Results of the 1959 Tasmanian state election

Election Results of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Tasmanian state election, 2 May 1959[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1956–1964 >>

Enrolled voters  | 180,344  |  |
Votes cast  | 170,559  |  | Turnout | 94.57  | –0.65
Informal votes  | 9,816  |  | Informal  | 5.76  | +1.57
Summary of votes by party
Party  | Primary votes  | %  | Swing  | Seats  | Change
| Labor | 71,535  | 44.50  | –5.77  | 17 | \+ 2
| Liberal | 66,005  | 41.05  | –2.54  | 16  | \+ 1
| Democratic Labor | 8,510  | 5.29  | +1.82  | 0  | ± 0
| Independent | 14,549  | 9.05  | +6.45  | 2  | \+ 2
| Communist | 144  | 0.09  | +0.03  | 0  | ± 0
Total  | 160,743  |  |  | 35  |

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1959 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division

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### Bass

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1959 Tasmanian state election: Bass Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 4,057  |  |
| Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 4) | 2,621  | 8.1  | −5.1
| Liberal | John Steer (elected 6) | 2,603  | 8.0  | −1.9
| Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 7) | 2,444  | 7.5  | −2.8
| Liberal | James McGowen | 1,855  | 5.7  | +5.7
| Liberal | Max Bushby | 1,578  | 4.9  | +4.9
| Liberal | Lionel Abbott  | 555  | 1.7  | +1.7
| Liberal | Harold Pope  | 119  | 0.4  | +0.4
| Labor | John Madden (elected 2) | 3,056  | 9.4  | +1.8
| Labor | Alexander Atkins (elected 3) | 2,497  | 7.7  | −2.3
| Labor | Harold Newman  | 1,493  | 4.6  | +4.6
| Labor | Mac Le Fevre (elected 5) | 1,469  | 4.5  | +4.5
| Labor | Frank Taylor  | 1,100  | 3.4  | +3.4
| Labor | Wallace Fraser | 642  | 2.0  | +0.8
| Group B  | Reg Turnbull (elected 1) | 9,065  | 27.9  | +27.9
| Group B  | William Shipp  | 205  | 0.6  | +0.6
| Democratic Labor | Leslie Arnold  | 1,149  | 3.5  | +3.5
Total formal votes  | 32,451  | 93.5  | −1.8
Informal votes  | 2,256  | 6.5  | +1.8
Turnout | 34,707  | 95.0  | 0.0
Party total votes
| Liberal |  | 11,775  | 36.3  | −8.2
| Labor |  | 10,257  | 31.6  | −19.9
| Group B  |  | 9,270  | 28.6  | +28.6
| Democratic Labor |  | 1,149  | 3.5  | −0.5

### Braddon

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1959 Tasmanian state election: Braddon Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 3,983  |  |
| Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 9,688  | 30.4  | +11.4
| Labor | Sydney Ward (elected 2) | 2,511  | 7.9  | −4.2
| Labor | Lloyd Costello (elected 4) | 1,756  | 5.5  | +5.5
| Labor | Joseph Britton (elected 5) | 1,067  | 3.3  | +3.3
| Labor | Aubrey Gaffney  | 582  | 1.8  | +1.8
| Labor | Patrick Streets  | 541  | 1.7  | +1.7
| Labor | Harold Singleton  | 472  | 1.5  | +1.5
| Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 7) | 3,084  | 9.7  | +0.6
| Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 6) | 3,071  | 9.6  | +2.0
| Liberal | Carrol Bramich (elected 3) | 2,588  | 8.1  | −9.2
| Liberal | William Young | 2,134  | 6.7  | +6.7
| Liberal | Horace Lane  | 1,125  | 3.5  | +3.5
| Liberal | Arthur Abel  | 932  | 2.9  | +2.9
| Liberal | Charles Rand  | 579  | 1.8  | +1.8
| Democratic Labor | Frances Lane  | 750  | 2.4  | +2.4
| Democratic Labor | Bruce Cameron  | 742  | 2.3  | +2.3
| Democratic Labor | Alban Galpin  | 102  | 0.3  | −0.1
| Independent | Eric Nicholls  | 133  | 0.4  | +0.4
Total formal votes  | 31,857  | 95.1  | −1.5
Informal votes  | 1,654  | 4.9  | +1.5
Turnout | 33,511  | 94.2  | −1.1
Party total votes
| Labor |  | 16,617  | 52.2  | +3.7
| Liberal |  | 13,513  | 42.4  | −4.5
| Democratic Labor |  | 1,594  | 5.0  | +0.8
| Independent | Eric Nicholls  | 133  | 0.4  | +0.4

### Denison

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1959 Tasmanian state election: Denison Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 4,106  |  |
| Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 8,251  | 25.1  | −3.9
| Liberal | Archibald Park (elected 7) | 1,332  | 4.1  | +4.1
| Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 6) | 1,064  | 3.2  | −0.8
| Liberal | Donald Clark  | 996  | 3.0  | +3.0
| Liberal | Harold Solomon  | 765  | 2.3  | +2.3
| Liberal | Horace Strutt | 650  | 2.0  | −1.2
| Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 3,033  | 9.2  | +5.5
| Labor | Harry McLoughlin (elected 4) | 2,575  | 7.8  | +7.8
| Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 5) | 2,451  | 7.5  | +7.5
| Labor | Mary Cumming  | 1,608  | 4.9  | +4.9
| Labor | Bert Lacey | 1,430  | 4.4  | +2.6
| Labor | William Wilkinson  | 961  | 2.9  | +2.9
| Labor | Eric Howroyd | 912  | 2.8  | +1.6
| Independent | Bill Wedd (elected 2) | 3,075  | 9.4  | +3.9
| Democratic Labor | Harold Senior  | 1,133  | 3.4  | +3.4
| Democratic Labor | Brian Bresnehan  | 725  | 2.2  | +2.2
| Democratic Labor | Rex McShane  | 380  | 1.2  | +1.2
| Independent | Nigel Abbott | 1,356  | 4.1  | +4.1
| Communist | Max Bound | 126  | 0.4  | +0.4
| Communist | George Chenery  | 18  | 0.1  | +0.1
Total formal votes  | 32,841  | 93.6  | −2.3
Informal votes  | 2,241  | 6.4  | +2.3
Turnout | 35,082  | 94.5  | −0.6
Party total votes
| Liberal |  | 13,058  | 39.8  | −1.6
| Labor |  | 12,970  | 39.5  | −9.2
| Independent | Bill Wedd | 3,075  | 9.4  | +3.9
| Democratic Labor |  | 2,238  | 6.8  | +4.2
| Independent | Nigel Abbott | 1,356  | 4.1  | +4.1
| Communist |  | 144  | 0.4  | +0.4

### Franklin

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1959 Tasmanian state election: Franklin Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 4,014  |  |
| Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 2) | 4,123  | 12.8  | +0.3
| Labor | John Dwyer (elected 3) | 3,478  | 10.8  | −5.2
| Labor | Eric Barnard (elected 5) | 2,580  | 8.0  | +8.0
| Labor | Colin Brooker  | 1,833  | 5.7  | +5.7
| Labor | Brian Crawford | 1,702  | 5.3  | −4.2
| Labor | Lynda Heaven | 767  | 2.4  | +2.4
| Labor | James Percey  | 378  | 1.2  | −1.2
| Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 1) | 4,416  | 13.8  | −4.7
| Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 6) | 2,339  | 7.3  | −0.9
| Liberal | Bill Young (elected 7) | 2,246  | 7.0  | +7.0
| Liberal | Mabel Miller (elected 4) | 2,042  | 6.4  | −0.1
| Liberal | Donald Cuthbertson  | 1,183  | 3.7  | +3.7
| Liberal | Stanley Gough | 953  | 3.0  | +3.0
| Liberal | Richard Tallboys  | 888  | 2.8  | +2.8
| Democratic Labor | Virgil Morgan  | 1,116  | 3.5  | +3.5
| Democratic Labor | John Dwyer  | 844  | 2.6  | +2.6
| Democratic Labor | Henry Scoles  | 321  | 1.0  | +1.0
| Democratic Labor | Allan Powell  | 186  | 0.6  | +0.6
| Independent | Leo McPartlan | 406  | 1.3  | +1.3
| Independent | Terry Bower  | 190  | 0.6  | +0.6
| Independent | Francis Hursey  | 119  | 0.4  | +0.4
Total formal votes  | 32,110  | 94.1  | −1.6
Informal votes  | 2,001  | 5.9  | +1.6
Turnout | 34,111  | 95.4  | −0.5
Party total votes
| Labor |  | 14,861  | 46.3  | −2.7
| Liberal |  | 14,067  | 43.8  | +0.9
| Democratic Labor |  | 2,467  | 7.7  | +5.0
| Independent | Leo McPartlan | 406  | 1.3  | +1.3
| Independent | Terry Bower  | 190  | 0.6  | +0.6
| Independent | Francis Hursey  | 119  | 0.4  | +0.4

### Wilmot

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1959 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 3,936  |  |
| Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 5,402  | 17.2  | +0.3
| Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 2) | 2,806  | 8.9  | −1.8
| Labor | William Anderson | 1,997  | 6.3  | +6.3
| Labor | William McNeil (elected 5) | 1,983  | 6.3  | +1.3
| Labor | Thomas McDonald (elected 4) | 1,944  | 6.2  | +6.2
| Labor | Lancelot Spurr | 1,881  | 6.0  | −0.5
| Labor | Norman Dixon  | 817  | 2.6  | +2.6
| Liberal | Bert Bessell (elected 6) | 2,799  | 8.9  | +0.1
| Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 3) | 2,744  | 8.7  | −1.8
| Liberal | Bob Ingamells (elected 7) | 2,709  | 8.6  | +8.6
| Liberal | Ian Gibson  | 2,205  | 7.0  | +1.4
| Liberal | Leslie Brown  | 2,117  | 6.7  | +6.7
| Liberal | Amelia Best | 1,018  | 3.2  | −2.8
| Democratic Labor | Harold Hill  | 1,062  | 3.4  | +3.4
Total formal votes  | 31,484  | 95.0  | −0.6
Informal votes  | 1,664  | 5.0  | +0.6
Turnout | 33,148  | 93.7  | −1.1
Party total votes
| Labor |  | 16,830  | 53.5  | −0.2
| Liberal |  | 13,592  | 43.2  | +0.7
| Democratic Labor |  | 1,062  | 3.4  | +3.4

## See also

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* 1959 Tasmanian state election
* Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1959–1964
* Candidates of the 1959 Tasmanian state election

## References

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1. ^ "House of Assembly Election Results 1959". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.