Results of the 1956 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 3 March 1956[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 299,048
Votes cast 280,811 Turnout 93.90% –1.11%
Informal votes 6,702 Informal 2.39% –0.54%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 129,853 47.37% –3.60% 15 ± 0
  Liberal and Country 100,569 36.95% +0.23% 21 + 1
  Labor (A-C) 20,384 7.44% * 0 ± 0
  Communist 3,185 1.16% –0.32% 0 ± 0
  Independent 20,118 7.34% –3.76% 3 – 1
Total 274,109     39  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 51.30% +4.30%
  Labor 48.70% –4.30%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1956 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Adelaide[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Adelaide[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Lawn 15,116 76.8
Labor (A-C) James O'Sullivan 3,281 16.7
Communist Edward Robertson 1,295 6.6
Total formal votes 19,692 95.2
Informal votes 989 4.8
Turnout 20,681 92.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 81.7
Labor (A-C) James O'Sullivan 18.3
Labor hold Swing
  • Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Albert[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Angas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,655 77.6
Independent William Viney 1,344 22.4
Total formal votes 5,999 97.7
Informal votes 142 2.3
Turnout 6,141 95.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Barossa[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Clarke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burra[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,015 51.2
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,876 48.8
Total formal votes 5,891 98.9
Informal votes 67 1.1
Turnout 5,958 95.1
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Chaffey[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William MacGillivray 2,386 35.9
Liberal and Country Harold King 2,249 33.9
Labor Robert Curren 1,971 29.7
Independent William Napier 36 0.5
Total formal votes 6,642 97.4
Informal votes 174 2.6
Turnout 6,816 95.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,669 55.2
Independent William MacGillivray 2,973 44.8
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing

Edwardstown[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 15,366 74.3
Labor (A-C) Patrick Tippins 5,317 25.7
Total formal votes 20,683 96.0
Informal votes 858 4.0
Turnout 21,541 93.6
Labor hold Swing

Enfield[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Enfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Jennings 14,091 67.2
Liberal and Country Betty Preston 5,865 28.0
Labor (A-C) Charles Matthews 1,005 4.8
Total formal votes 20,961 98.2
Informal votes 383 1.8
Turnout 21,344 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Jennings 67.9
Liberal and Country Betty Preston 32.1
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Eyre[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg 3,498 55.9
Independent Herbert Hogan 1,793 28.6
Independent George Simpson 970 15.5
Total formal votes 6,261 98.4
Informal votes 100 1.6
Turnout 9,361 93.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Flinders[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Frome[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 2,844 52.6
Liberal and Country Raymond McAuley 1,954 36.2
Labor (A-C) Michael Hoare 606 11.2
Total formal votes 5,404 98.6
Informal votes 76 1.4
Turnout 5,480 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick O'Halloran 54.3
Liberal and Country Raymond McAuley 45.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gawler[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Clark unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Glenelg[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 11,650 53.6
Labor Loftus Fenwick 8,959 41.3
Labor (A-C) Peter Lasarewitch 1,100 5.1
Total formal votes 21,719 98.5
Informal votes 325 1.5
Turnout 22,044 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 58.0
Labor Loftus Fenwick 42.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gouger[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Rufus Goldney 4,330 70.5
Independent Hector Henstridge 1,813 29.5
Total formal votes 6,143 96.8
Informal votes 205 3.2
Turnout 6,348 95.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gumeracha[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 5,457 88.6
Communist Fred Slater 705 11.4
Total formal votes 6,162 96.1
Informal votes 251 3.9
Turnout 6,413 94.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hindmarsh[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Hambour unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Millicent[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,201 52.3
Liberal and Country William Gordon 2,918 47.7
Total formal votes 6,119 99.3
Informal votes 42 0.7
Turnout 6,161 95.3
Labor hold Swing

Mitcham[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mount Gambier[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Fletcher 3,822 56.1
Labor Ron Ralston 2,988 43.9
Total formal votes 6,810 98.5
Informal votes 103 1.5
Turnout 6,913 95.1
Independent hold Swing

Murray[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 3,533 51.4
Liberal and Country Hector White 3,340 48.6
Total formal votes 6,873 98.5
Informal votes 104 1.5
Turnout 6,977 96.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Norwood[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Dunstan 11,981 56.5
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 8,323 39.3
Labor (A-C) John Parkinson 884 4.2
Total formal votes 21,188 98.4
Informal votes 354 1.6
Turnout 21,532 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 57.2
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 42.8
Labor hold Swing

Onkaparinga[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 4,189 70.1
Independent Frank Rieck 1,786 29.9
Total formal votes 5,975 95.7
Informal votes 269 4.3
Turnout 6,244 94.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Port Adelaide[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Stephens 16,321 77.8
Labor (A-C) Brian Crowe 3,461 16.5
Communist Alan Finger 1,185 5.7
Total formal votes 20,967 95.8
Informal votes 916 4.2
Turnout 21,883 93.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor James Stephens 82.1
Labor (A-C) Brian Crowe 17.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Port Pirie[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Davis unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Ridley[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,638 42.7
Liberal and Country Cyril Tunbridge 2,054 33.2
Labor Arnold Busbridge 1,487 24.1
Total formal votes 6,179 99.0
Informal votes 65 1.0
Turnout 6,244 96.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Stott 3,771 61.0
Liberal and Country Cyril Tunbridge 2,408 39.0
Independent hold Swing

Rocky River[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Tapping unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Stirling[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Jenkins unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stuart[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Torrens[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 10,601 51.3
Labor George Seager 8,382 40.6
Labor (A-C) Olaf Alland 1,674 8.1
Total formal votes 20,657 98.4
Informal votes 336 1.6
Turnout 20,993 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 58.2
Labor George Seager 41.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Unley[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 10,900 53.6
Labor Cyril Hasse 7,868 38.7
Labor (A-C) Francis Ryan 1,566 7.7
Total formal votes 20,334 98.1
Informal votes 386 1.9
Turnout 20,720 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 60.2
Labor Cyril Hasse 39.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Victoria[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,841 61.7
Labor Victor Sparrow 2,385 38.3
Total formal votes 6,226 98.6
Informal votes 90 1.4
Turnout 9,316 94.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Wallaroo[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Heath 2,971 47.2
Labor Robert Butler 2,808 44.6
Independent Arthur Clarke 515 8.2
Total formal votes 6,294 99.0
Informal votes 62 1.0
Turnout 6,356 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Leslie Heath 3,271 52.0
Labor Robert Butler 3,023 48.0
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

West Torrens[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Walsh 10,542 50.4
Liberal and Country Frank Potter 8,898 42.5
Labor (A-C) Patrick McEwen 1,490 7.1
Total formal votes 20,930 98.1
Informal votes 405 1.9
Turnout 21,335 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Walsh 51.4
Liberal and Country Frank Potter 48.6
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Whyalla[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Loveday unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Yorke Peninsula[edit]

1956 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Summary of 1956 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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