Results of the 1959 Tasmanian state election

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Tasmanian state election, 2 May 1959 [1]
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Enrolled voters180,344
Votes cast170,559 Turnout 94.57–0.65
Informal votes9,816Informal5.76+1.57
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 71,53544.50–5.7717+ 2
  Liberal 66,00541.05–2.5416+ 1
  Democratic Labor 8,5105.29+1.820± 0
  Independent 14,5499.05+6.452+ 2
  Communist 1440.09+0.030± 0
Total160,743  35 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1959 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1959 Tasmanian state election: Bass
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,057
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 4)2,6218.1-5.1
Liberal John Steer (elected 6)2,6038.0-1.9
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 7)2,4447.5-2.8
Liberal James McGowen 1,8555.7+5.7
Liberal Max Bushby 1,5784.9+4.9
Liberal Lionel Abbott5551.7+1.7
Liberal Harold Pope1190.4+0.4
Labor John Madden (elected 2)3,0569.4+1.8
Labor Alexander Atkins (elected 3)2,4977.7-2.3
Labor Harold Newman1,4934.6+4.6
Labor Mac Le Fevre (elected 5)1,4694.5+4.5
Labor Frank Taylor1,1003.4+3.4
Labor Wallace Fraser 6422.0+0.8
Group B Reg Turnbull (elected 1)9,06527.9+27.9
Group BWilliam Shipp2050.6+0.6
Democratic Labor Leslie Arnold1,1493.5+3.5
Total formal votes32,45193.5-1.8
Informal votes2,2566.5+1.8
Turnout 34,70795.00.0
Party total votes
Liberal 11,77536.3-8.2
Labor 10,25731.6-19.9
Group B9,27028.6+28.6
Democratic Labor 1,1493.5-0.5

Braddon

1959 Tasmanian state election: Braddon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,983
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1)9,68830.4+11.4
Labor Sydney Ward (elected 2)2,5117.9-4.2
Labor Lloyd Costello (elected 4)1,7565.5+5.5
Labor Joseph Britton (elected 5)1,0673.3+3.3
Labor Aubrey Gaffney5821.8+1.8
Labor Patrick Streets5411.7+1.7
Labor Harold Singleton4721.5+1.5
Liberal Kevin Lyons (elected 7)3,0849.7+0.6
Liberal Jack Breheny (elected 6)3,0719.6+2.0
Liberal Carrol Bramich (elected 3)2,5888.1-9.2
Liberal William Young 2,1346.7+6.7
Liberal Horace Lane1,1253.5+3.5
Liberal Arthur Abel9322.9+2.9
Liberal Charles Rand5791.8+1.8
Democratic Labor Frances Lane7502.4+2.4
Democratic Labor Bruce Cameron7422.3+2.3
Democratic Labor Alban Galpin1020.3-0.1
Independent Eric Nicholls1330.4+0.4
Total formal votes31,85795.1-1.5
Informal votes1,6544.9+1.5
Turnout 33,51194.2-1.1
Party total votes
Labor 16,61752.2+3.7
Liberal 13,51342.4-4.5
Democratic Labor 1,5945.0+0.8
Independent Eric Nicholls1330.4+0.4

Denison

1959 Tasmanian state election: Denison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,106
Liberal Rex Townley (elected 1)8,25125.1-3.9
Liberal Archibald Park (elected 7)1,3324.1+4.1
Liberal Bill Hodgman (elected 6)1,0643.2-0.8
Liberal Donald Clark9963.0+3.0
Liberal Harold Solomon7652.3+2.3
Liberal Horace Strutt 6502.0-1.2
Labor Frank Gaha (elected 3)3,0339.2+5.5
Labor Harry McLoughlin (elected 4)2,5757.8+7.8
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 5)2,4517.5+7.5
Labor Mary Cumming1,6084.9+4.9
Labor Bert Lacey 1,4304.4+2.6
Labor William Wilkinson9612.9+2.9
Labor Eric Howroyd 9122.8+1.6
Independent Bill Wedd (elected 2)3,0759.4+3.9
Democratic Labor Harold Senior1,1333.4+3.4
Democratic Labor Brian Bresnehan7252.2+2.2
Democratic Labor Rex McShane3801.2+1.2
Independent Nigel Abbott 1,3564.1+4.1
Communist Max Bound 1260.4+0.4
Communist George Chenery180.1+0.1
Total formal votes32,84193.6-2.3
Informal votes2,2416.4+2.3
Turnout 35,08294.5-0.6
Party total votes
Liberal 13,05839.8-1.6
Labor 12,97039.5-9.2
Independent Bill Wedd 3,0759.4+3.9
Democratic Labor 2,2386.8+4.2
Independent Nigel Abbott 1,3564.1+4.1
Communist 1440.4+0.4

Franklin

1959 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,014
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 2)4,12312.8+0.3
Labor John Dwyer (elected 3)3,47810.8-5.2
Labor Eric Barnard (elected 5)2,5808.0+8.0
Labor Colin Brooker1,8335.7+5.7
Labor Brian Crawford 1,7025.3-4.2
Labor Lynda Heaven 7672.4+2.4
Labor James Percey3781.2-1.2
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 1)4,41613.8-4.7
Liberal Thomas Pearsall (elected 6)2,3397.3-0.9
Liberal Bill Young (elected 7)2,2467.0+7.0
Liberal Mabel Miller (elected 4)2,0426.4-0.1
Liberal Donald Cuthbertson1,1833.7+3.7
Liberal Stanley Gough 9533.0+3.0
Liberal Richard Tallboys8882.8+2.8
Democratic Labor Virgil Morgan1,1163.5+3.5
Democratic Labor John Dwyer8442.6+2.6
Democratic Labor Henry Scoles3211.0+1.0
Democratic Labor Allan Powell1860.6+0.6
Independent Leo McPartlan 4061.3+1.3
Independent Terry Bower1900.6+0.6
Independent Francis Hursey1190.4+0.4
Total formal votes32,11094.1-1.6
Informal votes2,0015.9+1.6
Turnout 34,11195.4-0.5
Party total votes
Labor 14,86146.3-2.7
Liberal 14,06743.8+0.9
Democratic Labor 2,4677.7+5.0
Independent Leo McPartlan 4061.3+1.3
Independent Terry Bower1900.6+0.6
Independent Francis Hursey1190.4+0.4

Wilmot

1959 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,936
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 1)5,40217.2+0.3
Labor Douglas Cashion (elected 2)2,8068.9-1.8
Labor William Anderson 1,9976.3+6.3
Labor William McNeil (elected 5)1,9836.3+1.3
Labor Thomas McDonald (elected 4)1,9446.2+6.2
Labor Lancelot Spurr 1,8816.0-0.5
Labor Norman Dixon8172.6+2.6
Liberal Bert Bessell (elected 6)2,7998.9+0.1
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 3)2,7448.7-1.8
Liberal Bob Ingamells (elected 7)2,7098.6+8.6
Liberal Ian Gibson2,2057.0+1.4
Liberal Leslie Brown2,1176.7+6.7
Liberal Amelia Best 1,0183.2-2.8
Democratic Labor Harold Hill1,0623.4+3.4
Total formal votes31,48495.0-0.6
Informal votes1,6645.0+0.6
Turnout 33,14893.7-1.1
Party total votes
Labor 16,83053.5-0.2
Liberal 13,59243.2+0.7
Democratic Labor 1,0623.4+3.4

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References

  1. ↑ "House of Assembly Election Results 1959". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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