COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== CANNING, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Armadale, Harvey, Katanning, Mandurah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 majority: Country Party over DLP 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,778 +04.6 Votes cast: 37,989 95.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,525 04.0 -01.3 Formal votes: 36,464 96.0 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edwards ALP 10,659 29.2 John Hallett + CP 10,168 27.9 -44.4 Stanley Meredith DLP 1,706 04.7 -22.9 Neil McNeill Lib 13,931 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,464 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Hallett, see Canning 1963. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Meredith's 1,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 234 13.7 10,893 29.9 Hallett + 285 16.7 10,453 28.7 McNeill 1,187 69.6 15,118 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,706 36,464 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hallett's 10,453 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 1,628 15.6 12,521 34.3 McNEILL 8,825 84.4 23,943 65.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,453 36,464 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil McNeill (1921-2009): Elected 1961 Born: 19 June 1921, Yarloop, Western Australia. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, and University of Western Australia. Farmer. Military Service 1945. District Officer, Western Australian Department of Agriculture. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Leederville, Nedlands, Subiaco, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,494 +02.0 Votes cast: 40,246 94.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 969 02.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 39,277 97.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Bodeker DLP 4,768 12.1 -02.0 Hon Paul HASLUCK * Lib 24,811 63.2 -00.5 George Piesley ALP 9,698 24.7 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,277 23.1 e 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck (1905-93): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Territories -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== Southern Western Australia: Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,565 +04.3 Votes cast: 39,885 96.0 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,148 02.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,737 97.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Gordon FREETH * Lib 22,275 57.5 +05.9 Ernest Stapleton ALP 16,462 42.5 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,737 07.5 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Freeth (1914-2001): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for the Interior Minister for Works -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,942 +09.8 Votes cast: 46,737 95.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,268 02.7 00.0 Formal votes: 45,469 97.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 27,615 60.7 +03.5 John Waghorne Lib 16,747 36.8 -03.4 Marjorie Williams CPA 1,107 02.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,469 12.9 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,501 +06.8 Votes cast: 30,568 91.2 -02.2 Informal votes: 859 02.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 29,709 97.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Browne * Lib 12,850 43.3 +06.7 Fred Collard ALP 14,231 47.9 +03.6 Harold Illingworth 1,050 03.5 George Jensen DLP 1,578 05.3 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Illingworth's 1,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne * 440 41.9 13,290 44.7 Collard 417 39.7 14,648 49.3 Jensen 193 (18.4 1,771 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,050 29,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jensen's 1,771 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne * 1,385 78.2 14,675 49.4 COLLARD 386 21.8 15,034 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,771 29,709 00.6 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Graham Browne (1924-2000): Elected 1958. Defeated 1961 Died 11 September 2000 > Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961 Born: 6 June 1912, Beverley, Western Australia Career: Educated state schools. Goldminer. Official, Australian Workers Union. Military Service 1942-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Moore, Northam, Pearce, Toodyay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 majority: Liberal over Country Party 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,790 +06.7 Votes cast: 36,645 94.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,237 03.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 35,408 96.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilbur Bennett ALP 10,106 28.5 +01.3 John Crisafulli DLP 1,986 05.6 Hugh Halbert * Lib 12,406 35.0 +02.7 Hugh Leslie CP 10,910 30.8 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie was member for Moore 1949-58. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Crisafulli's 1,986 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennett 449 22.6 10,555 29.8 Halbert * 1,206 60.7 13,612 38.4 Leslie 331 16.7 11,241 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,986 35,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bennett's 10,555 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Halbert * 3,624 34.3 17,236 48.7 LESLIE 6,931 65.7 18,172 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,555 35,408 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 4.2% from the Liberals to the Country Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hugh Halbert (1910-97): Elected 1958. Defeated 1961 Later career: Company director. President, Western Australia Liberal Party 1965-69. Died 31 January 1997 > Hugh Alan Leslie (1900-74): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1961 Leslie retired at the 1963 election. Died 2 September 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: Maylands, North Perth, Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,030 -04.2 Votes cast: 30,612 92.7 -01.5 Informal votes: 1,436 04.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 29,176 95.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred CHANEY * Lib 16,054 55.0 -01.0 Julius Re DLP 2,679 09.2 -01.1 Lawrence Wilkinson ALP 10,443 35.8 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,176 12.4 e 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Wilkinson, see Senate Western Australia 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Charles Chaney (1914-2001): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- STIRLING, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Bayswater, Guildford, Mt Hawthorn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,633 +18.1 Votes cast: 54,308 95.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,875 03.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 52,433 96.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Briffa DLP 6,704 12.8 +02.2 Doug Cash * Lib 19,818 37.8 -02.7 Albert Marks CPA 649 01.2 Harry Webb ALP 25,262 48.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webb was member for Swan 1954-55, Stirling 1955-58. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marks's 649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Briffa 65 10.0 6,769 12.9 Cash * 137 21.1 19,955 38.1 Webb 447 68.9 25,709 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 649 52,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Briffa's 6,769 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash * 6,118 90.4 26,073 49.7 WEBB 651 09.6 26,360 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,769 52,433 00.3 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Earl Douglas Cash (1919-2002): Elected 1958. Defeated 1961 Later career: WA MLA for Mirrabooka 1968-71. > Charles Harry Webb (1908-2000): Elected 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Belmont, South Perth, Victoria Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,202 +06.5 Votes cast: 47,617 94.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,403 02.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 46,214 97.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleaver * Lib 22,770 49.3 +00.3 Stephen Johnson ALP 19,712 42.7 +03.6 Terence Merchant DLP 3,732 08.1 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,214 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson was WA MLA for Leederville 1952-59. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Merchant's 3,732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAVER * 2,901 77.7 25,671 55.5 Johnson 831 22.3 20,543 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,732 46,214 05.5 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleaver (1917-2006): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 --------------------------------------------------------------------