Key dates
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Date
Event
21 February 1956
Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[1]
29 February 1956
Close of nominations.
7 April 1956
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
20 April 1956
The Hawke Ministry was reconstituted.
23 April 1956
The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
Western Australian state election, 7 April 1956Legislative Assembly
<< 1953 –1959 >>
Enrolled voters
262,384[1]
Votes cast
241,863
Turnout
92.18
–1.30
Informal votes
6,851
Informal
2.83
+0.22
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor
116,793
49.70
–0.07
29
+ 3
Liberal and Country
98,335
33.13
–4.82
11
– 4
Country
12,319
5.24
+0.33
8
– 1
Ind. Lib.
15,822
6.73
+4.89
2
+ 2
Communist
1,167
0.50
–0.22
0
± 0
Independent
11,045
4.70
–0.10
0
± 0
Total
241,863
50
1 342,018 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 16 seats (32% of the total) were uncontested—5 Labor seats (seven less than 1953) representing 24,951 enrolled voters, 5 Liberal seats (two more than 1953) representing 24,834 enrolled voters, and 6 Country seats (one less than 1953) representing 29,839 enrolled voters.
See also
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References
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^ "The Electoral Act, 1907–1953. Legislative Assembly General Election, 1956". Western Australia Government Gazette . 24 February 1956. p. 1956:611.