Electoral results for the Division of Lawson

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Laurie Failes	Country	1949–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	21,649	56.5	+3.5
	Labor	John Canobi	14,399	37.6	−4.4
	Democratic Labor	Mario Morandini	2,239	5.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			38,287	98.3
Informal votes			668	1.7
Turnout			38,955	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes		61.1	+2.6
	Labor	John Canobi		38.9	−2.6
	Country hold		Swing	+2.6

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	20,991	53.0	+5.1
	Labor	John Canobi	16,659	42.0	−4.4
	Democratic Labor	Mario Morandini	1,972	5.0	−0.7
Total formal votes			39,622	99.2
Informal votes			319	0.8
Turnout			39,941	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes		57.0	+4.9
	Labor	John Canobi		43.0	−4.9
	Country hold		Swing	+4.9

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	18,750	47.9	−1.8
	Labor	John Canobi	18,156	46.4	+4.1
	Democratic Labor	Denis Searls	2,239	5.7	−2.3
Total formal votes			39,145	98.4
Informal votes			635	1.6
Turnout			39,780	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes	20,392	52.1	−3.9
	Labor	John Canobi	18,753	47.9	+3.9
	Country hold		Swing	−3.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	19,237	49.7	−7.0
	Labor	Jack Tully	16,367	42.3	−1.0
	Democratic Labor	Edward English	3,080	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			38,684	98.2
Informal votes			712	1.8
Turnout			39,396	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes	21,675	56.0	−0.7
	Labor	Jack Tully	17,009	44.0	+0.7
	Country hold		Swing	−0.7

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	22,030	56.7	+7.1
	Labor	Jack Williamson	16,845	43.3	−7.1
Total formal votes			38,875	98.1
Informal votes			745	1.9
Turnout			39,620	95.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+7.1

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Manning	18,998	48.9	+1.9
	Country	Laurie Failes	18,497	47.6	−5.4
	Independent	Dick Bourke	1,373	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			38,868	99.3
Informal votes			289	0.7
Turnout			39,157	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes	19,565	50.3	−2.7
	Labor	Alan Manning	19,303	49.7	+2.7
	Country hold		Swing	−2.7

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	19,819	53.0	+22.0
	Labor	Alan Manning	17,570	47.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			37,389	98.4
Informal votes			607	1.6
Turnout			37,996	96.3
	Country hold		Swing	−2.8

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Manning	15,969	43.0	−3.9
	Country	Laurie Failes	11,531	31.0	−4.3
	Liberal	Elwyn Croft	9,249	24.9	+18.6
	Independent	William Ferguson	392	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			37,141	98.7
Informal votes			476	1.3
Turnout			37,617	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes	20,773	55.8	+7.6
	Labor	Alan Manning	16,408	44.2	−7.6
	Country notional gain from Labor		Swing	+7.6

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results