AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 5,172,443 Votes counted: 4,525,704 87.5 Informal votes: 132,785 02.9 +00.9 Formal votes: 4,392,915 97.1 -00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,745,985 39.7 +00.7 57 +10 Country Party 347,445 07.9 -00.7 18 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,093,430 47.6 00.0 75 +11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,961,359 44.6 -05.5 47 -10 ALP (Anti-Communist) 227,083 05.2 - Others 111,043 02.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,392,915 122 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. Five Liberal members and five CP members were elected unopposed. The Liberal-CP vote is therefore substantially understated. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,996,381 Votes counted: 1,736,778 87.0 Informal votes: 50,936 02.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 1,685,842 97.1 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 651,667 38.7 +03.0 17 +02 Country Party 145,567 08.6 +00.2 8 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 797,234 47.3 +03.2 25 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 836,682 49.6 -02.8 21 -04 Others 51,926 03.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,685,842 46 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats in NSW were uncontested, lowering turnout. Two Liberal members and two CP members were elected unopposed. The Liberal-CP vote is therefore understated. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,444,035 Votes counted: 1,365,383 94.6 Informal votes: 36,114 02.6 +01.4 Formal votes: 1,329,269 97.4 -01.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 549,985 41.4 -03.8 20 +05 Country Party 72,877 05.5 +02.1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 622,862 46.9 -01.7 23 +05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 493,449 37.1 -13.2 10 -05 ALP (Anti-Communist) 209,678 15.8 Others 3,280 00.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,329,269 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 752,645 Votes counted: 629,505 83.6 Informal votes: 13,719 02.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 615,786 97.8 -01.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 196,214 31.9 -00.2 8 Country Party 129,001 20.9 -01.0 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 325,215 52.8 -01.2 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 258,994 42.1 -00.4 5 Others 31,577 05.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 615,786 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. One Liberal and one CP member were elected unopposed. The Liberal-CP vote is therefore understated. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 462,747 Votes counted: 444,827 96.1 Informal votes: 18,550 04.2 +01.7 Formal votes: 426,277 95.8 -01.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 197,214 46.2 +03.0 5 +01 Australian Labor Party 207,810 48.7 -06.4 6 ALP (Anti-Communist) 11,225 02.6 - Others 10,182 02.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 426,277 11 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 343,013 Votes counted: 182,042 53.1 Informal votes: 6,431 03.5 +02.5 Formal votes: 175,611 96.5 -02.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 72,385 41.2 +04.0 4 +02 Country Party - - -14.5 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 72,385 41.2 -10.5 6 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 91,151 51.9 +04.4 3 -01 Others 12,075 06.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 175,611 9 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats in were uncontested, greatly lowering turnout. Two Liberal members and the two CP members were elected unopposed. The Coalition vote is therefore greatly understated (the CP won two seats while polling no votes). TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 173,622 Votes counted: 167,169 96.3 Informal votes: 7,035 04.2 +03.2 Formal votes: 160,130 95.8 -03.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 78,674 49.1 -00.9 3 Australian Labor Party 73,273 45.8 -03.8 2 ALP (Anti-Communist) 6,180 03.9 Others 2,003 01.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 160,130 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------