1952 Victorian state election

1952 Victorian state election

← 1950 6 December 1952 (1952-12-06) 1955 →
65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader John Cain John McDonald Party Labor Country Leader since 18 October 1937 22 November 1945 Leader's seat Northcote Shepparton Last election 24 seats 13 seats Seats won 37 seats 12 seats Seat change 13 1 Popular vote 504,773 85,843 Percentage 49.07% 8.34% Swing 3.78 2.30 TPP 56.72%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Les Norman Thomas Hollway Party Liberal and Country Electoral Reform League Leader since 4 December 1951 31 October 1952 Leader's seat Glen Iris (lost seat) Glen Iris (won seat) Last election 27 seats New party Seats won 11 seats 4 seats Seat change 16 4 Popular vote 255,685 98,641 Percentage 24.85% 9.59% Swing 15.84 9.59 TPP 43.28%
Results in each electorate.
Premier before election John McDonald Country Elected Premier John Cain Labor

The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.