COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== CANNING, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Armadale, Harvey, Katanning, Mandurah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,026 +01.3 Votes cast: 36,140 95.0 Informal votes: 1,930 05.3 Formal votes: 34,210 94.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Cranley DLP 9,447 27.6 Leonard HAMILTON * CP 24,763 72.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,210 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Hamilton (1899-1987): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Hamilton retired at the 1961 election. Later career: President, Western Australian Country Party. Died 31 May 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Leederville, Nedlands, Subiaco, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Liberal Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,649 +01.2 Votes cast: 39,753 95.4 Informal votes: 1,132 02.8 Formal votes: 38,621 97.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Antill DLP 5,440 14.1 Hon Paul HASLUCK * Lib 24,605 63.7 Frederick Traine ALP 8,576 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,621 25.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck (1905-93): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Territories -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== Southern Western Australia: Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Lib unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,849 +05.9 Votes cast: 38,670 97.0 Informal votes: 1,317 03.4 Formal votes: 37,353 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Addis DLP 3,600 09.6 Gordon FREETH * Lib 19,273 51.6 Ernest Stapleton ALP 14,480 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,353 09.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Freeth (1914-2001): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for the Interior from 10 December 1958 Minister for Works from 10 December 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,592 +08.1 Votes cast: 42,690 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,134 02.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 41,556 97.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 23,780 57.2 +00.1 Peter Goode Lib 16,725 40.2 +00.4 Patrick Troy CPA 1,051 02.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,556 09.5 e 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Independent 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,368 +01.0 Votes cast: 29,283 93.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,008 03.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 28,275 96.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antonius Berkhout DLP 3,363 11.9 Peter Browne Lib 10,337 36.6 Fred Collard + ALP 12,519 44.3 -16.8 Harold Illingworth 2,056 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Collard, see Kalgoorlie 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Illingworth's 2,056 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berkhout 310 15.1 3,673 13.0 Browne 833 40.5 11,170 39.5 Collard + 913 44.4 13,432 47.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,056 28,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Berkhout's 3,673 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWNE 3,057 83.2 14,227 50.3 Collard + 616 16.8 14,048 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,673 28,275 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Grahame Browne (1924-2000): Elected 1958 Born: 15 July 1924, England Career: Migrated as child. Drover and horsebreaker, Liberal Party organiser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Moore, Northam, Pearce, Toodyay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,368 +03.3 Votes cast: 34,562 95.0 Informal votes: 1,155 03.3 Formal votes: 33,407 96.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilbur Bennett ALP 9,073 27.2 Hugh Halbert Lib 10,792 32.3 Hugh Leslie * CP 13,542 40.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bennett's 9,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HALBERT 6,887 75.9 17,679 52.9 Leslie * 2,186 24.1 15,728 47.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,073 33,407 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hugh Alan Leslie (1900-74): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958 Later career: See Moore 1961 > Hugh Halbert (1910-97): Elected 1958 Born: 17 January 1910, Meckering, Western Australia. Career: Educated Hale School, Perth. Accountant and tax agent, retail businessman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: Maylands, North Perth, Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,493 -07.6 Votes cast: 32,504 94.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,393 04.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 31,111 96.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred CHANEY * Lib 17,426 56.0 +04.5 Terence Merchant DLP 3,189 10.3 Frederick Swaine 655 02.1 Lawrence Wilkinson ALP 9,841 31.6 -16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,111 15.2 e 13.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Wilkinson, see Senate WA 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Charles Chaney (1914-2001): Elected 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- STIRLING, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Bayswater, Guildford, Mt Hawthorn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,938 +19.7 Votes cast: 46,040 96.0 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,842 04.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 44,198 96.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Cash Lib 17,881 40.5 -06.7 James Collins 713 01.6 Brian Peachey DLP 4,668 10.6 Harry Webb * ALP 20,936 47.4 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,198 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Collins's 713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash 410 57.5 18,291 41.4 Peachey 195 27.3 4,863 11.0 Webb * 108 15.1 21,044 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 713 44,198 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Peachey's 4,863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASH 3,907 80.3 22,198 50.2 Webb * 956 (19.7 22,000 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,863 44,198 00.2 03.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles Harry Webb (1908-2000): Elected 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958 Later career: See Stirling 1961 > Earl Douglas Cash (1919-2003): Elected 1958 Born: 15 July 1919, Manitoba, Canada. Career: To Australia 1923. Educated Perth Boys School and University Of Western Australia. Public servant. Military Service 1940-46. Businessman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Belmont, South Perth, Victoria Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,126 +12.7 Votes cast: 45,156 95.8 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,394 03.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 43,762 96.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleaver * Lib 21,428 49.0 -08.7 Keith Dowding ALP 17,097 39.1 -03.2 Charles Noonan DLP 5,237 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,762 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dowding was the father of Hon Peter Dowding MLA, WA Premier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Noonan's 5,237 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAVER * 3,712 70.9 25,140 57.4 Dowding 1,525 29.1 18,622 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,237 43,762 07.4 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleaver (1917-2006): Elected 1955, 1958 --------------------------------------------------------------------