Elections were held in the Australia

Australia

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n state

States and territories of Australia

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 of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 on 15 July 1961 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly

Victorian Legislative Assembly

The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...

 and 17 members of the 34-member Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council

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. The Liberal and Country Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte

Henry Bolte

Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG was an Australian politician. He was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria.- Early years :...

 won a third term in office. It was the first Victorian election at which all seats in both houses were contested by at least two candidates.

Key dates

Date	Event
24 May 1961	The Parliament was prorogued.
1 June 1961	Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election.
23 June 1961	Close of nominations.
15 July 1961	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
28 July 1961	The Bolte Ministry Bolte Ministry The Bolte Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Victoria, and was led by Liberal Premier Henry Bolte. It succeeded the Cain ministry on 7 June 1955, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1955 election held ten days earlier...  was reconstituted, with two new ministers sworn in.
1 August 1961	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
1 August 1961	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

The election produced almost no change in the electoral balance.

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See also

• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1958–1961
  Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1958–1961
  This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1958 to 1961, as elected at the 1958 state election:...
  
  
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1961–1964
  Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1961–1964
  This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1961 to 1964, as elected at the 1961 state election:...
  
  
• Bolte Ministry
  Bolte Ministry
  The Bolte Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Victoria, and was led by Liberal Premier Henry Bolte. It succeeded the Cain ministry on 7 June 1955, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1955 election held ten days earlier...