Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1945

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1945 Victorian state election. The election was held on 10 November 1945.

The incumbent government at this election was led by Ian Macfarlan, and consisted of Liberal, Country Party and Independent members. Although none of these were endorsed by parties, they maintained affiliations. A Ministerial column, comprising members who explicitly supported the Macfarlan government, is included in the table below, with other party affiliations indicated in brackets.

Seat changes

Retiring Members

Labor

Country

Legislative Assembly

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 Ministerialist candidates Other candidates
 
Albert Park Liberal Frank Crean John Rasmussen William Haworth (Lib) James Coull (Ind Soc)
Allandale Labor Patrick Denigan Albert Woodward Russell White
Ballarat Liberal Stanley Glover Thomas Hollway Albert Black (CPA)
Barwon Liberal Don Ferguson Robert Shirra James Henderson Thomas Maltby (Lib)
Benalla Country Frederick Cook*
Percy Johnson
Benambra Country Charles Pollard Roy Paton
Bendigo Labor Bill Galvin
Borung Country Arthur Ackland Finlay Cameron
Wilfred Mibus*
Florence Rodan (Ind)
Winton Turnbull (Ind CP)
Box Hill Labor Bob Gray Ronald Emerson Ivy Weber (Ind)
Brighton Liberal Val Doube Ray Tovell Ian Macfarlan (Lib)
Brunswick Labor James Jewell Alfred Wall
Camberwell Liberal Robert Whately Norman Mackay (Lib) Walter Fordham (Ind)
Dora Nankivell (Ind)
Carlton Labor Bill Barry Gerald O'Day (CPA)
Caulfield Independent Alexander Dennett Andrew Hughes (Ind)
Clifton Hill Labor Jack Cremean Neil McKay Kenneth Miller (CPA)
Coburg Independent Arthur Lewis Allen Bateman Charlie Mutton (Ind Lab)
Collingwood Labor Tom Tunnecliffe
Dandenong Labor Frank Field Alexander Caldwell Clyde Hoffman (Ind Lib)
Gladys Roberts (Ind)
Dundas Labor Bill Slater Arthur Carracher
Elsternwick Liberal John Don Roy Schilling (Lib) Karl Dorr (Ind)
Essendon Labor Arthur Drakeford James Dillon
Evelyn Liberal Clifford Wolfe Frank Le Leu William Everard (Lib)
Footscray Labor Jack Holland
Geelong Labor Fanny Brownbill
Gippsland East Country Reuben Basham Albert Lind
Gippsland North Country James Johns Bill Fulton
William Moncur
David White (Ind)
Gippsland South Country Cecil Shellew Herbert Hyland
Gippsland West Country Robert Baker Matthew Bennett George Calderwood (Ind)
Glen Iris Liberal Thomas Brennan Alan Moir Ian McLaren (Ind)
Goulburn Country Joseph Smith Philip Grimwade Cyril Davy Edwin Mackrell (CP)
Grant Country Geoffrey Ryan Albert Pennell Frederick Holden
Hampden Liberal Raymond Hyatt Henry Bolte Harold McLennan William Cumming (Lib)
Hawthorn Independent Charles Murphy Fred Edmunds Leslie Hollins (Ind)
Ivanhoe Liberal Maxwell Dunn Robert Gardner (Ind)
Kew Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Korong Country William Casey Albert Dunstan
Malvern Liberal Trevor Oldham
Melbourne Labor Tom Hayes
Mentone Liberal George White John Warren Robert Roberts (Ind)
Mernda Country Arthur Turtle Arthur Ireland Leslie Webster
Midlands Labor Clive Stoneham Thomas Grigg
Mildura Country Louis Garlick Nathaniel Barclay
John Edey
Albert Allnutt (CP)
Moonee Ponds Labor Samuel Merrifield
Mornington Country Frank Sharpe Alfred Kirton
Murray Valley Country John McCabe George Moss Percy Snowden (Ind CP)
Northcote Labor John Cain
Oakleigh Labor Squire Reid James Smith
Polwarth Country Thomas Carmody Edward Guye
Portland Country Robert Holt Harry Hedditch
Port Melbourne Labor Tom Corrigan Ralph Gibson (CPA)
Prahran Labor Bill Quirk Peter Isaacson Arthur Jackson (Ind Lab)
Preston Liberal William Ruthven Henry Zwar (Ind) Albert Davis (Ind)
Rainbow Country John Tripovich Keith Dodgshun
Richmond Labor Stan Keon Bart Flanagan (CPA)
Ripon Country Ernie Morton Alec McDonald
Rodney Country George White Richard Brose*
Wollaston Heily
Morton Garner (Ind)
Scoresby Liberal George Knox
Shepparton Country Frederick Hargreaves John McDonald
St Kilda Liberal George Dethbridge Leslie Lord Archie Michaelis (Lib)
Sunshine Labor Ernie Shepherd
Swan Hill Country William Kent Francis Old John Hipworth (Ind CP)
Toorak Liberal Harold Thonemann Robert Bruce (Lib) Robert Hamilton* (Ind Lib)
Charles Kennett (Ind Lib)
Albert Nicholls (Ind Lab)
John Smith (Ind Lab)
Warrnambool Country James Farrell Henry Bailey
Williamstown Labor John Lemmon William Gray Alexander Dobbin (CPA)
Wonthaggi Labor William McKenzie Alexander Shackleford

See also

References

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