Results of the 1956 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 19 May 1956 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1953–1957 >>
Enrolled voters		712,508 [1]
Votes cast		662,680		Turnout	93.01	–0.79
Informal votes		8,006		Informal	1.21	–0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	335,311	51.22	–1.99	49	– 1
	Liberal	164,116	25.07	+3.77	8	± 0
	Country	126,183	19.27	+0.53	16	+ 1
	North Queensland Labor	8,625	1.32	+0.22	1	± 0
	Communist	1,332	0.20	–0.45	0	± 0
	Ind. Labor	414	0.06	–0.08	0	± 0
	Independent	18,693	2.86	–0.26	1	± 0
Total		654,674			75

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1956 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Aubigny

1956 Queensland state election: Aubigny ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Sparkes	6,409	72.6	+13.3
	Labor	William Alexander	2,423	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			8,832	99.3	+0.2
Informal votes			64	0.7	−0.2
Turnout			8,896	95.5	+0.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Balonne

1956 Queensland state election: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	2,616	56.7	−4.5
	Country	Eric McCorkell	1,997	43.3	+4.5
Total formal votes			4,613	98.8	−0.3
Informal votes			57	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			4,670	85.8	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.5

Barambah

1956 Queensland state election: Barambah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Barcoo

1956 Queensland state election: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Davis	3,008	67.6	−32.4
	Country	Wally Rae	1,444	32.4	+32.4
Total formal votes			4,452	98.8
Informal votes			55	1.2
Turnout			4,507	87.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Baroona

1956 Queensland state election: Baroona

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Power	5,525	64.8	−35.2
	Liberal	Robert Thomasson	2,816	33.0	+33.0
	Communist	Kevin Loughlin	190	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			8,531	98.5
Informal votes			126	1.5
Turnout			8,657	90.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Belyando

1956 Queensland state election: Belyando

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	2,512	58.7	−41.3
	Country	Timothy Donnelly	1,770	41.3	+41.3
Total formal votes			4,282	99.2
Informal votes			33	0.8
Turnout			4,315	85.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Bremer

1956 Queensland state election: Bremer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Donald	7,826	72.7	−27.3
	Liberal	George Groth	2,938	27.3	+27.3
Total formal votes			10,764	98.6
Informal votes			149	1.4
Turnout			10,913	94.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Brisbane

1956 Queensland state election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Johnno Mann	4,402	60.0	−15.2
	Liberal	Roger Moore	2,569	35.0	+35.0
	Independent	Peter Day	369	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			7,340	98.2
Informal votes			137	1.8
Turnout			7,477	86.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Bulimba

1956 Queensland state election: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Gardner	7,437	56.7	−7.3
	Liberal	John Mills	5,350	40.7	+4.7
	Independent	Herbert Ricketts	341	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			13,128	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			201	1.5	0.0
Turnout			13,329	95.0	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.0

Bundaberg

1956 Queensland state election: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Walsh	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Buranda

1956 Queensland state election: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Brown	5,129	55.5	−8.0
	Liberal	Keith Hooper	4,118	44.5	+8.0
Total formal votes			9,247	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			86	0.9	−0.2
Turnout			9,333	94.1	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.0

Burdekin

1956 Queensland state election: Burdekin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Coburn	4,891	63.9	+5.9
	Labor	Henry Skinner	2,546	33.3	−8.7
	Communist	Howard Connors	215	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			7,652	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			67	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			7,719	94.9	−1.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+7.3

Cairns

1956 Queensland state election: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Watty Wallace	4,688	58.9	−0.7
	Country	Harold Mulry	2,258	28.4	−2.9
	Independent	Henry Smallwood	1,008	12.7	+12.7
Total formal votes			7,954	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			88	1.1	−0.3
Turnout			8,042	90.2	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Callide

1956 Queensland state election: Callide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Vince Jones	6,396	65.1	+1.2
	Labor	Eric Willis	3,435	34.9	−1.2
Total formal votes			9,831	98.8	+1.7
Informal votes			116	1.2	−1.7
Turnout			9,947	95.0	−1.9
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

Carnarvon

1956 Queensland state election: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Hilton	5,416	58.2	−3.2
	Country	Fred Rogers	3,896	41.8	+3.2
Total formal votes			9,312	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			67	0.7	−0.5
Turnout			9,379	92.0	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

Carpentaria

1956 Queensland state election: Carpentaria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Smith	3,377	60.1	−2.6
	Country	William Aplin	2,240	39.9	+2.6
Total formal votes			5,617	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			50	0.9	0.0
Turnout			5,667	81.3	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.6

Charters Towers

1956 Queensland state election: Charters Towers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Jones	2,766	67.6	−32.4
	Liberal	Jan Karlik	1,329	32.4	+32.4
Total formal votes			4,095	99.0
Informal votes			40	1.0
Turnout			4,135	94.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Chermside

1956 Queensland state election: Chermside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Dewar	9,617	58.5	+6.9
	Labor	Dudley Ryder	6,831	41.5	−6.9
Total formal votes			16,448	98.6	−0.6
Informal votes			230	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			16,678	94.2	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

Clayfield

1956 Queensland state election: Clayfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Taylor	6,888	74.0	−26.0
	Independent	James Ryan	2,420	26.0	+26.0
Total formal votes			9,308	97.4
Informal votes			244	2.6
Turnout			9,552	90.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Condamine

1956 Queensland state election: Condamine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Diplock	5,998	54.9	+4.4
	Country	Stewart Keys	4,919	45.1	−4.4
Total formal votes			10,917	99.5	0.0
Informal votes			57	0.5	0.0
Turnout			10,974	93.4	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Cook

1956 Queensland state election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bunny Adair	5,433	63.6	+10.5
	Country	John Crossland	3,110	36.4	−10.5
Total formal votes			8,543	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			103	1.2	0.0
Turnout			8,646	89.2	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.5

Cooroora

1956 Queensland state election: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Low	6,396	68.2	−1.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Arnell	2,978	31.8	+1.9
Total formal votes			9,374	99.2	−0.1
Informal votes			72	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			9,446	94.1	−0.5
	Country hold		Swing	−1.9

Coorparoo

1956 Queensland state election: Coorparoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Hiley	7,476	62.0	+4.5
	Labor	Geoffrey Maher	4,588	38.0	−4.5
Total formal votes			12,064	98.9	−0.2
Informal votes			134	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			12,198	94.5	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5

Cunningham

1956 Queensland state election: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Alan Fletcher	6,682	64.5	+3.5
	Labor	John McCafferty	3,718	35.5	−3.5
Total formal votes			10,400	99.3	+0.1
Informal votes			73	0.7	−0.1
Turnout			10,473	95.2	+2.0
	Country hold		Swing	+3.5

Darlington

1956 Queensland state election: Darlington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Plunkett	6,823	67.9	+1.3
	Labor	Charles Knoll	3,223	32.1	−1.3
Total formal votes			10,046	98.7	+1.8
Informal votes			130	1.3	−1.8
Turnout			10,176	91.4	−1.9
	Country hold		Swing	+1.3

Fassifern

1956 Queensland state election: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Alf Muller	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Fitzroy

1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,472	62.6	−6.9
	Liberal	Gerard Davies	3,175	36.3	+7.6
	Communist	Eric Browne	100	1.1	−0.7
Total formal votes			8,747	99.0	−0.1
Informal votes			91	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			8,838	95.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.2

Flinders

1956 Queensland state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Forde	2,269	58.1	−41.9
	Country	Bill Longeran	1,638	41.9	+41.9
Total formal votes			3,907	99.3
Informal votes			27	0.7
Turnout			3,934	83.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Fortitude Valley

1956 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Brosnan	4,963	57.2	−14.9
	Liberal	Bob Windsor	3,518	40.5	+40.5
	Communist	Jim Henderson	202	2.3	−2.4
Total formal votes			8,683	98.9	+1.9
Informal votes			99	1.1	−1.9
Turnout			8,782	91.6	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Gregory

1956 Queensland state election: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,847	65.3	−34.7
	Country	Robert Campbell	1,516	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			4,363	99.3
Informal votes			32	0.7
Turnout			4,395	85.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Haughton

1956 Queensland state election: Haughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colin McCathie	5,737	70.4	+11.2
	Liberal	Edwin Pearse	2,415	29.6	+29.6
Total formal votes			8,152	98.9	−0.5
Informal votes			88	1.1	+0.5
Turnout			8,240	94.7	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Hinchinbrook

1956 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cecil Jesson	4,319	52.1	−7.2
	Liberal	Francis Curro	3,964	47.9	+27.5
Total formal votes			8,283	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			125	1.5	−0.3
Turnout			8,408	92.6	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−17.3

Ipswich

1956 Queensland state election: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ivor Marsden	5,689	61.2	−33.4
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	3,514	37.8	+37.8
	Communist	Mev Welsby	93	1.0	−4.4
Total formal votes			9,296	99.2	+4.6
Informal votes			74	0.8	−4.6
Turnout			9,370	93.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Isis

1956 Queensland state election: Isis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jack Pizzey	5,753	62.3	+3.6
	Labor	Hylton Salter	3,475	37.7	−3.6
Total formal votes			9,228	98.6	−0.1
Informal votes			131	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			9,359	93.3	−1.3
	Country hold		Swing	+3.6

Ithaca

1956 Queensland state election: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leonard Eastment	5,967	61.7	−3.3
	Liberal	Alan Edwards	3,711	38.3	+4.7
Total formal votes			9,678	98.6	−0.3
Informal votes			138	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			9,816	94.2	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.5

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of Leonard Eastment. It was held on 8 December 1956.

1956 Ithaca state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Hanlon	5,186	59.2	−2.5
	Liberal	Alan Edwards	3,578	40.8	+2.5
Total formal votes			8,764	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			127	1.4	0.0
Turnout			8,891	88.4	−5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.5

Kedron

1956 Queensland state election: Kedron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Lloyd	11,283	61.0	−4.8
	Liberal	Albert Johnson	7,215	39.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			18,498	98.8	−0.2
Informal votes			232	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			18,730	95.2	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

Kelvin Grove

1956 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Turner	5,355	54.3	−7.6
	Liberal	Douglas Tooth	4,506	45.7	+7.6
Total formal votes			9,861	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			153	1.5	−0.1
Turnout			10,014	93.9	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.6

Keppel

1956 Queensland state election: Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Viv Cooper	6,790	58.5	+3.1
	Liberal	Tom Griffith	4,820	41.5	+41.5
Total formal votes			11,610	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			88	0.8	−0.2
Turnout			11,698	95.8	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Kurilpa

1956 Queensland state election: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Moores	4,785	57.3	−5.4
	Liberal	Doug Berry	3,573	42.7	+12.0
Total formal votes			8,358	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			133	1.6	−0.3
Turnout			8,491	90.0	−1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Landsborough

1956 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	7,176	73.1	−26.9
	Labor	Vincent Crosby	2,645	26.9	+26.9
Total formal votes			9,821	98.9
Informal votes			106	1.1
Turnout			9,927	93.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Lockyer

1956 Queensland state election: Lockyer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Chalk	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mackay

1956 Queensland state election: Mackay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Graham	4,344	58.0	−6.5
	Liberal	David Treacy	2,924	39.0	+3.5
	Independent	James Rowen	223	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			7,491	98.9	−0.4
Informal votes			81	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			7,572	93.1	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Mackenzie

1956 Queensland state election: Mackenzie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Nev Hewitt	2,172	50.5	+5.5
	Labor	Paddy Whyte	2,126	49.5	−5.5
Total formal votes			4,298	99.1	−0.1
Informal votes			41	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			4,339	89.5	−0.6
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+5.5

Marodian

1956 Queensland state election: Marodian

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Heading	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Maryborough

1956 Queensland state election: Maryborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horace Davies	6,488	66.2	+10.2
	Country	James Dunn	3,306	33.8	+33.8
Total formal votes			9,794	98.5	+0.7
Informal votes			152	1.5	−0.7
Turnout			9,946	96.1	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Merthyr

1956 Queensland state election: Merthyr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Moore	5,030	59.8	−4.0
	Liberal	Sam Ramsden	3,380	40.2	+4.0
Total formal votes			8,410	98.6	−0.1
Informal votes			120	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			8,530	91.0	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.0

Mirani

1956 Queensland state election: Mirani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ernie Evans	4,751	59.2	+1.3
	Labor	Roger Scanlan	3,268	40.8	−1.3
Total formal votes			8,019	98.8	−0.2
Informal votes			97	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			8,116	93.0	−1.8
	Country hold		Swing	+1.3

Mount Coot-tha

1956 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kenneth Morris	8,932	62.4	+4.5
	Labor	Vlad Darveniza	5,386	37.6	−4.5
Total formal votes			14,318	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			171	1.2	0.0
Turnout			14,489	94.1	−0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5

Mount Gravatt

1956 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Felix Dittmer	14,600	59.6	−3.9
	Liberal	Eric Handy	9,904	40.4	+5.9
Total formal votes			24,504	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			286	1.2	−0.1
Turnout			24,790	94.2	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.9

Mourilyan

1956 Queensland state election: Mourilyan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Byrne	4,468	59.5	−7.8
	Country	Eric Fox	2,872	38.2	+8.6
	Communist	John Twaddle	174	2.3	−0.8
Total formal votes			7,514	98.9	−0.3
Informal votes			86	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			7,600	93.4	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.3

Mulgrave

1956 Queensland state election: Mulgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles English	3,821	51.9	+0.8
	Country	Bob Watson	3,547	48.1	−0.8
Total formal votes			7,368	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			80	1.1	−0.3
Turnout			7,448	93.4	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

Mundingburra

1956 Queensland state election: Mundingburra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NQ Labor	Tom Aikens	7,296	77.9	+25.4
	Labor	John Brennan	2,074	22.1	−5.6
Total formal votes			9,370	98.0	−1.3
Informal votes			189	2.0	+1.3
Turnout			9,559	93.6	−1.2
	NQ Labor hold		Swing	+15.5

Murrumba

1956 Queensland state election: Murrumba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	8,387	62.0	+4.2
	Labor	Charles Myers	5,137	38.0	−4.2
Total formal votes			13,524	98.6	−0.6
Informal votes			187	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			13,711	93.7	+1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Nash

1956 Queensland state election: Nash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg Kehoe	5,751	56.0	−0.1
	Country	Max Hodges	4,516	44.0	+44.0
Total formal votes			10,267	99.0	−0.2
Informal votes			106	1.0	+0.2
Turnout			10,373	95.2	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Norman

1956 Queensland state election: Norman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Baxter	6,052	56.1	−3.1
	Liberal	George Regan	4,738	43.9	+3.1
Total formal votes			10,790	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			120	1.1	0.0
Turnout			10,910	94.5	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.1

North Toowoomba

1956 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Wood	5,352	59.0	−2.8
	Liberal	Sidney Webb	3,718	41.0	+2.8
Total formal votes			9,070	98.9	−0.2
Informal votes			103	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			9,173	92.8	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

Nundah

1956 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Hadley	6,136	55.5	−6.4
	Liberal	William Knox	4,924	44.5	+6.4
Total formal votes			11,060	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			166	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			11,226	94.8	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

Port Curtis

1956 Queensland state election: Port Curtis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Burrows	6,092	64.5	−3.3
	Country	Thomas Pulsford	3,353	35.5	+3.3
Total formal votes			9,445	99.3	+0.1
Informal votes			68	0.7	−0.1
Turnout			9,513	94.6	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3

Rockhampton

1956 Queensland state election: Rockhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Gardner	4,445	50.0	−11.8
	Liberal	Rex Pilbeam	4,379	49.3	+13.7
	Independent	Tom Kelly	66	0.7	−1.9
Total formal votes			8,890	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			86	1.0	0.0
Turnout			8,976	95.5	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.7

Roma

1956 Queensland state election: Roma

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Dohring	2,624	50.1	−1.5
	Country	William Ewan	2,610	49.9	+1.5
Total formal votes			5,234	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			32	0.6	−0.1
Turnout			5,266	93.5	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.5

Sandgate

1956 Queensland state election: Sandgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Robinson	9,562	56.6	+0.7
	Liberal	Thomas Ahearn	7,340	43.4	−0.7
Total formal votes			16,902	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			210	1.2	−0.2
Turnout			17,112	93.3	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Sherwood

1956 Queensland state election: Sherwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Herbert	8,384	51.1	+0.6
	Labor	Bart Lourigan	7,424	45.2	−3.5
	Independent	Margaret Fisher	400	2.4	+2.4
	Communist	Eugene Marshall	206	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			16,414	97.0	−1.8
Informal votes			500	3.0	+1.8
Turnout			16,914	93.9	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

Somerset

1956 Queensland state election: Somerset

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alexander Skinner	4,921	55.9	+4.9
	Country	Nigel McConnel	3,887	44.1	−4.9
Total formal votes			8,808	99.3	+0.2
Informal votes			63	0.7	−0.2
Turnout			8,871	94.7	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

South Brisbane

1956 Queensland state election: South Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Gair	4,736	58.6	−6.0
	Independent	Frank Roberts	2,731	33.8	+33.8
	Independent	Jack Noonan	611	7.6	+7.6
Total formal votes			8,078	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			123	1.5	0.0
Turnout			8,201	91.9	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Southport

1956 Queensland state election: Southport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Eric Gaven	7,827	66.0	+5.8
	Labor	William Belford	4,027	34.0	−5.8
Total formal votes			11,854	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			74	0.6	−0.1
Turnout			11,928	91.7	−1.5
	Country hold		Swing	+5.8

Tablelands

1956 Queensland state election: Tablelands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Collins	5,547	66.4	+0.1
	Country	Clarence West	2,803	33.6	+2.7
Total formal votes			8,350	98.9	−0.2
Informal votes			96	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			8,446	90.6	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Toowong

1956 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Toowoomba

1956 Queensland state election: Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Duggan	5,979	63.0	−3.1
	Liberal	Edward Hall	3,512	37.0	+3.1
Total formal votes			9,491	98.7	−0.5
Informal votes			121	1.3	+0.5
Turnout			9,612	92.7	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.1

Townsville

1956 Queensland state election: Townsville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Keyatta	2,982	46.9	−11.5
	Liberal	Roy Pope	2,301	36.2	+9.8
	Independent	Jack Abercrombie	915	14.4	+2.3
	Communist	Hugh Fay	156	2.5	−0.6
Total formal votes			4,354	99.1	+0.4
Informal votes			58	0.9	−0.4
Turnout			4,412	91.1	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.6

Warrego

1956 Queensland state election: Warrego

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dufficy	3,248	67.7	−32.3
	Country	William Mills	1,550	32.3	+32.3
Total formal votes			4,798	98.4
Informal votes			76	1.6
Turnout			4,874	84.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warwick

1956 Queensland state election: Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Otto Madsen	5,483	63.6	−1.2
	Labor	Frank Drew	3,137	36.4	+1.2
Total formal votes			8,620	99.1	−0.1
Informal votes			81	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			8,701	96.2	+0.5
	Country hold		Swing	−1.2

Whitsunday

1956 Queensland state election: Whitsunday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Lloyd Roberts	4,962	59.4	+9.9
	Labor	George Burns	3,395	40.6	−4.2
Total formal votes			8,357	98.6	−0.6
Informal votes			118	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			8,475	93.2	−0.9
	Country hold		Swing	+7.1

Windsor

1956 Queensland state election: Windsor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Rasey	5,459	56.3	−3.9
	Liberal	Margaret Gordon	4,240	43.7	+3.9
Total formal votes			9,699	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			121	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			9,820	94.6	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.9

Wynnum

1956 Queensland state election: Wynnum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Gunn	9,354	65.4	−4.1
	Liberal	Charles Mengel	4,954	34.6	+4.1
Total formal votes			14,308	98.7	−0.2
Informal votes			192	1.3	+0.2
Turnout			14,500	93.1	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.1

Yeronga

1956 Queensland state election: Yeronga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Noble	6,974	57.9	+6.2
	Labor	Norman Stutz	4,875	40.5	−8.3
	Independent	Jim Dwyer	191	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			12,040	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			116	1.0	−0.2
Turnout			12,156	94.1	−1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

See also

• 1956 Queensland state election
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1956
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1956-1957

References

1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 19 May 1956" . Retrieved 25 January 2010.
2. Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0-7081-0301-4.