,458 | 67.0 | -9.2 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Lang | 8,124 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,582 | 97.9 | +5.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 532 | 2.1 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,114 | 91.9 | +6.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Caulfield

1947 Victorian state election: Caulfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Dennett | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Clifton Hill

1947 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Cremean | 15,798 | 63.7 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Neil McKay | 9,002 | 36.3 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,800 | 98.8 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 312 | 1.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,112 | 93.2 | +4.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Coburg

1947 Victorian state election: Coburg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Blackburn-Mutton Labor | Charlie Mutton | 9,223 | 38.5 | -13.6 |
| | Liberal | Walter Perse | 7,859 | 32.8 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | George Henderson | 6,850 | 28.6 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,932 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,257 | 94.7 | +7.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Blackburn-Mutton Labor | Charlie Mutton | 15,630 | 65.3 | |
| | Liberal | Walter Perse | 8,302 | 34.7 | |
| | Blackburn-Mutton Labor hold | Blackburn-Mutton Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Collingwood

1947 Victorian state election: Collingwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Towers | 17,690 | 73.4 | -26.6 |
| | Liberal | William Boughton | 6,420 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,110 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 653 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,763 | 91.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Dandenong

1947 Victorian state election: Dandenong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Dawnay-Mould | 12,149 | 47.4 | +13.6 |
| | Labor | Frank Field | 11,265 | 43.9 | -8.1 |
| | Country | Alexander Caldwell | 2,231 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,645 | 98.6 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | 1.4 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,020 | 94.1 | +5.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Dawnay-Mould | 14,142 | 55.1 | |
| | Labor | Frank Field | 11,503 | 44.9 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Dundas

1947 Victorian state election: Dundas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William McDonald | 7,812 | 55.4 | +20.5 |
| | Labor | Bill Slater | 6,287 | 44.6 | -20.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,099 | 99.6 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 0.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,152 | 96.1 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +20.5 | |

### Elsternwick

1947 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Don | 14,256 | 64.2 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | Gregory Gowans | 7,955 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,211 | 99.3 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | 0.7 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,370 | 91.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Essendon

1947 Victorian state election: Essendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allen Bateman | 12,776 | 50.6 | +14.0 |
| | Labor | Arthur Drakeford | 12,464 | 49.4 | -14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,240 | 98.9 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,528 | 94.8 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +14.0 | |

### Evelyn

1947 Victorian state election: Evelyn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Everard | 8,656 | 60.9 | +31.5 |
| | Labor | Roderick Leeson | 5,074 | 35.7 | -3.6 |
| | Independent Country | Patrick McKie | 474 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,204 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,417 | 93.3 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Footscray

1947 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Holland | 17,370 | 71.9 | -28.1 |
| | Liberal | William Massey | 6,782 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,152 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,438 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Geelong

1947 Victorian state election: Geelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | 11,852 | 57.9 | -42.1 |
| | Liberal | Edward Montgomery | 8,623 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,475 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,627 | 94.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Gippsland East

1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Albert Lind | 8,376 | 71.5 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | Thomas Parkinson | 3,333 | 28.5 | -6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,789 | 99.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,786 | 93.6 | +5.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

### Gippsland North

1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Fulton | 6,880 | 52.2 | +28.6 |
| | Labor | James Johns | 6,304 | 47.8 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,184 | 99.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,281 | 94.2 | |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Gippsland South

1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 9,648 | 69.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Percy Vagg | 4,294 | 30.8 | -6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,942 | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,047 | 95.1 | +5.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Gippsland West

1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Matthew Bennett | 6,636 | 46.5 | -7.4 |
| | Liberal | Basil Morris | 4,047 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
| | Labor | Fred Rush | 3,599 | 25.2 | -7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,282 | 99.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,403 | 93.2 | +5.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Matthew Bennett | 8,118 | 56.8 | |
| | Liberal | Basil Morris | 6,164 | 43.2 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Glen Iris

1947 Victorian state election: Glen Iris :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Les Norman | 14,190 | 61.2 | +20.6 |
| | Independent | Ian McLaren | 8,991 | 38.8 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,181 | 99.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,392 | 93.5 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +18.2 | |

### Goulburn

1947 Victorian state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Smith | 5,632 | 45.1 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal | Philip Grimwade | 3,811 | 30.5 | +8.8 |
| | Country | Cyril Davy | 3,045 | 24.4 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,488 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,589 | 93.9 | +6.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Philip Grimwade | 6,655 | 53.3 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Joseph Smith | 5,833 | 46.7 | -5.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Grant

1947 Victorian state election: Grant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Horace Hughes | 5,637 | 40.4 | -1.4 |
| | Country | Frederick Holden | 4,573 | 32.7 | -9.3 |
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 3,756 | 26.9 | +10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,966 | 98.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,123 | 93.4 | +6.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Frederick Holden | 8,105 | 58.0 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Horace Hughes | 5,861 | 42.0 | -1.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Hampden

1947 Victorian state election: Hampden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Bolte | 6,796 | 49.9 | +31.2 |
| | Labor | Raymond Hyatt | 5,700 | 41.9 | -2.1 |
| | Independent Country | Alfred Matthey | 1,114 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,610 | 99.3 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 0.7 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,703 | 95.0 | +5.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Henry Bolte | 7,722 | 56.7 | +9.1 |
| | Labor | Raymond Hyatt | 5,888 | 43.3 | -9.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.1 | |

### Hawthorn

1947 Victorian state election: Hawthorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fred Edmunds | 12,296 | 51.8 | +19.1 |
| | Labor | Charles Murphy | 8,337 | 35.2 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Hollins | 3,088 | 13.0 | -18.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,721 | 98.8 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 293 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,014 | 93.2 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Ivanhoe

1947 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rupert Curnow | 14,971 | 61.7 | +12.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Gardner | 8,613 | 35.5 | -15.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Leighton Weber | 677 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,261 | 98.8 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 1.2 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,544 | 93.1 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Kew

1947 Victorian state election: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | 16,528 | 71.2 | -28.8 |
| | Labor | Rupert Purchase | 6,694 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,222 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,426 | 90.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Korong

1947 Victorian state election: Korong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Albert Dunstan | 8,715 | 71.1 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Ernest Duus | 3,547 | 28.9 | -3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,262 | 99.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 70 | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,332 | 94.9 | +6.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Malvern

1947 Victorian state election: Malvern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Trevor Oldham | 13,001 | 63.0 | -37.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | Andrew Sinclair | 4,703 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
| | Independent | Mascotte Brown | 2,984 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,648 | 95.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,025 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,673 | 90.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Melbourne

1947 Victorian state election: Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 13,642 | 59.8 | -40.2 |
| | Liberal | George Crowther | 9,189 | 40.2 | +40.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,831 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 647 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,478 | 88.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Mentone

1947 Victorian state election: Mentone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Drew | 13,940 | 52.6 | +16.9 |
| | Labor | George White | 12,549 | 47.4 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,489 | 99.3 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 192 | 0.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,681 | 94.1 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Mernda

1947 Victorian state election: Mernda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Ireland | 5,042 | 39.2 | +6.4 |
| | Independent Labor | Jack Gill | 4,280 | 31.6 | +31.6 |
| | Country | Leslie Webster | 4,223 | 31.2 | -2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,545 | 98.6 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 186 | 1.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,731 | 92.5 | +5.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Arthur Ireland | 8,857 | 65.4 | +65.4 |
| | Independent Labor | Jack Gill | 4,688 | 34.6 | +34.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |

### Midlands

1947 Victorian state election: Midlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clive Stoneham | 7,040 | 50.2 | -9.4 |
| | Country | Thomas Grigg | 6,979 | 49.8 | +9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,019 | 99.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,110 | 95.9 | +5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.4 | |

### Mildura

1947 Victorian state election: Mildura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Nathaniel Barclay | 6,947 | 52.0 | +23.4 |
| | Labor | Louis Garlick | 6,421 | 48.0 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,368 | 99.2 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,471 | 93.6 | +7.6 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +3.2 | |

### Moonee Ponds

1947 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 13,982 | 54.8 | -45.2 |
| | Liberal | Wallace Crichton | 11,534 | 45.2 | +45.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,516 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,745 | 94.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Mornington

1947 Victorian state election: Mornington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Leggatt | 7,854 | 52.9 | +7.4 |
| | Labor | Bertram Maslen | 4,292 | 28.9 | +28.9 |
| | Country | Eric Rundle | 2,692 | 18.1 | -36.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,838 | 99.0 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.0 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Murray Valley

1947 Victorian state election: Murray Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | George Moss | 8,003 | 61.0 | +24.1 |
| | Labor | Neil Stewart | 5,117 | 39.0 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,120 | 99.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,224 | 93.0 | +7.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

### Northcote

1947 Victorian state election: Northcote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Cain | 15,618 | 63.8 | -36.2 |
| | Liberal | Jack McColl | 8,853 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,471 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 248 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,719 | 95.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Oakleigh

1947 Victorian state election: Oakleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Lechte | 12,630 | 51.1 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | Squire Reid | 12,085 | 48.9 | -14.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,715 | 99.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 0.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,895 | 94.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +14.3 | |

### Polwarth

1947 Victorian state election: Polwarth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Edward Guye | 9,028 | 66.9 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Edwin Morris | 4,462 | 33.1 | -4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,490 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,569 | 95.1 | +5.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Portland

1947 Victorian state election: Portland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Holt | 6,576 | 47.5 | -7.0 |
| | Country | Harry Hedditch | 4,100 | 29.6 | -15.9 |
| | Liberal | James Lindsey | 3,161 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,837 | 99.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,952 | 95.8 | +5.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Harry Hedditch | 6,994 | 50.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Holt | 6,843 | 49.5 | -5.0 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Port Melbourne

1947 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Corrigan | 17,446 | 68.9 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Evans | 6,315 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
| | Communist | Ralph Gibson | 1,575 | 6.2 | -17.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,336 | 97.6 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 622 | 2.4 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,958 | 93.0 | +6.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Prahran

1947 Victorian state election: Prahran :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Quirk | 12,329 | 50.2 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal | Martin Smith | 12,238 | 49.8 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,567 | 98.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 280 | 1.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,847 | 90.8 | +5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Preston

1947 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 14,221 | 57.0 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Lee | 10,727 | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,948 | 99.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 0.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,122 | 95.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Rainbow

1947 Victorian state election: Rainbow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Keith Dodgshun | 9,256 | 77.9 | +14.0 |
| | Labor | Raymond Peake | 2,621 | 22.1 | -14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,877 | 99.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,936 | 95.3 | +6.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +14.0 | |

### Richmond

1947 Victorian state election: Richmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Keon | 18,233 | 73.0 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal | Roland Leckie | 6,736 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,969 | 98.2 | +4.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 465 | 1.8 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,434 | 94.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Ripon

1947 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,338 | 46.1 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal | Rutherford Guthrie | 4,103 | 29.8 | +29.8 |
| | Country | Leonard Rodda | 3,319 | 24.1 | -24.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,760 | 99.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,833 | 96.3 | +6.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Rutherford Guthrie | 7,185 | 52.2 | +52.2 |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,575 | 47.8 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Rodney

1947 Victorian state election: Rodney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Richard Brose | 9,269 | 70.8 | +32.5 |
| | Liberal | Morton Garner | 3,838 | 29.2 | +29.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,087 | 95.4 | −3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 628 | 4.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,087 | 95.3 | +5.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Scoresby

1947 Victorian state election: Scoresby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Knox | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Shepparton

1947 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John McDonald | 9,861 | 68.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Edward Newman | 4,525 | 31.5 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,386 | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,529 | 94.1 | +6.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### St Kilda

1947 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Archie Michaelis | 13,527 | 58.1 | +28.2 |
| | Labor | Bill Bourke | 9,748 | 41.9 | -2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,275 | 98.8 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 277 | 1.2 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,552 | 91.2 | +5.2 |
| | Independent Liberal hold | Independent Liberal hold | Swing | +7.6 | |

### Sunshine

1947 Victorian state election: Sunshine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Shepherd | 16,474 | 69.0 | -31.0 |
| | Liberal | Lindsay Smith | 7,416 | 31.0 | +31.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,890 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 238 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,128 | 94.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Swan Hill

1947 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John Hipworth | 8,324 | 64.9 | +25.4 |
| | Labor | Philip Meehan | 3,360 | 26.2 | -4.3 |
| | Independent Country | Stanley Taylor | 1,145 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,829 | 99.3 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 0.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,919 | 94.4 | +7.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Toorak

1947 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 13,178 | 59.0 | +37.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Ryan | 6,613 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Edgar Morton | 2,542 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,333 | 97.1 | +3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 666 | 2.9 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,999 | 87.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Warrnambool

1947 Victorian state election: Warrnambool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Henry Bailey | 8,204 | 59.4 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Fred Reid | 5,607 | 40.6 | -7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,811 | 99.4 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,891 | 96.0 | +6.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### Williamstown

1947 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 15,901 | 63.4 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal | Clifford Rankine | 6,697 | 26.7 | +5.1 |
| | Independent Labor | George Paine | 2,492 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,090 | 99.0 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 1.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,354 | 95.0 | +5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Wonthaggi

1947 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Buckingham | 8,317 | 57.0 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 5,281 | 43.0 | -14.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,598 | 99.6 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,662 | 95.3 | +5.4 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +14.3 | |