1945 Victorian state election

1945 Victorian state election
← 1943 10 November 1945 (1945-11-10) 1947 →
All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Cain Albert Dunstan Thomas Hollway
Party Labor Country Liberal
Leader since 18 October 1937 14 March 1935 3 December 1940
Leader's seat Northcote Korong Ballarat
Last election 22 seats 18 seats 13 seats
Seats won 31 seats 18 seats 10 seats
Seat change Increase 9 Steady 0 Decrease 3
Percentage 41.02% 18.67% 20.51%
Swing Increase 4.89 Increase 5.64 Decrease 2.56
Results in each electorate.
Premier before election

Ian MacFarlan
Liberal

Elected Premier

John Cain
Labor

The 1945 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 10 November 1945 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.