ID 0129
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election in Queensland
(for more information on this election see national summary for the House of Representatives)
Election of 10 December 1955
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House of Representatives enrolment and voting in Queensland
Total number of voters on the roll
752,645
Number of House of Representatives seats in this state/territory
18
Number of uncontested seats
2
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
84,907
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
667,738
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
629,505
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
94.27%
Total valid votes
615,786
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
2.18%
Informal (invalid) ballots in multiple voting system
Not applicable
Electoral system
Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting
House of Representatives votes and seats won in Queensland
Election held on 10 December 1955
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 258,994 | 42.06 | -0.39 | 5 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Liberal Party | 196,214 | 31.86 | -0.24 | 8 | 1 | 44.44 |
| Country Party | 129,001 | 20.95 | -0.95 | 5 | 1 | 27.78 |
| Independents | 24,726 | 4.02 | +1.46 | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 6,851 | 1.11 | +0.14 | |||
| Totals | 615,786 | 100.00 | 18 | 2 | 100.00 |
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Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra; Australian National University Press, 1968 (SBN 708102700); Gerard Newman, Federal Election Results 1949-2001, Canberra: Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Information and Research Services, Research Paper 9 2001-02, 2002 (ISSN 1328 7478), online here.