Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia on 7 April 1956 to elect 10 of the 30 members of the state's Legislative Council.
Results
Legislative Council
Western Australian state election, 7 April 1956[1] Legislative Council
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Enrolled voters
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100,773
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|
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Votes cast
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50,935
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Turnout
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73.3
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+24.3
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Informal votes
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855
|
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Informal
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1.7
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+0.7
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Summary of votes by party
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Party
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Primary votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats won
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Seats held
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Liberal and Country
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26,178
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52.3
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+12.1
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3
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9
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Labor
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23,018
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46.0
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–9.0
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4
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13
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Country
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*
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*
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*
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3
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8
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Independent
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884
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1.8
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–2.2
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0
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0
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Total
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50,080
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|
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10
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30
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Retiring Members
LCL
Candidates
Election results
Central
Metropolitan
- Preferences were not distributed.
Midland
North
North-East
South
South-East
South-West
Suburban
West
See also
References
- ^ Black, David (1991). Legislative Council of Western Australia: membership register, electoral law and statistics 1890-1989. Perth, WA: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0730936414.