Results of the 1963 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1963 federal election.^[1]

Overall

House of Reps (IRV) – 1963–66—Turnout 95.73% (CV) – Informal 1.82%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal–Country coalition		2,520,321	46.04	+3.95	72	+10
		Liberal	2,030,823	37.09	+3.51	52	+7
		Country	489,498	8.94	+0.43	20	+3
	Labor		2,489,184	45.47	–2.43	52[a]	–10
	Democratic Labor		407,416	7.44	–1.27	0	0
	Communist		32,053	0.59	+0.11	0	0
	Independents		25,739	0.47	–0.21	0	0
	Total		5,474,713			122
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal–Country coalition		Win	52.60	+3.10	72	+10
	Labor			47.40	–3.10	50	–10

See 1961 Australian federal election and 1964 Australian Senate election for Senate compositions.

Popular vote Labor   45.47% Liberal   37.09% Country   8.94% DLP   7.44% Communist   0.59% Independents   0.47%

Two-party-preferred vote Coalition   52.60% Labor   47.40%

Parliament seats Coalition   59.02% Labor   40.98%

New South Wales

Banks

1963 Australian federal election: Banks ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Costa	33,175	56.2	−1.9
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic	23,014	39.0	+12.9
	Communist	Pat Clancy	2,885	4.9	+3.2
Total formal votes			59,074	98.3
Informal votes			1,009	1.7
Turnout			60,083	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Costa		60.7	−5.3
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic		39.3	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.3

Barton

1963 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	22,889	50.0	−7.2
	Liberal	Jack Manning	21,394	46.7	+9.2
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	1,508	3.3	−2.0
Total formal votes			45,791	98.9
Informal votes			511	1.1
Turnout			46,302	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds	23,201	50.7	−8.4
	Liberal	Jack Manning	22,590	49.3	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.4

Bennelong

1963 Australian federal election: Bennelong ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Cramer	29,947	57.5	+12.1
	Labor	William Baird	19,462	37.3	−10.8
	Democratic Labor	Allan Dwyer	2,422	4.6	−1.9
	New Guinea	Joseph Woodhouse	296	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			52,127	98.5
Informal votes			792	1.5
Turnout			52,919	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Cramer		61.5	+10.7
	Labor	William Baird		38.5	−10.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.7

Blaxland

1963 Australian federal election: Blaxland ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Harrison	27,558	61.0	−5.3
	Liberal	Terence Morrish	14,741	32.6	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Davis	2,883	6.4	−2.0
Total formal votes			45,182	98.1
Informal votes			894	1.9
Turnout			46,076	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Harrison		63.1	−4.7
	Liberal	Terence Morrish		36.9	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Bradfield

1963 Australian federal election: Bradfield ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Turner	41,831	78.0	+6.6
	Labor	Lawrence McCulloch	8,575	16.0	−4.8
	Democratic Labor	Dominique Droulers	3,245	6.0	−1.8
Total formal votes			53,651	98.9
Informal votes			601	1.1
Turnout			54,252	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Turner		82.0	+5.2
	Labor	Lawrence McCulloch		18.0	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Calare

1963 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John England	21,690	54.3	+4.3
	Labor	Leroy Serisier	14,933	37.4	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	George Boland	3,289	8.2	−0.1
Total formal votes			39,912	99.2
Informal votes			311	0.8
Turnout			40,223	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John England		61.1	+4.2
	Labor	Leroy Serisier		38.9	−4.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Cowper

1963 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Robinson	20,556	53.0	+13.1
	Labor	Frank McGuren	18,237	47.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,793	99.4
Informal votes			240	0.6
Turnout			39,033	96.9
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+4.8

Cunningham

1963 Australian federal election: Cunningham ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Connor	31,905	58.4	−3.6
	Liberal	Jack Hough	20,900	38.2	+3.9
	Communist	Bill McDougall	1,836	3.4	−0.3
Total formal votes			54,641	97.5
Informal votes			1,390	2.5
Turnout			56,031	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Connor		61.5	−3.8
	Liberal	Jack Hough		38.5	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

Dalley

1963 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	24,553	72.9	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Peter Keogh	9,118	27.1	+20.2
Total formal votes			33,671	96.2
Informal votes			1,333	3.8
Turnout			35,004	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

Darling

1963 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	23,352	67.4	−5.2
	Country	Frederick Harding	11,299	32.6	+5.2
Total formal votes			34,651	98.8
Informal votes			424	1.2
Turnout			35,075	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

East Sydney

1963 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Devine	19,779	61.2	-6.6
	Liberal	William Foster	10,711	33.1	+11.1
	Communist	Bill Brown	1,827	5.7	+2.5
Total formal votes			32,317	97.3
Informal votes			885	2.7
Turnout			33,202	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Devine		66.4	-5.5
	Liberal	William Foster		33.6	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Eden-Monaro

1963 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	20,807	51.0	-9.0
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	18,095	44.3	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	John Donohue	1,924	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			40,826	98.7
Informal votes			525	1.3
Turnout			41,351	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		52.7	-7.3
	Liberal	Dugald Munro		47.3	+7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.3

Evans

1963 Australian federal election: Evans ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	19,306	51.1	+5.0
	Labor	James Monaghan	15,863	42.0	-3.3
	Democratic Labor	Jack Kane	2,263	6.0	-0.8
	Independent	Harold O'Reilly	187	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Stanislaus Kelly	177	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			37,796	97.8
Informal votes			847	2.2
Turnout			38,643	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay		56.6	+6.7
	Labor	James Monaghan		43.4	-6.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.7

Farrer

1963 Australian federal election: Farrer ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,744	58.9	+3.2
	Labor	Herb McPherson	13,341	31.8	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	Lawrence Esler	3,901	9.3	-1.0
Total formal votes			41,986	99.1
Informal votes			384	0.9
Turnout			42,370	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		66.5	+2.4
	Labor	Herb McPherson		33.5	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Grayndler

1963 Australian federal election: Grayndler  ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	21,053	64.5	-2.7
	Liberal	Robert Leech	10,684	32.8	+9.1
	Communist	Mary Stevens	885	2.7	-4.3
Total formal votes			32,622	97.4
Informal votes			864	2.6
Turnout			33,486	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Daly		66.9	-7.1
	Liberal	Robert Leech		33.1	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

Gwydir

1963 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Allan	22,477	55.0	+4.9
	Labor	Kenneth Green	18,373	45.0	-0.1
Total formal votes			40,850	99.2
Informal votes			311	0.8
Turnout			41,161	94.9
	Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Hughes

1963 Australian federal election: Hughes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Johnson	35,726	52.1	-7.1
	Liberal	William Cover	30,751	44.8	+9.1
	Democratic Labor	George Apap	1,665	2.4	-2.7
	New Guinea	John Phillips	269	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	John Mantova	200	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			68,611	98.4
Informal votes			1,148	1.6
Turnout			69,759	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Johnson		52.7	-8.3
	Liberal	William Cover		47.3	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Hume

1963 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	37,931	46.1	−2.5
	Country	Ian Pettitt	11,078	28.5	−14.5
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ashton	7,299	18.8	+18.8
	Democratic Labor	Charles Rowe	2,574	6.6	−1.7
Total formal votes			38,882	99.0
Informal votes			408	1.0
Turnout			39,290	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Pettitt	19,746	50.8	+1.7
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	19,136	49.2	−1.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+1.7

Hunter

1963 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	32,132	71.1	-4.4
	Liberal	John Wassell	7,555	16.7	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	Aubrey Barr	3,389	7.5	+7.5
	Communist	Evan Phillips	2,103	4.7	-1.0
Total formal votes			45,179	97.9
Informal votes			976	2.1
Turnout			46,155	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		77.6	-3.0
	Liberal	John Wassell		22.4	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Kingsford Smith

1963 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Curtin	24,083	54.8	-3.1
	Liberal	Sidney Pitkethly	18,108	41.2	+6.4
	Communist	Jim Baird	1,729	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			43,920	98.0
Informal votes			913	2.0
Turnout			44,833	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Curtin		58.4	-1.0
	Liberal	Sidney Pitkethly		41.6	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Lang

1963 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Stewart	25,182	57.2	-6.8
	Liberal	Russell Carter	17,208	39.1	+10.3
	Independent	Frank Ball	1,626	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			44,016	98.5
Informal votes			671	1.5
Turnout			44,687	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Stewart		58.6	-7.7
	Liberal	Russell Carter		41.4	+7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.7

Lawson

1963 Australian federal election: Lawson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	20,991	53.0	+5.1
	Labor	John Canobi	16,659	42.0	-4.4
	Democratic Labor	Mario Morandini	1,972	5.0	-0.7
Total formal votes			39,622	99.2
Informal votes			319	0.8
Turnout			39,941	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes		57.0	+4.9
	Labor	John Canobi		43.0	-4.9
	Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Lowe

1963 Australian federal election: Lowe ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	21,714	55.6	+7.8
	Labor	John Holland	15,426	39.5	-7.8
	Democratic Labor	Reginald Lawson	1,910	4.9	+1.0
Total formal votes			39,050	98.8
Informal votes			483	1.2
Turnout			39,533	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William McMahon		59.5	+8.6
	Labor	John Holland		40.5	-8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.6

Lyne

1963 Australian federal election: Lyne ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Philip Lucock	25,869	61.5	+7.1
	Labor	John Allan	15,039	35.7	−3.5
	Independent	Joe Cordner	1,181	2.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			42,089	99.1
Informal votes			393	0.9
Turnout			42,482	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Philip Lucock		62.9	+3.9
	Labor	John Allan		37.1	−3.9
	Country hold		Swing	+3.9

Macarthur

1963 Australian federal election: Macarthur ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	31,720	54.6	+1.6
	Labor	Don Nilon	24,021	41.4	-5.6
	Democratic Labor	Albert Perish	309	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Ronald Sarina	309	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			58,071	98.7
Informal votes			749	1.3
Turnout			58,820	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Bate		57.7	+4.7
	Labor	Don Nilon		42.3	-4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Mackellar

1963 Australian federal election: Mackellar  ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	37,827	62.2	+8.1
	Labor	Mabel Elliott	18,440	30.3	-4.6
	Democratic Labor	Philip Cohen	2,725	4.5	-1.0
	Communist	Hugh Begg	1,834	3.0	-2.5
Total formal votes			60,826	98.3
Informal votes			1,055	1.7
Turnout			61,881	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth		66.1	+7.2
	Labor	Mabel Elliott		33.9	-7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Macquarie

1963 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Luchetti	25,649	57.6	-5.5
	Liberal	John Heesh	18,868	42.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			44,517	98.7
Informal votes			597	1.3
Turnout			45,114	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.5

Mitchell

1963 Australian federal election: Mitchell ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Irwin	29,230	49.3	+6.4
	Labor	John Armitage	35,301	44.4	-7.8
	Democratic Labor	Malcolm Towner	2,943	3.7	-0.6
	New Guinea	Albert Ackerman	1,604	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	John Ashe	438	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			79,516	97.6
Informal votes			1,976	2.4
Turnout			81,492	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Irwin	42,226	53.1	+6.5
	Labor	John Armitage	37,290	46.9	-6.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.5

New England

1963 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Sinclair	22,027	54.7	+0.9
	Labor	Donald White	16,930	42.1	+1.4
	Independent	James Gordon	959	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Andrew Monley	331	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			40,247	98.7
Informal votes			514	1.3
Turnout			40,761	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Sinclair		57.3	-1.1
	Labor	Donald White		42.7	+1.1
	Country hold		Swing	-1.1

Newcastle

1963 Australian federal election: Newcastle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	21,434	58.7	-4.1
	Liberal	Eric Cupit	12,518	34.3	+6.1
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	2,559	7.0	-2.0
Total formal votes			36,511	98.4
Informal votes			597	1.6
Turnout			37,108	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		59.9	-5.5
	Liberal	Eric Cupit		40.1	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

North Sydney

1963 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jack	22,492	59.3	+9.6
	Labor	Maurice Isaacs	13,417	35.4	-5.5
	Democratic Labor	Michael Fitzpatrick	2,035	5.4	-4.0
Total formal votes			37,944	98.5
Informal votes			575	1.5
Turnout			38,519	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Jack		62.8	+8.8
	Labor	Maurice Isaacs		37.2	-8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

Parkes

1963 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Hughes	18,437	47.7	+9.8
	Labor	Les Haylen	17,900	46.3	-6.2
	Democratic Labor	Vincent Couch	2,331	6.0	-3.6
Total formal votes			38,668	98.3
Informal votes			676	1.7
Turnout			39,344	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Hughes	19,994	51.7	+5.9
	Labor	Les Haylen	18,674	48.3	-5.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.9

Parramatta

1963 Australian federal election: Parramatta ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	31,660	56.0	+5.9
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren	21,791	38.5	-4.3
	Democratic Labor	Edward Beck	3,088	5.5	-0.1
Total formal votes			56,539	98.9
Informal votes			602	1.1
Turnout			57,141	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		60.4	+5.4
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren		39.6	-5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

Paterson

1963 Australian federal election: Paterson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	24,695	61.4	+10.5
	Labor	Archibald Jones	15,503	38.6	-4.2
Total formal votes			40,198	99.0
Informal votes			396	1.0
Turnout			40,594	96.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

Phillip

1963 Australian federal election: Phillip ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Aston	18,128	47.7	+3.6
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	17,634	46.4	-3.9
	Democratic Labor	John Antill	2,215	5.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			37,977	98.3
Informal votes			664	1.7
Turnout			38,641	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Aston	20,048	52.8	+4.2
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	17,929	47.2	-4.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Reid

1963 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	32,497	58.3	-7.8
	Liberal	Thomas Reeves	17,667	31.7	+9.0
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	5,547	10.0	-1.2
Total formal votes			55,711	97.8
Informal votes			1,276	2.2
Turnout			56,987	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		60.1	-8.0
	Liberal	Thomas Reeves		39.9	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.0

Richmond

1963 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	26,389	66.2	-2.3
	Labor	Matthew Walsh	12,841	32.2	-3.9
	Independent	Peter Bray	607	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			39,837	99.4
Informal votes			236	0.6
Turnout			40,073	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		67.0	+3.1
	Labor	Matthew Walsh		33.0	-3.1
	Country hold		Swing	+3.1

Riverina

1963 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Hugh Roberton	21,068	51.7	+3.9
	Labor	Jack Ward	16,969	41.6	-3.1
	Democratic Labor	Victor Groutsch	2,733	6.7	-0.9
Total formal votes			40,770	98.8
Informal votes			506	1.2
Turnout			41,276	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Hugh Roberton		57.3	+3.2
	Labor	Jack Ward		42.7	-3.2
	Country hold		Swing	+3.2

Robertson

1963 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Dean	27,474	50.5	+2.0
	Labor	Bob Brown	24,224	44.5	-2.5
	Democratic Labor	George Britton	2,717	5.0	+0.5
Total formal votes			54,415	99.0
Informal votes			574	1.0
Turnout			54,989	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Dean		54.1	+2.6
	Labor	Bob Brown		45.9	-2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Shortland

1963 Australian federal election: Shortland ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Griffiths	32,270	60.6	-4.2
	Liberal	William Gilchrist	14,535	27.3	+2.9
	Democratic Labor	Robert Burke	4,922	9.2	+1.0
	Communist	Barbara Curthoys	1,538	2.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			53,265	98.3
Informal votes			925	1.7
Turnout			54,190	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Griffiths		64.9	-4.7
	Liberal	William Gilchrist		35.1	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.7

St George

1963 Australian federal election: St George ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Len Bosman	20,869	50.1	+7.7
	Labor	Lionel Clay	19,648	47.1	-7.1
	Democratic Labor	John Vandergriff	1,169	2.8	-0.7
Total formal votes			41,686	98.6
Informal votes			597	1.4
Turnout			42,283	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Len Bosman		52.3	+7.2
	Labor	Lionel Clay		47.7	-7.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.2

Warringah

1963 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Cockle	31,478	72.5	+18.9
	Labor	John Lancaster	9,964	22.9	−0.2
	Democratic Labor	John Plunkett	1,975	4.5	−0.2
Total formal votes			43,417	98.6
Informal votes			603	1.4
Turnout			44,020	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Cockle		76.1	+10.0
	Labor	John Lancaster		23.9	−10.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.0

Watson

1963 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	24,280	68.1	-12.0
	Liberal	Louis Mamo	8,302	23.3	+6.4
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Atkinson	2,136	6.0	+3.0
	Communist	Harry Hatfield	951	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			35,669	96.9
Informal votes			1,143	3.1
Turnout			36,812	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		72.5	-8.2
	Liberal	Louis Mamo		27.5	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.2

Wentworth

1963 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Bury	27,485	73.1	+10.6
	Labor	Nell Simpson	8,991	23.9	-4.6
	Independent	Arthur Bergman	1,140	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			37,616	98.0
Informal votes			763	2.0
Turnout			38,379	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Bury		75.1	+5.2
	Labor	Nell Simpson		24.9	-5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Werriwa

1963 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	39,440	58.1	−7.2
	Liberal	Kevin Byrne	25,301	37.3	+11.2
	Democratic Labor	Harry Cole	3,115	4.6	−4.1
Total formal votes			67,856	97.4
Informal votes			1,803	2.6
Turnout			69,659	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gough Whitlam		59.0	−7.8
	Liberal	Kevin Byrne		41.0	+7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.8

West Sydney

1963 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	22,051	74.3	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty	5,352	18.0	+8.6
	Independent	Maurice Law	1,464	4.9	+4.9
	New Guinea	Charles Kilduff	813	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			29,680	95.6
Informal votes			1,371	4.4
Turnout			31,051	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		78.1	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty		21.9	+21.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Victoria

Balaclava

1963 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	23,487	58.8	+6.9
	Labor	Ephraim Briskman	11,802	29.6	−0.5
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	4,135	10.4	−3.1
	Independent	Edith Jewell	491	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			39,915	98.8
Informal votes			485	1.2
Turnout			43,381	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn		68.8	+3.0
	Labor	Ephraim Briskman		31.2	−3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Ballaarat

1963 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	20,764	48.3	+4.7
	Labor	Alan Williams	15,846	36.8	−1.7
	Democratic Labor	Bob Joshua	6,421	14.9	−3.0
Total formal votes			43,031	99.2
Informal votes			350	0.8
Turnout			43,381	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	26,764	62.2	+2.3
	Labor	Alan Williams	16,267	37.8	−2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3

Batman

1963 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Benson	19,858	48.8	−6.1
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	14,923	36.7	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Jack Little	5,880	14.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			40,661	98.2
Informal votes			725	1.8
Turnout			41,386	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Benson	20,682	50.9	−4.5
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	19,979	49.1	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.5

Bendigo

1963 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Beaton	22,646	51.2	−0.4
	Liberal	Fred Grimwade	15,541	35.1	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	6,044	13.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			44,231	99.3
Informal votes			307	0.7
Turnout			44,538	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton		52.6	−1.6
	Liberal	Fred Grimwade		47.4	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

Bruce

1963 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	45,542	48.4	+6.8
	Labor	Barry Jones	38,396	40.8	−1.9
	Democratic Labor	Henry de Sachau	8,857	9.4	−6.3
	Independent	Brian Crossley	920	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Tom Gilhooley	474	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			94,189	98.2
Informal votes			1,682	1.8
Turnout			95,871	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	54,026	57.4	+5.2
	Labor	Barry Jones	40,163	42.6	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Chisholm

1963 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes	24,139	60.0	+4.4
	Labor	John Button	11,878	29.5	−1.8
	Democratic Labor	John Duffy	4,230	10.5	−2.7
Total formal votes			40,247	99.1
Informal votes			352	0.9
Turnout			40,599	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes		69.5	+2.0
	Labor	John Button		30.5	−2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

Corangamite

1963 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	26,347	57.5	+4.7
	Labor	Fred Black	13,324	29.1	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	Francis O'Brien	6,139	13.4	−4.8
Total formal votes			45,810	99.3
Informal votes			335	0.7
Turnout			46,145	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon		69.6	+1.3
	Labor	Fred Black		30.4	−1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

Corio

1963 Australian federal election: Corio ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	21,933	45.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	21,185	44.0	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	James Mahoney	5,004	10.4	−4.5
Total formal votes			48,122	99.0
Informal votes			509	1.0
Turnout			48,631	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	25,666	53.3	−3.1
	Labor	Bob Hawke	22,456	46.7	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

Darebin

1963 Australian federal election: Darebin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Courtnay	28,610	55.4	+0.2
	Liberal	Peter Coupe	13,688	26.5	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Tom Andrews	9,388	18.2	−4.7
Total formal votes			51,686	98.4
Informal votes			862	1.6
Turnout			52,548	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Courtnay		57.1	−0.3
	Liberal	Peter Coupe		42.9	+42.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Deakin

1963 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Davis	34,863	52.0	+4.7
	Labor	Pat Hubbard	25,045	37.3	-2.4
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Weston	7,184	10.7	-2.3
Total formal votes			67,092	99.0
Informal votes			711	1.0
Turnout			67,803	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Davis		61.6	+3.4
	Labor	Pat Hubbard		38.4	-3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.4

Fawkner

1963 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Howson	18,614	54.5	+5.9
	Labor	Gwendolyn Noad	11,774	34.5	-1.3
	Democratic Labor	John Speed	2,818	8.2	-7.4
	Independent	George Gabriel	966	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			34,172	98.1
Informal votes			651	1.9
Turnout			34,823	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Howson		63.6	+0.8
	Labor	Gwendolyn Noad		36.4	-0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Flinders

1963 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	29,723	52.2	+7.7
	Labor	Nola Barber	21,464	37.7	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Martin Curry	5,781	10.1	-4.7
Total formal votes			56,968	99.0
Informal votes			581	1.0
Turnout			57,549	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay		61.3	+4.0
	Labor	Nola Barber		38.7	-4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Gellibrand

1963 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	25,035	64.2	−0.9
	Liberal	Harley Price	8,183	21.0	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Jan Roszkowski	4,375	11.2	−0.7
	Communist	David Davies	1,395	3.6	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,988	97.0
Informal votes			1,193	3.0
Turnout			40,181	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		68.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Harley Price		31.3	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Gippsland

1963 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Nixon	25,422	57.8	+6.2
	Labor	Sydney Evans	13,623	31.0	-0.5
	Democratic Labor	John Hansen	4,970	11.3	-5.6
Total formal votes			44,015	99.0
Informal votes			452	1.0
Turnout			44,467	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Nixon		68.0	+1.1
	Labor	Sydney Evans		32.0	-1.1
	Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Henty

1963 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Fox	24,110	51.6	+5.7
	Labor	George Taylor	15,425	33.0	-7.3
	Democratic Labor	Joseph McHugh	4,694	10.0	-3.8
	Independent Labor	Herbert Viney	2,500	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			46,729	98.8
Informal votes			564	1.2
Turnout			47,293	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Fox		59.3	+1.6
	Labor	George Taylor		40.7	-1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Higgins

1963 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Holt	22,835	60.1	+3.4
	Labor	Roger Kirby	10,915	28.7	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Celia Laird	4,223	11.1	−2.9
Total formal votes			37,973	98.8
Informal votes			444	1.2
Turnout			38,417	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Holt		70.1	+0.8
	Labor	Roger Kirby		29.9	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Higinbotham

1963 Australian federal election: Higinbotham ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	30,406	51.7	+8.0
	Labor	Reginald Butler	22,457	38.2	-2.8
	Democratic Labor	William Cameron	5,965	10.1	-5.2
Total formal votes			58,828	99.2
Informal votes			481	0.8
Turnout			59,309	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp		60.8	+3.0
	Labor	Reginald Butler		39.2	-3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Indi

1963 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Mac Holten	20,551	48.0	+3.6
	Labor	Mervyn Huggins	10,997	25.7	+0.4
	Liberal	Ian Foyster	6,111	14.3	−4.6
	Democratic Labor	Christopher Cody	5,165	12.1	+0.7
Total formal votes			42,824	98.8
Informal votes			511	1.2
Turnout			43,335	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Mac Holten		72.0	+17.9
	Labor	Mervyn Huggins		28.0	+28.0
	Country hold		Swing	+17.9

Isaacs

1963 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	17,591	49.6	+2.2
	Labor	Paul Court	14,159	39.9	+1.0
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	3,710	10.5	-3.2
Total formal votes			35,460	98.1
Informal votes			688	1.9
Turnout			36,148	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth	20,953	59.1	-0.5
	Labor	Paul Court	14,507	40.9	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.5

Kooyong

1963 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Robert Menzies	30,205	63.9	+6.6
	Labor	Robert White	11,514	24.4	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Charles Murphy	4,806	10.2	−5.0
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	727	1.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			47,252	98.9
Informal votes			513	1.1
Turnout			47,765	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Robert Menzies		74.1	+3.7
	Labor	Robert White		25.9	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

La Trobe

1963 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jess	35,050	48.7	+5.0
	Labor	Moss Cass	29,466	40.9	−1.1
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Adamson	7,490	10.4	−3.1
Total formal votes			72,006	98.9
Informal votes			797	1.1
Turnout			72,803	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Jess	40,866	56.8	+0.2
	Labor	Moss Cass	31,140	43.2	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

Lalor

1963 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	49,383	54.4	+0.5
	Liberal	Bernard Treseder	25,831	28.5	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Jim Marmion	15,507	17.1	+0.9
Total formal votes			90,721	98.0
Informal votes			1,892	2.0
Turnout			92,613	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard		57.0	−0.8
	Liberal	Bernard Treseder		43.0	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

Mallee

1963 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	24,805	63.1	+0.6
	Labor	Maurice Hinton	10,489	26.7	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Michael Howley	4,004	10.2	−1.0
Total formal votes			39,298	99.0
Informal votes			396	1.0
Turnout			39,694	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull		71.3	−1.3
	Labor	Maurice Hinton		28.7	+1.3
	Country hold		Swing	−1.3

Maribyrnong

1963 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Armour	18,524	43.3	-3.5
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	17,379	40.6	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Frank McManus	6,616	15.5	-1.9
	Independent	Edwin Ryan	162	0.4	+0.4
	Republican	John Murray	141	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			42,822	98.0
Informal votes			865	2.0
Turnout			43,687	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	23,617	55.2	+4.4
	Labor	Neil Armour	19,205	44.8	-4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

McMillan

1963 Australian federal election: McMillan ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	22,479	49.8	+14.3
	Labor	Eric Kent	17,377	38.5	+1.6
	Democratic Labor	Les Hilton	5,243	11.6	+0.0
Total formal votes			45,099	99.0
Informal votes			442	1.0
Turnout			45,541	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	27,221	60.4	-0.8
	Labor	Eric Kent	17,878	39.6	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.8

Melbourne

1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	17,100	56.9	-5.9
	Liberal	Charles Hider	7,870	26.2	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Brennan	5,084	16.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			30,054	97.1
Informal votes			890	2.9
Turnout			30,944	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		59.5	-5.0
	Liberal	Charles Hider		40.5	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Melbourne Ports

1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	20,654	63.5	+1.8
	Liberal	James Pond	7,178	22.1	-0.3
	Democratic Labor	George O'Dwyer	4,074	12.5	-1.2
	Communist	Roger Wilson	632	1.9	-0.3
Total formal votes			32,538	97.7
Informal votes			781	2.3
Turnout			33,319	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Crean		66.5	+1.4
	Liberal	James Pond		33.5	-1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Murray

1963 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	29,240	64.3	+2.8
	Labor	Neil Frankland	10,292	22.6	-2.6
	Democratic Labor	Brian Lacey	5,914	13.0	-0.3
Total formal votes			45,446	98.6
Informal votes			622	1.4
Turnout			46,068	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McEwen		76.0	+2.5
	Labor	Neil Frankland		24.0	-2.5
	Country hold		Swing	+2.5

Scullin

1963 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Peters	16,764	58.5	-2.4
	Liberal	John Harrison	6,131	21.4	+6.3
	Democratic Labor	James Abikhair	5,194	18.1	-5.8
	Communist	Ron Hearn	554	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			28,643	94.9
Informal votes			1,535	5.1
Turnout			30,178	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Peters		61.9	-0.5
	Liberal	John Harrison		32.1	+32.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Wannon

1963 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	22,503	51.9	+3.5
	Labor	Cyril Primmer	14,307	33.0	-2.2
	Democratic Labor	Terence Callander	6,549	15.1	-1.3
Total formal votes			43,359	99.5
Informal votes			237	0.5
Turnout			43,596	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser		65.6	+1.8
	Labor	Cyril Primmer		34.4	-1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Wills

1963 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	20,197	54.1	-3.9
	Liberal	James Muntz	10,795	28.9	+6.7
	Democratic Labor	John Hardy	6,315	16.9	-2.9
Total formal votes			37,307	97.5
Informal votes			945	2.5
Turnout			38,252	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		55.8	-4.2
	Liberal	James Muntz		44.2	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

Wimmera

1963 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Robert King	16,772	43.0	+8.6
	Labor	Thomas Windsor	11,023	28.3	-1.5
	Liberal	Howard Rodda	7,599	19.5	-8.1
	Democratic Labor	Adrian Cahill	3,610	9.3	+1.0
Total formal votes			39,004	99.2
Informal votes			311	0.8
Turnout			39,315	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Robert King		69.2	+0.7
	Labor	Thomas Windsor		30.8	-0.7
	Country hold		Swing	+0.7

Yarra

1963 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	17,976	56.0	+3.9
	Liberal	Anthony Hearder	9,234	28.8	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	Stan Keon	4,865	15.2	-1.6
Total formal votes			32,075	98.0
Informal votes			662	2.0
Turnout			32,737	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		57.5	-0.4
	Liberal	Anthony Hearder		42.5	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

Queensland

Bowman

1963 Australian federal election: Bowman ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Comber	22,533	47.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	21,618	45.8	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	Harry Wright	3,052	6.5	−3.0
Total formal votes			47,203	98.0
Informal votes			979	2.0
Turnout			48,182	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	24,280	51.4	+3.3
	Labor	Jack Comber	22,923	48.6	−3.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.3

Brisbane

1963 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Manfred Cross	17,489	50.1	−3.6
	Liberal	Leith Sinclair	13,999	40.1	+7.6
	Democratic Labor	John O'Connell	2,087	6.0	−5.7
	Communist	Warren Bowden	1,310	3.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			34,885	96.3
Informal votes			1,357	3.7
Turnout			36,242	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Manfred Cross		54.8	−2.8
	Liberal	Leith Sinclair		45.2	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

Capricornia

1963 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Gray	21,335	56.1	+6.7
	Liberal	Maurice South	13,705	36.1	−2.2
	Democratic Labor	Alphonsus Schleger	2,967	7.8	−4.5
Total formal votes			38,007	98.5
Informal votes			569	1.5
Turnout			38,576	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Gray		57.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Maurice South		42.3	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Darling Downs

1963 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz	26,072	61.2	+10.2
	Labor	Cyril Mitchell	14,418	33.9	-7.8
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Rawle	2,078	4.9	-2.5
Total formal votes			42,568	98.6
Informal votes			589	1.4
Turnout			43,157	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz		65.1	+8.2
	Labor	Cyril Mitchell		34.9	-8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.2

Dawson

1963 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Shaw	19,420	51.8	-0.9
	Labor	Doug Everingham	15,508	41.4	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Erwin Eshmann	2,543	6.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			37,471	97.8
Informal votes			841	2.2
Turnout			38,312	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Shaw		56.4	-1.5
	Labor	Doug Everingham		43.6	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	-1.5

Fisher

1963 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	27,512	64.0	+8.1
	Labor	William Weir	13,882	32.3	-3.5
	Democratic Labor	Geoffrey Traill	1,567	3.6	-4.7
Total formal votes			42,961	98.1
Informal votes			838	1.9
Turnout			43,799	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Adermann		66.9	+4.4
	Labor	William Weir		33.1	-4.4
	Country hold		Swing	+4.4

Griffith

1963 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wilfred Coutts	21,239	54.5	-0.9
	Liberal	Keith Grant	15,097	38.7	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul Tucker	2,627	6.7	-2.9
Total formal votes			38,963	97.0
Informal votes			1,204	3.0
Turnout			40,167	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wilfred Coutts		55.8	-1.5
	Liberal	Keith Grant		44.2	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.5

Herbert

1963 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Harding	21,062	46.5	-2.5
	Liberal	Roy Pope	14,805	32.7	-10.4
	Democratic Labor	Kiernan Dorney	8,410	18.5	+13.4
	Communist	Frank Bishop	1,063	2.3	-0.5
Total formal votes			45,340	97.4
Informal votes			1,229	2.6
Turnout			46,569	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Harding	24,132	53.2	+0.9
	Liberal	Roy Pope	21,208	46.8	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Kennedy

1963 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	21,182	61.4	-0.7
	Country	Keith Siemon	11,144	32.3	+0.8
	Democratic Labor	John Judge	2,174	6.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			34,500	97.8
Informal votes			791	2.2
Turnout			35,291	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		63.5	+0.1
	Country	Keith Siemon		36.5	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Leichhardt

1963 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Fulton	24,881	58.0	-8.3
	Country	Robert Norman	16,895	39.4	+12.0
	Democratic Labor	Arthur Trembath	1,158	2.7	-3.6
Total formal votes			42,934	97.3
Informal votes			1,196	2.7
Turnout			44,130	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Fulton		58.5	-9.1
	Country	Robert Norman		41.5	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.1

Lilley

1963 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Cameron	20,548	45.7	-0.9
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	20,503	45.6	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Frank Andrews	3,934	8.7	-1.4
Total formal votes			44,985	97.8
Informal votes			1,032	2.2
Turnout			46,017	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	24,083	53.5	+4.8
	Labor	Don Cameron	20,902	46.5	-4.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.8

Maranoa

1963 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe	20,649	54.8	+7.3
	Labor	Trevor Alexander	15,965	42.4	-1.9
	Democratic Labor	Mervyn Eunson	1,054	2.8	-5.4
Total formal votes			37,668	98.4
Informal votes			627	1.6
Turnout			38,295	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe		57.0	+3.4
	Labor	Trevor Alexander		43.0	-3.4
	Country hold		Swing	+3.4

McPherson

1963 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Barnes	33,422	58.1	+4.3
	Labor	Gerry Jones	21,657	37.6	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Michael O'Connor	2,481	4.3	-2.2
Total formal votes			57,560	97.7
Informal votes			1,347	2.3
Turnout			58,907	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Barnes		61.5	+1.1
	Labor	Gerry Jones		38.5	-1.1
	Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Moreton

1963 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Killen	28,574	49.3	+6.0
	Labor	John O'Donnell	25,609	44.2	-3.8
	Democratic Labor	Eric Allingham	3,790	6.5	-0.9
Total formal votes			57,973	97.6
Informal votes			1,408	2.4
Turnout			59,381	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Killen	31,893	55.0	+4.9
	Labor	John O'Donnell	26,080	45.0	-4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.9

Oxley

1963 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Hayden	25,194	57.6	+4.9
	Liberal	Arthur Chresby	16,600	38.0	-5.3
	Democratic Labor	Terence Burns	1,942	4.4	+0.3
Total formal votes			43,736	98.3
Informal votes			761	1.7
Turnout			44,497	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Hayden		58.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Arthur Chresby		41.7	-4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Petrie

1963 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	27,616	47.1	+5.2
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	26,804	45.7	-3.5
	Democratic Labor	Brian Balaam	4,035	6.9	+1.0
	Independent	Francis O'Mara	159	0.3	-0.2
Total formal votes			58,614	97.7
Informal votes			1,394	2.3
Turnout			60,008	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	31,335	53.5	+4.2
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	27,279	46.5	-4.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Ryan

1963 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	29,608	58.2	+6.0
	Labor	Raymond McCreath	17,082	33.6	-6.4
	Democratic Labor	Brian O'Brien	3,587	7.1	-0.8
	Social Credit	Robert Hooker	588	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			50,865	97.6
Informal votes			1,230	2.4
Turnout			52,095	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Drury		65.7	+7.2
	Labor	Raymond McCreath		34.3	-7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Wide Bay

1963 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	23,182	56.0	+2.6
	Country	Albert White	16,568	40.0	-0.1
	Democratic Labor	Rogers Judge	935	2.3	-2.0
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	700	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			41,385	98.2
Informal votes			738	1.8
Turnout			42,123	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		57.3	+2.1
	Country	Albert White		42.7	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

South Australia

Adelaide

1963 Australian federal election: Adelaide ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Sexton	18,194	56.1	+0.3
	Liberal	Karl-Juergen Liebetrau	12,188	37.6	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Coffey	2,036	6.3	−3.4
Total formal votes			32,418	97.6
Informal votes			797	2.4
Turnout			33,215	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Sexton		57.2	−0.3
	Liberal	Karl-Juergen Liebetrau		42.8	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Angas

1963 Australian federal election: Angas  ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	25,676	61.9	+5.2
	Labor	Robert Nielsen	14,709	35.5	−0.8
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	1,075	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			41,460	98.4
Informal votes			665	1.6
Turnout			42,125	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		62.2	+0.6
	Labor	Robert Nielsen		37.8	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Barker

1963 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	26,547	56.8	+2.4
	Labor	Norman Alcock	19,168	41.0	+1.0
	Independent	Harvey Burns	1,043	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			46,758	98.7
Informal votes			596	1.3
Turnout			47,354	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Forbes		57.9	−0.3
	Labor	Norman Alcock		42.1	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.3

Bonython

1963 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Nicholls	45,537	70.9	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	Edward Timlin	14,084	21.9	+15.9
	Communist	Alan Miller	4,638	7.2	+6.0
Total formal votes			64,259	94.7
Informal votes			3,572	5.3
Turnout			67,831	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Nicholls		77.4	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Edward Timlin		22.6	+22.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.7

Boothby

1963 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	23,309	55.1	+3.7
	Labor	Ronald Basten	17,248	40.8	−1.3
	Democratic Labor	Ted Farrell	1,760	4.2	−2.3
Total formal votes			42,317	98.5
Informal votes			647	1.5
Turnout			42,964	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McLeay		58.5	+1.9
	Labor	Ronald Basten		41.5	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Grey

1963 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Mortimer	24,236	54.2	-4.0
	Liberal	Vern Dyason	18,749	41.9	+3.7
	Democratic Labor	William Ahern	1,718	3.8	+0.2
Total formal votes			44,703	98.9
Informal votes			492	1.1
Turnout			45,195	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Mortimer		54.8	-4.0
	Liberal	Vern Dyason		45.2	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

Hindmarsh

1963 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	33,975	71.9	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Richard Mills	13,281	28.1	+23.5
Total formal votes			47,256	94.8
Informal votes			2,587	5.2
Turnout			49,843	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Kingston

1963 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Galvin	32,582	53.6	-2.6
	Liberal	Kay Brownbill	25,375	41.7	+6.6
	Democratic Labor	Brian Crowe	2,858	4.7	-4.0
Total formal votes			60,815	98.8
Informal votes			752	1.2
Turnout			61,567	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Galvin		54.5	-4.2
	Liberal	Kay Brownbill		45.5	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

Port Adelaide

1963 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Birrell	30,994	76.2	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	George Basisovs	8,219	20.2	+12.3
	Communist	Jim Moss	1,463	3.6	+1.4
Total formal votes			40,676	94.8
Informal votes			2,230	5.2
Turnout			42,906	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Birrell		79.4	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	George Basisovs		20.6	+20.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.2

Sturt

1963 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Wilson	26,469	56.0	+3.8
	Labor	Norm Foster	18,264	38.6	-0.3
	Democratic Labor	Walter Doran	2,551	5.4	-3.5
Total formal votes			47,284	98.0
Informal votes			971	2.0
Turnout			48,255	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith Wilson		59.5	+1.0
	Labor	Norm Foster		40.5	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Wakefield

1963 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bert Kelly	25,177	61.1	+3.0
	Labor	John Penrose	16,049	38.9	+2.2
Total formal votes			41,226	98.4
Informal votes			654	1.6
Turnout			41,880	97.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.2

Western Australia

Canning

1963 Australian federal election: Canning ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil McNeill	17,000	43.5	+5.3
	Country	John Hallett	10,844	27.7	-0.2
	Labor	Charles Edwards	10,204	26.1	-3.1
	Independent	Ronald Batey	1,072	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			39,120	97.7
Informal votes			922	2.3
Turnout			40,042	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Hallett	20,434	52.2	+52.2
	Liberal	Neil McNeill	18,686	47.8	-17.9
	Country gain from Liberal		Swing	+17.9

Curtin

1963 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Hasluck	29,200	75.6	+12.4
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dwyer	6,992	18.1	+6.0
	Communist	John Gandini	2,426	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			38,618	93.5
Informal votes			2,669	6.5
Turnout			41,287	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Hasluck		78.8	+5.7
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dwyer		21.2	+21.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7

Forrest

1963 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth	20,921	52.1	-5.4
	Labor	Robert Smithson	15,899	39.6	-2.9
	Independent Country	Frank Oates	3,304	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			40,124	98.6
Informal votes			583	1.4
Turnout			40,707	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth		56.2	-1.3
	Labor	Robert Smithson		43.8	+1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.3

Fremantle

1963 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	27,203	54.9	-5.8
	Liberal	John Waghorne	20,931	42.2	+5.4
	Independent	James Collins	748	1.5	+1.5
	Communist	Paddy Troy	676	1.4	-1.0
Total formal votes			49,558	97.9
Informal votes			1,043	2.1
Turnout			50,601	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.		57.0	-5.9
	Liberal	John Waghorne		43.0	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.9

Kalgoorlie

1963 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Collard	16,180	52.3	+4.4
	Liberal	Peter Browne	12,668	41.0	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	James Ardagh	1,328	4.3	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Antonius Berkhout	751	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			30,927	98.5
Informal votes			467	1.5
Turnout			31,394	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Collard		53.4	+2.8
	Liberal	Peter Browne		46.6	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Moore

1963 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hugh Halbert	12,876	34.0	-1.0
	Country	Don Maisey	12,810	33.9	+3.1
	Labor	Wilbur Bennett	12,146	32.1	+3.6
Total formal votes			37,832	98.3
Informal votes			670	1.7
Turnout			38,502	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Don Maisey	21,847	57.7	+6.4
	Liberal	Hugh Halbert	15,985	42.3	-6.4
	Country hold		Swing	+6.4

Perth

1963 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney Sr.	15,867	54.3	-0.7
	Labor	Edward Halse	11,743	40.2	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	Arthur White	1,629	5.6	-3.6
Total formal votes			29,239	97.1
Informal votes			860	2.9
Turnout			30,099	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Chaney Sr.		58.8	-3.6
	Labor	Edward Halse		41.2	+3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.6

Stirling

1963 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Webb	29,806	50.1	+1.9
	Liberal	Doug Cash	25,641	43.1	+5.3
	Democratic Labor	Brian Peachey	4,044	6.8	-6.0
Total formal votes			59,491	98.1
Informal votes			1,126	1.9
Turnout			60,617	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Webb		51.5	+1.2
	Liberal	Doug Cash		48.5	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Swan

1963 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver	23,547	47.5	-1.8
	Labor	Joe Berinson	23,415	47.3	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Gerardus Sappelli	2,253	4.5	-3.6
	Independent	Warwick Hill	312	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			49,527	98.1
Informal votes			937	1.9
Turnout			50,464	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver	25,799	52.1	-3.4
	Labor	Joe Berinson	23,728	47.9	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Tasmania

Bass

1963 Australian federal election: Bass^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lance Barnard	21,182	58.3	−4.4
	Liberal	James Wardlaw	13,078	36.0	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Kaye	2,055	5.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			36,315	98.9
Informal votes			410	1.1
Turnout			36,725	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lance Barnard		59.4	−4.2
	Liberal	James Wardlaw		40.6	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

Braddon

1963 Australian federal election: Braddon^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Davies	20,843	57.6	−3.3
	Liberal	Paul Fenton	13,488	37.3	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	Frances Lane	1,853	5.1	−0.9
Total formal votes			36,184	99.0
Informal votes			351	1.0
Turnout			36,535	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Davies		58.6	−3.5
	Liberal	Paul Fenton		41.4	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Denison

1963 Australian federal election: Denison^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Athol Townley	17,372	51.3	-0.2
	Labor	Donald Finlay	13,286	39.2	-1.8
	Democratic Labor	Brian Bresnehan	2,159	6.4	-1.0
	Independent	Bruce Brown	558	1.6	+1.6
	Communist	Max Bound	506	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,881	98.0
Informal votes			704	2.0
Turnout			34,585	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Athol Townley		57.4	+0.0
	Labor	Donald Finlay		42.6	-0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Franklin

1963 Australian federal election: Franklin^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Parsons	19,362	47.9	+4.9
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	18,322	45.3	-0.6
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Defendini	2,732	6.8	-4.3
Total formal votes			40,416	98.8
Informal votes			509	1.2
Turnout			40,925	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	20,582	50.9	-3.8
	Labor	John Parsons	19,834	49.1	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.8

Wilmot

1963 Australian federal election: Wilmot^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	19,908	58.7	-3.9
	Liberal	Donald Paterson	11,231	33.1	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Alastair Davidson	2,792	8.2	-0.1
Total formal votes			33,931	99.1
Informal votes			319	0.9
Turnout			34,250	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Duthie		61.1	-5.0
	Liberal	Donald Paterson		38.9	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

1963 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Fraser	17,984	54.9	−10.0
	Liberal	Elizabeth Calvert	14,748	45.1	+10.0
Total formal votes			32,732	97.9
Informal votes			701	2.1
Turnout			33,433	92.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.0

Northern Territory

1963 Australian federal election: Northern Territory ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jock Nelson	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

• Candidates of the 1963 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1963–1966

Notes

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