COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 173,622 +03.0 Votes cast: 167,169 96.3 +00.1 Informal votes: 21,110 12.6 +07.5 Formal votes: 146,059 87.4 -07.5 Quota for election: 24,344 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Virgil Morgan ALP-AC 13,048 08.9 Group A Edward Vickers ALP-AC 934 00.6 Q:0.658 Lawrence O'Keeffe ALP-AC 2,035 01.4 Hon Nicholas McKENNA * ALP 42,054 28.8 ELECTED 1 Albert Poke ALP 4,256 02.9 Group B Robert Lacey ALP 9,547 06.5 Q:2.294 Denham Henty * Lib 23,689 16.2 Group C Reginald Wright * Lib 21,399 14.7 Q:2.661 Allan Guy * Lib 7,655 05.2 Arthur Smith Lib 1,462 01.0 Robert Wardlaw * Lib 10,571 07.2 William Wedd 9,409 06.4 Q:0.387 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Lacey, see Senate Tasmania 1964. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McKenna's 17,710 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 191 01.1 13,239 09.1 Vickers 39 00.2 973 00.7 O'Keeffe 94 00.5 2,129 01.5 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 14,244 80.4 18,500 12.7 Lacey 2,724 15.4 12,271 08.4 Henty * 111 00.6 23,800 16.3 Wright * 91 00.5 21,490 14.7 Guy * 35 00.2 7,690 05.3 Smith 7 00.0 1,469 01.0 Wardlaw * 46 00.3 10,617 07.3 Wedd 128 00.7 9,537 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,710 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vickers's 973 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 591 60.7 13,830 09.5 O'Keeffe 258 26.5 2,387 01.6 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 50 05.1 18,550 12.7 Lacey 25 02.6 12,296 08.4 Henty * 7 00.7 23,807 16.3 Wright * 14 01.4 21,504 14.7 Guy * 3 00.3 7,693 05.3 Smith 1 00.1 1,470 01.0 Wardlaw * 9 00.9 10,626 07.3 Wedd 15 01.5 9,552 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 973 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Smith's 1,470 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 10 00.7 13,840 09.5 O'Keeffe 3 00.2 2,390 01.6 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 18 01.2 18,568 12.7 Lacey 5 00.3 12,301 08.4 Henty * 216 14.7 24,023 16.4 Wright * 444 30.2 21,948 15.0 Guy * 296 20.1 7,989 05.5 Wardlaw * 435 29.6 11,061 07.6 Wedd 43 02.9 9,595 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,470 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: O'Keeffe's 2,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 1,940 81.2 15,780 10.8 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 162 06.8 18,730 12.8 Lacey 119 05.0 12,420 08.5 Henty * 36 01.5 24,059 16.5 Wright * 28 01.2 21,976 15.0 Guy * 38 01.6 8,027 05.5 Wardlaw * 35 01.5 11,096 07.6 Wedd 32 01.3 9,627 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,390 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Guy's 8,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 76 00.9 15,856 10.9 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 64 00.8 18,794 12.9 Lacey 38 00.5 12,458 08.5 HENTY * 2,582 32.2 26,641 18.2 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * 3,011 37.5 24,987 17.1 ELECTED 3 Wardlaw * 2,133 26.6 13,229 09.1 Wedd 123 01.5 9,750 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,027 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Henty's 2,297 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 23 01.0 15,879 10.9 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 27 01.2 18,821 12.9 Lacey 17 00.7 12,475 08.5 HENTY * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 24,987 17.1 ELECTED 3 Wardlaw * 2,187 95.2 15,416 10.6 Wedd 43 01.9 9,793 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,297 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wright's 643 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 5 00.8 15,884 10.9 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 8 01.2 18,829 12.9 Lacey 6 00.9 12,481 08.5 HENTY * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 3 Wardlaw * 611 95.0 16,027 11.0 Wedd 13 02.0 9,806 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 643 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Wedd's 9,806 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 1,338 13.6 17,222 11.8 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 Poke 1,686 17.2 20,515 14.0 Lacey 953 09.7 13,434 09.2 HENTY * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 3 Wardlaw * 5,829 59.4 21,856 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,806 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Lacey's 13,434 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 524 03.9 17,746 12.1 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE 12,604 93.8 33,119 22.7 ELECTED 4 HENTY * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 3 Wardlaw * 306 02.3 22,162 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,434 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Poke's 8,775 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan 4,990 56.9 22,736 15.6 McKENNA * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 4 HENTY * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 24,344 16.7 ELECTED 3 WARDLAW * 3,785 43.1 25,947 17.8 ELECTED 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,775 146,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1956. Henty, McKenna, Poke, Wardlaw and Wright elected for a term ending 30 June 1962. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1959): William AYLETT (ALP), George COLE (ALP- AC), John MARRIOTT (Lib), Justin O'BYRNE (ALP), Robert WORDSWORTH (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Edward Aylett (1900-76): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953 > George Ronald Cole (1908-69): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953 > James Allan Guy (1890-1979): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1955 Died 16 December 1979 > Norman Henry Denham Henty (1903-78): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 Minister for Customs and Excise from 24 October 1956 > Nicholas Edward McKenna (1895-1974): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955 > John Edward Marriott (1913-94): Appointed 1953. Elected 1953 > Justin Hilary O'Byrne (1912-93): Elected 1946, 1951, 1953 > Albert George Poke (1906-89): Elected 1955 Born: 16 February 1906, Somerset, Tasmania Career: Educated state schools. Enginedriver, timber worker. Secretary Timberworkers Union. > Robert Wardlaw (1889-1964): Elected 1955 > Robert Hurley Wordsworth (1894-1984): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953 > Reginald Charles Wright (1905-90): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 --------------------------------------------------------------------