Results of the 1957 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 3 August 1957 [1]
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Enrolled voters747,455 [1]
Votes cast706,909 Turnout 94.58+1.57
Informal votes8,033Informal1.14–0.07
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 201,97128.90–22.3220–29
  Queensland Labor 163,53423.40+23.4011+11
  Liberal 162,37223.23–1.8418+10
  Country 139,72019.99+0.7224+ 8
  North Queensland Labor 7,4881.07–0.251± 0
 Ind. Labor2,2570.32+0.260± 0
 Ind. Conservative2,7230.39+0.390± 0
  Independent 18,8112.69–0.171± 0
Total698,876  75 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1957 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Aubigny

1957 Queensland state election: Aubigny
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jim Sparkes unopposed
Country hold Swing

Balonne

1957 Queensland state election: Balonne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 2,26443.1−0.2
Labor John Taylor 1,98837.9−18.8
Queensland Labor Henry Bunton99519.0+19.0
Total formal votes5,24799.0+0.2
Informal votes541.0−0.2
Turnout 5,30191.3+5.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.9

Barambah

1957 Queensland state election: Barambah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,50370.4−29.6
Queensland Labor Thomas O'Neill2,73629.6+29.6
Total formal votes9,23998.1
Informal votes1071.9
Turnout 9,34695.9
Country hold Swing −29.6

Barcoo

1957 Queensland state election: Barcoo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ned Davis 1,97140.8−26.8
Queensland Labor Stanley Barry1,44329.9+29.9
Country Raymond Paynter1,41929.4−3.0
Total formal votes4,83399.4+0.6
Informal votes310.6−0.6
Turnout 4,86491.3+3.9
Labor hold Swing −9.8

Baroona

1957 Queensland state election: Baroona
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Bill Power 3,33340.6+40.6
Liberal Robert Thomasson2,69132.8−0.2
Labor Norman Buchan2,17726.5−38.3
Total formal votes8,20198.2−0.3
Informal votes1491.8+0.3
Turnout 8,35093.0+2.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Belyando

1957 Queensland state election: Belyando
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Tom Foley 1,84138.6+38.6
Country Clarence Whyte1,77437.1−4.2
Labor John Williams1,16124.3−34.4
Total formal votes4,77699.2
Informal votes390.8
Turnout 4,81591.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Bremer

1957 Queensland state election: Bremer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Donald 6,69259.7−13.0
Liberal George Groth2,93826.2−1.1
Queensland Labor Frank Corbutt1,58014.1+14.1
Total formal votes11,21098.8+0.2
Informal votes1321.2−0.2
Turnout 11,34295.9+1.6
Labor hold Swing −3.2

Brisbane

1957 Queensland state election: Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Johnno Mann 2,74438.4−21.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Casey2,30732.3+32.3
Liberal Roger Moore2,08729.2−5.8
Total formal votes7,13898.0−0.2
Informal votes1462.0+0.2
Turnout 7,28490.8+4.0
Labor hold Swing −8.8

Bulimba

1957 Queensland state election: Bulimba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Houston 4,99337.0−19.7
Liberal Bill Lickiss 4,61934.2−6.5
Queensland Labor Bob Gardner 3,89128.8+28.8
Total formal votes13,50399.1+0.6
Informal votes1240.9−0.6
Turnout 13,62795.9−0.9
Labor hold Swing −6.2

Bundaberg

1957 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 6,05853.8+53.8
Country Thomas Pulsford2,65223.6+23.6
Labor William Elson-Green2,54322.6−77.4
Total formal votes11,25399.4
Informal votes730.6
Turnout 11,32694.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Buranda

1957 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 3,47237.5−7.0
Labor Dick Brown 3,18834.4−21.1
Queensland Labor Michael Lyons2,11322.8+22.8
Independent John Handasyde4845.2+5.2
Total formal votes9,25799.2+0.1
Informal votes720.8−0.1
Turnout 9,32995.6+1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6

Burdekin

1957 Queensland state election: Burdekin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,14552.0−11.9
Labor John Grafton2,26828.5−4.8
Queensland Labor Oliver Andersen1,56019.6+19.6
Total formal votes7,97399.3+0.2
Informal votes540.7−0.2
Turnout 8,02796.2+1.3
Independent hold Swing −1.2

Cairns

1957 Queensland state election: Cairns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Watty Wallace 3,21138.4−20.5
Queensland Labor James Bidner2,68732.2+32.2
Country Clement Cummings2,45529.4+1.0
Total formal votes8,35399.0+0.1
Informal votes831.0−0.1
Turnout 8,43693.2+3.0
Labor hold Swing −13.4

Callide

1957 Queensland state election: Callide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Vince Jones unopposed
Country hold Swing

Carnarvon

1957 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 4,51746.2+46.2
Country Fred Rogers3,91140.0−1.8
Labor Douglas Gow1,34313.7−44.5
Total formal votes9,77199.2−0.1
Informal votes770.8+0.1
Turnout 9,84893.9+1.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Carpentaria

1957 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Norm Smith 2,83238.6+38.6
Labor Alec Inch 2,29231.3−28.8
Country William Aplin2,21130.1−9.8
Total formal votes7,33599.2+0.1
Informal votes570.8−0.1
Turnout 7,39287.0+5.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Charters Towers

1957 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Arthur Jones 1,83743.8+43.8
Liberal Kieth Siemon1,29430.9−1.5
Labor Robert Davies1,06025.3−42.3
Total formal votes4,19198.4−0.6
Informal votes681.6+0.6
Turnout 4,25995.4+0.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Chermside

1957 Queensland state election: Chermside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 9,47654.1−4.4
Labor Leslie Sampson4,48725.6−15.9
Queensland Labor John Parry3,54620.3+20.3
Total formal votes17,50998.9+0.3
Informal votes1931.1−0.3
Turnout 17,70295.8+1.6
Liberal hold Swing +9.4

Clayfield

1957 Queensland state election: Clayfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,44778.3+4.3
Independent James Ryan2,06521.7−4.3
Total formal votes9,51297.2−0.2
Informal votes2752.8+0.2
Turnout 9,78793.1−2.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Condamine

1957 Queensland state election: Condamine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,54048.4+48.4
Country Stewart Keys5,03143.9−1.2
Labor William Eggington8797.7−47.2
Total formal votes9,08399.50.0
Informal votes560.50.0
Turnout 11,50695.4+2.0
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Cook

1957 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 4,01344.2+44.2
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,46338.1+1.7
Labor Seymour Chataway1,60717.7−45.9
Total formal votes9,08399.1+0.3
Informal votes820.9−0.3
Turnout 9,16592.7+3.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Cooroora

1957 Queensland state election: Cooroora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Low 7,20175.9+7.7
Labor Ralph Smith2,28324.1−7.7
Total formal votes9,48498.4−0.8
Informal votes1561.6+0.8
Turnout 9,64095.0+0.9
Country hold Swing +7.7

Coorparoo

1957 Queensland state election: Coorparoo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 8,54370.6+8.6
Labor Bernard Ouston3,55929.4−8.6
Total formal votes12,10297.4−1.5
Informal votes3182.6+1.5
Turnout 12,42095.1+0.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Cunningham

1957 Queensland state election: Cunningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alan Fletcher 7,05467.0+2.7
Independent Leslie Ott3,46833.0+33.0
Total formal votes10,52298.4−0.9
Informal votes1751.6+0.9
Turnout 10,69796.4+1.2
Country hold Swing +2.7

Darlington

1957 Queensland state election: Darlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Leslie Harrison 6,58960.1−7.8
Labor Charles Knoll2,22720.3−11.8
Independent Michael Smith1,87417.1+17.1
Independent Henry Longfield2732.5+2.5
Total formal votes10,96398.8+0.1
Informal votes1281.2−0.1
Turnout 11,09193.9+2.5
Country hold Swing +6.8

Fassifern

1957 Queensland state election: Fassifern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alf Muller 6,31773.1−26.9
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle2,32926.9+26.9
Total formal votes8,64698.2
Informal votes1541.8
Turnout 8,80094.1
Country hold Swing −26.9

Fitzroy

1957 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 3,74343.1−19.5
Liberal Gordon Dunn2,69331.0−5.3
Queensland Labor John Norton2,25525.9+25.9
Total formal votes8,69199.3+0.3
Informal votes620.7−0.3
Turnout 8,75395.6+0.1
Labor hold Swing −5.1

Flinders

1957 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 1,44134.4−7.5
Labor Frank Forde 1,44034.4−23.7
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 1,07925.8+25.8
Independent Charles Corney2255.4+5.4
Total formal votes4,18599.2−0.1
Informal votes330.8+0.1
Turnout 4,21887.1+4.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +8.1

By-election

  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held on 17 May 1958.
1958 Flinders state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 1,94845.7+11.3
Labor Frank Forde 1,53436.0+1.6
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 78018.3−7.5
Total formal votes4,26299.7+0.5
Informal votes110.3−0.5
Turnout 4,27382.0−5.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley

1957 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Windsor 3,25237.9−2.6
Labor Jack Egerton 2,75232.0−25.2
Queensland Labor Mick Brosnan 2,58630.1+30.1
Total formal votes8,59098.90.0
Informal votes961.10.0
Turnout 8,68693.3+1.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.7

Gregory

The election in Gregory was delayed due to the death of incumbent MP George Devries weeks before the election. A supplementary election was held on 5 October, two months after the rest of the state.

1957 Queensland state election: Gregory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Wally Rae 2,07547.6+12.8
Labor Jack Duggan 1,32830.5−34.8
Queensland Labor Keith Smith95521.9+21.9
Total formal votes4,35899.7+0.4
Informal votes120.3−0.4
Turnout 4,37084.6−0.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +26.3

Haughton

1957 Queensland state election: Haughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Colin McCathie 4,16448.1+48.1
Labor Vivien Owens2,39327.6−42.8
Country William Clayton2,10524.3+24.3
Total formal votes8,66299.3+0.4
Informal votes640.7−0.4
Turnout 8,72695.2+0.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Hinchinbrook

1957 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 3,05735.2−16.9
Country John Row 2,47328.5+28.5
Independent Francis Curro1,65219.0+19.0
Queensland Labor John Argaet1,49717.3+17.3
Total formal votes8,67998.4−0.1
Informal votes1441.6+0.1
Turnout 8,82394.4+1.8
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Ipswich

1957 Queensland state election: Ipswich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 4,32045.6−15.6
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 3,17933.5−4.3
Queensland Labor Robert Johnstone1,98220.9+20.9
Total formal votes9,48199.4+0.2
Informal votes540.6−0.2
Turnout 9,53595.1+1.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Isis

1957 Queensland state election: Isis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jack Pizzey 6,23068.0+5.7
Queensland Labor Edward McDonnell2,93532.0+32.0
Total formal votes9,16596.6−2.0
Informal votes3243.4+2.0
Turnout 9,48996.1+2.8
Country hold Swing +5.7

Ithaca

1957 Queensland state election: Ithaca
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 4,22243.9−17.8
Liberal Alan Edwards3,63837.8−0.5
Queensland Labor Anthony Machin1,75918.3+18.3
Total formal votes9,61998.7+0.1
Informal votes1231.3−0.1
Turnout 9,48996.1+1.9
Labor hold Swing −8.0

Kedron

1957 Queensland state election: Kedron
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 8,41042.6−18.4
Liberal Joseph Harris7,11936.1−2.9
Queensland Labor Clive Uhr 4,20321.3+21.3
Total formal votes19,73299.0+0.2
Informal votes2031.0−0.2
Turnout 19,93595.9+0.7
Labor hold Swing −6.8

Kelvin Grove

1957 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,15041.6−4.1
Labor Bert Turner 3,75437.7−16.6
Queensland Labor John Dawson2,06120.7+20.7
Total formal votes9,96599.0−0.2
Informal votes971.0+0.2
Turnout 10,06294.9+1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.8

Keppel

1957 Queensland state election: Keppel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 3,73030.9−27.6
Queensland Labor Viv Cooper 3,15126.1+26.1
Liberal Tom Griffith3,06325.3−16.2
Independent Rex Pilbeam 2,13917.7+17.7
Total formal votes12,08399.5+0.3
Informal votes580.5−0.3
Turnout 12,14196.2+0.4
Labor hold Swing −4.3

Kurilpa

1957 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Connolly 3,16737.5−5.2
Queensland Labor Tom Moores 2,73732.4+32.4
Labor Myles Kane2,42128.7−28.6
Independent George Fry1091.3+1.3
Total formal votes8,43498.7+0.3
Informal votes1131.3−0.3
Turnout 8,54793.2+3.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.3

Landsborough

1957 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lockyer

1957 Queensland state election: Lockyer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 7,60078.9−21.1
Independent Jim Dwyer2,03221.1+21.1
Total formal votes9,63298.2
Informal votes1801.8
Turnout 9,81294.7
Liberal hold Swing −21.1

Mackay

1957 Queensland state election: Mackay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Graham 3,17542.0−16.0
Liberal William Field2,93938.8−0.7
Queensland Labor Joseph Griffin1,45219.2+19.2
Total formal votes7,56698.90.0
Informal votes841.10.0
Turnout 7,65095.2+2.1
Labor hold Swing −7.9

Mackenzie

1957 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Nev Hewitt 2,52355.1+4.6
Labor William James1,14024.9−24.6
Queensland Labor John Thomas Cook92020.1+20.1
Total formal votes4,58399.2+0.1
Informal votes350.8−0.1
Turnout 4,61893.5+4.0
Country hold Swing +18.4

Marodian

1957 Queensland state election: Marodian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country James Heading 6,30775.3−24.7
Labor William Weir2,07324.7+24.7
Total formal votes8,38098.4
Informal votes1351.6
Turnout 8,51595.3
Country hold Swing −24.7

Maryborough

1957 Queensland state election: Maryborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Horace Davies 5,29753.1−13.1
Country James Dunn3,21832.3−1.5
Queensland Labor Clement Gott1,46114.6+14.6
Total formal votes9,97698.6+0.1
Informal votes1421.4−0.1
Turnout 10,11896.6+0.5
Labor hold Swing −4.0

Merthyr

1957 Queensland state election: Merthyr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sam Ramsden 3,15137.0−3.2
Queensland Labor Bill Moore 3,02835.6+35.6
Labor Tom Campbell2,33627.4−32.4
Total formal votes8,51599.0+0.4
Informal votes881.0−0.4
Turnout 8,60394.1+3.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Mirani

1957 Queensland state election: Mirani
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,77056.7−2.5
Labor James Chataway1,88922.5−18.3
Queensland Labor Waller O'Grady1,74920.8+20.8
Total formal votes8,40899.0+0.2
Informal votes831.0−0.2
Turnout 8,49195.8+1.7
Country hold Swing +12.4

Mount Coot-tha

1957 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,72358.4−4.0
Labor Desmond Raven3,25421.8−15.8
Queensland Labor John Lynch2,96719.8+19.8
Total formal votes14,94499.0+0.2
Informal votes1481.0−0.2
Turnout 15,09294.9+0.8
Liberal hold Swing +10.4

Mount Gravatt

1957 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Hart 10,56239.7−0.7
Labor Felix Dittmer 10,43439.3−20.3
Queensland Labor Charles Edwards5,43220.4+20.4
Independent Harold Boone1450.5+0.5
Total formal votes26,57398.6−0.2
Informal votes3701.4+0.2
Turnout 26,94395.2+1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.9

Mourilyan

1957 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Byrne 3,24642.2−17.3
Country Edmund Webb2,61934.1−4.1
Queensland Labor Alfred Drew1,74022.6+22.6
Independent Cecil Evans811.1+1.1
Total formal votes7,68698.6−0.3
Informal votes1121.4+0.3
Turnout 7,79895.9+2.5
Labor hold Swing −5.5

Mulgrave

1957 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bob Watson 3,40745.2−2.9
Queensland Labor Charles English 2,33131.0+31.0
Labor Leslie Trembath1,79223.8−28.1
Total formal votes7,53099.0+0.1
Informal votes771.0−0.1
Turnout 7,60794.4+1.0
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Bob Watson. It was held on 6 June 1959.
1959 Mulgrave state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,28147.1+1.9
Labor Leslie Trembath2,33133.5+9.7
Queensland Labor Charles English 1,34919.4−11.6
Total formal votes6,96198.9−0.1
Informal votes801.1+0.1
Turnout 7,04185.5−8.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Mundingburra

1957 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 7,48875.1−2.8
Labor Jim Mahony1,92019.3−2.8
Independent George Fletcher Evans5645.6+5.6
Total formal votes9,97298.7+0.7
Informal votes1321.3−0.7
Turnout 10,10494.2+0.6
NQ Labor hold Swing +1.7

Murrumba

1957 Queensland state election: Murrumba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Nicholson 9,11261.8−0.2
Labor Bertram Krause2,86819.5−18.5
Queensland Labor Michael Ryan2,75618.7+18.7
Total formal votes14,73698.9+0.3
Informal votes1611.1−0.3
Turnout 14,89794.9+1.2
Country hold Swing +14.1

Nash

1957 Queensland state election: Nash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Max Hodges 4,33141.5−2.5
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 3,69635.4+35.4
Labor George Hooper2,41423.1−32.9
Total formal votes10,44199.3+0.3
Informal votes780.7−0.3
Turnout 10,51996.8+1.6
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Norman

1957 Queensland state election: Norman
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Baxter 4,47841.1−15.0
Liberal George Regan4,37640.2−3.7
Queensland Labor Norman Tacey2,03318.7+18.7
Total formal votes10,88798.7−0.2
Informal votes1481.3+0.2
Turnout 11,03595.6+1.1
Labor hold Swing −5.5

North Toowoomba

1957 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Wood 4,18344.3−14.7
Liberal Herbert Yeates3,61038.2−2.8
Queensland Labor Francis Bowdler1,64617.4+17.4
Total formal votes9,43999.3+0.4
Informal votes640.7−0.4
Turnout 9,50394.5+1.7
Labor hold Swing −5.3

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Les Wood. It was held on 31 May 1958.
1958 North Toowoomba state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Duggan 5,76563.0+18.7
Liberal Geoffrey Godsall2,91231.8−6.4
Queensland Labor Tim Whittaker4715.2−12.2
Total formal votes9,14899.0−0.3
Informal votes891.0+0.3
Turnout 9,23792.8−1.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

1957 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 4,42139.3−5.2
Queensland Labor Jim Hadley 3,52631.3+31.3
Labor Dudley Ryder3,30729.4−26.1
Total formal votes11,25498.9+0.4
Informal votes1241.1−0.4
Turnout 11,37895.4+0.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Port Curtis

1957 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Burrows 4,75749.4−15.1
Country Colin Wilson3,46035.9+0.4
Queensland Labor Samuel Andrewartha1,41214.7+14.7
Total formal votes9,62999.5+0.2
Informal votes460.5−0.2
Turnout 9,67596.2+1.6
Labor hold Swing −6.6

Rockhampton

1957 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Mick Gardner 3,24536.3+36.3
Liberal James Marshall2,58929.0−20.3
Labor James Fraser2,20324.6−25.4
Independent Rex Pilbeam 89510.0+10.0
Independent Thomas Kelly90.1+0.1
Total formal votes8,94199.4+0.4
Informal votes510.6−0.4
Turnout 8,99295.7+0.2
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Roma

1957 Queensland state election: Roma
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Ewan 2,56846.1−3.8
Queensland Labor Alfred Dohring 2,00636.0+36.0
Labor William Hay85515.4−34.7
Independent James Clarke1412.5+2.5
Total formal votes5,57099.2−0.2
Informal votes430.8+0.2
Turnout 5,61394.8+1.3
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Sandgate

1957 Queensland state election: Sandgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Ahearn 6,62037.2−6.2
Labor Harry Dean 6,32335.5−21.1
Queensland Labor Herbert Robinson 4,86727.3+27.3
Total formal votes17,81099.0+0.2
Informal votes1731.0−0.2
Turnout 17,98395.3+2.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.7

Sherwood

1957 Queensland state election: Sherwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Herbert 8,93449.3−1.8
Labor Doug Sherrington 5,81032.1−13.1
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 3,38118.7+18.7
Total formal votes18,12598.9+1.9
Informal votes1981.1−1.9
Turnout 18,32394.4+0.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

Somerset

1957 Queensland state election: Somerset
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Harold Richter 3,70041.0−3.1
Queensland Labor Alexander Skinner 3,24636.0+36.0
Labor Evan Marginson 2,07823.0−32.9
Total formal votes9,02499.5+0.2
Informal votes420.5−0.2
Turnout 9,06695.4+0.7
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

South Brisbane

1957 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Vince Gair 3,59844.1+44.1
Liberal William Henry2,59331.8+31.8
Labor Tom Doyle1,97424.2−34.4
Total formal votes8,16598.7+0.2
Informal votes1041.3−0.2
Turnout 8,26993.7+1.8
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Southport

1957 Queensland state election: Southport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Eric Gaven 9,65073.9+7.9
Labor William Bedford3,40126.1−7.9
Total formal votes13,05198.8−0.6
Informal votes1541.2+0.6
Turnout 13,20593.9+2.2
Country hold Swing +7.9

Tablelands

1957 Queensland state election: Tablelands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Gilmore 3,35937.5+3.9
Queensland Labor Harold Collins 3,27936.6+36.6
Labor Sidney Tullipan2,32125.9−40.5
Total formal votes8,95999.3+0.4
Informal votes640.7−0.4
Turnout 9,02392.3+1.7
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Toowong

1957 Queensland state election: Toowong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Munro unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Toowoomba

1957 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mervyn Anderson 4,03141.3+4.3
Labor Jack Duggan 3,78138.7−24.3
Queensland Labor Thomas Desmond McCawley1,65416.9+16.9
Independent Vera Lacaze3013.1+3.1
Total formal votes9,76799.5+0.8
Informal votes490.5−0.8
Turnout 9,81694.5+1.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.6

Townsville

1957 Queensland state election: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Keyatta 2,63140.1−6.8
Liberal Roy Pope2,29034.9−1.3
Queensland Labor Lionel Tomlins1,63725.0+25.0
Total formal votes6,55898.4−0.7
Informal votes1051.6+0.7
Turnout 6,66392.2+1.1
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Warrego

1957 Queensland state election: Warrego
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Dufficy 2,35844.8−22.9
Country Arnold White1,55029.4−2.9
Queensland Labor John Glynn1,36125.8+25.8
Total formal votes5,26999.0+0.6
Informal votes531.0−0.6
Turnout 5,32289.4+4.6
Labor hold Swing −7.4

Warwick

1957 Queensland state election: Warwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,69565.3+1.7
Queensland Labor George Wilkinson3,02634.7+34.7
Total formal votes8,72198.4−0.7
Informal votes1421.6+0.7
Turnout 8,86395.8−0.4
Country hold Swing +1.7

Whitsunday

1957 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,86155.3−4.1
Labor Ralph Staples2,55529.1−11.5
Queensland Labor Bernard Lewis1,37415.6+15.6
Total formal votes8,79098.9+0.3
Informal votes941.1−0.3
Turnout 8,88495.0+1.8
Country hold Swing +6.1

Windsor

1957 Queensland state election: Windsor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Smith 3,76038.9−4.8
Queensland Labor Tom Rasey 3,73338.6+38.6
Labor Kenneth Kemshead2,16522.4−33.9
Total formal votes9,65899.0+0.2
Informal votes1001.0−0.2
Turnout 9,75895.3+0.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Wynnum

1957 Queensland state election: Wynnum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Gunn 7,80752.3−13.1
Liberal Peter McAdam5,17034.60.0
Queensland Labor James Pendergast1,82112.2+12.2
Independent William St George-Grambauer1260.8+0.8
Total formal votes14,92498.9+0.2
Informal votes1701.1−0.2
Turnout 15,09495.1+2.0
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Yeronga

1957 Queensland state election: Yeronga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,66054.6−3.3
Labor Roy Dent2,90323.8−16.7
Queensland Labor William Quaill2,63521.6+21.6
Total formal votes12,19899.2+0.2
Informal votes980.8−0.2
Turnout 12,29695.7+1.6
Liberal hold Swing +10.7

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