Results of the 1955 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 19 February 1955 House of Assembly << 1950–1956 >>
Enrolled voters		173,165
Votes cast		162,637		Turnout	93.92	–0.60
Informal votes		6,158		Informal	3.79	–0.69
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	82,362	52.63	+4.00	15	± 0
	Liberal	70,959	45.35	–2.23	15	+ 1
	Independent	3,158	2.02	–1.72	0	– 1
Total		156,479			30

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1955 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1955 Tasmanian state election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,372
	Labor	Claude Barnard (elected 1)	4,281	14.0	+4.5
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	3,635	11.9	−1.8
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 6)	3,287	10.7	−2.1
	Labor	Alexander Atkins	2,699	8.8	+2.7
	Labor	Henry McGee	1,626	5.3	+5.3
	Labor	Wallace Fraser	836	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 3)	3,686	12.0	+0.5
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 5)	3,266	10.7	+1.5
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 4)	2,949	9.6	+0.4
	Liberal	William Fry	2,155	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal	James McGowen	1,225	4.0	+1.6
	Liberal	Jean Law	793	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Norton Delanty	160	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			30,598	95.9	−0.2
Informal votes			1,295	4.1	+0.2
Turnout			31,893	93.9	−1.0
Party total votes
	Labor		16,364	53.5	−0.7
	Liberal		14,074	46.0	+0.2
	Independent	Norton Delanty	160	0.5	+0.5

Darwin

1955 Tasmanian state election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,412
	Labor	Eric Reece (elected 1)	6,484	21.0	+2.9
	Labor	Charley Aylett (elected 3)	3,072	9.9	−3.2
	Labor	Carrol Bramich (elected 6)	2,372	7.7	+0.5
	Labor	Sydney Ward	1,979	6.4	+6.4
	Labor	Raymond Durkin	1,808	5.9	+5.9
	Labor	Sydney Richardson	755	2.4	+2.4
	Liberal	Jack Breheny (elected 2)	4,024	13.0	+4.2
	Liberal	John Fidler (elected 3)	3,467	11.2	+2.0
	Liberal	Kevin Lyons (elected 4)	3,237	10.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Edward Gaby	1,432	4.6	+4.6
	Liberal	Trevor Frampton	1,340	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Horace Lane	912	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			30,882	96.8	+0.6
Informal votes			1,028	3.2	−0.6
Turnout			31,910	93.7	−1.0
Party total votes
	Labor		16,470	53.3	+6.5
	Liberal		14,412	46.7	−5.7

Denison

1955 Tasmanian state election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,633
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove (elected 2)	6,194	24.4	+1.5
	Labor	Alfred White (elected 3)	2,287	9.0	−0.5
	Labor	Terence Bower	1,920	7.6	+7.6
	Labor	Frank Gaha (elected 6)	1,146	4.5	−4.6
	Labor	Ross Maher	858	3.4	+3.4
	Labor	William Hannon	509	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Rex Townley (elected 1)	7,961	31.3	−5.1
	Liberal	Bill Hodgman (elected 5)	1,021	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal	Harold Solomon	687	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Thomas Lipscombe	514	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Horace Strutt (elected 4)	447	1.8	+0.4
	Liberal	William Stanton	181	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Bill Wedd	1,699	6.7	−2.1
Total formal votes			25,424	96.2	+2.5
Informal votes			1,008	3.8	−2.5
Turnout			26,432	92.4	−0.9
Party total votes
	Labor		12,914	50.8	+4.6
	Liberal		10,811	42.5	−1.6
	Independent	Bill Wedd	1,699	6.7	−2.1

Franklin

1955 Tasmanian state election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			5,289
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 2)	5,483	14.8	+2.0
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 3)	4,958	13.4	+1.7
	Labor	Charles Hand (elected 4)	3,405	9.2	+1.0
	Labor	Brian Crawford	2,137	5.8	+5.8
	Labor	Mervyn Jacobson	1,678	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Daniel Malone	830	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Mabel Miller (elected 1)	5,619	15.2	+15.2
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 5)	3,648	9.9	+1.6
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 6)	3,018	8.2	−4.9
	Liberal	Doug Clark	2,049	5.5	+5.5
	Liberal	Walter Rayner	1,939	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Harold Hayes	959	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Leo McPartlan	1,299	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			37,022	96.2	+0.4
Informal votes			1,472	3.8	−0.4
Turnout			38,494	94.2	−1.3
Party total votes
	Labor		18,491	49.9	+5.4
	Liberal		17,232	46.5	−0.3
	Independent	Leo McPartlan	1,299	3.5	+3.5

Wilmot

1955 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,651
	Labor	Roy Fagan (elected 1)	5,983	18.4	−3.1
	Labor	Douglas Cashion (elected 2)	4,224	13.0	+3.3
	Labor	Reg Fisher	2,722	8.4	+3.0
	Labor	Lancelot Spurr (elected 6)	2,652	8.1	+0.7
	Labor	William McNeil	1,664	5.1	+5.1
	Labor	Walter Haas	878	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Charles Best (elected 3)	4,037	12.4	+2.5
	Liberal	Angus Bethune (elected 4)	2,760	8.5	+1.8
	Liberal	Amelia Best (elected 5)	2,727	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal	Robert Thompson	1,831	5.6	+5.6
	Liberal	Peter Homfray	1,739	5.3	+5.3
	Liberal	Maurice Boucher	1,336	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			32,553	96.0	+0.3
Informal votes			1,355	4.0	−0.3
Turnout			33,908	95.0	+0.9
Party total votes
	Labor		18,123	55.7	+4.5
	Liberal		14,430	44.3	−4.5

See also

• 1955 Tasmanian state election
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1955–1956
• Candidates of the 1955 Tasmanian state election