Results of the 1955 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1955 federal election.^[1]

Overall[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1955 Australian federal election § House of Representatives

House of Reps (IRV) — 1955–58—Turnout 95.00% (CV) — Informal 2.88%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal–Country coalition		2,093,430	47.67	+0.10	75	+11
		Liberal	1,745,985	39.75	+0.75	57	+10
		Country	347,445	7.91	–0.66	18	+1
	Labor		1,961,359	44.65	–5.42	49[a]	–10
	Anti-Communist Labor		227,083	5.17	+5.17	0	0
	Communist		51,001	1.16	–0.09	0	0
	Independents		60,042	1.37	+0.26	0	0
	Total		4,392,915			122	+1
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Liberal–Country coalition		Win	54.20	+4.90	75	+11
	Labor			45.80	−4.90	49	−10

• Ten members were elected unopposed – five Liberal and five Country. This would be the last federal election where any seat attracted only one candidate.

Popular vote Labor   44.65% Liberal   39.75% Country   7.91% ALP AC   5.17% Independent   1.37% Communist   1.16%

Two-party-preferred vote Coalition   54.20% Labor   45.80%

Parliament seats Coalition   61.48% Labor   38.52%

New South Wales[edit]

1955 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

← 1954 10 December 1955 1958 →
All 46 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies H. V. Evatt Party Coalition Labor Seats before 22 25 Seats won 25 21 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 797,234 836,682 Percentage 47.3% 49.6% Swing 3.2pp 2.8pp TPP 50.5% 49.5% TPP swing 3.5pp 3.5pp

Banks[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Banks ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Costa	23,431	56.0	−4.1
	Liberal	Harold Stalker	15,088	36.0	+2.1
	Communist	Pat Clancy	3,356	8.0	+2.5
Total formal votes			41,875	96.8
Informal votes			1,386	3.2
Turnout			43,261	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Costa		63.5	−1.8
	Liberal	Harold Stalker		36.5	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Barton[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	20,896	49.2	−4.4
	Liberal	Bill Arthur	19,903	46.9	+0.5
	Independent	Eric Trembath	1,655	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			42,454	98.2
Informal votes			796	1.8
Turnout			43,250	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	21,340	50.3	−3.3
	Liberal	Bill Arthur	21,114	49.7	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3

Bennelong[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bennelong ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Cramer	25,628	60.7	+3.8
	Labor	Harold Coates	16,607	39.3	−3.8
Total formal votes			42,235	97.3
Informal votes			1,160	2.7
Turnout			43,395	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

Blaxland[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Blaxland ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Harrison	25,577	62.5	−0.6
	Liberal	Reginald Allsop	15,371	37.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			40,948	96.6
Informal votes			1,429	3.4
Turnout			42,377	95.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Bradfield[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bradfield ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Turner	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Calare[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Howse	23,956	61.2	+5.9
	Labor	Lionel Wood	15,189	38.8	−4.7
Total formal votes			39,145	98.0
Informal votes			797	2.0
Turnout			39,942	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Cowper[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sir Earle Page	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Cunningham[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Cunningham ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Billy Davies	25,180	62.2	+0.7
	Liberal	John Parkinson	13,370	33.0	+0.8
	Communist	William Harkness	1,931	4.8	−1.5
Total formal votes			40,481	97.2
Informal votes			1,172	2.8
Turnout			41,653	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Billy Davies		66.5	+0.6
	Liberal	John Parkinson		33.5	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Dalley[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dalley § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	28,913	71.9	+0.2
	Liberal	Stanley Tyler	8,933	22.2	−0.9
	Communist	Ernie Thornton	2,377	5.9	+0.8
Total formal votes			40,223	96.4
Informal votes			1,482	3.6
Turnout			41,705	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William O'Connor		77.2	+0.9
	Liberal	Stanley Tyler		22.8	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Darling[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	23,428	67.5	−3.2
	Country	Ewen Martin	11,282	32.5	+3.2
Total formal votes			34,710	97.2
Informal votes			1,005	2.8
Turnout			35,715	93.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

East Sydney[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Ward	24,859	63.6	-3.4
	Liberal	Joseph Landor	10,953	28.0	-0.4
	Communist	Bill Brown	3,251	8.3	+3.7
Total formal votes			39,063	96.0
Informal votes			1,642	4.0
Turnout			40,705	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Ward		70.2	-0.9
	Liberal	Joseph Landor		29.8	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.9

Eden-Monaro[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	21,007	52.9	+0.9
	Liberal	Mark Flanagan	16,609	41.9	-6.2
	Independent	Royce Beavis	2,113	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			39,729	98.5
Informal votes			611	1.5
Turnout			40,340	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		55.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Mark Flanagan		44.9	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Evans[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Evans ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	25,236	60.9	+7.6
	Labor	Sidney Pollard	16,179	39.1	-7.6
Total formal votes			41,415	97.1
Informal votes			1,228	2.9
Turnout			42,643	95.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

Farrer[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Farrer ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	25,805	65.9	+8.8
	Labor	Robert Garland	13,361	34.1	-8.8
Total formal votes			39,166	97.9
Informal votes			855	2.1
Turnout			40,021	95.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

Grayndler[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Grayndler ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	24,151	60.1	-8.8
	Liberal	Ian Chisholm	12,258	30.5	+0.9
	Communist	Hal Alexander	3,218	8.0	+8.0
	Independent	William McCristal	586	1.5	-0.5
Total formal votes			40,213	95.8
Informal votes			1,748	4.2
Turnout			41,961	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Daly		67.3	-2.6
	Liberal	Ian Chisholm		32.7	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

Gwydir[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Allan	22,271	57.9	+5.0
	Labor	Austin Heffernan	16,162	42.1	-5.0
Total formal votes			38,433	98.2
Informal votes			700	1.8
Turnout			39,133	94.9
	Country hold		Swing	+5.0

Hughes[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Hughes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Johnson	20,549	48.4	-7.0
	Liberal	Keith Bates	19,840	46.7	+6.3
	Communist	Alf Watt	1,201	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Robert Mackie	880	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			42,470	96.7
Informal votes			1,437	3.3
Turnout			43,907	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Johnson	22,165	52.2	-5.2
	Liberal	Keith Bates	20,305	47.8	+5.2
	Labor notional hold		Swing	-5.2

Hume[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Anderson	20,494	52.2	+19.8
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,779	47.8	−2.7
Total formal votes			39,273	98.4
Informal votes			651	1.6
Turnout			39,924	96.4
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.5

Hunter[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	28,766	70.8	+2.0
	Liberal	Edward Farrell	8,604	21.3	+1.1
	Communist	Evan Phillips	3,158	7.8	+2.6
Total formal votes			40,328	97.4
Informal votes			1,071	2.6
Turnout			41,399	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		77.8	+1.3
	Liberal	Edward Farrell		32.2	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Kingsford Smith[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Curtin	21,647	52.7	-5.6
	Liberal	John McGirr	17,546	42.8	+1.1
	Independent	Hubert O'Connell	1,850	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			41,043	96.9
Informal votes			1,304	3.1
Turnout			42,347	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Curtin		55.0	-3.3
	Liberal	John McGirr		45.0	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

Lang[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Stewart	25,175	60.3	-2.8
	Liberal	Wallace Peacock	16,550	39.7	+5.9
Total formal votes			41,725	96.9
Informal votes			1,341	3.1
Turnout			43,066	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Lawson[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lawson § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lawson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	22,030	56.7	+7.1
	Labor	Jack Williamson	16,845	43.3	-7.1
Total formal votes			38,875	98.1
Informal votes			745	1.9
Turnout			39,620	95.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+7.1

Lowe[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lowe ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	25,080	60.3	+3.8
	Labor	Edward Davies	16,508	39.7	-3.8
Total formal votes			41,588	97.2
Informal votes			1,219	2.8
Turnout			42,807	96.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

Lyne[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lyne ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Philip Lucock	23,477	59.8	+7.7
	Labor	Jack Collins	14,198	36.2	+36.2
	Independent	Joe Cordner	1,555	4.0	−1.1
Total formal votes			39,230	98.1
Informal votes			777	1.9
Turnout			40,007	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Philip Lucock		61.8	+7.5
	Labor	Jack Collins		38.2	+38.2
	Country hold		Swing	+7.5

Macarthur[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Macarthur ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	23,127	58.0	+2.6
	Labor	Claude Allen	16,756	42.0	-2.0
Total formal votes			39,883	97.4
Informal votes			1,021	2.6
Turnout			40,904	95.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Mackellar[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Mackellar ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	25,553	62.1	+2.6
	Labor	Norman McAlpine	12,525	30.4	-5.6
	Communist	Frank Hardy	3,087	7.5	+3.1
Total formal votes			41,165	97.0
Informal votes			1,255	3.0
Turnout			42,420	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth		62.9	+1.3
	Labor	Norman McAlpine		37.1	-1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

Macquarie[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Luchetti	22,461	55.9	-1.0
	Liberal	Norman Leven	16,662	41.4	+1.1
	Communist	Vernon Moffitt	1,075	2.7	-0.1
Total formal votes			40,198	98.0
Informal votes			828	2.0
Turnout			41,026	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Luchetti		58.3	-1.2
	Liberal	Norman Leven		41.7	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

Mitchell[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Mitchell ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler	24,077	59.7	+3.8
	Labor	Doug Bowd	16,239	40.3	-3.8
Total formal votes			40,316	97.6
Informal votes			971	2.4
Turnout			41,287	93.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

New England[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Drummond	23,666	60.4	+2.1
	Labor	Frederick Cowley	15,511	39.6	-2.1
Total formal votes			39,177	98.1
Informal votes			777	1.9
Turnout			39,954	96.0
	Country hold		Swing	+2.1

Newcastle[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1955

1955 Australian federal election: Newcastle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	23,801	59.2	-1.0
	Liberal	Eric Cupit	15,017	37.3	+1.5
	Communist	Doug Olive	879	2.2	+0.9
	Independent	Sidney Monroe	522	1.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			40,219	96.5
Informal votes			1,479	3.5
Turnout			41,698	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		61.8	+0.0
	Liberal	Eric Cupit		38.2	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

North Sydney[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jack	25,359	62.3	+8.4
	Labor	Joseph McNally	15,322	37.7	-8.4
Total formal votes			40,681	97.2
Informal votes			1,179	2.8
Turnout			41,860	95.1	+8.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.4

Parkes[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–1969) § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Haylen	20,895	50.7	-2.0
	Liberal	John Spicer	20,295	49.3	+2.0
Total formal votes			41,190	97.0
Informal votes			1,269	3.0
Turnout			42,459	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.0

Parramatta[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Parramatta ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	25,854	62.3	+1.6
	Labor	John Heazlewood	15,631	37.7	-1.6
Total formal votes			41,485	97.3
Informal votes			1,137	2.7
Turnout			42,622	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Paterson[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Paterson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	23,623	60.2	+6.9
	Labor	William Harvey	15,601	39.8	-6.4
Total formal votes			39,224	98.0
Informal votes			800	2.0
Turnout			40,024	96.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Phillip[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Phillip ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Aston	21,142	51.1	+5.7
	Labor	Joe Fitzgerald	20,225	48.9	-5.7
Total formal votes			41,367	97.1
Informal votes			1,228	2.9
Turnout			42,595	94.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.7

Reid[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	25,959	62.9	-2.1
	Liberal	George Walker	9,721	23.6	-2.6
	Communist	Jack Hughes	3,270	7.9	+3.4
	Independent	Charles Tubman	2,327	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			41,277	96.1
Informal votes			1,673	3.9
Turnout			42,950	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan		72.9	+1.7
	Liberal	George Walker		27.1	-1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Richmond[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Riverina[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Hugh Roberton	22,347	59.3	+7.1
	Labor	Oscar Washington	15,324	40.7	-4.6
Total formal votes			37,671	97.7
Informal votes			895	2.3
Turnout			38,566	94.3
	Country hold		Swing	+5.9

Robertson[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Dean	22,660	57.7	+3.9
	Labor	Frank Spencer	16,586	42.3	-2.2
Total formal votes			39,246	97.3
Informal votes			1,075	2.7
Turnout			40,321	94.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

Shortland[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Shortland ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Griffiths	26,066	63.2	-3.8
	Liberal	Gordon Greig	15,179	36.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			41,245	96.8
Informal votes			1,364	3.2
Turnout			42,609	96.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.8

St George[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: St George ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	22,171	52.4	+5.8
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	20,142	47.6	-5.8
Total formal votes			42,313	97.6
Informal votes			1,007	2.3
Turnout			43,320	96.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.8

Warringah[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Bland	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Watson[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–1969) § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	30,129	74.4	-3.8
	Liberal	Jill Huxtable	8,316	20.5	+2.1
	Communist	Harry Hatfield	2,025	5.0	+2.4
Total formal votes			40,470	96.1
Informal votes			1,649	3.9
Turnout			42,119	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		78.9	-2.1
	Liberal	Jill Huxtable		21.1	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

Wentworth[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Eric Harrison	28,009	72.0	-28.0
	Independent	Hal Lashwood	10,896	28.0	+28.0
Total formal votes			38,905	96.8
Informal votes			1,283	3.2
Turnout			40,188	92.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-28.0

Werriwa[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	21,903	56.4	−3.2
	Liberal	John Shannon	16,921	43.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			38,824	95.9
Informal votes			1,647	4.1
Turnout			40,471	94.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.9

West Sydney[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	28,309	73.7	-1.1
	Liberal	Frank Weaver	7,751	20.2	+1.1
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	2,364	6.2	+0.1
Total formal votes			38,424	95.4
Informal votes			1,853	4.6
Turnout			40,277	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		79.3	-1.0
	Liberal	Frank Waver		20.7	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Victoria[edit]

1955 Australian federal election (Victoria)

← 1954 10 December 1955 1958 →
All 33 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies H. V. Evatt Party Coalition Labor Seats before 18 15 Seats won 23 10 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 622,862 493,449 Percentage 46.9% 37.2% Swing 1.7pp 13.2pp TPP 59.2% 40.8% TPP swing 9.9pp 9.9pp

Balaclava[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Percy Joske	26,087	64.1	+0.7
	Labor	George Smith	9,780	24.0	−12.6
	Labor (A-C)	Rex Keane	4,816	11.8	+11.8
Total formal votes			40,683	97.8
Informal votes			896	2.2
Turnout			41,579	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Percy Joske		73.5	+10.1
	Labor	George Smith		26.5	−10.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.1

Ballaarat[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	15,763	38.3	−9.1
	Labor	Austin Dowling	15,686	38.1	−14.7
	Labor (A-C)	Bob Joshua	9,757	23.7	+23.7
Total formal votes			41,206	98.4
Informal votes			682	1.6
Turnout			41,888	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	23,852	57.9	+10.7
	Labor	Austin Dowling	17,354	42.1	−10.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.7

Batman[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Bird	21,295	49.7	−9.1
	Liberal	Fred Capp	14,972	35.0	−4.6
	Labor (A-C)	Tom Walsh	6,553	15.3	+15.3
Total formal votes			42,820	97.7
Informal votes			1,021	2.3
Turnout			43,841	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Bird	22,146	51.7	−7.9
	Liberal	Fred Capp	20,674	48.3	+7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Bendigo[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Clarey	19,006	46.2	−8.5
	Liberal	Bill Day	16,637	40.4	−4.9
	Labor (A-C)	Jim Brosnan	5,502	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			41,145	98.4
Informal votes			667	1.6
Turnout			41,812	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Percy Clarey	21,075	51.2	−3.5
	Liberal	Bill Day	20,070	48.8	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Bruce[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	21,127	47.7	−4.4
	Labor	Keith Ewert	18,335	41.4	−5.0
	Labor (A-C)	Reginald Kearney	4,873	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			44,335	97.3
Informal votes			1,227	2.7
Turnout			45,562	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	24,705	55.7	+3.5
	Labor	Keith Ewert	19,630	44.3	−3.5
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+3.5

Chisholm[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	26,394	65.1	+0.1
	Labor	John Stewart	10,114	25.0	−10.0
	Labor (A-C)	Leonora Lloyd	4,006	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			40,514	98.1
Informal votes			786	1.9
Turnout			41,300	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilfrid Kent Hughes		73.0	+8.0
	Labor	John Stewart		27.0	−8.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.0

Corangamite[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	24,349	60.8	+2.3
	Labor	Edwin Morris	10,463	26.1	−15.4
	Labor (A-C)	Leo O'Brien	5,210	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			40,022	98.0
Informal votes			809	2.0
Turnout			40,831	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon		71.2	+12.7
	Labor	Edwin Morris		28.8	−12.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.7

Corio[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Corio ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	19,959	49.3	−0.5
	Labor	Charles Loader	16,632	41.0	−9.2
	Labor (A-C)	Francis Singleton	3,929	9.7	+9.7
Total formal votes			40,520	98.4
Informal votes			657	1.6
Turnout			41,177	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	23,182	57.2	+7.4
	Labor	Charles Loader	17,338	42.8	−7.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	−5.9

Darebin[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darebin § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Darebin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Holt	20,323	47.9	−16.1
	Liberal	Charles White	11,481	27.0	−9.0
	Labor (A-C)	Tom Andrews	10,660	25.1	+25.1
Total formal votes			42,464	97.5
Informal votes			1,104	2.5
Turnout			43,568	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Holt	24,948	58.8	−5.2
	Liberal	Charles White	17,516	41.2	+5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

Deakin[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Davis	21,641	53.3	+0.0
	Labor	Norm Griffiths	13,422	33.1	-13.6
	Labor (A-C)	Terence Collins	5,512	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			40,575	97.7
Informal votes			947	2.3
Turnout			41,522	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Davis		64.4	+11.1
	Labor	Norm Griffiths		35.6	-11.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+11.1

Fawkner[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fawkner § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Howson	17,645	46.2	-4.7
	Labor (A-C)	Bill Bourke	10,450	27.3	+27.3
	Labor	Patrick Thompson	10,132	26.5	-22.6
Total formal votes			38,227	97.0
Informal votes			1,166	3.0
Turnout			39,393	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Howson	19,992	52.3	+1.4
	Labor (A-C)	Bill Bourke	18,235	47.7	-1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

Flinders[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	21,515	53.1	+2.5
	Labor	Francis Cranston	13,001	32.1	-17.3
	Labor (A-C)	Jack Austin	6,015	14.8	+14.8
Total formal votes			40,531	97.0
Informal votes			1,235	3.0
Turnout			41,766	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay		64.1	+13.5
	Labor	Francis Cranston		35.9	-13.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.5

Gellibrand[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	24,324	61.4	−10.0
	Liberal	John Bown	8,741	22.1	−2.0
	Labor (A-C)	James Eudey	5,733	14.5	+14.5
	Communist	Frank Johnson	788	2.0	−2.3
Total formal votes			39,586	96.0
Informal votes			1,654	4.0
Turnout			41,240	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		66.1	−9.1
	Liberal	John Bown		33.9	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.1

Gippsland[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Bowden	24,382	62.6	+2.9
	Labor	Clement Little	9,631	24.7	-15.6
	Labor (A-C)	Frank Burns	4,951	12.7	+12.7
Total formal votes			38,964	98.0
Informal votes			785	2.0
Turnout			39,749	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Bowden		73.0	+13.3
	Labor	Clement Little		27.0	-13.3
	Country hold		Swing	+13.3

Henty[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Fox	22,377	54.2	+0.6
	Labor	Percy Treyvaud	13,953	33.8	-11.9
	Labor (A-C)	Henry Moore	4,966	12.0	+12.0
Total formal votes			41,296	97.3
Informal votes			1,146	2.7
Turnout			42,442	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Fox		63.8	+9.5
	Labor	Percy Treyvaud		36.2	-9.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.5

Higgins[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Holt	25,476	64.4	+0.2
	Labor	Andrew Hughes	8,752	22.1	−12.5
	Labor (A-C)	John Fitzgerald	5,331	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			39,559	97.5
Informal votes			1,000	2.5
Turnout			40,559	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Holt		75.4	+10.7
	Labor	Andrew Hughes		24.6	−10.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.7

Higinbotham[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Higinbotham ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	21,251	50.8	-3.2
	Labor	Les Coates	16,419	39.2	-6.8
	Labor (A-C)	Frank Gaffy	4,176	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			41,846	97.7
Informal votes			968	2.3
Turnout			42,814	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Timson		58.8	+4.8
	Labor	Les Coates		41.2	-4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.8

Indi[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Bostock	23,567	59.6	+14.6
	Labor	Carl Reeves	9,815	24.8	−13.4
	Labor (A-C)	William Findlay	6,179	15.6	+15.6
Total formal votes			39,561	98.2
Informal votes			741	1.8
Turnout			40,302	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Bostock		72.1	+10.3
	Labor	Carl Reeves		27.9	−10.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.3

Isaacs[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs (1949–1969) § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	20,670	54.5	-1.2
	Labor	Barry Jones	12,644	33.3	-11.0
	Labor (A-C)	John Hughes	4,610	12.2	+12.2
Total formal votes			37,924	96.5
Informal votes			1,361	3.5
Turnout			39,285	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth		64.3	+8.6
	Labor	Barry Jones		35.7	-8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.6

Kooyong[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Menzies	28,363	66.6	−2.7
	Labor	Dolph Eddy	9,350	22.0	−6.9
	Labor (A-C)	Kevin Gregson	4,371	10.3	+10.3
	Communist	Gerry O'Day	507	1.2	−0.6
Total formal votes			42,591	98.0
Informal votes			855	2.0
Turnout			43,446	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Menzies		74.9	+5.5
	Labor	Dolph Eddy		25.1	−5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.5

La Trobe[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Casey	24,442	57.6	+5.8
	Labor	Bill Webber	14,177	33.4	−14.8
	Labor (A-C)	George Noone	3,830	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			42,449	97.5
Informal votes			1,101	2.5
Turnout			43,550	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Richard Casey		64.8	+13.0
	Labor	Bill Webber		35.2	−13.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.0

Lalor[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	21,036	49.1	−11.1
	Liberal	Peter Kemp	15,953	37.2	−2.6
	Labor (A-C)	William Lloyd	5,845	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			42,834	97.2
Informal votes			1,222	2.8
Turnout			44,056	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard	21,821	50.9	−9.3
	Liberal	Peter Kemp	21,013	49.1	+9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.3

Mallee[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	24,303	65.6	−34.4
	Labor	William Nicholas	7,933	21.4	+21.4
	Labor (A-C)	Edwin Leyden	4,837	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			37,073	97.4
Informal votes			985	2.6
Turnout			38,058	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull		75.2	−24.8
	Labor	William Nicholas		24.8	+24.8
	Country hold		Swing	−24.8

Maribyrnong[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	19,014	47.1	-9.6
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	15,099	37.4	-5.1
	Labor (A-C)	David Purcell	6,217	15.4	+15.4
Total formal votes			40,330	97.6
Informal votes			1,010	2.4
Turnout			41,340	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	20,222	50.1	+7.5
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	20,108	49.9	-7.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.5

McMillan[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: McMillan ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	20,197	52.0	+10.7
	Labor	Horace Hawkins	13,430	34.6	-8.3
	Labor (A-C)	Desmond Devlin	5,193	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			38,820	97.6
Informal votes			969	2.4
Turnout			39,789	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan		62.7	+7.3
	Labor	Horace Hawkins		37.3	-7.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.3

Melbourne[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	21,767	57.4	-12.7
	Labor (A-C)	John Mullens	8,126	21.4	+21.4
	Liberal	James Moloney	8,060	21.2	-8.7
Total formal votes			37,953	95.5
Informal votes			1,771	4.5
Turnout			39,724	92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		59.5	-10.6
	Labor (A-C)	John Mullens		40.5	+40.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.5

Melbourne Ports[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	19,917	52.0	-14.7
	Labor (A-C)	Stan Corrigan	9,662	25.2	+25.2
	Liberal	Harold Sher	7,531	19.7	-7.8
	Communist	Alex Dobbin	1,193	3.1	-2.7
Total formal votes			38,303	95.9
Informal votes			1,645	4.1
Turnout			39,948	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Crean		56.8	-15.0
	Labor (A-C)	Stan Corrigan		43.2	+43.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-15.0

Murray[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	24,192	60.7	-39.3
	Labor	James Cameron	10,269	25.8	+25.8
	Labor (A-C)	Michael Reilly	5,383	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			39,844	97.3
Informal votes			1,125	2.7
Turnout			40,969	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McEwen		71.5	-28.5
	Labor	James Cameron		28.5	+28.5
	Country hold		Swing	-28.5

Scullin[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin (1955–69) § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Peters	18,896	49.7	-23.4
	Labor (A-C)	Jack Cremean	11,643	30.6	+30.6
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	7,450	19.6	-3.3
Total formal votes			37,989	94.9
Informal votes			2,061	5.1
Turnout			40,050	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Peters	19,655	51.7	-24.9
	Labor (A-C)	Jack Cremean	18,334	48.3	+48.3
	Labor notional hold		Swing	-24.9

Wannon[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	19,911	48.9	-1.9
	Labor	Roy Cundy	14,522	35.6	-13.6
	Labor (A-C)	Terence Callander	6,322	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			40,755	98.3
Informal votes			687	1.7
Turnout			41,442	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	24,183	59.3	+8.5
	Labor	Roy Cundy	16,572	40.7	-8.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.5

Wills[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	19,363	47.3	-18.5
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	11,478	28.0	-4.9
	Labor (A-C)	Bill Bryson	10,115	24.7	+24.7
Total formal votes			40,956	96.9
Informal votes			1,316	3.1
Turnout			42,272	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	22,269	54.4	-12.5
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	18,687	45.6	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.5

Wimmera[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Lawrence	22,833	58.6	+15.1
	Labor	Winston Lamb	11,745	30.1	-7.1
	Labor (A-C)	Bernard Flanagan	4,413	11.3	+11.3
Total formal votes			38,991	98.3
Informal votes			659	1.7
Turnout			39,650	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Lawrence		66.8	+5.0
	Labor	Winston Lamb		33.2	-5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Yarra[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Yarra § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	18,363	47.5	-19.1
	Labor (A-C)	Stan Keon	10,492	27.1	+27.1
	Liberal	James Wilkie	9,016	23.3	-6.8
	Communist	Ken Miller	792	2.0	-1.2
Total formal votes			38,663	95.6
Informal votes			1,796	4.4
Turnout			40,459	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns	19,727	51.0	-18.6
	Labor (A-C)	Stan Keon	18,936	49.0	+49.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-18.6

Queensland[edit]

1955 Australian federal election (Queensland)

← 1954 10 December 1955 1958 →
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies H. V. Evatt Party Coalition Labor Seats before 13 5 Seats won 13 5 Seat change Popular vote 325,215 258,994 Percentage 52.8% 42.1% Swing 1.2pp 0.4pp TPP 56.1% 43.9% TPP swing 0.9pp 0.9pp

Bowman[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bowman ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm McColm	22,500	54.7	+0.7
	Labor	Hector Chalmers	18,646	45.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			41,146	97.8
Informal votes			935	2.2
Turnout			42,081	95.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.1

Brisbane[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Lawson	21,619	52.9	−2.5
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	18,001	44.0	+1.2
	Communist	Claude Jones	1,269	3.1	+0.5
Total formal votes			40,889	97.2
Informal votes			1,190	2.8
Turnout			42,079	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Lawson		55.7	−1.3
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns		44.3	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Capricornia[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Pearce	19,617	53.8	+0.5
	Labor	Colin Maxwell	15,804	43.4	−2.2
	Communist	Eric Browne	1,026	2.8	+1.7
Total formal votes			36,447	97.8
Informal votes			823	2.2
Turnout			37,270	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Henry Pearce		54.0	+0.2
	Labor	Colin Maxwell		46.0	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

Darling Downs[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dawson[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	21,624	61.2	+4.0
	Labor	Stanley Dalton	13,541	38.8	-3.5
Total formal votes			34,865	98.3
Informal votes			618	1.7
Turnout			35,483	94.9
	Country hold		Swing	+3.8

Fisher[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Griffith[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wilfred Coutts	20,936	51.3	-3.4
	Liberal	Doug Berry	19,896	48.7	+3.4
Total formal votes			40,832	97.8
Informal votes			920	2.2
Turnout			41,752	94.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.4

Herbert[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Edmonds	18,825	50.7	-5.1
	Country	Arnold White	15,885	42.8	+2.1
	Communist	Frank Bishop	2,416	6.5	+3.0
Total formal votes			37,126	97.3
Informal votes			1,012	2.7
Turnout			38,138	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Edmonds		56.6	-2.3
	Country	Arnold White		43.4	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.3

Kennedy[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	17,366	58.2	-1.8
	Country	Timothy Donnelly	12,457	41.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			39,823	97.8
Informal votes			658	2.2
Turnout			30,481	90.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Leichhardt[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Bruce	18,512	49.9	-1.5
	Country	Tom Gilmore	17,844	48.1	+1.4
	Communist	Frank Falls	759	2.0	+0.0
Total formal votes			37,115	97.7
Informal votes			860	2.3
Turnout			37,975	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Bruce	19,188	51.7	-0.6
	Country	Tom Gilmore	17,927	48.3	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Lilley[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Wight	23,186	58.1	-0.1
	Labor	Jack Melloy	16,742	41.9	+0.1
Total formal votes			39,928	97.9
Informal votes			865	2.1
Turnout			40,793	93.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.1

Maranoa[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe	15,363	44.6	+2.3
	Independent	Charles Russell	15,066	43.7	+26.3
	Independent	Paul Bauers	4,035	11.7	+11.7
Total formal votes			34,464	98.0
Informal votes			710	2.0
Turnout			35,174	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe	17,596	51.1	-3.0
	Independent	Charles Russell	16,868	48.9	+48.9
	Country hold		Swing	-3.0

McPherson[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sir Arthur Fadden	24,269	59.5	-4.9
	Labor	David Clarke	11,942	29.3	+29.3
	Independent	Thomas Green	4,555	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			40,766	97.7
Informal votes			946	2.3
Turnout			41,712	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sir Arthur Fadden		65.1	-0.2
	Labor	David Clarke		34.9	+34.9
	Country hold		Swing	-0.2

Moreton[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Killen	20,908	51.7	-4.2
	Labor	Allen Edwards	18,788	46.5	+3.8
	Communist	Max Julius	713	1.8	+0.4
Total formal votes			40,409	97.8
Informal votes			919	2.2
Turnout			41,328	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Killen		51.9	-4.6
	Labor	Allen Edwards		48.1	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Oxley[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald Cameron	23,472	59.2	+2.5
	Labor	Norman Thomas	14,468	36.5	-4.6
	Independent	James Dwyer	1,070	2.7	+2.7
	Communist	Mervyn Welsby	668	1.7	-0.3
Total formal votes			39,678	97.9
Informal votes			849	2.1
Turnout			40,527	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Donald Cameron		60.8	+3.1
	Labor	Norman Thomas		39.2	-3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

Petrie[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	23,328	56.8	+1.7
	Labor	Noel Curran	17,740	43.2	-1.7
Total formal votes			41,068	97.6
Informal votes			993	2.4
Turnout			42,061	95.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

Ryan[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	25,306	60.8	+0.1
	Labor	Norman Buchan	16,341	39.2	-0.1
Total formal votes			41,647	98.0
Informal votes			868	2.0
Turnout			42,515	94.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Wide Bay[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	21,859	55.2	+2.4
	Labor	Matthew Tallon	17,724	44.8	-1.3
Total formal votes			39,583	98.6
Informal votes			553	1.4
Turnout			40,136	96.0
	Country hold		Swing	+1.9

South Australia[edit]

1955 Australian federal election (South Australia)

← 1954 10 December 1955 1958 →
All 11 SA seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader H. V. Evatt Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 6 4 Seats won 6 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 207,810 197,214 Percentage 48.7% 46.8% Swing 6.4pp 3.0pp TPP 49.0% 51.0% TPP swing 3.7pp 3.7pp

Adelaide[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Adelaide ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Chambers	18,801	50.6	−11.4
	Liberal	James Maitland	13,430	36.1	−0.3
	Labor (A-C)	Olaf Alland	4,395	11.8	+11.8
	Communist	Jim Moss	526	1.4	−0.3
Total formal votes			37,152	94.2
Informal votes			2,302	5.8
Turnout			39,454	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cyril Chambers		55.3	−8.0
	Liberal	James Maitland		44.7	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.0

Angas[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977) § 1949

1955 Australian federal election: Angas  ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	26,823	70.0	−30.0
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen	9,871	25.7	+25.7
	Independent	Frank Rieck	1,643	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			38,337	96.2
Informal votes			1,533	3.8
Turnout			39,870	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		72.2	−27.8
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen		27.8	+27.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−27.8

Barker[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Archie Cameron	25,993	67.7	+5.5
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	12,398	32.3	−5.5
Total formal votes			38,391	96.9
Informal votes			1,214	3.1
Turnout			39,605	96.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.5

Bonython[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norman Makin	24,350	69.4	+5.4
	Liberal	John Mathwin	10,723	30.6	−5.1
Total formal votes			35,073	95.6
Informal votes			1,616	4.4
Turnout			36,689	95.6
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+5.4

Boothby[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	22,538	56.2	+2.5
	Labor	Rex Mathews	14,291	35.6	−10.7
	Labor (A-C)	John Sutherland	3,298	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			40,127	96.3
Informal votes			1,501	3.7
Turnout			41,628	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McLeay		62.8	+9.1
	Labor	Rex Mathews		37.2	−9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.1

Grey[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edgar Russell	21,836	56.7	-1.6
	Liberal	George Bockelberg	16,646	43.3	+1.6
Total formal votes			38,482	97.6
Informal votes			959	2.4
Turnout			39,441	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

Hindmarsh[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	23,828	60.2	-39.8
	Liberal	Frank Potter	12,189	30.8	+30.8
	Labor (A-C)	Francis Moran	3,532	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			39,549	95.6
Informal votes			1,736	4.2
Turnout			41,285	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Cameron		62.0	-38.0
	Liberal	Frank Potter		38.0	+38.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-38.0

Kingston[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Galvin	21,429	51.6	-4.0
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	20,129	48.4	+4.0
Total formal votes			41,558	96.7
Informal votes			1,414	3.3
Turnout			42,972	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

Port Adelaide[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

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