# Results of the 1956 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 7 April 1956 Legislative Assembly
<< 1953–1959 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 262,384 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 241,863 | | Turnout | 92.18 | –1.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,851 | | Informal | 2.83 | +0.22 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 116,793 | 49.70 | –0.07 | 29 | + 3 |
| | Liberal and Country | 98,335 | 33.13 | –4.82 | 11 | – 4 |
| | Country | 12,319 | 5.24 | +0.33 | 8 | – 1 |
| | Ind. Lib. | 15,822 | 6.73 | +4.89 | 2 | + 2 |
| | Communist | 1,167 | 0.50 | –0.22 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 11,045 | 4.70 | –0.10 | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 241,863 | | | 50 | |
This is a list of electoral district results of the 1956 Western Australian election.

## Results by Electoral district
### Albany

1956 Western Australian state election: Albany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Hall | 2,302 | 45.6 |
| | Country | Leonard Hill | 1,748 | 34.7 |
| | Country | Alfred Gulvin | 994 | 19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,044 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,117 | 93.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Hall | 2,531 | 50.2 |
| | Country | Leonard Hill | 2,513 | 49.8 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Avon Valley

1956 Western Australian state election: Avon Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | James Mann | 2,746 | 62.1 |
| | Country | John Stratton | 1,679 | 37.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,425 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 155 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,580 | 91.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Beeloo

1956 Western Australian state election: Beeloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Colin Jamieson | 6,418 | 66.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Alden | 3,186 | 33.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,604 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,920 | 93.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Blackwood

1956 Western Australian state election: Blackwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | John Hearman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Boulder

1956 Western Australian state election: Boulder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Moir | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Bunbury

1956 Western Australian state election: Bunbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | George Roberts | 2,754 | 50.9 |
| | Labor | Charles Webber | 2,655 | 49.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,409 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,458 | 97.1 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Canning

1956 Western Australian state election: Canning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Gaffy | 4,825 | 51.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Marris | 4,615 | 48.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,440 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,597 | 93.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Claremont

1956 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 3,239 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Snook | 2,618 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles North | 1,948 | 25.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,805 | 93.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 541 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,346 | 91.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 4,295 | 55.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Snook | 3,510 | 45.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Collie

1956 Western Australian state election: Collie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Harry May | 3,415 | 74.5 |
| | Country | Norman Coote | 1,048 | 22.9 |
| | Communist | Norman Lacey | 120 | 2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,583 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,663 | 94.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Harry May | | 76.9 |
| | Country | Norman Coote | | 23.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Cottesloe

1956 Western Australian state election: Cottesloe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Ross Hutchinson | 5,781 | 68.0 |
| | Independent | Leonard Stratton | 2,717 | 32.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,498 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 259 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,757 | 92.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Dale

1956 Western Australian state election: Dale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 2,911 | 56.7 |
| | Independent | Ivan Locke | 2,221 | 43.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,132 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,278 | 92.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Darling Range

1956 Western Australian state election: Darling Range :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ray Owen | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### East Perth

1956 Western Australian state election: East Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Herb Graham | 5,273 | 65.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edmund Madigan | 2,739 | 34.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,012 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,192 | 89.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Eyre

1956 Western Australian state election: Eyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Fremantle

1956 Western Australian state election: Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joseph Sleeman | 7,395 | 91.2 |
| | Communist | Paddy Troy | 714 | 8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,109 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 344 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,453 | 89.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Gascoyne

1956 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Daniel Norton | 1,068 | 69.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Illingworth | 465 | 30.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,533 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 84.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Geraldton

1956 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,052 | 59.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Arnold Devlin | 1,014 | 19.9 |
| | Country | Charles Eadon-Clarke | 995 | 19.5 |
| | Independent | Joyce Webber | 33 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,094 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,165 | 91.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | | 62.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Arnold Devlin | | 37.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Greenough

1956 Western Australian state election: Greenough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brand | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Guildford-Midland

1956 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Brady | 8,108 | 94.0 |
| | Communist | Albert Marks | 516 | 6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,624 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,053 | 92.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Harvey

1956 Western Australian state election: Harvey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Iven Manning | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Kalgoorlie

1956 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Evans | 3,052 | 70.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Brand | 1,276 | 29.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,328 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,406 | 92.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Katanning

1956 Western Australian state election: Katanning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Crawford Nalder | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Kimberley

1956 Western Australian state election: Kimberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Rhatigan | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Leederville

1956 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 4,353 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Les Nimmo | 4,217 | 49.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,570 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,714 | 93.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Maylands

1956 Western Australian state election: Maylands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Merv Toms | 4,989 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ellen Lulham | 2,050 | 23.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Herbert R. Robinson | 1,803 | 20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,842 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,048 | 93.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Merv Toms | | 58.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ellen Lulham | | 41.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Melville

1956 Western Australian state election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Tonkin | 6,837 | 76.2 |
| | Independent | James Hart | 2,132 | 23.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,969 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 279 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,248 | 93.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Merredin-Yilgarn

1956 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Lionel Kelly | 2,818 | 57.4 |
| | Country | Alfred Walker | 1,206 | 24.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Loder | 887 | 18.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,911 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,991 | 93.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lionel Kelly | | 59.2 |
| | Country | Alfred Walker | | 40.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Middle Swan

1956 Western Australian state election: Middle Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Hegney | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Moore

1956 Western Australian state election: Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John Ackland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Mount Hawthorn

1956 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Hegney | 5,740 | 63.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Bailey | 3,032 | 33.3 |
| | Communist | William Anear | 333 | 3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,105 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 367 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,472 | 92.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Hegney | | 66.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Bailey | | 33.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Mount Lawley

1956 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Liberal | Edward Oldfield | 6,242 | 67.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Arthur Abbott | 2,965 | 32.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,207 | 95.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 480 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,687 | 93.9 |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |

### Mount Marshall

1956 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | George Cornell | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Murchison

1956 Western Australian state election: Murchison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Everard O'Brien | 2,064 | 59.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Carlyle Newman | 1,430 | 40.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,494 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,596 | 85.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Murray

1956 Western Australian state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Ross McLarty | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Narrogin

1956 Western Australian state election: Narrogin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Percy Munday | 1,412 | 28.8 |
| | Country | Bill Robinson | 1,049 | 21.4 |
| | Country | William Manning | 1,047 | 21.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Farr | 1,017 | 20.8 |
| | Country | Frank Ashworth | 373 | 7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,898 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,991 | 93.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | William Manning | 3,209 | 65.5 |
| | Labor | Percy Munday | 1,689 | 34.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Nedlands

1956 Western Australian state election: Nedlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Court | 6,037 | 72.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | David Grayden | 2,249 | 27.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,286 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 277 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,563 | 91.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### North Perth

1956 Western Australian state election: North Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stan Lapham | 4,424 | 54.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Leslie Fawcett | 3,720 | 45.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,144 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,364 | 92.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Northam

1956 Western Australian state election: Northam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Albert Hawke | 3,483 | 76.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | James Collins | 1,075 | 23.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,558 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,654 | 91.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Pilbara

1956 Western Australian state election: Pilbara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | 662 | 66.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Rowland Charlton | 327 | 33.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 989 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | 81.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Roe

1956 Western Australian state election: Roe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Charles Perkins | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### South Fremantle

1956 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Dick Lawrence | 7,042 | 76.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Michael Robson | 2,191 | 23.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,233 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 369 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,602 | 90.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South Perth

1956 Western Australian state election: South Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Francis French | 3,615 | 38.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | James Smith | 2,523 | 27.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Bill Grayden | 2,482 | 26.6 |
| | Independent | Cole Sangster | 704 | 7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,324 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 191 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,515 | 93.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Liberal | Bill Grayden | 5,437 | 58.3 |
| | Labor | Francis French | 3,887 | 41.7 |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |

### Stirling

1956 Western Australian state election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Arthur Watts | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Subiaco

1956 Western Australian state election: Subiaco :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Percival Potter | 4,134 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edgar Paddick | 2,486 | 28.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Joseph Abrahams | 1,791 | 20.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Walter Richardson | 336 | 3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,747 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,989 | 92.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Percival Potter | 4,520 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edgar Paddick | 4,227 | 48.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |

### Toodyay

1956 Western Australian state election: Toodyay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Lindsay Thorn | 2,180 | 50.7 |
| | Independent Labor | John Rolinson | 2,117 | 49.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,297 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,400 | 88.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Vasse

1956 Western Australian state election: Vasse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria Park

1956 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Hugh Andrew | 5,663 | 62.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Benjamin Marshall | 3,444 | 37.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,107 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,316 | 92.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Warren

1956 Western Australian state election: Warren :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Hoar | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Wembley Beaches

1956 Western Australian state election: Wembley Beaches :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frederick Marshall | 5,492 | 49.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bertha Beecroft | 4,158 | 37.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Sydney Cheek | 919 | 8.3 |
| | Independent | Les Laracy | 531 | 4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,100 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 255 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,355 | 95.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frederick Marshall | | 51.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bertha Beecroft | | 48.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |

### West Perth

1956 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 4,385 | 57.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Nowland | 3,206 | 42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,591 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,803 | 88.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |