Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977)

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

Members[edit]

Member Party Term
  Alexander Downer Liberal 1949–1964
  Geoffrey Giles Liberal 1964–1977

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Angas [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 37,281 68.1 +15.0
Labor Adolf Thiel 14,977 26.9 −3.0
Liberal Movement Giordano Graziani 2,255 4.0 +0.3
Workers Richard Philippe 561 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 55,744 98.1
Informal votes 1,109 1.9
Turnout 56,883 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 71.5 +4.0
Labor Adolf Thiel 28.5 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Angas  [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 27,704 53.1 +6.0
Labor Adolf Thiel 15,579 29.9 −3.0
Country Sam Pfeiffer 6,011 11.5 −4.5
Liberal Movement Henry Nicholls 1,918 3.7 +3.7
Australia Kate Hannaford 965 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 52,177 97.2
Informal votes 1,485 2.8
Turnout 53,662 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 67.5 +3.5
Labor Adolf Thiel 32.5 −3.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.5

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Angas  [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 22,191 47.1 −10.4
Labor Adolf Thiel 15,530 32.9 −4.3
Country John Petch 7,543 16.0 +16.0
Democratic Labor Terence Critchley 1,892 4.0 −1.3
Total formal votes 47,156 97.0
Informal votes 1,447 3.0
Turnout 48,603 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 30,167 64.0 +2.1
Labor Adolf Thiel 16,989 36.0 −2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Angas  [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 25,771 57.5 −12.7
Labor Harold McLaren 16,649 37.2 +7.5
Democratic Labor Terence Critchley 2,372 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 44,792 97.0
Informal votes 1,375 3.0
Turnout 46,167 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 61.9 −8.4
Labor Harold McLaren 38.1 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.4

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Angas  [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 30,070 70.7 +8.8
Labor Robert Nielsen 12,464 29.3 −6.2
Total formal votes 42,534 97.5
Informal votes 1,092 2.5
Turnout 43,626 96.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.5

1964 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1964 Angas by-election § Results.[edit]
Angas by-election, 1964[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Giles 23,468 60.3 -1.6
Labor Robert Nielsen 15,452 39.7 +4.2
Total formal votes 38,920 98.4
Informal votes 623 1.6
Turnout 39,543 91.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Angas  [7]
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

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Angas  [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alick Downer 22,798 56.7 −4.7
Labor Arnold Busbridge 14,587 36.3 +6.0
Democratic Labor John Balogh 2,853 7.1 +0.5
Total formal votes 40,238 97.2
Informal votes 1,165 2.8
Turnout 41,403 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alick Downer 61.6 −6.1
Labor Arnold Busbridge 38.4 +6.1
Liberal hold Swing −6.1

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Angas  [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alick Downer 23,987 61.4 −8.6
Labor Darcy Nielsen 11,832 30.3 +4.6
Democratic Labor Susan Critchley 2,581 6.6 +6.6
Independent Sydney Edwards 677 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 39,077 96.7
Informal votes 1,336 3.3
Turnout 40,413 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alick Downer 67.7 −4.5
Labor Darcy Nielsen 32.3 +4.5
Liberal hold Swing −4.5

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Angas  [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alick Downer 26,823 70.0 −30.0
Labor Darcy Nielsen 9,871 25.7 +25.7
Independent Frank Rieck 1,643 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 38,337 96.2
Informal votes 1,533 3.8
Turnout 39,870 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alick Downer 72.2 −27.8
Labor Darcy Nielsen 27.8 +27.8
Liberal hold Swing −27.8

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Angas  [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alick Downer unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Angas  [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alick Downer 25,323 63.9 +3.1
Labor John Edwards 14,324 36.1 +1.6
Total formal votes 39,647 97.9
Informal votes 863 2.1
Turnout 40,510 97.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Angas  [13]
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1975 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "1974 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "1972 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "1969 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "1966 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "By-Elections 1963-1966". Psephos. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  7. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "1961 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1958 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "1955 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "1954 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ "1951 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ "1949 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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