Results of the South Australian state election, 1959 (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 7 March 1959[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 497,456
Votes cast 400,531 Turnout 93.95% +0.05%
Informal votes 11,593 Informal 2.89% +0.50%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 191,933 49.35% +1.98% 17 + 2
  Liberal and Country 143,710 36.95% +0.26% 20 – 1
  Democratic Labor 21,984 5.65% –1.79% 0 ± 0
  Communist 5,505 1.42% +0.26% 0 ± 0
  Independent 25,806 6.63% –0.71% 2 – 1
Total 388,938     39  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 50.30% –1.00%
  Labor 49.70% +1.00%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1959 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1959: Adelaide[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Lawn 12,861 73.0 -3.8
Democratic Labor James O'Sullivan 3,086 17.5 +0.8
Communist Elliott Johnston 1,677 9.5 +2.9
Total formal votes 17,624 94.2 -1.0
Informal votes 1,078 5.8 +1.0
Turnout 18,702 89.7 -2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 80.1 -1.6
Democratic Labor James O'Sullivan 19.9 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -1.6

Albert

South Australian state election, 1959: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra

South Australian state election, 1959: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas

South Australian state election, 1959: Angas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,081 64.7 -12.9
Labor Harley Ladd 2,229 35.3 +35.3
Total formal votes 6,310 98.8 +1.1
Informal votes 74 1.2 -1.1
Turnout 6,384 96.8 +1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Barossa

South Australian state election, 1959: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside

South Australian state election, 1959: Burnside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 13,228 57.1 -42.9
Independent John Parkinson 3,236 14.0 +14.0
Democratic Labor Kenneth Constable 3,089 13.3 +13.3
Independent Keith Gibbs 2,756 11.9 +11.9
Independent Frank Rieck 877 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 23,186 94.1
Informal votes 1,448 5.9
Turnout 24,634 93.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Burra

South Australian state election, 1959: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,047 52.1 +0.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Gilfillan 2,806 47.9 -0.9
Total formal votes 5,853 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 75 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 5,928 95.9 +0.8
Independent hold Swing +0.9

Chaffey

South Australian state election, 1959: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,014 44.5 +10.6
Labor Robert Curren 2,069 30.5 +0.8
Independent William MacGillivray 1,691 25.0 -10.9
Total formal votes 6,774 98.4 +1.0
Informal votes 108 1.6 -1.0
Turnout 6,882 95.8 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,942 58.2 +3.0
Labor Robert Curren 2,832 41.8 +41.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Edwardstown

South Australian state election, 1959: Edwardstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 13,894 56.7 -17.6
Liberal and Country May Mills 8,726 35.6 +35.6
Democratic Labor Daniel Faulkner 1,895 7.7 -18.0
Total formal votes 24,515 98.0 +2.0
Informal votes 503 2.0 -2.0
Turnout 25,018 94.4 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Walsh 57.8 -16.5
Liberal and Country May Mills 42.2 +42.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Enfield

South Australian state election, 1959: Enfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Jennings 17,222 68.3 +1.1
Independent Thomas Ellis 5,323 21.1 +21.1
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 2,023 8.0 +3.2
Communist Alan Miller 655 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 25,223 95.8 -2.4
Informal votes 1,091 4.2 +2.4
Turnout 26,314 93.9 0.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Eyre

South Australian state election, 1959: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

South Australian state election, 1959: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,806 60.1 -39.9
Labor Percy Baillie 2,527 39.9 +39.9
Total formal votes 6,333 98.8
Informal votes 74 1.2
Turnout 6,407 95.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Frome

South Australian state election, 1959: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 2,711 51.6 -1.0
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 2,219 42.2 +6.0
Democratic Labor Michael Hoare 326 6.2 -5.0
Total formal votes 5,256 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 76 1.4 0.0
Turnout 5,332 90.9 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick O'Halloran 52.5 -1.8
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams 47.5 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Gawler

South Australian state election, 1959: Gawler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Clark 8,120 67.7 -32.3
Liberal and Country Jean Davis 3,871 32.3 +32.3
Total formal votes 11,991 97.2
Informal votes 347 2.8
Turnout 12,338 93.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Glenelg

South Australian state election, 1959: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 14,735 55.7 +2.1
Labor Richard Clifford 9,641 36.4 -4.9
Democratic Labor Nathaniel Bishop 2,082 7.9 +2.8
Total formal votes 26,458 98.0 -0.5
Informal votes 528 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 26,986 93.9 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 62.4 +4.4
Labor Richard Clifford 37.6 -4.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +4.4

Gouger

South Australian state election, 1959: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall 4,376 72.3 +1.8
Independent Thomas Freebairn 854 14.1 +14.1
Independent Hector Henstridge 824 13.6 -15.9
Total formal votes 6,054 96.6 -0.2
Informal votes 212 3.4 +0.2
Turnout 6,266 96.6 +1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Gumeracha

South Australian state election, 1959: Gumeracha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 4,781 73.4 -15.2
Labor Ernie Crimes 1,333 20.5 +20.5
Independent Charles Coffey 404 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 6,518 98.4 +2.3
Informal votes 107 1.6 -2.3
Turnout 6,625 95.6 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 76.4 -12.2
Labor Ernie Crimes 23.6 +23.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh

South Australian state election, 1959: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light

South Australian state election, 1959: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Hambour 4,252 71.8 -28.2
Labor Donald MacLeod 1,674 28.2 +28.2
Total formal votes 5,926 98.6
Informal votes 86 1.4
Turnout 6,012 95.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Millicent

South Australian state election, 1959: Millicent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,409 54.5 +2.2
Liberal and Country William Gordon 2,849 45.5 -2.2
Total formal votes 6,258 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 52 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 6,310 96.1 +0.8
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Mitcham

South Australian state election, 1959: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 13,441 67.2 -32.8
Labor Sylvester Byrne 5,852 29.2 +29.2
Democratic Labor Patrick McCabe 724 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 20,017 98.2
Informal votes 373 1.8
Turnout 20,390 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 70.2
Labor Sylvester Byrne 29.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Mount Gambier

South Australian state election, 1959: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Ralston 4,651 58.3 +14.4
Liberal and Country Herbert Ashby 3,327 41.7 +41.7
Total formal votes 7,978 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 57 0.7 -0.8
Turnout 8,035 95.8 +0.7
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Murray

South Australian state election, 1959: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 4,576 64.8 +13.4
Liberal and Country Arnold Royal 2,353 33.3 -15.3
Democratic Labor Susan Critchley 130 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 7,059 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 101 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 7,160 96.3 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabe Bywaters 65.1 +13.7
Liberal and Country Arnold Royal 34.9 -13.7
Labor hold Swing +13.7

Norwood

South Australian state election, 1959: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Dunstan 10,723 54.1 -2.4
Liberal and Country Trevor Butcher 7,899 39.9 +0.6
Democratic Labor Lance Bishop 1,185 6.0 +1.8
Total formal votes 19,807 97.6 -0.8
Informal votes 487 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 20,294 94.3 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 55.0 -2.2
Liberal and Country Trevor Butcher 45.0 +2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Onkaparinga

South Australian state election, 1959: Onkaparinga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 3,954 63.3 -6.8
Labor Cyril Hasse 2,292 36.7 +36.7
Total formal votes 6,246 97.9 +2.2
Informal votes 135 2.1 -2.2
Turnout 6,381 94.6 +0.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Port Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1959: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Ryan 16,958 80.2 +2.4
Democratic Labor Gerald Shinnick 2,846 13.5 -3.0
Communist James Moss 1,351 6.4 +0.7
Total formal votes 21,155 94.8 -1.0
Informal votes 1,164 5.2 +1.0
Turnout 22,319 94.2 +0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 84.9 +2.8
Democratic Labor Gerald Shinnick 15.1 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Port Pirie

South Australian state election, 1959: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave McKee 3,757 59.1 -40.9
Independent Henry Welch 2,315 36.4 +36.4
Communist Charles McCaffrey 283 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 6,355 97.9
Informal votes 139 2.1
Turnout 6,494 95.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ridley

South Australian state election, 1959: Ridley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,735 42.7 0.0
Liberal and Country Roy Glatz 2,412 37.7 +4.5
Labor Arnold Busbridge 1,257 19.6 -4.5
Total formal votes 9,404 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 64 1.0 0.0
Turnout 6,468 96.8 -0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Stott 3,632 56.7 -4.3
Liberal and Country Roy Glatz 2,772 43.3 +4.3
Independent hold Swing -4.3

Rocky River

South Australian state election, 1959: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

South Australian state election, 1959: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Tapping 18,246 92.2 -7.8
Communist James Mitchell 1,539 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 19,785 94.4
Informal votes 1,166 5.6
Turnout 20,951 94.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stirling

South Australian state election, 1959: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Jenkins unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stuart

South Australian state election, 1959: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 5,977 88.4 -11.6
Independent James Yates 788 11.6 +11.6
Total formal votes 6,765 96.1
Informal votes 271 3.9
Turnout 7,036 93.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Torrens

South Australian state election, 1959: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 10,608 53.9 +2.6
Labor Doreen Pattison 7,764 39.4 -1.2
Democratic Labor Francis Corcoran 1,323 6.7 -1.4
Total formal votes 19,695 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 335 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 20,030 92.4 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 59.6 +1.4
Labor Doreen Pattison 40.4 -1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.4

Unley

South Australian state election, 1959: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 9,631 50.2 -3.4
Labor Arthur Savage 8,022 41.8 +3.1
Democratic Labor William Dempsey 1,519 7.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 19,172 97.6 -0.5
Informal votes 466 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 19,638 93.7 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 57.0 -3.2
Labor Arthur Savage 43.0 +3.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.2

Victoria

South Australian state election, 1959: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,841 56.7 -5.0
Labor David Walker 2,557 37.8 -0.5
Democratic Labor John Gartner 374 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 6,772 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 67 1.0 -0.4
Turnout 6,839 95.2 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 61.4 -0.3
Labor David Walker 38.6 +0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.3

Wallaroo

South Australian state election, 1959: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,615 58.9 +14.3
Liberal and Country Clifford Dunstone 2,519 41.1 -6.1
Total formal votes 6,134 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 65 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 6,199 96.9 +0.6
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +10.9

West Torrens

South Australian state election, 1959: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Walsh 12,640 50.6 +0.2
Liberal and Country Ross Stanford 10,981 43.9 +1.4
Democratic Labor Richard Mills 1,382 5.5 -1.6
Total formal votes 25,003 97.6 -0.5
Informal votes 611 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 25,614 93.6 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Walsh 51.4 0.0
Liberal and Country Ross Stanford 48.6 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Whyalla

South Australian state election, 1959: Whyalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Loveday 5,356 84.9 -15.1
Independent Allan Mossop 956 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 6,312 96.4
Informal votes 233 3.6
Turnout 6,545 88.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yorke Peninsula

South Australian state election, 1959: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of 1959 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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