Candidates of the 1956 New South Wales state election

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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

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
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)
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)
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)
Mosman Liberal Malcolm Stuart-Robertson Pat Morton (Lib)
Mudgee Labor Leo Nott Eric Hennessy (Lib)
Kenneth Masters (CP)
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

  1. ^ 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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