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

This section is an excerpt from 1949 Australian federal election § House of Representatives

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
	Lang Labor		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

Banks

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

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

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

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Bradfield ^[2]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Balaclava

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

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

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

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1949–1955) § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Burke ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Peters	24,362	62.1	+11.1
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	9,865	25.2	+2.4
	Independent	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

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

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Corio ^[3]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Higinbotham ^[3]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: McMillan ^[3]

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

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

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

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

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

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
	Independent	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

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

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

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Bowman ^[4]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Adelaide ^[5]

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977) § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Angas  ^[5]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Canning ^[6]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Bass^[7]

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darwin § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Darwin^[7]

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Denison^[7]

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Franklin^[7]

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Wilmot^[7]

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

Australian Capital Territory

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory ^[8]

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Northern Territory ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jock Nelson	2,303	44.3	+21.9
	Independent	Adair Blain	1,932	37.2	-5.2
	Independent (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

• Candidates of the 1949 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1949–1951

Notes

References