COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 490,930 +06.1 Votes cast: 473,832 96.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 36,677 07.7 -01.5 Formal votes: 437,155 92.3 +01.5 Quota for election: 72,860 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Alan Finger CPA 10,406 02.4 Group A James Moss CPA 813 00.2 Q:0.172 Elliott Johnston CPA 1,317 00.3 James O'Sullivan DLP 21,016 04.8 Group B Daniel Smith DLP 1,503 00.3 Q:0.320 Peter Lasarewitch DLP 791 00.2 James TOOHEY * ALP 202,773 46.4 ELECTED 1 Clement Ridley ALP 1,277 00.3 Group C Arnold Drury ALP 1,330 00.3 Q:2.819 Rex PEARSON * Lib 188,472 43.1 ELECTED 2 Keith Laught * Lib 2,601 00.6 Group D Gordon Davidson Lib 4,856 01.1 Q:2.689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Davidson, see Senate South Australia 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Toohey's 129,913 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 220 00.2 10,626 02.4 Moss 40 00.0 853 00.2 Johnston 42 00.0 1,359 00.3 O'Sullivan 310 00.2 21,326 04.9 Smith 124 00.1 1,627 00.4 Lasarewitch 56 00.0 847 00.2 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY 128,181 98.7 129,458 29.6 ELECTED 3 Drury 557 00.4 1,887 00.4 PEARSON * E 188,472 43.1 ELECTED 2 Laught * 253 00.2 2,854 00.7 Davidson 130 00.1 4,986 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 129,913 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pearson's 115,612 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 41 00.0 10,667 02.4 Moss 22 00.0 875 00.2 Johnston 33 00.0 1,392 00.3 O'Sullivan 137 00.1 21,463 04.9 Smith 47 00.0 1,674 00.4 Lasarewitch 26 00.0 873 00.2 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY 241 00.2 129,699 29.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 80 00.1 1,967 00.4 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * 114,144 98.7 116,998 26.8 ELECTED 4 Davidson 841 00.7 5,827 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 115,612 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ridley's 56,839 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 14 00.0 10,681 02.4 Moss 6 00.0 881 00.2 Johnston 7 00.0 1,399 00.3 O'Sullivan 38 00.1 21,501 04.9 Smith 25 00.0 1,699 00.4 Lasarewitch 11 00.0 884 00.2 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 56,658 99.7 58,625 13.4 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 116,998 26.8 ELECTED 4 Davidson 80 00.1 5,907 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,839 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Laught's 44,138 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 4 00.0 10,685 02.4 Moss 1 00.0 882 00.2 Johnston 6 00.0 1,405 00.3 O'Sullivan 18 00.0 21,519 04.9 Smith 9 00.0 1,708 00.4 Lasarewitch 7 00.0 891 00.2 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 55 00.1 58,680 13.4 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 44,038 99.8 49,945 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,138 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Moss's 882 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 351 39.8 11,036 02.5 Johnston 321 36.4 1,726 00.4 O'Sullivan 87 09.9 21,606 04.9 Smith 61 06.9 1,769 00.4 Lasarewitch 16 01.8 907 00.2 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 23 02.6 58,703 13.4 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 23 02.6 49,968 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 882 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lasarewitch's 907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 48 05.3 11,084 02.5 Johnston 29 03.2 1,755 00.4 O'Sullivan 182 20.1 21,788 05.0 Smith 481 53.0 2,250 00.5 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 75 08.3 58,778 13.4 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 92 10.1 50,060 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 907 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Johnston's 1,755 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 955 54.4 12,039 02.8 O'Sullivan 357 20.3 22,145 05.1 Smith 246 14.0 2,496 00.6 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 98 05.6 58,876 13.5 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 99 05.6 50,159 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,755 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Smith's 2,496 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finger 257 10.3 12,296 02.8 O'Sullivan 1,566 62.7 23,711 05.4 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 338 13.5 59,214 13.5 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 335 13.4 50,494 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,496 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Finger's 12,296 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Sullivan 9,227 75.0 32,938 07.5 TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 Drury 2,587 21.0 61,801 14.1 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 482 03.9 50,976 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,296 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: O'Sullivan's 32,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TOOHEY * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 1 RIDLEY E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 3 DRURY 16,930 51.4 78,731 18.0 ELECTED 5 PEARSON * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 2 LAUGHT * E 72,860 16.7 ELECTED 4 Davidson 16,008 48.6 66,984 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,938 437,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1959. Drury, Laught, Pearson, Ridley and Toohey elected for a term ending 30 June 1965. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1962): Nancy BUTTFIELD (Lib), Douglas HANNAFORD (Lib), Hon Edward MATTNER (Lib), Theophilus NICHOLLS (ALP), Sidney O'FLAHERTY (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nancy Eileen Buttfield (1912-2005): Appointed 1955. Elected 1955 > Arnold Joseph Drury (1912-95): Elected 1958 Born: 23 July 1912, Adelaide Career: Educated Catholic schools. Manufacturing grocer, Adelaide. Military Service 1942-45. > Douglas Clive Hannaford (1903-67): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 > Keith Alexander Laught (1907-69): Elected 1951, 1953, 1958 > Edward William Mattner (1893-1977): Appointed 1944. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 > Theophilus Martin Nicholls (1894-1977): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955 > Sidney Wainman O'Flaherty (1886-1967): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955 O'Flaherty retired at the 1961 election. Died 18 November 1967 > Rex Whiting Pearson (1905-61): Elected 1951, 1953, 1958 Died 11 September 1961 (see Appointments) > Clement Frank Ridley (1909-88): Elected 1958 Born: 13 March 1909, Western Australia Career: Educated state schools. Toolmaker in car industry. Secretary Vehicle Builders Union. President United Trades and Labor Council. President South Australian ALP 1957-58. > James Philip Toohey (1909-92): Elected 1953, 1958 --------------------------------------------------------------------