COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Five Senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 185,532 +03.8 Votes cast: 177,570 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 7,725 10.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 159,845 90.0 +01.2 Quota for election: 26,641 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Denham HENTY * Lib 31,446 19.7 ELECTED 2 Reginald Wright * Lib 20,814 13.0 Group A John Orchard Lib 11,960 07.5 Q:2.411 Hon Nicholas McKENNA * ALP 50,344 31.5 ELECTED 1 Albert Poke * ALP 5,508 03.4 Group B Donald Devitt ALP 11,395 07.1 Q:2.524 Max Bound CPA 802 00.5 Group C George Chenery CPA 118 00.1 Q:0.039 Peter Cundall CPA 124 00.1 Virgil Morgan DLP 8,020 05.0 Group D John Mortimer DLP 349 00.2 Q:0.332 Eleonora Tennant DLP 467 00.3 Dr Reginald Turnbull 18,498 11.6 Q:0.694 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchard was Tas MHA for Bass 1948-54, Tas MLC for Cornwall 1954-61, Launceston 1966-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McKenna's 23,703 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 31,446 19.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 356 01.5 21,170 13.2 Orchard 101 00.4 12,061 07.5 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * 21,141 89.2 26,649 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 1,703 07.2 13,098 08.2 Bound 36 00.2 838 00.5 Chenery 11 00.0 129 00.1 Cundall 6 00.0 130 00.1 Morgan 62 00.3 8,082 05.1 Mortimer 9 00.0 358 00.2 Tennant 9 00.0 476 00.3 Turnbull 269 01.1 18,767 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,703 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Henty's 4,805 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 4,061 84.5 25,231 15.8 Orchard 589 12.3 12,650 07.9 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * 33 00.7 26,682 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 16 00.3 13,114 08.2 Bound 15 00.3 853 00.5 Chenery 3 00.1 132 00.1 Cundall 0 00.0 130 00.1 Morgan 10 00.2 8,092 05.1 Mortimer 3 00.1 361 00.2 Tennant 3 00.1 479 00.3 Turnbull 72 01.5 18,839 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,805 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Poke's 41 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 0 00.0 25,231 15.8 Orchard 0 00.0 12,650 07.9 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 41 100.0 13,155 08.2 Bound 0 00.0 853 00.5 Chenery 0 00.0 132 00.1 Cundall 0 00.0 130 00.1 Morgan 0 00.0 8,092 05.1 Mortimer 0 00.0 361 00.2 Tennant 0 00.0 479 00.3 Turnbull 0 00.0 18,839 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cundall's 130 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 7 05.4 25,238 15.8 Orchard 1 00.8 12,651 07.9 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 18 13.8 13,173 08.2 Bound 34 26.2 887 00.6 Chenery 48 36.9 180 00.1 Morgan 8 06.2 8,100 05.1 Mortimer 2 01.5 363 00.2 Tennant 4 03.1 483 00.3 Turnbull 8 06.2 18,847 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 130 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Chenery's 180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 12 06.7 25,250 15.8 Orchard 8 04.4 12,659 07.9 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 18 10.0 13,191 08.3 Bound 110 61.1 997 00.6 Morgan 14 07.8 8,114 05.1 Mortimer 6 03.3 369 00.2 Tennant 6 03.3 489 00.3 Turnbull 6 03.3 18,853 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 180 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Mortimer's 369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 20 05.4 25,270 15.8 Orchard 10 02.7 12,669 07.9 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 9 02.4 13,200 08.3 Bound 12 03.3 1,009 00.6 Morgan 180 48.8 8,294 05.2 Tennant 116 31.4 605 00.4 Turnbull 22 06.0 18,875 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 369 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Tennant's 605 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 48 07.9 25,318 15.8 Orchard 38 06.3 12,707 07.9 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 21 03.5 13,221 08.3 Bound 14 02.3 1,023 00.6 Morgan 401 66.3 8,695 05.4 Turnbull 83 13.7 18,958 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 605 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Bound's 1,023 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wright * 100 09.8 25,418 15.9 Orchard 40 03.9 12,747 08.0 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 496 48.5 13,717 08.6 Morgan 248 24.2 8,943 05.6 Turnbull 139 13.6 19,097 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,023 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Morgan's 8,943 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * 4,498 50.3 29,916 18.7 ELECTED 4 Orchard 408 04.6 13,155 08.2 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 1,738 19.4 15,455 09.7 Turnbull 2,299 25.7 21,396 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,943 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Wright's 3,275 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 4 Orchard 3,171 96.8 16,326 10.2 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 Devitt 52 01.6 15,507 09.7 Turnbull 52 01.6 21,448 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,275 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Devitt's 15,507 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIGHT * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 4 Orchard 8,609 55.5 24,935 15.6 McKENNA * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 1 POKE * E 26,641 16.7 ELECTED 3 TURNBULL 6,898 44.5 28,346 17.7 ELECTED 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,507 159,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1962. Henty, McKenna, Poke, Turnbull and Wright elected for a term ending 30 June 1968. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1965): William AYLETT (ALP), George COLE (DLP), Alexander LILLICO (Lib), John MARRIOTT (Lib), Justin O'BYRNE (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Edward Aylett (1900-76): Elected 1937, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958 Aylett retired at the 1964 election. Died 10 August 1976 > George Ronald Cole (1908-69): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958 > Norman Henry Denham Henty (1903-78): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961 Minister for Customs and Excise to 10 June 1964 Minister for Civil Aviation from 10 June 1964 > Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico (1905-94): Elected 1958 > Nicholas Edward McKenna (1895-1974): Elected 1943, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961 > John Edward Marriott (1913-94): Elected 1953, 1958 > Justin Hilary O'Byrne (1912-93): Elected 1946, 1951, 1953, 1958 > Albert George Poke (1906-89): Elected 1955, 1961 > Reginald John David Turnbull (1908-2006): Elected 1961 Born: 21 February 1908, Shanghai, China Career: Educated Wesley College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Doctor. General practitioner, Launceston, Tasmania, from 1936. Military Service 1942-44. Launceston City Council. State politics: Tas MHA for Bass 1946-61. Minister for Health 1948- 59, Treasurer 1956-59. Left ALP 1959. > Reginald Charles Wright (1905-90): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961 --------------------------------------------------------------------