COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 25 NOVEMBER 1967 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ==================================================================== TASMANIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 200,622 +04.3 Votes cast: 193,307 96.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 9,711 05.0 +01.5 Formal votes: 183,596 95.0 -01.5 Quota for election: 30,600 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Cole DLP 14,558 07.9 Group A Kenneth Bennet DLP 730 00.4 Q:0.516 Richard Delany DLP 514 00.3 Albert POKE * ALP 45,111 24.6 ELECTED 2 Kenneth Wriedt ALP 4,465 02.4 Group B Raymond Sherry ALP 23,808 13.0 Q:2.398 Reginald WRIGHT * Lib 55,880 30.4 ELECTED 1 Peter Rae Lib 7,076 03.9 Group C Geoffrey Lempriere Lib 3,443 01.9 Q:2.170 William Wedd 6,813 03.7 Q:0.223 Dr Reginald Turnbull * 21,198 11.5 Q:0.693 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cole was a Senator for Tasmania 1950-65. 2. For Sherry, see House of Representatives, Franklin 1969. 3. Wedd was Tas MLC for Buckingham 1944-48, Tas MHA for Denison 1948-53, 1959-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wright's 25,280 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 341 01.3 14,899 08.1 Bennet 18 00.1 748 00.4 Delany 9 00.0 523 00.3 POKE * E 45,111 24.6 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 137 00.5 4,602 02.5 Sherry 224 00.9 24,032 13.1 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 Rae 21,664 85.6 28,740 15.7 Lempriere 1,824 07.2 5,267 02.9 Wedd 408 01.6 7,221 03.9 Turnbull * 655 02.6 21,853 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,280 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Poke's 14,511 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 86 00.6 14,985 08.2 Bennet 18 00.1 766 00.4 Delany 11 00.1 534 00.3 POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 13,099 90.3 17,701 09.6 Sherry 1,167 08.0 25,199 13.7 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 Rae 22 00.2 28,762 15.7 Lempriere 9 00.1 5,276 02.9 Wedd 30 00.2 7,251 03.9 Turnbull * 69 00.5 21,922 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,511 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Delany's 534 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 145 27.2 15,130 08.2 Bennet 277 51.9 1,043 00.6 POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 20 03.7 17,721 09.7 Sherry 50 09.4 25,249 13.8 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 Rae 11 02.1 28,773 15.7 Lempriere 5 00.9 5,281 02.9 Wedd 9 01.7 7,260 04.0 Turnbull * 17 03.2 21,939 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 534 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bennet's 1,043 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 844 80.9 15,974 08.7 POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 54 05.2 17,775 09.7 Sherry 58 05.6 25,307 13.8 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 Rae 26 02.5 28,799 15.7 Lempriere 12 01.2 5,293 02.9 Wedd 21 02.0 7,281 04.0 Turnbull * 28 02.7 21,967 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,043 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lempriere's 5,293 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 69 01.3 16,043 08.7 POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 35 00.7 17,810 09.7 Sherry 56 01.1 25,363 13.8 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 RAE 4,912 92.8 33,711 18.4 ELECTED 3 Wedd 81 01.5 7,362 04.0 Turnbull * 140 02.6 22,107 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,293 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The distribution of Rae's 3,111 surplus votes was deferred under Section 135 (7) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wedd's 7,362 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 854 11.6 16,897 09.2 POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 560 07.6 18,370 10.0 Sherry 771 10.5 26,134 14.2 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 RAE E 33,711 18.4 ELECTED 3 Turnbull * 5,177 70.3 27,284 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,362 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Rae's 3,111 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cole 1,385 44.5 18,282 10.0 POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 303 09.7 18,673 10.2 Sherry 275 08.8 26,409 14.4 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 RAE E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 3 Turnbull * 1,148 36.9 28,432 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,111 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Cole's 18,282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 Wriedt 8,298 45.4 26,971 14.7 Sherry 1,892 10.3 28,301 15.4 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 RAE E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 3 TURNBULL * 8,092 44.3 36,524 19.9 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,282 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Turnbull's 5,924 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- POKE * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 2 WRIEDT 4,928 83.2 31,899 17.4 ELECTED 5 Sherry 996 16.8 29,297 16.0 WRIGHT * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 1 RAE E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 3 TURNBULL * E 30,600 16.7 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,924 183,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1968. Poke, Rae, Turnbull, Wriedt and Wright elected for a term ending 30 June 1974. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1971): Donald DEVITT (ALP), Robert LACEY (ALP), Alexander LILLICO (Lib), John MARRIOTT (Lib), Justin O'BYRNE (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Donald Michael Devitt (1921-2008): Elected 1964 > Robert Herbert Lacey (1900-84): Elected 1964 > Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico (1905-94): Elected 1958, 1964 > John Edward Marriott (1913-94): Elected 1953, 1958, 1964 > Justin Hilary O'Byrne (1912-93): Elected 1946, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964 > Albert George Poke (1906-89): Elected 1955, 1961, 1967 > Peter Elliot Rae (born 1932): Elected 1967 Born: 24 September 1932, Launceston, Tasmania Career: Educated Launceston Grammar School, University of Tasmania. Barrister. Law lecturer, University of Tasmania. > Reginald John David Turnbull (1908-2006): Elected 1961, 1967 > Kenneth Shaw Wriedt (1927-2010): Elected 1967 Born: 11 July 1927, Melbourne Career: Educated University High School, Melbourne. Merchant marine officer 1944-58. Insurance inspector, Tasmania 1958-67. > Reginald Charles Wright (1905-90): Elected 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1967 Minister for Works from 28 February 1968 --------------------------------------------------------------------