Results_of_the_Queensland_state_election,_1956

Results of the 1956 Queensland state election

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This is a list of electoral district results for the 1956 Queensland state election.

Queensland state election, 19 May 1956^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1953–1957 >>
Enrolled voters		712,508^[1]
Votes cast		662,680		Turnout	93.01	–0.79
Informal votes		8,006		Informal	1.21	–0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	335,311	51.22	–1.99	49	– 1
	Liberal	164,116	25.07	+3.77	8	± 0
	Country	126,183	19.27	+0.53	16	+ 1
	North Queensland Labor	8,625	1.32	+0.22	1	± 0
	Communist	1,332	0.20	–0.45	0	± 0
	Ind. Labor	414	0.06	–0.08	0	± 0
	Independent	18,693	2.86	–0.26	1	± 0
Total		654,674			75

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Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 19 May 1956". Retrieved 25 January 2010.

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Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Sparkes	6,409	72.6	+13.3
	Labor	William Alexander	2,423	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			8,832	99.3	+0.2
Informal votes			64	0.7	-0.2
Turnout			8,896	95.5	+0.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	2,616	56.7	-4.5
	Country	Eric McCorkell	1,997	43.3	+4.5
Total formal votes			4,613	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			57	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			4,670	85.8	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Davis	3,008	67.6	-32.4
	Country	Wally Rae	1,444	32.4	+32.4
Total formal votes			4,452	98.8
Informal votes			55	1.2
Turnout			4,507	87.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Power	5,525	64.8	-35.2
	Liberal	Robert Thomasson	2,816	33.0	+33.0
	Communist	Kevin Loughlin	190	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			8,531	98.5
Informal votes			126	1.5
Turnout			8,657	90.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	2,512	58.7	-41.3
	Country	Timothy Donnelly	1,770	41.3	+41.3
Total formal votes			4,282	99.2
Informal votes			33	0.8
Turnout			4,315	85.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Donald	7,826	72.7	-27.3
	Liberal	George Groth	2,938	27.3	+27.3
Total formal votes			10,764	98.6
Informal votes			149	1.4
Turnout			10,913	94.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Johnno Mann	4,402	60.0	-15.2
	Liberal	Roger Moore	2,569	35.0	+35.0
	Independent	Peter Day	369	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			7,340	98.2
Informal votes			137	1.8
Turnout			7,477	86.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Gardner	7,437	56.7	-7.3
	Liberal	John Mills	5,350	40.7	+4.7
	Independent	Herbert Ricketts	341	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			13,128	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			201	1.5	0.0
Turnout			13,329	95.0	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Brown	5,129	55.5	-8.0
	Liberal	Keith Hooper	4,118	44.5	+8.0
Total formal votes			9,247	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			86	0.9	-0.2
Turnout			9,333	94.1	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Coburn	4,891	63.9	+5.9
	Labor	Henry Skinner	2,546	33.3	-8.7
	Communist	Howard Connors	215	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			7,652	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			67	0.9	-0.5
Turnout			7,719	94.9	-1.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+7.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Watty Wallace	4,688	58.9	-0.7
	Country	Harold Mulry	2,258	28.4	-2.9
	Independent	Henry Smallwood	1,008	12.7	+12.7
Total formal votes			7,954	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			88	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			8,042	90.2	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Vince Jones	6,396	65.1	+1.2
	Labor	Eric Willis	3,435	34.9	-1.2
Total formal votes			9,831	98.8	+1.7
Informal votes			116	1.2	-1.7
Turnout			9,947	95.0	-1.9
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Hilton	5,416	58.2	-3.2
	Country	Fred Rogers	3,896	41.8	+3.2
Total formal votes			9,312	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			67	0.7	-0.5
Turnout			9,379	92.0	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Smith	3,377	60.1	-2.6
	Country	William Aplin	2,240	39.9	+2.6
Total formal votes			5,617	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			50	0.9	0.0
Turnout			5,667	81.3	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

1956 Queensland state election: Chermside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Dewar	9,617	58.5	+6.9
	Labor	Dudley Ryder	6,831	41.5	-6.9
Total formal votes			16,448	98.6	-0.6
Informal votes			230	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			16,678	94.2	-0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

1956 Queensland state election: Darlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Plunkett	6,823	67.9	+1.3
	Labor	Charles Knoll	3,223	32.1	-1.3
Total formal votes			10,046	98.7	+1.8
Informal votes			130	1.3	-1.8
Turnout			10,176	91.4	-1.9
	Country hold		Swing	+1.3

1956 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ivor Marsden	5,689	61.2	-33.4
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	3,514	37.8	+37.8
	Communist	Mev Welsby	93	1.0	-4.4
Total formal votes			9,296	99.2	+4.6
Informal votes			74	0.8	-4.6
Turnout			9,370	93.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Jones	2,766	67.6	-32.4
	Liberal	Jan Karlik	1,329	32.4	+32.4
Total formal votes			4,095	99.0
Informal votes			40	1.0
Turnout			4,135	94.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Taylor	6,888	74.0	-26.0
	Independent	James Ryan	2,420	26.0	+26.0
Total formal votes			9,308	97.4
Informal votes			244	2.6
Turnout			9,552	90.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Diplock	5,998	54.9	+4.4
	Country	Stewart Keys	4,919	45.1	-4.4
Total formal votes			10,917	99.5	0.0
Informal votes			57	0.5	0.0
Turnout			10,974	93.4	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bunny Adair	5,433	63.6	+10.5
	Country	John Crossland	3,110	36.4	-10.5
Total formal votes			8,543	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			103	1.2	0.0
Turnout			8,646	89.2	-0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Low	6,396	68.2	-1.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Arnell	2,978	31.8	+1.9
Total formal votes			9,374	99.2	-0.1
Informal votes			72	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			9,446	94.1	-0.5
	Country hold		Swing	-1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Hiley	7,476	62.0	+4.5
	Labor	Geoffrey Maher	4,588	38.0	-4.5
Total formal votes			12,064	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			134	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			12,198	94.5	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Alan Fletcher	6,682	64.5	+3.5
	Labor	John McCafferty	3,718	35.5	-3.5
Total formal votes			10,400	99.3	+0.1
Informal votes			73	0.7	-0.1
Turnout			10,473	95.2	+2.0
	Country hold		Swing	+3.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,472	62.6	-6.9
	Liberal	Gerard Davies	3,175	36.3	+7.6
	Communist	Eric Browne	100	1.1	-0.7
Total formal votes			8,747	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			91	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			8,838	95.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Forde	2,269	58.1	-41.9
	Country	Bill Longeran	1,638	41.9	+41.9
Total formal votes			3,907	99.3
Informal votes			27	0.7
Turnout			3,934	83.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Brosnan	4,963	57.2	-14.9
	Liberal	Bob Windsor	3,518	40.5	+40.5
	Communist	Jim Henderson	202	2.3	-2.4
Total formal votes			8,683	98.9	+1.9
Informal votes			99	1.1	-1.9
Turnout			8,782	91.6	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Results_of_the_Queensland_state_election,_1956

Results by electoral district

Aubigny

Balonne

Barambah

Barcoo

Baroona

Belyando

Bremer

Brisbane

Bulimba

Bundaberg

Buranda

Burdekin

Cairns

Callide

Carnarvon

Carpentaria

Charters Towers

Chermside

Clayfield

Condamine

Cook

Cooroora

Coorparoo

Cunningham

Darlington

Fassifern

Fitzroy

Flinders

Fortitude Valley

Gregory

Haughton

Hinchinbrook

Ipswich

Isis

Ithaca

By-election

Kedron

Kelvin Grove

Keppel

Kurilpa

Landsborough

Lockyer

Mackay

Mackenzie

Marodian

Maryborough

Merthyr

Mirani

Mount Coot-tha

Mount Gravatt

Mourilyan

Mulgrave

Mundingburra

Murrumba

Nash

Norman

North Toowoomba

Nundah

Port Curtis

Rockhampton

Roma

Sandgate

Sherwood

Somerset

South Brisbane

Southport

Tablelands

Toowong

Toowoomba

Townsville

Warrego

Warwick

Whitsunday

Windsor

Wynnum

Yeronga

See also

References

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,847	65.3	-34.7
	Country	Robert Campbell	1,516	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			4,363	99.3
Informal votes			32	0.7
Turnout			4,395	85.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colin McCathie	5,737	70.4	+11.2
	Liberal	Edwin Pearse	2,415	29.6	+29.6
Total formal votes			8,152	98.9	-0.5
Informal votes			88	1.1	+0.5
Turnout			8,240	94.7	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cecil Jesson	4,319	52.1	-7.2
	Liberal	Francis Curro	3,964	47.9	+27.5
Total formal votes			8,283	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			125	1.5	-0.3
Turnout			8,408	92.6	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-17.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jack Pizzey	5,753	62.3	+3.6
	Labor	Hylton Salter	3,475	37.7	-3.6
Total formal votes			9,228	98.6	-0.1
Informal votes			131	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			9,359	93.3	-1.3
	Country hold		Swing	+3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leonard Eastment	5,967	61.7	-3.3
	Liberal	Alan Edwards	3,711	38.3	+4.7
Total formal votes			9,678	98.6	-0.3
Informal votes			138	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			9,816	94.2	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Hanlon	5,186	59.2	-2.5
	Liberal	Alan Edwards	3,578	40.8	+2.5
Total formal votes			8,764	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			127	1.4	0.0
Turnout			8,891	88.4	-5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Lloyd	11,283	61.0	-4.8
	Liberal	Albert Johnson	7,215	39.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			18,498	98.8	-0.2
Informal votes			232	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			18,730	95.2	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Turner	5,355	54.3	-7.6
	Liberal	Douglas Tooth	4,506	45.7	+7.6
Total formal votes			9,861	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			153	1.5	-0.1
Turnout			10,014	93.9	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Viv Cooper	6,790	58.5	+3.1
	Liberal	Tom Griffith	4,820	41.5	+41.5
Total formal votes			11,610	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			88	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			11,698	95.8	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Moores	4,785	57.3	-5.4
	Liberal	Doug Berry	3,573	42.7	+12.0
Total formal votes			8,358	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			133	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			8,491	90.0	-1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7