Results of the Queensland state election, 1957 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 3 August 1957[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1956 — 1960 >>

Enrolled voters 747,455[1]
Votes cast 706,909 Turnout 94.58 +1.57
Informal votes 8,033 Informal 1.14 –0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 201,971 28.90 –22.32 20 –29
  Queensland Labor 163,534 23.40 +23.40 11 +11
  Liberal 162,372 23.23 –1.84 18 +10
  Country 139,720 19.99 +0.72 24 + 8
  North Queensland Labor 7,488 1.07 –0.25 1 ± 0
  Ind. Labor 2,257 0.32 +0.26 0 ± 0
  Ind. Conservative 2,723 0.39 +0.39 0 ± 0
  Independent 18,811 2.69 –0.17 1 ± 0
Total 698,876     75  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1957 Queensland state election for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1957: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Walter Sparkes unopposed
Country hold Swing

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1957: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Edwin Beardmore 2,264 43.1 -0.2
Labor John Taylor 1,988 37.9 -18.8
Queensland Labor Henry Bunton 995 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 5,247 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 54 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 5,301 91.3 +5.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.9

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1957: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,503 70.4 -29.6
Queensland Labor Thomas O'Neill 2,736 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 9,239 98.1
Informal votes 107 1.9
Turnout 9,346 95.9
Country hold Swing -29.6

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1957: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edward Davis 1,971 40.8 -26.8
Queensland Labor Stanley Barry 1,443 29.9 +29.9
Country Raymond Paynter 1,419 29.4 -3.0
Total formal votes 4,833 99.4 +0.6
Informal votes 31 0.6 -0.6
Turnout 4,864 91.3 +3.9
Labor hold Swing -9.8

Baroona

Queensland state election, 1957: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor William Power 3,333 40.6 +40.6
Liberal Robert Thomasson 2,691 32.8 -0.2
Labor Norman Buchan 2,177 26.5 -38.3
Total formal votes 8,201 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 149 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 8,350 93.0 +2.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Belyando

Queensland state election, 1957: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Tom Foley 1,841 38.6 +38.6
Country Clarence Whyte 1,774 37.1 -4.2
Labor John Williams 1,161 24.3 -34.4
Total formal votes 4,776 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 4,815 91.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Bremer

Queensland state election, 1957: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Donald 6,692 59.7 -13.0
Liberal George Groth 2,938 26.2 -1.1
Queensland Labor Frank Corbutt 1,580 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 11,210 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 132 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 11,342 95.9 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1957: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mann 2,744 38.4 -21.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Casey 2,307 32.3 +32.3
Liberal Roger Moore 2,087 29.2 -5.8
Total formal votes 7,138 98.0 -0.2
Informal votes 146 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 7,284 90.8 +4.0
Labor hold Swing -8.8

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1957: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Houston 4,993 37.0 -19.7
Liberal Bill Lickiss 4,619 34.2 -6.5
Queensland Labor Robert Gardner 3,891 28.8 +28.8
Total formal votes 13,503 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 124 0.9 -0.6
Turnout 13,627 95.9 -0.9
Labor hold Swing -6.2

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1957: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 6,058 53.8 +53.8
Country Thomas Pulsford 2,652 23.6 +23.6
Labor William Elson-Green 2,543 22.6 -77.4
Total formal votes 11,253 99.4
Informal votes 73 0.6
Turnout 11,326 94.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Buranda

Queensland state election, 1957: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Keith Hooper 3,472 37.5 -7.0
Labor Richard Brown 3,188 34.4 -21.1
Queensland Labor Michael Lyons 2,113 22.8 +22.8
Independent John Handasyde 484 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 9,257 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 72 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 9,329 95.6 +1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1957: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,145 52.0 -11.9
Labor John Grafton 2,268 28.5 -4.8
Queensland Labor Oliver Andersen 1,560 19.6 +19.6
Total formal votes 7,973 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 54 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,027 96.2 +1.3
Independent hold Swing -1.2

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1957: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Wallace 3,211 38.4 -20.5
Queensland Labor James Bidner 2,687 32.2 +32.2
Country Clement Cummings 2,455 29.4 +1.0
Total formal votes 8,353 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 83 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 8,436 93.2 +3.0
Labor hold Swing -13.4

Callide

Queensland state election, 1957: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Vincent Jones unopposed
Country hold Swing

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1957: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 4,517 46.2 +46.2
Country Fred Rogers 3,911 40.0 -1.8
Labor Douglas Gow 1,343 13.7 -44.5
Total formal votes 9,771 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 77 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 9,848 93.9 +1.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Carpentaria

Queensland state election, 1957: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Alfred Smith 2,832 38.6 +38.6
Labor Alex Inch 2,292 31.3 -28.8
Country William Aplin 2,211 30.1 -9.8
Total formal votes 7,335 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 57 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 7,392 87.0 +5.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Charters Towers

Queensland state election, 1957: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Arthur Jones 1,837 43.8 +43.8
Liberal Kieth Siemon 1,294 30.9 -1.5
Labor Robert Davies 1,060 25.3 -42.3
Total formal votes 4,191 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 68 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 4,259 95.4 +0.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Chermside

Queensland state election, 1957: Chermside
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alex Dewar 9,476 54.1 -4.4
Labor Leslie Sampson 4,487 25.6 -15.9
Queensland Labor John Parry 3,546 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 17,509 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 193 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 17,702 95.8 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing +9.4

Clayfield

Queensland state election, 1957: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,447 78.3 +4.3
Independent James Ryan 2,065 21.7 -4.3
Total formal votes 9,512 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 275 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 9,787 93.1 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1957: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,540 48.4 +48.4
Country Stewart Keys 5,031 43.9 -1.2
Labor William Eggington 879 7.7 -47.2
Total formal votes 9,083 99.5 0.0
Informal votes 56 0.5 0.0
Turnout 11,506 95.4 +2.0
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Cook

Queensland state election, 1957: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 4,013 44.2 +44.2
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,463 38.1 +1.7
Labor Seymour Chataway 1,607 17.7 -45.9
Total formal votes 9,083 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 82 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 9,165 92.7 +3.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1957: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Low 7,201 75.9 +7.7
Labor Ralph Smith 2,283 24.1 -7.7
Total formal votes 9,484 98.4 -0.8
Informal votes 156 1.6 +0.8
Turnout 9,640 95.0 +0.9
Country hold Swing +7.7

Coorparoo

Queensland state election, 1957: Coorparoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Hiley 8,543 70.6 +8.6
Labor Bernard Ouston 3,559 29.4 -8.6
Total formal votes 12,102 97.4 -1.5
Informal votes 318 2.6 +1.5
Turnout 12,420 95.1 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1957: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alan Fletcher 7,054 67.0 +2.7
Independent Leslie Ott 3,468 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 10,522 98.4 -0.9
Informal votes 175 1.6 +0.9
Turnout 10,697 96.4 +1.2
Country hold Swing +2.7

Darlington

Queensland state election, 1957: Darlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Robert Harrison 6,589 60.1 -7.8
Labor Charles Knoll 2,227 20.3 -11.8
Independent Michael Smith 1,874 17.1 +17.1
Independent Henry Longfield 273 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 10,963 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 128 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 11,091 93.9 +2.5
Country hold Swing +6.8

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1957: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Adolf Muller 6,317 73.1 -26.9
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 2,329 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 8,646 98.2
Informal votes 154 1.8
Turnout 8,800 94.1
Country hold Swing -26.9

Fitzroy

Queensland state election, 1957: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Clark 3,743 43.1 -19.5
Liberal Gordon Dunn 2,693 31.0 -5.3
Queensland Labor John Norton 2,255 25.9 +25.9
Total formal votes 8,691 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 62 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 8,753 95.6 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1957: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Lonergan 1,441 34.4 -7.5
Labor Frank Forde 1,440 34.4 -23.7
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 1,079 25.8 +25.8
Independent Charles Corney 225 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 4,185 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 33 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 4,218 87.1 +4.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +8.1

By-election

Flinders state by-election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Lonergan 1,948 45.7 +11.3
Labor Frank Forde 1,534 36.0 +1.6
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 780 18.3 -7.5
Total formal votes 4,262 99.7 +0.5
Informal votes 11 0.3 -0.5
Turnout 4,273 82.0 -5.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley

Queensland state election, 1957: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Windsor 3,252 37.9 -2.6
Labor Jack Egerton 2,752 32.0 -25.2
Queensland Labor Michael Brosnan 2,586 30.1 +30.1
Total formal votes 8,590 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 96 1.1 0.0
Turnout 8,686 93.3 +1.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.7

Gregory

The election in Gregory was delayed due to the death of incumbent MP George Devries weeks before the election. A supplementary election was held in October, two months after the rest of the state.

Queensland state election, 1957: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Wally Rae 2,075 47.6 +12.8
Labor Jack Duggan 1,328 30.5 -34.8
Queensland Labor K Smith 955 21.9 +21.9
Total formal votes 4,358 99.7 +0.4
Informal votes 12 0.3 -0.4
Turnout 4,370 84.6 -0.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +26.3

Haughton

Queensland state election, 1957: Haughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Colin McCathie 4,164 48.1 +48.1
Labor Vivien Owens 2,393 27.6 -42.8
Country William Clayton 2,105 24.3 +24.3
Total formal votes 8,662 99.3 +0.4
Informal votes 64 0.7 -0.4
Turnout 8,726 95.2 +0.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1957: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Cecil Jesson 3,057 35.2 -16.9
Country John Row 2,473 28.5 +28.5
Independent Francis Curro 1,652 19.0 +19.0
Queensland Labor John Argaet 1,497 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 8,679 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 144 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 8,823 94.4 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1957: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ivor Marsden 4,320 45.6 -15.6
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 3,179 33.5 -4.3
Queensland Labor Robert Johnstone 1,982 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 9,481 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 54 0.6 -0.2
Turnout 9,535 95.1 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Isis

Queensland state election, 1957: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jack Pizzey 6,230 68.0 +5.7
Queensland Labor Edward McDonnell 2,935 32.0 +32.0
Total formal votes 9,165 96.6 -2.0
Informal votes 324 3.4 +2.0
Turnout 9,489 96.1 +2.8
Country hold Swing +5.7

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1957: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Hanlon 4,222 43.9 -17.8
Liberal Alan Edwards 3,638 37.8 -0.5
Queensland Labor Anthony Machin 1,759 18.3 +18.3
Total formal votes 9,619 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 123 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 9,489 96.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -8.0

Kedron

Queensland state election, 1957: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eric Lloyd 8,410 42.6 -18.4
Liberal Joseph Harris 7,119 36.1 -2.9
Queensland Labor Clive Uhr 4,203 21.3 +21.3
Total formal votes 19,732 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 203 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 19,935 95.9 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -6.8

Kelvin Grove

Queensland state election, 1957: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,150 41.6 -4.1
Labor John Turner 3,754 37.7 -16.6
Queensland Labor John Dawson 2,061 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 9,965 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 97 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 10,062 94.9 +1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.8

Keppel

Queensland state election, 1957: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Merv Thackeray 3,730 30.9 -27.6
Queensland Labor Viv Cooper 3,151 26.1 +26.1
Liberal Tom Griffith 3,063 25.3 -16.2
Independent Rex Pilbeam 2,139 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 12,083 99.5 +0.3
Informal votes 58 0.5 -0.3
Turnout 12,141 96.2 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -4.3

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1957: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter Connolly 3,167 37.5 -5.2
Queensland Labor Thomas Moores 2,737 32.4 +32.4
Labor Myles Kane 2,421 28.7 -28.6
Independent George Fry 109 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 8,434 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 113 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 8,547 93.2 +3.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.3

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1957: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1957: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gordon Chalk 7,600 78.9 -21.1
Independent Jim Dwyer 2,032 21.1 +21.1
Total formal votes 9,632 98.2
Informal votes 180 1.8
Turnout 9,812 94.7
Liberal hold Swing -21.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 August 1957". Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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