Electoral results for the Division of Darebin

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

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Tom Andrews Labor 1949–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955
  Robert Holt Labor 1955–1958
  Frank Courtnay Labor 1958–1969

Election results[]

Elections in the 1960s[]

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Courtnay 25,325 49.5 −5.9
Liberal Noel Stubbs 15,601 30.5 +4.0
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 10,232 20.0 +1.8
Total formal votes 51,158 96.1
Informal votes 2,073 3.9
Turnout 53,231 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Courtnay 29,258 57.2 +0.1
Liberal Noel Stubbs 21,900 42.8 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

1963[]

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

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Courtnay 28,285 55.2 +4.1
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 11,767 22.9 −0.8
Liberal John Wyss 11,228 21.9 −3.2
Total formal votes 51,280 97.7
Informal votes 1,207 2.3
Turnout 52,487 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Courtnay 57.4 +3.0
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 42.6 +42.6
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Courtnay 25,213 51.1 +3.2
Liberal Gordon Duncan 12,400 25.1 −1.9
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 11,710 23.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 49,323 97.6
Informal votes 1,189 2.4
Turnout 50,512 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Courtnay 54.4 −4.4
Liberal Gordon Duncan 45.6 +4.4
Labor hold Swing −4.4

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Holt 20,323 47.9 −16.1
Liberal Charles White 11,481 27.0 −9.0
Labor (A-C) Tom Andrews 10,660 25.1 +25.1
Total formal votes 42,464 97.5
Informal votes 1,104 2.5
Turnout 43,568 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Holt 24,948 58.8 −5.2
Liberal Charles White 17,516 41.2 +5.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Andrews 28,810 65.0 +0.6
Liberal Charles White 15,534 35.0 −0.6
Total formal votes 44,344 98.7
Informal votes 598 1.3
Turnout 44,942 96.7
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Andrews 26,412 64.4 +1.7
Liberal Gordon Savage 14,572 35.6 −1.7
Total formal votes 40,984 98.6
Informal votes 581 1.4
Turnout 41,565 96.9
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1940s[]

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 hold Swing −2.7

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