Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1956

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1956 Tasmanian election.

Tasmanian state election, 13 October 1956[1] House of Assembly << 1955–1959 >>
Enrolled voters		174,632
Votes cast		166,293		Turnout	95.22	+1.30
Informal votes		6,968		Informal	4.19	+0.40
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	80,096	50.27	–2.36	15	± 0
	Liberal	69,477	43.61	–1.74	15	± 0
	Labor (Anti-Communist)	5,522	3.47	+3.47	0	± 0
	Independent	4,139	2.60	+0.58	0	± 0
	Communist	91	0.06	+0.06	0	± 0
Total		159,325			30

Results by division

Bass

1956 Tasmanian state election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			4,593
	Labor	Claude Barnard (elected 1)	5,159	16.0	+2.0
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 2)	4,570	14.2	+3.5
	Labor	Alexander Atkins (elected 6)	3,209	10.0	+1.2
	Labor	John Madden	2,445	7.6	-4.3
	Labor	Ronald Cocker	783	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Wallace Fraser	390	1.2	-1.5
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 3)	4,252	13.2	+2.5
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 4)	3,326	10.3	+0.7
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 5)	3,177	9.9	-2.1
	Liberal	William Fry	2,906	9.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Ralph Fleming	631	2.0	+2.0
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Virgil Morgan	1,228	3.8	+3.8
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Clement Pollington	73	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			32,149	95.3	-0.6
Informal votes			1,569	4.7	+0.6
Turnout			33,718	95.0	+1.1
Party total votes
	Labor		16,556	51.5	-2.0
	Liberal		14,292	44.5	-1.5
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)		1,301	4.0	+4.0

Braddon

1956 Tasmanian state election: Braddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			4,510
	Labor	Eric Reece (elected 1)	5,983	19.0	-2.0
	Labor	Sydney Ward (elected 3)	3,805	12.1	+5.7
	Labor	Charley Aylett (elected 4)	2,673	8.5	-1.5
	Labor	Frank Taylor	1,641	5.2	+5.2
	Labor	Cyril Cameron	613	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	John Keating	587	1.9	+1.9
	Liberal	Carrol Bramich (elected 2)	5,467	17.3	+17.3
	Liberal	Kevin Lyons (elected 5)	2,882	9.1	-1.4
	Liberal	John Fidler	2,461	7.8	-3.4
	Liberal	Jack Breheny (elected 6)	2,409	7.6	-5.5
	Liberal	Edward Gaby	919	2.9	-1.7
	Liberal	Trevor Frampton	676	2.1	-2.2
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Terence Doody	638	2.0	+2.0
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Timothy Healy	538	1.7	+1.7
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Albin Galpin	134	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Roger Miller	139	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			31,565	96.6	-0.2
Informal votes			1,115	3.4	+0.2
Turnout			32,680	95.3	-1.5
Party total votes
	Labor		15,302	48.5	-4.8
	Liberal		14,814	46.9	+0.2
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)		1,310	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Roger Miller	139	0.4	+0.4

Denison

1956 Tasmanian state election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			4,938
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove (elected 1)	10,050	29.1	+4.7
	Labor	Alfred White (elected 6)	2,444	7.1	-1.9
	Labor	Brian Miller	2,029	5.9	+5.9
	Labor	Frank Gaha (elected 3)	1,277	3.7	-0.8
	Labor	Bert Lacey	623	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Eric Howroyd	414	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Rex Townley (elected 2)	10,030	29.0	-2.3
	Liberal	Bill Hodgman (elected 5)	1,391	4.0	0.0
	Liberal	Gordon Cashmore	1,239	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Horace Strutt (elected 4)	1,094	3.2	+1.4
	Liberal	Alfred Robertson	362	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal	William Stanton	201	0.6	-0.1
	Group D	Bill Wedd	1,896	5.5	-1.2
	Group D	Terry Bower	460	1.3	+1.3
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Jack Bartholomew	418	1.2	+1.2
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Anthony Orpwood	414	1.2	+1.2
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Cyril Marshall	68	0.2	+0.2
	Communist	Max Bound	91	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	William Lloyd	59	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			34,560	95.9	-0.3
Informal votes			1,496	4.1	+0.3
Turnout			36,056	95.1	+2.7
Party total votes
	Labor		16,837	48.7	-2.1
	Liberal		14,317	41.4	-1.1
	Group D		2,356	6.8	+0.1
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)		900	2.6	+2.6
	Communist		91	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	William Lloyd	59	0.2	+0.2

Franklin

1956 Tasmanian state election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			4,246
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 2)	4,747	16.0	+1.2
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 3)	3,729	12.5	-0.9
	Labor	Brian Crawford (elected 6)	2,813	9.5	+3.7
	Labor	Charles Hand	2,211	7.4	-1.8
	Labor	James Percey	723	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Clyde McNally	343	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 1)	5,508	18.5	+10.3
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 5)	2,438	8.2	-1.7
	Liberal	Doug Clark	1,947	6.6	+1.1
	Liberal	Mabel Miller (elected 4)	1,924	6.5	-8.7
	Liberal	Walter Rayner	726	2.4	-2.8
	Liberal	Tasman Pitman	208	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Robert McDougall	1,585	5.3	+5.3
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Henry Roberts	352	1.2	+1.2
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Alfred Harrold	330	1.1	+1.1
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Francis Hursey	133	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			29,717	95.7	-0.5
Informal votes			1,345	4.3	+0.5
Turnout			31,062	95.9	+1.7
Party total votes
	Labor		14,566	49.0	-0.9
	Liberal		12,751	42.9	-3.6
	Independent	Robert McDougall	1,585	5.3	+5.3
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)		815	2.7	+2.7

Wilmot

1956 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			4,477
	Labor	Roy Fagan (elected 1)	5,280	16.9	-1.5
	Labor	Reg Fisher (elected 3)	3,523	11.2	-2.8
	Labor	Douglas Cashion (elected 2)	3,344	10.7	-2.3
	Labor	Lancelot Spurr	2,046	6.5	-1.6
	Labor	William McNeil	1,554	5.0	-0.1
	Labor	Ralph Taylor	1,088	3.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Angus Bethune (elected 4)	3,290	10.5	+2.0
	Liberal	Bert Bessell (elected 6)	2,754	8.8	+8.8
	Liberal	Charles Best (elected 5)	2,724	8.7	-3.7
	Liberal	Amelia Best	1,884	6.0	-2.4
	Liberal	Ian Gibson	1,758	5.6	+5.6
	Liberal	John Strickland	893	2.8	+2.8
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Owen Doherty	662	2.1	+2.1
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	Cyril Maloney	362	1.2	+1.2
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)	John Reidy	172	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			31,334	95.6	-0.4
Informal votes			1,443	4.4	+0.4
Turnout			32,777	94.8	-0.2
Party total votes
	Labor		16,835	53.7	-2.0
	Liberal		13,303	42.5	-1.8
	Labor TAS (Anti-Communist)		1,196	3.8	+3.8

See also

• 1956 Tasmanian state election
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1956–1959
• Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1956

References

1. "Tasmanian Election 1956". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.