Results of the South Australian state election, 1959 (House of Assembly)
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South Australian state election, 7 March 1959[1] |
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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.
Contents
- 1 Results by electoral district
- 1.1 Adelaide
- 1.2 Albert
- 1.3 Alexandra
- 1.4 Angas
- 1.5 Barossa
- 1.6 Burnside
- 1.7 Burra
- 1.8 Chaffey
- 1.9 Edwardstown
- 1.10 Enfield
- 1.11 Eyre
- 1.12 Flinders
- 1.13 Frome
- 1.14 Gawler
- 1.15 Glenelg
- 1.16 Gouger
- 1.17 Gumeracha
- 1.18 Hindmarsh
- 1.19 Light
- 1.20 Millicent
- 1.21 Mitcham
- 1.22 Mount Gambier
- 1.23 Murray
- 1.24 Norwood
- 1.25 Onkaparinga
- 1.26 Port Adelaide
- 1.27 Port Pirie
- 1.28 Ridley
- 1.29 Rocky River
- 1.30 Semaphore
- 1.31 Stirling
- 1.32 Stuart
- 1.33 Torrens
- 1.34 Unley
- 1.35 Victoria
- 1.36 Wallaroo
- 1.37 West Torrens
- 1.38 Whyalla
- 1.39 Yorke Peninsula
- 2 See also
- 3 References
Results by electoral district
Adelaide
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 |
- Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
Albert
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Bill Nankivell | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
Alexandra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | David Brookman | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Condor Laucke | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
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 |
- Preferences were not distributed.
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
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
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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 |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Eyre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | George Bockelberg | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
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
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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 |
- Preferences were not distributed.
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Hindmarsh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cyril Hutchens | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
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
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
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 |
- The two party preferred vote was estimated.
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
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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
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 |
- Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
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 |
- Preferences were not distributed.
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | James Heaslip | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | William Jenkins | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
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
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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
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 |
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |