COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 DECEMBER 1964 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Five Senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 408,549 +06.1 Votes cast: 383,882 94.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 22,910 06.0 -04.0 Formal votes: 360,972 94.0 +04.0 Quota for election: 60,163 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm SCOTT * Lib 136,257 37.7 ELECTED 1 George Branson * Lib 1,514 00.4 Group A Hugh Halbert Lib 2,244 00.6 Q:2.327 Bernard Flanagan DLP 13,803 03.8 Group B Francis Pownall DLP 436 00.1 Q:0.241 Francis Dwyer DLP 288 00.1 Albert Marks CPA 2,477 00.7 Group C Marjorie Williams CPA 207 00.1 Q:0.050 John Gandini CPA 349 00.1 Hartley CANT * ALP 134,958 37.4 ELECTED 2 John Wheeldon ALP 1,431 00.4 Group D Joseph Cooke * ALP 4,649 01.3 Q:2.344 Thomas Drake-Brockman * CP 58,409 16.2 Group E Jessie Robertson CP 3,128 00.9 Q:1.037 Walter McPharlin CP 822 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Halbert was MHR for Moore 1958-61. 2. McPharlin was WA MLA for Mt Marshall 1967-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Scott's 76,094 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * 73,842 97.0 75,356 20.9 ELECTED 3 Halbert 1,408 01.9 3,652 01.0 Flanagan 259 00.3 14,062 03.9 Pownall 67 00.1 503 00.1 Dwyer 22 00.0 310 00.1 Marks 25 00.0 2,502 00.7 Williams 14 00.0 221 00.1 Gandini 12 00.0 361 00.1 CANT * E 134,958 37.4 ELECTED 2 Wheeldon 36 00.0 1,467 00.4 Cooke * 21 00.0 4,670 01.3 Drake-Brockman * 293 00.4 58,702 16.3 Robertson 79 00.1 3,207 00.9 McPharlin 16 00.0 838 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,094 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cant's 74,795 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * 33 00.0 75,389 20.9 ELECTED 3 Halbert 7 00.0 3,659 01.0 Flanagan 16 00.0 14,078 03.9 Pownall 8 00.0 511 00.1 Dwyer 8 00.0 318 00.1 Marks 30 00.0 2,532 00.7 Williams 21 00.0 242 00.1 Gandini 17 00.0 378 00.1 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON 73,886 98.8 75,353 20.9 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 596 00.8 5,266 01.5 Drake-Brockman * 128 00.2 58,830 16.3 Robertson 38 00.1 3,245 00.9 McPharlin 7 00.0 845 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,795 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Branson's 15,226 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 15,172 99.6 18,831 05.2 Flanagan 18 00.1 14,096 03.9 Pownall 2 00.0 513 00.1 Dwyer 1 00.0 319 00.1 Marks 1 00.0 2,533 00.7 Williams 1 00.0 243 00.1 Gandini 0 00.0 378 00.1 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 75,353 20.9 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 1 00.0 5,267 01.5 Drake-Brockman * 24 00.2 58,854 16.3 Robertson 5 00.0 3,250 00.9 McPharlin 1 00.0 846 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,226 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wheeldon's 15,190 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 4 00.0 18,835 05.2 Flanagan 2 00.0 14,098 03.9 Pownall 1 00.0 514 00.1 Dwyer 0 00.0 319 00.1 Marks 1 00.0 2,534 00.7 Williams 1 00.0 244 00.1 Gandini 1 00.0 379 00.1 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 15,169 99.9 20,436 05.7 Drake-Brockman * 8 00.1 58,862 16.3 Robertson 1 00.0 3,251 00.9 McPharlin 2 00.0 848 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,190 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 11 04.5 18,846 05.2 Flanagan 16 06.6 14,114 03.9 Pownall 14 05.7 528 00.1 Dwyer 13 05.3 332 00.1 Marks 84 34.4 2,618 00.7 Gandini 41 16.8 420 00.1 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 21 08.6 20,457 05.7 Drake-Brockman * 18 07.4 58,880 16.3 Robertson 24 09.8 3,275 00.9 McPharlin 2 00.8 850 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 244 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Dwyer's 332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 25 07.5 18,871 05.2 Flanagan 60 18.1 14,174 03.9 Pownall 182 54.8 710 00.2 Marks 25 07.5 2,643 00.7 Gandini 11 03.3 431 00.1 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 7 02.1 20,464 05.7 Drake-Brockman * 16 04.8 58,896 16.3 Robertson 4 01.2 3,279 00.9 McPharlin 2 00.6 852 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 332 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Gandini's 431 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 31 07.2 18,902 05.2 Flanagan 18 04.2 14,192 03.9 Pownall 14 03.2 724 00.2 Marks 276 64.0 2,919 00.8 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 61 14.2 20,525 05.7 Drake-Brockman * 16 03.7 58,912 16.3 Robertson 8 01.9 3,287 00.9 McPharlin 7 01.6 859 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 431 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Pownall's 724 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 86 11.9 18,988 05.3 Flanagan 508 70.2 14,700 04.1 Marks 40 05.5 2,959 00.8 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 27 03.7 20,552 05.7 Drake-Brockman * 33 04.6 58,945 16.3 Robertson 20 02.8 3,307 00.9 McPharlin 10 01.4 869 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 724 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: McPharlin's 869 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 38 04.4 19,026 05.3 Flanagan 16 01.8 14,716 04.1 Marks 13 01.5 2,972 00.8 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 52 06.0 20,604 05.7 Drake-Brockman * 258 29.7 59,203 16.4 Robertson 492 56.6 3,799 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 869 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Marks's 2,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 240 08.1 19,266 05.3 Flanagan 397 13.4 15,113 04.2 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 2,045 68.8 22,649 06.3 Drake-Brockman * 235 07.9 59,438 16.5 Robertson 55 01.9 3,854 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,972 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Robertson's 3,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 1 BRANSON * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 3 Halbert 390 10.1 19,656 05.4 Flanagan 89 02.3 15,202 04.2 CANT * E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 2 WHEELDON E 60,163 16.7 ELECTED 4 Cooke * 247 06.4 22,896 06.3 DRAKE-BROCKMAN * 3,128 81.2 62,566 17.3 ELECTED 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,854 360,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1965. Branson, Cant, Drake-Brockman, Scott and Wheeldon elected for a term ending 30 June 1971. Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1968): Hon Sir Shane PALTRIDGE (Lib), Edgar PROWSE (CP), John SIM (Lib), Dorothy TANGNEY (ALP), Donald WILLESEE (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Howard Branson (1918-99): Elected 1958, 1964 > Hartley Gordon James Cant (1907-77): Elected 1958, 1964 > Joseph Alfred Cooke (1904-81): Elected 1946. Defeated 1951. Appointed 1952. Elected 1953, 1958. Defeated 1964 Died 14 April 1981 > Thomas Charles Drake-Brockman (1919-92): Appointed 1958. Elected 1958, 1964 > Shane Dunne Paltridge (1910-66): Elected 1951, 1955, 1961 Minister for Defence to 19 January 1966 Died 19 January 1966 (see Appointments) > Edgar Wylie Prowse (1905-77): Elected 1961 > Malcolm Fox Scott (1911-89): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964 > John Peter Sim (1917-2015): Appointed 1964 > Dorothy Margaret Tangney (1908-85): Elected 1943, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1961 > John Murray Wheeldon (1929-2006): Elected 1964 Born 9 August 1929, Perth Career: Educated state schools, University of Western Australia. Barrister 1952. Tutor in philosophy. Vice-President WA ALP. > Donald Robert Willesee (1916-2003): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961 --------------------------------------------------------------------