COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND One senator to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 855,473 +03.6 Votes cast: 815,748 95.4 +00.7 Informal votes: 47,105 05.8 -02.7 Formal votes: 768,643 94.2 +02.7 Quota for election: 384,322 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Whiteside * ALP 357,020 46.4 Group A John Turner ALP 9,628 01.3 Q:0.954 Oliver Anderson DLP 46,736 06.1 Group B Anne Wenck DLP 3,387 00.4 Q:0.130 Reginald Leigh 4,993 00.6 Q:0.013 Hon Kenneth Morris Lib 342,860 44.6 Q:0.892 Bruce Tannock 1,890 00.2 Q:0.005 James Drabsch 2,129 00.3 Q:0.006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tannock's 1,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteside * 246 13.0 357,266 46.5 Turner 71 03.8 9,699 01.3 Anderson 245 13.0 46,981 06.1 Wenck 86 04.6 3,473 00.5 Leigh 194 10.3 5,187 00.7 Morris 570 30.2 343,430 44.7 Drabsch 478 25.3 2,607 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,890 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Drabsch's 2,607 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteside * 163 06.3 357,429 46.5 Turner 54 02.1 9,753 01.3 Anderson 162 06.2 47,143 06.1 Wenck 139 05.3 3,612 00.5 Leigh 368 14.1 5,555 00.7 Morris 1,721 66.0 345,151 44.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,607 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wenck's 3,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteside * 390 10.8 357,819 46.6 Turner 259 07.2 10,012 01.3 Anderson 2,339 64.8 49,482 06.4 Leigh 228 06.3 5,783 00.8 Morris 396 11.0 345,547 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,612 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Leigh's 5,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteside * 315 05.4 358,134 46.6 Turner 166 02.9 10,178 01.3 Anderson 861 14.9 50,343 06.5 Morris 4,441 76.8 349,988 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,783 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Turner's 10,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteside * 7,946 78.1 366,080 47.6 Anderson 1,446 14.2 51,789 06.7 Morris 786 07.7 350,774 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,178 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Anderson's 51,789 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whiteside * 13,694 26.4 379,774 49.4 MORRIS 38,095 73.6 388,869 50.6 ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,789 768,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morris's term began 30 November 1963. Morris elected for a term ending 30 June 1968 (remainder of Poulter's term). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth James Morris (1903-78): Elected 1963 Born: 12 October 1903, Brisbane Career: Educated Brisbane Grammar School. Grazier. Military Service 1939-45. Founding member, Queensland Liberal Party. State politics: Qld MLA for Enoggera 1944-50, Mt Coot-tha 1950-63. Deputy Premier 1957-63, Minister for Labour and Industry 1957-63. Leader Liberal Party 1954-63. > George Irvine Whiteside 1902-76): Appointed 1962. Defeated 1963 Died 27 July 1976 --------------------------------------------------------------------