COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 784,354 +04.2 Votes cast: 744,943 95.0 +00.6 Informal votes: 53,431 07.2 +03.1 Formal votes: 691,512 92.8 -03.1 Quota for election: 115,253 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Gordon BROWN * ALP 268,656 38.9 ELECTED 2 Dr Felix Dittmer ALP 10,539 01.5 Group A Maxwell Poulter ALP 3,089 00.4 Q:2.249 Jean Reville 2,334 00.3 Group B Gladys Edwards 2,125 00.3 Q:0.039 Thomas Millar CPA 5,410 00.8 Group C Edwin Bacon CPA 504 00.1 Q:0.056 Stella Nord CPA 594 00.1 Condon Byrne * QLP 70,299 10.2 Group D Harold Collins QLP 1,804 00.3 Q:0.634 William Sturgess QLP 934 00.1 Edmund MAHER * CP 311,508 45.0 ELECTED 1 Ian Wood * Lib 5,968 00.9 Group E Roy Kendall * Lib 7,748 01.1 Q:2.822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Collins was Qld MLA for Cook 1935-50, Tablelands 1950-57. 2. For Poulter, see Senate Queensland 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Maher's 196,255 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 268,656 38.9 ELECTED 2 Dittmer 119 00.1 10,658 01.5 Poulter 22 00.0 3,111 00.4 Reville 19 00.0 2,353 00.3 Edwards 33 00.0 2,158 00.3 Millar 29 00.0 5,439 00.8 Bacon 15 00.0 519 00.1 Nord 16 00.0 610 00.1 Byrne * 283 00.1 70,582 10.2 Collins 158 00.1 1,962 00.3 Sturgess 33 00.0 967 00.1 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * 194,715 99.2 200,683 29.0 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 813 00.4 8,561 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 196,255 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 153,403 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER 150,259 98.0 160,917 23.3 ELECTED 4 Poulter 1,242 00.8 4,353 00.6 Reville 756 00.5 3,109 00.4 Edwards 403 00.3 2,561 00.4 Millar 133 00.1 5,572 00.8 Bacon 47 00.0 566 00.1 Nord 23 00.0 633 00.1 Byrne * 219 00.1 70,801 10.2 Collins 72 00.0 2,034 00.3 Sturgess 23 00.0 990 00.1 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * 155 00.1 200,838 29.0 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 71 00.0 8,632 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 153,403 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wood's 85,585 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 160,917 23.3 ELECTED 4 Poulter 9 00.0 4,362 00.6 Reville 1 00.0 3,110 00.4 Edwards 3 00.0 2,564 00.4 Millar 3 00.0 5,575 00.8 Bacon 1 00.0 567 00.1 Nord 1 00.0 634 00.1 Byrne * 21 00.0 70,822 10.2 Collins 8 00.0 2,042 00.3 Sturgess 8 00.0 998 00.1 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 85,530 99.9 94,162 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,585 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dittmer's 45,664 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 45,589 99.8 49,951 07.2 Reville 34 00.1 3,144 00.5 Edwards 10 00.0 2,574 00.4 Millar 5 00.0 5,580 00.8 Bacon 1 00.0 568 00.1 Nord 0 00.0 634 00.1 Byrne * 11 00.0 70,833 10.2 Collins 2 00.0 2,044 00.3 Sturgess 1 00.0 999 00.1 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 11 00.0 94,173 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,664 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bacon's 568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 43 07.6 49,994 07.2 Reville 33 05.8 3,177 00.5 Edwards 48 08.5 2,622 00.4 Millar 213 37.5 5,793 00.8 Nord 110 (19.4 744 00.1 Byrne * 46 08.1 70,879 10.2 Collins 50 08.8 2,094 00.3 Sturgess 11 01.9 1,010 00.1 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 14 02.5 94,187 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 568 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nord's 744 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 45 06.0 50,039 07.2 Reville 38 05.1 3,215 00.5 Edwards 71 09.5 2,693 00.4 Millar 457 61.4 6,250 00.9 Byrne * 46 06.2 70,925 10.3 Collins 40 05.4 2,134 00.3 Sturgess 19 02.6 1,029 00.1 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 28 03.8 94,215 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 744 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Sturgess's 1,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 57 05.5 50,096 07.2 Reville 14 01.4 3,229 00.5 Edwards 20 01.9 2,713 00.4 Millar 46 04.5 6,296 00.9 Byrne * 152 14.8 71,077 10.3 Collins 596 57.9 2,730 00.4 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 144 14.0 94,359 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,029 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Edwards's 2,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 587 21.6 50,683 07.3 Reville 1,379 50.8 4,608 00.7 Millar 372 13.7 6,668 01.0 Byrne * 118 04.3 71,195 10.3 Collins 117 04.3 2,847 00.4 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 140 05.2 94,499 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,713 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Collins's 2,847 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 221 07.8 50,904 07.4 Reville 102 03.6 4,710 00.7 Millar 197 06.9 6,865 01.0 Byrne * 1,843 64.7 73,038 10.6 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 484 17.0 94,983 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,847 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Reville's 4,710 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 2,488 52.8 53,392 07.7 Millar 1,384 29.4 8,249 01.2 Byrne * 381 08.1 73,419 10.6 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 457 09.7 95,440 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,710 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Millar's 8,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Poulter 4,819 58.4 58,211 08.4 Byrne * 2,720 33.0 76,139 11.0 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 Kendall * 710 08.6 96,150 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,249 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Poulter's 58,211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 2 DITTMER E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 4 Byrne * 24,665 42.4 100,804 14.6 MAHER * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 1 WOOD * E 115,253 16.7 ELECTED 3 KENDALL * 33,546 57.6 129,696 18.8 ELECTED 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,211 691,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1959. Brown, Dittmer, Kendall, Maher and Wood elected for a term 30 June 1965. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1962): Archibald BENN (ALP), Hon Walter COOPER (CP), Benjamin COURTICE (ALP), Hon Neil O'SULLIVAN (Lib), Annabelle RANKIN (Lib). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archibald Malcolm Benn (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 > Gordon Brown (1885-1967): Elected 1931, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955 > Condon Bryan Byrne (1910-93): Elected 1951, 1953. Defeated 1958 Later career: See Senate Queensland 1967 > Walter Jackson Cooper (1891-1973): Elected 1928. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1940, 1946, 1951, 1955 Minister for Repatriation to 29 December 1960 > Benjamin Courtice (1886-1972): Appointed 1937. Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955 Courtice retired at the 1961 election. Died 8 January 1972 > Felix Cyril Sigismund Dittmer (1904-77): Elected 1958 Born: 27 June 1904, Dugandan, Queensland Career: Educated state schools, University of Queensland, University of Sydney. Doctor. Honorary surgeon, Brisbane. State politics: Qld MLA for Mt Gravatt 1950-57. Deputy ALP Leader 1957. > Roy Kendall (1899-1972): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958 > Edmund Bede Maher (1891-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958 > Neil O'Sullivan (1900-68): Elected 1946, 1951, 1955 Attorney-General to 10 December 1958 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 10 December 1958 O'Sullivan retired at the 1961 election. Later career: Company director. Knighted 1959. Died 4 July 1968 > Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin (1908-86): Elected 1946, 1951, 1955 > Ian Alexander Christie Wood (1901-92): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958 --------------------------------------------------------------------