Results of the 1955 Tasmanian state election
Appearance
Tasmanian state election, 19 February 1955[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 173,165 | |||||
Votes cast | 162,637 | Turnout | 93.92 | –0.60 | ||
Informal votes | 6,158 | Informal | 3.79 | –0.69 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 82,362 | 52.63 | +4.00 | 15 | ± 0 | |
Liberal | 70,959 | 45.35 | –2.23 | 15 | + 1 | |
Independent | 3,158 | 2.02 | –1.72 | 0 | – 1 | |
Total | 156,479 | 30 |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1955 Tasmanian election.
Results by division
[edit]Bass
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,372 | ||||
Labor | Claude Barnard (elected 1) | 4,281 | 14.0 | +4.5 | |
Labor | John Madden (elected 2) | 3,635 | 11.9 | −1.8 | |
Labor | Reg Turnbull (elected 6) | 3,287 | 10.7 | −2.1 | |
Labor | Alexander Atkins | 2,699 | 8.8 | +2.7 | |
Labor | Henry McGee | 1,626 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Labor | Wallace Fraser | 836 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | John Steer (elected 3) | 3,686 | 12.0 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 5) | 3,266 | 10.7 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 4) | 2,949 | 9.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | William Fry | 2,155 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | James McGowen | 1,225 | 4.0 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Jean Law | 793 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Independent | Norton Delanty | 160 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 30,598 | 95.9 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,295 | 4.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,893 | 93.9 | −1.0 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 16,364 | 53.5 | −0.7 | ||
Liberal | 14,074 | 46.0 | +0.2 | ||
Independent | Norton Delanty | 160 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
Darwin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,412 | ||||
Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 6,484 | 21.0 | +2.9 | |
Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 3) | 3,072 | 9.9 | −3.2 | |
Labor | Carrol Bramich (elected 6) | 2,372 | 7.7 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Sydney Ward | 1,979 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Labor | Raymond Durkin | 1,808 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Labor | Sydney Richardson | 755 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 2) | 4,024 | 13.0 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | John Fidler (elected 3) | 3,467 | 11.2 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 4) | 3,237 | 10.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Edward Gaby | 1,432 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Trevor Frampton | 1,340 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Horace Lane | 912 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,882 | 96.8 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,028 | 3.2 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,910 | 93.7 | −1.0 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 16,470 | 53.3 | +6.5 | ||
Liberal | 14,412 | 46.7 | −5.7 |
Denison
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 3,633 | ||||
Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 6,194 | 24.4 | +1.5 | |
Labor | Alfred White (elected 3) | 2,287 | 9.0 | −0.5 | |
Labor | Terence Bower | 1,920 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 6) | 1,146 | 4.5 | −4.6 | |
Labor | Ross Maher | 858 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Labor | William Hannon | 509 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 7,961 | 31.3 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 5) | 1,021 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Harold Solomon | 687 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Thomas Lipscombe | 514 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 4) | 447 | 1.8 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | William Stanton | 181 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Bill Wedd | 1,699 | 6.7 | −2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 25,424 | 96.2 | +2.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,008 | 3.8 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 26,432 | 92.4 | −0.9 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 12,914 | 50.8 | +4.6 | ||
Liberal | 10,811 | 42.5 | −1.6 | ||
Independent | Bill Wedd | 1,699 | 6.7 | −2.1 |
Franklin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 5,289 | ||||
Labor | John Dwyer (elected 2) | 5,483 | 14.8 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 3) | 4,958 | 13.4 | +1.7 | |
Labor | Charles Hand (elected 4) | 3,405 | 9.2 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Brian Crawford | 2,137 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Labor | Mervyn Jacobson | 1,678 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Labor | Daniel Malone | 830 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Mabel Miller (elected 1) | 5,619 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 5) | 3,648 | 9.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 6) | 3,018 | 8.2 | −4.9 | |
Liberal | Doug Clark | 2,049 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Walter Rayner | 1,939 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Harold Hayes | 959 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Independent | Leo McPartlan | 1,299 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 37,022 | 96.2 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,472 | 3.8 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,494 | 94.2 | −1.3 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 18,491 | 49.9 | +5.4 | ||
Liberal | 17,232 | 46.5 | −0.3 | ||
Independent | Leo McPartlan | 1,299 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
Wilmot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,651 | ||||
Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 5,983 | 18.4 | −3.1 | |
Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 2) | 4,224 | 13.0 | +3.3 | |
Labor | Reg Fisher | 2,722 | 8.4 | +3.0 | |
Labor | Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) | 2,652 | 8.1 | +0.7 | |
Labor | William McNeil | 1,664 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Labor | Walter Haas | 878 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Best (elected 3) | 4,037 | 12.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 4) | 2,760 | 8.5 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Amelia Best (elected 5) | 2,727 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Thompson | 1,831 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | Peter Homfray | 1,739 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | Maurice Boucher | 1,336 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 32,553 | 96.0 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,355 | 4.0 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 33,908 | 95.0 | +0.9 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 18,123 | 55.7 | +4.5 | ||
Liberal | 14,430 | 44.3 | −4.5 |
See also
[edit]- 1955 Tasmanian state election
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1955–1956
- Candidates of the 1955 Tasmanian state election
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of 1955 Election". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 6 November 2014.