# Results of the 1955 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 19 February 1955 House of Assembly
<< 1950–1956 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 173,165 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 162,637 | | Turnout | 93.92 | –0.60 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,158 | | Informal | 3.79 | –0.69 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 82,362 | 52.63 | +4.00 | 15 | ± 0 |
| | Liberal | 70,959 | 45.35 | –2.23 | 15 | + 1 |
| | Independent | 3,158 | 2.02 | –1.72 | 0 | – 1 |
| Total | Total | 156,479 | | | 30 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1955 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1955 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,372 | | |
| | Labor | Claude Barnard (elected 1) | 4,281 | 14.0 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | John Madden (elected 2) | 3,635 | 11.9 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | Reg Turnbull (elected 6) | 3,287 | 10.7 | -2.1 |
| | Labor | Alexander Atkins | 2,699 | 8.8 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Henry McGee | 1,626 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Wallace Fraser | 836 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | John Steer (elected 3) | 3,686 | 12.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 5) | 3,266 | 10.7 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 4) | 2,949 | 9.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | William Fry | 2,155 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal | James McGowen | 1,225 | 4.0 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Jean Law | 793 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Norton Delanty | 160 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,598 | 95.9 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,295 | 4.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,893 | 93.9 | −1.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,364 | 53.5 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | | 14,074 | 46.0 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Norton Delanty | 160 | 0.5 | +0.5 |

### Darwin

1955 Tasmanian state election: Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,412 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 6,484 | 21.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 3) | 3,072 | 9.9 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Carrol Bramich (elected 6) | 2,372 | 7.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Sydney Ward | 1,979 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Labor | Raymond Durkin | 1,808 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Sydney Richardson | 755 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Jack Breheny (elected 2) | 4,024 | 13.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | John Fidler (elected 3) | 3,467 | 11.2 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 4) | 3,237 | 10.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Edward Gaby | 1,432 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Trevor Frampton | 1,340 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Horace Lane | 912 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,882 | 96.8 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,028 | 3.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,910 | 93.7 | −1.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,470 | 53.3 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | | 14,412 | 46.7 | -5.7 |

### Denison

1955 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,633 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 6,194 | 24.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 3) | 2,287 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| | Labor | Terence Bower | 1,920 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 6) | 1,146 | 4.5 | -4.6 |
| | Labor | Ross Maher | 858 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | William Hannon | 509 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 7,961 | 31.3 | -5.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 5) | 1,021 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Harold Solomon | 687 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Lipscombe | 514 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 4) | 447 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | William Stanton | 181 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 1,699 | 6.7 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,424 | 96.2 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,008 | 3.8 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,432 | 92.4 | −0.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,914 | 50.8 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | | 10,811 | 42.5 | -1.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 1,699 | 6.7 | -2.1 |

### Franklin

1955 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 5,289 | | |
| | Labor | John Dwyer (elected 2) | 5,483 | 14.8 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 3) | 4,958 | 13.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Charles Hand (elected 4) | 3,405 | 9.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labor | Brian Crawford | 2,137 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Mervyn Jacobson | 1,678 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Daniel Malone | 830 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Mabel Miller (elected 1) | 5,619 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 5) | 3,648 | 9.9 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 6) | 3,018 | 8.2 | -4.9 |
| | Liberal | Doug Clark | 2,049 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Walter Rayner | 1,939 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Harold Hayes | 959 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Leo McPartlan | 1,299 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,022 | 96.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,472 | 3.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,494 | 94.2 | −1.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 18,491 | 49.9 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | | 17,232 | 46.5 | -0.3 |
| | Independent | Leo McPartlan | 1,299 | 3.5 | +3.5 |

### Wilmot

1955 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,651 | | |
| | Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 5,983 | 18.4 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 2) | 4,224 | 13.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Reg Fisher | 2,722 | 8.4 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) | 2,652 | 8.1 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | William McNeil | 1,664 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Walter Haas | 878 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Best (elected 3) | 4,037 | 12.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 4) | 2,760 | 8.5 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Amelia Best (elected 5) | 2,727 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Thompson | 1,831 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | Peter Homfray | 1,739 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Boucher | 1,336 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,553 | 96.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,355 | 4.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,908 | 95.0 | +0.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 18,123 | 55.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | | 14,430 | 44.3 | -4.5 |