# Results of the 1959 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 2 May 1959 House of Assembly
<< 1956–1964 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 180,344 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 170,559 | | Turnout | 94.57 | –0.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 9,816 | | Informal | 5.76 | +1.57 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 71,535 | 44.50 | –5.77 | 17 | + 2 |
| | Liberal | 66,005 | 41.05 | –2.54 | 16 | + 1 |
| | Democratic Labor | 8,510 | 5.29 | +1.82 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 14,549 | 9.05 | +6.45 | 2 | + 2 |
| | Communist | 144 | 0.09 | +0.03 | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 160,743 | | | 35 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1959 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1959 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,057 | | |
| | Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 4) | 2,621 | 8.1 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | John Steer (elected 6) | 2,603 | 8.0 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 7) | 2,444 | 7.5 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal | James McGowen | 1,855 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Max Bushby | 1,578 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Lionel Abbott | 555 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Harold Pope | 119 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labor | John Madden (elected 2) | 3,056 | 9.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Alexander Atkins (elected 3) | 2,497 | 7.7 | −2.3 |
| | Labor | Harold Newman | 1,493 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | Mac Le Fevre (elected 5) | 1,469 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Frank Taylor | 1,100 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Wallace Fraser | 642 | 2.0 | +0.8 |
| | Group B | Reg Turnbull (elected 1) | 9,065 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| | Group B | William Shipp | 205 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Leslie Arnold | 1,149 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,451 | 93.5 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,256 | 6.5 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,707 | 95.0 | 0.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 11,775 | 36.3 | −8.2 |
| | Labor | | 10,257 | 31.6 | −19.9 |
| | Group B | | 9,270 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 1,149 | 3.5 | −0.5 |

### Braddon

1959 Tasmanian state election: Braddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,983 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 9,688 | 30.4 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Sydney Ward (elected 2) | 2,511 | 7.9 | −4.2 |
| | Labor | Lloyd Costello (elected 4) | 1,756 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Joseph Britton (elected 5) | 1,067 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Aubrey Gaffney | 582 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Patrick Streets | 541 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Harold Singleton | 472 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 7) | 3,084 | 9.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 6) | 3,071 | 9.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Carrol Bramich (elected 3) | 2,588 | 8.1 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | William Young | 2,134 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Horace Lane | 1,125 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Abel | 932 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Charles Rand | 579 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frances Lane | 750 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bruce Cameron | 742 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Alban Galpin | 102 | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Eric Nicholls | 133 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,857 | 95.1 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,654 | 4.9 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,511 | 94.2 | −1.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,617 | 52.2 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | | 13,513 | 42.4 | −4.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 1,594 | 5.0 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Eric Nicholls | 133 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

### Denison

1959 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,106 | | |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 8,251 | 25.1 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Park (elected 7) | 1,332 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 6) | 1,064 | 3.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | Donald Clark | 996 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Harold Solomon | 765 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt | 650 | 2.0 | −1.2 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 3,033 | 9.2 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Harry McLoughlin (elected 4) | 2,575 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 5) | 2,451 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Labor | Mary Cumming | 1,608 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Bert Lacey | 1,430 | 4.4 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | William Wilkinson | 961 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd | 912 | 2.8 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd (elected 2) | 3,075 | 9.4 | +3.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Harold Senior | 1,133 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian Bresnehan | 725 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Rex McShane | 380 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Nigel Abbott | 1,356 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 126 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Communist | George Chenery | 18 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,841 | 93.6 | −2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,241 | 6.4 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,082 | 94.5 | −0.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 13,058 | 39.8 | −1.6 |
| | Labor | | 12,970 | 39.5 | −9.2 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 3,075 | 9.4 | +3.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 2,238 | 6.8 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Nigel Abbott | 1,356 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Communist | | 144 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

### Franklin

1959 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,014 | | |
| | Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 2) | 4,123 | 12.8 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | John Dwyer (elected 3) | 3,478 | 10.8 | −5.2 |
| | Labor | Eric Barnard (elected 5) | 2,580 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labor | Colin Brooker | 1,833 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Brian Crawford | 1,702 | 5.3 | −4.2 |
| | Labor | Lynda Heaven | 767 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | James Percey | 378 | 1.2 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 1) | 4,416 | 13.8 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 6) | 2,339 | 7.3 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Bill Young (elected 7) | 2,246 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal | Mabel Miller (elected 4) | 2,042 | 6.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Donald Cuthbertson | 1,183 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Gough | 953 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Richard Tallboys | 888 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Virgil Morgan | 1,116 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Dwyer | 844 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Henry Scoles | 321 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Powell | 186 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Leo McPartlan | 406 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Terry Bower | 190 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Francis Hursey | 119 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,110 | 94.1 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,001 | 5.9 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,111 | 95.4 | −0.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 14,861 | 46.3 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | | 14,067 | 43.8 | +0.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 2,467 | 7.7 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | Leo McPartlan | 406 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Terry Bower | 190 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Francis Hursey | 119 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

### Wilmot

1959 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,936 | | |
| | Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 5,402 | 17.2 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 2) | 2,806 | 8.9 | −1.8 |
| | Labor | William Anderson | 1,997 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | William McNeil (elected 5) | 1,983 | 6.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Thomas McDonald (elected 4) | 1,944 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Spurr | 1,881 | 6.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labor | Norman Dixon | 817 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Bert Bessell (elected 6) | 2,799 | 8.9 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 3) | 2,744 | 8.7 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | Bob Ingamells (elected 7) | 2,709 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Ian Gibson | 2,205 | 7.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Brown | 2,117 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Amelia Best | 1,018 | 3.2 | −2.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Harold Hill | 1,062 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,484 | 95.0 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,664 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,148 | 93.7 | −1.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,830 | 53.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | | 13,592 | 43.2 | +0.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 1,062 | 3.4 | +3.4 |