Results of the 1959 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 7 March 1959 [1]
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Enrolled voters497,456
Votes cast400,531 Turnout 93.95%+0.05%
Informal votes11,593Informal2.89%+0.50%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 191,93349.35%+1.98%17+ 2
  Liberal and Country 143,71036.95%+0.26%20– 1
  Democratic Labor 21,9845.65%–1.79%0± 0
  Communist 5,5051.42%+0.26%0± 0
  Independent 25,8066.63%–0.71%2– 1
Total388,938  39 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 50.30%–1.00%
  Labor 49.70%+1.00%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1959 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1959 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Lawn 12,86173.0−3.8
Democratic Labor James O'Sullivan3,08617.5+0.8
Communist Elliott Johnston 1,6779.5+2.9
Total formal votes17,62494.2−1.0
Informal votes1,0785.8+1.0
Turnout 18,70289.7−2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 80.1−1.6
Democratic Labor James O'Sullivan19.9+1.6
Labor hold Swing -1.6

Albert

1959 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra

1959 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas

1959 South Australian state election: Angas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,08164.7−12.9
Labor Harley Ladd2,22935.3+35.3
Total formal votes6,31098.8+1.1
Informal votes741.2−1.1
Turnout 6,38496.8+1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Barossa

1959 South Australian state election: Barossa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside

1959 South Australian state election: Burnside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 13,22857.1−42.9
Independent John Parkinson3,23614.0+14.0
Democratic Labor Kenneth Constable3,08913.3+13.3
Independent Keith Gibbs2,75611.9+11.9
Independent Frank Rieck8773.8+3.8
Total formal votes23,18694.1
Informal votes1,4485.9
Turnout 24,63493.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Burra

1959 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,04752.1+0.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Gilfillan 2,80647.9−0.9
Total formal votes5,85398.7−0.2
Informal votes751.3+0.2
Turnout 5,92895.9+0.8
Independent hold Swing +0.9

Chaffey

1959 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,01444.5+10.6
Labor Robert Curren2,06930.5+0.8
Independent William MacGillivray 1,69125.0−10.9
Total formal votes6,77498.4+1.0
Informal votes1081.6−1.0
Turnout 6,88295.8+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,94258.2+3.0
Labor Robert Curren2,83241.8+41.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Edwardstown

1959 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Walsh 13,89456.7−17.6
Liberal and Country May Mills8,72635.6+35.6
Democratic Labor Daniel Faulkner1,8957.7−18.0
Total formal votes24,51598.0+2.0
Informal votes5032.0−2.0
Turnout 25,01894.4+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Walsh 57.8−16.5
Liberal and Country May Mills42.2+42.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Enfield

1959 South Australian state election: Enfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Jennings 17,22268.3+1.1
Independent Thomas Ellis5,32321.1+21.1
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin2,0238.0+3.2
Communist Alan Miller6552.6+2.6
Total formal votes25,22395.8−2.4
Informal votes1,0914.2+2.4
Turnout 26,31493.90.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Eyre

1959 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

1959 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,80660.1−39.9
Labor Percy Baillie2,52739.9+39.9
Total formal votes6,33398.8
Informal votes741.2
Turnout 6,40795.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Frome

1959 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 2,71151.6−1.0
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams2,21942.2+6.0
Democratic Labor Michael Hoare3266.2−5.0
Total formal votes5,25698.60.0
Informal votes761.40.0
Turnout 5,33290.9+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick O'Halloran 52.5−1.8
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams47.5+1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Gawler

1959 South Australian state election: Gawler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Clark 8,12067.7−32.3
Liberal and Country Jean Davis3,87132.3+32.3
Total formal votes11,99197.2
Informal votes3472.8
Turnout 12,33893.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Glenelg

1959 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 14,73555.7+2.1
Labor Richard Clifford9,64136.4−4.9
Democratic Labor Nathaniel Bishop2,0827.9+2.8
Total formal votes26,45898.0−0.5
Informal votes5282.0+0.5
Turnout 26,98693.9−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 62.4+4.4
Labor Richard Clifford37.6−4.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +4.4

Gouger

1959 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 4,37672.3+1.8
Independent Thomas Freebairn85414.1+14.1
Independent Hector Henstridge82413.6−15.9
Total formal votes6,05496.6−0.2
Informal votes2123.4+0.2
Turnout 6,26696.6+1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Gumeracha

1959 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 4,78173.4−15.2
Labor Ernie Crimes 1,33320.5+20.5
Independent Charles Coffey4046.2+6.2
Total formal votes6,51898.4+2.3
Informal votes1071.6−2.3
Turnout 6,62595.6+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 76.4−12.2
Labor Ernie Crimes 23.6+23.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh

1959 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light

1959 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hambour 4,25271.8−28.2
Labor Donald MacLeod1,67428.2+28.2
Total formal votes5,92698.6
Informal votes861.4
Turnout 6,01295.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Millicent

1959 South Australian state election: Millicent
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,40954.5+2.2
Liberal and Country William Gordon2,84945.5−2.2
Total formal votes6,25899.2−0.1
Informal votes520.8+0.1
Turnout 6,31096.1+0.8
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Mitcham

1959 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 13,44167.2−32.8
Labor Sylvester Byrne5,85229.2+29.2
Democratic Labor Patrick McCabe7243.6+3.6
Total formal votes20,01798.2
Informal votes3731.8
Turnout 20,39093.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 70.2
Labor Sylvester Byrne29.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Mount Gambier

1959 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Ralston 4,65158.3+14.4
Liberal and Country Herbert Ashby3,32741.7+41.7
Total formal votes7,97899.3+0.8
Informal votes570.7−0.8
Turnout 8,03595.8+0.7
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Murray

1959 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,57664.8+13.4
Liberal and Country Arnold Royal2,35333.3−15.3
Democratic Labor Susan Critchley1301.8+1.8
Total formal votes7,05998.6+0.1
Informal votes1011.4−0.1
Turnout 7,16096.3+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabe Bywaters 65.1+13.7
Liberal and Country Arnold Royal34.9−13.7
Labor hold Swing +13.7

Norwood

1959 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Dunstan 10,72354.1−2.4
Liberal and Country Trevor Butcher7,89939.9+0.6
Democratic Labor Lance Bishop1,1856.0+1.8
Total formal votes19,80797.6−0.8
Informal votes4872.4+0.8
Turnout 20,29494.3+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 55.0−2.2
Liberal and Country Trevor Butcher45.0+2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Onkaparinga

1959 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 3,95463.3−6.8
Labor Cyril Hasse2,29236.7+36.7
Total formal votes6,24697.9+2.2
Informal votes1352.1−2.2
Turnout 6,38194.6+0.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Port Adelaide

1959 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Ryan 16,95880.2+2.4
Democratic Labor Gerald Shinnick2,84613.5−3.0
Communist James Moss1,3516.4+0.7
Total formal votes21,15594.8−1.0
Informal votes1,1645.2+1.0
Turnout 22,31994.2+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 84.9+2.8
Democratic Labor Gerald Shinnick15.1−2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Port Pirie

1959 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dave McKee 3,75759.1−40.9
Independent Henry Welch2,31536.4+36.4
Communist Charles McCaffrey2834.5+4.5
Total formal votes6,35597.9
Informal votes1392.1
Turnout 6,49495.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ridley

1959 South Australian state election: Ridley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,73542.70.0
Liberal and Country Roy Glatz2,41237.7+4.5
Labor Arnold Busbridge1,25719.6−4.5
Total formal votes9,40499.00.0
Informal votes641.00.0
Turnout 6,46896.8−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Stott 3,63256.7−4.3
Liberal and Country Roy Glatz2,77243.3+4.3
Independent hold Swing -4.3

Rocky River

1959 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

1959 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Tapping 18,24692.2−7.8
Communist James Mitchell1,5397.8+7.8
Total formal votes19,78594.4
Informal votes1,1665.6
Turnout 20,95194.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stirling

1959 South Australian state election: Stirling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Jenkins unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stuart

1959 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 5,97788.4−11.6
Independent James Yates78811.6+11.6
Total formal votes6,76596.1
Informal votes2713.9
Turnout 7,03693.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Torrens

1959 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 10,60853.9+2.6
Labor Doreen Pattison7,76439.4−1.2
Democratic Labor Francis Corcoran1,3236.7−1.4
Total formal votes19,69598.3−0.1
Informal votes3351.7+0.1
Turnout 20,03092.4−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 59.6+1.4
Labor Doreen Pattison40.4−1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.4

Unley

1959 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 9,63150.2−3.4
Labor Arthur Savage8,02241.8+3.1
Democratic Labor William Dempsey1,5197.9+0.2
Total formal votes19,17297.6−0.5
Informal votes4662.4+0.5
Turnout 19,63893.7+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 57.0−3.2
Labor Arthur Savage43.0+3.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.2

Victoria

1959 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,84156.7−5.0
Labor David Walker2,55737.8−0.5
Democratic Labor John Gartner3745.5+5.5
Total formal votes6,77299.0+0.4
Informal votes671.0−0.4
Turnout 6,83995.2+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 61.4−0.3
Labor David Walker38.6+0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.3

Wallaroo

1959 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,61558.9+14.3
Liberal and Country Clifford Dunstone2,51941.1−6.1
Total formal votes6,13498.9−0.1
Informal votes651.1+0.1
Turnout 6,19996.9+0.6
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +10.9

West Torrens

1959 South Australian state election: West Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Walsh 12,64050.6+0.2
Liberal and Country Ross Stanford 10,98143.9+1.4
Democratic Labor Richard Mills1,3825.5−1.6
Total formal votes25,00397.6−0.5
Informal votes6112.4+0.5
Turnout 25,61493.6+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Walsh 51.40.0
Liberal and Country Ross Stanford 48.60.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Whyalla

1959 South Australian state election: Whyalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Loveday 5,35684.9−15.1
Independent Allan Mossop95615.1+15.1
Total formal votes6,31296.4
Informal votes2333.6
Turnout 6,54588.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1959 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 1959 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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