Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs (1949–1969)

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Isaacs (1949–69) in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1969.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William Haworth	Liberal	1949–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	18,468	54.0	+4.4
	Labor	Peter Wilkinson	11,712	34.2	−5.7
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	4,032	11.8	+1.3
Total formal votes			34,212	95.2
Informal votes			1,742	4.8
Turnout			35,954	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth		64.6	+5.5
	Labor	Peter Wilkinson		35.4	−5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.5

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	17,591	49.6	+2.2
	Labor	Paul Court	14,159	39.9	+1.0
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	3,710	10.5	−3.2
Total formal votes			35,460	98.1
Informal votes			688	1.9
Turnout			36,148	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth	20,953	59.1	−0.5
	Labor	Paul Court	14,507	40.9	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.5

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	16,493	47.4	+2.0
	Labor	Angus McLean	13,527	38.9	+3.4
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	4,781	13.7	+1.8
Total formal votes			34,801	97.0
Informal votes			1,058	3.0
Turnout			35,859	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth	20,724	59.6	−1.8
	Labor	Angus McLean	14,077	40.4	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	16,534	45.4	−9.1
	Labor	Barry Jones	12,933	35.5	+2.2
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	4,316	11.9	−0.3
	Independent	Elias Cowan	2,624	7.2	+7.2
Total formal votes			36,407	95.8
Informal votes			1,581	4.2
Turnout			37,988	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth		61.4	−2.9
	Labor	Barry Jones		38.6	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.9

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	20,670	54.5	−1.2
	Labor	Barry Jones	12,644	33.3	−11.0
	Labor (A-C)	John Hughes	4,610	12.2	+12.2
Total formal votes			37,924	96.5
Informal votes			1,361	3.5
Turnout			39,285	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth		64.3	+8.6
	Labor	Barry Jones		35.7	−8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.6

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	19,315	55.9	+4.4
	Labor	Don MacSween	15,240	44.1	+1.5
Total formal votes			34,555	98.6
Informal votes			504	1.4
Turnout			35,059	95.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	19,548	51.5	−2.5
	Labor	John Bourke	16,165	42.6	−3.4
	Independent Labor	Sam Goldbloom	2,224	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			37,937	97.9
Informal votes			818	2.1
Turnout			38,755	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth		52.1	−1.9
	Labor	John Bourke		47.9	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

Elections in the 1940s

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

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos