Candidates of the 1956 New South Wales state election
This is a list of candidates of the 1956 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 3 March 1956.[1]
Retiring Members[]
Labor[]
- Robert Cameron (Waratah)
- Daniel Clyne (King)
- Edgar Dring (Auburn) died in December 1955; no by-election was held due to the proximity of the election.
- Arthur Williams (East Hills)
Liberal[]
Legislative Assembly[]
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Other candidates |
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Albury | Liberal | Robert White | Doug Padman (Lib) | |
Armidale | Labor | Jim Cahill | Davis Hughes (CP) | |
Ashfield | Liberal | James Brady | Richard Murden (Lib) | |
Auburn | Labor | Thomas Ryan | John Steel (Lib) | Chris Lang (LL) Edward Spensley (Ind) |
Balmain | Labor | John McMahon | Elton Lewis (Lib) | Stan Moran (CPA) |
Bankstown | Labor | Spence Powell | Reginald Allsop (Lib) | Roy Boyd (CPA) |
Barwon | Country | Gerard McInerney | Geoff Crawford (CP) | |
Bathurst | Labor | Gus Kelly | Jack Toole (Lib) | |
Blacktown | Labor | John Freeman | Graham Cullis (Lib) | |
Bondi | Labor | Abe Landa | Daniel Sutherland (Lib) | |
Bulli | Labor | Rex Jackson | Donald Heggie (Lib) | Bill McDougall (CPA) |
Burrinjuck | Labor | Bill Sheahan | Allan Johnson (CP) | |
Burwood | Liberal | Leslie Parr (Lib) | ||
Byron | Country | Stanley Stephens (CP) | Archibald Johnston (Ind) | |
Canterbury | Labor | Arthur Tonge | Cecil Ford (Lib) | |
Casino | Country | Ian Robinson (CP) | ||
Castlereagh | Labor | Jack Renshaw | Norman Brown (CP) | |
Cessnock | Labor | John Crook | Harold Hawkes (Lib) | David Stevenson (CPA) |
Clarence | Country | Garth Munro (CP) Bill Weiley (CP) |
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Cobar | Labor | Ernest Wetherell | ||
Collaroy | Liberal | Robert Askin (Lib) | Gordon Jones (Ind) Elfrida Morcom (CPA) | |
Concord | Labor | Thomas Murphy | Lerryn Mutton (Lib) | Leslie Greenfield (CPA) |
Coogee | Labor | Lou Walsh | Kevin Ellis (Lib) | Tasman Crocker (Ind) |
Cook's River | Labor | Joseph Cahill | James Skehan (Lib) | William Kendrick (Ind) Edward Rowe (CPA) |
Croydon | Liberal | Frank Zions | David Hunter (Lib) | |
Drummoyne | Labor | Roy Jackson | Walter Lawrence (Lib) | |
Dubbo | Labor | Clarrie Robertson | Neville Magin (Lib) Keith Sullivan (CP) |
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Dulwich Hill | Labor | Cliff Mallam | Lionel Corner (Lib) | |
Earlwood | Liberal | David Connors | Eric Willis (Lib) | |
East Hills | Labor | Joe Kelly | Harold Stalker (Lib) | Douglas Marshall (Ind) |
Eastwood | Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw (Lib) | ||
Fairfield | Labor | Clarrie Earl | Guy Holmes (Lib) | Edwin Lipscombe (CPA) |
George's River | Labor | Frank O'Neill | Douglas Cross (Lib) | Paul Mortier (CPA) |
Gloucester | Country | Thomas Breen | Ray Fitzgerald (CP) | |
Gordon | Liberal | Stewart Fraser (Lib) | ||
Gosford | Liberal | Rupert Wallace | Harold Jackson (Lib) | Alan Brackenreg (CPA) Roy Jackson (Ind) Leslie Moffat (Ind) |
Goulburn | Labor | Laurie Tully | Ray Bladwell (Lib) | |
Granville | Labor | Bill Lamb | Bob Mutton (Lib) | Rupert Lockwood (CPA) |
Hamilton | Labor | George Campbell | Horace Smith (Lib) | |
Hartley | Ind Labor | Jim Robson | William Black (Ind Lab) Leslie Cant (Ind) John King (CPA) Neville Weekes (Ind) | |
Hawkesbury | Liberal | John Grinham | Bernie Deane (Lib) | |
Hornsby | Liberal | Francis O'Connell | Sydney Storey (Lib) | |
Hurstville | Labor | Clive Evatt | Hedley Mallard (Lib) | Edward Merryfull (Ind) |
Illawarra | Labor | Howard Fowles | Adrian O'Donnell (Lib) | David Bowen (CPA) |
Kahibah | Independent | Robert McCartney | Joseph Richley (Lib) | Tom Armstrong (Ind Lab) |
King | Labor | Albert Sloss | Roberta Galagher (Lib) | Michael Callinan (LL) Ron Maxwell (CPA) |
Kogarah | Labor | Bill Crabtree | Horace Harper (Lib) | |
Kurri Kurri | Labor | George Booth | Stanley Mettam (Lib) | |
Lake Macquarie | Labor | Jim Simpson | Edward Farrell (Lib) | William Quinn (CPA) |
Lakemba | Labor | Stan Wyatt | John Whelan (Lib) | James Staples (CPA) |
Lane Cove | Liberal | Geoffrey O'Donnell | Ken McCaw (Lib) | |
Leichhardt | Labor | Reg Coady | Barney Morton (Lib) | |
Lismore | Country | Archibald McEwan | Jack Easter (CP) | Constance Wilson (Ind) |
Liverpool | Labor | Jack Mannix | ||
Liverpool Plains | Labor | Roger Nott | Henry Gregson (Lib) Geoffrey Thomas (CP) |
John Pender (Ind) |
Maitland | Liberal | Cecil Robinson | Milton Morris (Lib) | Ted Fletcher (Ind) Henry Ivins (Ind) Leonard Neville (Ind Lib) |
Manly | Liberal | John Wilson | Douglas Darby (Lib) | |
Maroubra | Labor | Bob Heffron | Wallace Peacock (Lib) | |
Marrickville | Labor | Norm Ryan | Ian Chisholm (Lib) | William McCristal (RP) Adam Ogston (CPA) |
Monaro | Labor | John Seiffert | Ernest Smith (Lib) Frederick Von Nida (CP) |
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Mosman | Liberal | Malcolm Stuart-Robertson | Pat Morton (Lib) | |
Mudgee | Labor | Leo Nott | Eric Hennessy (Lib) Kenneth Masters (CP) |
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Murray | Country | Willie Peters | Joe Lawson (CP) | |
Murrumbidgee | Labor | George Enticknap | Michael Cudmore (CP) | |
Nepean | Liberal | Alfred Bennett | Bill Chapman (Lib) | Jim Chalmers (Ind Lab) Mel McCalman (CPA) |
Neutral Bay | Liberal | Donald Gray | Ivan Black (Lib) | |
Newcastle | Labor | Frank Hawkins | Iris Hyde (Lib) | Mervyn Copley (CPA) |
North Sydney | Labor | Ray Maher | Peter Murphy (Lib) | Bill Wood (CPA) |
Orange | Country | Louie Cassey | Charles Cutler (CP) | Cecil Connors (CPA) |
Oxley | Country | William Kennewell | Les Jordan (CP) | Joe Cordner (Ind) |
Paddington | Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | Rodney Craigie (Lib) | Bill Brown (CPA) |
Parramatta | Labor | Kevin Morgan | Jim Clough (Lib) | |
Phillip | Labor | Pat Hills | Francis Mohan (LL) Robert Webster (CPA) | |
Raleigh | Country | Radford Gamack (CP) | ||
Randwick | Labor | William Gollan | Charles De Monchaux (Lib) | Kenneth O'Hara (CPA) |
Redfern | Labor | Fred Green | Arthur Shipton (CPA) | |
Rockdale | Labor | John McGrath | Harold Heslehurst (Lib) | |
Ryde | Labor | Frank Downing | Francis Collings (Lib) | |
South Coast | Liberal | Allan Beaton | Jack Beale (Lib) | |
Sturt | Labor | William Wattison | William Flynn (CPA) John Fox (Ind) | |
Sutherland | Labor | Tom Dalton | Ian Griffith (Lib) | |
Tamworth | Country | Arthur Foran | Bill Chaffey (CP) | |
Temora | Country | Hector Skidmore | Doug Dickson (CP) | |
Tenterfield | Country | Michael Bruxner (CP) | ||
Upper Hunter | Country | Albert Khan | D'Arcy Rose (CP) | |
Vaucluse | Liberal | Murray Robson (Lib) | Alfred Elboz (Ind) | |
Wagga Wagga | Labor | Eddie Graham | Wal Fife (Lib) | |
Waratah | Labor | Harry Sheedy | Frank Purdue (Ind) | |
Harry Edwards (Ind) Thomas Graham (CPA) | ||||
Waverley | Labor | William Ferguson | John Steinwede (Lib) | Eddie Maher (CPA) |
Willoughby | Liberal | Anthony Coates | George Brain (Lib) | |
Wollondilly | Liberal | Ernest Seager | Blake Pelly (Lib) | |
Wollongong-Kembla | Labor | Rex Connor | Robert Albert (Lib) | George Parker (Ind) |
Woollahra | Liberal | Vernon Treatt (Lib) | George Mason (Ind) | |
Young | Labor | Fred Cahill | George Freudenstein (CP) Raymond Oliver (Lib) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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