COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,142 +02.5 Votes cast: 36,725 96.3 +00.7 Informal votes: 410 01.1 -02.0 Formal votes: 36,315 98.9 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 21,182 58.3 -04.4 Frederick Kaye DLP 2,055 05.7 +01.3 James Wardlaw Lib 13,078 36.0 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,315 09.4 e 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven, Table Cape -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,896 +02.9 Votes cast: 36,535 96.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 351 01.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 36,184 99.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald DAVIES * ALP 20,843 57.6 -03.3 Paul Fenton Lib 13,488 37.3 +04.3 Frances Lane DLP 1,853 05.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,184 08.6 e 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Davies (1919-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Hobart, Moonah, Nelson, New Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,475 -00.4 Votes cast: 34,585 94.8 00.0 Informal votes: 704 02.0 -01.4 Formal votes: 33,881 98.0 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Bound CPA 506 01.5 Brian Bresnehan DLP 2,159 06.4 -01.0 Bruce Brown 558 01.6 Donald Finlay ALP 13,286 39.2 -01.8 Hon Athol TOWNLEY * Lib 17,372 51.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,881 07.4 e no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Athol Gordon Townley (1907-63): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Defence to 18 December 1963 Died 24 December 1963 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Southern Tasmania: Clarence, Derwent Park, Glenorchy, Kingborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,376 +07.3 Votes cast: 40,925 96.6 -00.4 Informal votes: 509 01.2 -01.6 Formal votes: 40,416 98.2 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Defendini DLP 2,732 06.8 -04.3 Charles Falkinder * Lib 18,322 45.3 -00.6 John Parsons ALP 19,362 47.9 +04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,416 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Defendini's 2,732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FALKINDER * 2,260 82.7 20,582 50.9 Parsons 472 17.3 19,834 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,732 40,416 00.9 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Jackson Falkinder (1921-93): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Falkinder retired at the 1966 election. Died 11 July 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILMOT, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Beaconsfield, Deloraine, Latrobe, New Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,658 +00.7 Votes cast: 34,250 96.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 319 00.9 -02.1 Formal votes: 33,931 99.1 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alastair Davidson DLP 2,792 08.2 -00.1 Gilbert DUTHIE * ALP 19,908 58.7 -03.9 Donald Paterson Lib 11,231 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,931 11.1 e 05.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal vote of 33.1% was an increase of 4.0% from the 29.1% polled by two Liberal candidates in 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert William Arthur Duthie (1912-98): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 --------------------------------------------------------------------