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Results of the 1963 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

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This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1963 federal election.[1]

Overall

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House of Reps (IRV) – 1963–66—Turnout 95.73% (CV) – Informal 1.82%
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal–Country coalition 2,520,321 46.04 +3.95 72 +10
  Liberal  2,030,823 37.09 +3.51 52 +7
  Country  489,498 8.94 +0.43 20 +3
  Labor 2,489,184 45.47 –2.43 52[a] –10
  Democratic Labor 407,416 7.44 –1.27 0 0
  Communist 32,053 0.59 +0.11 0 0
  Independents 25,739 0.47 –0.21 0 0
  Total 5,474,713     122
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal–Country coalition Win 52.60 +3.10 72 +10
  Labor 47.40 –3.10 50 –10

See 1961 Australian federal election and 1964 Australian Senate election for Senate compositions.

Popular vote
Labor
45.47%
Liberal
37.09%
Country
8.94%
DLP
7.44%
Communist
0.59%
Independents
0.47%
Two-party-preferred vote
Coalition
52.60%
Labor
47.40%
Parliament seats
Coalition
59.02%
Labor
40.98%

New South Wales

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1963 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

All 46 NSW seats in the House of Representatives
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 19 27
Seats won 26 20
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7
Popular vote 970,132 987,228
Percentage 46.7% 47.6%
Swing Increase 6.3pp Decrease 4.6pp
TPP 50.7% 49.3%
TPP swing Increase 5.5pp Decrease 5.5pp

Banks

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1963 Australian federal election: Banks[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Costa 33,175 56.2 −1.9
Liberal Milovan Kovjanic 23,014 39.0 +12.9
Communist Pat Clancy 2,885 4.9 +3.2
Total formal votes 59,074 98.3
Informal votes 1,009 1.7
Turnout 60,083 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Costa 60.7 −5.3
Liberal Milovan Kovjanic 39.3 +5.3
Labor hold Swing −5.3

Barton

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1963 Australian federal election: Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Reynolds 22,889 50.0 −7.2
Liberal Jack Manning 21,394 46.7 +9.2
Democratic Labor Norma Boyle 1,508 3.3 −2.0
Total formal votes 45,791 98.9
Informal votes 511 1.1
Turnout 46,302 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 23,201 50.7 −8.4
Liberal Jack Manning 22,590 49.3 +8.4
Labor hold Swing −8.4

Bennelong

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1963 Australian federal election: Bennelong[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cramer 29,947 57.5 +12.1
Labor William Baird 19,462 37.3 −10.8
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 2,422 4.6 −1.9
New Guinea Joseph Woodhouse 296 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 52,127 98.5
Informal votes 792 1.5
Turnout 52,919 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Cramer 61.5 +10.7
Labor William Baird 38.5 −10.7
Liberal hold Swing +10.7

Blaxland

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1963 Australian federal election: Blaxland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 27,558 61.0 −5.3
Liberal Terence Morrish 14,741 32.6 +7.2
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 2,883 6.4 −2.0
Total formal votes 45,182 98.1
Informal votes 894 1.9
Turnout 46,076 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 63.1 −4.7
Liberal Terence Morrish 36.9 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7

Bradfield

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1963 Australian federal election: Bradfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 41,831 78.0 +6.6
Labor Lawrence McCulloch 8,575 16.0 −4.8
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,245 6.0 −1.8
Total formal votes 53,651 98.9
Informal votes 601 1.1
Turnout 54,252 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 82.0 +5.2
Labor Lawrence McCulloch 18.0 −5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

Calare

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1963 Australian federal election: Calare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John England 21,690 54.3 +4.3
Labor Leroy Serisier 14,933 37.4 −4.2
Democratic Labor George Boland 3,289 8.2 −0.1
Total formal votes 39,912 99.2
Informal votes 311 0.8
Turnout 40,223 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country John England 61.1 +4.2
Labor Leroy Serisier 38.9 −4.2
Country hold Swing +4.2

Cowper

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1963 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Robinson 20,556 53.0 +13.1
Labor Frank McGuren 18,237 47.0 +1.1
Total formal votes 38,793 99.4
Informal votes 240 0.6
Turnout 39,033 96.9
Country gain from Labor Swing +4.8

Cunningham

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1963 Australian federal election: Cunningham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Connor 31,905 58.4 −3.6
Liberal Jack Hough 20,900 38.2 +3.9
Communist Bill McDougall 1,836 3.4 −0.3
Total formal votes 54,641 97.5
Informal votes 1,390 2.5
Turnout 56,031 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Connor 61.5 −3.8
Liberal Jack Hough 38.5 +3.8
Labor hold Swing −3.8

Dalley

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1963 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William O'Connor 24,553 72.9 +1.9
Democratic Labor Peter Keogh 9,118 27.1 +20.2
Total formal votes 33,671 96.2
Informal votes 1,333 3.8
Turnout 35,004 93.6
Labor hold Swing −2.4

Darling

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1963 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 23,352 67.4 −5.2
Country Frederick Harding 11,299 32.6 +5.2
Total formal votes 34,651 98.8
Informal votes 424 1.2
Turnout 35,075 93.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

East Sydney

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1963 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Devine 19,779 61.2 −6.6
Liberal William Foster 10,711 33.1 +11.1
Communist Bill Brown 1,827 5.7 +2.5
Total formal votes 32,317 97.3
Informal votes 885 2.7
Turnout 33,202 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Devine 66.4 −5.5
Liberal William Foster 33.6 +5.5
Labor hold Swing −5.5

Eden-Monaro

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1963 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Fraser 20,807 51.0 −9.0
Liberal Dugald Munro 18,095 44.3 +4.3
Democratic Labor John Donohue 1,924 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 40,826 98.7
Informal votes 525 1.3
Turnout 41,351 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Fraser 52.7 −7.3
Liberal Dugald Munro 47.3 +7.3
Labor hold Swing −7.3

Evans

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1963 Australian federal election: Evans[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 19,306 51.1 +5.0
Labor James Monaghan 15,863 42.0 −3.3
Democratic Labor Jack Kane 2,263 6.0 −0.8
Independent Harold O'Reilly 187 0.5 +0.5
Independent Stanislaus Kelly 177 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 37,796 97.8
Informal votes 847 2.2
Turnout 38,643 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Mackay 56.6 +6.7
Labor James Monaghan 43.4 −6.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.7

Farrer

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1963 Australian federal election: Farrer[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Fairbairn 24,744 58.9 +3.2
Labor Herb McPherson 13,341 31.8 −2.3
Democratic Labor Lawrence Esler 3,901 9.3 −1.0
Total formal votes 41,986 99.1
Informal votes 384 0.9
Turnout 42,370 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Fairbairn 66.5 +2.4
Labor Herb McPherson 33.5 −2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Grayndler

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1963 Australian federal election: Grayndler[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Daly 21,053 64.5 −2.7
Liberal Robert Leech 10,684 32.8 +9.1
Communist Mary Stevens 885 2.7 −4.3
Total formal votes 32,622 97.4
Informal votes 864 2.6
Turnout 33,486 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Daly 66.9 −7.1
Liberal Robert Leech 33.1 +7.1
Labor hold Swing −7.1

Gwydir

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1963 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 22,477 55.0 +4.9
Labor Kenneth Green 18,373 45.0 −0.1
Total formal votes 40,850 99.2
Informal votes 311 0.8
Turnout 41,161 94.9
Country hold Swing +1.1

Hughes

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1963 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 35,726 52.1 −7.1
Liberal William Cover 30,751 44.8 +9.1
Democratic Labor George Apap 1,665 2.4 −2.7
New Guinea John Phillips 269 0.4 +0.4
Independent John Mantova 200 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 68,611 98.4
Informal votes 1,148 1.6
Turnout 69,759 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 52.7 −8.3
Liberal William Cover 47.3 +8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

Hume

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1963 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Fuller 37,931 46.1 −2.5
Country Ian Pettitt 11,078 28.5 −14.5
Liberal Geoffrey Ashton 7,299 18.8 +18.8
Democratic Labor Charles Rowe 2,574 6.6 −1.7
Total formal votes 38,882 99.0
Informal votes 408 1.0
Turnout 39,290 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Pettitt 19,746 50.8 +1.7
Labor Arthur Fuller 19,136 49.2 −1.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +1.7

Hunter

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1963 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 32,132 71.1 −4.4
Liberal John Wassell 7,555 16.7 −2.1
Democratic Labor Aubrey Barr 3,389 7.5 +7.5
Communist Evan Phillips 2,103 4.7 −1.0
Total formal votes 45,179 97.9
Informal votes 976 2.1
Turnout 46,155 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 77.6 −3.0
Liberal John Wassell 22.4 +3.0
Labor hold Swing −3.0

Kingsford Smith

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1963 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 24,083 54.8 −3.1
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly 18,108 41.2 +6.4
Communist Jim Baird 1,729 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 43,920 98.0
Informal votes 913 2.0
Turnout 44,833 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 58.4 −1.0
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly 41.6 +1.0
Labor hold Swing −1.0

Lang

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1963 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 25,182 57.2 −6.8
Liberal Russell Carter 17,208 39.1 +10.3
Independent Frank Ball 1,626 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 44,016 98.5
Informal votes 671 1.5
Turnout 44,687 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 58.6 −7.7
Liberal Russell Carter 41.4 +7.7
Labor hold Swing −7.7

Lawson

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1963 Australian federal election: Lawson[2]
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

Lowe

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1963 Australian federal election: Lowe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William McMahon 21,714 55.6 +7.8
Labor John Holland 15,426 39.5 −7.8
Democratic Labor Reginald Lawson 1,910 4.9 +1.0
Total formal votes 39,050 98.8
Informal votes 483 1.2
Turnout 39,533 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William McMahon 59.5 +8.6
Labor John Holland 40.5 −8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Lyne

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1963 Australian federal election: Lyne[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Philip Lucock 25,869 61.5 +7.1
Labor John Allan 15,039 35.7 −3.5
Independent Joe Cordner 1,181 2.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 42,089 99.1
Informal votes 393 0.9
Turnout 42,482 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Philip Lucock 62.9 +3.9
Labor John Allan 37.1 −3.9
Country hold Swing +3.9

Macarthur

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1963 Australian federal election: Macarthur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 31,720 54.6 +1.6
Labor Don Nilon 24,021 41.4 −5.6
Democratic Labor Albert Perish 309 3.5 +3.5
Independent Ronald Sarina 309 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 58,071 98.7
Informal votes 749 1.3
Turnout 58,820 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Bate 57.7 +4.7
Labor Don Nilon 42.3 −4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Mackellar

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1963 Australian federal election: Mackellar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 37,827 62.2 +8.1
Labor Mabel Elliott 18,440 30.3 −4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,725 4.5 −1.0
Communist Hugh Begg 1,834 3.0 −2.5
Total formal votes 60,826 98.3
Informal votes 1,055 1.7
Turnout 61,881 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 66.1 +7.2
Labor Mabel Elliott 33.9 −7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

Macquarie

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1963 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Luchetti 25,649 57.6 −5.5
Liberal John Heesh 18,868 42.4 +10.4
Total formal votes 44,517 98.7
Informal votes 597 1.3
Turnout 45,114 95.9
Labor hold Swing −6.5

Mitchell

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1963 Australian federal election: Mitchell[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 29,230 49.3 +6.4
Labor John Armitage 35,301 44.4 −7.8
Democratic Labor Malcolm Towner 2,943 3.7 −0.6
New Guinea Albert Ackerman 1,604 2.0 +2.0
Independent John Ashe 438 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 79,516 97.6
Informal votes 1,976 2.4
Turnout 81,492 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 42,226 53.1 +6.5
Labor John Armitage 37,290 46.9 −6.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.5

New England

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1963 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Sinclair 22,027 54.7 +0.9
Labor Donald White 16,930 42.1 +1.4
Independent James Gordon 959 2.4 +2.4
Independent Andrew Monley 331 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 40,247 98.7
Informal votes 514 1.3
Turnout 40,761 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Sinclair 57.3 −1.1
Labor Donald White 42.7 +1.1
Country hold Swing −1.1

Newcastle

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1963 Australian federal election: Newcastle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Jones 21,434 58.7 −4.1
Liberal Eric Cupit 12,518 34.3 +6.1
Democratic Labor Jack Collins 2,559 7.0 −2.0
Total formal votes 36,511 98.4
Informal votes 597 1.6
Turnout 37,108 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Jones 59.9 −5.5
Liberal Eric Cupit 40.1 +5.5
Labor hold Swing +1.9

North Sydney

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1963 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 22,492 59.3 +9.6
Labor Maurice Isaacs 13,417 35.4 −5.5
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 2,035 5.4 −4.0
Total formal votes 37,944 98.5
Informal votes 575 1.5
Turnout 38,519 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Jack 62.8 +8.8
Labor Maurice Isaacs 37.2 −8.8
Liberal hold Swing +8.8

Parkes

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1963 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Hughes 18,437 47.7 +9.8
Labor Les Haylen 17,900 46.3 −6.2
Democratic Labor Vincent Couch 2,331 6.0 −3.6
Total formal votes 38,668 98.3
Informal votes 676 1.7
Turnout 39,344 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Hughes 19,994 51.7 +5.9
Labor Les Haylen 18,674 48.3 −5.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.9

Parramatta

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1963 Australian federal election: Parramatta[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Garfield Barwick 31,660 56.0 +5.9
Labor Maxwell McLaren 21,791 38.5 −4.3
Democratic Labor Edward Beck 3,088 5.5 −0.1
Total formal votes 56,539 98.9
Informal votes 602 1.1
Turnout 57,141 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Garfield Barwick 60.4 +5.4
Labor Maxwell McLaren 39.6 −5.4
Liberal hold Swing +5.4

Paterson

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1963 Australian federal election: Paterson[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allen Fairhall 24,695 61.4 +10.5
Labor Archibald Jones 15,503 38.6 −4.2
Total formal votes 40,198 99.0
Informal votes 396 1.0
Turnout 40,594 96.6
Liberal hold Swing +6.3

Phillip

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1963 Australian federal election: Phillip[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Aston 18,128 47.7 +3.6
Labor Syd Einfeld 17,634 46.4 −3.9
Democratic Labor John Antill 2,215 5.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 37,977 98.3
Informal votes 664 1.7
Turnout 38,641 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Aston 20,048 52.8 +4.2
Labor Syd Einfeld 17,929 47.2 −4.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.2

Reid

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1963 Australian federal election: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 32,497 58.3 −7.8
Liberal Thomas Reeves 17,667 31.7 +9.0
Democratic Labor Mick Carroll 5,547 10.0 −1.2
Total formal votes 55,711 97.8
Informal votes 1,276 2.2
Turnout 56,987 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 60.1 −8.0
Liberal Thomas Reeves 39.9 +8.0
Labor hold Swing −8.0

Richmond

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1963 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Doug Anthony 26,389 66.2 −2.3
Labor Matthew Walsh 12,841 32.2 −3.9
Independent Peter Bray 607 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 39,837 99.4
Informal votes 236 0.6
Turnout 40,073 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Doug Anthony 67.0 +3.1
Labor Matthew Walsh 33.0 −3.1
Country hold Swing +3.1

Riverina

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1963 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 21,068 51.7 +3.9
Labor Jack Ward 16,969 41.6 −3.1
Democratic Labor Victor Groutsch 2,733 6.7 −0.9
Total formal votes 40,770 98.8
Informal votes 506 1.2
Turnout 41,276 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 57.3 +3.2
Labor Jack Ward 42.7 −3.2
Country hold Swing +3.2

Robertson

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1963 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Dean 27,474 50.5 +2.0
Labor Bob Brown 24,224 44.5 −2.5
Democratic Labor George Britton 2,717 5.0 +0.5
Total formal votes 54,415 99.0
Informal votes 574 1.0
Turnout 54,989 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Dean 54.1 +2.6
Labor Bob Brown 45.9 −2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Shortland

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1963 Australian federal election: Shortland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 32,270 60.6 −4.2
Liberal William Gilchrist 14,535 27.3 +2.9
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 4,922 9.2 +1.0
Communist Barbara Curthoys 1,538 2.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 53,265 98.3
Informal votes 925 1.7
Turnout 54,190 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 64.9 −4.7
Liberal William Gilchrist 35.1 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7

St George

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1963 Australian federal election: St George[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Len Bosman 20,869 50.1 +7.7
Labor Lionel Clay 19,648 47.1 −7.1
Democratic Labor John Vandergriff 1,169 2.8 −0.7
Total formal votes 41,686 98.6
Informal votes 597 1.4
Turnout 42,283 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Len Bosman 52.3 +7.2
Labor Lionel Clay 47.7 −7.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2

Warringah

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1963 Australian federal election: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cockle 31,478 72.5 +18.9
Labor John Lancaster 9,964 22.9 −0.2
Democratic Labor John Plunkett 1,975 4.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 43,417 98.6
Informal votes 603 1.4
Turnout 44,020 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Cockle 76.1 +10.0
Labor John Lancaster 23.9 −10.0
Liberal hold Swing +10.0

Watson

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1963 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cope 24,280 68.1 −12.0
Liberal Louis Mamo 8,302 23.3 +6.4
Democratic Labor Bernard Atkinson 2,136 6.0 +3.0
Communist Harry Hatfield 951 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 35,669 96.9
Informal votes 1,143 3.1
Turnout 36,812 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cope 72.5 −8.2
Liberal Louis Mamo 27.5 +8.2
Labor hold Swing −8.2

Wentworth

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1963 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 27,485 73.1 +10.6
Labor Nell Simpson 8,991 23.9 −4.6
Independent Arthur Bergman 1,140 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 37,616 98.0
Informal votes 763 2.0
Turnout 38,379 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 75.1 +5.2
Labor Nell Simpson 24.9 −5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

Werriwa

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1963 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 39,440 58.1 −7.2
Liberal Kevin Byrne 25,301 37.3 +11.2
Democratic Labor Harry Cole 3,115 4.6 −4.1
Total formal votes 67,856 97.4
Informal votes 1,803 2.6
Turnout 69,659 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 59.0 −7.8
Liberal Kevin Byrne 41.0 +7.8
Labor hold Swing −7.8

West Sydney

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1963 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Minogue 22,051 74.3 +3.9
Democratic Labor William Doherty 5,352 18.0 +8.6
Independent Maurice Law 1,464 4.9 +4.9
New Guinea Charles Kilduff 813 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 29,680 95.6
Informal votes 1,371 4.4
Turnout 31,051 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Minogue 78.1 +7.7
Democratic Labor William Doherty 21.9 +21.9
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Victoria

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1963 Australian federal election (Victoria)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

All 33 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 23 10
Seats won 23 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 717,097 620,253
Percentage 46.7% 40.4%
Swing Increase 4.4pp Decrease 1.2pp
TPP 57.5% 42.5%
TPP swing Increase 2.0pp Decrease 2.0pp

Balaclava

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1963 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 23,487 58.8 +6.9
Labor Ephraim Briskman 11,802 29.6 −0.5
Democratic Labor John Ryan 4,135 10.4 −3.1
Independent Edith Jewell 491 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 39,915 98.8
Informal votes 485 1.2
Turnout 43,381 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 68.8 +3.0
Labor Ephraim Briskman 31.2 −3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Ballaarat

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1963 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 20,764 48.3 +4.7
Labor Alan Williams 15,846 36.8 −1.7
Democratic Labor Bob Joshua 6,421 14.9 −3.0
Total formal votes 43,031 99.2
Informal votes 350 0.8
Turnout 43,381 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 26,764 62.2 +2.3
Labor Alan Williams 16,267 37.8 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Batman

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Batman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Benson 19,858 48.8 −6.1
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 14,923 36.7 +6.0
Democratic Labor Jack Little 5,880 14.5 +0.1
Total formal votes 40,661 98.2
Informal votes 725 1.8
Turnout 41,386 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Benson 20,682 50.9 −4.5
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 19,979 49.1 +4.5
Labor hold Swing −4.5

Bendigo

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noel Beaton 22,646 51.2 −0.4
Liberal Fred Grimwade 15,541 35.1 +0.9
Democratic Labor Bill Drechsler 6,044 13.7 +0.2
Total formal votes 44,231 99.3
Informal votes 307 0.7
Turnout 44,538 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Noel Beaton 52.6 −1.6
Liberal Fred Grimwade 47.4 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −1.6

Bruce

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 45,542 48.4 +6.8
Labor Barry Jones 38,396 40.8 −1.9
Democratic Labor Henry de Sachau 8,857 9.4 −6.3
Independent Brian Crossley 920 1.0 +1.0
Independent Tom Gilhooley 474 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 94,189 98.2
Informal votes 1,682 1.8
Turnout 95,871 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 54,026 57.4 +5.2
Labor Barry Jones 40,163 42.6 −5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

Chisholm

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 24,139 60.0 +4.4
Labor John Button 11,878 29.5 −1.8
Democratic Labor John Duffy 4,230 10.5 −2.7
Total formal votes 40,247 99.1
Informal votes 352 0.9
Turnout 40,599 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 69.5 +2.0
Labor John Button 30.5 −2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Corangamite

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dan Mackinnon 26,347 57.5 +4.7
Labor Fred Black 13,324 29.1 +0.1
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 6,139 13.4 −4.8
Total formal votes 45,810 99.3
Informal votes 335 0.7
Turnout 46,145 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dan Mackinnon 69.6 +1.3
Labor Fred Black 30.4 −1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Corio

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Corio[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 21,933 45.6 +3.7
Liberal Hubert Opperman 21,185 44.0 +0.7
Democratic Labor James Mahoney 5,004 10.4 −4.5
Total formal votes 48,122 99.0
Informal votes 509 1.0
Turnout 48,631 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hubert Opperman 25,666 53.3 −3.1
Labor Bob Hawke 22,456 46.7 +3.1
Liberal hold Swing −3.1

Darebin

[edit]
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

Deakin

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 34,863 52.0 +4.7
Labor Pat Hubbard 25,045 37.3 −2.4
Democratic Labor Maurice Weston 7,184 10.7 −2.3
Total formal votes 67,092 99.0
Informal votes 711 1.0
Turnout 67,803 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Davis 61.6 +3.4
Labor Pat Hubbard 38.4 −3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Fawkner

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Fawkner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Howson 18,614 54.5 +5.9
Labor Gwendolyn Noad 11,774 34.5 −1.3
Democratic Labor John Speed 2,818 8.2 −7.4
Independent George Gabriel 966 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 34,172 98.1
Informal votes 651 1.9
Turnout 34,823 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Howson 63.6 +0.8
Labor Gwendolyn Noad 36.4 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Flinders

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Lindsay 29,723 52.2 +7.7
Labor Nola Barber 21,464 37.7 +0.4
Democratic Labor Martin Curry 5,781 10.1 −4.7
Total formal votes 56,968 99.0
Informal votes 581 1.0
Turnout 57,549 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Lindsay 61.3 +4.0
Labor Nola Barber 38.7 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Gellibrand

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hector McIvor 25,035 64.2 −0.9
Liberal Harley Price 8,183 21.0 +0.6
Democratic Labor Jan Roszkowski 4,375 11.2 −0.7
Communist David Davies 1,395 3.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 38,988 97.0
Informal votes 1,193 3.0
Turnout 40,181 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 68.7 +0.2
Liberal Harley Price 31.3 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Gippsland

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Peter Nixon 25,422 57.8 +6.2
Labor Sydney Evans 13,623 31.0 −0.5
Democratic Labor John Hansen 4,970 11.3 −5.6
Total formal votes 44,015 99.0
Informal votes 452 1.0
Turnout 44,467 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Peter Nixon 68.0 +1.1
Labor Sydney Evans 32.0 −1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

Henty

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 24,110 51.6 +5.7
Labor George Taylor 15,425 33.0 −7.3
Democratic Labor Joseph McHugh 4,694 10.0 −3.8
Independent Labor Herbert Viney 2,500 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 46,729 98.8
Informal votes 564 1.2
Turnout 47,293 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 59.3 +1.6
Labor George Taylor 40.7 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Higgins

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 22,835 60.1 +3.4
Labor Roger Kirby 10,915 28.7 −0.6
Democratic Labor Celia Laird 4,223 11.1 −2.9
Total formal votes 37,973 98.8
Informal votes 444 1.2
Turnout 38,417 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 70.1 +0.8
Labor Roger Kirby 29.9 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Higinbotham

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Higinbotham[3]
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

Indi

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Mac Holten 20,551 48.0 +3.6
Labor Mervyn Huggins 10,997 25.7 +0.4
Liberal Ian Foyster 6,111 14.3 −4.6
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 5,165 12.1 +0.7
Total formal votes 42,824 98.8
Informal votes 511 1.2
Turnout 43,335 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Mac Holten 72.0 +17.9
Labor Mervyn Huggins 28.0 +28.0
Country hold Swing +17.9

Isaacs

[edit]
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

Kooyong

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Robert Menzies 30,205 63.9 +6.6
Labor Robert White 11,514 24.4 −1.6
Democratic Labor Charles Murphy 4,806 10.2 −5.0
Communist Ralph Gibson 727 1.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 47,252 98.9
Informal votes 513 1.1
Turnout 47,765 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Robert Menzies 74.1 +3.7
Labor Robert White 25.9 −3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7

La Trobe

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Jess 35,050 48.7 +5.0
Labor Moss Cass 29,466 40.9 −1.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Adamson 7,490 10.4 −3.1
Total formal votes 72,006 98.9
Informal votes 797 1.1
Turnout 72,803 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 40,866 56.8 +0.2
Labor Moss Cass 31,140 43.2 −0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Lalor

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 49,383 54.4 +0.5
Liberal Bernard Treseder 25,831 28.5 +4.2
Democratic Labor Jim Marmion 15,507 17.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 90,721 98.0
Informal votes 1,892 2.0
Turnout 92,613 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 57.0 −0.8
Liberal Bernard Treseder 43.0 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

Mallee

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Mallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Winton Turnbull 24,805 63.1 +0.6
Labor Maurice Hinton 10,489 26.7 +0.4
Democratic Labor Michael Howley 4,004 10.2 −1.0
Total formal votes 39,298 99.0
Informal votes 396 1.0
Turnout 39,694 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Winton Turnbull 71.3 −1.3
Labor Maurice Hinton 28.7 +1.3
Country hold Swing −1.3

Maribyrnong

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Armour 18,524 43.3 −3.5
Liberal Philip Stokes 17,379 40.6 +5.8
Democratic Labor Frank McManus 6,616 15.5 −1.9
Independent Edwin Ryan 162 0.4 +0.4
Republican John Murray 141 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 42,822 98.0
Informal votes 865 2.0
Turnout 43,687 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Stokes 23,617 55.2 +4.4
Labor Neil Armour 19,205 44.8 −4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4

McMillan

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: McMillan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Buchanan 22,479 49.8 +14.3
Labor Eric Kent 17,377 38.5 +1.6
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 5,243 11.6 +0.0
Total formal votes 45,099 99.0
Informal votes 442 1.0
Turnout 45,541 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 27,221 60.4 −0.8
Labor Eric Kent 17,878 39.6 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing −0.8

Melbourne

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 17,100 56.9 −5.9
Liberal Charles Hider 7,870 26.2 +5.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Brennan 5,084 16.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 30,054 97.1
Informal votes 890 2.9
Turnout 30,944 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 59.5 −5.0
Liberal Charles Hider 40.5 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Melbourne Ports

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 20,654 63.5 +1.8
Liberal James Pond 7,178 22.1 −0.3
Democratic Labor George O'Dwyer 4,074 12.5 −1.2
Communist Roger Wilson 632 1.9 −0.3
Total formal votes 32,538 97.7
Informal votes 781 2.3
Turnout 33,319 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 66.5 +1.4
Liberal James Pond 33.5 −1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Murray

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McEwen 29,240 64.3 +2.8
Labor Neil Frankland 10,292 22.6 −2.6
Democratic Labor Brian Lacey 5,914 13.0 −0.3
Total formal votes 45,446 98.6
Informal votes 622 1.4
Turnout 46,068 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country John McEwen 76.0 +2.5
Labor Neil Frankland 24.0 −2.5
Country hold Swing +2.5

Scullin

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Scullin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Peters 16,764 58.5 −2.4
Liberal John Harrison 6,131 21.4 +6.3
Democratic Labor James Abikhair 5,194 18.1 −5.8
Communist Ron Hearn 554 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 28,643 94.9
Informal votes 1,535 5.1
Turnout 30,178 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Peters 61.9 −0.5
Liberal John Harrison 32.1 +32.1
Labor hold Swing −0.5

Wannon

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Fraser 22,503 51.9 +3.5
Labor Cyril Primmer 14,307 33.0 −2.2
Democratic Labor Terence Callander 6,549 15.1 −1.3
Total formal votes 43,359 99.5
Informal votes 237 0.5
Turnout 43,596 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Fraser 65.6 +1.8
Labor Cyril Primmer 34.4 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Wills

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 20,197 54.1 −3.9
Liberal James Muntz 10,795 28.9 +6.7
Democratic Labor John Hardy 6,315 16.9 −2.9
Total formal votes 37,307 97.5
Informal votes 945 2.5
Turnout 38,252 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 55.8 −4.2
Liberal James Muntz 44.2 +4.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Wimmera

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert King 16,772 43.0 +8.6
Labor Thomas Windsor 11,023 28.3 −1.5
Liberal Howard Rodda 7,599 19.5 −8.1
Democratic Labor Adrian Cahill 3,610 9.3 +1.0
Total formal votes 39,004 99.2
Informal votes 311 0.8
Turnout 39,315 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 69.2 +0.7
Labor Thomas Windsor 30.8 −0.7
Country hold Swing +0.7

Yarra

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 17,976 56.0 +3.9
Liberal Anthony Hearder 9,234 28.8 +3.5
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 4,865 15.2 −1.6
Total formal votes 32,075 98.0
Informal votes 662 2.0
Turnout 32,737 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.5 −0.4
Liberal Anthony Hearder 42.5 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4

Queensland

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election (Queensland)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 7 11
Seats won 10 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 373,807 369,570
Percentage 46.9% 46.3%
Swing Increase 3.3pp Decrease 1.8pp
TPP 51.9% 48.1%
TPP swing Increase 2.6pp Decrease 2.6pp

Bowman

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Bowman[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Comber 22,533 47.7 +0.6
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 21,618 45.8 +2.4
Democratic Labor Harry Wright 3,052 6.5 −3.0
Total formal votes 47,203 98.0
Informal votes 979 2.0
Turnout 48,182 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 24,280 51.4 +3.3
Labor Jack Comber 22,923 48.6 −3.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3

Brisbane

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 17,489 50.1 −3.6
Liberal Leith Sinclair 13,999 40.1 +7.6
Democratic Labor John O'Connell 2,087 6.0 −5.7
Communist Warren Bowden 1,310 3.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 34,885 96.3
Informal votes 1,357 3.7
Turnout 36,242 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 54.8 −2.8
Liberal Leith Sinclair 45.2 +2.8
Labor hold Swing −2.8

Capricornia

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gray 21,335 56.1 +6.7
Liberal Maurice South 13,705 36.1 −2.2
Democratic Labor Alphonsus Schleger 2,967 7.8 −4.5
Total formal votes 38,007 98.5
Informal votes 569 1.5
Turnout 38,576 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Gray 57.7 +2.7
Liberal Maurice South 42.3 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Darling Downs

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reginald Swartz 26,072 61.2 +10.2
Labor Cyril Mitchell 14,418 33.9 −7.8
Democratic Labor Kenneth Rawle 2,078 4.9 −2.5
Total formal votes 42,568 98.6
Informal votes 589 1.4
Turnout 43,157 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Reginald Swartz 65.1 +8.2
Labor Cyril Mitchell 34.9 −8.2
Liberal hold Swing +8.2

Dawson

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Shaw 19,420 51.8 −0.9
Labor Doug Everingham 15,508 41.4 +0.6
Democratic Labor Erwin Eshmann 2,543 6.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 37,471 97.8
Informal votes 841 2.2
Turnout 38,312 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Shaw 56.4 −1.5
Labor Doug Everingham 43.6 +1.5
Country hold Swing −1.5

Fisher

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Adermann 27,512 64.0 +8.1
Labor William Weir 13,882 32.3 −3.5
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Traill 1,567 3.6 −4.7
Total formal votes 42,961 98.1
Informal votes 838 1.9
Turnout 43,799 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Adermann 66.9 +4.4
Labor William Weir 33.1 −4.4
Country hold Swing +4.4

Griffith

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wilfred Coutts 21,239 54.5 −0.9
Liberal Keith Grant 15,097 38.7 +3.6
Democratic Labor Paul Tucker 2,627 6.7 −2.9
Total formal votes 38,963 97.0
Informal votes 1,204 3.0
Turnout 40,167 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wilfred Coutts 55.8 −1.5
Liberal Keith Grant 44.2 +1.5
Labor hold Swing −1.5

Herbert

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Harding 21,062 46.5 −2.5
Liberal Roy Pope 14,805 32.7 −10.4
Democratic Labor Kiernan Dorney 8,410 18.5 +13.4
Communist Frank Bishop 1,063 2.3 −0.5
Total formal votes 45,340 97.4
Informal votes 1,229 2.6
Turnout 46,569 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Harding 24,132 53.2 +0.9
Liberal Roy Pope 21,208 46.8 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Kennedy

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 21,182 61.4 −0.7
Country Keith Siemon 11,144 32.3 +0.8
Democratic Labor John Judge 2,174 6.3 −0.1
Total formal votes 34,500 97.8
Informal votes 791 2.2
Turnout 35,291 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 63.5 +0.1
Country Keith Siemon 36.5 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Leichhardt

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Fulton 24,881 58.0 −8.3
Country Robert Norman 16,895 39.4 +12.0
Democratic Labor Arthur Trembath 1,158 2.7 −3.6
Total formal votes 42,934 97.3
Informal votes 1,196 2.7
Turnout 44,130 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 58.5 −9.1
Country Robert Norman 41.5 +9.1
Labor hold Swing −9.1

Lilley

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Cameron 20,548 45.7 −0.9
Liberal Kevin Cairns 20,503 45.6 +2.3
Democratic Labor Frank Andrews 3,934 8.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 44,985 97.8
Informal votes 1,032 2.2
Turnout 46,017 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Cairns 24,083 53.5 +4.8
Labor Don Cameron 20,902 46.5 −4.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.8

Maranoa

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wilfred Brimblecombe 20,649 54.8 +7.3
Labor Trevor Alexander 15,965 42.4 −1.9
Democratic Labor Mervyn Eunson 1,054 2.8 −5.4
Total formal votes 37,668 98.4
Informal votes 627 1.6
Turnout 38,295 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Wilfred Brimblecombe 57.0 +3.4
Labor Trevor Alexander 43.0 −3.4
Country hold Swing +3.4

McPherson

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: McPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Barnes 33,422 58.1 +4.3
Labor Gerry Jones 21,657 37.6 +0.6
Democratic Labor Michael O'Connor 2,481 4.3 −2.2
Total formal votes 57,560 97.7
Informal votes 1,347 2.3
Turnout 58,907 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Barnes 61.5 +1.1
Labor Gerry Jones 38.5 −1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

Moreton

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 28,574 49.3 +6.0
Labor John O'Donnell 25,609 44.2 −3.8
Democratic Labor Eric Allingham 3,790 6.5 −0.9
Total formal votes 57,973 97.6
Informal votes 1,408 2.4
Turnout 59,381 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 31,893 55.0 +4.9
Labor John O'Donnell 26,080 45.0 −4.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.9

Oxley

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hayden 25,194 57.6 +4.9
Liberal Arthur Chresby 16,600 38.0 −5.3
Democratic Labor Terence Burns 1,942 4.4 +0.3
Total formal votes 43,736 98.3
Informal votes 761 1.7
Turnout 44,497 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Hayden 58.3 +4.8
Liberal Arthur Chresby 41.7 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Petrie

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 27,616 47.1 +5.2
Labor Reginald O'Brien 26,804 45.7 −3.5
Democratic Labor Brian Balaam 4,035 6.9 +1.0
Independent Francis O'Mara 159 0.3 −0.2
Total formal votes 58,614 97.7
Informal votes 1,394 2.3
Turnout 60,008 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 31,335 53.5 +4.2
Labor Reginald O'Brien 27,279 46.5 −4.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.2

Ryan

[edit]
1963 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 29,608 58.2 +6.0
Labor Raymond McCreath 17,082 33.6 −6.4
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 3,587 7.1 −0.8
Social Credit Robert Hooker 588 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 50,865 97.6
Informal votes 1,230 2.4
Turnout 52,095 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 65.7 +7.2
Labor Raymond McCreath 34.3 −7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

Wide Bay

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1963 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 23,182 56.0 +2.6
Country Albert White 16,568 40.0 −0.1
Democratic Labor Rogers Judge 935 2.3 −2.0
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 700 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 41,385 98.2
Informal votes 738 1.8
Turnout 42,123 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 57.3 +2.1
Country Albert White 42.7 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

South Australia

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1963 Australian federal election (South Australia)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

All 11 SA seats in the House of Representatives
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Arthur Calwell Robert Menzies
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 6 5
Seats won 6 5
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 270,956 183,490
Percentage 53.2% 36.0%
Swing Decrease 1.1pp Decrease 4.2pp
TPP 53.3% 46.7%
TPP swing Decrease 0.9pp Increase 0.9pp

Adelaide

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1963 Australian federal election: Adelaide[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Sexton 18,194 56.1 +0.3
Liberal Karl-Juergen Liebetrau 12,188 37.6 +3.1
Democratic Labor Patrick Coffey 2,036 6.3 −3.4
Total formal votes 32,418 97.6
Informal votes 797 2.4
Turnout 33,215 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Sexton 57.2 −0.3
Liberal Karl-Juergen Liebetrau 42.8 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

Angas

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1963 Australian federal election: Angas[5]
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

Barker

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1963 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Forbes 26,547 56.8 +2.4
Labor Norman Alcock 19,168 41.0 +1.0
Independent Harvey Burns 1,043 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 46,758 98.7
Informal votes 596 1.3
Turnout 47,354 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Forbes 57.9 −0.3
Labor Norman Alcock 42.1 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Bonython

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1963 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 45,537 70.9 +7.7
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 14,084 21.9 +15.9
Communist Alan Miller 4,638 7.2 +6.0
Total formal votes 64,259 94.7
Informal votes 3,572 5.3
Turnout 67,831 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 77.4 +9.7
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 22.6 +22.6
Labor hold Swing +9.7

Boothby

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1963 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 23,309 55.1 +3.7
Labor Ronald Basten 17,248 40.8 −1.3
Democratic Labor Ted Farrell 1,760 4.2 −2.3
Total formal votes 42,317 98.5
Informal votes 647 1.5
Turnout 42,964 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 58.5 +1.9
Labor Ronald Basten 41.5 −1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Grey

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1963 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Mortimer 24,236 54.2 −4.0
Liberal Vern Dyason 18,749 41.9 +3.7
Democratic Labor William Ahern 1,718 3.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 44,703 98.9
Informal votes 492 1.1
Turnout 45,195 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Mortimer 54.8 −4.0
Liberal Vern Dyason 45.2 +4.0
Labor hold Swing −4.0

Hindmarsh

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1963 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Cameron 33,975 71.9 +4.0
Democratic Labor Richard Mills 13,281 28.1 +23.5
Total formal votes 47,256 94.8
Informal votes 2,587 5.2
Turnout 49,843 95.8
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Kingston

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1963 Australian federal election: Kingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Galvin 32,582 53.6 −2.6
Liberal Kay Brownbill 25,375 41.7 +6.6
Democratic Labor Brian Crowe 2,858 4.7 −4.0
Total formal votes 60,815 98.8
Informal votes 752 1.2
Turnout 61,567 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Galvin 54.5 −4.2
Liberal Kay Brownbill 45.5 +4.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Port Adelaide

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1963 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Birrell 30,994 76.2 +4.4
Democratic Labor George Basisovs 8,219 20.2 +12.3
Communist Jim Moss 1,463 3.6 +1.4
Total formal votes 40,676 94.8
Informal votes 2,230 5.2
Turnout 42,906 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Birrell 79.4 +4.2
Democratic Labor George Basisovs 20.6 +20.6
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Sturt

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1963 Australian federal election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Wilson 26,469 56.0 +3.8
Labor Norm Foster 18,264 38.6 −0.3
Democratic Labor Walter Doran 2,551 5.4 −3.5
Total formal votes 47,284 98.0
Informal votes 971 2.0
Turnout 48,255 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wilson 59.5 +1.0
Labor Norm Foster 40.5 −1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Wakefield

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1963 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bert Kelly 25,177 61.1 +3.0
Labor John Penrose 16,049 38.9 +2.2
Total formal votes 41,226 98.4
Informal votes 654 1.6
Turnout 41,880 97.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

Western Australia

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1963 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

All 8 WA seats in the House of Representatives
4 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell
Party Coalition Labor
Seats before 6 3
Seats won 6 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 202,215 146,596
Percentage 54.0% 39.2%
Swing Increase 2.2pp Decrease 1.7pp
TPP 56.2% 43.8%
TPP swing Steady Steady

Canning

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1963 Australian federal election: Canning[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil McNeill 17,000 43.5 +5.3
Country John Hallett 10,844 27.7 −0.2
Labor Charles Edwards 10,204 26.1 −3.1
Independent Ronald Batey 1,072 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 39,120 97.7
Informal votes 922 2.3
Turnout 40,042 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Hallett 20,434 52.2 +52.2
Liberal Neil McNeill 18,686 47.8 −17.9
Country gain from Liberal Swing +17.9

Curtin

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1963 Australian federal election: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Hasluck 29,200 75.6 +12.4
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 6,992 18.1 +6.0
Communist John Gandini 2,426 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 38,618 93.5
Informal votes 2,669 6.5
Turnout 41,287 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Hasluck 78.8 +5.7
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 21.2 +21.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.7

Forrest

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1963 Australian federal election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 20,921 52.1 −5.4
Labor Robert Smithson 15,899 39.6 −2.9
Independent Country Frank Oates 3,304 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 40,124 98.6
Informal votes 583 1.4
Turnout 40,707 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Freeth 56.2 −1.3
Labor Robert Smithson 43.8 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing −1.3

Fremantle

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1963 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 27,203 54.9 −5.8
Liberal John Waghorne 20,931 42.2 +5.4
Independent James Collins 748 1.5 +1.5
Communist Paddy Troy 676 1.4 −1.0
Total formal votes 49,558 97.9
Informal votes 1,043 2.1
Turnout 50,601 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 57.0 −5.9
Liberal John Waghorne 43.0 +5.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9

Kalgoorlie

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1963 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 16,180 52.3 +4.4
Liberal Peter Browne 12,668 41.0 −2.3
Democratic Labor James Ardagh 1,328 4.3 +1.4
Democratic Labor Antonius Berkhout 751 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 30,927 98.5
Informal votes 467 1.5
Turnout 31,394 89.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 53.4 +2.8
Liberal Peter Browne 46.6 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Moore

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1963 Australian federal election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vic Halbert 12,876 34.0 −1.0
Country Don Maisey 12,810 33.9 +3.1
Labor Wilbur Bennett 12,146 32.1 +3.6
Total formal votes 37,832 98.3
Informal votes 670 1.7
Turnout 38,502 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Don Maisey 21,847 57.7 +6.4
Liberal Vic Halbert 15,985 42.3 −6.4
Country hold Swing +6.4

Perth

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1963 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Chaney Sr. 15,867 54.3 −0.7
Labor Edward Halse 11,743 40.2 +4.4
Democratic Labor Arthur White 1,629 5.6 −3.6
Total formal votes 29,239 97.1
Informal votes 860 2.9
Turnout 30,099 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Chaney Sr. 58.8 −3.6
Labor Edward Halse 41.2 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing −3.6

Stirling

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1963 Australian federal election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Webb 29,806 50.1 +1.9
Liberal Doug Cash 25,641 43.1 +5.3
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 4,044 6.8 −6.0
Total formal votes 59,491 98.1
Informal votes 1,126 1.9
Turnout 60,617 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Webb 51.5 +1.2
Liberal Doug Cash 48.5 −1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Swan

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1963 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Cleaver 23,547 47.5 −1.8
Labor Joe Berinson 23,415 47.3 +4.6
Democratic Labor Gerardus Sappelli 2,253 4.5 −3.6
Independent Warwick Hill 312 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 49,527 98.1
Informal votes 937 1.9
Turnout 50,464 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Cleaver 25,799 52.1 −3.4
Labor Joe Berinson 23,728 47.9 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing −3.4

Tasmania

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1963 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives
3 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Arthur Calwell Robert Menzies
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 3 2
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 94,581 73,491
Percentage 52.1% 40.7%
Swing Decrease 1.6pp Increase 2.1pp
TPP 53.9% 45.5%
TPP swing Decrease 0.6pp Increase 0.6pp

Bass

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1963 Australian federal election: Bass[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 21,182 58.3 −4.4
Liberal James Wardlaw 13,078 36.0 +3.1
Democratic Labor Frederick Kaye 2,055 5.7 +1.3
Total formal votes 36,315 98.9
Informal votes 410 1.1
Turnout 36,725 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 59.4 −4.2
Liberal James Wardlaw 40.6 +4.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Braddon

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1963 Australian federal election: Braddon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Davies 20,843 57.6 −3.3
Liberal Paul Fenton 13,488 37.3 +4.3
Democratic Labor Frances Lane 1,853 5.1 −0.9
Total formal votes 36,184 99.0
Informal votes 351 1.0
Turnout 36,535 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Davies 58.6 −3.5
Liberal Paul Fenton 41.4 +3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.5

Denison

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1963 Australian federal election: Denison[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Townley 17,372 51.3 −0.2
Labor Donald Finlay 13,286 39.2 −1.8
Democratic Labor Brian Bresnehan 2,159 6.4 −1.0
Independent Bruce Brown 558 1.6 +1.6
Communist Max Bound 506 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 33,881 98.0
Informal votes 704 2.0
Turnout 34,585 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Townley 57.4 +0.0
Labor Donald Finlay 42.6 -0.0
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

Franklin

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1963 Australian federal election: Franklin[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Parsons 19,362 47.9 +4.9
Liberal Bill Falkinder 18,322 45.3 −0.6
Democratic Labor Andrew Defendini 2,732 6.8 −4.3
Total formal votes 40,416 98.8
Informal votes 509 1.2
Turnout 40,925 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Falkinder 20,582 50.9 −3.8
Labor John Parsons 19,834 49.1 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

Wilmot

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1963 Australian federal election: Wilmot[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gil Duthie 19,908 58.7 −3.9
Liberal Donald Paterson 11,231 33.1 +4.0
Democratic Labor Alastair Davidson 2,792 8.2 −0.1
Total formal votes 33,931 99.1
Informal votes 319 0.9
Turnout 34,250 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Duthie 61.1 −5.0
Liberal Donald Paterson 38.9 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Territories

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Australian Capital Territory

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1963 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

← 1961 30 November 1963 1966 →

Division of Australian Capital Territory
  First party Second party
 
Leader Arthur Calwell Robert Menzies
Party Labor Coalition
Seats before 1 0
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 17,984 14,748
Percentage 54.9% 45.1%
Swing Decrease 10.0pp Increase 10.0pp
1963 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fraser 17,984 54.9 −10.0
Liberal Elizabeth Calvert 14,748 45.1 +10.0
Total formal votes 32,732 97.9
Informal votes 701 2.1
Turnout 33,433 92.8
Labor hold Swing −10.0

Northern Territory

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1963 Australian federal election: Northern Territory[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "1963 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "1963 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "1963 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1963 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: Western Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e "1963 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1963 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.