AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 5,384,624 Votes counted: 5,141,109 95.5 Informal votes: 147,616 02.9 00.0 Formal votes: 4,993,493 97.1 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,859,180 37.1 -02.6 58 +1 Country Party 465,320 09.3 +01.4 19 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,324,500 46.4 -01.2 77 +2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,137,890 42.9 -01.7 45 -2 Democratic Labor Party 469,723 09.4 +04.2 - Others 61,380 01.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,993,493 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Votes in Queensland for the Queensland Labor Party are classed as DLP. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,064,304 Votes counted: 1,965,122 95.2 Informal votes: 55,041 02.9 00.0 Formal votes: 1,910,081 97.1 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 685,614 35.9 -02.8 16 -1 Country Party 183,187 09.6 +01.0 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 868,801 45.5 -01.8 24 -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 900,483 47.1 -02.5 22 +1 Democratic Labor Party 106,805 05.6 - Others 33,982 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,910,081 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,504,910 Votes counted: 1,440,503 95.7 Informal votes: 35,114 02.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 1,405,389 97.6 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 531,404 37.8 -03.6 18 -2 Country Party 103,735 07.4 +01.9 5 +2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 635,139 45.2 -01.7 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 900,483 39.5 +02.4 10 Democratic Labor Party 106,805 14.8 -01.0 - Others 33,982 00.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,405,389 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 784,354 Votes counted: 744,943 95.0 Informal votes: 22,532 03.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 722,411 97.0 -00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 224,449 31.1 -00.8 10 +2 Country Party 140,093 19.4 -01.5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 364,542 50.4 -02.3 15 +2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 270,676 37.5 -04.6 3 -2 Queensland Labor Party 80,035 11.1 - Others 7,185 00.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 722,411 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 490,930 Votes counted: 473,832 96.5 Informal votes: 15,619 03.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 458,213 96.7 +00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 205,810 44.9 -01.3 5 Australian Labor Party 217,727 47.5 -01.2 6 Democratic Labor Party 27,703 06.1 +03.5 - Others 6,973 01.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 458,213 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 361,409 Votes counted: 344,798 95.4 Informal votes: 12,305 03.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 332,493 96.4 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 138,467 41.7 7 +3 Country Party 38,305 11.5 1 -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 176,772 53.2 8 +2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 116,302 35.0 1 -2 Democratic Labor Party 34,944 10.5 - Others 4,475 01.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 332,493 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No comparisons are made because four WA seats were uncontested in 1955. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 178,717 Votes counted: 171,911 96.2 Informal votes: 7,005 04.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 164,906 95.9 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 73,436 44.5 -04.6 2 -1 Australian Labor Party 77,232 46.8 +01.0 3 +1 Democratic Labor Party 12,989 07.9 +04.0 - Others 1,249 00.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 164,906 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------