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Candidates of the 1955 Australian federal election

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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1955 Australian federal election. The election was held on 10 December 1955.

By-elections, appointments and defections

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By-elections and appointments

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Defections

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Redistributions and seat changes

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Retiring Members and Senators

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Labor

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Liberal

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Country

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House of Representatives

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Australian Capital Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate
Australian Capital Territory Labor Jim Fraser Robert Greenish

New South Wales

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Banks Labor Eric Costa Harold Stalker (Lib) Pat Clancy (CPA)
Barton Labor H. V. Evatt Bill Arthur (Lib) Eric Trembath (Ind)
Bennelong Liberal Harold Coates John Cramer (Lib)
Blaxland Labor Jim Harrison Reginald Allsop (Lib)
Bradfield Liberal Harry Turner (Lib)
Calare Liberal Lionel Wood John Howse (Lib)
Cowper Country Sir Earle Page (CP)
Cunningham Labor Billy Davies John Parkinson (Lib) William Harkness (CPA)
Dalley Labor William O'Connor Stanley Tyler (Lib) Ernie Thornton (CPA)
Darling Labor Joe Clark Ewen Martin (CP)
East Sydney Labor Eddie Ward Joseph Landor (Lib) Bill Brown (CPA)
Eden-Monaro Labor Allan Fraser Mark Flanagan (Lib) Royce Beavis (Ind)
Evans Liberal Sidney Pollard Frederick Osborne (Lib)
Farrer Liberal Robert Garland David Fairbairn (Lib)
Grayndler Labor Fred Daly Ian Chisholm (Lib) Hal Alexander (CPA)
William McCristal (Ind)
Gwydir Country Austin Heffernan Ian Allan (CP)
Hughes Labor Les Johnson Keith Bates (Lib) Robert Mackie (Ind)
Alf Watt (CPA)
Hume Labor Arthur Fuller Charles Anderson (CP)
Hunter Labor Rowley James Edward Farrell (Lib) Evan Phillips (CPA)
Kingsford-Smith Labor Dan Curtin John McGirr (Lib) Hubert O'Connell (Ind)
Lang Labor Frank Stewart Wallace Peacock (Lib)
Lawson Labor Jack Williamson Laurie Failes (CP)
Lowe Liberal Edward Davies William McMahon (Lib)
Lyne Country Jack Collins Philip Lucock (CP) Joe Cordner (Ind)
Macarthur Liberal Claude Allen Jeff Bate (Lib)
Mackellar Liberal Norman McAlpine Bill Wentworth (Lib) Frank Hardy (CPA)
Macquarie Labor Tony Luchetti Norman Leven (Lib) Vernon Moffitt (CPA)
Mitchell Liberal Doug Bowd Roy Wheeler (Lib)
New England Country Frederick Cowley David Drummond (CP)
Newcastle Labor David Watkins Eric Cupit (Lib) Sidney Monroe (Ind)
Doug Olive (CPA)
North Sydney Liberal Joseph McNally William Jack (Lib)
Parkes Labor Les Haylen John Spicer (Lib)
Parramatta Liberal John Heazlewood Howard Beale (Lib)
Paterson Liberal William Harvey Allen Fairhall (Lib)
Phillip Labor Joe Fitzgerald William Aston (Lib)
Reid Labor Charles Morgan George Walker (Lib) Jack Hughes (CPA)
Charles Tubman (Ind)
Richmond Country Larry Anthony (CP)
Riverina Country Oscar Washington Hugh Roberton (CP)
Robertson Liberal Frank Spencer Roger Dean (Lib)
St George Labor Nelson Lemmon Bill Graham (Lib)
Shortland Labor Charles Griffiths Gordon Greig (Lib)
Warringah Liberal Francis Bland (Lib)
Watson Labor Jim Cope Jill Huxtable (Lib) Harry Hatfield (CPA)
Wentworth Liberal Sir Eric Harrison (Lib) Hal Lashwood (Ind)
Werriwa Labor Gough Whitlam John Shannon (Lib)
West Sydney Labor Dan Minogue Frank Weaver (Lib) Lance Sharkey (CPA)

Northern Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate
Northern Territory Labor Jock Nelson

Queensland

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Bowman Liberal Hector Chalmers Malcolm McColm (Lib)
Brisbane Labor George Lawson Kevin Cairns (Lib) Claude Jones (CPA)
Capricornia Liberal Colin Maxwell George Pearce (Lib) Eric Browne (CPA)
Darling Downs Liberal Reginald Swartz (Lib)
Dawson Country Stanley Dalton Charles Davidson (CP)
Fisher Country Charles Adermann (CP)
Griffith Labor Wilfred Coutts Doug Berry (Lib)
Herbert Labor Bill Edmonds Arnold White (CP) Frank Bishop (CPA)
Kennedy Labor Bill Riordan Timothy Donnelly (CP)
Leichhardt Labor Harry Bruce Tom Gilmore (CP) Frank Falls (CPA)
Lilley Liberal Jack Melloy Bruce Wight (Lib)
Maranoa Country Wilfred Brimblecombe (CP) Paul Bauers (Ind)
Charles Russell (Ind)
McPherson Country David Clarke Sir Arthur Fadden (CP) Thomas Green (Ind)
Moreton Liberal Allen Edwards James Killen (Lib) Max Julius (CPA)
Oxley Liberal Norman Thomas Donald Cameron (Lib) James Dwyer (Ind)
Mervyn Welsby (CPA)
Petrie Liberal Noel Curran Alan Hulme (Lib)
Ryan Liberal Norman Buchan Nigel Drury (Lib)
Wide Bay Country Matthew Tallon William Brand (CP)

South Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Other candidates
Adelaide Labor Cyril Chambers James Maitland Olaf Alland (ALPAC)
Jim Moss (CPA)
Angas Liberal Darcy Nielsen Alick Downer Frank Rieck (Ind)
Barker Liberal Ralph Dettman Archie Cameron
Bonython Labor Norman Makin John Mathwin
Boothby Liberal Rex Mathews John McLeay John Sutherland (ALPAC)
Grey Labor Edgar Russell George Bockelberg
Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Frank Potter Francis Moran (ALPAC)
Kingston Labor Pat Galvin Jim Forbes
Port Adelaide Labor Albert Thompson Peter Symon (CPA)
Sturt Liberal Frederick Hansford Keith Wilson
Wakefield Liberal Robert Bruce Sir Philip McBride Hector Henstridge (Ind)

Tasmania

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Other candidates
Bass Labor Lance Barnard Frederick White Leslie Duke (ALPAC)
Braddon Liberal Reg Murray Aubrey Luck
Denison Liberal Brian Miller Athol Townley Max Bound (CPA)
Franklin Liberal Brian Crawford Bill Falkinder Henry Roberts (ALPAC)
Wilmot Labor Gil Duthie Robert Bethell Owen Doherty (ALPAC)

Victoria

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Anti-Communist candidate Communist candidate
Balaclava Liberal George Smith Percy Joske (Lib) Rex Keane
Ballaarat Labor Austin Dowling Dudley Erwin (Lib) Bob Joshua
Batman Labor Alan Bird Fred Capp (Lib) Tom Walsh
Bendigo Labor Percy Clarey Bill Day (Lib) Jim Brosnan
Bruce Liberal Keith Ewert Billy Snedden (Lib) Reginald Kearney
Chisholm Liberal John Stewart Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) Leonora Lloyd
Corangamite Liberal Edwin Morris Dan Mackinnon (Lib) Leo O'Brien
Corio Labor Charles Loader Hubert Opperman (Lib) Francis Singleton
Darebin Labor Robert Holt Charles White (Lib) Tom Andrews
Deakin Liberal Norm Griffiths Frank Davis (Lib) Terence Collins
Fawkner Labor Patrick Thompson Peter Howson (Lib) Bill Bourke
Flinders Liberal Francis Cranston Robert Lindsay (Lib) Jack Austin
Gellibrand Labor Hector McIvor John Bown (Lib) James Eudey Frank Johnson
Gippsland Country Clement Little George Bowden (CP) Frank Burns
Henty Liberal Percy Treyvaud Max Fox (Lib) Henry Moore
Higgins Liberal Andrew Hughes Harold Holt (Lib) John Fitzgerald
Higinbotham Liberal Les Coates Frank Timson (Lib) Frank Gaffy
Indi Liberal Carl Reeves William Bostock (Lib) William Findlay
Isaacs Liberal Barry Jones William Haworth (Lib) John Hughes
Kooyong Liberal Dolph Eddy Robert Menzies (Lib) Kevin Gregson Gerry O'Day
La Trobe Liberal Bill Webber Richard Casey (Lib) George Noone
Lalor Labor Reg Pollard Peter Kemp (Lib) William Lloyd
Mallee Country William Nicholas Winton Turnbull (CP) Edwin Leyden
Maribyrnong Labor Arthur Drakeford Philip Stokes (Lib) David Purcell
McMillan Liberal Horace Hawkins Alex Buchanan (Lib) Desmond Devlin
Melbourne Labor Arthur Calwell James Moloney (Lib) Jack Mullens
Melbourne Ports Labor Frank Crean Harold Sher (Lib) Stan Corrigan Alex Dobbin
Murray Country James Cameron John McEwen (CP) Michael Reilly
Scullin Labor Ted Peters Phillip Lynch (Lib) Jack Cremean
Wannon Liberal Roy Cundy Malcolm Fraser (Lib) Terence Callander
Wills Labor Gordon Bryant Alfred Wall (Lib) Bill Bryson
Wimmera Liberal Winston Lamb William Lawrence (Lib) Bernard Flanagan
Yarra Labor Jim Cairns James Wilkie (Lib) Stan Keon Ken Miller

Western Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Canning Country Len Hamilton (CP)
Curtin Liberal Paul Hasluck (Lib)
Forrest Liberal Gordon Freeth (Lib)
Fremantle Labor Kim Beazley Vernon Hubbard (Lib) Paddy Troy (CPA)
Kalgoorlie Labor Herbert Johnson Harold Illingworth (Ind)
Moore Country Hugh Leslie (CP)
Perth Labor Tom Burke Fred Chaney (Lib)
Stirling Labor Harry Webb Frederick Payne (Lib)
Swan Liberal Thomas Williams Richard Cleaver (Lib)

Senate

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Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

New South Wales

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending three seats. Senators Stan Amour (Labor), Ken Anderson (Liberal), James Arnold (Labor), Donald Grant (Labor) and Alister McMullin (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Communist candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Bill Ashley*
  2. John Armstrong*
  3. Lindsay North
  1. Bill Spooner* (Lib)
  2. Albert Reid* (CP)
  3. John McCallum* (Lib)
  1. Jim Healy
  2. Cecil Connors
  3. Flo Davis

Donald Skelton
Stanley Allen
Harry Sawkins
Wal Campbell
Vincent Scott

Queensland

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending three seats. Senators Gordon Brown (Labor), Condon Byrne (Labor), Roy Kendall (Liberal), Ted Maher (Country) and Ian Wood (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Communist candidates
  1. Archie Benn*
  2. Ben Courtice*
  3. Edward Ashmore
  1. Walter Cooper* (CP)
  2. Neil O'Sullivan* (Lib)
  3. Annabelle Rankin* (Lib)
  1. Tom Millar
  2. Warren Bowden
  3. Albert Robinson

South Australia

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Senators Jack Critchley (Labor), Keith Laught (Liberal), Rex Pearson (Liberal), John Ryan (Labor) and Jim Toohey (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Anti-Communist candidates Communist candidates
  1. Sid O'Flaherty*
  2. Theo Nicholls*
  3. Joe Sexton
  1. Ted Mattner*
  2. Clive Hannaford*
  3. Nancy Buttfield*
  1. Francis Boylan
  2. Daniel Smith
  3. Norman Vowles
  1. Alan Finger
  2. Edward Robertson
  3. James Doyle

Tasmania

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Senators Bill Aylett (Labor), George Cole (Labor), John Marriott (Liberal), Justin O'Byrne (Labor) and Robert Wordsworth (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Anti-Communist candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Nick McKenna*
  2. Bob Poke*
  3. Bert Lacey
  1. Denham Henty*
  2. Reg Wright*
  3. Allan Guy
  4. Arthur Smith
  5. Robert Wardlaw*
  1. Virgil Morgan
  2. Edward Vickers
  3. Lawrence O'Keeffe

Bill Wedd

Victoria

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending two seats. Senators Jack Devlin (Labor), John Gorton (Liberal), Bert Hendrickson (Labor), Pat Kennelly (Labor) and Ivy Wedgwood (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Anti-Communist candidates Communist candidates HGJP candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Don Cameron*
  2. Jim Sheehan*
  3. Charles Sandford
  1. John Spicer* (Lib)
  2. Harrie Wade* (CP)
  3. Magnus Cormack (Lib)
  1. Frank McManus*
  2. John Cameron
  3. Thomas Carter
  1. Ralph Gibson
  2. Laurence Troy
  3. Agnes Doig
  1. Leslie Bawden
  2. William Pitt

John Dunstan

Western Australia

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats (although Senator Agnes Robertson had defected to the Country Party). Senators Joe Cooke (Labor), James Fraser (Labor), John Harris (Labor), Malcolm Scott (Liberal) and Harrie Seward (Country) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Country candidates Anti-Communist candidates Communist candidates
  1. Dorothy Tangney*
  2. Don Willesee*
  3. Charlie Golding
  1. Shane Paltridge*
  2. Seddon Vincent*
  3. George Branson
  1. Agnes Robertson*
  2. Reginald Davies
  1. Ian Handcock
  2. Olive Anstey
  1. John Gandini
  2. Annette Aarons
  3. Jack Marks
PEP candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Claude Swaine
  2. Robert Salter

Carlyle Ferguson (APA)

Summary by party

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Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested Senate elections in each state.

Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Total
HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR HR HR S
Australian Labor Party 42 * 33 * 15 * 5 * 11 * 5 * 1 1 113 6
Liberal Party of Australia 38 * 30 * 10 * 6 * 10 * 5 * 1 100 6
Australian Country Party 9 * 3 * 8 * 2 * 22 4
Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) 33 * * 3 * 3 * 39 4
Communist Party of Australia 14 * 4 * 6 * 1 * 2 * 1 28 5
Henry George Justice Party * 1
Progress Enterprise Party * 1
All Parties Administration * 1
Independent and other 8 1 1 2 12

See also

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References

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