BY-ELECTIONS 1955-58 ==================================================================== CUNNINGHAM, NSW 44,070 enrolled ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Keira, Kembla, Wollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 April 1956, following the death of William Davies. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor KEARNEY ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Dennis Kearney (1903-82): Elected 1956 By Born: 10 December 1903, Armidale, NSW. Career: Educated De la Salle College, Armidale, NSW. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. Secretary, Canberra Trades and Labour Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This was the last occasion on which a member (apart from the non- voting member for the Northern Territory) was returned to the House of Representatives without opposition. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARKER, SA 41,810 enrolled, 38,722 (92.6%) voted ==================================================================== South-East South Australia: Millicent, Mt Gambier, Naracoorte, Victor Harbour -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 October 1956, following the death of Hon Archie Cameron. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Crowe ALPAC 2,207 05.8 Ralph Dettman ALP 14,454 38.1 (+05.8) Dr James Forbes Lib 18,471 48.7 (-19.0) William McAnaney 2,819 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 771 (02.0%) informal 37,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McAnaney was SA MHA for Stirling 1965-70, Heysen 1970-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Crowe's 2,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dettman 979 (44.4) 15,433 40.7 Forbes 411 (18.6) 18,882 49.8 McAnaney 817 (37.0) 3,636 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,207 37,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McAnaney's 3,636 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dettman 583 (16.0) 16,016 42.2 FORBES * 3,053 (84.0) 21,935 57.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,636 37,951 07.8 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander James Forbes (born 1923): Elected 1956 By Born: 16 December 1923, Hobart. Career: Educated Knox Grammar School, Sydney, St Peters College, Adelaide, University of Adelaide, Oxford University (DPhil). Military Service 1942-46. Lecturer in politics, University of Adelaide. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW 42,909 enrolled, 34,985 (81.5%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 December 1956, following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Eric Harrison. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: Liberal over Independent 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Bartley 4,109 12.2 Leslie Bury Lib 13,956 41.3 (-30.7) Alan Laing 1,414 04.2 Reginald Robson 6,414 19.0 Cecil Sindel 1,470 04.3 Thomas Starr ALP 6,455 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,167 (03.3%) informal 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartley, Laing and Robson were independent Liberal candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Laing's 1,414 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartley 158 (11.2) 4,267 12.6 Bury 356 (25.2) 14,312 42.3 Robson 365 (25.8) 6,779 20.0 Sindel 441 (31.2) 1,911 05.7 Starr 94 (06.6) 6,549 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,414 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sindel's 1,911 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartley 640 (33.5) 4,907 14.5 Bury 324 (17.0) 14,636 43.3 Robson 650 (34.0) 7,429 22.0 Starr 297 (15.5) 6,846 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,911 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bartley's 4,907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bury 2,130 (43.4) 16,766 49.6 Robson 2,567 (52.3) 9,996 29.6 Starr 210 (04.3) 7,056 20.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,907 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Starr's 7,056 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURY 694 (09.8) 17,460 51.6 Robson 6,362 (90.2) 16,358 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 7,056 33,818 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By Born: 25 February 1913, London Career: Educated private school England and Cambridge University. Migrated 1935. Bank officer. Military Service 1939-45. Officer External Affairs Department 1945-51. Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington, 1953-56. Company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW 41,425 enrolled, 38,254 (92.3%) voted ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 September 1957, following the death of Hon Larry Anthony. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Anthony CP 18,819 49.8 Raymond Gordon CP 4,678 12.4 Oswald Jackson CP 1,696 04.5 Raymond O'Neill CP 1,241 03.3 William Smith ALP 10,276 27.2 Cynthia Wilson 1,057 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 487 (01.3%) informal 37,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 70.0%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilson's 1,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY 419 (39.6) 19,238 50.9 Gordon 100 (09.5) 4,778 12.7 Jackson 79 (07.5) 1,775 04.7 O'Neill 71 (06.7) 1,312 03.5 Smith 388 (36.7) 10,664 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,057 37,767 19.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By Born: 31 December 1929, Murwillumbah, NSW. Career: Educated King's School Parramatta and Gatton Agricultural College, Queensland. Dairy farmer at Sunny Meadows, NSW. Son of Hon Larry Anthony MP and father of Hon Larry Anthony MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW 48,649 enrolled, 42,287 (86.9%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 March 1958, following the resignation of Hon Sir Howard Beale. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Garfield BARWICK Lib 22,826 54.8 (-07.5) Augustus Fenwick 920 02.2 Daniel Mahoney ALP 17,931 43.0 (+05.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 610 (01.4%) informal 41,677 05.9 e 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahoney was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1959-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garfield Edward John Barwick (1903-97): Elected 1958 By Born: 22 June 1903, Sydney. Career: Educated Fort St High School, Sydney, University of Sydney. Barrister 1927. Leader of Sydney bar. Represented banks in nationalisation cases 1947. President NSW Bar Association 1950-52, 1954-55, Law Council of Australia 1952-54. Knighted 1953. --------------------------------------------------------------------