Results of the 1956 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 3 March 1956 [1]
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Enrolled voters299,048
Votes cast280,811 Turnout 93.90%–1.11%
Informal votes6,702Informal2.39%–0.54%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 129,85347.37%–3.60%15± 0
  Liberal and Country 100,56936.95%+0.23%21+ 1
  Labor (A-C) 20,3847.44%*0± 0
  Communist 3,1851.16%–0.32%0± 0
  Independent 20,1187.34%–3.76%3– 1
Total274,109  39 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 51.30%+4.30%
  Labor 48.70%–4.30%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1956 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1956 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Lawn 15,11676.8
Labor (A-C) James O'Sullivan3,28116.7
Communist Edward Robertson1,2956.6
Total formal votes19,69295.2
Informal votes9894.8
Turnout 20,68192.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 81.7
Labor (A-C) James O'Sullivan18.3
Labor hold Swing

Albert

1956 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra

1956 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas

1956 South Australian state election: Angas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,65577.6
Independent William Viney1,34422.4
Total formal votes5,99997.7
Informal votes1422.3
Turnout 6,14195.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Barossa

1956 South Australian state election: Barossa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside

1956 South Australian state election: Burnside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Clarke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burra

1956 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,01551.2
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,87648.8
Total formal votes5,89198.9
Informal votes671.1
Turnout 5,95895.1
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Chaffey

1956 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William MacGillivray 2,38635.9
Liberal and Country Harold King 2,24933.9
Labor Robert Curren1,97129.7
Independent William Napier360.5
Total formal votes6,64297.4
Informal votes1742.6
Turnout 6,81695.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,66955.2
Independent William MacGillivray 2,97344.8
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing

Edwardstown

1956 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Walsh 15,36674.3
Labor (A-C) Patrick Tippins5,31725.7
Total formal votes20,68396.0
Informal votes8584.0
Turnout 21,54193.6
Labor hold Swing

Enfield

1956 South Australian state election: Enfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Jennings 14,09167.2
Liberal and Country Betty Preston5,86528.0
Labor (A-C) Charles Matthews1,0054.8
Total formal votes20,96198.2
Informal votes3831.8
Turnout 21,34493.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Jennings 67.9
Liberal and Country Betty Preston32.1
Labor hold Swing

Eyre

1956 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 3,49855.9
Independent Herbert Hogan1,79328.6
Independent George Simpson97015.5
Total formal votes6,26198.4
Informal votes1001.6
Turnout 9,36193.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

1956 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Frome

1956 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 2,84452.6
Liberal and Country Raymond McAuley1,95436.2
Labor (A-C) Michael Hoare60611.2
Total formal votes5,40498.6
Informal votes761.4
Turnout 5,48089.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick O'Halloran 54.3
Liberal and Country Raymond McAuley45.7
Labor hold Swing

Gawler

1956 South Australian state election: Gawler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Clark unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Glenelg

1956 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 11,65053.6
Labor Loftus Fenwick8,95941.3
Labor (A-C) Peter Lasarewitch1,1005.1
Total formal votes21,71998.5
Informal votes3251.5
Turnout 22,04494.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 58.0
Labor Loftus Fenwick42.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gouger

1956 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rufus Goldney 4,33070.5
Independent Hector Henstridge1,81329.5
Total formal votes6,14396.8
Informal votes2053.2
Turnout 6,34895.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gumeracha

1956 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 5,45788.6
Communist Fred Slater70511.4
Total formal votes6,16296.1
Informal votes2513.9
Turnout 6,41394.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hindmarsh

1956 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light

1956 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hambour unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Millicent

1956 South Australian state election: Millicent
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,20152.3
Liberal and Country William Gordon2,91847.7
Total formal votes6,11999.3
Informal votes420.7
Turnout 6,16195.3
Labor hold Swing

Mitcham

1956 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mount Gambier

1956 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Fletcher 3,82256.1
Labor Ron Ralston 2,98843.9
Total formal votes6,81098.5
Informal votes1031.5
Turnout 6,91395.1
Independent hold Swing

Murray

1956 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 3,53351.4
Liberal and Country Hector White 3,34048.6
Total formal votes6,87398.5
Informal votes1041.5
Turnout 6,97796.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Norwood

1956 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Dunstan 11,98156.5
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 8,32339.3
Labor (A-C) John Parkinson8844.2
Total formal votes21,18898.4
Informal votes3541.6
Turnout 21,53293.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 57.2
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 42.8
Labor hold Swing

Onkaparinga

1956 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 4,18970.1
Independent Frank Rieck1,78629.9
Total formal votes5,97595.7
Informal votes2694.3
Turnout 6,24494.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Port Adelaide

1956 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Stephens 16,32177.8
Labor (A-C) Brian Crowe3,46116.5
Communist Alan Finger 1,1855.7
Total formal votes20,96795.8
Informal votes9164.2
Turnout 21,88393.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor James Stephens 82.1
Labor (A-C) Brian Crowe17.9
Labor hold Swing

Port Pirie

1956 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Davis unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Ridley

1956 South Australian state election: Ridley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,63842.7
Liberal and Country Cyril Tunbridge2,05433.2
Labor Arnold Busbridge1,48724.1
Total formal votes6,17999.0
Informal votes651.0
Turnout 6,24496.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Stott 3,77161.0
Liberal and Country Cyril Tunbridge2,40839.0
Independent hold Swing

Rocky River

1956 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

1956 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Tapping unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Stirling

1956 South Australian state election: Stirling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Jenkins unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stuart

1956 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lindsay Riches unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Torrens

1956 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 10,60151.3
Labor George Seager8,38240.6
Labor (A-C) Olaf Alland1,6748.1
Total formal votes20,65798.4
Informal votes3361.6
Turnout 20,99393.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 58.2
Labor George Seager41.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Unley

1956 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 10,90053.6
Labor Cyril Hasse7,86838.7
Labor (A-C) Francis Ryan1,5667.7
Total formal votes20,33498.1
Informal votes3861.9
Turnout 20,72093.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 60.2
Labor Cyril Hasse39.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Victoria

1956 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,84161.7
Labor Victor Sparrow2,38538.3
Total formal votes6,22698.6
Informal votes901.4
Turnout 9,31694.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Wallaroo

1956 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Heath 2,97147.2
Labor Robert Butler2,80844.6
Independent Arthur Clarke5158.2
Total formal votes6,29499.0
Informal votes621.0
Turnout 6,35696.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Leslie Heath 3,27152.0
Labor Robert Butler3,02348.0
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

West Torrens

1956 South Australian state election: West Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Walsh 10,54250.4
Liberal and Country Frank Potter 8,89842.5
Labor (A-C) Patrick McEwen1,4907.1
Total formal votes20,93098.1
Informal votes4051.9
Turnout 21,33593.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Walsh 51.4
Liberal and Country Frank Potter 48.6
Labor hold Swing

Whyalla

1956 South Australian state election: Whyalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Loveday unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Yorke Peninsula

1956 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Summary of 1956 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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