Results_of_the_1943_Australian_federal_election_(House_of_Representatives)

Results of the 1943 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

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This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1943 federal election.

Australian federal election, 21 August 1943^[1] House of Representatives << 1940–1946 >>
Enrolled voters		4,466,749
Votes cast		4,249,369		Turnout	95.13	+1.27
Informal votes		148,785		Informal	3.50	+0.95
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	2,058,582	50.20%	+10.04%	49	+ 17
	United Australia	898,128	21.90%	–8.34%	14	– 9
	Country	350,378	8.54%	–4.97%	9	– 4
	One Parliament	87,112	2.11%	+2.11%	0	± 0
	Communist	81,816	1.98%	+1.98%	0	± 0
	Liberal Democratic	42,149	1.02%	+1.02%	0	± 0
	State Labor	29,752	0.72%	–1.89%	0	± 0
	Independent	501,054	12.15%	+4.69%	2	± 0
Total		4,100,584			74

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"Australian Legislative Election of 21 August 1943" (txt). Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	H. V. Evatt	51,296	74.2	+16.8
	United Australia	Frank Browne	15,897	23.0	−12.4
	Protestant People	Thomas Claydon	1,936	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			69,129	98.3
Informal votes			1,179	1.7
Turnout			70,308	99.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	H. V. Evatt		75.6	+13.5
	United Australia	Frank Browne		24.4	−13.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Breen	27,071	54.4	+27.8
	Country	Albert Reid	10,275	20.6	−14.0
	Independent	Harold Thorby	6,270	12.6	+12.6
	Country	Reg Edols	5,142	10.3	+10.3
	One Parliament	Percy Phelan	1,029	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			49,787	97.9
Informal votes			1,061	2.1
Turnout			50,848	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Breen		59.9	+6.5
	Country	Albert Reid		40.1	−6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Sheehan	39,653	68.9	+36.3
	State Labor	Sid Conway	12,131	21.1	+21.1
	One Parliament	Albert Jones	3,238	5.6	+5.6
	Protestant Labor	Cyril Glassop	2,557	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			57,579	96.7
Informal votes			1,986	3.3
Turnout			59,565	98.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Sheehan		76.4	+40.0
	State Labor	Sid Conway		23.6	+23.6
	Labor gain from Labor (N-C)		Swing	+40.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sir Earle Page	24,017	45.5	−8.2
	Labor	John Howard	21,375	40.5	+18.6
	Independent	Joseph McElhone	5,403	10.2	−6.0
	One Parliament	Alexander Moore	1,936	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			52,731	98.7
Informal votes			690	1.3
Turnout			53,421	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sir Earle Page	27,736	52.6	−12.3
	Labor	John Howard	24,995	47.4	+12.3
	Country hold		Swing	−12.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sol Rosevear	44,127	74.8	+41.3
	One Parliament	Ernest de Faria	10,760	18.2	+18.2
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	4,087	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			58,974	96.9
Informal votes			1,864	3.1
Turnout			60,838	98.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sol Rosevear		81.1	+38.3
	One Parliament	Ernest de Faria		18.9	+18.9
	Labor gain from Labor (N-C)		Swing	+38.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	32,540	71.6	+8.2
	One Parliament	James Butler	12,936	28.4	+28.4
Total formal votes			45,476	97.5
Informal votes			1,180	2.5
Turnout			46,656	90.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Ward	36,531	69.0	+19.9
	United Australia	Vincent Brady	12,430	23.5	-7.0
	Liberal Democratic	Hugh Angrave	2,377	4.5	+4.5
	One Parliament	Ernest Carr	1,141	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Arthur Shirley	494	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			52,973	96.4
Informal votes			1,967	3.6
Turnout			54,940	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Ward		71.0	+4.9
	United Australia	Vincent Brady		29.0	-4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	23,662	48.9	+14.4
	Liberal Democratic	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow	10,510	21.7	+21.7
	United Australia	John Perkins	10,162	21.0	-30.9
	Independent	Bill Beale	3,210	6.6	+1.3
	Independent	Jonas Crabtree	365	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Cecil Gray	262	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	John Egan	211	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			48,382	96.6
Informal votes			1,695	3.4
Turnout			50,077	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		55.4	+10.2
	Liberal Democratic	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow		46.6	+46.6
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+10.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Scully	28,404	59.5	+4.1
	Country	Colin Gale	14,320	30.0	-13.0
	Independent	Edmund Daniel	3,985	8.3	+8.3
	One Parliament	William Mills	1,027	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			47,736	98.6
Informal votes			684	1.4
Turnout			48,420	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Scully		63.7	+4.9
	Country	Colin Gale		36.3	-4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	25,420	49.6	+26.7
	Country	Thomas Collins	19,629	38.3	−3.9
	Independent	Vernon Lawrence	4,667	9.1	+9.1
	Communist	John McLeod	1,143	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal Democratic	John Neeld	406	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			51,265	97.6
Informal votes			1,242	2.4
Turnout			52,507	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller		56.3	+7.2
	Country	Thomas Collins		43.7	−7.2
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Mulcahy	41,701	61.5	+41.2
	United Australia	William Harris	16,649	24.6	-11.0
	Communist	Adam Ogston	4,312	6.4	+6.4
	Independent	John Metcalfe	3,899	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Henry Mulcahy	1,249	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			67,810	97.3
Informal votes			1,881	2.7
Turnout			69,691	97.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Mulcahy		71.0	+71.0
	United Australia	William Harris		29.0	-5.0
	Labor gain from Labor (N-C)		Swing	+5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Chifley	36,937	65.0	+20.4
	United Australia	Arthur Hebblewhite	15,693	27.6	-12.7
	One Parliament	Albert Walker	2,766	4.9	+4.9
	Independent Country	Millie Sullivan	1,471	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			56,837	98.1
Informal votes			1,120	1.9
Turnout			57,987	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Chifley		68.8	+10.7
	United Australia	Arthur Hebblewhite		31.2	-10.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	27,999	46.9	+11.9
	United Australia	William McCall	19,886	33.3	-16.8
	State Labor	Albert Sloss	3,597	6.0	-8.9
	Liberal Democratic	George Mills	3,591	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	John Lee	1,690	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Eleanor Glencross	833	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Gerrard Armstrong	787	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Edward Beck	564	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Nationalist	William Milne	507	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Isabella Stenning	170	0.3	+0.3
	Ind. United Australia	Rupert Nicholson	86	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			59,710	93.4
Informal votes			4,228	6.6
Turnout			63,938	97.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Daly		55.7	+8.3
	United Australia	William McCall		44.3	-8.3
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+8.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Oxford	22,342	46.9	+13.8
	Country	Joe Abbott	21,636	45.4	-21.5
	Independent	Charles Abbott	2,507	5.3	+5.3
	One Parliament	James Fowler	680	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Albert Royal	468	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			47,633	96.8
Informal votes			1,552	3.2
Turnout			49,185	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Joe Abbott	24,337	51.1	-9.5
	Labor	Herbert Oxford	23,296	48.9	+9.5
	Country hold		Swing	-9.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	44,379	69.2	-5.2
	Communist	Stan Deacon	7,271	11.3	+11.3
	Independent	James Bayley	5,616	8.8	+8.8
	Independent Labor	Fred Wright	4,753	7.4	+7.4
	Independent Labor	John Cain	2,067	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			64,086	96.3
Informal votes			2,448	3.7
Turnout			66,534	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		incalculable	?
	Labor hold		Swing	?

1943 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Billy Hughes	29,962	44.1	-17.2
	Labor	Leo Haylen	24,989	35.7	+20.2
	Independent	Patrick Williams	6,132	9.0	+9.0
	Independent	Eric Bentley	3,349	4.9	+4.9
	Communist	Jack Miles	2,821	4.2	+4.2
	One Parliament	Jack Lewis	938	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Oliver Partington	455	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			67,946	95.3
Informal votes			3,323	4.7
Turnout			71,269	98.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Billy Hughes	36,066	53.1	-14.5
	Labor	Leo Haylen	31,880	46.9	+46.9
	United Australia hold		Swing	-14.5

1943 Australian federal election: Reid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	26,532	41.4	+41.4
	Labor	Charles Morgan	22,313	34.8	+4.8
	United Australia	David Knox	6,996	10.9	+10.9
	State Labor	Jack Hughes	3,729	5.8	-4.8
	Ind. United Australia	Dick George	2,863	4.5	+4.5
	One Parliament	Alfred Turner	1,728	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			64,161	96.0
Informal votes			2,671	4.0
Turnout			66,832	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan	34,154	53.2	+1.2
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	30,007	46.8	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

1943 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	25,929	48.2	-16.7
	Labor	Arthur Dodd	17,030	31.6	+0.6
	One Parliament	Alfred Anderson	10,888	20.2	+20.2
Total formal votes			53,847	98.7
Informal votes			712	1.3
Turnout			54,559	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Larry Anthony	34,246	63.6	-3.3
	Labor	Arthur Dodd	19,601	36.4	+3.3
	Country hold		Swing	-3.3

1943 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Langtry	25,397	55.3	+33.6
	Country	Lindsay McIvor	9,427	20.5	-9.4
	Country	Russell Scilley	5,613	12.2	+12.2
	Independent	Robert Ballantyne	2,992	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Robert McKenzie	1,860	4.1	+4.1
	Liberal Democratic	George Simons	489	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Frank Rieck	131	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			45,909	94.9
Informal votes			2,464	5.1
Turnout			48,373	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Langtry		63.1	+11.5
	Country	Lindsay McIvor		46.9	-11.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Haylen	29,891	48.5	+10.8
	United Australia	Sir Charles Marr	17,141	27.8	-22.7
	Liberal Democratic	Nigel Love	12,020	19.5	+19.5
	Australian Women's Party	Pauline Budge	1,301	2.1	+2.1
	One Parliament	Arthur Miles	929	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Francis Wilson	171	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Arthur Thompson	155	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			61,608	96.7
Informal votes			2,074	3.3
Turnout			63,682	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Haylen		52.9	+10.3
	United Australia	Sir Charles Marr		47.1	-10.3
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+10.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	25,267	38.3	-26.8
	Labor	Arthur Treble	24,680	37.4	+19.9
	Liberal Democratic	Ormond Bissett	8,884	13.5	+13.5
	National Unity	Robert Firebrace	5,806	8.8	+8.8
	Independent	Dexter Moore	1,069	1.6	+1.6
	Ind. United Australia	Howard Miscamble	336	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			66,042	96.9
Informal votes			2,110	3.1
Turnout			68,152	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	39,150	59.3	-6.4
	Labor	Arthur Treble	26,892	40.7	+6.4
	United Australia hold		Swing	-6.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Williams	28,927	49.6	+16.4
	United Australia	Eric Spooner	21,746	37.3	-10.6
	State Labor	Walter Evans	4,633	7.9	+1.3
	One Parliament	Donald Brown	2,550	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Roberta Galagher	480	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			58,336	97.1
Informal votes			1,762	2.9
Turnout			60,098	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Thomas Williams		58.9	+9.2
	United Australia	Eric Spooner		41.1	-9.2
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+9.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Percy Spender	34,177	48.5	−20.3
	Labor	Ronald Ashworth	23,723	33.7	+22.7
	Independent	Stephen Stack	9,381	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Gerald Robinson	1,644	2.3	+2.3
	One Parliament	Douglas Morris	1,078	1.5	+1.5
	Independent Middle Class	Edward Doherty	425	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			70,428	97.5
Informal votes			1,773	2.5
Turnout			72,201	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Percy Spender	42,600	60.5	−15.0
	Labor	Ronald Ashworth	27,828	39.5	+15.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	−15.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Falstein	35,400	52.3	+18.0
	United Australia	Norman Whitfield	18,588	27.5	-17.5
	State Labor	Richard Wilson	5,662	8.4	-1.2
	Ind. United Australia	Les Fingleton	2,304	3.4	+3.4
	Liberal Democratic	Arthur Dudley	2,218	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Harry Yates	1,942	2.9	+2.9
	Ind. United Australia	Hubert O'Connell	1,579	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			67,693	95.9
Informal votes			2,873	4.1
Turnout			70,566	98.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Falstein		62.1	+10.1
	United Australia	Norman Whitfield		37.9	-10.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jessie Street	31,048	43.5	+20.4
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	23,519	32.9	-32.7
	National Government	Bill Wentworth	14,875	20.8	+20.8
	Liberal Democratic	Charles Mayo	1,654	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Thomas Whitehouse	311	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			71,407	97.4
Informal votes			1,897	2.6
Turnout			73,304	98.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	36,871	51.6	-14.2
	Labor	Jessie Street	34,536	48.4	+14.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	-14.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	46,346	68.7	+27.2
	One Parliament	Arthur Brown	12,996	19.3	+19.3
	Independent	Michel Kartzoff	8,122	12.0	+12.0
Total formal votes			67,464	97.8
Informal votes			1,520	2.2
Turnout			68,984	95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini		74.7	+9.6
	One Parliament	Arthur Brown		25.3	+25.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Beasley	34,404	69.7	+47.7
	State Labor	Horace Foley	9,166	18.6	+14.5
	One Parliament	Eddington Sherwood	4,481	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	957	1.9	+1.9
	Soldiers Labor	William McCristal	352	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			49,360	96.6
Informal votes			1,748	3.4
Turnout			51,108	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Beasley		79.2	+43.5
	State Labor	Horace Foley		20.8	+20.8
	Labor gain from Labor (N-C)		Swing	+43.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Thomas White	38,698	51.6	−12.4
	Labor	John Barry	27,281	36.3	+11.3
	Independent	Frank Barnes	4,087	5.4	+5.4
	Independent	Constance Duncan	2,900	3.9	+3.9
	Progressive	Helen Maxwell	1,680	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	George Morris	409	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			75,055	96.2
Informal votes			3,964	3.8
Turnout			78,019	98.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Thomas White		56.6	−12.0
	Labor	John Barry		43.4	+12.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	−12.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	26,428	54.5	+6.7
	United Australia	Bill Roff	19,750	40.7	+0.6
	Christian Independent	Gordon Irish	2,333	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			48,511	99.0
Informal votes			480	1.0
Turnout			48,991	97.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard		57.9	+7.6
	United Australia	Bill Roff		42.1	−7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

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New South Wales

Barton

Calare

Cook

Cowper

Dalley

Darling

East Sydney

Eden-Monaro

Gwydir

Hume

Hunter

Lang

Macquarie

Martin

New England

Newcastle

North Sydney

Parkes

Parramatta

Reid

Richmond

Riverina

Robertson

Warringah

Watson

Wentworth

Werriwa

West Sydney

Victoria

Balaclava

Ballaarat

Batman

Bendigo

Bourke

Corangamite

Corio

Deakin

Fawkner

Flinders

Gippsland

Henty

Indi

Kooyong

Maribyrnong

Melbourne

Melbourne Ports

Wannon

Wimmera

Yarra

Queensland

Brisbane

Capricornia

Darling Downs

Griffith

Herbert

Kennedy

Lilley

Maranoa

Moreton

Wide Bay

South Australia

Adelaide

Barker

Boothby

Grey

Hindmarsh

Wakefield

Western Australia

Forrest

Fremantle

Kalgoorlie

Perth

Swan

Tasmania

Bass

Darwin

Denison

Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	42,073	64.3	+4.6
	United Australia	Arthur McAdam	13,647	20.9	-19.4
	Services and Citizens	Ian Malloch	7,635	11.7	+11.7
	Independent	Joseph Cahir	1,090	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Christina Debney	590	0.9	+0.9
	Services	Gordon Currie	380	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			65,415	96.9
Informal votes			2,070	3.1
Turnout			67,485	98.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Brennan		74.6	+14.9
	United Australia	Arthur McAdam		25.4	-14.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Rankin	20,050	44.9	−4.4
	Labor	Bert de Grandi	19,107	42.8	+4.7
	Ind. United Australia	Morton Garner	2,151	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	John Crawford	2,089	4.7	+4.7
	Independent Labor	William Banks	1,292	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			44,689	97.5
Informal votes			1,169	2.5
Turnout			45,858	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	23,386	52.3	−5.2
	Labor	Bert de Grandi	21,303	47.7	+5.2
	Country hold		Swing	−5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	Maurice Blackburn	26,494	40.4	+40.4
	Labor	Bill Bryson	24,722	37.7	−28.5
	United Australia	David Smith	12,004	18.3	−15.5
	Independent	John March	2,404	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			65,624	97.8
Informal votes			1,468	2.2
Turnout			67,092	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Bryson	35,162	53.6	−12.6
	Independent Labor	Maurice Blackburn	30,462	46.4	+46.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Allan McDonald	21,655	47.2	−9.0
	Labor	Harold Miller	20,691	45.1	+1.3
	Independent	Elsie Brushfield	1,856	4.0	+4.0
	Independent Country	Sydney Donaldson	1,643	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			45,845	98.9
Informal votes			515	1.1
Turnout			46,360	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Allan McDonald	24,342	53.1	−3.1
	Labor	Harold Miller	21,503	46.9	+3.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	-3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dedman	30,578	52.3	−0.3
	Independent	Neil Freeman	16,013	27.4	+27.4
	United Australia	Rupert Curnow	10,255	17.5	−22.4
	Progressive	James Baker	1,589	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			58,435	98.5
Informal votes			908	1.5
Turnout			59,343	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dedman		54.8	−1.6
	Independent	Neil Freeman		45.2	+45.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Williamson	22,356	37.7	+5.4
	United Australia	William Hutchinson	19,375	32.7	-22.1
	Independent	Robert Elliott	10,318	17.4	+17.4
	Middle Class	Alan Coffey	4,185	7.1	+7.1
	Ind. United Australia	Dick Radclyffe	1,526	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Arthur Coles	1,471	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			59,231	97.1
Informal votes			1,760	2.9
Turnout			60,991	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	William Hutchinson	33,577	56.7	-5.5
	Labor	Frank Williamson	25,654	43.3	+5.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	-5.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Harold Holt	23,931	33.4	-27.4
	Labor	Thomas Jude	23,508	32.8	-3.0
	Independent	William Cremor	15,958	22.3	+22.3
	Independent	Vernon Margetts	3,437	4.8	+4.8
	Communist	Malcolm Good	3,300	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Charles Kennett	1,196	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Ruth Ravenscroft	381	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			71,711	95.6
Informal votes			3,275	4.4
Turnout			74,986	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Harold Holt	41,602	58.0	-4.5
	Labor	Thomas Jude	30,109	42.0	+4.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	-4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Lee	24,132	39.6	+11.9
	United Australia	Rupert Ryan	22,395	36.8	-2.9
	Country	Morton Moyes	6,867	11.3	+11.3
	Australian Women's Party	Mabel Brookes	5,305	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	Rupert Clark	2,198	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			60,897	97.1
Informal votes			1,817	2.9
Turnout			62,714	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Rupert Ryan	31,518	51.8	-6.6
	Labor	Frank Lee	29,379	48.2	+6.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	-6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wally Williames	22,358	45.1	+11.6
	Country	George Bowden	18,104	36.5	-23.0
	Services and Citizens	Herbert Birch	5,313	10.7	+10.7
	Independent Democrat	Stephen Ashton	2,734	5.5	+5.5
	One Parliament	Melvyn Morgan	1,119	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			49,628	97.9
Informal votes			1,084	2.1
Turnout			50,712	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Bowden	25,985	52.4	-4.3
	Labor	Wally Williames	23,643	47.6	+4.3
	Country hold		Swing	-4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Coles	32,885	44.5	-10.1
	United Australia	Jo Gullett	28,123	38.1	+38.1
	Independent Labor	Bernard Rees	4,598	6.2	+6.2
	Services and Citizens	Edmund Lind	4,437	6.0	+6.0
	Women for Canberra	Ivy Weber	2,885	3.9	+3.9
	Independent Liberal	Carlyle Ferguson	928	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			73,856	96.6
Informal votes			2,596	3.4
Turnout			76,452	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Arthur Coles		55.5	-8.0
	United Australia	Jo Gullett		44.5	+44.5
	Independent hold		Swing	-8.0