ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF SCULLIN, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Blyth, Carlton, Edward, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1954 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 26.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,503 Votes cast: 40,050 92.1 Informal votes: 2,061 05.1 Formal votes: 37,989 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cremean * ALPAC 11,643 30.6 Philip Lynch Lib 7,450 19.6 -03.3 Edward Peters * ALP 18,896 49.7 -23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cremean was member for Hoddle 1949-55. 2. For Lynch, see Flinders 1966. 3. Peters was member for Burke 1949-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lynch's 7,450 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cremean * 6,691 89.8 18,334 48.3 PETERS * 759 10.2 19,655 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,450 37,989 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Lawrence Cremean (1907-82): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954. Defeated 1955 Died 11 August 1982 > Edward William Peters (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Blyth, Carlton, Edward, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: Labor over ALP(AC) 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,995 -15.0 Votes cast: 34,860 94.2 +02.1 Informal votes: 1,593 04.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 33,267 95.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brennan DLP 8,160 24.5 -06.1 William Burns Lib 6,488 19.5 -00.1 Edward PETERS * ALP 18,619 56.0 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,267 08.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brennan was Vic MLC for Monash 1952-58. 2. For Burns, see Isaacs 1977. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward William Peters (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Blyth, Carlton, Edward, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 majority: ALP over DLP 08.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,579 -06.5 Votes cast: 32,037 92.6 -01.6 Informal votes: 1,664 05.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 30,373 94.8 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry O'Brien DLP 7,273 23.9 -00.6 Edward PETERS * ALP 18,506 60.9 +04.9 Rex Schurmann Lib 4,594 15.1 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,373 12.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 4.4% from the DLP to the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward William Peters (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Blyth, Carlton, Edward, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 majority: ALP over DLP 12.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,973 -07.5 Votes cast: 30,178 94.4 +01.8 Informal votes: 1,535 05.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 28,643 94.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Abikhair DLP 5,194 18.1 -05.8 John Harrison Lib 6,131 21.4 +06.3 Ronald Hearn CPA 554 01.9 Edward PETERS * ALP 16,764 58.5 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,643 11.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward William Peters (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Blyth, Carlton, Edward, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,346 -02.0 Votes cast: 29,045 92.7 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,271 07.8 +02.6 Formal votes: 26,774 92.2 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Daley 2,164 08.1 Ronald Hay Lib 7,267 27.1 +05.7 Peter McCabe DLP 3,072 11.5 -06.6 Edward PETERS * ALP 14,271 53.3 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,774 08.0 e 03.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward William Peters (1897-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Scullin was abolished at the 1968 redistribution. Peters retired at the 1969 election. Died 22 June 1980 --------------------------------------------------------------------