Results of the 1956 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 19 May 1956[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 712,508[1]
Votes cast 662,680 Turnout 93.01 –0.79
Informal votes 8,006 Informal 1.21 –0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 335,311 51.22 –1.99 49 – 1
  Liberal 164,116 25.07 +3.77 8 ± 0
  Country 126,183 19.27 +0.53 16 + 1
  North Queensland Labor 8,625 1.32 +0.22 1 ± 0
  Communist 1,332 0.20 –0.45 0 ± 0
  Ind. Labor 414 0.06 –0.08 0 ± 0
  Independent 18,693 2.86 –0.26 1 ± 0
Total 654,674     75  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1956 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Aubigny[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Aubigny[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 6,409 72.6 +13.3
Labor William Alexander 2,423 27.4 +27.4
Total formal votes 8,832 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 64 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,896 95.5 +0.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Balonne[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,616 56.7 -4.5
Country Eric McCorkell 1,997 43.3 +4.5
Total formal votes 4,613 98.8 -0.3
Informal votes 57 1.2 +0.3
Turnout 4,670 85.8 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Barambah[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen unopposed
Country hold Swing

Barcoo[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Davis 3,008 67.6 -32.4
Country Wally Rae 1,444 32.4 +32.4
Total formal votes 4,452 98.8
Informal votes 55 1.2
Turnout 4,507 87.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Baroona[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Power 5,525 64.8 -35.2
Liberal Robert Thomasson 2,816 33.0 +33.0
Communist Kevin Loughlin 190 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 8,531 98.5
Informal votes 126 1.5
Turnout 8,657 90.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Belyando[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,512 58.7 -41.3
Country Timothy Donnelly 1,770 41.3 +41.3
Total formal votes 4,282 99.2
Informal votes 33 0.8
Turnout 4,315 85.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bremer[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald 7,826 72.7 -27.3
Liberal George Groth 2,938 27.3 +27.3
Total formal votes 10,764 98.6
Informal votes 149 1.4
Turnout 10,913 94.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Brisbane[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 4,402 60.0 -15.2
Liberal Roger Moore 2,569 35.0 +35.0
Independent Peter Day 369 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 7,340 98.2
Informal votes 137 1.8
Turnout 7,477 86.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gardner 7,437 56.7 -7.3
Liberal John Mills 5,350 40.7 +4.7
Independent Herbert Ricketts 341 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 13,128 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 201 1.5 0.0
Turnout 13,329 95.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing -6.0

Bundaberg[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Buranda[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,129 55.5 -8.0
Liberal Keith Hooper 4,118 44.5 +8.0
Total formal votes 9,247 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 86 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 9,333 94.1 -0.2
Labor hold Swing -8.0

Burdekin[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,891 63.9 +5.9
Labor Henry Skinner 2,546 33.3 -8.7
Communist Howard Connors 215 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 7,652 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 67 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 7,719 94.9 -1.2
Independent hold Swing +7.3

Cairns[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Watty Wallace 4,688 58.9 -0.7
Country Harold Mulry 2,258 28.4 -2.9
Independent Henry Smallwood 1,008 12.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 7,954 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 88 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 8,042 90.2 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Callide[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vince Jones 6,396 65.1 +1.2
Labor Eric Willis 3,435 34.9 -1.2
Total formal votes 9,831 98.8 +1.7
Informal votes 116 1.2 -1.7
Turnout 9,947 95.0 -1.9
Country hold Swing +1.2

Carnarvon[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 5,416 58.2 -3.2
Country Fred Rogers 3,896 41.8 +3.2
Total formal votes 9,312 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 67 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 9,379 92.0 -0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Carpentaria[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,377 60.1 -2.6
Country William Aplin 2,240 39.9 +2.6
Total formal votes 5,617 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 50 0.9 0.0
Turnout 5,667 81.3 -2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Charters Towers[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,766 67.6 -32.4
Liberal Jan Karlik 1,329 32.4 +32.4
Total formal votes 4,095 99.0
Informal votes 40 1.0
Turnout 4,135 94.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Chermside[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Chermside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 9,617 58.5 +6.9
Labor Dudley Ryder 6,831 41.5 -6.9
Total formal votes 16,448 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 230 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 16,678 94.2 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +6.9

Clayfield[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 6,888 74.0 -26.0
Independent James Ryan 2,420 26.0 +26.0
Total formal votes 9,308 97.4
Informal votes 244 2.6
Turnout 9,552 90.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Condamine[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Diplock 5,998 54.9 +4.4
Country Stewart Keys 4,919 45.1 -4.4
Total formal votes 10,917 99.5 0.0
Informal votes 57 0.5 0.0
Turnout 10,974 93.4 +0.2
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Cook[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunny Adair 5,433 63.6 +10.5
Country John Crossland 3,110 36.4 -10.5
Total formal votes 8,543 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 103 1.2 0.0
Turnout 8,646 89.2 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +10.5

Cooroora[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,396 68.2 -1.9
Labor Geoffrey Arnell 2,978 31.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 9,374 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 72 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 9,446 94.1 -0.5
Country hold Swing -1.9

Coorparoo[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Coorparoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 7,476 62.0 +4.5
Labor Geoffrey Maher 4,588 38.0 -4.5
Total formal votes 12,064 98.9 -0.2
Informal votes 134 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 12,198 94.5 +0.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Cunningham[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 6,682 64.5 +3.5
Labor John McCafferty 3,718 35.5 -3.5
Total formal votes 10,400 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 73 0.7 -0.1
Turnout 10,473 95.2 +2.0
Country hold Swing +3.5

Darlington[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Darlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Plunkett 6,823 67.9 +1.3
Labor Charles Knoll 3,223 32.1 -1.3
Total formal votes 10,046 98.7 +1.8
Informal votes 130 1.3 -1.8
Turnout 10,176 91.4 -1.9
Country hold Swing +1.3

Fassifern[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alf Muller unopposed
Country hold Swing

Fitzroy[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,472 62.6 -6.9
Liberal Gerard Davies 3,175 36.3 +7.6
Communist Eric Browne 100 1.1 -0.7
Total formal votes 8,747 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 91 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,838 95.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -7.2

Flinders[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 2,269 58.1 -41.9
Country Bill Longeran 1,638 41.9 +41.9
Total formal votes 3,907 99.3
Informal votes 27 0.7
Turnout 3,934 83.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Brosnan 4,963 57.2 -14.9
Liberal Bob Windsor 3,518 40.5 +40.5
Communist Jim Henderson 202 2.3 -2.4
Total formal votes 8,683 98.9 +1.9
Informal votes 99 1.1 -1.9
Turnout 8,782 91.6 -0.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Devries 2,847 65.3 -34.7
Country Robert Campbell 1,516 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 4,363 99.3
Informal votes 32 0.7
Turnout 4,395 85.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Haughton[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Haughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin McCathie 5,737 70.4 +11.2
Liberal Edwin Pearse 2,415 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 8,152 98.9 -0.5
Informal votes 88 1.1 +0.5
Turnout 8,240 94.7 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Hinchinbrook[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 4,319 52.1 -7.2
Liberal Francis Curro 3,964 47.9 +27.5
Total formal votes 8,283 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 125 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 8,408 92.6 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -17.3

Ipswich[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 5,689 61.2 -33.4
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 3,514 37.8 +37.8
Communist Mev Welsby 93 1.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 9,296 99.2 +4.6
Informal votes 74 0.8 -4.6
Turnout 9,370 93.9 +0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Isis[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,753 62.3 +3.6
Labor Hylton Salter 3,475 37.7 -3.6
Total formal votes 9,228 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 131 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 9,359 93.3 -1.3
Country hold Swing +3.6

Ithaca[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leonard Eastment 5,967 61.7 -3.3
Liberal Alan Edwards 3,711 38.3 +4.7
Total formal votes 9,678 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 138 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 9,816 94.2 -1.2
Labor hold Swing -4.5

By-election[edit]

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Leonard Eastment. It was held on 8 December 1956.
1956 Ithaca state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 5,186 59.2 -2.5
Liberal Alan Edwards 3,578 40.8 +2.5
Total formal votes 8,764 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 127 1.4 0.0
Turnout 8,891 88.4 -5.8
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Kedron[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 11,283 61.0 -4.8
Liberal Albert Johnson 7,215 39.0 +4.8
Total formal votes 18,498 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 232 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 18,730 95.2 -0.5
Labor hold Swing -4.8

Kelvin Grove[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Turner 5,355 54.3 -7.6
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,506 45.7 +7.6
Total formal votes 9,861 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 153 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 10,014 93.9 -0.9
Labor hold Swing -7.6

Keppel[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Viv Cooper 6,790 58.5 +3.1
Liberal Tom Griffith 4,820 41.5 +41.5
Total formal votes 11,610 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 88 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 11,698 95.8 +0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurilpa[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Moores 4,785 57.3 -5.4
Liberal Doug Berry 3,573 42.7 +12.0
Total formal votes 8,358 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 133 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 8,491 90.0 -1.7
Labor hold Swing -8.7

Landsborough[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin 7,176 73.1 -26.9
Labor Vincent Crosby 2,645 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 9,821 98.9
Informal votes 106 1.1
Turnout 9,927 93.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Lockyer[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Mackay[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 4,344 58.0 -6.5
Liberal David Treacy 2,924 39.0 +3.5
Independent James Rowen 223 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 7,491 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 81 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 7,572 93.1 -2.8
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Mackenzie[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Nev Hewitt 2,172 50.5 +5.5
Labor Paddy Whyte 2,126 49.5 -5.5
Total formal votes 4,298 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 41 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 4,339 89.5 -0.6
Country gain from Labor Swing +5.5

Marodian[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Marodian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Heading unopposed
Country hold Swing

Maryborough[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 6,488 66.2 +10.2
Country James Dunn 3,306 33.8 +33.8
Total formal votes 9,794 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 152 1.5 -0.7
Turnout 9,946 96.1 -1.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Moore 5,030 59.8 -4.0
Liberal Sam Ramsden 3,380 40.2 +4.0
Total formal votes 8,410 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 120 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 8,530 91.0 -2.9
Labor hold Swing -4.0

Mirani[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,751 59.2 +1.3
Labor Roger Scanlan 3,268 40.8 -1.3
Total formal votes 8,019 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 97 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 8,116 93.0 -1.8
Country hold Swing +1.3

Mount Coot-tha[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,932 62.4 +4.5
Labor Vlad Darveniza 5,386 37.6 -4.5
Total formal votes 14,318 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 171 1.2 0.0
Turnout 14,489 94.1 -0.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Mount Gravatt[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 14,600 59.6 -3.9
Liberal Eric Handy 9,904 40.4 +5.9
Total formal votes 24,504 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 286 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 24,790 94.2 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -4.9

Mourilyan[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,468 59.5 -7.8
Country Eric Fox 2,872 38.2 +8.6
Communist John Twaddle 174 2.3 -0.8
Total formal votes 7,514 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 86 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 7,600 93.4 -0.7
Labor hold Swing -8.3

Mulgrave[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles English 3,821 51.9 +0.8
Country Bob Watson 3,547 48.1 -0.8
Total formal votes 7,368 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 80 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 7,448 93.4 +0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Mundingburra[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 7,296 77.9 +25.4
Labor John Brennan 2,074 22.1 -5.6
Total formal votes 9,370 98.0 -1.3
Informal votes 189 2.0 +1.3
Turnout 9,559 93.6 -1.2
NQ Labor hold Swing +15.5

Murrumba[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 8,387 62.0 +4.2
Labor Charles Myers 5,137 38.0 -4.2
Total formal votes 13,524 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 187 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 13,711 93.7 +1.2
Country hold Swing +4.2

Nash[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Nash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Kehoe 5,751 56.0 -0.1
Country Max Hodges 4,516 44.0 +44.0
Total formal votes 10,267 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 106 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 10,373 95.2 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Norman[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 6,052 56.1 -3.1
Liberal George Regan 4,738 43.9 +3.1
Total formal votes 10,790 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 120 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,910 94.5 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -3.1

North Toowoomba[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Wood 5,352 59.0 -2.8
Liberal Sidney Webb 3,718 41.0 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,070 98.9 -0.2
Informal votes 103 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 9,173 92.8 -0.9
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Nundah[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Hadley 6,136 55.5 -6.4
Liberal William Knox 4,924 44.5 +6.4
Total formal votes 11,060 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 166 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 11,226 94.8 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -6.4

Port Curtis[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Burrows 6,092 64.5 -3.3
Country Thomas Pulsford 3,353 35.5 +3.3
Total formal votes 9,445 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 68 0.7 -0.1
Turnout 9,513 94.6 -0.7
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Rockhampton[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Gardner 4,445 50.0 -11.8
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 4,379 49.3 +13.7
Independent Tom Kelly 66 0.7 -1.9
Total formal votes 8,890 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 86 1.0 0.0
Turnout 8,976 95.5 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -12.7

Roma[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Dohring 2,624 50.1 -1.5
Country William Ewan 2,610 49.9 +1.5
Total formal votes 5,234 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 32 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 5,266 93.5 -0.6
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Sandgate[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Robinson 9,562 56.6 +0.7
Liberal Thomas Ahearn 7,340 43.4 -0.7
Total formal votes 16,902 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 210 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 17,112 93.3 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Sherwood[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Herbert 8,384 51.1 +0.6
Labor Bart Lourigan 7,424 45.2 -3.5
Independent Margaret Fisher 400 2.4 +2.4
Communist Eugene Marshall 206 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 16,414 97.0 -1.8
Informal votes 500 3.0 +1.8
Turnout 16,914 93.9 -0.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Somerset[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Skinner 4,921 55.9 +4.9
Country Nigel McConnel 3,887 44.1 -4.9
Total formal votes 8,808 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 63 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,871 94.7 +0.8
Labor hold Swing +4.9

South Brisbane[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Gair 4,736 58.6 -6.0
Independent Frank Roberts 2,731 33.8 +33.8
Independent Jack Noonan 611 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 8,078 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 123 1.5 0.0
Turnout 8,201 91.9 +1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Southport[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Gaven 7,827 66.0 +5.8
Labor William Belford 4,027 34.0 -5.8
Total formal votes 11,854 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 74 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 11,928 91.7 -1.5
Country hold Swing +5.8

Tablelands[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 5,547 66.4 +0.1
Country Clarence West 2,803 33.6 +2.7
Total formal votes 8,350 98.9 -0.2
Informal votes 96 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 8,446 90.6 -0.8
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Toowong[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Munro unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Toowoomba[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 5,979 63.0 -3.1
Liberal Edward Hall 3,512 37.0 +3.1
Total formal votes 9,491 98.7 -0.5
Informal votes 121 1.3 +0.5
Turnout 9,612 92.7 -0.8
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Townsville[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 2,982 46.9 -11.5
Liberal Roy Pope 2,301 36.2 +9.8
Independent Jack Abercrombie 915 14.4 +2.3
Communist Hugh Fay 156 2.5 -0.6
Total formal votes 4,354 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 58 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 4,412 91.1 -1.3
Labor hold Swing -10.6

Warrego[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy 3,248 67.7 -32.3
Country William Mills 1,550 32.3 +32.3
Total formal votes 4,798 98.4
Informal votes 76 1.6
Turnout 4,874 84.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,483 63.6 -1.2
Labor Frank Drew 3,137 36.4 +1.2
Total formal votes 8,620 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 81 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 8,701 96.2 +0.5
Country hold Swing -1.2

Whitsunday[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,962 59.4 +9.9
Labor George Burns 3,395 40.6 -4.2
Total formal votes 8,357 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 118 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 8,475 93.2 -0.9
Country hold Swing +7.1

Windsor[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Rasey 5,459 56.3 -3.9
Liberal Margaret Gordon 4,240 43.7 +3.9
Total formal votes 9,699 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 121 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,820 94.6 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -3.9

Wynnum[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Gunn 9,354 65.4 -4.1
Liberal Charles Mengel 4,954 34.6 +4.1
Total formal votes 14,308 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 192 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 14,500 93.1 -0.8
Labor hold Swing -4.1

Yeronga[edit]

1956 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,974 57.9 +6.2
Labor Norman Stutz 4,875 40.5 -8.3
Independent Jim Dwyer 191 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 12,040 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 116 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 12,156 94.1 -1.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 19 May 1956". Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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