Electoral results for the Division of Evans

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Evans in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1977.

Members[edit]

Member Party Term
  Frederick Osborne Liberal 1949—1961
  James Monaghan Labor 1961—1963
  Malcolm Mackay Liberal 1963—1972
  Allan Mulder Labor 1972—1975
  John Abel Liberal 1975—1977

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Evans[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Abel 29,762 51.1 +7.5
Labor Allan Mulder 27,357 46.9 -6.0
Australia Graham Roll 489 0.8 -1.0
Independent Warren Wilson 421 0.7 +0.7
Independent Frederick Keoghan 254 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 58,283 97.9
Informal votes 1,273 2.1
Turnout 59,556 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Abel 52.0 +6.9
Labor Allan Mulder 48.0 -6.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.9

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Evans[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Mulder 29,502 52.9 +4.7
Liberal John Abel 24,299 43.6 +3.2
Independent John McGarity 991 1.8 +1.8
Australia Paul Flottmann 977 1.8 -3.2
Total formal votes 55,769 97.6
Informal votes 1,379 2.4
Turnout 57,148 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Mulder 54.9 +2.2
Liberal John Abel 45.1 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Evans[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Mulder 25,623 48.2 +2.8
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 21,453 40.4 -4.0
Australia John Dease 2,644 5.0 +2.1
Independent Noel MacDonald 1,714 3.2 +3.2
Democratic Labor Gary Doherty 1,705 3.2 -2.1
Total formal votes 53,139 97.2
Informal votes 1,536 2.8
Turnout 54,675 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Mulder 28,021 52.7 +3.9
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 25,118 47.3 -3.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Evans[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Monaghan 24,054 45.4 +8.9
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 23,527 44.4 -8.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 2,798 5.3 +0.3
Australia John Fisher 1,550 2.9 +2.9
Independent Hal Saunders 1,010 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 52,939 96.4
Informal votes 1,950 3.6
Turnout 54,889 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 27,100 51.2 -9.0
Labor James Monaghan 25,839 48.8 +9.0
Liberal hold Swing -9.0

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Evans[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 20,342 55.1 +4.0
Labor James Monaghan 12,857 34.9 -7.1
Democratic Labor Francis Collins 2,071 5.6 -0.4
Liberal Reform Group John Gunn 1,619 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 36,889 96.5
Informal votes 1,327 3.5
Turnout 38,216 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 61.8 +5.2
Labor James Monaghan 38.2 -5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Evans[6]
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

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Evans[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Osborne 17,623 46.1 -5.9
Labor James Monaghan 17,305 45.3 +3.5
Democratic Labor Francis Collins 2,580 6.8 +0.6
Independent Harold O'Reilly 702 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 38,210 97.3
Informal votes 1,051 2.7
Turnout 39,261 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Monaghan 19,141 50.1 +7.1
Liberal Frederick Osborne 19,069 49.9 -7.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.1

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Evans[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Osborne 20,488 52.0 -8.9
Labor James Monaghan 16,482 41.8 +2.7
Democratic Labor Lawrence Pedemont 2,440 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 39,410 97.1
Informal votes 1,170 2.9
Turnout 40,580 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frederick Osborne 57.0 -3.9
Labor James Monaghan 43.0 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Evans[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Osborne 25,236 60.9 +7.6
Labor Sidney Pollard 16,179 39.1 -7.6
Total formal votes 41,415 97.1
Informal votes 1,228 2.9
Turnout 42,643 95.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Evans[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Osborne 19,413 55.0 -3.6
Labor Robert Bailey 15,876 45.0 +3.6
Total formal votes 35,289 98.9
Informal votes 397 1.1
Turnout 35,686 96.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Evans[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Osborne 21,936 58.6 +2.0
Labor Robert Bailey 15,467 41.4 -2.0
Total formal votes 37,403 98.3
Informal votes 666 1.7
Turnout 38,069 96.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Evans[12]
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1975 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "1974 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "1972 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "1969 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "1966 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "1961 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "1958 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1955 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "1954 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "1951 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.