# Results of the 1956 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 13 October 1956 House of Assembly
<< 1955–1959 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 174,632 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 166,293 | | Turnout | 95.22 | +1.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,968 | | Informal | 4.19 | +0.40 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 80,096 | 50.27 | –2.36 | 15 | ± 0 |
| | Liberal | 69,477 | 43.61 | –1.74 | 15 | ± 0 |
| | Labor (Anti-Communist) | 5,522 | 3.47 | +3.47 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 4,139 | 2.60 | +0.58 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Communist | 91 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 159,325 | | | 30 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1956 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1956 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,593 | | |
| | Labor | Claude Barnard (elected 1) | 5,159 | 16.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Reg Turnbull (elected 2) | 4,570 | 14.2 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | Alexander Atkins (elected 6) | 3,209 | 10.0 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | John Madden | 2,445 | 7.6 | -4.3 |
| | Labor | Ronald Cocker | 783 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Wallace Fraser | 390 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| | Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 3) | 4,252 | 13.2 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 4) | 3,326 | 10.3 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | John Steer (elected 5) | 3,177 | 9.9 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal | William Fry | 2,906 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Fleming | 631 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Virgil Morgan | 1,228 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Clement Pollington | 73 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,149 | 95.3 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,569 | 4.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,718 | 95.0 | +1.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,556 | 51.5 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal | | 14,292 | 44.5 | -1.5 |
| | Labor (A-C) | | 1,301 | 4.0 | +4.0 |

### Braddon

1956 Tasmanian state election: Braddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,510 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 5,983 | 19.0 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Sydney Ward (elected 3) | 3,805 | 12.1 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 4) | 2,673 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Frank Taylor | 1,641 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Cyril Cameron | 613 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | John Keating | 587 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Carrol Bramich (elected 2) | 5,467 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 5) | 2,882 | 9.1 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal | John Fidler | 2,461 | 7.8 | -3.4 |
| | Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 6) | 2,409 | 7.6 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal | Edward Gaby | 919 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal | Trevor Frampton | 676 | 2.1 | -2.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Terence Doody | 638 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Timothy Healy | 538 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Albin Galpin | 134 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Roger Miller | 139 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,565 | 96.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,115 | 3.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,680 | 95.3 | −1.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 15,302 | 48.5 | -4.8 |
| | Liberal | | 14,814 | 46.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | | 1,310 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Roger Miller | 139 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

### Denison

1956 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,938 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) | 10,050 | 29.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 6) | 2,444 | 7.1 | -1.9 |
| | Labor | Brian Miller | 2,029 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 1,277 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Bert Lacey | 623 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd | 414 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 2) | 10,030 | 29.0 | -2.3 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 5) | 1,391 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Cashmore | 1,239 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 4) | 1,094 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Robertson | 362 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | William Stanton | 201 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| | Group D | Bill Wedd | 1,896 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| | Group D | Terry Bower | 460 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Jack Bartholomew | 418 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Anthony Orpwood | 414 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Cyril Marshall | 68 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 91 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | William Lloyd | 59 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,560 | 95.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,496 | 4.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,056 | 95.1 | +2.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,837 | 48.7 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal | | 14,317 | 41.4 | -1.1 |
| | Group D | | 2,356 | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labor (A-C) | | 900 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Communist | | 91 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | William Lloyd | 59 | 0.2 | +0.2 |

### Franklin

1956 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,246 | | |
| | Labor | John Dwyer (elected 2) | 4,747 | 16.0 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 3) | 3,729 | 12.5 | -0.9 |
| | Labor | Brian Crawford (elected 6) | 2,813 | 9.5 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Charles Hand | 2,211 | 7.4 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | James Percey | 723 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Clyde McNally | 343 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 1) | 5,508 | 18.5 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 5) | 2,438 | 8.2 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal | Doug Clark | 1,947 | 6.6 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Mabel Miller (elected 4) | 1,924 | 6.5 | -8.7 |
| | Liberal | Walter Rayner | 726 | 2.4 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal | Tasman Pitman | 208 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Robert McDougall | 1,585 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Henry Roberts | 352 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Alfred Harrold | 330 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Francis Hursey | 133 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,717 | 95.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,345 | 4.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,062 | 95.9 | +1.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 14,566 | 49.0 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal | | 12,751 | 42.9 | -3.6 |
| | Independent | Robert McDougall | 1,585 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | | 815 | 2.7 | +2.7 |

### Wilmot

1956 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,477 | | |
| | Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 5,280 | 16.9 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Reg Fisher (elected 3) | 3,523 | 11.2 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 2) | 3,344 | 10.7 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Spurr | 2,046 | 6.5 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | William McNeil | 1,554 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| | Labor | Ralph Taylor | 1,088 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 4) | 3,290 | 10.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Bert Bessell (elected 6) | 2,754 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Best (elected 5) | 2,724 | 8.7 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal | Amelia Best | 1,884 | 6.0 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal | Ian Gibson | 1,758 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | John Strickland | 893 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Owen Doherty | 662 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Cyril Maloney | 362 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | John Reidy | 172 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,334 | 95.6 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,443 | 4.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,777 | 94.8 | −0.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,835 | 53.7 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal | | 13,303 | 42.5 | -1.8 |
| | Labor (A-C) | | 1,196 | 3.8 | +3.8 |