Results of the 1946 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1946 federal election.^[1]

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 1946 Australian federal election § House of Representatives

House of Reps (IRV) — 1946–49—Turnout 93.97% (CV) — Informal 2.45%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		2,159,953	49.71	−0.22	43	−6
	Liberal–Country coalition		1,896,349	43.65	+13.20	29	+6
		Liberal	1,431,682	32.95	+11.05	18	+4
		Country	464,667	10.70	+2.16	11	+2
	Labor (Non-Communist)		69,138	1.59	+0.87	1	+1
	Communist		64,811	1.49	+1.49	0	0
	Services		55,140	1.27	+1.27	0	0
	Protestant People's		20,111	0.46	+0.46	0	0
	Independents		79,040	1.82	−10.34	2[a]	-1
	Total		4,344,542			75
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Labor		Win	54.10	−4.10	43	−6
	Liberal–Country coalition			45.90	+4.10	29	+6

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Notes

• Independent: Doris Blackburn (Bourke, Vic.)
• In South Australia, the Liberal Party was known as the Liberal and Country League.

Popular vote Labor   49.71% Liberal   32.95% Country   10.70% Lang Labor   1.59% Independent/Other   1.83%

Two-party-preferred vote Labor   54.10% Coalition   45.90%

Parliament seats Labor   58.11% Coalition   35.14%

New South Wales

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	48,740	66.9	−7.3
	Liberal	George Hohnen	24,064	33.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			72,804	98.1
Informal votes			1,389	1.9
Turnout			74,193	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Breen	22,988	47.2	−7.2
	Liberal	John Howse	14,270	29.3	+29.3
	Country	Harold Thorby	11,189	23.0	−7.9
	Independent	Madge Roberts	296	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			48,743	98.3
Informal votes			840	1.7
Turnout			49,583	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Howse	25,247	51.8	+11.7
	Labor	John Breen	23,496	48.2	−11.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.7

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955) § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Sheehan	38,407	65.1	−3.8
	Lang Labor	Arthur Brittain	8,423	14.3	+14.3
	Liberal	Frank Preacher	7,306	12.4	+12.4
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	4,341	7.4	+7.4
	Independent	Frederick Fairbrother	559	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			59,036	96.0
Informal votes			2,441	4.0
Turnout			61,477	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Sheehan		73.4	−3.0
	Lang Labor	Arthur Brittain		26.6	+26.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sir Earle Page	31,785	57.2	+11.7
	Labor	George Mitchell	21,253	38.2	−2.3
	Independent	Richard Williams	2,544	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			55,582	99.6
Informal votes			798	1.4
Turnout			56,380	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sir Earle Page		59.5	+6.9
	Labor	George Mitchell		40.5	−6.9
	Country hold		Swing	+6.9

Dalley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dalley § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sol Rosevear	38,571	63.4	−11.4
	Liberal	Leslie Webster	14,674	24.1	+24.1
	Lang Labor	Kenneth Falvey	7,549	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			60,794	97.5
Informal votes			1,531	2.5
Turnout			62,325	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sol Rosevear		73.7	−7.4
	Liberal	Leslie Webster		26.3	+26.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.4

Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	27,449	60.7	−10.9
	Country	John McGirr	12,229	27.0	+27.0
	Protestant People	Cyril Glassop	5,533	12.2	+12.2
Total formal votes			45,211	97.7
Informal votes			1,058	2.3
Turnout			46,269	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Clark		66.8	−4.8
	Country	John McGirr		32.2	+32.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

East Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Ward	37,863	65.5	-3.5
	Liberal	Ivan Dougherty	16,348	28.3	+4.8
	Protestant People	Wal Campbell	3,578	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			57,789	97.1
Informal votes			1,716	2.9
Turnout			59,505	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Ward		67.6	-3.4
	Liberal	Ivan Dougherty		32.4	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.4

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	25,231	50.2	+1.3
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow	18,560	36.9	+15.9
	Country	Pat Osborne	3,292	6.5	+6.5
	Country	Allan Backhouse	2,883	5.7	+5.7
	Services	Victor Brown	322	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			50,288	97.4
Informal votes			1,321	2.6
Turnout			51,609	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		52.7	-2.7
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow		47.3	+47.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Scully	22,434	48.7	-10.8
	Country	Thomas Treloar	16,513	35.4	+5.4
	Protestant People	William Campbell	2,661	5.8	+5.8
	Liberal	Thomas Mort	1,689	3.7	+3.7
	Independent Country	Ben Wade	1,350	2.9	+2.9
	Services	Tom Carmody	914	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	George McDonald	381	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Kevin Nott	322	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			46,064	95.7
Informal votes			2,054	4.3
Turnout			48,118	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Scully		51.2	-12.5
	Country	Thomas Treloar		48.8	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.5

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	26,720	51.8	+2.2
	Country	Warren McDonald	17,474	33.9	−4.4
	Liberal	Geoffrey Davey	7,397	14.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			51,591	98.3
Informal votes			872	1.7
Turnout			52,463	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller		54.2	−2.1
	Country	Warren McDonald		45.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	25,366	76.9	-23.1
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher	10,208	17.3	+17.3
	Lang Labor	John Cain	3,392	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			58,966	98.1
Informal votes			1,119	1.9
Turnout			60,085	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		80.3	-19.7
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher		19.7	+19.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-19.7

Lang

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Mulcahy	37,918	51.7	-9.8
	Liberal	John Paget	24,963	34.0	+9.4
	Communist	Adam Ogston	5,508	7.5	+1.1
	Lang Labor	Sidney Bell	4,995	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			73,384	97.7
Informal votes			1,708	2.3
Turnout			75,092	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Mulcahy		64.6	-6.4
	Liberal	John Paget		35.4	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.4

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Chifley	33,412	58.4	-6.6
	Liberal	Eric Spooner	17,106	29.9	+2.3
	Country	Cecil Williams	5,342	9.3	+9.3
	Independent	John Sutton	1,344	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			57,204	98.1
Informal votes			1,121	1.9
Turnout			58,325	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Chifley		60.5	-8.3
	Liberal	Eric Spooner		39.5	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Martin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Martin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Martin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	35,998	55.0	+8.1
	Liberal	Frederick Jacobs	29,507	45.0	+11.7
Total formal votes			65,505	98.1
Informal votes			1,258	1.9
Turnout			66,763	96.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joe Abbott	29,664	60.6	+15.2
	Labor	Leigh Cuthbertson	19,310	39.4	-7.5
Total formal votes			48,974	98.2
Informal votes			880	1.8
Turnout			49,854	93.9
	Country hold		Swing	+9.5

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Hughes	40,845	55.9	+11.8
	Labor	Leo Haylen	32,247	44.1	+8.4
Total formal votes			73,092	98.0
Informal votes			1,503	2.0
Turnout			74,595	96.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Newcastle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	38,203	58.9	-10.3
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	15,124	23.3	+23.3
	Communist	Stan Deacon	4,616	7.1	-4.2
	Lang Labor	Charles Dicker	2,474	3.8	+3.8
	Services	Grahame Bland	1,466	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Edwin Dark	923	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Frederick Wilson	723	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Isabel Longworth	626	1.0	+1.0
	Social Credit	Arthur Clarke	360	0.6	+0.6
	Service	Harry Ellis	336	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			64,851	94.7
Informal votes			3,653	5.3
Turnout			68,504	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		71.3	?
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall		28.7	+28.7
	Labor hold		Swing	?

Parkes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–1969) § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Haylen	32,806	50.1	+1.6
	Liberal	Athol Richardson	32,642	49.9	+22.1
Total formal votes			65,448	98.2
Informal votes			1,176	1.8
Turnout			66,624	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Parramatta ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	43,070	60.1	+21.8
	Labor	Dudley Jeffree	28,645	39.9	+2.5
Total formal votes			71,715	98.1
Informal votes			1,417	1.9
Turnout			73,132	95.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	29,547	40.7	+5.9
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	25,049	34.5	+34.5
	Liberal	Jeffrey Blaxland	15,755	21.7	+10.8
	Services	William Beckett	2,194	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			72,545	97.6
Informal votes			1,805	2.4
Turnout			74,350	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	39,316	54.2	+7.4
	Labor	Charles Morgan	33,229	45.8	-7.4
	Lang Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+7.4

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	37,826	68.3	+20.1
	Labor	Keith Compton	17,567	31.7	+0.1
Total formal votes			55,393	98.6
Informal votes			814	1.4
Turnout			56,207	93.7
	Country hold		Swing	+4.7

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Langtry	19,898	43.5	-11.8
	Country	Hugh Roberton	16,284	35.6	+2.9
	Liberal	Christopher Lethbridge	7,086	15.5	+15.5
	Lang Labor	John Gosling	2,230	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	William Pow	246	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			45,744	96.4
Informal votes			1,714	3.6
Turnout			47,458	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Langtry	23,134	50.6	-12.5
	Country	Hugh Roberton	22,610	49.4	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.5

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Williams	32,865	50.5	+0.9
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler	24,483	37.6	+0.3
	Country	George Watkins	4,624	7.1	+7.1
	Lang Labor	Ian Grant	3,113	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			65,085	97.1
Informal votes			1,965	2.9
Turnout			67,050	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Thomas Williams		53.8	-5.1
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler		46.2	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.1

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Percy Spender	48,625	62.8	+14.3
	Labor	George Godfrey	28,773	37.2	+3.5
Total formal votes			77,398	98.3
Informal votes			1,337	1.7
Turnout			78,735	94.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3

Watson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–1969) § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Falstein	38,025	53.7	+1.4
	Liberal	Charles de Monchaux	24,246	34.2	+6.7
	Protestant People	Charles Wilson	6,177	8.7	+8.7
	Services	Wallace Knox	2,364	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			70,812	97.5
Informal votes			1,809	2.5
Turnout			72,621	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Falstein		56.7	-5.4
	Liberal	Charles de Monchaux		45.3	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Harrison	40,790	54.3	+21.4
	Labor	Jessie Street	31,432	41.8	-1.7
	Lang Labor	Charles Walsh	2,898	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			75,120	98.0
Informal votes			1,501	2.0
Turnout			76,621	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Eric Harrison		55.3	+3.7
	Labor	Jessie Street		44.7	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	39,408	54.0	−14.7
	Liberal	Ray Watson	26,993	37.0	+37.0
	Communist	Les Mullin	6,511	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			72,912	98.0
Informal votes			1,478	2.0
Turnout			74,390	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini		62.1	−12.6
	Liberal	Ray Watson		37.9	+37.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.6

West Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	29,417	56.6	-13.1
	Lang Labor	Thomas Ryan	7,671	14.8	+14.8
	Liberal	John Mant	6,300	12.1	+12.1
	Communist	Stan Moran	4,380	8.4	+8.4
	Protestant People	Ronald Sarina	2,162	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	2,063	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			51,993	94.8
Informal votes			2,829	5.2
Turnout			54,822	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William O'Connor		77.4	-1.8
	Lang Labor	Thomas Ryan		22.6	+22.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Victoria

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas White	45,137	58.4	+6.8
	Labor	Maurice Ashkanasy	32,087	41.6	+5.3
Total formal votes			77,224	98.3
Informal votes			1,348	1.7
Turnout			78,572	93.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Ballaarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	25,827	53.1	−1.4
	Liberal	Arnold Caddy	22,812	46.9	+6.2
Total formal votes			48,639	98.7
Informal votes			617	1.3
Turnout			49,256	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	39,754	58.3	−6.0
	Liberal	John McColl	20,930	30.7	+9.8
	Independent	Allan Brennan	4,250	6.2	+6.2
	Communist	George Oke	3,222	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			68,156	97.3
Informal votes			1,881	2.7
Turnout			70,037	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Brennan		66.7	−7.9
	Liberal	John McColl		33.3	+7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest Duus	19,613	42.9	+0.1
	Country	George Rankin	15,780	34.5	−10.4
	Liberal	Joseph Hall	10,323	22.6	+22.6
Total formal votes			45,716	98.6
Informal votes			664	1.4
Turnout			46,380	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	25,172	55.1	+2.8
	Labor	Ernest Duus	20,544	44.9	−2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Bourke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bourke § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bryson	30,620	45.4	+7.7
	Independent Labor	Doris Blackburn	18,625	27.6	+27.6
	Liberal	Russell Stokes	16,889	25.0	+6.7
	Services	Henry Brand	1,333	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			67,467	96.6
Informal votes			2,342	3.4
Turnout			69,809	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent Labor	Doris Blackburn	34,478	51.1	+4.7
	Labor	Bill Bryson	32,989	48.9	−4.7
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+4.7

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan McDonald	25,999	54.9	+7.7
	Labor	Henry Stacpoole	21,317	45.1	+0.0
Total formal votes			47,316	99.2
Informal votes			393	0.8
Turnout			47,709	94.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Corio ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dedman	34,330	56.4	+4.1
	Liberal	Frederick Wallace	25,546	42.0	+24.5
	Independent	Winifred West	968	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			60,844	98.6
Informal votes			838	1.4
Turnout			61,682	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dedman		57.2	+2.4
	Liberal	Frederick Wallace		42.8	+42.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hutchinson	36,262	56.7	+24.0
	Labor	Arthur Smith	27,710	43.3	+5.6
Total formal votes			63,972	98.5
Informal votes			1,002	1.5
Turnout			64,974	93.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Fawkner

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fawkner § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Holt	39,047	53.5	+20.1
	Labor	Bill Bourke	30,835	42.2	+9.4
	Independent	Mascotte Brown	2,121	2.9	+2.9
	Services	Harold Rettig	1,042	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			73,045	97.1
Informal votes			2,155	2.9
Turnout			75,200	89.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Holt		56.2	-1.8
	Labor	Bill Bourke		43.8	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan	36,615	54.4	+17.6
	Labor	Frank Lee	30,698	45.6	+6.0
Total formal votes			67,313	98.4
Informal votes			1,087	1.6
Turnout			68,400	93.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Bowden	28,526	55.2	+18.7
	Labor	Adam Keltie	20,196	39.1	-6.0
	Communist	Wally Williames	2,994	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			51,716	98.4
Informal votes			824	1.6
Turnout			52,540	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Bowden		55.8	+3.4
	Labor	Adam Keltie		44.2	-3.4
	Country hold		Swing	+3.4

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jo Gullett	41,069	52.1	+14.0
	Labor	Val Doube	37,785	47.9	+47.9
Total formal votes			78,854	98.5
Informal votes			1,196	1.5
Turnout			80,050	95.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+14.0

1946 Henty by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jo Gullett	38,718	54.3	+16.2
	Labor	Val Doube	32,556	45.7	+45.7
Total formal votes			71,274	98.5
Informal votes			1,086	1.5
Turnout			72,360	89.5
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+9.8

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	33,634	65.9	+7.1
	Independent Country	John Chanter	17,406	34.1	+34.1
Total formal votes			51,040	98.1
Informal votes			1,005	1.9
Turnout			52,045	92.9
	Country hold		Swing	+6.7

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Menzies	49,298	61.7	+13.1
	Labor	Albert Nicholls	25,494	31.9	+5.2
	Communist	Ted Laurie	5,134	6.4	−1.8
Total formal votes			79,926	98.4
Informal votes			1,299	1.6
Turnout			81,225	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Menzies		63.3	+0.8
	Labor	Albert Nicholls		36.7	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	48,424	65.8	-1.8
	Liberal	Adrian Cole	25,155	34.2	+34.2
Total formal votes			73,579	98.3
Informal votes			1,297	1.7
Turnout			74,876	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	42,922	73.4	+9.6
	Liberal	Reg Cooper	15,572	26.6	+9.2
Total formal votes			58,494	96.3
Informal votes			2,235	3.7
Turnout			60,729	89.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Holloway	43,905	66.7	-6.1
	Liberal	Douglas Dennis	21,884	33.3	+6.1
Total formal votes			65,789	97.5
Informal votes			1,705	2.5
Turnout			67,494	92.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don McLeod	24,387	47.3	-4.1
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	15,262	29.6	+11.0
	Country	Leonard Rodda	11,955	23.1	+1.5
Total formal votes			51,604	98.9
Informal votes			551	1.1
Turnout			52,155	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don McLeod	26,409	51.2	-2.9
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	25,195	48.8	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

Wimmera

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	26,551	62.1	+3.1
	Labor	Alfred Loveridge	16,216	37.9	+37.9
Total formal votes			42,767	98.6
Informal votes			601	1.4
Turnout			43,368	94.1
	Country hold		Swing	+3.1

1946 Wimmera by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	15,284	43.1	+43.1
	Country	Anthony Everett	6,724	19.0	+19.0
	Independent Country	James Stoddart	6,361	17.9	+17.9
	Independent Labor	John Smith	2,923	8.2	+8.2
	Independent	Arnold Eberle	2,042	5.8	+5.8
	Independent Labor	Frederick Arlington-Burke	1,824	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Louis Phillips	312	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			35,470	95.5
Informal votes			1,692	4.5
Turnout			37,162	82.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull	20,924	59.0	+59.0
	Country	Anthony Everett	14,546	41.0	+41.0
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	+59.0

Yarra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Yarra § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Scullin	39,880	63.7	+3.3
	Liberal	Kenneth Bisney	18,934	30.2	+11.6
	Communist	Ken Miller	3,838	6.1	-4.7
Total formal votes			62,652	96.6
Informal votes			2,221	3.4
Turnout			64,873	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Scullin		69.3	-5.0
	Liberal	Kenneth Bisney		30.7	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Queensland

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Lawson	33,763	54.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ward	22,314	36.1	+18.1
	Services	Gordon Olive	5,806	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			61,883	96.7
Informal votes			2,086	3.3
Turnout			63,969	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Lawson		57.0	+3.4
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ward		43.0	+43.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Davidson	28,999	49.9	+5.8
	Labor	Frank Forde	26,611	45.8	−10.1
	Services	Andrew Taylor	2,454	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			58,064	98.2
Informal votes			1,094	1.8
Turnout			59,158	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Charles Davidson	30,731	52.9	+8.8
	Labor	Frank Forde	27,333	47.1	−8.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+8.8

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Arthur Fadden	31,550	59.9	+11.3
	Labor	William English	17,902	34.0	-9.3
	Services	Maxwell Owen	3,209	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			52,661	98.3
Informal votes			901	1.7
Turnout			53,562	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Arthur Fadden		61.9	+9.4
	Labor	William English		38.1	-9.4
	Country hold		Swing	+9.4

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Conelan	33,725	50.1	-7.3
	Liberal	William Scott	25,960	38.6	+9.4
	Services	Arthur Chresby	7,565	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			67,260	96.4
Informal votes			2,518	3.6
Turnout			69,778	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Conelan		53.9	-11.2
	Liberal	William Scott		46.1	+11.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.2

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Edmonds	28,246	46.0	+8.4
	Country	Lloyd Roberts	20,804	33.9	+11.2
	Communist	Jack Henry	9,404	15.3	-18.9
	Independent	Joseph Pollard	1,668	2.7	+2.7
	Services	Alexander McNamee	1,236	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			61,358	95.3
Informal votes			3,050	4.7
Turnout			64,408	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Edmonds	37,026	60.3	-1.4
	Country	Lloyd Roberts	24,332	39.7	+39.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	25,404	57.5	-7.7
	Country	Clement Cummings	18,769	42.5	+18.7
Total formal votes			44,173	97.5
Informal votes			1,120	2.5
Turnout			45,293	84.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-14.2

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Hadley	32,780	45.8	+0.1
	Liberal	Charles Wilson	31,072	43.4	-2.4
	Services	George Mocatta	7,776	10.9	+10.9
Total formal votes			71,628	97.0
Informal votes			2,216	3.0
Turnout			73,844	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Hadley	36,350	50.7	+0.4
	Liberal	Charles Wilson	35,278	49.3	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	29,547	58.0	+7.0
	Labor	John Dufficy	18,934	37.2	-11.8
	Services	John Walker	2,441	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			50,922	98.2
Informal votes			909	1.8
Turnout			51,831	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Adermann		61.6	+10.6
	Labor	John Dufficy		38.4	-10.6
	Country hold		Swing	+10.6

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josiah Francis	42,521	60.4	+10.4
	Labor	Jack Perrett	22,934	32.6	-8.4
	Services	Charles McCormack	4,985	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			70,440	97.7
Informal votes			1,690	2.3
Turnout			72,130	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Josiah Francis		65.7	+9.0
	Labor	Jack Perrett		34.3	-9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	31,027	54.3	+1.5
	Labor	George Watson	16,071	28.1	-6.6
	Services	Eric Paterson	7,866	13.8	+13.8
	Communist	Max Julius	2,142	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			57,106	98.1
Informal votes			1,091	1.9
Turnout			58,197	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		65.1	+8.6
	Labor	George Watson		34.9	-8.6
	Country hold		Swing	+8.6

South Australia

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Adelaide ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Chambers	40,638	59.9	−0.1
	Liberal	Ian Hayward	24,238	35.7	+1.9
	Communist	Alf Watt	2,986	4.4	+0.1
Total formal votes			67,862	96.0
Informal votes			2,805	4.0
Turnout			70,667	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cyril Chambers		63.9	−1.7
	Liberal	Ian Hayward		36.1	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Archie Cameron	34,619	54.0	+13.4
	Labor	Harry Krantz	26,500	41.3	+1.3
	Independent	David Eddy	2,992	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			64,111	97.3
Informal votes			1,781	2.7
Turnout			65,892	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Archie Cameron		56.4	−4.7
	Labor	Harry Krantz		43.6	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Sheehy	39,724	51.8	+9.5
	Liberal	Keith Wilson	36,941	48.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			76,665	97.2
Informal votes			2,169	2.8
Turnout			78,834	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edgar Russell	27,479	55.5	+3.0
	Liberal	Oliver Badman	22,016	44.5	-3.0
Total formal votes			49,495	97.8
Informal votes			1,128	2.2
Turnout			50,623	95.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Thompson	52,475	68.4	-8.4
	Liberal	William Palmer	16,462	21.5	-1.7
	Communist	Alan Finger	7,731	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			76,668	96.3
Informal votes			2,931	3.7
Turnout			79,599	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Albert Thompson		76.5	-0.3
	Liberal	William Palmer		23.5	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip McBride	26,894	51.5	+2.7
	Labor	Albert Smith	24,046	46.1	-5.1
	Independent	Frank Rieck	1,260	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			52,200	97.2
Informal votes			1,486	2.8
Turnout			53,686	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip McBride		52.7	+3.9
	Labor	Albert Smith		47.3	-3.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

Western Australia

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	23,944	50.1	-2.8
	Liberal	James Cumming	13,349	28.0	+28.0
	Country	Jasper Norton	10,466	21.9	-12.4
Total formal votes			47,759	97.8
Informal votes			1,064	2.2
Turnout			48,823	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon		52.3	-6.1
	Liberal	James Cumming		47.7	+47.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	45,383	64.1	-2.8
	Liberal	Claude Henderson	25,428	35.9	+22.0
Total formal votes			70,811	97.4
Informal votes			1,908	2.6
Turnout			72,719	94.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Johnson	22,655	68.0	+0.4
	Liberal	Seddon Vincent	10,646	32.0	-9.6
Total formal votes			33,301	97.8
Informal votes			749	2.2
Turnout			34,050	90.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.4

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Burke	31,231	49.0	+6.7
	Liberal	Jim Paton	27,429	43.1	+13.7
	Services	John Graham	2,167	3.4	+3.4
	Communist	Kevin Healy	2,004	3.1	-3.0
	Independent	Robert Salter	889	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			63,710	95.8
Informal votes			2,820	4.2
Turnout			66,530	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke		52.4	-3.6
	Liberal	Jim Paton		47.6	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Mountjoy	25,260	45.6	-4.5
	Country	Len Hamilton	17,223	31.1	-15.2
	Independent	Bill Grayden	12,856	23.2	+23.2
Total formal votes			55,339	97.2
Informal votes			1,605	2.8
Turnout			56,944	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Len Hamilton	27,790	50.2	+50.2
	Labor	Don Mountjoy	27,549	49.8	-3.2
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.2

Tasmania

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bass^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Claude Barnard	13,495	50.0	−1.2
	Liberal	Harry Spotswood	8,219	30.4	+12.8
	Independent	John Orchard	5,281	19.6	+2.0
Total formal votes			26,995	98.0
Informal votes			557	2.0
Turnout			27,552	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Claude Barnard	15,387	57.0	−0.3
	Liberal	Harry Spotswood	11,608	43.0	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Darwin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darwin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Darwin^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dame Enid Lyons	15,835	54.2	+5.3
	Labor	Harold Kirkpatrick	13,392	45.8	+3.2
Total formal votes			29,227	97.6
Informal votes			730	2.4
Turnout			29,957	92.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Denison^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Gaha	16,231	57.0	+9.7
	Liberal	Bruce Hamilton	12,227	43.0	+4.3
Total formal votes			28,458	97.0
Informal votes			874	3.0
Turnout			29,332	93.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.0

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Franklin^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	15,678	50.1	+9.0
	Labor	Charles Frost	15,605	49.9	-9.0
Total formal votes			31,283	97.3
Informal votes			876	2.7
Turnout			32,159	94.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.0

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wilmot^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	13,032	51.7	+6.1
	Liberal	Allan Guy	12,177	48.3	-0.9
Total formal votes			25,209	97.4
Informal votes			671	2.6
Turnout			25,880	94.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

Northern Territory

Northern Territory

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Northern Territory ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Adair Blain	1,281	42.4	+6.9
	Independent Labor	Leigh Wallman	924	30.6	+30.6
	Labor	Bob Murray	677	22.4	-5.8
	Independent	Ralph Edwards	141	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			3,023	99.0
Informal votes			30	1.0
Turnout			3,053	73.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Adair Blain	1,690	55.9	+3.3
	Independent Labor	Leigh Wallman	1,333	44.1	+44.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+3.3

See also

• Candidates of the 1946 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1946–1949

Notes

References