Results
House of Representatives
Labor: 47 seats
Liberal: 56 seats
Country: 18 seats
House of Reps (IRV) — 1955–58—Turnout 95.00% (CV) — Informal 2.88%
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
|
Liberal–Country coalition |
2,093,430 |
47.67 |
+0.10 |
75 |
+11 |
|
Liberal |
1,745,985 |
39.75 |
+0.75 |
57 |
+10 |
|
Country |
347,445 |
7.91 |
–0.66 |
18 |
+1 |
|
Labor |
1,961,359 |
44.65 |
–5.42 |
47 |
–10 |
|
Anti-Communist Labor |
227,083 |
5.17 |
+5.17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Communist |
51,001 |
1.16 |
–0.09 |
0 |
0 |
|
Independents |
60,042 |
1.37 |
+0.26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
4,392,915 |
|
|
122 |
+1 |
Two-party-preferred (estimated) |
|
Liberal–Country coalition |
WIN |
54.20 |
+4.90 |
75 |
+11 |
|
Labor |
|
45.80 |
−4.90 |
47 |
−10 |
- Ten members were elected unopposed – five Liberal and five Country. This would be the last federal election where any seat attracted only one candidate.
Popular Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
Labor |
|
44.65% |
Liberal |
|
39.75% |
Country |
|
7.91% |
ALP AC |
|
5.17% |
Independent |
|
1.37% |
Communist |
|
1.16% |
|
Two Party Preferred Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
Coalition |
|
54.20% |
Labor |
|
45.80% |
|
Parliament Seats |
|
|
|
|
|
Coalition |
|
61.48% |
Labor |
|
38.52% |
|
Senate
Senate (STV) — 1955–58—Turnout 95.01% (CV) — Informal 9.63%
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
Change |
|
Liberal–Country coalition |
2,161,460 |
48.68 |
+4.25 |
17 |
30 |
–1 |
|
Liberal–Country joint ticket |
1,748,878 |
39.38 |
+12.93 |
8 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Liberal |
384,732 |
8.66 |
–9.32 |
8 |
24 |
–2 |
|
Country |
27,850 |
0.63 |
+0.63 |
1 |
6 |
+1 |
|
Labor |
1,803,335 |
40.61 |
–10.00 |
12 |
28 |
–1 |
|
Anti-Communist Labor |
271,067 |
6.10 |
+6.10 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
|
Communist |
161,869 |
3.64 |
+0.59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Henry George Justice |
3,366 |
0.08 |
–0.22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Independents |
39,928 |
0.90 |
+0.36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
4,441,025 |
|
|
30 |
60 |
References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
- AEC 2PP vote
- Prior to 1984 the AEC did not undertake a full distribution of preferences for statistical purposes. The stored ballot papers for the 1983 election were put through this process prior to their destruction. Therefore, the figures from 1983 onwards show the actual result based on full distribution of preferences.
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