Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election

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New South Wales state election, 21 March 1959[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,075,268[lower-alpha 1]
Votes cast 1,739,580 Turnout 94.00 +0.73
Informal votes 31,864 Informal 1.83 +0.16
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW 838,836 49.12 +1.87 49 −1
  Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW 603,718 35.35 −0.74 28 +1
  Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW 148,738 8.71 −1.45 16 +1
  Independent 61,939 3.63 +0.50 1
  Communist 24,784 1.45 −0.29 0
  Template:Australian politics/name/dlp 22,508 1.32 +1.32 0
  Template:Australian politics/name/Independent Labor NSW 7,193 0.42 −1.46 0 −1
Total 1,707,716     94  


This is a list of electoral district results for the 1959 New South Wales state election.[1]

Results by electoral district

Albury

1959 New South Wales state election: Albury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Doug Padman 11,672 58.2
Labor NSW Reginald Garland 6,368 31.8
Democratic Labor Lawrence Esler 1,988 10.0
Total formal votes 20,038 98.9
Informal votes 232 1.1
Turnout 20,270 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Doug Padman 12,871 64.2
Labor NSW Reginald Garland 7,167 35.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Armidale

1959 New South Wales state election: Armidale[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Davis Hughes 9,956 56.3
Labor NSW Percy Love 7,170 40.5
Democratic Labor Richard Stanley 568 3.2
Total formal votes 17,694 98.6
Informal votes 242 1.4
Turnout 17,936 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country NSW Davis Hughes 10,410 58.8
Labor NSW Percy Love 7,284 41.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Ashfield−Croydon

1959 New South Wales state election: Ashfield−Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW David Hunter 8,207 37.4
Labor NSW John McCartney 7,838 35.7
Liberal NSW Richard Murden (defeated) 5,920 26.9
Total formal votes 21,965 98.7
Informal votes 284 1.3
Turnout 22,249 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW David Hunter 13,607 61.9
Labor NSW John McCartney 8,358 38.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Ashfield, held by Richard Murden (Liberal) and Croydon, held by David Hunter (Liberal) were combined into one seat.

Auburn

1959 New South Wales state election: Auburn[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Thomas Ryan 15,321 64.6
Liberal NSW John Steel 8,396 35.4
Total formal votes 23,717 98.1
Informal votes 460 1.9
Turnout 24,177 94.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Balmain

1959 New South Wales state election: Balmain[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW John McMahon 15,216 70.4
Liberal NSW Sabina Greenman 5,067 23.4
Communist Stanley Moran 1,328 6.2
Total formal votes 21,611 97.7
Informal votes 511 2.3
Turnout 22,122 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW John McMahon 16,278 75.3
Liberal NSW Sabina Greenman 5,333 24.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Bankstown

1959 New South Wales state election: Bankstown[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Spence Powell 12,519 59.3
Liberal NSW Fred Howe 7,066 33.5
Independent Charles Reid 842 4.0
Communist Jack Hughes 670 3.2
Total formal votes 21,097 97.9
Informal votes 448 2.1
Turnout 21,545 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Spence Powell 13,476 63.9
Liberal NSW Fred Howe 7,621 36.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Barwon

1959 New South Wales state election: Barwon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Geoff Crawford 9,789 60.7
Labor NSW Thomas Burt 6,338 39.3
Total formal votes 16,127 99.0
Informal votes 168 1.0
Turnout 16,295 92.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Bathurst

1959 New South Wales state election: Bathurst[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Gus Kelly 9,789 59.4
Liberal NSW Campbell Alexander 6,686 40.6
Total formal votes 16,475 99.1
Informal votes 143 0.9
Turnout 16,618 95.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Blacktown

1959 New South Wales state election: Blacktown[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Alfred Dennis 13,519 49.9
Labor NSW Jim Southee 12,044 44.5
Democratic Labor Francis Moffitt 834 3.1
Independent Frank Finlayson 691 2.6
Total formal votes 27,088 97.7
Informal votes 625 2.3
Turnout 27,713 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Alfred Dennis 14,650 54.1
Labor NSW Jim Southee 12,438 45.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing

Bondi

1959 New South Wales state election: Bondi[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Abe Landa 10,713 50.4
Liberal NSW Carl Jeppesen 9,660 45.4
Democratic Labor Charles Massey 881 4.2
Total formal votes 21,254 98.0
Informal votes 429 2.0
Turnout 21,683 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Abe Landa 10,889 51.2
Liberal NSW Carl Jeppesen 10,365 48.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Bulli

1959 New South Wales state election: Bulli[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Rex Jackson 13,168 65.7
Liberal NSW Donald Heggie 5,897 29.4
Communist Frederick Watson 965 4.8
Total formal votes 20,030 98.3
Informal votes 355 1.7
Turnout 20,385 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Rex Jackson 13,940 69.6
Liberal NSW Donald Heggie 6,090 30.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Burrinjuck

1959 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Sheahan 10,097 55.6
Country NSW Allan Johnson 8,078 44.4
Total formal votes 18,175 99.3
Informal votes 131 0.7
Turnout 18,306 95.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Burwood

1959 New South Wales state election: Burwood[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Ben Doig 13,413 61.6
Labor NSW John Cunningham 8,375 38.4
Total formal votes 21,788 97.6
Informal votes 525 2.4
Turnout 22,313 92.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Byron

1959 New South Wales state election: Byron[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Stanley Stephens unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing No

Canterbury

1959 New South Wales state election: Canterbury[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Arthur Tonge 13,353 58.6
Liberal NSW William Dowd 9,417 41.4
Total formal votes 22,770 98.6
Informal votes 321 1.4
Turnout 23,091 94.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Casino

1959 New South Wales state election: Casino[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Ian Robinson unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing No

Castlereagh

1959 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jack Renshaw 9,344 52.8
Country NSW Calverley Brown 8,346 47.2
Total formal votes 17,690 99.0
Informal votes 172 1.0
Turnout 17,862 91.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Cessnock

1959 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Neilly 12,740 62.4
Independent Charles Haxton 5,972 29.2
Communist David Stevenson 1,710 8.4
Total formal votes 20,422 98.3
Informal votes 350 1.7
Turnout 20,772 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor NSW George Neilly 13,595 66.6
Independent Charles Haxton 6,827 33.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Clarence

1959 New South Wales state election: Clarence[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Bill Weiley unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing No

Cobar

1959 New South Wales state election: Cobar[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Ernest Wetherell unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing No

Collaroy

1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Robert Askin 17,868 71.1
Labor NSW Erwin Eder 7,266 28.9
Total formal votes 25,134 98.4
Informal votes 402 1.6
Turnout 25,536 93.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Concord

1959 New South Wales state election: Concord[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Thomas Murphy 11,165 49.1
Liberal NSW Lerryn Mutton 10,333 45.4
Democratic Labor Jack Kane 1,258 5.5
Total formal votes 22,756 98.3
Informal votes 400 1.7
Turnout 23,156 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Thomas Murphy 11,753 51.7
Liberal NSW Lerryn Mutton 11,003 48.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Coogee

1959 New South Wales state election: Coogee[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Kevin Ellis 10,309 49.3
Labor NSW Lou Walsh 9,690 46.3
Democratic Labor Allan Carter 930 4.4
Total formal votes 20,929 98.3
Informal votes 364 1.7
Turnout 21,293 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Kevin Ellis 11,027 52.7
Labor NSW Lou Walsh 9,902 47.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Cook's River

1959 New South Wales state election: Cook's River[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Joseph Cahill 16,111 70.9
Liberal NSW Athol McCoy 5,507 24.2
Independent Charles Higbid 1,094 4.8
Total formal votes 22,712 98.3
Informal votes 392 1.7
Turnout 23,104 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Joseph Cahill 16,931 74.5
Liberal NSW Athol McCoy 5,781 25.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Cronulla

1959 New South Wales state election: Cronulla[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Ian Griffith 13,085 60.6
Labor NSW Gordon Neilson 8,498 39.4
Total formal votes 21,583 98.9
Informal votes 249 1.1
Turnout 21,832 95.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Ian Griffith (Liberal) was the member for Sutherland.

Drummoyne

1959 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Walter Lawrence 12,170 52.2
Labor NSW Roy Jackson 11,147 47.8
Total formal votes 23,317 98.4
Informal votes 373 1.6
Turnout 23,690 94.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Dubbo

1959 New South Wales state election: Dubbo[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Clarrie Robertson 7,216 39.6
Liberal NSW Les Ford 5,280 29.0
Country NSW Roderick Mack 5,105 28.0
Democratic Labor Brian Adams 610 3.4
Total formal votes 18,211 98.7
Informal votes 241 1.3
Turnout 18,452 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Les Ford 10,398 57.1
Labor NSW Clarrie Robertson (defeated) 7,813 42.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing

Dulwich Hill

1959 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Cliff Mallam 11,733 52.3
Liberal NSW Joseph Hollis 9,601 42.8
Democratic Labor Owen Cahill 1,104 4.9
Total formal votes 22,438 98.4
Informal votes 372 1.6
Turnout 22,810 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Cliff Mallam 11,954 53.3
Liberal NSW Joseph Hollis 10,484 46.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Earlwood

1959 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Eric Willis 13,377 58.4
Labor NSW John Buckeridge 9,518 41.6
Total formal votes 22,895 98.8
Informal votes 274 1.2
Turnout 23,169 95.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

East Hills

1959 New South Wales state election: East Hills[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Joe Kelly 16,578 64.7
Liberal NSW Allan Young 6,768 26.4
Independent John Bennett 2,269 8.9
Total formal votes 25,615 98.1
Informal votes 498 1.9
Turnout 26,113 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Joe Kelly 17,259 67.4
Liberal NSW Allan Young 8,356 32.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Eastwood

1959 New South Wales state election: Eastwood[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Eric Hearnshaw 17,702 72.7
Labor NSW William Browne 6,649 27.3
Total formal votes 24,351 98.8
Informal votes 298 1.2
Turnout 24,649 93.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Fairfield

1959 New South Wales state election: Fairfield[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Clarrie Earl 16,877 66.4
Liberal NSW David Fairs 7,733 30.4
Communist Edwin Lipscombe 800 3.2
Total formal votes 25,410 97.5
Informal votes 657 97.5
Turnout 26,067 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Clarrie Earl 17,517 68.9
Liberal NSW David Fairs 7,893 31.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Georges River

1959 New South Wales state election: Georges River[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Douglas Cross 12,919 52.3
Labor NSW Albert Kealman 10,989 44.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 470 1.9
Independent Fitzgerald Mulholland 336 1.4
Total formal votes 24,714 98.5
Informal votes 382 1.5
Turnout 25,096 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Douglas Cross 13,463 54.5
Labor NSW Albert Kealman 11,251 45.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Gloucester

1959 New South Wales state election: Gloucester[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Ray Fitzgerald 9,490 57.2
Independent Alan Borthwick 7,109 42.8
Total formal votes 16,599 98.1
Informal votes 325 1.9
Turnout 16,924 94.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Gordon

1959 New South Wales state election: Gordon[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Stewart Fraser unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Gosford

1959 New South Wales state election: Gosford[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Harold Jackson 11,999 60.8
Labor NSW Reginald Smith 7,746 39.2
Total formal votes 19,745 98.7
Informal votes 268 1.3
Turnout 20,013 93.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Goulburn

1959 New South Wales state election: Goulburn[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Laurie Tully 8,135 49.9
Liberal NSW Ray Bladwell 7,105 43.5
Democratic Labor Charles O'Brien 1,073 6.6
Total formal votes 16,313 99.1
Informal votes 142 0.9
Turnout 16,455 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Laurie Tully 8,468 51.9
Liberal NSW Ray Bladwell 7,845 48.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Granville

1959 New South Wales state election: Granville[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Lamb 15,273 67.9
Liberal NSW Robert Leech 6,080 27.0
Communist Harold Ewer 1,137 5.1
Total formal votes 22,490 97.9
Informal votes 473 2.1
Turnout 22,963 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Bill Lamb 16,183 72.0
Liberal NSW Robert Leech 6,307 28.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Hamilton

1959 New South Wales state election: Hamilton[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Robert McCartney 9,937 55.5
Liberal NSW Brian O'Loughlin 6,024 33.7
Democratic Labor John Daley 1,937 10.8
Total formal votes 17,898 98.1
Informal votes 339 1.9
Turnout 18,237 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Robert McCartney 10,324 57.7
Liberal NSW Brian O'Loughlin 7,574 42.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Hartley

1959 New South Wales state election: Hartley[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jim Robson 13,963 87.9
Communist Peter Carroll 1,931 12.1
Total formal votes 15,894 92.0
Informal votes 1,378 8.0
Turnout 17,272 94.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Hawkesbury

1959 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Bernie Deane 11,371 57.7
Labor NSW Kevin Dwyer 8,338 42.3
Total formal votes 19,709 98.8
Informal votes 240 1.2
Turnout 19,949 93.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Hornsby

1959 New South Wales state election: Hornsby[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Sydney Storey 16,234 66.7
Labor NSW Arthur Evans 8,087 33.3
Total formal votes 24,321 98.2
Informal votes 447 1.8
Turnout 24,768 92.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Hurstville

1959 New South Wales state election: Hurstville[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Hedley Mallard 9,359 38.0
Labor NSW Bill Rigby 7,680 31.2
Independent Clive Evatt (defeated) 7,193 29.2
Independent Edward Merryfull 378 1.5
Total formal votes 24,610 98.5
Informal votes 378 1.5
Turnout 24,988 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Bill Rigby 13,244 53.8
Liberal NSW Hedley Mallard 11,366 46.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

The sitting member was Clive Evatt was expelled from Labor on 13 July 1956 and sat as an Independent.

Illawarra

1959 New South Wales state election: Illawarra[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Howard Fowles 14,503 69.0
Independent James Casey 4,463 21.2
Communist David Bowen 2,056 9.8
Total formal votes 21,022 96.5
Informal votes 765 3.5
Turnout 21,787 93.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor NSW Howard Fowles 15,531 73.9
Independent James Casey 5,491 26.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Kahibah

1959 New South Wales state election: Kahibah[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jack Stewart 11,908 63.7
Liberal NSW Eric Cupit 6,790 36.3
Total formal votes 18,698 98.4
Informal votes 311 1.6
Turnout 19,009 95.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW gain from Independent Labor Swing

Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) died and Jack Stewart (Labor) won the resulting by-election.

King

1959 New South Wales state election: King[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Albert Sloss 13,105 65.1
Liberal NSW Adrian Cook 5,539 27.5
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,482 7.4
Total formal votes 20,126 97.0
Informal votes 629 3.0
Turnout 20,755 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Albert Sloss 14,291 71.0
Liberal NSW Adrian Cook 5,835 29.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Kogarah

1959 New South Wales state election: Kogarah[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Crabtree 12,079 53.3
Liberal NSW Jeffrey Skehan 9,816 43.3
Democratic Labor Thomas Brosnan 404 1.8
Communist Leslie McPhillips 357 1.6
Total formal votes 22,656 98.6
Informal votes 329 1.4
Turnout 22,985 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Bill Crabtree 12,446 54.9
Liberal NSW Jeffrey Skehan 10,210 45.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Kurri Kurri

1959 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Booth 18,147 89.9
Communist Charles Dumbrell 2,042 10.1
Total formal votes 20,189 96.8
Informal votes 675 3.2
Turnout 20,864 95.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Lake Macquarie

1959 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jim Simpson 15,303 88.7
Communist John Tapp 1,942 11.3
Total formal votes 17,245 95.4
Informal votes 836 4.6
Turnout 18,081 94.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Lakemba

1959 New South Wales state election: Lakemba[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Stan Wyatt 15,510 64.0
Liberal NSW Dora Skelsey 8,737 36.0
Total formal votes 24,247 98.2
Informal votes 448 1.8
Turnout 24,695 95.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Lane Cove

1959 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Ken McCaw 16,842 69.6
Labor NSW Arthur Braddock 6,556 27.1
Democratic Labor Mary Gray 816 3.4
Total formal votes 24,214 98.5
Informal votes 360 1.5
Turnout 24,574 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Ken McCaw 17,495 72.3
Labor NSW Arthur Braddock 6,719 27.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Leichhardt

1959 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt[52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Reg Coady 12,726 61.6
Liberal NSW Barney Morton 7,948 38.4
Total formal votes 20,674 98.3
Informal votes 358 1.7
Turnout 21,032 92.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Lismore

1959 New South Wales state election: Lismore[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Jack Easter 7,996 50.01
Independent Clyde Campbell 7,994 49.99
Total formal votes 15,990 98.3
Informal votes 273 1.7
Turnout 16,263 93.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Liverpool

1959 New South Wales state election: Liverpool[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jack Mannix 14,622 58.9
Liberal NSW Ron Dunbier 10,200 41.1
Total formal votes 24,822 97.5
Informal votes 627 2.5
Turnout 25,449 93.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Liverpool Plains

1959 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains[55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Roger Nott 8,694 51.7
Country NSW Frank O'Keefe 7,933 47.2
Independent John Pender 195 1.2
Total formal votes 16,822 98.9
Informal votes 180 1.1
Turnout 17,002 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Roger Nott 8,792 52.3
Country NSW Frank O'Keefe 8,030 47.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Maitland

1959 New South Wales state election: Maitland[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Milton Morris 8,552 52.2
Labor NSW William Harvey 6,681 40.8
Democratic Labor Douglas Drinkwater 1,011 6.2
Independent Henry Ivins 138 0.8
Total formal votes 16,382 98.7
Informal votes 212 1.3
Turnout 16,594 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Milton Morris 9,430 57.6
Labor NSW William Harvey 6,952 42.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Manly

1959 New South Wales state election: Manly[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Douglas Darby 15,078 63.1
Labor NSW Geoffrey Mill 8,803 36.9
Total formal votes 23,881 98.4
Informal votes 395 1.6
Turnout 24,276 92.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Maroubra

1959 New South Wales state election: Maroubra[58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bob Heffron 13,063 61.3
Liberal NSW George Anthony 7,517 35.3
Communist Jim Baird 731 3.4
Total formal votes 21,311 98.4
Informal votes 343 1.6
Turnout 21,654 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Bob Heffron 13,648 64.0
Liberal NSW George Anthony 7,663 36.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Marrickville

1959 New South Wales state election: Marrickville[59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Norm Ryan 14,546 69.0
Liberal NSW Michael Lazar 6,542 31.0
Total formal votes 21,088 97.7
Informal votes 501 2.3
Turnout 21,589 93.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Merrylands

1959 New South Wales state election: Merrylands[60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jack Ferguson 14,785 56.0
Liberal NSW Graham Cullis 11,636 44.0
Total formal votes 26,421 98.0
Informal votes 546 2.0
Turnout 26,967 94.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing No

Monaro

1959 New South Wales state election: Monaro[61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW John Seiffert 8,890 57.6
Liberal NSW Mark Flanagan 6,540 42.4
Total formal votes 15,430 98.5
Informal votes 242 1.5
Turnout 15,672 93.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Mosman

1959 New South Wales state election: Mosman[62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Pat Morton 20,595 90.2
Communist Bill Wood 2,247 9.8
Total formal votes 22,842 95.6
Informal votes 1,062 4.4
Turnout 23,904 92.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Mudgee

1959 New South Wales state election: Mudgee[63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Leo Nott 7,929 49.3
Liberal NSW Jack Ives 4,221 26.3
Country NSW Norman Griffith 3,576 22.2
Democratic Labor Donald Bennett 347 2.2
Total formal votes 16,073 98.8
Informal votes 198 1.2
Turnout 16,271 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Leo Nott 8,174 50.9
Liberal NSW Jack Ives 7,899 49.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Murray

1959 New South Wales state election: Murray[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Joe Lawson 11,555 64.6
Labor NSW John Hayes 6,334 35.4
Total formal votes 17,889 99.1
Informal votes 154 0.9
Turnout 18,043 90.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Murrumbidgee

1959 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee[65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Enticknap 8,611 47.6
Country NSW Verdon Letheren 5,903 32.6
Independent Sidney Braithwaite 2,774 15.3
Democratic Labor Francis O'Connell 798 4.4
Total formal votes 18,086 98.0
Informal votes 363 2.0
Turnout 18,449 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW George Enticknap 10,216 56.5
Country NSW Verdon Letheren 7,870 43.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Nepean

1959 New South Wales state election: Nepean[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Bill Chapman 12,284 60.3
Labor NSW John Carvan 7,279 35.7
Communist Melville McCalman 817 4.0
Total formal votes 20,380 98.4
Informal votes 327 1.6
Turnout 20,707 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Bill Chapman 12,447 61.1
Labor NSW John Carvan 7,933 38.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Neutral Bay

1959 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Ivan Black unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Newcastle

1959 New South Wales state election: Newcastle[68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Frank Hawkins 12,239 64.5
Liberal NSW William Hutchinson 5,950 31.4
Communist Mervyn Copley 777 4.1
Total formal votes 18,966 98.5
Informal votes 286 1.5
Turnout 19,252 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Frank Hawkins 12,861 67.8
Liberal NSW William Hutchinson 6,105 32.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

North Sydney

1959 New South Wales state election: North Sydney[69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Ray Maher 10,694 49.8
Liberal NSW Russell Newton 9,513 44.3
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 899 4.2
Independent Francis Ferry 377 1.7
Total formal votes 21,483 97.6
Informal votes 526 2.4
Turnout 22,009 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Ray Maher 11,026 51.3
Liberal NSW Russell Newton 10,457 48.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Orange

1959 New South Wales state election: Orange[70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Charles Cutler 11,155 61.0
Labor NSW Lloyd Stapleton 7,119 39.0
Total formal votes 18,274 99.1
Informal votes 163 0.9
Turnout 18,437 94.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Oxley

1959 New South Wales state election: Oxley[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Les Jordan 13,029 67.2
Independent Duncan Kennedy 4,774 24.6
Independent Joseph Cordner 1,597 8.2
Total formal votes 19,400 98.7
Informal votes 256 1.3
Turnout 19,656 96.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country NSW Les Jordan 13,828 71.3
Independent Duncan Kennedy 5,572 28.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Paddington−Waverley

1959 New South Wales state election: Paddington−Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Ferguson 13,235 62.7
Liberal NSW Jack Cole 6,490 30.7
Independent Cyril Hutchings 737 3.5
Communist Bernard Rosen 657 3.1
Total formal votes 21,119 97.1
Informal votes 622 2.9
Turnout 21,741 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW William Ferguson 14,130 66.9
Liberal NSW Jack Cole 6,989 33.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing No

The Labor held seats of Paddington and Waverley were combined into one seat.

Parramatta

1959 New South Wales state election: Parramatta[72]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Dan Mahoney 13,647 53.9
Liberal NSW William Pickard 10,850 42.8
Democratic Labor Carlyle Dalgleish 842 3.3
Total formal votes 25,339 98.6
Informal votes 354 1.4
Turnout 25,693 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Dan Mahoney 13,815 54.5
Liberal NSW William Pickard 11,524 45.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW Swing

Phillip

1959 New South Wales state election: Phillip[73]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Pat Hills 15,487 69.4
Liberal NSW Warwick Dunkley 5,539 24.8
Communist Ernie Thornton 1,276 5.7
Total formal votes 22,302 96.7
Informal votes 771 3.3
Turnout 23,073 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Pat Hills 16,508 74.0
Liberal NSW Warwick Dunkley 5,794 26.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Raleigh

1959 New South Wales state election: Raleigh[74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Bailey 7,775 40.1
Country NSW Jim Brown 5,967 30.8
Independent Country NSW Radford Gamack (defeated) 5,639 29.1
Total formal votes 19,381 99.0
Informal votes 189 1.0
Turnout 19,570 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country NSW Jim Brown 10,776 55.6
Labor NSW William Bailey 8,605 44.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

The sitting member Radford Gamack had been elected as a Country member, but contested this election as an independent.

Randwick

1959 New South Wales state election: Randwick[75]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Gollan 11,938 56.6
Liberal NSW Graham Price 8,667 41.1
Democratic Labor Cecil Russell 503 2.4
Total formal votes 21,108 98.4
Informal votes 340 1.6
Turnout 21,448 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW William Gollan 12,039 57.0
Liberal NSW Graham Price 9,069 43.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Redfern

1959 New South Wales state election: Redfern[76]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Fred Green 15,520 76.5
Liberal NSW Mary Beckett 4,032 19.9
Communist Arthur Shipton 744 3.7
Total formal votes 20,296 97.4
Informal votes 540 2.6
Turnout 20,836 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Fred Green 16,115 79.4
Liberal NSW Mary Beckett 4,181 20.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Rockdale

1959 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[77]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Brian Bannon 10,035 46.1
Liberal NSW Ronald Hislop 9,426 43.3
Independent Arthur Henderson 1,587 7.3
Democratic Labor Wesley Johns 742 3.4
Total formal votes 21,790 98.0
Informal votes 449 2.0
Turnout 22,239 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Brian Bannon 11,208 51.4
Liberal NSW Ronald Hislop 10,582 48.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Ryde

1959 New South Wales state election: Ryde[78]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Frank Downing 13,454 51.5
Liberal NSW Ian Millar 11,768 45.0
Democratic Labor Francis Bull 925 3.5
Total formal votes 26,147 98.7
Informal votes 352 1.3
Turnout 26,499 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Frank Downing 13,639 52.2
Liberal NSW Ian Millar 12,508 47.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

South Coast

1959 New South Wales state election: South Coast[79]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Jack Beale 11,501 65.5
Independent Douglas Glass 6,049 34.5
Total formal votes 17,550 98.8
Informal votes 204 1.2
Turnout 17,754 94.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Sturt

1959 New South Wales state election: Sturt[80]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Wattison 10,034 68.0
Country NSW Edward Brown 3,016 20.4
Democratic Labor George Mailath 1,277 8.6
Communist Edward Craill 435 3.0
Total formal votes 14,762 98.3
Informal votes 262 1.7
Turnout 15,024 88.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW William Wattison 10,637 72.1
Country NSW Edward Brown 4,125 27.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Sutherland

1959 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[81]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Tom Dalton 11,845 50.2
Liberal NSW Keith Bates 10,783 45.7
Communist Alexander Elphinston 680 2.9
Democratic Labor Peter Keogh 299 1.3
Total formal votes 23,607 98.5
Informal votes 351 1.5
Turnout 23,958 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Tom Dalton 12,449 52.7
Liberal NSW Keith Bates 11,158 47.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW Swing

The sitting member Ian Griffith (Liberal) successfully contested Cronulla.

Tamworth

1959 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[82]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Bill Chaffey unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing No

Temora

1959 New South Wales state election: Temora[83]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Doug Dickson unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing No

Tenterfield

1959 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield[84]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Michael Bruxner 9,280 68.1
Labor NSW Herbert Pottie 4,352 31.9
Total formal votes 13,632 98.9
Informal votes 156 1.1
Turnout 13,788 91.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Upper Hunter

1959 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter[85]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Geoffrey Heuston 6,564 40.8
Country NSW Leon Punch 6,430 40.0
Independent George Adams 2,025 12.6
Independent John Moore 1,066 6.6
Total formal votes 16,085 98.4
Informal votes 263 1.6
Turnout 16,348 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country NSW Leon Punch 8,442 52.5
Labor NSW Geoffrey Heuston 7,643 47.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing

Vaucluse

1959 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse[86]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Geoffrey Cox unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Wagga Wagga

1959 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga[87]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Wal Fife 9,571 54.9
Labor NSW Dudley Graham 6,615 38.0
Democratic Labor Robert Harris 1,239 7.1
Total formal votes 17,425 98.8
Informal votes 207 1.2
Turnout 17,632 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NSW Wal Fife 10,562 60.6
Labor NSW Dudley Graham 6,863 39.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing

Eddie Graham (Labor) died and Wal Fife (Liberal) won the resulting by-election.

Waratah

1959 New South Wales state election: Waratah[88]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Purdue 9,472 53.3
Labor NSW Edward Greaves 8,292 46.7
Total formal votes 17,764 98.9
Informal votes 197 1.1
Turnout 17,961 96.1
Independent hold Swing

Willoughby

1959 New South Wales state election: Willoughby[89]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW George Brain unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Wollondilly

1959 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly[90]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Tom Lewis 12,591 60.9
Labor NSW Ernest Seager 8,091 39.1
Total formal votes 20,682 98.6
Informal votes 284 1.4
Turnout 20,966 95.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing

Wollongong−Kembla

1959 New South Wales state election: Wollongong−Kembla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Rex Connor 11,515 58.4
Liberal NSW Jack Hough 8,211 41.6
Total formal votes 19,726 97.6
Informal votes 475 2.4
Turnout 20,201 93.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing

Woollahra

1959 New South Wales state election: Woollahra[91]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Vernon Treatt unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing No

Young

1959 New South Wales state election: Young[92]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Ernest McDermott 7,322 38.9
Country NSW George Freudenstein 6,495 34.5
Liberal NSW Raymond Oliver 4,245 22.6
Democratic Labor John Hogan 743 4.0
Total formal votes 18,805 99.0
Informal votes 195 1.0
Turnout 19,000 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country NSW George Freudenstein 10,967 58.3
Labor NSW Ernest McDermott 7,838 41.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing

See also

Notes

  1. There were 1,850,675 enrolled voters in 83 contested electorates and 224,593 were enrolled in 11 uncontested electorates (1 Labor, 5 Liberal and 5 Country ).[1]

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