AUSTRALIAN SENATE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955
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Source: Australian Government publications

NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Enrolled voters:                  5,172,443           
Votes counted:                    4,914,094   95.0        
Informal votes:                     473,069   09.6  +05.0
Formal votes:                     4,441,025   90.4  -05.0
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Party                            Votes        %     Change    1955   +  1953  =  Total
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Liberal CP coalition              2,161,460   48.6  +04.2      17    +   13   =   30
Australian Labor Party            1,803,335   40.6  -10.0      12    +   16   =   28
ALP (Anti-Communist)                271,067   06.1              1    +    1   =    2
Others                              205,163   04.6              -    +    -   =    -
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Total                             4,441,025                    30    +   30   =   60
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This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election, plus the seats
won in 1953, to give the total number of seats held by each party in the new Senate. 
Voting figures are compared with the 1953 Senate election. 

One of the ALP Senators elected in 1953 joined the ALP(AC) in 1955.