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Results of the 1949 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1949 federal election.[1]

Overall

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This section is an excerpt from 1949 Australian federal election § House of Representatives
Main article: Results of the 1949 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
 
  Labor: 47 seats
  Liberal Party: 55 seats
  Country: 19 seats
House of Reps (IRV) — 1949–51—Turnout 95.97% (CV) — Informal 1.99%
 
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal–Country coalition 2,314,143 50.26 +6.61 74 +45
  Liberal  1,813,794 39.39 +6.44 55 +37
  Country  500,349 10.87 +0.17 19 +8
  Labor 2,117,088 45.98 –3.73 48[a] +4
  Communist 40,941 0.89 –0.60 0 0
  Labor (Non-Communist) 32,870 0.71 –0.88 0 –1
  Independents 99,368 2.16 +0.34 1[b] –1
  Total 4,604,410     123 +48
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
  Liberal–Country coalition Win 51.00 +5.10 74 +45
  Labor 49.00 −5.10 47 +4
Popular vote
Labor
 
 45.98%
Liberal
 
 39.39%
Country
 
 10.87%
Independent
 
 2.16%
Communist
 
 0.89%
Lang Labor
 
 0.71%
Two-party-preferred vote
Coalition
 
 51.00%
Labor
 
 49.00%
Parliament seats
Coalition
 
 60.16%
Labor
 
 39.84%

New South Wales

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1949 Australian federal election (New South Wales)
 
← 1946 10 December 1949 1951 →
All 47 NSW seats in the House of Representatives
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
       
Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Jack Lang
Party Coalition Labor Lang Labor
Seats before 8 19 1
Seats won 24 23 0
Seat change   16   4   1
Popular vote 871,675 832,153 32,870
Percentage 48.4% 46.4% 1.8%
Swing   7.7pp   5.0pp   2.2pp
TPP 49.2% 50.8%

Banks

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Banks [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Costa 24,537 58.3 −3.8
Liberal Howard Fletcher 15,371 36.5 +7.6
Lang Labor Francis Foy 2,202 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 42,110 98.8
Informal votes 941 2.2
Turnout 43,051 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Costa 62.2 −4.1
Liberal Howard Fletcher 37.8 +4.1
Labor notional hold Swing −4.1

Barton

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 21,681 53.2 −13.0
Liberal Nancy Wake 19,037 46.8 +13.0
Total formal votes 40,718 98.4
Informal votes 653 1.6
Turnout 41,371 98.0
Labor hold Swing −13.0

Bennelong

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Bennelong [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cramer 23,568 59.6 +8.2
Labor Raymond Watt 15,952 40.4 −8.2
Total formal votes 39,520 97.9
Informal votes 849 2.1
Turnout 40,369 96.5
Liberal notional hold Swing +8.2

Blaxland

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Blaxland [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 19,403 49.3 +21.7
Lang Labor Jack Lang 9,752 24.8 −15.0
Liberal Thomas Handran-Smith 9,364 23.8 −7.7
Communist Roy Kirby 865 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 39,384 98.0
Informal votes 802 2.0
Turnout 40,186 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 53.4 +53.4
Lang Labor Jack Lang 46.6 −13.9
Labor notional gain from Lang Labor Swing +53.4

Bradfield

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Bradfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 28,428 71.4 −3.8
Labor Ken Gee 8,645 21.7 −3.0
Independent Edward Price 2,764 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 39,837 98.2
Informal votes 722 1.8
Turnout 40,559 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Hughes 74.9 −0.3
Labor Ken Gee 25.1 +0.3
Liberal notional hold Swing −0.3

Calare

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Calare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Howse 21,399 57.0 +25.1
Labor George Gibbons 16,139 43.0 −5.3
Total formal votes 37,538 98.8
Informal votes 472 1.2
Turnout 38,010 97.3
Liberal hold Swing +6.4

Cook

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955) § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 27,485 75.0 +2.7
Liberal Gerald Davis 5,970 16.3 +3.9
Lang Labor John Eldridge 1,920 5.2 −9.5
Communist Mervyn Pidcock 1,276 3.5 −2.9
Total formal votes 36,651 96.9
Informal votes 1,174 3.1
Turnout 37,825 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 82.1 +8.7
Liberal Gerald Davis 17.9 +17.9
Labor hold Swing +8.7

Cowper

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sir Earle Page 22,791 61.7 +0.9
Labor Louis Jabour 14,134 38.3 +3.0
Total formal votes 36,925 98.9
Informal votes 404 1.1
Turnout 47,329 96.9
Country hold Swing −1.0

Cunningham

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Cunningham [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Davies 22,795 60.7 +3.0
Liberal Alan Thomson 11,892 31.7 +0.8
Communist Eric Aarons 2,854 7.6 −4.7
Total formal votes 37,541 97.3
Informal votes 1,047 2.7
Turnout 38,588 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Billy Davies 68.2 +0.4
Liberal Alan Thomson 31.8 −0.4
Labor notional hold Swing +0.4

Dalley

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dalley § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 27,501 73.0 +9.6
Liberal Charles Shields 10,190 27.0 −2.9
Total formal votes 37,691 97.1
Informal votes 1,111 2.9
Turnout 38,802 96.6
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Darling

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 20,843 63.8 −2.7
Country Elson Whyte 10,348 31.7 +9.7
Communist Cecil Connors 1,017 3.1 +3.1
Independent Madge Roberts 450 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 32,658 97.2
Informal votes 929 2.8
Turnout 33,587 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Clark 67.3 −3.0
Country Elson Whyte 32.7 +3.0
Labor hold Swing −3.0

East Sydney

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 22,496 57.0 −4.8
Liberal John Mant 15,398 39.0 +5.9
Independent William Dalton 1,552 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 39,446 97.5
Informal votes 1,015 2.5
Turnout 40,461 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 58.0 −6.3
Liberal John Mant 42.0 +6.3
Labor hold Swing −6.3

Eden-Monaro

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Fraser 19,004 50.9 −5.4
Liberal Denzil Macarthur-Onslow 18,317 49.1 +15.0
Total formal votes 37,321 98.6
Informal votes 517 1.4
Turnout 37,838 96.6
Labor hold Swing −6.6

Evans

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Evans [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Osborne 21,616 56.6 +5.6
Labor Ronald Nicholls 16,588 43.4 −5.6
Total formal votes 38,204 98.1
Informal votes 734 1.9
Turnout 38,938 96.8
Liberal notional hold Swing +5.6

Farrer

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Farrer [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas McGrath 14,853 39.3 −7.0
Liberal David Fairbairn 14,425 38.2 +20.4
Country John Mackay 8,099 21.4 −14.1
Communist Bill Gollan 419 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 37,796 98.3
Informal votes 665 1.7
Turnout 38,461 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Fairbairn 22,222 58.8 N/A
Labor Thomas McGrath 15,574 41.2 N/A
Liberal notional gain from Country Swing N/A

Grayndler

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Grayndler [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Daly 25,622 67.1 +5.2
Liberal Donald Clark 11,299 29.6 +11.5
Communist Henry McPhillips 920 2.4 −1.8
Republican William McCristal 349 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 38,190 97.3
Informal votes 1,057 2.7
Turnout 39,247 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Daly 69.7 −6.9
Liberal Donald Clark 30.3 +6.9
Labor notional hold Swing −6.9

Gwydir

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Treloar 20,018 55.1 +17.4
Labor William Scully 16,282 44.9 −3.5
Total formal votes 36,300 99.1
Informal votes 346 0.9
Turnout 36,646 95.8
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.2

Hume

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Anderson 18,871 51.0 +18.8
Labor Arthur Fuller 18,104 49.0 −4.2
Total formal votes 36,975 98.9
Informal votes 428 1.1
Turnout 37,403 96.3
Country gain from Labor Swing +5.9

Hunter

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 26,704 68.6 −14.4
Liberal Ted Fletcher 8,502 21.8 +10.4
Communist Evan Phillips 3,729 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 38,935 97.6
Informal votes 964 2.4
Turnout 39,899 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 77.3 −9.7
Liberal Ted Fletcher 32.7 +9.7
Labor hold Swing −9.7

Kingsford Smith

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Anderson 18,573 49.7 −4.3
Liberal Charles de Monchaux 17,387 46.5 +9.5
Independent Henry Crittenden 1,206 3.2 +3.2
Independent Clare Peters 221 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 37,387 97.7
Informal votes 883 2.3
Turnout 38,270 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Anderson 19,042 50.9 −7.6
Liberal Charles de Monchaux 18,345 49.1 +7.6
Labor notional hold Swing −7.6

Lang

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 20,421 50.2 +0.3
Liberal Eric Willis 18,369 45.1 +9.1
Communist Roy Boyd 1,905 4.7 −2.8
Total formal votes 40,695 98.0
Informal votes 827 2.0
Turnout 41,522 97.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 54.7 −6.4
Liberal Eric Willis 45.3 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4

Lawson

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lawson § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Lawson [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Manning 15,969 43.0 −3.9
Country Laurie Failes 11,531 31.0 −4.3
Liberal Elwyn Croft 9,249 24.9 +18.6
Independent William Ferguson 392 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 37,141 98.7
Informal votes 476 1.3
Turnout 37,617 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Laurie Failes 20,773 55.8 +7.6
Labor Alan Manning 16,408 44.2 −7.6
Country notional gain from Labor Swing +7.6

Lowe

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Lowe [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William McMahon 20,489 52.7 +3.8
Labor Hector McDonald 15,908 40.9 −8.0
Independent Liberal Edith Shortland 2,470 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 38,867 98.0
Informal votes 786 2.0
Turnout 39,653 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William McMahon 58.5 +9.0
Labor Hector McDonald 41.5 −9.0
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +9.0

Lyne

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Lyne [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Eggins 10,212 27.7 +9.3
Labor Edward Hayes 10,160 27.6 −8.8
Country Philip Lucock 6,984 19.0 +19.0
Country Eric Mackay 6,111 16.6 +16.6
Country Francis Hain 2,296 6.2 +6.2
Independent Joe Cordner 1,057 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 36,820 96.8
Informal votes 1,235 3.2
Turnout 38,055 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Eggins 24,308 66.0 +4.1
Labor Edward Hayes 12,512 34.0 −4.1
Country notional hold Swing +4.1

Macarthur

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Macarthur [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 25,184 64.6 +16.6
Labor William McDonnell 13,776 35.4 −9.1
Total formal votes 38,960 98.3
Informal votes 689 1.7
Turnout 39,649 95.9
Liberal notional hold Swing +12.2

Mackellar

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Mackellar [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,678 62.6 +7.2
Labor James Mitchell 15,314 37.4 −7.2
Total formal votes 40,992 97.5
Informal votes 1,068 2.5
Turnout 42,060 96.2
Liberal notional hold Swing +7.2

Macquarie

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ben Chifley 21,683 57.7 −5.1
Liberal Bob Cotton 14,585 38.8 +13.3
Communist John King 1,320 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 37,588 98.8
Informal votes 441 1.2
Turnout 38,029 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Chifley 61.0 −4.4
Liberal Bob Cotton 39.0 +4.4
Labor hold Swing −4.4

Martin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Martin § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William O'Connor 20,603 53.5 −1.9
Liberal Frederick Mann 14,550 37.8 +8.2
Communist Tom Dowling 1,847 4.8 +0.6
Lang Labor Frank Moss 808 2.1 −3.8
Independent Malinda Ivey 681 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 38,489 97.3
Informal votes 1,057 2.7
Turnout 39,546 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 59.6 −6.1
Liberal Frederick Mann 40.4 +6.1
Labor hold Swing −6.1

Mitchell

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Mitchell [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 23,274 56.9 +17.0
Labor Joseph White 17,643 43.1 −8.7
Total formal votes 40,917 97.7
Informal votes 963 2.3
Turnout 41,880 96.4
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +12.8

New England

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 16,159 44.3 −16.0
Labor William Wilson 13,515 37.0 −4.7
Country Donald Shand 6,830 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 36,504 98.8
Informal votes 427 1.2
Turnout 36,931 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Drummond 22,417 61.4 +2.9
Labor William Wilson 14,087 38.6 −2.9
Country hold Swing +2.9

Newcastle

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Newcastle [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Watkins 21,705 55.7 −1.4
Liberal Harry Quinlan 15,529 39.9 +14.6
Communist Laurie Aarons 1,257 3.2 −3.7
Independent Grahame Bland 445 1.1 −1.2
Total formal votes 38,936 98.2
Informal votes 711 1.8
Turnout 39,647 97.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Watkins 58.3 −10.8
Liberal Harry Quinlan 41.7 +10.8
Labor hold Swing −10.8

North Sydney

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 19,650 50.9 +3.3
Labor Leo Haylen 16,094 41.7 −10.7
Independent Patrick Williams 1,642 4.3 +4.3
Lang Labor Norman Ferguson 1,642 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 38,591 97.9
Informal votes 831 2.1
Turnout 39,422 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Jack 53.3 +5.7
Labor Leo Haylen 46.7 −5.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.7

Parkes

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–1969) § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Haylen 19,966 51.8 −8.2
Liberal Dick Dein 18,579 48.2 +8.5
Total formal votes 38,545 97.9
Informal votes 826 2.1
Turnout 39,371 97.0
Labor hold Swing −7.8

Parramatta

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Parramatta [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Howard Beale 25,411 62.6 +7.2
Labor Clement Jackson 15,211 37.4 −7.2
Total formal votes 40,622 98.2
Informal votes 756 1.8
Turnout 41,378 96.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

Paterson

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Paterson [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Robinson 14,089 37.9 −7.8
Liberal Allen Fairhall 11,189 30.1 +12.2
Country Arsie Dorsman 5,293 14.2 +0.6
Country John McGirr 3,842 10.3 +10.3
Country Robert Clendinning 2,101 5.7 +5.7
Country Ernest Slater 656 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 37,170 96.7
Informal votes 1,267 3.3
Turnout 38,437 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allen Fairhall 21,741 58.5 +58.5
Labor Cecil Robinson 15,429 41.5 −8.6
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +8.6

Phillip

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Phillip [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Fitzgerald 19,455 51.2 −7.8
Liberal William Latimer 16,302 42.9 +3.4
Independent Jessie Street 2,272 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 38,029 98.0
Informal votes 762 2.0
Turnout 38,791 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Fitzgerald 55.7 −4.0
Liberal William Latimer 44.3 +4.0
Labor notional hold Swing −4.0

Reid

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Morgan 24,607 58.1 +9.8
Liberal Jim Clough 12,304 29.0 +6.6
Lang Labor Rupert Sheldon 5,467 12.9 −13.4
Total formal votes 42,378 97.8
Informal votes 942 2.2
Turnout 43.320 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 67.8
Liberal Jim Clough 32.2
Labor hold Swing

Richmond

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Larry Anthony 27,504 75.1 +6.0
Labor Alexander Bryen 9,139 24.9 −6.0
Total formal votes 36,643 98.8
Informal votes 441 1.2
Turnout 37,084 96.2
Country hold Swing +6.0

Riverina

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 19,904 53.3 +18.0
Labor Joe Langtry 16,880 45.2 −0.5
Communist William Mitchell 560 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 37,344 98.8
Informal votes 458 1.2
Turnout 37,802 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 53.5 +3.8
Labor Joe Langtry 46.5 −3.8
Country gain from Labor Swing +3.8

Robertson

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Dean 21,617 54.2 +16.2
Labor Thomas Williams 18,236 45.8 −6.9
Total formal votes 39,853 97.9
Informal votes 858 2.1
Turnout 40,711 96.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.5

Shortland

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Shortland [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 21,921 54.4 −12.8
Liberal Harold Daisley 10,513 26.1 +7.1
Independent Alfred Boa 6,423 15.9 +15.9
Communist Eugene Marshall 882 2.2 +2.2
Independent Isabel Longworth 570 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 40,309 97.6
Informal votes 996 2.4
Turnout 41,305 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 64.1 −12.0
Liberal Harold Daisley 35.9 +12.0
Labor notional hold Swing −12.0

St George

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: St George [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 19,987 52.0 +17.2
Labor Joseph Nicholson 18,475 48.0 −12.1
Total formal votes 38,462 97.8
Informal votes 847 2.2
Turnout 39,309 97.3
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +16.2

Warringah

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Spender 27,563 70.1 +1.6
Independent Labor Bill Fisher 8,356 21.3 +21.3
Independent Labor Norman Chadwick 3,315 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 39,234 98.4
Informal votes 632 1.6
Turnout 39,866 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Percy Spender 71.1 +2.4
Independent Labor Bill Fisher 28.9 +28.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Watson

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–1969) § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 19,515 49.4 −5.9
Liberal Stanley Card 15,147 38.3 +12.5
Independent Labor Max Falstein 3,656 9.2 +9.2
Lang Labor Harold O'Reilly 1,210 3.1 −3.1
Total formal votes 39,528 97.3
Informal votes 1,079 2.7
Turnout 40,607 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 59.0 −3.5
Liberal Stanley Card 41.0 +3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.5

Wentworth

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Harrison 28,821 75.1 +7.9
Labor William McKell 9,533 24.9 −5.5
Total formal votes 38,354 98.2
Informal votes 703 1.8
Turnout 39,057 96.1
Liberal hold Swing +6.8

Werriwa

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 24,142 56.2 +1.6
Liberal Ray Watson 18,787 43.8 +6.5
Total formal votes 42,929 97.8
Informal votes 961 2.2
Turnout 43,890 95.2
Labor hold Swing −6.0

West Sydney

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Minogue 17,732 49.8 −18.2
Lang Labor Horace Foley 8,872 24.9 +16.6
Liberal Basil Mottershead 7,235 20.3 +1.2
Communist Stan Moran 1,786 5.0 +0.4
Total formal votes 35,625 96.8
Informal votes 1,168 3.2
Turnout 36,793 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Minogue 55.7 −21.7
Lang Labor Horace Foley 44.3 +21.7
Labor hold Swing −21.7

Victoria

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1949 Australian federal election (Victoria)
 
← 1946 10 December 1949 1951 →
All 33 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
     
Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 11 8
Seats won 20 13
Seat change   9   5
Popular vote 641,404 592,000
Percentage 49.3% 46.7%
Swing   2.3pp   1.2pp
TPP 50.3% 49.7%

Balaclava

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas White 26,157 63.9 +4.8
Labor Martin Dunne 14,796 36.1 −4.8
Total formal votes 40,953 98.8
Informal votes 512 1.2
Turnout 41,465 96.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

Ballaarat

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Pittard 19,851 50.4 +3.1
Labor Raymond Hyatt 19,522 49.6 −3.1
Total formal votes 39,373 99.0
Informal votes 380 1.0
Turnout 39,753 97.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.1

Batman

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Batman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Bird 22,662 58.4 +4.3
Liberal Neil McKay 16,139 41.6 +3.3
Total formal votes 38,801 98.6
Informal votes 544 1.4
Turnout 39,345 95.9
Labor hold Swing −1.1

Bendigo

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Grigg 19,268 47.7 +24.2
Labor Percy Clarey 18,962 47.0 −5.0
Independent Allan Goodman 2,134 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 40,364 98.6
Informal votes 554 1.4
Turnout 40,918 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Percy Clarey 20,258 50.2 −4.1
Liberal Thomas Grigg 20,106 49.8 +4.1
Labor gain from Country Swing 14.1

Burke

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1949–1955) § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Burke [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Peters 24,362 62.1 +11.1
Liberal Alfred Wall 9,865 25.2 +2.4
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Henry Hodges 4,720 12.0 +12.0
Independent James Whitworth 271 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 39,218 97.5
Informal votes 999 2.5
Turnout 40,217 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Peters 69.4 −0.7
Liberal Alfred Wall 30.6 +0.7
Labor notional hold Swing −0.7

Chisholm

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 26,628 64.7 +4.1
Labor Leo Fennessy 13,615 33.1 +0.1
Communist Bill Tregear 937 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 41,180 98.5
Informal votes 648 1.5
Turnout 41,828 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 64.9 +3.8
Labor Leo Fennessy 35.1 −3.8
Liberal notional hold Swing +3.8

Corangamite

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan McDonald 21,670 57.5 +1.1
Labor Henry Stacpoole 14,936 39.6 −3.9
Independent Elsie Brushfield 1,080 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 37,686 99.2
Informal votes 286 0.8
Turnout 37,972 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan McDonald 60.0 +3.6
Labor Henry Stacpoole 40.0 −3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

Corio

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Corio [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hubert Opperman 20,018 50.3 +7.4
Labor John Dedman 19,783 49.7 −6.2
Total formal votes 39,801 99.2
Informal votes 316 0.8
Turnout 40,117 96.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.7

Darebin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darebin § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Andrews 24,719 62.7 +4.1
Liberal Jack McColl 14,688 37.3 +5.9
Total formal votes 39,407 98.4
Informal votes 655 1.6
Turnout 40,062 97.1
Labor notional hold Swing −2.7

Deakin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 23,517 55.6 +0.5
Labor Rod Leeson 18,784 44.4 −0.5
Total formal votes 42,301 98.7
Informal votes 575 1.3
Turnout 42,876 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Fawkner

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fawkner § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Fawkner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Bourke 20,228 50.0 +2.3
Liberal Magnus Cormack 20,201 50.0 +1.8
Total formal votes 40,429 98.1
Informal votes 782 1.9
Turnout 41,211 95.2
Labor hold Swing −0.8

Flinders

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Ryan 21,096 54.8 +3.3
Labor Robert Wilson 11,410 29.6 −18.9
Independent Labor Andrew Hughes 6,018 15.6 +15.6
Total formal votes 38,524 98.7
Informal votes 490 1.3
Turnout 39,014 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Ryan 63.6 +12.1
Labor Robert Wilson 36.4 −12.1
Liberal hold Swing +12.1

Gellibrand

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mullens 20,519 51.3 −22.5
Liberal William Massey 8,904 22.2 −4.0
Independent Labor Angus Macdonald 6,323 15.8 +15.8
Independent William Anderson 2,865 7.2 +7.2
Communist John Arrowsmith 1,418 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 40,029 97.5
Informal votes 1,011 2.5
Turnout 41,040 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mullens 69.7 −4.1
Liberal William Massey 30.3 +4.1
Labor notional hold Swing −4.1

Gippsland

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Bowden 22,824 66.7 +6.6
Labor Horace Hawkins 11,373 33.3 −2.4
Total formal votes 34,197 98.6
Informal votes 472 1.4
Turnout 34,669 96.2
Country hold Swing +4.6

Henty

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jo Gullett 22,650 55.2 +4.1
Labor Val Doube 17,548 42.7 −6.2
Lang Labor Charles Dicker 858 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 41,056 98.8
Informal votes 510 1.2
Turnout 41,566 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jo Gullett 55.4 +4.3
Labor Val Doube 44.6 −4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Higgins

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 26,018 66.8 +6.8
Labor Jules Meltzer 12,909 33.2 −3.7
Total formal votes 38,927 98.4
Informal votes 621 1.6
Turnout 39,548 94.7
Liberal notional hold Swing +5.4

Higinbotham

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Higinbotham [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Timson 22,832 53.6 +1.2
Labor Frank Field 19,760 46.4 −1.2
Total formal votes 42,592 98.8
Informal votes 512 1.2
Turnout 43,104 96.4
Liberal notional hold Swing +1.2

Hoddle

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hoddle § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Hoddle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Cremean 28,351 77.1 +1.3
Liberal Terence Kirby 6,593 17.9 −3.3
Communist Leslie Loye 1,137 3.1 +0.0
Independent Albert Wallace 689 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 36,770 96.4
Informal votes 1,382 3.6
Turnout 38,152 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Cremean 80.8 −2.3
Liberal Terence Kirby 19.2 +2.3
Labor notional hold Swing −2.3

Indi

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Edmondson 13,626 36.7 +1.9
Liberal William Bostock 12,377 33.3 +33.3
Country Clive Nason 11,157 30.0 −35.2
Total formal votes 37,160 98.9
Informal votes 412 1.1
Turnout 37,572 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Bostock 22,182 59.7 +59.7
Labor Charles Edmondson 14,978 40.3 +40.3
Liberal gain from Country Swing +59.7

Isaacs

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs (1949–1969) § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Haworth 21,260 54.0 +1.7
Labor John Bourke 18,100 46.0 −1.4
Total formal votes 39,360 98.1
Informal votes 747 1.9
Turnout 40,107 94.4
Liberal notional hold Swing +1.6

Kooyong

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Menzies 27,912 67.1 +4.8
Labor Keith Ewert 13,691 32.9 +1.3
Total formal votes 41,603 98.9
Informal votes 463 1.1
Turnout 42,066 97.2
Liberal hold Swing +4.2

La Trobe

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Casey 23,645 58.6 +4.1
Labor Robert Balcombe 16,714 41.4 −4.1
Total formal votes 40,359 98.3
Informal votes 698 1.7
Turnout 41,057 94.6
Liberal notional hold Swing +4.1

Lalor

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 20,264 51.6 −5.4
Liberal John Bellair 18,970 48.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 39,234 98.4
Informal votes 619 1.6
Turnout 39,853 94.5
Labor notional hold Swing −5.4

Mallee

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Mallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Winton Turnbull 22,658 64.6 +4.9
Labor Alfred O'Connor 12,410 35.4 −4.9
Total formal votes 35,068 98.5
Informal votes 533 1.5
Turnout 35,601 96.2
Country notional hold Swing +4.9

Maribyrnong

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 26,639 61.9 −1.1
Liberal George Hannan 14,675 34.1 −2.9
Prot. Christian Dem. Colin Neyland 1,751 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 43,065 98.6
Informal votes 603 1.4
Turnout 43,668 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Drakeford 64.0 +1.0
Liberal George Hannan 36.0 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

McMillan

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: McMillan [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Adam Keltie 14,263 38.7 −3.6
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 11,938 32.4 +6.5
Country Bob May 9,714 26.4 −0.6
Communist Bob Hamilton 912 2.5 −2.2
Total formal votes 36,827 98.0
Informal votes 758 2.0
Turnout 37,585 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 20,960 56.9 +6.1
Labor Adam Keltie 15,867 43.1 −6.1
Liberal notional gain from Country Swing +6.1

Melbourne

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 24,187 64.5 −6.2
Liberal Desmond McGinnes 9,366 25.0 −4.3
Independent Charles McLaren 1,350 3.6 +3.6
Communist Gerry O'Day 1,244 3.3 +3.3
Protestant Christian Niven Neyland 794 2.1 +2.1
Lang Labor Philip Wilson 576 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 37,517 96.0
Informal votes 1,544 4.0
Turnout 39,061 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 70.9 +0.2
Liberal Desmond McGinnes 29.1 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Melbourne Ports

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 26,792 67.9 −2.5
Liberal Frank Block 12,690 32.1 +2.5
Total formal votes 39,482 97.2
Informal votes 1,137 2.8
Turnout 40,619 94.6
Labor hold Swing −2.5

Murray

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McEwen 23,778 63.5 +5.7
Labor Desmond Devlin 13,650 36.5 +1.4
Total formal votes 37,428 98.4
Informal votes 616 1.6
Turnout 38,044 95.9
Country notional hold Swing −1.4

Wannon

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don McLeod 16,905 47.1 −4.6
Liberal Dan Mackinnon 13,235 36.9 +9.1
Country Helena Marfell 5,716 15.9 −1.5
Total formal votes 35,856 99.1
Informal votes 312 0.9
Turnout 36,168 97.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dan Mackinnon 18,203 50.8 +3.8
Labor Don McLeod 17,653 49.2 −3.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.8

Wills

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Bryson 18,918 44.2 +0.7
Liberal Allan Tyrer 15,101 35.3 +3.3
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Doris Blackburn 8,801 20.6 −2.7
Total formal votes 42,820 98.6
Informal votes 613 1.4
Turnout 43,433 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Bryson 25,162 58.8 −2.7
Liberal Allan Tyrer 17,658 41.2 +2.7
Labor notional hold Swing −2.7

Wimmera

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Lawrence 13,761 39.0 +17.5
Labor Cyril Sudholz 11,184 31.7 −6.8
Country Harrie Wade 10,343 29.3 −10.7
Total formal votes 35,288 99.1
Informal votes 308 0.9
Turnout 35,596 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 22,894 64.9 +64.9
Labor Cyril Sudholz 12,394 35.1 −5.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing +5.6

Yarra

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Yarra § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Keon 23,211 58.8 −1.8
Liberal Charles Barrington 14,189 35.9 +2.9
Communist John Prescott 1,098 2.8 −3.1
Independent Wenham Vines 991 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 39,489 97.5
Informal votes 1,018 2.5
Turnout 40,507 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 62.7 −3.7
Liberal Charles Barrington 37.3 +3.7
Labor hold Swing −3.7

Queensland

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1949 Australian federal election (Queensland)
 
← 1946 10 December 1949 1951 →
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
     
Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 5 5
Seats won 15 3
Seat change   10   2
Popular vote 263,336 254,949
Percentage 56.3% 39.5%
Swing   8.9pp   3.6pp
TPP 57.3% 42.7%

Bowman

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Bowman [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McColm 20,090 53.4 +6.1
Labor Wilfred Coutts 16,886 44.9 −7.8
Communist Mabel Hanson 656 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 37,632 97.7
Informal votes 877 2.3
Turnout 38,509 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 53.8 +6.5
Labor Wilfred Coutts 46.2 −6.5
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing −1.4

Brisbane

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 18,890 52.3 −7.4
Liberal James Long 15,269 42.3 +6.0
Communist Alby Graham 1,954 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 36,113 97.3
Informal votes 1,021 2.7
Turnout 37,134 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 57.3 −6.4
Liberal James Long 42.7 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4

Capricornia

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pearce 16,949 52.2 −0.1
Labor Mick Gardner 15,121 46.6 +2.1
Communist Ted Robertson 413 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 32,483 98.5
Informal votes 508 1.5
Turnout 32,991 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Pearce 52.3 −2.3
Labor Mick Gardner 47.7 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

Darling Downs

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reginald Swartz 21,261 58.9 +58.9
Labor James Kane 11,281 31.2 −5.0
Independent Charles Farquharson 3,041 8.4 +8.4
Communist Raymond Mullaly 281 0.8 +0.8
Independent Charles Lacaze 260 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 36,124 98.4
Informal votes 587 1.6
Turnout 36,711 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Reginald Swartz 62.5 +62.5
Labor James Kane 37.5 −1.9
Liberal gain from Country Swing +1.9

Dawson

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Davidson 19,302 58.4 +12.3
Labor George Burns 12,389 37.5 −5.3
Communist Richard Andrew 1,379 4.2 −3.5
Total formal votes 33,070 98.0
Informal votes 659 2.0
Turnout 33,729 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Davidson 58.6 +9.8
Labor George Burns 41.4 −9.8
Country notional gain from Labor Swing +9.8

Fisher

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Adermann 26,630 66.5 +5.3
Labor Edmund Roberts 9,980 24.9 −2.2
Independent Norman Logan 3,419 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 40,029 98.9
Informal votes 453 1.1
Turnout 40,482 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Adermann 70.7 +4.1
Labor Edmund Roberts 29.3 −4.1
Country notional hold Swing +4.1

Griffith

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Doug Berry 18,381 51.7 +1.3
Labor William Conelan 16,464 46.3 −3.3
Communist Anna Slater 727 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 35,572 96.8
Informal votes 1,179 3.2
Turnout 36,751 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Doug Berry 51.9 +1.5
Labor William Conelan 48.1 −1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Herbert

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Edmonds 17,395 49.4 +1.0
Country Doug Jeffrey 15,973 45.4 +13.0
Communist Jim Henderson 1,847 5.2 −10.6
Total formal votes 35,215 96.8
Informal votes 1,160 3.2
Turnout 36,375 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Edmonds 18,898 53.7 −10.4
Country Doug Jeffrey 16,317 46.3 +10.4
Labor hold Swing −10.4

Kennedy

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 15,127 55.1 −3.2
Country Ulick Browne 11,397 41.5 +4.6
Communist Eric Wyper 947 3.4 −0.4
Total formal votes 27,471 98.1
Informal votes 533 1.9
Turnout 28,004 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 58.4 −3.7
Country Ulick Browne 41.6 +3.7
Labor hold Swing −3.7

Leichhardt

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Gilmore 16,291 49.6 +8.0
Labor Cecil Holdcroft 13,894 42.3 −11.2
Communist Ralph Leinster 1,141 3.5 −0.7
Independent Thomas Mackey 1,106 3.4 +3.4
Independent Leslie Keough 424 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 32,856 95.8
Informal votes 1,427 4.2
Turnout 34,283 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Gilmore 51.7 +9.2
Labor Cecil Holdcroft 48.3 −9.2
Country notional gain from Labor Swing +9.2

Lilley

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Wight 22,488 59.4 +15.2
Labor Jim Hadley 15,368 40.6 −4.2
Total formal votes 37,856 98.1
Informal votes 727 1.9
Turnout 38,583 94.1
Liberal hold Swing +9.2

Maranoa

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Russell 18,652 59.6 +6.3
Labor Martin Laracy 12,657 40.4 −1.6
Total formal votes 31,309 98.9
Informal votes 335 1.1
Turnout 31,644 93.8
Country hold Swing +3.8

McPherson

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: McPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Fadden 24,263 74.2 +46.6
Labor John Hilton 8,436 25.8 −5.1
Total formal votes 32,699 98.4
Informal votes 521 1.6
Turnout 33,220 94.0
Country notional gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

Moreton

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 25,125 61.4 +8.1
Labor William Thieme 14,915 36.4 −5.6
Communist Bill Yarrow 904 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 40,944 97.9
Informal votes 867 2.1
Turnout 41,811 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 61.6 +0.8
Labor William Thieme 38.4 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Oxley

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Cameron 14,895 42.1 +8.9
Labor Evan Marginson 14,268 40.3 +0.2
Country John Martin 5,658 16.0 −11.0
Communist Wallace Dawson 576 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 35,397 98.0
Informal votes 726 2.0
Turnout 36,123 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Cameron 20,097 56.8 −3.0
Labor Evan Marginson 15,300 43.2 +3.0
Liberal notional hold Swing −3.0

Petrie

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 23,803 59.7 +14.6
Labor Samuel Martin 14,593 36.6 −7.4
Independent James Ryan 1,488 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 39,884 98.3
Informal votes 683 1.7
Turnout 40,567 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 61.6 +10.8
Labor Samuel Martin 38.4 −10.8
Liberal notional hold Swing +10.8

Ryan

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 24,917 60.3 +17.3
Labor Leonard Eastment 16,431 39.7 −6.6
Total formal votes 41,348 98.2
Informal votes 755 1.8
Turnout 42,103 94.3
Liberal notional hold Swing +9.2

Wide Bay

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 22,037 56.5 +9.0
Labor Samuel Round 10,941 28.0 −7.9
Independent Robert McDowell 6,037 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 39,015 98.6
Informal votes 572 1.4
Turnout 39,587 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 64.3 +8.9
Labor Samuel Round 35.7 −8.9
Country hold Swing +8.9

South Australia

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1949 Australian federal election (South Australia)
 
← 1946 10 December 1949 1951 →
All 10 SA seats in the House of Representatives
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
     
Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 4 2
Seats won 4 6
Seat change     4
Popular vote 204,277 200,215
Percentage 49.7% 48.7%
Swing   4.8pp   7.0pp
TPP 50.6% 49.4%

Adelaide

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Adelaide [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cyril Chambers 23,823 59.8 −2.1
Liberal Basil Harford 14,820 37.2 +3.8
Communist Elsie Watt 683 1.7 −3.0
Independent Christopher Doherty 504 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 39,830 96.9
Informal votes 1,260 3.1
Turnout 41,090 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cyril Chambers 62.1 −4.0
Liberal Basil Harford 37.9 +4.0
Labor hold Swing −4.0

Angas

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977) § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Angas  [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alick Downer 23,987 60.8 +8.9
Labor Albert Strachan 13,615 34.5 −10.3
Independent Ralph Whittle 1,857 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 39,459 97.6
Informal votes 965 2.4
Turnout 40,424 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alick Downer 63.1 +8.1
Labor Albert Strachan 36.9 −8.1
Liberal notional hold Swing +8.1

Barker

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Archie Cameron 26,034 64.5 +11.6
Labor John Klar 13,354 33.1 −9.6
Independent John Gartner 1,004 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 40,392 98.3
Informal votes 706 1.7
Turnout 41,098 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Archie Cameron 65.8 +10.8
Labor John Klar 34.2 −10.8
Liberal hold Swing +10.8

Boothby

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 24,897 61.3 +9.3
Labor Ralph Wells 15,714 38.7 −9.3
Total formal votes 40,611 97.9
Informal votes 886 2.1
Turnout 41,497 96.6
Liberal hold Swing +9.3

Grey

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edgar Russell 20,465 54.4 −6.1
Liberal Edward Andrews 17,145 45.6 +6.1
Total formal votes 37,610 98.3
Informal votes 656 1.7
Turnout 38,266 95.5
Labor hold Swing −6.1

Hindmarsh

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Cameron 29,260 69.7 +2.8
Liberal Albert Turnbull 12,736 30.3 +6.4
Total formal votes 41,996 97.5
Informal votes 1,096 2.5
Turnout 43,092 97.1
Labor hold Swing −5.4

Kingston

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Handby 23,713 51.6 +9.3
Labor Thomas Sheehy 22,233 48.4 −7.6
Total formal votes 45,946 97.8
Informal votes 1,057 2.2
Turnout 47,003 97.1
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +8.4

Port Adelaide

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Thompson 31,977 71.5 +0.0
Liberal Frederick Boscombe 11,879 26.5 +8.1
Communist Peter Symon 889 2.0 −8.1
Total formal votes 44,745 97.9
Informal votes 950 2.1
Turnout 45,695 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Thompson 73.3 −7.3
Liberal Frederick Boscombe 26.7 +7.3
Labor notional hold Swing −7.3

Sturt

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 21,157 50.8 +7.2
Labor Leslie McMullin 18,828 45.2 −8.8
Independent Leonard Smith 1,628 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 41,613 97.4
Informal votes 1,123 2.6
Turnout 42,736 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wilson 52.8 +8.9
Labor Leslie McMullin 47.2 −8.9
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +8.9

Wakefield

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip McBride 23,847 61.4 +8.3
Labor Cyril Hasse 15,008 38.6 −7.2
Total formal votes 38,855 98.3
Informal votes 681 1.7
Turnout 39,536 97.4
Liberal hold Swing +7.8

Western Australia

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1949 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
 
← 1946 10 December 1949 1951 →
All 8 WA seats in the House of Representatives
4 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
     
Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 1 4
Seats won 5 3
Seat change   4   1
Popular vote 156,670 133,701
Percentage 52.3% 45.4%
Swing   14.7pp   0.94pp
TPP 53.0% 47.0%

Canning

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Canning [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Len Hamilton 12,159 36.8 −20.1
Liberal William Gillespie 10,244 31.0 +31.0
Labor Thomas Scaddan 10,002 30.3 −12.8
Independent Country Arthur Neville 594 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 32,999 97.5
Informal votes 842 2.5
Turnout 33,841 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Len Hamilton 17,640 53.5 −3.4
Liberal William Gillespie 15,359 46.5 +46.5
Country notional hold Swing −3.4

Curtin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Hasluck 24,857 61.2 +15.7
Labor William Lonnie 15,781 38.8 −12.6
Total formal votes 40,638 98.1
Informal votes 803 1.9
Turnout 41,441 95.1
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +13.8

Forrest

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nelson Lemmon 15,935 43.8 −7.8
Country Arnold Potts 10,003 27.5 +6.3
Liberal Gordon Freeth 9,828 27.0 −0.2
Independent James Bolitho 642 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 36,408 98.0
Informal votes 749 2.0
Turnout 37,157 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Freeth 19,217 52.8 +4.4
Labor Nelson Lemmon 17,191 47.2 −4.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.4

Fremantle

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 22,463 54.7 −9.8
Liberal Billy Snedden 17,918 43.6 +8.1
Communist Paddy Troy 675 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 41,056 97.9
Informal votes 862 2.1
Turnout 41,918 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 56.2 −8.3
Liberal Billy Snedden 43.8 +8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

Kalgoorlie

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 18,127 62.4 −9.3
Liberal John Porteus 10,902 37.6 +9.3
Total formal votes 29,029 97.8
Informal votes 653 2.2
Turnout 29,682 93.9
Labor hold Swing −9.3

Moore

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Byrne 12,282 38.0 −7.0
Country Hugh Leslie 12,244 37.8 −17.2
Liberal Ken Jones 7,836 24.2 +24.2
Total formal votes 32,362 97.3
Informal votes 894 2.7
Turnout 33,256 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Leslie 19,098 59.0 +4.0
Labor Kevin Byrne 13,264 41.0 −4.0
Country notional hold Swing +4.0

Perth

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burke 18,412 47.8 −7.7
Liberal Gordon Hack 17,858 46.4 +10.9
Independent James Collins 1,756 4.6 +4.6
Communist James Kelly 486 1.3 −2.3
Total formal votes 38,512 97.5
Informal votes 992 2.5
Turnout 39,504 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Burke 19,294 50.1 −11.3
Liberal Gordon Hack 19,218 49.9 +11.3
Labor hold Swing −11.3

Swan

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Grayden 22,821 52.4 +11.1
Labor Harry Webb 20,699 47.6 −9.1
Total formal votes 43,520 97.7
Informal votes 1,010 2.3
Turnout 44,530 95.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.2

Tasmania

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1949 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
 
← 1946 10 December 1949 1951 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
3 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
     
Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 2 3
Seats won 4 1
Seat change   2   2
Popular vote 80,748 70,248
Percentage 53.5% 46.5%
Swing   8.1pp   4.3pp
TPP 53.5% 46.5%

Bass

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Bass[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Kekwick 15,686 50.6 +6.8
Labor Claude Barnard 15,312 49.4 −6.8
Total formal votes 30,998 97.3
Informal votes 865 2.7
Turnout 31,863 96.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.8

Darwin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darwin § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Darwin[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dame Enid Lyons 16,455 56.6 +3.3
Labor Harold Kirkpatrick 12,602 43.4 −3.3
Total formal votes 29,057 97.6
Informal votes 728 2.4
Turnout 29,785 96.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Denison

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Denison[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Townley 16,431 55.1 +10.9
Labor Henry Cosgrove 13,394 44.9 −10.9
Total formal votes 29,825 98.0
Informal votes 614 2.0
Turnout 30,439 94.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.9

Franklin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Franklin[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Falkinder 17,644 58.0 +6.9
Labor Jack Frost 12,790 42.0 −6.9
Total formal votes 30,434 97.4
Informal votes 822 2.6
Turnout 31,256 96.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.9

Wilmot

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Wilmot[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gil Duthie 16,150 52.6 +0.9
Liberal Rickman Furmage 14,532 47.4 −0.9
Total formal votes 30,682 96.7
Informal votes 1,036 3.3
Turnout 31,718 95.3
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Territories

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Australian Capital Territory

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1949 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)
 
10 December 1949 1951 →
Division of Australian Capital Territory
  First party Second party
     
Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies
Party Labor Coalition
Seats won 0 0
Popular vote 4,823 2,510
Percentage 43.2% 22.5%
TPP 46.2% —
This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sidney Rhodes 4,823 43.2 +43.2
Independent Lewis Nott 3,475 31.1 +31.1
Liberal Malcolm Moir 2,510 22.5 +22.5
Independent Jessie Ashton 366 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 11,174 99.4
Informal votes 68 0.6
Turnout 11,242 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Lewis Nott 6,013 53.8 +53.8
Labor Sidney Rhodes 5,161 46.2 +46.2
Independent win (new seat)

Northern Territory

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1949
1949 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson 2,303 44.3 +21.9
Independent Adair Blain 1,932 37.2 −5.2
Ind. (Non-Socialist) Labor Victor Webster 961 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 5,196 97.7
Informal votes 122 2.3
Turnout 5,318 80.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jock Nelson 2,737 52.7 +52.7
Independent Adair Blain 2,459 47.3 −8.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing +8.6

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Including Northern Territory
  2. ^ Including Australian Capital Territory

References

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  1. ^ "1949 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "1949 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "1949 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1949 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: Western Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e "1949 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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