COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,213 +03.0 Votes cast: 35,575 95.6 -01.5 Informal votes: 1,116 03.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 34,459 96.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 21,601 62.7 +07.1 Francis Boland DLP 1,532 04.4 -03.3 Frederick Marriott Lib 11,326 32.9 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,459 13.6 e 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriott was Tas MHA for Bass 1946-61. He was the brother of Senator John Marriott. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas+04.4 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,832 +04.4 Votes cast: 35,531 96.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 911 02.6 -01.3 Formal votes: 34,620 97.4 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald DAVIES * ALP 21,093 60.9 +14.1 Frances Lane DLP 2,094 06.0 -02.6 William Young Lib 11,433 33.0 -11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,620 12.1 e 11.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young was Tas MLC for West Devon 1971-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Hobart, Moonah, Nelson, New Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,604 -01.6 Votes cast: 34,697 94.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,197 03.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 33,500 96.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Howroyd ALP 13,749 41.0 +05.6 Harold Senior DLP 2,491 07.4 -00.8 Hon Athol TOWNLEY * Lib 17,260 51.5 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,500 07.4 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howroyd was Tas MHA for Bass 1937-50, Denison 1958-59. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Athol Gordon Townley (1907-63): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Defence -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Southern Tasmania: Clarence, Derwent Park, Glenorchy, Kingborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,478 +12.4 Votes cast: 37,967 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,427 03.8 -00.7 Formal votes: 36,540 96.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- St Clair Courtney DLP 4,047 11.1 +01.9 Charles Falkinder * Lib 16,784 45.9 -08.2 William Wilkinson ALP 15,709 43.0 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Courtney's 4,047 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FALKINDER * 3,207 79.2 19,991 54.7 Wilkinson 840 20.8 16,549 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,047 36,540 04.7 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Jackson Falkinder (1921-93): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILMOT, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Beaconsfield, Deloraine, Latrobe, New Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,405 +01.2 Votes cast: 33,800 95.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,028 03.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 32,772 97.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alastair Davidson DLP 2,718 08.3 +02.6 Gilbert DUTHIE * ALP 20,503 62.6 +03.0 Royston Ringrose Lib 3,280 10.0 Richard Thomas Lib 6,271 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,772 16.1 e 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Liberal vote was 29.1%, a decrease of 5.7% from the 34.8% polled by one Liberal candidate in 1958. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert William Arthur Duthie (1912-98): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 --------------------------------------------------------------------