# Results of the 1964 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 2 May 1964 House of Assembly
<< 1959–1969 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 193,418 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 184,571 | | Turnout | 95.43 | +0.86 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,980 | | Informal | 4.32 | –1.44 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 90,631 | 51.32 | +6.82 | 19 | + 2 |
| | Liberal | 67,971 | 38.49 | –2.57 | 16 | ± 0 |
| | Country | 9,280 | 5.26 | +5.26 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Democratic Labor | 3,155 | 1.79 | –3.50 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Communist | 92 | 0.05 | –0.04 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 5,462 | 3.09 | –5.96 | 0 | – 2 |
| Total | Total | 176,591 | | | 35 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1964 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1964 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,383 | | |
| | Labor | Alexander Atkins (elected 2) | 4,104 | 11.7 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | John Madden (elected 4) | 3,667 | 10.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Mac Le Fevre (elected 3) | 3,514 | 10.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Wallace Fraser (elected 7) | 1,872 | 5.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Laurence Lovett | 1,273 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Norman Laurence | 1,145 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Harold Holmes | 1,013 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Eric Down | 899 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 1) | 3,807 | 10.9 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | John Steer (elected 6) | 3,119 | 8.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Max Bushby (elected 5) | 2,825 | 8.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | James McGowen | 1,453 | 4.1 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal | James Henty | 1,375 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Stewart Chapple | 1,243 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Jack Hookway | 544 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Hendstock | 93 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Country | Geoffrey Finney | 637 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Country | Keith Darcey | 620 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Country | Colin Rattray | 496 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Country | Graeme Millar | 141 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Hare | 440 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Kaye | 244 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Group A | Leslie Arnold | 301 | 0.9 | -2.6 |
| | Group A | Jack Harper | 178 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Brian Johnson | 57 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,060 | 95.0 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,837 | 5.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,897 | 95.3 | +0.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 17,487 | 49.9 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal | | 14,459 | 41.2 | +4.9 |
| | Country | | 1,894 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 684 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Group A | | 479 | 1.4 | -2.1 |
| | Independent | Brian Johnson | 57 | 0.2 | +0.2 |

### Braddon

1964 Tasmanian state election: Braddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,428 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 12,291 | 34.7 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Lloyd Costello (elected 3) | 2,184 | 6.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Sydney Ward (elected 2) | 1,807 | 5.1 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | Geoff Chisholm (elected 4) | 1,528 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Douglas Blacklow | 761 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Joseph Britton | 674 | 1.9 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | Gordon O'Shannessey | 483 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Richard Sleath | 304 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 5) | 2,958 | 8.4 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 7) | 2,565 | 7.2 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal | William Young | 2,117 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Barker (elected 6) | 2,087 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | John Leary | 609 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Ray Grey | 504 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Johnson | 372 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Loch Roberts | 332 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Charles MacKenzie | 124 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Country | Roger Chalk | 769 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Country | Anthony Hine | 570 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Country | Eric Webster | 472 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Country | Elliott Hooper | 399 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Country | Thomas Barnard | 370 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Country | Gilbert Allen | 341 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ronald Cole | 660 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Mortimer | 99 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Abraham Neut | 38 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,418 | 96.6 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,248 | 3.4 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,666 | 95.6 | +1.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 20,032 | 56.6 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | | 11,668 | 32.9 | -9.5 |
| | Country | | 2,921 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 797 | 2.3 | -2.7 |

### Denison

1964 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,151 | | |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 8,903 | 26.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Nigel Abbott (elected 3) | 2,117 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Mather (elected 5) | 1,742 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | George Brown | 981 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 6) | 578 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | Donald Clark | 308 | 0.9 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal | Gladys Schott | 281 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Harry McLoughlin (elected 2) | 4,200 | 12.6 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | Merv Everett (elected 4) | 3,453 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Ken Austin (elected 7) | 1,632 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Neville Lovell | 1,397 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Mary Cumming | 1,356 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Myron Tripp | 1,209 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd | 696 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| | Labor | Henry Hope | 680 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Group A | Bill Wedd | 1,140 | 3.4 | -6.0 |
| | Group A | John Clemente | 653 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Harold Senior | 1,086 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Hodgman | 475 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Stanislaus Ryan | 125 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Charley Aylett | 102 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 92 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,206 | 95.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,579 | 4.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,785 | 94.0 | −0.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 14,910 | 44.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | | 14,623 | 44.0 | +4.5 |
| | Group A | | 1,793 | 5.4 | -4.0 |
| | Independent | Harold Senior | 1,086 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Hodgman | 475 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Stanislaus Ryan | 125 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Charley Aylett | 102 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Communist | | 92 | 0.3 | -0.1 |

### Franklin

1964 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,978 | | |
| | Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 1) | 8,548 | 21.5 | +8.7 |
| | Labor | Eric Barnard (elected 2) | 4,980 | 12.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Terry Martin (elected 3) | 3,279 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Labor | Jack Frost (elected 5) | 1,383 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | William Blackburn | 995 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Ken Wriedt | 768 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Clyde Harvey | 645 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Lynda Heaven | 592 | 1.5 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 4) | 3,880 | 9.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Bill Young (elected 7) | 3,130 | 7.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Mabel Miller | 2,268 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | Doug Clark (elected 6) | 2,074 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Ken Lowrie | 1,299 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Eric Iles | 1,187 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Jan Meldrum | 688 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Country | James Skinner | 617 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Country | Vernon Rae | 472 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Country | Gordon Suhr | 369 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Country | Kathleen Reynolds | 292 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Country | Murrum Sweet | 104 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Tim Jackson | 1,062 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Virgil Morgan | 1,059 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| | Independent | George Carr | 132 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,823 | 95.3 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,957 | 4.7 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,780 | 96.2 | +0.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 21,190 | 53.2 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | | 14,526 | 36.5 | -7.3 |
| | Country | | 1,854 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | Tim Jackson | 1,062 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 1,059 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| | Independent | George Carr | 132 | 0.3 | +0.3 |

### Wilmot

1964 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,136 | | |
| | Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 5,508 | 16.6 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 3) | 4,060 | 12.3 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | William Anderson (elected 6) | 2,739 | 8.3 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas McDonald (elected 7) | 2,421 | 7.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | William McNeil | 1,601 | 4.8 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Henry Penny | 572 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Archibald Wilson | 398 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 2) | 5,142 | 15.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Bob Ingamells (elected 4) | 2,778 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | Bert Bessell (elected 5) | 2,581 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth O'Brien | 1,019 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Johnstone | 667 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Henry Clark | 221 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Country | Bernard Taylor | 636 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Country | Allen Brown | 587 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Country | William Dunbabin | 579 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Country | Maxwell Oliver | 572 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Country | Solomon Henderson | 237 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Alastair Davidson | 499 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Harold Grace | 116 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Bruce Hill | 151 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,084 | 96.1 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,359 | 3.9 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,443 | 95.9 | +2.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 17,299 | 52.3 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal | | 12,408 | 37.5 | -5.7 |
| | Country | | 2,611 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 615 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Bruce Hill | 151 | 0.5 | +0.5 |