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Tasmanian state election, 19 February 1955
House of Assembly
<< 1950–1956 >>

Enrolled voters 173,165
Votes cast 162,637 Turnout 93.92 –0.60
Informal votes 6,158 Informal 3.79 –0.69
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 82,362 52.63 +4.00 15 ± 0
  Liberal 70,959 45.35 –2.23 15 + 1
  Independent 3,158 2.02 –1.72 0 – 1
Total 156,479     30  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1955 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1955 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,372
Labor Claude Barnard (elected 1) 4,281 14.0 +4.5
Labor John Madden (elected 2) 3,635 11.9 −1.8
Labor Reg Turnbull (elected 6) 3,287 10.7 −2.1
Labor Alexander Atkins 2,699 8.8 +2.7
Labor Henry McGee 1,626 5.3 +5.3
Labor Wallace Fraser 836 2.7 +2.7
Liberal John Steer (elected 3) 3,686 12.0 +0.5
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 5) 3,266 10.7 +1.5
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 4) 2,949 9.6 +0.4
Liberal William Fry 2,155 7.0 +7.0
Liberal James McGowen 1,225 4.0 +1.6
Liberal Jean Law 793 2.6 +2.6
Independent Norton Delanty 160 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 30,598 95.9 −0.2
Informal votes 1,295 4.1 +0.2
Turnout 31,893 93.9 −1.0
Party total votes
Labor 16,364 53.5 −0.7
Liberal 14,074 46.0 +0.2
Independent Norton Delanty 160 0.5 +0.5

Darwin

1955 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,412
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1) 6,484 21.0 +2.9
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 3) 3,072 9.9 −3.2
Labor Carrol Bramich (elected 6) 2,372 7.7 +0.5
Labor Sydney Ward 1,979 6.4 +6.4
Labor Raymond Durkin 1,808 5.9 +5.9
Labor Sydney Richardson 755 2.4 +2.4
Liberal Jack Breheny (elected 2) 4,024 13.0 +4.2
Liberal John Fidler (elected 3) 3,467 11.2 +2.0
Liberal Kevin Lyons (elected 4) 3,237 10.5 +1.5
Liberal Edward Gaby 1,432 4.6 +4.6
Liberal Trevor Frampton 1,340 4.3 +4.3
Liberal Horace Lane 912 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 30,882 96.8 +0.6
Informal votes 1,028 3.2 −0.6
Turnout 31,910 93.7 −1.0
Party total votes
Labor 16,470 53.3 +6.5
Liberal 14,412 46.7 −5.7

Denison

1955 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 3,633
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) 6,194 24.4 +1.5
Labor Alfred White (elected 3) 2,287 9.0 −0.5
Labor Terence Bower 1,920 7.6 +7.6
Labor Frank Gaha (elected 6) 1,146 4.5 −4.6
Labor Ross Maher 858 3.4 +3.4
Labor William Hannon 509 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Rex Townley (elected 1) 7,961 31.3 −5.1
Liberal Bill Hodgman (elected 5) 1,021 4.0 +4.0
Liberal Harold Solomon 687 2.7 +2.7
Liberal Thomas Lipscombe 514 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Horace Strutt (elected 4) 447 1.8 +0.4
Liberal William Stanton 181 0.7 +0.7
Independent Bill Wedd 1,699 6.7 −2.1
Total formal votes 25,424 96.2 +2.5
Informal votes 1,008 3.8 −2.5
Turnout 26,432 92.4 −0.9
Party total votes
Labor 12,914 50.8 +4.6
Liberal 10,811 42.5 −1.6
Independent Bill Wedd 1,699 6.7 −2.1

Franklin

1955 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,289
Labor John Dwyer (elected 2) 5,483 14.8 +2.0
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 3) 4,958 13.4 +1.7
Labor Charles Hand (elected 4) 3,405 9.2 +1.0
Labor Brian Crawford 2,137 5.8 +5.8
Labor Mervyn Jacobson 1,678 4.5 +4.5
Labor Daniel Malone 830 2.2 +2.2
Liberal Mabel Miller (elected 1) 5,619 15.2 +15.2
Liberal Thomas Pearsall (elected 5) 3,648 9.9 +1.6
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 6) 3,018 8.2 −4.9
Liberal Doug Clark 2,049 5.5 +5.5
Liberal Walter Rayner 1,939 5.2 +5.2
Liberal Harold Hayes 959 2.6 +2.6
Independent Leo McPartlan 1,299 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 37,022 96.2 +0.4
Informal votes 1,472 3.8 −0.4
Turnout 38,494 94.2 −1.3
Party total votes
Labor 18,491 49.9 +5.4
Liberal 17,232 46.5 −0.3
Independent Leo McPartlan 1,299 3.5 +3.5

Wilmot

1955 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,651
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 1) 5,983 18.4 −3.1
Labor Douglas Cashion (elected 2) 4,224 13.0 +3.3
Labor Reg Fisher 2,722 8.4 +3.0
Labor Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) 2,652 8.1 +0.7
Labor William McNeil 1,664 5.1 +5.1
Labor Walter Haas 878 2.7 +2.7
Liberal Charles Best (elected 3) 4,037 12.4 +2.5
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 4) 2,760 8.5 +1.8
Liberal Amelia Best (elected 5) 2,727 8.4 +8.4
Liberal Robert Thompson 1,831 5.6 +5.6
Liberal Peter Homfray 1,739 5.3 +5.3
Liberal Maurice Boucher 1,336 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 32,553 96.0 +0.3
Informal votes 1,355 4.0 −0.3
Turnout 33,908 95.0 +0.9
Party total votes
Labor 18,123 55.7 +4.5
Liberal 14,430 44.3 −4.5

See also

References

  1. "Results of 1955 Election". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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