1955 (10 December)
Enrolment 41,247 Total votes 39,689 (96.22%) Informal votes 1,111 (2.80%)
Valid votes 38,578
*Kim Edward Beazley |
Labor |
22,011 |
57.05% |
Vernon Charles Norman Hubbard |
Liberal and Country League |
15,336 |
39.75% |
Patrick Laurence Troy |
Communist |
1,231 | 3.19% |
* Sitting member
Absolute majority for Beazley 5,444
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Beazley |
Hubbard |
Troy |
Total valid votes |
Cottesloe |
44.21% |
53.95% |
1.84% |
8,136 |
Fremantle |
62.79% |
33.53% |
3.68% |
7,774 |
Melville |
53.23% |
44.27% |
2.51% |
11,415 |
South Fremantle |
70.58% |
24.69% |
4.73% |
8,032 |
Postal votes |
51.35% |
44.68% |
3.96% |
1,110 |
Absent votes |
57.93% |
38.22% |
3.85% |
1,973 |
Section votes |
54.34% |
39.13% |
6.52% |
138 |
Total |
57.05% |
39.75% |
3.19% |
38,578 |
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