ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1968 ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April, polling 25 May 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,450 Votes cast: 9,092 79.4 Informal votes: 190 02.1 Formal votes: 8,902 97.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas A Lowe Labor 4,396 49.4 Kenneth F LOWRIE 4,506 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Lowe, see House of Assenbly, Franklin 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Francis Lowrie (1926-2012): Elected 1968 Born: 4 September 1926, Hobart -------------------------------------------------------------------- GORDON ==================================================================== Following the death of Hon Thomas G D D'Alton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 12 June, polling 29 June 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 4,033 Votes cast: 3,281 81.1 Informal votes: 35 01.1 Formal votes: 3,246 98.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert J Broadby 1,563 48.2 Maxwell J Fitzallen Labor 1,489 45.9 M A Smith 194 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,246 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 194 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBY 104 53.6 1,667 51.4 Fitzallen 90 66.4 1,579 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 194 3,246 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert James Broadby (1917-2012): Elected 1968 by Born: 10 August 1917, Queenstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April, polling 25 May 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 7,107 Votes cast: 6,328 89.0 Informal votes: 68 01.1 Formal votes: 6,260 98.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thornton J Carins 1,547 24.7 Frederick P Kaye 463 07.4 Donald A McEachen Labor 201 08.3 George A Shaw 2,882 46.0 Ronald J Spencer 693 11.9 Henry N Towns 580 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,260 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McEachen's 201 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carins 46 22.9 1,503 24.0 Kaye 34 16.9 497 07.9 Shaw 74 36.8 2,956 47.2 Spencer 31 15.4 724 11.6 Towns 16 08.0 580 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 201 6,260 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kaye's 497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carins 123 26.6 1,626 26.1 SHAW 214 46.2 3,170 50.9 Spencer 77 16.6 801 12.9 Towns 49 10.6 629 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 463 6,226 Not distributed 34 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 497 6,260 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Arthur Shaw (born 1932): Elected 1968 Born: 15 August 1932, Tasmania -------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENBOROUGH ==================================================================== Following the death of Henry S Baker -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 2 September, polling 28 September 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,495 Votes cast: 8,297 87.4 Informal votes: 125 01.5 Formal votes: 8,172 98.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- A M Ashton 328 04.0 R W Baker 912 11.2 E Bourke 450 05.5 Dr P C Brothers 400 04.9 Dr J Churchill-Marwood 254 03.1 Dr John F Clemente 1,390 17.0 Marjorie Hill 405 05.0 Malcolm Hills Labor 821 10.0 William C Hodgman 921 11.3 G I A Hodson 526 06.4 B O'Conor 165 02.0 Louis M Shoobridge 979 12.0 A K Wertheimer 621 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hodgman was MHA for Denison 1955-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Conor's 165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashton 9 05.5 337 04.1 Baker 8 04.8 920 11.3 Bourke 14 08.5 464 05.7 Brothers 11 06.7 411 05.0 Churchill-Marwood 6 03.6 260 03.2 Clemente 19 11.5 1,409 17.2 Hill 9 05.5 414 05.1 Hills 12 07.3 833 10.2 Hodgman 23 13.9 944 11.6 Hodson 12 07.3 538 06.6 Shoobridge 23 13.9 1,002 12.3 Wertheimer 19 11.5 640 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 165 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Churchill-Marwood's 260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashton 17 06.5 354 04.3 Baker 21 08.1 941 11.5 Bourke 16 06.2 480 05.9 Brothers 29 11.2 440 05.4 Clemente 40 15.4 1,449 17.7 Hill 29 11.2 443 05.4 Hills 34 13.1 867 10.6 Hodgman 19 07.3 963 11.8 Hodson 6 02.3 544 06.7 Shoobridge 36 13.8 1,038 12.7 Wertheimer 13 00.5 653 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 260 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ashton's 354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 78 22.0 1,019 12.5 Bourke 37 10.5 517 06.3 Brothers 44 12.4 484 05.9 Clemente 42 11.9 1,491 18.2 Hill 26 07.3 469 05.7 Hills 11 03.1 878 10.7 Hodgman 35 09.9 998 12.2 Hodson 19 05.4 563 06.9 Shoobridge 34 09.6 1,072 13.1 Wertheimer 28 07.9 681 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 354 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hill's 469 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 50 10.7 1,069 13.1 Bourke 19 04.1 536 06.6 Brothers 53 11.4 537 06.6 Clemente 69 14.8 1,560 19.1 Hills 85 18.2 963 11.8 Hodgman 49 10.5 1,047 12.8 Hodson 29 06.2 592 07.2 Shoobridge 76 16.3 1,148 14.1 Wertheimer 36 07.7 717 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 466 8,169 Exhausted 3 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 469 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bourke's 536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 90 17.5 1,159 14.2 Brothers 55 10.7 592 07.3 Clemente 68 13.3 1,628 20.0 Hills 41 08.0 1,004 12.3 Hodgman 117 22.8 1,164 14.3 Hodson 32 06.2 624 07.7 Shoobridge 55 10.7 1,203 14.8 Wertheimer 55 10.7 712 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 513 8,146 Exhausted 23 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 536 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Brothers's 592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 129 23.2 1,288 15.9 Clemente 88 15.9 1,716 21.2 Hills 38 06.8 1,042 12.8 Hodgman 92 16.6 1,256 15.5 Hodson 36 06.5 660 08.1 Shoobridge 91 16.4 1,294 16.0 Wertheimer 81 14.6 853 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 555 8,109 Exhausted 37 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 592 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hodson's 660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 112 17.6 1,400 17.3 Clemente 77 12.1 1,793 22.2 Hills 26 04.1 1,068 13.2 Hodgman 147 23.1 1,403 17.4 Shoobridge 172 27.0 1,467 18.1 Wertheimer 101 15.9 954 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 636 8,085 Exhausted 24 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 660 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Wertheimer's 954 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 250 29.1 1,650 20.6 Clemente 130 15.1 1,923 24.1 Hills 55 06.4 1,123 14.1 Hodgman 184 21.4 1,587 19.9 Shoobridge 241 28.0 1,708 21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 860 7,991 Exhausted 94 181 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 954 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Hills's 1,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 226 22.7 1,876 23.9 Clemente 269 27.0 2,192 25.0 Hodgman 233 23.4 1,820 23.1 Shoobridge 268 26.9 1,976 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 996 7,864 Exhausted 127 308 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,123 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Hodgman's 1,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 550 37.7 2,426 32.2 Clemente 258 17.2 2,450 33.7 Shoobridge 690 46.1 2,666 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,498 7,542 Exhausted 322 630 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,820 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Baker's 2,426 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clemente 527 36.0 2,977 45.2 SHHOBRIDGE 937 64.0 3,603 54.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,464 6,580 Exhausted 353 983 Not distributed 609 609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,426 8,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Manton Shoobridge (1920-2005): Elected 1968 by Born: 25 October 1920, New Town Grandson of Louis M Shoobridge (the elder), son of Sir Rupert O Shoobridge MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April, polling 25 May 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,517 Total votes cast: 7,521 79.0 Informal votes: 152 02.0 Formal votes: 7,369 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd H CARINS * 5,094 69.1 Robert J LeFevre Labor 2,275 30.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,369 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Horton Carins (1923-2007): Elected 1962, 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Following the diqualification of John R Orchard -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 6 December, polling 21 December 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,351 Votes cast: 8,349 89.3 Informal votes: 210 02.5 Formal votes: 8,139 97.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie G Arnold 293 03.6 Herbert D Davies 545 06.7 Laurie A Geard 959 11.8 Jack T Newman 1,180 14.5 John R Orchard 1,744 21.4 Ernest D Pinkard 461 05.7 Raymond W Shipp 2,132 26.2 Raymond L Ward 592 07.3 Jack K Williamson 233 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchard was MLC for Launceston 1966-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Williamson's 233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold 10 04.3 303 03.7 Davies 14 06.0 559 06.9 Geard 21 09.0 980 12.0 Newman 25 10.7 1,205 14.8 Orchard 24 10.3 1,768 21.7 Pinkard 14 06.0 475 05.8 Shipp 60 25.8 2,192 26.9 Ward 65 27.9 657 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 233 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Arnold's 303 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 121 39.9 680 08.4 Geard 46 15.2 1,026 12.6 Newman 35 11.6 1,240 15.2 Orchard 20 06.6 1,788 22.0 Pinkard 10 03.3 485 06.0 Shipp 58 19.1 2,250 27.6 Ward 13 04.3 670 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 303 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pinkard's 485 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 59 12.2 739 09.1 Geard 56 11.6 1,082 13.3 Newman 65 13.5 1,305 16.0 Orchard 60 12.4 1,848 22.7 Shipp 203 42.1 2,453 30.1 Ward 39 08.1 709 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 482 8,136 Exhausted 3 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 485 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ward's 709 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 94 13.3 833 10.2 Geard 65 09.2 1,147 14.1 Newman 163 23.9 1,468 18.0 Orchard 100 14.1 1,948 23.9 Shipp 285 40.3 2,738 33.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 707 8,134 Exhausted 2 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 709 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davies's 833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geard 322 39.8 1,469 18.1 Newman 161 19.9 1,629 20.1 Orchard 125 15.4 2,073 25.6 Shipp 202 24.9 2,940 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 810 8,111 Exhausted 23 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 833 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Geard's 1,469 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newman 568 41.5 2,197 27.4 Orchard 254 18.5 2,327 29.0 Shipp 548 40.0 3,488 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,370 8,012 Exhausted 99 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,469 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Newman's 2,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchard 390 35.5 2,717 39.3 SHIPP 708 64.5 4,196 60.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,098 6,913 Exhausted 82 209 Not distributed 1,017 1,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,197 8,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Raymond Orchard (1906-95): Elected 1948, 1950. Resigned 1954. Elected 1954, 1960. Resigned 1961. Elected 1966 by. Disqualified 1968. Defeated 1968 Died 20 June 1995 > Raymond William Shipp (born 1925): Elected 1968 by Born: 27 September 1925 --------------------------------------------------------------------