Electoral results for the Division of Lawson

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Lawson in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1969.

Members

Member Party Term
  Laurie Failes Country 1949–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Lawson [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Laurie Failes 21,649 56.5 +3.5
Labor John Canobi 14,399 37.6 −4.4
Democratic Labor Mario Morandini 2,239 5.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 38,287 98.3
Informal votes 668 1.7
Turnout 38,955 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Laurie Failes 61.1 +2.6
Labor John Canobi 38.9 −2.6
Country hold Swing +2.6

1963

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

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Lawson [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Laurie Failes 18,750 47.9 −1.8
Labor John Canobi 18,156 46.4 +4.1
Democratic Labor Denis Searls 2,239 5.7 −2.3
Total formal votes 39,145 98.4
Informal votes 635 1.6
Turnout 39,780 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Laurie Failes 20,392 52.1 −3.9
Labor John Canobi 18,753 47.9 +3.9
Country hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Lawson [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Laurie Failes 19,237 49.7 −7.0
Labor Jack Tully 16,367 42.3 −1.0
Democratic Labor Edward English 3,080 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 38,684 98.2
Informal votes 712 1.8
Turnout 39,396 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Laurie Failes 21,675 56.0 −0.7
Labor Jack Tully 17,009 44.0 +0.7
Country hold Swing −0.7

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lawson [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Laurie Failes 22,030 56.7 +7.1
Labor Jack Williamson 16,845 43.3 −7.1
Total formal votes 38,875 98.1
Informal votes 745 1.9
Turnout 39,620 95.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +7.1

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Lawson [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Manning 18,998 48.9 +1.9
Country Laurie Failes 18,497 47.6 −5.4
Independent Dick Bourke 1,373 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 38,868 99.3
Informal votes 289 0.7
Turnout 39,157 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Laurie Failes 19,565 50.3 −2.7
Labor Alan Manning 19,303 49.7 +2.7
Country hold Swing −2.7

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lawson [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Laurie Failes 19,819 53.0 +22.0
Labor Alan Manning 17,570 47.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 37,389 98.4
Informal votes 607 1.6
Turnout 37,996 96.3
Country hold Swing −2.8

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Lawson [8]
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

References

  1. ^ "1966 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "1961 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "1958 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "1955 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "1954 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "1951 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.