COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== CANNING, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Armadale, Harvey, Katanning, Mandurah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,774 +05.0 Votes cast: 40,042 95.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 922 02.3 -01.7 Formal votes: 39,120 97.7 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Batey 1,072 02.7 Charles Edwards ALP 10,204 26.1 -03.1 John Hallett CP 10,844 27.7 -00.2 Neil McNeill * Lib 17,000 43.5 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Batey's 1,072 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 664 61.9 10,868 27.8 Hallett 236 22.0 11,080 28.3 McNeill * 172 16.0 17,172 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,072 39,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Edwards's 10,868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLETT 9,354 86.1 20,434 52.2 McNeill * 1,514 13.9 18,686 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,868 39,120 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neil McNeill (1921-2009): Elected 1961, defeated 1963 Later career: WA MLC for Lower West 1965-83 Died 8 February 2009 > John Mead Hallett (1917-99): Elected 1963 Born: 9 October 1917, Narrogin, Western Australia Career: Educated Guilford Grammar School, Perth. Farmer, Corrigin, Western Australia. Director, Farmers' Weekly. President Western Australian Country Party 1962-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Leederville, Nedlands, Subiaco, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,039 +01.3 Votes cast: 41,287 95.9 +01.2 Informal votes: 2,669 06.5 +04.1 Formal votes: 38,618 93.5 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Dwyer DLP 6,992 18.1 +06.0 John Gandini CPA 2,426 06.3 Hon Paul HASLUCK * Lib 29,200 75.6 +12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,618 28.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck (1905-93): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Territories to 18 December 1963 Minister for Defence 18 December 1963 to 24 April 1964 Minister for External Affairs from 24 April 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== Southern Western Australia: Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,156 +01.4 Votes cast: 40,707 96.6 +00.6 Informal votes: 583 01.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 40,124 98.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Gordon FREETH * Lib 20,921 52.1 -05.4 Frank Oates 3,304 08.2 Robert Smithson ALP 15,899 39.6 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,124 06.2 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Freeth (1914-2001): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for the Interior to 18 December 1963 Minister for Works to 18 December 1963 Minister for Shipping and Transport -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,569 +07.4 Votes cast: 50,601 96.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,043 02.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 49,558 97.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 27,203 54.9 -05.8 James Collins 748 01.5 Patrick Troy CPA 676 01.4 -01.0 John Waghorne Lib 20,931 42.2 +05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,558 07.0 e 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,019 +04.5 Votes cast: 31,394 89.6 -01.6 Informal votes: 467 01.5 -01.3 Formal votes: 30,927 98.5 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ardagh DLP 1,328 04.3 Antonius Berkhout DLP 751 02.4 Peter Browne Lib 12,668 41.0 -02.3 Fred COLLARD * ALP 16,180 52.3 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,927 03.4 e 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Browne was member for Kalgoorlie 1958-61. 2. The combined DLP vote was 6.7%, an increase of 1.4% from the 5.3% polled by one DLP candidate in 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Moore, Northam, Pearce, Toodyay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 majority: Country Party over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,331 +04.0 Votes cast: 38,502 95.5 +01.0 Informal votes: 670 01.7 -01.7 Formal votes: 37,832 98.3 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilbur Bennett ALP 12,146 32.1 +03.6 Hugh Halbert Lib 12,876 34.0 -01.0 Donald Maisey + CP 12,810 33.9 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Halbert was member for Moore 1958-61. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bennett's 12,146 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Halbert 3,109 25.6 15,985 42.3 MAISEY + 9,037 74.4 21,847 57.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,146 37,832 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald William Maisey (1915-2005): Elected 1963 Born: 6 May 1915, Goomalling, Western Australia Career: Educated Wesley College, Perth. Farmer and grazier, Dowerin, Western Australia. President Australian Wheatgrowers Federation 1954. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: Maylands, North Perth, Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,078 -02.9 Votes cast: 30,099 93.8 +01.1 Informal votes: 860 02.9 -01.8 Formal votes: 29,239 97.1 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred CHANEY * Lib 15,867 54.3 -00.7 Edward Halse ALP 11,743 40.2 +04.4 Arthur White DLP 1,629 05.6 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,239 08.8 e 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Charles Chaney (1914-2001): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for the Navy from 4 March 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- STIRLING, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Bayswater, Guildford, Mt Hawthorn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,845 +11.0 Votes cast: 60,617 96.5 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,126 01.9 -01.6 Formal votes: 59,491 98.1 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Cash Lib 25,641 43.1 +05.3 Brian Peachey DLP 4,044 06.8 -06.0 Harry WEBB * ALP 29,806 50.1 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,491 01.5 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash was member for Stirling 1958-61. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Harry Webb (1908-2000): Elected 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Belmont, South Perth, Victoria Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,672 +04.9 Votes cast: 50,464 95.8 +00.9 Informal votes: 937 01.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 49,527 98.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Berinson ALP 23,415 47.3 +04.6 Richard Cleaver * Lib 23,547 47.5 -01.8 Warwick Hill 312 00.6 Gerardus Sappelli DLP 2,253 04.5 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,527 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Berinson, see Perth 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hill's 312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berinson 97 31.1 23,512 47.5 Cleaver * 153 49.0 23,700 47.9 Sappelli 62 (19.9 2,315 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 312 49,527 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sappelli's 2,315 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berinson 216 09.3 23,728 47.9 CLEAVER * 2,099 90.7 25,799 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,315 49,527 02.1 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleaver (1917-2006): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 --------------------------------------------------------------------