ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1972 ==================================================================== CORNWALL ==================================================================== Nominations 3 May, polling 27 May 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,662 Total votes cast: 10,567 90.6 Informal votes: 182 01.7 Formal votes: 10,385 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- A R Baker 440 04.2 J W Breen 1,110 10.8 Geoffrey G Foot * 2,809 27.0 J T Harvey 115 01.1 James W Henty 389 03.7 Frank B King 3,544 34.1 P A Santamaria 526 05.1 R D Sculthorpe 627 06.0 J Wall 825 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henty was MHA for Bass 1968-72. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harvey's 115 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 13 11.3 453 04.4 Breen 15 13.0 1,125 10.8 Foot * 22 19.1 2,831 27.3 Henty 11 09.6 400 03.9 King 21 18.3 3,565 34.3 Santamaria 13 11.3 539 05.2 Sculthorpe 11 09.6 638 06.1 Wall 9 07.9 834 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 115 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Henty's 400 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 13 03.3 466 04.5 Breen 16 04.0 1,142 11.0 Foot * 124 31.0 2,955 28.5 King 124 31.0 3,689 35.5 Santamaria 31 07.8 570 05.5 Sculthorpe 50 12.5 688 06.6 Wall 42 10.5 876 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 400 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Baker's 466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 133 28.7 1,274 12.3 Foot * 72 15.5 3,027 29.2 King 109 23.5 3,798 36.6 Santamaria 46 09.9 616 05.9 Sculthorpe 44 09.5 732 07.0 Wall 60 12.9 936 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 464 10,383 Exhausted 2 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 466 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Santamaria's 616 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 75 12.6 1,349 13.0 Foot * 91 15.3 3,118 30.1 King 188 31.5 3,986 38.5 Sculthorpe 119 20.0 851 08.2 Wall 123 20.6 1,059 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 596 10,363 Exhausted 20 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 616 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sculthorpe's 851 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 127 15.5 1,476 14.4 Foot * 171 20.9 3,289 32.0 King 273 33.3 4,259 41.5 Wall 248 30.3 1,307 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 819 10,251 Exhausted 32 54 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 851 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wall's 1,307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 300 26.7 1,776 17.5 Foot * 284 25.3 3,573 35.2 King 539 48.0 4,798 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,123 10,147 Exhausted 184 238 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,307 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Breen's 1,776 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foot * 429 45.8 4,002 42.5 KING 508 54.2 5,306 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 937 9,228 Exhausted 173 411 Not distributed 666 666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,776 10,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Geoffrey James Foot (1915-2009): Elected 1961 by, 1966. Defeated 1972 Died 4 May 2009 > Frank Bernard King (1912-81): Elected 1972 Born: 18 September 1912, Launceston King retired at the 1978 election. Died 12 May 1981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 3 May 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,807 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Michael HODGMAN * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Michael Hodgman (1938-2013): Elected 1966, 1972 Resigned 24 May 1974: see by-election Later career: MHR for Denison 1975-87. See House of Assembly, Denison 1992, Vacancies. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MERSEY ==================================================================== Nominations 3 May, polling 27 May 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 14,812 Votes cast: 13,642 92.1 Informal votes: 227 01.7 Formal votes: 13,415 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- N F Batchelor 1,155 08.6 Henry W Braid 3,616 27.0 John G Breheny 1,561 11.6 J G Campbell 74 00.6 Walter Crispin 911 06.8 E G Webster 1,983 14.8 W A Weldon 2,997 22.3 P Williams 1,118 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breheny was MHA for Braddon 1951-72. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Campbell's 74 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 14 18.9 1,169 08.7 Braid 26 35.1 3,642 27.1 Breheny 10 13.5 1,571 11.7 Crispin 7 09.5 918 06.8 Webster 3 04.1 1,986 14.8 Weldon 9 12.2 3,006 22.4 Williams 5 06.8 1,123 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Crispin's 918 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 226 24.6 1,395 10.4 Braid 199 21.7 3,841 28.6 Breheny 134 14.6 1,705 12.7 Webster 159 17.3 2,145 16.0 Weldon 136 14.8 3,142 23.4 Williams 64 07.0 1,187 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 918 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Williams's 1,187 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batchelor 177 15.0 1,572 11.7 Braid 288 24.4 4,129 30.8 Breheny 141 12.0 1,846 13.8 Webster 352 29.9 2,497 18.6 Weldon 220 18.7 3,362 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,178 13,406 Exhausted 9 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,187 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Batchelor's 1,572 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braid 697 46.4 4,826 36.2 Breheny 240 16.0 2,086 15.6 Webster 381 25.4 2,878 21.6 Weldon 183 12.2 3,545 26.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,501 13,335 Exhausted 71 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,572 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Breheny's 2,086 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braid 1,385 70.6 6,211 47.0 Webster 423 21.6 3,301 25.0 Weldon 154 07.8 3,699 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,962 13,211 Exhausted 124 204 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,086 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Webster's 3,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAID 1,199 69.8 7,410 63.7 Weldon 518 30.2 4,217 36.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,717 11,627 Exhausted 266 470 Not distributed 1,318 1,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,301 13,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry William Braid (1917-2001): Elected 1972 Born: 11 june 1917, Staveton Father of Suzanne D Napier MHA, cousin of Ian M Braid MHA. --------------------------------------------------------------------