Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election

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New South Wales state election, 3 March 1956
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Enrolled voters2,011,258 [lower-alpha 1]
Votes cast1,722,628 Turnout 93.27−0.59
Informal votes28,805Informal1.67−0.81
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 800,41047.25−8.0550−7
  Liberal 611,34236.09+8.1527+5
  Country 172,02010.16−1.4415+1
  Independent 53,0193.13+0.621+1
  Communist 29,5341.74+0.360
  Independent Labor 14,9501.88−0.191
  Lang Labor 11,0280.65+0.170
 All others1,5020.09+0.090
Total1,693,823  94 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1956 New South Wales state election. [2]

Results by electoral district

Albury

1956 New South Wales state election: Albury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Doug Padman 11,20558.4+6.6
Labor Robert White7,98841.6−6.6
Total formal votes19,19399.1+0.2
Informal votes1730.9−0.2
Turnout 19,36692.9−1.0
Liberal hold Swing +6.6

Armidale

1956 New South Wales state election: Armidale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Davis Hughes 9,10752.3+2.3
Labor Jim Cahill 8,31247.7−2.3
Total formal votes17,41998.8+0.2
Informal votes2181.2−0.2
Turnout 17,63793.7−1.4
Country gain from Labor Swing +2.3

Ashfield

1956 New South Wales state election: Ashfield [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Murden 12,13460.3+10.0
Labor James Brady7,98539.7−10.0
Total formal votes20,11998.8+0.4
Informal votes2531.2−0.4
Turnout 20,37294.1−0.6
Liberal hold Swing +10.0

Auburn

1956 New South Wales state election: Auburn [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Ryan 8,43042.0−20.0
Liberal John Steel5,90429.4+29.4
Lang Labor Chris Lang 5,26326.2−11.8
Independent Edward Spensley4612.3+2.3
Total formal votes20,05898.2+2.1
Informal votes3651.8−2.1
Turnout 20,42394.3−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Thomas Ryan 13,17765.7+3.7
Liberal John Steel6,88134.3+34.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Balmain

1956 New South Wales state election: Balmain [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 14,61367.3−11.8
Liberal Elton Lewis5,64326.0+26.0
Communist Stanley Moran1,4616.7+0.2
Total formal votes21,71798.3+2.1
Informal votes3841.7−2.1
Turnout 22,10192.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 15,92875.3−7.0
Liberal Elton Lewis5,78924.7+24.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bankstown

1956 New South Wales state election: Bankstown [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Spence Powell 14,26859.4−30.0
Liberal Reginald Allsop8,76736.5+36.5
Communist Roy Boyd9814.1−6.5
Total formal votes24,01698.2+5.7
Informal votes4441.8−5.7
Turnout 24,46094.5+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Spence Powell 18,18163.1−26.3
Liberal Reginald Allsop8,86536.9+36.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Barwon

1956 New South Wales state election: Barwon [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Geoff Crawford 8,73359.0+5.2
Labor Gerard McInerney6,06141.0−5.2
Total formal votes14,79499.1+0.6
Informal votes1400.9−0.6
Turnout 14,93485.7−7.3
Country hold Swing +5.2

Bathurst

1956 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 10,34063.2−36.8
Liberal Jack Toole6,02836.8+36.8
Total formal votes16,36899.1
Informal votes1470.9
Turnout 16,51595.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Blacktown

1956 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 15,18855.5−5.7
Liberal Graham Cullis12,18944.5+8.9
Total formal votes27,37798.4+0.4
Informal votes4511.6−0.4
Turnout 27,82893.7−0.4
Labor hold Swing −8.5

Bondi

1956 New South Wales state election: Bondi [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Abe Landa 11,26354.6−5.0
Liberal Daniel Sutherland9,36045.4+5.0
Total formal votes20,62398.3+0.3
Informal votes3531.7−0.3
Turnout 20,97692.9−0.4
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Bulli

1956 New South Wales state election: Bulli [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rex Jackson 11,81260.8−27.1
Liberal Donald Heggie6,50833.5+33.5
Communist Bill McDougall1,1015.7−6.4
Total formal votes19,42198.8+4.8
Informal votes2271.2−4.8
Turnout 19,64893.7−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 12,80365.9−22.0
Liberal Donald Heggie6,61834.1+34.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Burrinjuck

1956 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 10,12455.0−4.5
Country Allan Johnson8,27845.0+13.0
Total formal votes18,40299.2+0.3
Informal votes1530.8−0.3
Turnout 18,55595.60.0
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Burwood

1956 New South Wales state election: Burwood [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leslie Parr unopposed
Liberal hold 

Byron

1956 New South Wales state election: Byron [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Stanley Stephens 11,39470.3−29.7
Independent Archibald Johnston4,80529.7+29.7
Total formal votes16,19998.8
Informal votes1981.2
Turnout 16,39792.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Canterbury

1956 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 12,03259.4−7.1
Liberal Cecil Ford8,24140.6+11.5
Total formal votes20,27398.7+0.6
Informal votes2751.3−0.6
Turnout 20,54894.00.0
Labor hold Swing −10.7

Casino

1956 New South Wales state election: Casino [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ian Robinson unopposed
Country hold 

Castlereagh

1956 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Renshaw 9,38858.7−4.1
Country Norman Brown6,59941.3+4.1
Total formal votes15,98799.2+0.5
Informal votes1340.8−0.5
Turnout 16,12184.8−6.0
Labor hold Swing −4.1

Cessnock

1956 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Crook 13,37469.5−16.1
Liberal Harold Hawkes3,76019.5+19.5
Communist David Stevenson2,12111.0−3.4
Total formal votes19,25598.5+3.4
Informal votes2951.5−3.4
Turnout 19,55096.5+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Crook 15,28379.4−6.2
Liberal Harold Hawkes3,97220.6+20.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Clarence

1956 New South Wales state election: Clarence [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Weiley 11,20264.7−1.7
Country Garth Munro6,12435.3+35.3
Total formal votes17,32698.2+0.3
Informal votes3131.8−0.3
Turnout 17,63993.5−1.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Cobar

1956 New South Wales state election: Cobar [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Wetherell unopposed
Labor hold 

Collaroy

1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,03870.1+6.8
Independent Gordon Jones6,33424.6+24.6
Communist Elfrida Morcom1,3455.2+5.2
Total formal votes25,71797.9−0.1
Informal votes5572.1+0.1
Turnout 26,27493.5+1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 18,37471.4+8.1
Independent Gordon Jones7,34328.6+28.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Concord

1956 New South Wales state election: Concord [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 10,23149.2+3.9
Labor Thomas Murphy 9,83347.2−7.5
Communist Leslie Greenfield7493.6+3.6
Total formal votes20,81398.2+0.1
Informal votes3751.8−0.1
Turnout 21,18894.1−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Thomas Murphy 10,45050.2−4.5
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 10,36349.8+4.5
Labor hold Swing −4.5

Coogee

1956 New South Wales state election: Coogee [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Ellis 10,07251.1+4.3
Labor Lou Walsh 9,25047.0−6.2
Independent Tasman Crocker3751.9+1.9
Total formal votes19,69798.3+0.1
Informal votes3341.7−0.1
Turnout 20,03192.6−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Ellis 10,26052.1+5.3
Labor Lou Walsh 9,43747.9−5.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.3

Cook's River

1956 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,59165.2−34.8
Independent William Kendrick4,13519.8+19.8
Liberal James Skehan2,30211.0+11.0
Communist Edward Rowe8304.0+4.0
Total formal votes20,85897.6
Informal votes5162.4
Turnout 21,37494.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 14,75170.7−29.3
Independent William Kendrick6,10729.3+29.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Croydon

1956 New South Wales state election: Croydon [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Hunter 11,54561.6+6.7
Labor Frank Zions7,18538.4−6.7
Total formal votes18,73098.8+0.5
Informal votes2341.2−0.5
Turnout 18,96493.0−0.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

Drummoyne

1956 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Lawrence 10,88151.3+3.4
Labor Roy Jackson 10,31648.7−3.4
Total formal votes21,19798.3+0.3
Informal votes3601.7−0.3
Turnout 21,55795.00.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.4

Dubbo

1956 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Robertson 8,24146.8−5.2
Country Keith Sullivan4,88727.8−20.2
Liberal Neville Magin4,47225.4+25.4
Total formal votes17,60098.9+0.7
Informal votes2001.1−0.7
Turnout 17,80093.2−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clarrie Robertson 9,01851.2−0.8
Country Keith Sullivan8,58248.8+0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

Dulwich Hill

1956 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cliff Mallam 10,50752.7−9.7
Liberal Lionel Corner9,43647.3+9.7
Total formal votes19,94398.4+0.5
Informal votes3261.6−0.5
Turnout 20,26992.3−1.3
Labor hold Swing −9.7

Earlwood

1956 New South Wales state election: Earlwood [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 14,56158.0+7.7
Labor David Connors10,52542.0−7.7
Total formal votes25,08698.8+0.5
Informal votes3101.2−0.5
Turnout 25,39695.4−0.1
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

East Hills

1956 New South Wales state election: East Hills [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Kelly 16,89756.0−13.9
Liberal Harold Stalker10,51534.9+4.8
Independent Douglas Marshall2,7409.1+9.1
Total formal votes30,15297.90.0
Informal votes6562.10.0
Turnout 30,80893.8−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kelly 18,26760.6−9.3
Liberal Harold Stalker11,88539.4+9.3
Labor hold Swing −9.3

Eastwood

1956 New South Wales state election: Eastwood [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Hearnshaw unopposed
Liberal hold 

Fairfield

1956 New South Wales state election: Fairfield [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Earl 16,25862.9−28.4
Liberal Guy Holmes8,54133.0+33.0
Communist Edwin Lipscombe1,0574.1−4.6
Total formal votes25,85698.3+8.0
Informal votes4561.7−8.0
Turnout 26,31293.3+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clarrie Earl 17,20966.6−24.7
Liberal Guy Holmes8,64733.4+33.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Georges River

1956 New South Wales state election: Georges River [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Douglas Cross 12,85252.4+11.0
Labor Frank O'Neill 10,76543.9−14.7
Communist Paul Mortier9073.7+3.7
Total formal votes24,52498.5+0.5
Informal votes3651.5−0.5
Turnout 24,88994.7+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Cross 12,94352.8+11.4
Labor Frank O'Neill 11,58147.2−11.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.4

Gloucester

1956 New South Wales state election: Gloucester [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ray Fitzgerald 10,30765.4+2.4
Labor Thomas Breen5,44034.6−2.4
Total formal votes15,74798.7+0.5
Informal votes2061.3−0.5
Turnout 15,95392.0−2.8
Country hold Swing +2.4

Gordon

1956 New South Wales state election: Gordon [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stewart Fraser unopposed
Liberal hold 

Gosford

1956 New South Wales state election: Gosford [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,09656.8+2.8
Labor Rupert Wallace7,16436.7−9.3
Communist Alan Brackenreg6263.2+3.2
Independent Roy Jackson4632.4+2.4
Independent Leslie Moffat1740.9+0.9
Total formal votes19,52398.2+0.2
Informal votes3561.8−0.2
Turnout 19,87993.4+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,47858.7+4.7
Labor Rupert Wallace8,04541.3−4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Goulburn

1956 New South Wales state election: Goulburn [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Tully 8,66652.9−9.7
Liberal Ray Bladwell7,72447.1+9.7
Total formal votes16,39099.4+1.2
Informal votes970.6−1.2
Turnout 16,48795.2−0.7
Labor hold Swing −9.7

Granville

1956 New South Wales state election: Granville [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lamb 14,61367.1−25.8
Liberal Robert Mutton6,31429.0+29.0
Communist Rupert Lockwood 8654.0−3.1
Total formal votes21,79298.0+6.0
Informal votes4402.0−6.0
Turnout 22,23294.3−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Lamb 15,39170.6−22.3
Liberal Robert Mutton6,40129.4+29.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hamilton

1956 New South Wales state election: Hamilton [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Campbell 9,15755.7−8.5
Liberal Horace Smith7,28144.3+8.5
Total formal votes16,43899.0+0.9
Informal votes1571.0−0.9
Turnout 16,59594.80.0
Labor hold Swing −8.5

Hartley

1956 New South Wales state election: Hartley [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Robson 7,59544.7+13.0
Independent Labor William Black7,53944.3−12.9
Communist John King8254.9−6.2
Independent Neville Weekes5453.2+3.2
Independent Leslie Cant4982.9+2.9
Total formal votes17,00296.0−0.5
Informal votes7094.0+0.5
Turnout 17,71195.4+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jim Robson 8,56750.4+14.0
Independent Labor William Black8,43549.6−14.0
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing +14.0

The sitting member for Hartley, Jim Chalmers (Independent Labor), unsuccessfully contested Nepean.

Hawkesbury

1956 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bernie Deane 11,01364.3+7.1
Labor John Grinham6,11335.7−7.1
Total formal votes17,12698.3+0.1
Informal votes2981.7−0.1
Turnout 17,42491.4−1.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.1

Hornsby

1956 New South Wales state election: Hornsby [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Storey 16,66569.1+8.6
Labor Francis O'Connell7,44730.9+30.9
Total formal votes24,11298.4+0.6
Informal votes4021.6−0.6
Turnout 24,51493.1+0.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Hurstville

1956 New South Wales state election: Hurstville [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Evatt 11,45951.4−7.2
Liberal Hedley Mallard9,98244.8+3.4
Independent Edward Merryfull8353.8+3.8
Total formal votes22,27698.7+0.5
Informal votes3001.3−0.5
Turnout 22,57694.8−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Evatt 11,87653.3−5.3
Liberal Hedley Mallard10,40046.7+5.3
Labor hold Swing −5.3

Illawarra

1956 New South Wales state election: Illawarra [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Howard Fowles 10,80959.9−40.1
Liberal Adrian O'Donnell6,18034.2+34.2
Communist David Bowen1,0705.9+5.9
Total formal votes18,05998.4
Informal votes2991.6
Turnout 18,35894.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Howard Fowles 11,77265.2−34.8
Liberal Adrian O'Donnell6,28734.8+34.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kahibah

1956 New South Wales state election: Kahibah [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McCartney 7,23839.0−25.7
Independent Labor Tom Armstrong 6,19533.4+33.4
Liberal Joseph Richley5,12927.6−7.7
Total formal votes18,56298.9+3.1
Informal votes2131.1−3.1
Turnout 18,77595.9−0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor Tom Armstrong 10,61857.2+57.2
Labor Robert McCartney 7,94442.8−21.9
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Joshua Arthur (Labor) resigned as a result of the Royal Commission concerning his relationship with Reginald Doyle. Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) won the resulting by-election. [48]

King

1956 New South Wales state election: King [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 10,70056.6−21.2
Liberal Roberta Galagher4,45623.6+1.4
Lang Labor Michael Callinan2,56813.6+13.6
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,1796.2+6.2
Total formal votes18,90396.5+0.3
Informal votes6903.5−0.3
Turnout 19,59390.0+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 13,61072.0−5.8
Liberal Roberta Galagher5,29328.0+5.8
Labor hold Swing −5.8

Kogarah

1956 New South Wales state election: Kogarah [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Crabtree 12,46755.0−0.7
Liberal Horace Harper 10,19545.0+0.7
Total formal votes22,66298.8+0.6
Informal votes2761.2−0.6
Turnout 22,93894.1−0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.7

Kurri Kurri

1956 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Booth 15,61084.4
Liberal Stanley Mettam2,89715.6
Total formal votes18,50798.5
Informal votes2851.5
Turnout 18,79295.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lake Macquarie

1956 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 14,32169.2−30.8
Liberal Edward Farrell4,75623.0+23.0
Communist William Quinn1,6197.8+7.8
Total formal votes20,69698.5
Informal votes3111.5
Turnout 21,00795.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simpson 15,38274.8−25.2
Liberal Edward Farrell5,31425.2+25.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lakemba

1956 New South Wales state election: Lakemba [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Wyatt 13,87460.2−8.6
Liberal John Whelan7,81833.9+2.7
Communist James Staples1,3655.9+5.9
Total formal votes23,05798.2−0.2
Informal votes4161.8+0.2
Turnout 23,47394.8+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Wyatt 15,10265.5−3.3
Liberal John Whelan7,95534.5+3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

Lane Cove

1956 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ken McCaw 16,06674.1+8.7
Labor Geoffrey O'Donnell5,60525.9−8.7
Total formal votes21,67198.6+0.5
Informal votes3161.4−0.5
Turnout 21,98793.1+0.1
Liberal hold Swing +8.7

Leichhardt

1956 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Coady 14,14568.9−5.6
Liberal Barney Morton6,38631.1+5.6
Total formal votes20,53197.8+0.5
Informal votes4622.2−0.5
Turnout 20,99391.7−0.9
Labor hold Swing −5.6

Lismore

1956 New South Wales state election: Lismore [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jack Easter 9,91461.4+25.5
Labor Archibald McEwan4,03925.0−9.3
Independent Constance Wilson2,19013.6+13.6
Total formal votes16,14399.3+0.4
Informal votes1090.7−0.4
Turnout 16,25292.4−2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Easter 11,00968.2+5.2
Labor Archibald McEwan5,13431.8−5.2
Country hold Swing +5.2

Liverpool

1956 New South Wales state election: Liverpool [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Mannix unopposed
Labor hold 

Liverpool Plains

1956 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Nott 9,10954.7−4.3
Country Geoffrey Thomas4,86829.2+0.9
Liberal Henry Gregson2,60915.7+2.9
Independent John Pender720.4+0.4
Total formal votes16,65899.2+0.3
Informal votes1390.8−0.3
Turnout 16,79794.0−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Nott 9,40656.5−3.5
Country Geoffrey Thomas7,25243.5+3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.5

Maitland

1956 New South Wales state election: Maitland [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Milton Morris 7,19545.9−7.9
Labor Cecil Robinson6,58042.0−4.2
Independent Leonard Neville9185.9+5.9
Independent Edward Fletcher7154.6+4.6
Independent Henry Ivins2671.7+1.7
Total formal votes15,67598.2−0.4
Informal votes2891.8+0.4
Turnout 15,96495.8−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Milton Morris 8,77856.0+2.1
Labor Cecil Robinson6,89744.0−2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Manly

1956 New South Wales state election: Manly [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Douglas Darby 13,64667.9+5.3
Labor John Wilson6,46232.1−5.3
Total formal votes20,10897.1−1.2
Informal votes5892.9+1.2
Turnout 20,69794.4+1.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.3

Maroubra

1956 New South Wales state election: Maroubra [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron 14,82064.9−35.1
Liberal Wallace Peacock8,01835.1+35.1
Total formal votes22,83898.4
Informal votes3761.6
Turnout 23,21493.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Marrickville

1956 New South Wales state election: Marrickville [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Ryan 12,09361.4−19.4
Liberal Ian Chisholm6,35232.2+32.2
Communist Adam Ogston6523.3+3.3
Republican William McCristal 6023.1+3.1
Total formal votes19,69997.7+3.6
Informal votes4722.3−3.6
Turnout 20,17193.6−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Norm Ryan 12,98165.9−14.9
Liberal Ian Chisholm6,71834.1+34.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Monaro

1956 New South Wales state election: Monaro [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Seiffert 8,70958.4−6.3
Liberal Ernest Smith5,60437.5+2.2
Country Frederick Von Nida6134.1+4.1
Total formal votes14,92698.9+0.8
Informal votes1611.1−0.8
Turnout 15,08793.0−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Seiffert 8,77058.7−6.0
Liberal Ernest Smith8,15641.3+6.0
Labor hold Swing −6.0

Mosman

1956 New South Wales state election: Mosman [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pat Morton 18,39678.7+3.1
Labor Malcolm Stuart−Robertson4,96821.3−3.1
Total formal votes23,36498.3+0.5
Informal votes3911.7−0.5
Turnout 23,75593.3+0.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Mudgee

1956 New South Wales state election: Mudgee [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Leo Nott 8,22050.7−2.3
Liberal Eric Hennessy4,65028.7+28.7
Country Kenneth Masters3,34320.6−26.4
Total formal votes16,21399.0+0.6
Informal votes1601.0−0.6
Turnout 16,37394.2−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo Nott 8,55452.8−0.2
Liberal Eric Hennessy7,65947.2+0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2

Murray

1956 New South Wales state election: Murray [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 12,10670.1+11.9
Labor Willie Peters5,16429.9−11.9
Total formal votes17,27099.3+0.7
Informal votes1220.7−0.7
Turnout 17,39286.8−2.4
Country hold Swing +11.9

Murrumbidgee

1956 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 9,64455.5−6.8
Country Michael Cudmore7,72144.5+6.8
Total formal votes17,36598.7+0.5
Informal votes2231.3−0.5
Turnout 17,58889.1−3.5
Labor hold Swing −6.8

Nepean

1956 New South Wales state election: Nepean [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Chapman 10,33554.0+1.5
Labor Alfred Bennett 6,94636.3−11.2
Independent Labor Jim Chalmers 1,2166.4+6.4
Communist Mel McCalman6353.3+3.3
Total formal votes19,13298.10.0
Informal votes3791.90.0
Turnout 19,51193.9+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Chapman 10,64155.6+3.0
Labor Alfred Bennett 8,49144.4−3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Neutral Bay

1956 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ivan Black 15,58574.9−25.1
Labor Donald Gray5,22825.1+25.1
Total formal votes20,81398.4
Informal votes3301.6
Turnout 21,14391.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Newcastle

1956 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 10,35866.5−26.1
Liberal Iris Hyde4,41028.3+28.3
Communist Mervyn Copley8195.2−2.2
Total formal votes15,58798.5+3.6
Informal votes2391.5−3.6
Turnout 15,82693.8−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,09571.2−21.4
Liberal Iris Hyde4,49228.8+28.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

North Sydney

1956 New South Wales state election: North Sydney [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ray Maher 9,82748.6+16.2
Liberal Peter Murphy9,77148.3+13.4
Communist Bill Wood6373.1+3.1
Total formal votes20,23598.5+1.0
Informal votes3021.5−1.0
Turnout 20,53793.2−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Maher 10,28150.8−5.2
Liberal Peter Murphy9,95449.2+5.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Orange

1956 New South Wales state election: Orange [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Charles Cutler 10,86359.7+5.4
Labor Louie Cassey7,13739.2−6.5
Communist Cecil Connors1941.1+1.1
Total formal votes18,19499.1+0.5
Informal votes1660.9−0.5
Turnout 18,36095.4−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 10,88259.8+5.5
Labor Louie Cassey7,31240.2−5.5
Country hold Swing +5.5

Oxley

1956 New South Wales state election: Oxley [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Les Jordan 10,69558.6+3.4
Labor William Kennewell6,76937.1+0.8
Independent Joe Cordner7804.3+2.5
Total formal votes18,24499.1+0.6
Informal votes1740.9−0.6
Turnout 18,41893.1−3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Les Jordan 11,08560.8+0.1
Labor William Kennewell7,15939.2−0.1
Country hold Swing +0.1

Paddington

1956 New South Wales state election: Paddington [74]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 12,57066.4−20.6
Liberal Rodney Craigie4,33922.9+22.9
Communist Bill Brown2,03510.7−2.3
Total formal votes18,94497.1+4.4
Informal votes5732.9−4.4
Turnout 19,51791.4+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 14,40176.0−11.0
Liberal Rodney Craigie4,54324.0+24.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Parramatta

1956 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Clough 13,42352.1+4.3
Labor Kevin Morgan 12,34447.9−2.8
Total formal votes25,76798.5+0.3
Informal votes3811.5−0.3
Turnout 26,14894.1−0.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.6

Phillip

1956 New South Wales state election: Phillip [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pat Hills 14,28775.6−24.4
Lang Labor Francis Mohan3,19716.9+16.9
Communist Robert Webster1,4077.5+7.5
Total formal votes18,79195.8
Informal votes8324.2
Turnout 19,72392.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Pat Hills 15,34281.2−18.8
Lang Labor Francis Mohan3,54918.8+18.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Raleigh

1956 New South Wales state election: Raleigh [77]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Radford Gamack unopposed
Country hold 

Randwick

1956 New South Wales state election: Randwick [78]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Gollan 10,28152.6−11.1
Liberal Charles De Monchaux8,77744.9+8.6
Communist Kenneth O'Hara4982.5+2.5
Total formal votes19,55698.3+0.3
Informal votes4112.0−0.3
Turnout 19,90393.2−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Gollan 10,72954.9−8.8
Liberal Charles De Monchaux8,82745.1+8.8
Labor hold Swing −8.8

Redfern

1956 New South Wales state election: Redfern [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Green 16,58490.4−2.3
Communist Arthur Shipton1,7549.6+2.3
Total formal votes18,33893.5−0.4
Informal votes1,2656.5+0.4
Turnout 19,60393.6+1.4
Labor hold Swing −2.3

Rockdale

1956 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [80]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 11,46951.3−9.2
Liberal Harold Heslehurst10,89048.7+9.2
Total formal votes22,35998.3+0.8
Informal votes3871.7−0.8
Turnout 22,74694.1−0.4
Labor hold Swing −9.2

Ryde

1956 New South Wales state election: Ryde [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Downing 12,00150.1−4.4
Liberal Francis Collings11,95949.9+4.4
Total formal votes23,96098.2+0.1
Informal votes4361.8−0.1
Turnout 24,39694.6−0.6
Labor hold Swing −4.4

South Coast

1956 New South Wales state election: South Coast [82]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 11,79568.5+7.7
Labor Allan Beaton5,41631.5−7.7
Total formal votes17,21199.2+0.4
Informal votes1320.8−0.4
Turnout 17,34394.1+0.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

Sturt

1956 New South Wales state election: Sturt [83]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wattison 10,10770.0−30.0
Independent John Fox2,85819.8+19.8
Communist William Flynn1,46810.2+10.2
Total formal votes14,43398.0
Informal votes2872.0
Turnout 14,72087.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor William Wattison 10,84175.1−24.9
Independent John Fox3,59224.9+24.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sutherland

1956 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [84]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 14,81252.5+5.8
Labor Tom Dalton 13,38847.5−5.8
Total formal votes28,20098.7+0.3
Informal votes3771.3−0.3
Turnout 28,57794.6+0.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.8

Tamworth

1956 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [85]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,20361.8+7.2
Labor Arthur Foran6,92138.2−7.2
Total formal votes18,12499.1+0.1
Informal votes1630.9−0.1
Turnout 18,28792.8−3.1
Country hold Swing +7.2

Temora

1956 New South Wales state election: Temora [86]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Doug Dickson 10,03964.4+3.2
Labor Hector Skidmore5,54935.6−3.2
Total formal votes15,58899.0+0.2
Informal votes1521.0−0.2
Turnout 15,74091.9−2.2
Country hold Swing +3.2

Tenterfield

1956 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Michael Bruxner unopposed
Country hold 

Upper Hunter

1956 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter [88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country D'Arcy Rose 9,16657.0+1.7
Labor Albert Khan6,90743.0−1.7
Total formal votes16,07399.4+0.3
Informal votes990.6−0.3
Turnout 16,17294.6−1.1
Country hold Swing +1.7

Vaucluse

1956 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Murray Robson 14,86571.4−28.6
Independent Alfred Elboz5,95028.6+28.6
Total formal votes20,81597.3
Informal votes5752.7
Turnout 21,39090.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Wagga Wagga

1956 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga [90]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eddie Graham 10,25060.3−3.9
Liberal Wal Fife 6,74339.7+3.9
Total formal votes16,99399.2+1.1
Informal votes1440.8−1.1
Turnout 17,13793.9−0.4
Labor hold Swing −5.7

Waratah

1956 New South Wales state election: Waratah [91]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frank Purdue 8,82948.8+48.8
Labor Harry Sheedy6,60836.6−31.3
Independent Harry Edwards2,20112.2+12.2
Communist Thomas Graham4342.4+2.4
Total formal votes18,07298.7+1.6
Informal votes2351.3−1.6
Turnout 18,30795.7−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frank Purdue 10,12956.0+56.0
Labor Harry Sheedy7,94344.0−23.9
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Waverley

1956 New South Wales state election: Waverley [92]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ferguson 11,37358.6−9.9
Liberal John Steinwede7,14536.8+5.3
Communist Eddie Maher9004.6+4.6
Total formal votes19,41897.90.0
Informal votes4252.10.0
Turnout 19,84390.8−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Ferguson 12,18362.7−5.8
Liberal John Steinwede7,23537.3+5.8
Labor hold Swing −5.8

Willoughby

1956 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [93]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Brain 15,68272.0+7.4
Labor Anthony Coates6,08628.0−7.4
Total formal votes21,76898.8+0.4
Informal votes2711.2−0.4
Turnout 22,03992.9−0.9
Liberal hold Swing +7.4

Wollondilly

1956 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly [94]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Blake Pelly 11,67565.2+8.3
Labor Ernest Seager6,22034.8−8.3
Total formal votes17,89598.9+0.3
Informal votes2041.1−0.3
Turnout 18,09994.6+0.4
Liberal hold Swing +8.3

Wollongong−Kembla

1956 New South Wales state election: Wollongong−Kembla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rex Connor 9,63655.2+0.3
Liberal Robert Albert6,02734.5+34.5
Independent George Parker1,78510.2−30.4
Total formal votes17,44898.3+1.4
Informal votes2931.7−1.4
Turnout 17,74193.7−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Connor 10,52860.3+4.3
Liberal Robert Albert6,92039.7+39.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Woollahra

1956 New South Wales state election: Woollahra [95]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt 14,59270.8+3.2
Independent George Mason6,00729.2+29.2
Total formal votes20,59995.3−2.3
Informal votes1,0104.7+2.3
Turnout 21,60987.7−0.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Young

1956 New South Wales state election: Young [96]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 9,37149.0−8.2
Liberal Raymond Oliver4,90425.6+25.6
Country George Freudenstein 4,85825.4−17.4
Total formal votes19,13399.2+0.1
Informal votes1510.8−0.1
Turnout 19,28495.1−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 9,74650.9−6.3
Liberal Raymond Oliver9,38749.1+6.3
Labor hold Swing −6.3

See also

Notes

  1. There were 1,846,859 enrolled voters in 86 contested electorates and 164,399 were enrolled in 8 uncontested electorates (2 Labor, 3 Liberal and 3 Country ). [1]

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  86. Green, Antony. "1956 Temora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  87. Green, Antony. "1956 Tenterfield". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  88. Green, Antony. "1956 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  89. Green, Antony. "1956 Vaucluse". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  90. Green, Antony. "1956 Wagga Wagga". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  91. Green, Antony. "1956 Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  92. Green, Antony. "1956 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  93. Green, Antony. "1956 Willoughby". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  94. Green, Antony. "1956 Wollondilly". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  95. Green, Antony. "1956 Woollahra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  96. Green, Antony. "1956 Young". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.