COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.0 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,330 +03.9 Votes cast: 34,086 96.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,291 03.8 +02.9 Formal votes: 32,795 96.2 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 18,197 55.5 +04.5 Leslie Duke ALPAC 2,589 07.9 Frederick White Lib 12,009 36.6 -12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,795 07.1 e 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1954 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,180 +00.4 Votes cast: 32,859 96.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,279 03.9 +03.0 Formal votes: 31,580 96.1 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aubrey LUCK * Lib 18,590 58.9 +08.4 Reginald Murray ALP 12,990 41.1 -08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,580 08.9 08.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Enrolment and formality are compared with those in Darwin in 1954. 2. Luck was member for Darwin 1951-55. 3. Murray was a Senator for Tasmania 1947-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aubrey William George Luck (1900-99): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Hobart, Moonah, Nelson, New Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.8 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,488 +32.2 Votes cast: 36,696 95.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,807 04.9 +03.4 Formal votes: 34,889 95.1 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Bound CPA 2,003 05.7 +03.8 Brian Miller ALP 12,828 36.8 -08.6 Hon Athol TOWNLEY * Lib 20,058 57.5 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,889 08.1 e 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miller was Tas MLC for Newdegate 1957-86. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Athol Gordon Townley (1907-63): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Air to 24 October 1956 Minister for Civil Aviation to 24 October 1956 Minister for Immigration 24 October 1956 to 19 March 1958 Minister for Defence Production 11 February 1958 to 23 April 1958 Minister for Supply from 11 February 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Southern Tasmania: Clarence, Derwent Park, Glenorchy, Kingborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.0 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.2 to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,200 -21.8 Votes cast: 30,304 97.1 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,424 04.7 +03.9 Formal votes: 28,880 95.3 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Crawford ALP 11,652 40.3 -05.4 Charles FALKINDER * Lib 15,471 53.6 -00.6 Henry Roberts ALPAC 1,757 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,880 08.5 e 04.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford was Tas MHA for Franklin 1956-59, 1962. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Jackson Falkinder (1921-93): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILMOT, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Beaconsfield, Deloraine, Latrobe, New Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.2 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,424 -03.1 Votes cast: 33,224 96.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,238 03.7 +02.9 Formal votes: 31,986 96.3 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bethell Lib 12,546 39.2 -04.4 Owen Doherty ALPAC 1,834 05.7 Gilbert DUTHIE * ALP 17,606 55.0 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,986 06.1 e 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert William Arthur Duthie (1912-98): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 --------------------------------------------------------------------