COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,996,381 +00.8 Votes cast: 1,900,696 95.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 166,433 08.8 +04.8 Formal votes: 1,734,263 91.2 -04.8 Quota for election: 289,044 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Healy CPA 93,385 05.4 Group A Cecil Connors CPA 8,035 00.5 Q:0.380 Florence Davis CPA 8,389 00.5 Hon William SPOONER * Lib 822,391 47.4 ELECTED 1 Albert Reid * CP 8,898 00.5 Group B John McCallum * Lib 9,429 00.5 Q:2.909 Hon William ASHLEY * ALP 738,733 42.6 ELECTED 2 Hon John Armstrong * ALP 16,797 01.0 Group C Lindsay North ALP 4,509 00.3 Q:2.629 Donald Skelton 8,962 00.5 Q:0.031 Stanley Allen 2,962 00.2 Q:0.010 Harry Sawkins 1,844 00.1 Q:0.006 John Campbell 3,428 00.2 Q:0.012 Vincent Scott 6,501 00.4 Q:0.022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 166,433 08.8Total 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- North was a NSW MLC 1963-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Spooner's 533,347 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 1,241 00.2 94,626 05.5 Connors 451 00.1 8,486 00.5 Davis 282 00.1 8,671 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * 527,542 98.9 536,440 30.9 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 2,078 00.4 11,507 00.7 ASHLEY * E 738,733 42.6 ELECTED 2 Armstrong * 1,119 00.2 17,916 01.0 North 125 00.0 4,634 00.3 Skelton 249 00.0 9,211 00.5 Allen 85 00.0 3,047 00.2 Sawkins 35 00.0 1,879 00.1 Campbell 77 00.0 3,505 00.2 Scott 63 00.0 6,564 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 533,347 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ashley's 449,689 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 783 00.2 95,409 05.5 Connors 113 00.0 8,599 00.5 Davis 81 00.0 8,752 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * 807 00.2 537,247 31.0 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 217 00.0 11,724 00.7 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * 445,842 99.1 463,758 26.7 ELECTED 4 North 1,060 00.2 5,694 00.3 Skelton 406 00.1 9,617 00.6 Allen 124 00.0 3,171 00.2 Sawkins 61 00.0 1,940 00.1 Campbell 124 00.0 3,629 00.2 Scott 71 00.0 6,635 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 449,689 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Reid's 248,203 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 146 00.1 95,555 05.5 Connors 51 00.0 8,650 00.5 Davis 67 00.0 8,819 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 247,669 99.8 259,393 15.0 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 463,758 26.7 ELECTED 4 North 161 00.1 5,855 00.3 Skelton 53 00.0 9,670 00.6 Allen 18 00.0 3,189 00.2 Sawkins 7 00.0 1,947 00.1 Campbell 18 00.0 3,647 00.2 Scott 13 00.0 6,648 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 248,203 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Armstrong's 174,714 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 88 00.1 95,643 05.5 Connors 21 00.0 8,671 00.5 Davis 17 00.0 8,836 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 213 00.1 259,606 15.0 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 174,224 99.7 180,079 10.4 Skelton 76 00.0 9,746 00.6 Allen 29 00.0 3,218 00.2 Sawkins 12 00.0 1,959 00.1 Campbell 15 00.0 3,662 00.2 Scott 19 00.0 6,667 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 174,714 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sawkins's 1,959 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 118 06.0 95,761 05.5 Connors 38 01.9 8,709 00.5 Davis 25 01.3 8,861 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 275 14.0 259,881 15.0 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 501 25.6 180,580 10.4 Skelton 177 09.0 9,923 00.6 Allen 325 16.6 3,543 00.2 Campbell 437 22.3 4,099 00.2 Scott 63 03.2 6,730 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,959 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Allen's 3,543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 249 07.0 96,010 05.5 Connors 51 01.4 8,760 00.5 Davis 58 01.6 8,919 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 441 12.4 260,322 15.0 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 689 19.4 181,269 10.5 Skelton 1,046 29.5 10,969 00.6 Campbell 777 21.9 4,876 00.3 Scott 232 06.5 6,962 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,543 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Campbell's 4,876 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 107 02.2 96,117 05.5 Connors 43 00.1 8,803 00.5 Davis 66 00.1 8,985 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 362 07.4 260,684 15.0 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 350 07.2 181,619 10.5 Skelton 2,312 47.4 13,281 00.8 Scott 1,636 33.6 8,598 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,876 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Scott's 8,598 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 306 03.6 96,423 05.6 Connors 84 01.0 8,887 00.5 Davis 115 01.3 9,100 00.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 1,599 18.6 262,283 15.1 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 1,977 23.0 183,596 10.6 Skelton 4,517 52.5 17,798 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,598 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Connors's 8,887 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 5,104 57.4 101,527 05.9 Davis 2,826 31.8 11,926 00.7 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 598 06.7 262,881 15.2 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 226 02.5 183,822 10.6 Skelton 133 01.5 17,931 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,887 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Davis's 11,926 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 9,048 75.9 110,575 06.4 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 1,977 16.6 264,858 15.3 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 618 05.2 184,440 10.6 Skelton 283 02.4 18,214 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,926 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Skelton's 18,214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Healy 1,579 08.7 112,154 06.5 SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCallum * 4,905 26.9 269,763 15.6 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 11,730 64.4 196,170 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,214 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Healy's 112,154 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOONER * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 1 REID * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 3 McCALLUM * 82,122 73.2 351,885 20.3 ELECTED 5 ASHLEY * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 2 ARMSTRONG * E 289,044 16.7 ELECTED 4 North 30,032 26.8 226,202 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 112,154 1,734,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1956. Armstrong, Ashley, McCallum, Reid and Spooner elected for a term ending 30 June 1962. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1959): Kenneth ANDERSON (Lib), Stanley AMOUR (ALP), James ARNOLD (ALP), Donald GRANT (ALP) and Hon Alister McMULLIN (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth McColl Anderson (1909-85): Elected 1953 > Stanley Kerrin Amour (1900-79): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953 > John Ignatius Armstrong (1908-77): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955 > James Jarvist Arnold (1902-67): Elected 1940, 1946, 1951, 1953 > William Patrick Ashley (1886-1958): Elected 1937, 1940, 1946, 1951, 1955 Died 27 June 1958 (see Appointments) > Donald Mackinnon Grant (1890-1970): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953 Grant retired at the 1958 election. Died 9 June 1970 > John Archibald McCallum (1892-1973): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 > Alister Maxwell McMullin (1900-84): Elected 1951, 1953 President of the Senate > Albert David Reid (1887-1962): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 > William Henry Spooner (1897-1966): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 Minister for National Development --------------------------------------------------------------------