Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1956

Tasmanian state election, 13 October 1956[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1955 — 1959 >>

Enrolled voters 174,632
Votes cast 166,293 Turnout 95.22 +1.30
Informal votes 6,968 Informal 4.19 +0.40
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 80,096 50.27 –2.36 15 ± 0
  Liberal 69,477 43.61 –1.74 15 ± 0
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 5,522 3.47 +3.47 0 ± 0
  Independent 4,139 2.60 +0.58 0 ± 0
  Communist 91 0.06 +0.06 0 ± 0
Total 159,325     30  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1956 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

Tasmanian state election, 1956: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,593
Labor Claude Barnard (elected 1) 5,159 16.0 +2.0
Labor Reg Turnbull (elected 2) 4,570 14.2 +3.5
Labor Alexander Atkins (elected 6) 3,209 10.0 +1.2
Labor John Madden 2,445 7.6 -4.3
Labor Ronald Cocker 783 2.4 +2.4
Labor Wallace Fraser 390 1.2 -1.5
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 3) 4,252 13.2 +2.5
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 4) 3,326 10.3 +0.7
Liberal John Steer (elected 5) 3,177 9.9 -2.1
Liberal William Fry 2,906 9.0 +2.0
Liberal Ralph Fleming 631 2.0 +2.0
Labor (A-C) Virgil Morgan 1,228 3.8 +3.8
Labor (A-C) Clement Pollington 73 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 32,149 95.3 -0.6
Informal votes 1,569 4.7 +0.6
Turnout 33,718 95.0 +1.1
Party total votes
Labor 16,556 51.5 -2.0
Liberal 14,292 44.5 -1.5
Labor (A-C) 1,301 4.0 +4.0

Braddon

Tasmanian state election, 1956: Braddon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,510
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1) 5,983 19.0 -2.0
Labor Sydney Ward (elected 3) 3,805 12.1 +5.7
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 4) 2,673 8.5 -1.5
Labor Frank Taylor 1,641 5.2 +5.2
Labor Cyril Cameron 613 1.9 +1.9
Labor John Keating 587 1.9 +1.9
Liberal Carrol Bramich (elected 2) 5,467 17.3 +17.3
Liberal Kevin Lyons (elected 5) 2,882 9.1 -1.4
Liberal John Fidler 2,461 7.8 -3.4
Liberal Jack Breheny (elected 6) 2,409 7.6 -5.5
Liberal Edward Gaby 919 2.9 -1.7
Liberal Trevor Frampton 676 2.1 -2.2
Labor (A-C) Terence Doody 638 2.0 +2.0
Labor (A-C) Timothy Healy 538 1.7 +1.7
Labor (A-C) Albin Galpin 134 0.4 +0.4
Independent Roger Miller 139 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 31,565 96.6 -0.2
Informal votes 1,115 3.4 +0.2
Turnout 32,680 95.3 -1.5
Party total votes
Labor 15,302 48.5 -4.8
Liberal 14,814 46.9 +0.2
Labor (A-C) 1,310 4.2 +4.2
Independent Roger Miller 139 0.4 +0.4

Denison

Tasmanian state election, 1956: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,938
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) 10,050 29.1 +4.7
Labor Alfred White (elected 6) 2,444 7.1 -1.9
Labor Brian Miller 2,029 5.9 +5.9
Labor John Gaha (elected 3) 1,277 3.7 -0.8
Labor Bert Lacey 623 1.8 +1.8
Labor Eric Howroyd 414 1.2 +1.2
Liberal Rex Townley (elected 2) 10,030 29.0 -2.3
Liberal Bill Hodgman (elected 5) 1,391 4.0 0.0
Liberal Gordon Cashmore 1,239 3.6 +3.6
Liberal Horace Strutt (elected 4) 1,094 3.2 +1.4
Liberal Alfred Robertson 362 1.0 +1.0
Liberal William Stanton 201 0.6 -0.1
Group D Bill Wedd 1,896 5.5 -1.2
Group D Terry Bower 460 1.3 +1.3
Labor (A-C) Jack Bartholomew 418 1.2 +1.2
Labor (A-C) Anthony Orpwood 414 1.2 +1.2
Labor (A-C) Cyril Marshall 68 0.2 +0.2
Communist Max Bound 91 0.3 +0.3
Independent William Lloyd 59 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 34,560 95.9 -0.3
Informal votes 1,496 4.1 +0.3
Turnout 36,056 95.1 +2.7
Party total votes
Labor 16,837 48.7 -2.1
Liberal 14,317 41.4 -1.1
Group D 2,356 6.8 +0.1
Labor (A-C) 900 2.6 +2.6
Communist 91 0.3 +0.3
Independent William Lloyd 59 0.2 +0.2

Franklin

Tasmanian state election, 1956: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,246
Labor John Dwyer (elected 2) 4,747 16.0 +1.2
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 3) 3,729 12.5 -0.9
Labor Brian Crawford (elected 6) 2,813 9.5 +3.7
Labor Charles Hand 2,211 7.4 -1.8
Labor James Percey 723 2.4 +2.4
Labor Clyde McNally 343 1.2 +1.2
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 1) 5,508 18.5 +10.3
Liberal Thomas Pearsall (elected 5) 2,438 8.2 -1.7
Liberal Doug Clark 1,947 6.6 +1.1
Liberal Mabel Miller (elected 4) 1,924 6.5 -8.7
Liberal Walter Rayner 726 2.4 -2.8
Liberal Tasman Pitman 208 0.7 +0.7
Independent Robert McDougall 1,585 5.3 +5.3
Labor (A-C) Henry Roberts 352 1.2 +1.2
Labor (A-C) Alfred Harrold 330 1.1 +1.1
Labor (A-C) Francis Hursey 133 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 29,717 95.7 -0.5
Informal votes 1,345 4.3 +0.5
Turnout 31,062 95.9 +1.7
Party total votes
Labor 14,566 49.0 -0.9
Liberal 12,751 42.9 -3.6
Independent Robert McDougall 1,585 5.3 +5.3
Labor (A-C) 815 2.7 +2.7

Wilmot

Tasmanian state election, 1956: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,477
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 1) 5,280 16.9 -1.5
Labor Reg Fisher (elected 3) 3,523 11.2 -2.8
Labor Douglas Cashion (elected 2) 3,344 10.7 -2.3
Labor Lancelot Spurr 2,046 6.5 -1.6
Labor William McNeil 1,554 5.0 -0.1
Labor Ralph Taylor 1,088 3.5 +3.5
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 4) 3,290 10.5 +2.0
Liberal Bert Bessell (elected 6) 2,754 8.8 +8.8
Liberal Charles Best (elected 5) 2,724 8.7 -3.7
Liberal Amelia Best 1,884 6.0 -2.4
Liberal Ian Gibson 1,758 5.6 +5.6
Liberal John Strickland 893 2.8 +2.8
Labor (A-C) Owen Doherty 662 2.1 +2.1
Labor (A-C) Cyril Maloney 362 1.2 +1.2
Labor (A-C) John Reidy 172 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 31,334 95.6 -0.4
Informal votes 1,443 4.4 +0.4
Turnout 32,777 94.8 -0.2
Party total votes
Labor 16,835 53.7 -2.0
Liberal 13,303 42.5 -1.8
Labor (A-C) 1,196 3.8 +3.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tasmanian Election 1956". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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