Results of the 1959 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 7 March 1959^[1] House of Assembly << 1956–1962 >>
Enrolled voters		497,456
Votes cast		400,531		Turnout	93.95%	+0.05%
Informal votes		11,593		Informal	2.89%	+0.50%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	191,933	49.35%	+1.98%	17	+ 2
	Liberal and Country	143,710	36.95%	+0.26%	20	– 1
	Democratic Labor	21,984	5.65%	–1.79%	0	± 0
	Communist	5,505	1.42%	+0.26%	0	± 0
	Independent	25,806	6.63%	–0.71%	2	– 1
Total		388,938			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		50.30%	–1.00%
	Labor		49.70%	+1.00%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1959 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1959 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	12,861	73.0	−3.8
	Democratic Labor	James O'Sullivan	3,086	17.5	+0.8
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	1,677	9.5	+2.9
Total formal votes			17,624	94.2	−1.0
Informal votes			1,078	5.8	+1.0
Turnout			18,702	89.7	−2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn		80.1	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	James O'Sullivan		19.9	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Albert

1959 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Alexandra

1959 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Angas

1959 South Australian state election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	4,081	64.7	−12.9
	Labor	Harley Ladd	2,229	35.3	+35.3
Total formal votes			6,310	98.8	+1.1
Informal votes			74	1.2	−1.1
Turnout			6,384	96.8	+1.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Barossa

1959 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Condor Laucke	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Burnside

1959 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	13,228	57.1	−42.9
	Independent	John Parkinson	3,236	14.0	+14.0
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Constable	3,089	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Keith Gibbs	2,756	11.9	+11.9
	Independent	Frank Rieck	877	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			23,186	94.1
Informal votes			1,448	5.9
Turnout			24,634	93.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Burra

1959 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Percy Quirke	3,047	52.1	+0.9
	Liberal and Country	Gordon Gilfillan	2,806	47.9	−0.9
Total formal votes			5,853	98.7	−0.2
Informal votes			75	1.3	+0.2
Turnout			5,928	95.9	+0.8
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.9

Chaffey

1959 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,014	44.5	+10.6
	Labor	Robert Curren	2,069	30.5	+0.8
	Independent	William MacGillivray	1,691	25.0	−10.9
Total formal votes			6,774	98.4	+1.0
Informal votes			108	1.6	−1.0
Turnout			6,882	95.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,942	58.2	+3.0
	Labor	Robert Curren	2,832	41.8	+41.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Edwardstown

1959 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	13,894	56.7	−17.6
	Liberal and Country	May Mills	8,726	35.6	+35.6
	Democratic Labor	Daniel Faulkner	1,895	7.7	−18.0
Total formal votes			24,515	98.0	+2.0
Informal votes			503	2.0	−2.0
Turnout			25,018	94.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Walsh		57.8	−16.5
	Liberal and Country	May Mills		42.2	+42.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Enfield

1959 South Australian state election: Enfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	17,222	68.3	+1.1
	Independent	Thomas Ellis	5,323	21.1	+21.1
	Democratic Labor	Edward Timlin	2,023	8.0	+3.2
	Communist	Alan Miller	655	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			25,223	95.8	−2.4
Informal votes			1,091	4.2	+2.4
Turnout			26,314	93.9	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Eyre

1959 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Bockelberg	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Flinders

1959 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	3,806	60.1	−39.9
	Labor	Percy Baillie	2,527	39.9	+39.9
Total formal votes			6,333	98.8
Informal votes			74	1.2
Turnout			6,407	95.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Frome

1959 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	2,711	51.6	−1.0
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	2,219	42.2	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Michael Hoare	326	6.2	−5.0
Total formal votes			5,256	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			76	1.4	0.0
Turnout			5,332	90.9	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran		52.5	−1.8
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams		47.5	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.8

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gawler

1959 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Clark	8,120	67.7	−32.3
	Liberal and Country	Jean Davis	3,871	32.3	+32.3
Total formal votes			11,991	97.2
Informal votes			347	2.8
Turnout			12,338	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Glenelg

1959 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	14,735	55.7	+2.1
	Labor	Richard Clifford	9,641	36.4	−4.9
	Democratic Labor	Nathaniel Bishop	2,082	7.9	+2.8
Total formal votes			26,458	98.0	−0.5
Informal votes			528	2.0	+0.5
Turnout			26,986	93.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson		62.4	+4.4
	Labor	Richard Clifford		37.6	−4.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.4

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gouger

1959 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	4,376	72.3	+1.8
	Independent	Thomas Freebairn	854	14.1	+14.1
	Independent	Hector Henstridge	824	13.6	−15.9
Total formal votes			6,054	96.6	−0.2
Informal votes			212	3.4	+0.2
Turnout			6,266	96.6	+1.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Gumeracha

1959 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	4,781	73.4	−15.2
	Labor	Ernie Crimes	1,333	20.5	+20.5
	Independent	Charles Coffey	404	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			6,518	98.4	+2.3
Informal votes			107	1.6	−2.3
Turnout			6,625	95.6	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford		76.4	−12.2
	Labor	Ernie Crimes		23.6	+23.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Hindmarsh

1959 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Light

1959 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Hambour	4,252	71.8	−28.2
	Labor	Donald MacLeod	1,674	28.2	+28.2
Total formal votes			5,926	98.6
Informal votes			86	1.4
Turnout			6,012	95.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Millicent

1959 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	3,409	54.5	+2.2
	Liberal and Country	William Gordon	2,849	45.5	−2.2
Total formal votes			6,258	99.2	−0.1
Informal votes			52	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			6,310	96.1	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Mitcham

1959 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	13,441	67.2	−32.8
	Labor	Sylvester Byrne	5,852	29.2	+29.2
	Democratic Labor	Patrick McCabe	724	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			20,017	98.2
Informal votes			373	1.8
Turnout			20,390	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse		70.2
	Labor	Sylvester Byrne		29.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

The two party preferred vote was estimated.

Mount Gambier

1959 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Ralston	4,651	58.3	+14.4
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Ashby	3,327	41.7	+41.7
Total formal votes			7,978	99.3	+0.8
Informal votes			57	0.7	−0.8
Turnout			8,035	95.8	+0.7
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Murray

1959 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	4,576	64.8	+13.4
	Liberal and Country	Arnold Royal	2,353	33.3	−15.3
	Democratic Labor	Susan Critchley	130	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			7,059	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			101	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			7,160	96.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters		65.1	+13.7
	Liberal and Country	Arnold Royal		34.9	−13.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.7

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Norwood

1959 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	10,723	54.1	−2.4
	Liberal and Country	Trevor Butcher	7,899	39.9	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Lance Bishop	1,185	6.0	+1.8
Total formal votes			19,807	97.6	−0.8
Informal votes			487	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			20,294	94.3	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Dunstan		55.0	−2.2
	Liberal and Country	Trevor Butcher		45.0	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Onkaparinga

1959 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,954	63.3	−6.8
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	2,292	36.7	+36.7
Total formal votes			6,246	97.9	+2.2
Informal votes			135	2.1	−2.2
Turnout			6,381	94.6	+0.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Port Adelaide

1959 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	16,958	80.2	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	Gerald Shinnick	2,846	13.5	−3.0
	Communist	James Moss	1,351	6.4	+0.7
Total formal votes			21,155	94.8	−1.0
Informal votes			1,164	5.2	+1.0
Turnout			22,319	94.2	+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan		84.9	+2.8
	Democratic Labor	Gerald Shinnick		15.1	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Port Pirie

1959 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	3,757	59.1	−40.9
	Independent	Henry Welch	2,315	36.4	+36.4
	Communist	Charles McCaffrey	283	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			6,355	97.9
Informal votes			139	2.1
Turnout			6,494	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Ridley

1959 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	2,735	42.7	0.0
	Liberal and Country	Roy Glatz	2,412	37.7	+4.5
	Labor	Arnold Busbridge	1,257	19.6	−4.5
Total formal votes			9,404	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			64	1.0	0.0
Turnout			6,468	96.8	−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Tom Stott	3,632	56.7	−4.3
	Liberal and Country	Roy Glatz	2,772	43.3	+4.3
	Independent hold		Swing	−4.3

Rocky River

1959 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Heaslip	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Semaphore

1959 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Tapping	18,246	92.2	−7.8
	Communist	James Mitchell	1,539	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			19,785	94.4
Informal votes			1,166	5.6
Turnout			20,951	94.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stirling

1959 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William Jenkins	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Stuart

1959 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	5,977	88.4	−11.6
	Independent	James Yates	788	11.6	+11.6
Total formal votes			6,765	96.1
Informal votes			271	3.9
Turnout			7,036	93.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Torrens

1959 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	10,608	53.9	+2.6
	Labor	Doreen Pattison	7,764	39.4	−1.2
	Democratic Labor	Francis Corcoran	1,323	6.7	−1.4
Total formal votes			19,695	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			335	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			20,030	92.4	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe		59.6	+1.4
	Labor	Doreen Pattison		40.4	−1.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.4

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Unley

1959 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	9,631	50.2	−3.4
	Labor	Arthur Savage	8,022	41.8	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	William Dempsey	1,519	7.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			19,172	97.6	−0.5
Informal votes			466	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			19,638	93.7	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage		57.0	−3.2
	Labor	Arthur Savage		43.0	+3.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−3.2

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Victoria

1959 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Harding	3,841	56.7	−5.0
	Labor	David Walker	2,557	37.8	−0.5
	Democratic Labor	John Gartner	374	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			6,772	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			67	1.0	−0.4
Turnout			6,839	95.2	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Harding		61.4	−0.3
	Labor	David Walker		38.6	+0.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−0.3

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Wallaroo

1959 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	3,615	58.9	+14.3
	Liberal and Country	Clifford Dunstone	2,519	41.1	−6.1
Total formal votes			6,134	98.9	−0.1
Informal votes			65	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			6,199	96.9	+0.6
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+10.9

West Torrens

1959 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Walsh	12,640	50.6	+0.2
	Liberal and Country	Ross Stanford	10,981	43.9	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Richard Mills	1,382	5.5	−1.6
Total formal votes			25,003	97.6	−0.5
Informal votes			611	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			25,614	93.6	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Walsh		51.4	0.0
	Liberal and Country	Ross Stanford		48.6	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Whyalla

1959 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Loveday	5,356	84.9	−15.1
	Independent	Allan Mossop	956	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			6,312	96.4
Informal votes			233	3.6
Turnout			6,545	88.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1959 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

^ "Summary of 1959 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Summary of 1959 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[2] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert

Alexandra

Angas

Barossa

Burnside

Burra

Chaffey

Edwardstown

Enfield

Eyre

Flinders

Frome

Gawler

Glenelg

Gouger

Gumeracha

Hindmarsh

Light

Millicent

Mitcham

Mount Gambier

Murray

Norwood

Onkaparinga

Port Adelaide

Port Pirie

Ridley

Rocky River

Semaphore

Stirling

Stuart

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Wallaroo

West Torrens

Whyalla

Yorke Peninsula

See also

References