COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 361,409 +05.4 Votes cast: 344,798 95.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 32,427 09.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 312,371 90.6 +00.6 Quota for election: 52,062 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm SCOTT * Lib 122,577 39.2 ELECTED 1 George Branson Lib 2,197 00.7 Group A John Sim Lib 1,456 00.5 Q:2.425 Thomas Drake-Brockman * CP 46,176 14.8 Group B Jessie Robertson CP 5,022 01.6 Q:1.013 William Robinson CP 1,553 00.5 Joseph COOKE * ALP 107,881 34.5 ELECTED 2 Hartley Cant ALP 1,610 00.5 Group C Patrick O'Brien ALP 2,008 00.6 Q:2.142 John Gandini CPA 1,719 00.6 Group D Annette Aarons CPA 160 00.1 Q:0.042 John Wilson CPA 299 00.1 Bernard Flanagan DLP 18,639 06.0 Group E Veronica Bonser DLP 449 00.1 Q:0.367 Gerard Benson 625 00.2 Q:0.012 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson was a Senator for WA 1952-53. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Scott's 70,515 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON 68,886 97.7 71,083 22.8 ELECTED 3 Sim 553 00.8 2,009 00.6 Drake-Brockman * 638 00.9 46,814 15.0 Robertson 259 00.4 5,281 01.7 Robinson 50 00.1 1,603 00.5 COOKE * E 107,881 34.5 ELECTED 2 Cant 38 00.1 1,648 00.5 O'Brien 15 00.0 2,023 00.6 Gandini 9 00.0 1,728 00.6 Aarons 3 00.0 163 00.1 Wilson 10 00.0 309 00.1 Flanagan 28 00.0 18,667 06.0 Bonser 10 00.0 459 00.1 Benson 16 00.0 641 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,515 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cooke's 55,819 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON 67 00.1 71,150 22.8 ELECTED 3 Sim 10 00.0 2,019 00.6 Drake-Brockman * 139 00.2 46,953 15.0 Robertson 92 00.2 5,373 01.7 Robinson 23 00.0 1,626 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT 54,809 98.2 56,457 18.1 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 469 00.8 2,492 00.8 Gandini 45 00.1 1,773 00.6 Aarons 15 00.0 178 00.1 Wilson 12 00.0 321 00.1 Flanagan 106 00.2 18,773 06.0 Bonser 18 00.0 477 00.2 Benson 14 00.0 655 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,819 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Branson's 19,088 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 19,020 99.6 21,039 06.7 Drake-Brockman * 44 00.2 46,997 15.0 Robertson 16 00.1 5,389 01.7 Robinson 3 00.0 1,629 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 56,457 18.1 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 2 00.0 2,494 00.8 Gandini 1 00.0 1,774 00.6 Aarons 0 00.0 178 00.1 Wilson 0 00.0 321 00.1 Flanagan 1 00.0 18,774 06.0 Bonser 0 00.0 477 00.2 Benson 1 00.0 656 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,088 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cant's 4,395 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 1 00.0 21,040 06.7 Drake-Brockman * 4 00.1 47,001 15.0 Robertson 2 00.0 5,391 01.7 Robinson 1 00.0 1,630 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 4,382 99.7 6,876 02.2 Gandini 2 00.0 1,776 00.6 Aarons 1 00.0 179 00.1 Wilson 1 00.0 322 00.1 Flanagan 1 00.0 18,775 06.0 Bonser 0 00.0 477 00.2 Benson 0 00.0 656 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,395 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Aarons's 179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 4 02.2 21,044 06.7 Drake-Brockman * 2 01.1 47,003 15.0 Robertson 8 04.5 5,399 01.7 Robinson 8 04.5 1,638 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 14 07.8 6,890 02.2 Gandini 93 52.0 1,869 00.6 Wilson 28 15.6 350 00.1 Flanagan 7 03.9 18,782 06.0 Bonser 11 06.1 488 00.2 Benson 4 02.2 660 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 179 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wilson's 350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 17 04.9 21,061 06.7 Drake-Brockman * 17 04.9 47,020 15.1 Robertson 15 04.3 5,414 01.7 Robinson 9 02.6 1,647 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 21 06.0 6,911 02.2 Gandini 208 59.4 2,077 00.7 Flanagan 33 09.4 18,815 06.0 Bonser 15 04.3 503 00.2 Benson 15 04.3 675 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 350 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Bonser's 503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 28 05.6 21,089 06.8 Drake-Brockman * 16 03.2 47,036 15.1 Robertson 51 10.1 5,465 01.7 Robinson 6 01.2 1,653 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 25 05.0 6,936 02.2 Gandini 9 01.8 2,086 00.7 Flanagan 232 46.1 19,047 06.1 Benson 136 27.0 811 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 503 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Benson's 811 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 35 04.3 21,124 06.8 Drake-Brockman 27 03.3 47,063 15.1 Robertson 12 01.5 5,477 01.8 Robinson 9 01.1 1,662 00.5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 35 04.3 6,971 02.2 Gandini 26 03.2 2,112 00.7 Flanagan 667 82.2 19,741 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 811 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Robinson's 1,662 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 114 06.9 21,238 06.8 Drake-Brockman * 477 28.7 47,540 15.2 Robertson 974 58.6 6,451 02.1 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 55 03.3 7,026 02.2 Gandini 13 00.8 2,125 00.7 Flanagan 29 01.7 19,743 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,662 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Gandini's 2,125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 99 04.7 21,337 06.8 Drake-Brockman * 124 05.8 47,664 15.3 Robertson 49 02.3 6,500 02.1 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 1,407 66.2 8,433 02.7 Flanagan 446 21.0 20,189 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,125 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Robertson's 6,500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 3 Sim 872 13.4 22,209 07.1 DRAKE-BROCKMAN * 5,173 79.6 52,837 16.9 ELECTED 5 COOKE * E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 2 CANT E 52,062 16.7 ELECTED 4 O'Brien 301 04.6 8,734 02.8 Flanagan 154 02.4 20,343 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,500 312,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1959. Branson, Cant, Cooke, Drake- Brockman and Scott elected for a term ending 30 June 1965. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1962): Hon Shane PALTRIDGE (Lib), Agnes ROBERTSON (CP), Dorothy TANGNEY (ALP), Victor VINCENT (Lib), Donald WILLESEE (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph Alfred Cooke (1904-81): Elected 1946. Defeated 1951. Appointed 1952. Elected 1953, 1958 > George Howard Branson (1918-99): Elected 1958 Born: 23 February 1918, Perth Career: Educated state schools. Sales manager. Military Service 1940-46. Farmer. > Hartley Gordon James Cant (1907-77): Elected 1958 Born: 17 November 1907, Mt Magnet, Western Australia Career: Educated state schools, School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Miner. Official, Australian Workers Union. > Thomas Charles Drake-Brockman (1919-92): Appointed 1958. Elected 1958 > Shane Dunne Paltridge (1910-66): Elected 1951, 1955 Minister for Shipping and Transport to 5 February 1960 Minister for Civil Aviation > Agnes Robertson (1882-1968): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 Robertson retired at the 1961 election. Died 29 January 1968 > Malcolm Fox Scott (1911-89): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958 > Dorothy Margaret Tangney (1911-85): Elected 1943, 1946, 1951, 1955 > Victor Seddon Vincent (1908-64): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 > Donald Robert Willesee (born 1916): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955 --------------------------------------------------------------------