Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham

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

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Frank Timson Liberal 1949–1960
  Don Chipp Liberal 1960–1969

Election results[]

Elections in the 1960s[]

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 30,497 51.3 -0.4
Labor Reginald Butler 18,667 31.4 -6.8
Democratic Labor William Cameron 5,463 9.2 -0.9
Liberal Reform Group John Little 3,251 5.5 +5.5
Republican John A'Murray 1,561 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 59,439 96.9
Informal votes 1,879 3.1
Turnout 61,318 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 61.8 +1.0
Labor Reginald Butler 38.2 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 30,406 51.7 +8.0
Labor Reginald Butler 22,457 38.2 -2.8
Democratic Labor William Cameron 5,965 10.1 -5.2
Total formal votes 58,828 99.2
Informal votes 481 0.8
Turnout 59,309 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 60.8 +3.0
Labor Reginald Butler 39.2 -3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 24,525 43.7 -5.8
Labor Henry Fowler 22,991 41.0 +1.8
Democratic Labor William Cameron 8,588 15.3 +4.0
Total formal votes 56,104 98.6
Informal votes 796 1.4
Turnout 56,900 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 32,453 57.8 -2.0
Labor Henry Fowler 23,651 42.2 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0
1960 Higinbotham by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Fowler 23,541 46.8 +7.6
Liberal Don Chipp 19,661 39.1 -10.4
Democratic Labor James Nugent 6,756 13.4 -2.1
Republican Edward McBride 325 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 50,283 98.1
Informal votes 993 1.9
Turnout 51,276 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 25,443 50.6 -9.2
Labor Henry Fowler 24,840 49.4 +9.2
Liberal hold Swing -9.2

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Timson 24,770 49.5 -1.3
Labor Edwin Lamb 19,600 39.2 +0.0
Democratic Labor Desmond Ward 5,665 11.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 50,035 98.0
Informal votes 1,003 2.0
Turnout 51,038 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Timson 29,920 59.8 +1.0
Labor Edwin Lamb 20,115 40.2 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Timson 21,251 50.8 -3.2
Labor Les Coates 16,419 39.2 -6.8
Labor (A-C) Frank Gaffy 4,176 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 41,846 97.7
Informal votes 968 2.3
Turnout 42,814 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Timson 58.8 +4.8
Labor Les Coates 41.2 -4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Timson 30,579 54.5 +0.1
Labor Geoffrey Sowerbutts 25,537 45.5 -0.1
Total formal votes 56,116 99.0
Informal votes 584 1.0
Turnout 56,700 96.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Higinbotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Timson 25,493 54.4 +0.8
Labor Geoffrey Sowerbutts 21,368 45.6 -0.8
Total formal votes 46,861 98.6
Informal votes 644 1.4
Turnout 47,505 96.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1940s[]

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 hold Swing +1.2

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