Results of the 1956 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 19 May 1956 [1]
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Enrolled voters712,508 [1]
Votes cast662,680 Turnout 93.01–0.79
Informal votes8,006Informal1.21–0.07
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 335,31151.22–1.9949– 1
  Liberal 164,11625.07+3.778± 0
  Country 126,18319.27+0.5316+ 1
  North Queensland Labor 8,6251.32+0.221± 0
  Communist 1,3320.20–0.450± 0
 Ind. Labor4140.06–0.080± 0
  Independent 18,6932.86–0.261± 0
Total654,674  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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jim Sparkes 6,40972.6+13.3
Labor William Alexander2,42327.4+27.4
Total formal votes8,83299.3+0.2
Informal votes640.7-0.2
Turnout 8,89695.5+0.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Balonne

1956 Queensland state election: Balonne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Taylor 2,61656.7-4.5
Country Eric McCorkell1,99743.3+4.5
Total formal votes4,61398.8-0.3
Informal votes571.2+0.3
Turnout 4,67085.8+0.4
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Barambah

1956 Queensland state election: Barambah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen unopposed
Country hold Swing

Barcoo

1956 Queensland state election: Barcoo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ned Davis 3,00867.6-32.4
Country Wally Rae 1,44432.4+32.4
Total formal votes4,45298.8
Informal votes551.2
Turnout 4,50787.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Baroona

1956 Queensland state election: Baroona
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Power 5,52564.8-35.2
Liberal Robert Thomasson2,81633.0+33.0
Communist Kevin Loughlin1902.2+2.2
Total formal votes8,53198.5
Informal votes1261.5
Turnout 8,65790.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Belyando

1956 Queensland state election: Belyando
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,51258.7-41.3
Country Timothy Donnelly1,77041.3+41.3
Total formal votes4,28299.2
Informal votes330.8
Turnout 4,31585.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bremer

1956 Queensland state election: Bremer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Donald 7,82672.7-27.3
Liberal George Groth2,93827.3+27.3
Total formal votes10,76498.6
Informal votes1491.4
Turnout 10,91394.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Brisbane

1956 Queensland state election: Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Johnno Mann 4,40260.0-15.2
Liberal Roger Moore2,56935.0+35.0
Independent Peter Day3695.0+5.0
Total formal votes7,34098.2
Informal votes1371.8
Turnout 7,47786.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba

1956 Queensland state election: Bulimba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Gardner 7,43756.7-7.3
Liberal John Mills5,35040.7+4.7
Independent Herbert Ricketts3412.6+2.6
Total formal votes13,12898.50.0
Informal votes2011.50.0
Turnout 13,32995.0-0.7
Labor hold Swing -6.0

Bundaberg

1956 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Walsh unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Buranda

1956 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,12955.5-8.0
Liberal Keith Hooper 4,11844.5+8.0
Total formal votes9,24799.1+0.2
Informal votes860.9-0.2
Turnout 9,33394.1-0.2
Labor hold Swing -8.0

Burdekin

1956 Queensland state election: Burdekin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,89163.9+5.9
Labor Henry Skinner2,54633.3-8.7
Communist Howard Connors2152.8+2.8
Total formal votes7,65299.1+0.5
Informal votes670.9-0.5
Turnout 7,71994.9-1.2
Independent hold Swing +7.3

Cairns

1956 Queensland state election: Cairns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Watty Wallace 4,68858.9-0.7
Country Harold Mulry2,25828.4-2.9
Independent Henry Smallwood1,00812.7+12.7
Total formal votes7,95498.9+0.3
Informal votes881.1-0.3
Turnout 8,04290.2-0.4
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Callide

1956 Queensland state election: Callide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Vince Jones 6,39665.1+1.2
Labor Eric Willis3,43534.9-1.2
Total formal votes9,83198.8+1.7
Informal votes1161.2-1.7
Turnout 9,94795.0-1.9
Country hold Swing +1.2

Carnarvon

1956 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Hilton 5,41658.2-3.2
Country Fred Rogers3,89641.8+3.2
Total formal votes9,31299.3+0.5
Informal votes670.7-0.5
Turnout 9,37992.0-0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Carpentaria

1956 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,37760.1-2.6
Country William Aplin2,24039.9+2.6
Total formal votes5,61799.10.0
Informal votes500.90.0
Turnout 5,66781.3-2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Charters Towers

1956 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,76667.6-32.4
Liberal Jan Karlik1,32932.4+32.4
Total formal votes4,09599.0
Informal votes401.0
Turnout 4,13594.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Chermside

1956 Queensland state election: Chermside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 9,61758.5+6.9
Labor Dudley Ryder6,83141.5-6.9
Total formal votes16,44898.6-0.6
Informal votes2301.4+0.6
Turnout 16,67894.2-0.8
Liberal hold Swing +6.9

Clayfield

1956 Queensland state election: Clayfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 6,88874.0-26.0
Independent James Ryan2,42026.0+26.0
Total formal votes9,30897.4
Informal votes2442.6
Turnout 9,55290.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Condamine

1956 Queensland state election: Condamine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Diplock 5,99854.9+4.4
Country Stewart Keys4,91945.1-4.4
Total formal votes10,91799.50.0
Informal votes570.50.0
Turnout 10,97493.4+0.2
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Cook

1956 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bunny Adair 5,43363.6+10.5
Country John Crossland3,11036.4-10.5
Total formal votes8,54398.80.0
Informal votes1031.20.0
Turnout 8,64689.2-0.6
Labor hold Swing +10.5

Cooroora

1956 Queensland state election: Cooroora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Low 6,39668.2-1.9
Labor Geoffrey Arnell2,97831.8+1.9
Total formal votes9,37499.2-0.1
Informal votes720.8+0.1
Turnout 9,44694.1-0.5
Country hold Swing -1.9

Coorparoo

1956 Queensland state election: Coorparoo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 7,47662.0+4.5
Labor Geoffrey Maher4,58838.0-4.5
Total formal votes12,06498.9-0.2
Informal votes1341.1+0.2
Turnout 12,19894.5+0.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Cunningham

1956 Queensland state election: Cunningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alan Fletcher 6,68264.5+3.5
Labor John McCafferty3,71835.5-3.5
Total formal votes10,40099.3+0.1
Informal votes730.7-0.1
Turnout 10,47395.2+2.0
Country hold Swing +3.5

Darlington

1956 Queensland state election: Darlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Plunkett 6,82367.9+1.3
Labor Charles Knoll3,22332.1-1.3
Total formal votes10,04698.7+1.8
Informal votes1301.3-1.8
Turnout 10,17691.4-1.9
Country hold Swing +1.3

Fassifern

1956 Queensland state election: Fassifern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alf Muller unopposed
Country hold Swing

Fitzroy

1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,47262.6-6.9
Liberal Gerard Davies3,17536.3+7.6
Communist Eric Browne1001.1-0.7
Total formal votes8,74799.0-0.1
Informal votes911.0+0.1
Turnout 8,83895.5+0.5
Labor hold Swing -7.2

Flinders

1956 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Forde 2,26958.1-41.9
Country Bill Longeran 1,63841.9+41.9
Total formal votes3,90799.3
Informal votes270.7
Turnout 3,93483.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley

1956 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Brosnan 4,96357.2-14.9
Liberal Bob Windsor 3,51840.5+40.5
Communist Jim Henderson2022.3-2.4
Total formal votes8,68398.9+1.9
Informal votes991.1-1.9
Turnout 8,78291.6-0.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory

1956 Queensland state election: Gregory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Devries 2,84765.3-34.7
Country Robert Campbell1,51634.7+34.7
Total formal votes4,36399.3
Informal votes320.7
Turnout 4,39585.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Haughton

1956 Queensland state election: Haughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Colin McCathie 5,73770.4+11.2
Liberal Edwin Pearse2,41529.6+29.6
Total formal votes8,15298.9-0.5
Informal votes881.1+0.5
Turnout 8,24094.7-1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Hinchinbrook

1956 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 4,31952.1-7.2
Liberal Francis Curro3,96447.9+27.5
Total formal votes8,28398.5+0.3
Informal votes1251.5-0.3
Turnout 8,40892.6+0.6
Labor hold Swing -17.3

Ipswich

1956 Queensland state election: Ipswich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 5,68961.2-33.4
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 3,51437.8+37.8
Communist Mev Welsby931.0-4.4
Total formal votes9,29699.2+4.6
Informal votes740.8-4.6
Turnout 9,37093.9+0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Isis

1956 Queensland state election: Isis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,75362.3+3.6
Labor Hylton Salter3,47537.7-3.6
Total formal votes9,22898.6-0.1
Informal votes1311.4+0.1
Turnout 9,35993.3-1.3
Country hold Swing +3.6

Ithaca

1956 Queensland state election: Ithaca
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Leonard Eastment 5,96761.7-3.3
Liberal Alan Edwards3,71138.3+4.7
Total formal votes9,67898.6-0.3
Informal votes1381.4+0.3
Turnout 9,81694.2-1.2
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 5,18659.2-2.5
Liberal Alan Edwards3,57840.8+2.5
Total formal votes8,76498.60.0
Informal votes1271.40.0
Turnout 8,89188.4-5.8
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Kedron

1956 Queensland state election: Kedron
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 11,28361.0-4.8
Liberal Albert Johnson7,21539.0+4.8
Total formal votes18,49898.8-0.2
Informal votes2321.2+0.2
Turnout 18,73095.2-0.5
Labor hold Swing -4.8

Kelvin Grove

1956 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bert Turner 5,35554.3-7.6
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,50645.7+7.6
Total formal votes9,86198.5+0.1
Informal votes1531.5-0.1
Turnout 10,01493.9-0.9
Labor hold Swing -7.6

Keppel

1956 Queensland state election: Keppel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Viv Cooper 6,79058.5+3.1
Liberal Tom Griffith4,82041.5+41.5
Total formal votes11,61099.2+0.2
Informal votes880.8-0.2
Turnout 11,69895.8+0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurilpa

1956 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Moores 4,78557.3-5.4
Liberal Doug Berry 3,57342.7+12.0
Total formal votes8,35898.4+0.3
Informal votes1331.6-0.3
Turnout 8,49190.0-1.7
Labor hold Swing -8.7

Landsborough

1956 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin 7,17673.1-26.9
Labor Vincent Crosby2,64526.9+26.9
Total formal votes9,82198.9
Informal votes1061.1
Turnout 9,92793.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Lockyer

1956 Queensland state election: Lockyer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Mackay

1956 Queensland state election: Mackay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Graham 4,34458.0-6.5
Liberal David Treacy2,92439.0+3.5
Independent James Rowen2233.0+3.0
Total formal votes7,49198.9-0.4
Informal votes811.1+0.4
Turnout 7,57293.1-2.8
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Mackenzie

1956 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Nev Hewitt 2,17250.5+5.5
Labor Paddy Whyte 2,12649.5-5.5
Total formal votes4,29899.1-0.1
Informal votes410.9+0.1
Turnout 4,33989.5-0.6
Country gain from Labor Swing +5.5

Marodian

1956 Queensland state election: Marodian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country James Heading unopposed
Country hold Swing

Maryborough

1956 Queensland state election: Maryborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Horace Davies 6,48866.2+10.2
Country James Dunn3,30633.8+33.8
Total formal votes9,79498.5+0.7
Informal votes1521.5-0.7
Turnout 9,94696.1-1.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr

1956 Queensland state election: Merthyr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Moore 5,03059.8-4.0
Liberal Sam Ramsden 3,38040.2+4.0
Total formal votes8,41098.6-0.1
Informal votes1201.4+0.1
Turnout 8,53091.0-2.9
Labor hold Swing -4.0

Mirani

1956 Queensland state election: Mirani
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,75159.2+1.3
Labor Roger Scanlan3,26840.8-1.3
Total formal votes8,01998.8-0.2
Informal votes971.2+0.2
Turnout 8,11693.0-1.8
Country hold Swing +1.3

Mount Coot-tha

1956 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,93262.4+4.5
Labor Vlad Darveniza5,38637.6-4.5
Total formal votes14,31898.80.0
Informal votes1711.20.0
Turnout 14,48994.1-0.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Mount Gravatt

1956 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 14,60059.6-3.9
Liberal Eric Handy9,90440.4+5.9
Total formal votes24,50498.8+0.1
Informal votes2861.2-0.1
Turnout 24,79094.2+0.6
Labor hold Swing -4.9

Mourilyan

1956 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,46859.5-7.8
Country Eric Fox2,87238.2+8.6
Communist John Twaddle1742.3-0.8
Total formal votes7,51498.9-0.3
Informal votes861.1+0.3
Turnout 7,60093.4-0.7
Labor hold Swing -8.3

Mulgrave

1956 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles English 3,82151.9+0.8
Country Bob Watson 3,54748.1-0.8
Total formal votes7,36898.9+0.3
Informal votes801.1-0.3
Turnout 7,44893.4+0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Mundingburra

1956 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 7,29677.9+25.4
Labor John Brennan2,07422.1-5.6
Total formal votes9,37098.0-1.3
Informal votes1892.0+1.3
Turnout 9,55993.6-1.2
NQ Labor hold Swing +15.5

Murrumba

1956 Queensland state election: Murrumba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Nicholson 8,38762.0+4.2
Labor Charles Myers5,13738.0-4.2
Total formal votes13,52498.6-0.6
Informal votes1871.4+0.6
Turnout 13,71193.7+1.2
Country hold Swing +4.2

Nash

1956 Queensland state election: Nash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Greg Kehoe 5,75156.0-0.1
Country Max Hodges 4,51644.0+44.0
Total formal votes10,26799.0-0.2
Informal votes1061.0+0.2
Turnout 10,37395.2+1.0
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Norman

1956 Queensland state election: Norman
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Baxter 6,05256.1-3.1
Liberal George Regan4,73843.9+3.1
Total formal votes10,79098.90.0
Informal votes1201.10.0
Turnout 10,91094.5+0.6
Labor hold Swing -3.1

North Toowoomba

1956 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Wood 5,35259.0-2.8
Liberal Sidney Webb3,71841.0+2.8
Total formal votes9,07098.9-0.2
Informal votes1031.1+0.2
Turnout 9,17392.8-0.9
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Nundah

1956 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Hadley 6,13655.5-6.4
Liberal William Knox 4,92444.5+6.4
Total formal votes11,06098.5-0.1
Informal votes1661.5+0.1
Turnout 11,22694.8+0.3
Labor hold Swing -6.4

Port Curtis

1956 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Burrows 6,09264.5-3.3
Country Thomas Pulsford3,35335.5+3.3
Total formal votes9,44599.3+0.1
Informal votes680.7-0.1
Turnout 9,51394.6-0.7
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Rockhampton

1956 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Gardner 4,44550.0-11.8
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 4,37949.3+13.7
Independent Tom Kelly660.7-1.9
Total formal votes8,89099.00.0
Informal votes861.00.0
Turnout 8,97695.5+0.4
Labor hold Swing -12.7

Roma

1956 Queensland state election: Roma
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alfred Dohring 2,62450.1-1.5
Country William Ewan 2,61049.9+1.5
Total formal votes5,23499.4+0.1
Informal votes320.6-0.1
Turnout 5,26693.5-0.6
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Sandgate

1956 Queensland state election: Sandgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Robinson 9,56256.6+0.7
Liberal Thomas Ahearn 7,34043.4-0.7
Total formal votes16,90298.8+0.2
Informal votes2101.2-0.2
Turnout 17,11293.3-0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Sherwood

1956 Queensland state election: Sherwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Herbert 8,38451.1+0.6
Labor Bart Lourigan7,42445.2-3.5
Independent Margaret Fisher4002.4+2.4
Communist Eugene Marshall2061.3+1.3
Total formal votes16,41497.0-1.8
Informal votes5003.0+1.8
Turnout 16,91493.9-0.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Somerset

1956 Queensland state election: Somerset
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alexander Skinner 4,92155.9+4.9
Country Nigel McConnel3,88744.1-4.9
Total formal votes8,80899.3+0.2
Informal votes630.7-0.2
Turnout 8,87194.7+0.8
Labor hold Swing +4.9

South Brisbane

1956 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 4,73658.6-6.0
Independent Frank Roberts 2,73133.8+33.8
Independent Jack Noonan6117.6+7.6
Total formal votes8,07898.50.0
Informal votes1231.50.0
Turnout 8,20191.9+1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Southport

1956 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eric Gaven 7,82766.0+5.8
Labor William Belford4,02734.0-5.8
Total formal votes11,85499.4+0.1
Informal votes740.6-0.1
Turnout 11,92891.7-1.5
Country hold Swing +5.8

Tablelands

1956 Queensland state election: Tablelands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 5,54766.4+0.1
Country Clarence West2,80333.6+2.7
Total formal votes8,35098.9-0.2
Informal votes961.1+0.2
Turnout 8,44690.6-0.8
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Toowong

1956 Queensland state election: Toowong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Munro unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Toowoomba

1956 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Duggan 5,97963.0-3.1
Liberal Edward Hall3,51237.0+3.1
Total formal votes9,49198.7-0.5
Informal votes1211.3+0.5
Turnout 9,61292.7-0.8
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Townsville

1956 Queensland state election: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Keyatta 2,98246.9-11.5
Liberal Roy Pope2,30136.2+9.8
Independent Jack Abercrombie91514.4+2.3
Communist Hugh Fay1562.5-0.6
Total formal votes4,35499.1+0.4
Informal votes580.9-0.4
Turnout 4,41291.1-1.3
Labor hold Swing -10.6

Warrego

1956 Queensland state election: Warrego
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Dufficy 3,24867.7-32.3
Country William Mills1,55032.3+32.3
Total formal votes4,79898.4
Informal votes761.6
Turnout 4,87484.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

1956 Queensland state election: Warwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,48363.6-1.2
Labor Frank Drew3,13736.4+1.2
Total formal votes8,62099.1-0.1
Informal votes810.9+0.1
Turnout 8,70196.2+0.5
Country hold Swing -1.2

Whitsunday

1956 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,96259.4+9.9
Labor George Burns3,39540.6-4.2
Total formal votes8,35798.6-0.6
Informal votes1181.4+0.6
Turnout 8,47593.2-0.9
Country hold Swing +7.1

Windsor

1956 Queensland state election: Windsor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Rasey 5,45956.3-3.9
Liberal Margaret Gordon4,24043.7+3.9
Total formal votes9,69998.8-0.1
Informal votes1211.2+0.1
Turnout 9,82094.6+0.5
Labor hold Swing -3.9

Wynnum

1956 Queensland state election: Wynnum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Gunn 9,35465.4-4.1
Liberal Charles Mengel4,95434.6+4.1
Total formal votes14,30898.7-0.2
Informal votes1921.3+0.2
Turnout 14,50093.1-0.8
Labor hold Swing -4.1

Yeronga

1956 Queensland state election: Yeronga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,97457.9+6.2
Labor Norman Stutz4,87540.5-8.3
Independent Jim Dwyer1911.6+1.6
Total formal votes12,04099.0+0.2
Informal votes1161.0-0.2
Turnout 12,15694.1-1.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

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  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.
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