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

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

Overall

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

Main article: Results of the 1949 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

  Labor: 47 seats

  Liberal Party: 55 seats

  Country: 19 seats

House of Reps (IRV) — 1949–51—Turnout 95.97% (CV) — Informal 1.99%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal–Country coalition		2,314,143	50.26	+6.61	74	+45
		Liberal	1,813,794	39.39	+6.44	55	+37
		Country	500,349	10.87	+0.17	19	+8
	Labor		2,117,088	45.98	–3.73	48	+4
	Communist		40,941	0.89	–0.60	0	0
	Labor (Non-Communist)		32,870	0.71	–0.88	0	–1
	Independents		99,368	2.16	+0.34	1	–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

1949 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

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

Banks

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

1949 Australian federal election: Banks 

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 

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 

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

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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

1949 Australian federal election (Victoria)

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

Balaclava

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 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Peters	24,362	62.1	+11.1
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	9,865	25.2	+2.4
	Blackburn-Mutton Labor	Henry Hodges	4,720	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	James Whitworth	271	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			39,218	97.5
Informal votes			999	2.5
Turnout			40,217	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Peters		69.4	−0.7
	Liberal	Alfred Wall		30.6	+0.7
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−0.7

Chisholm

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 

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 

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 

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
	Blackburn-Mutton Labor	Doris Blackburn	8,801	20.6	−2.7
Total formal votes			42,820	98.6
Informal votes			613	1.4
Turnout			43,433	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Bryson	25,162	58.8	−2.7
	Liberal	Allan Tyrer	17,658	41.2	+2.7
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−2.7

Wimmera

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

1949 Australian federal election (Queensland)

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

Bowman

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

1949 Australian federal election: Bowman 

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

1949 Australian federal election (South Australia)

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

Adelaide

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

1949 Australian federal election: Adelaide 

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  

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

1949 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

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

Canning

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

1949 Australian federal election: Canning 

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

1949 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

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

Bass

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

1949 Australian federal election: Bass

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

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

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

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

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

1949 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

10 December 1949
Division of Australian Capital Territory
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats won 0 0 Popular vote 4,823 2,510 Percentage 43.2% 22.5% TPP 46.2% —

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

1949 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory 

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 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jock Nelson	2,303	44.3	+21.9
	Independent	Adair Blain	1,932	37.2	−5.2
	Ind. (Non-Socialist) Labor	Victor Webster	961	18.5	+18.5
Total formal votes			5,196	97.7
Informal votes			122	2.3
Turnout			5,318	80.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jock Nelson	2,737	52.7	+52.7
	Independent	Adair Blain	2,459	47.3	−8.6
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+8.6

See also

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