Results of the 1972 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1972 federal election.

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 1972 Australian federal election § House of Representatives

Main article: Results of the 1972 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

House of Reps (IRV) — 1972–74—Turnout 95.38% (CV) — Informal 2.17%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		3,273,549	49.59	+2.64	67	+8
	Liberal–Country Coalition		2,737,911	41.48	–1.84	58	–8
		Liberal	2,115,085	32.04	–2.73	38	–8
		Country	622,826	9.44	+0.88	20	0
	Democratic Labor		346,415	5.25	–0.77	0	0
	Australia		159,916	2.42	+1.54	0	0
	Defence of Government Schools		9,703	0.15	+0.15	0	0
	Communist		8,105	0.12	+0.04	0	0
	National Socialist		1,161	0.02	+0.02	0	0
	Socialist		1,062	0.02	+0.02	0	0
	Independents		63,228	0.96	–1.57	0	0
	Total		6,601,050			125
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Labor		Win	52.70	+2.50	67	+8
	Liberal–Country coalition			47.30	−2.50	58	−8

Popular vote Labor   49.59% Liberal   32.04% Country   9.44% DLP   5.25% Australia   2.42% Other   1.27%

Two-party-preferred vote Labor   52.70% Coalition   47.30%

Parliament seats Labor   53.60% Coalition   47.30%

New South Wales

1972 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

2 December 1972
All 44 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam William McMahon Party Labor Coalition Seats before 22 23 Seats won 27 17 Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 1,252,047 958,068 Percentage 51.9% 39.8% Swing 4.2pp 3.7pp TPP 55.4% 44.6% TPP swing 3.8pp 3.8pp

Banks

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Banks 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Martin	31,620	58.7	+7.5
	Liberal	Randall Green	17,757	33.0	+2.6
	Australia	Charles Nasmyth	2,392	4.4	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	John Anderson	2,114	3.9	+1.8
Total formal votes			53,882	98.6	+0.9
Informal votes			738	1.4	−0.9
Turnout			54,620	96.6	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		61.9	−0.1
	Liberal	Randall Green		38.1	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	29,931	52.8	+2.3
	Liberal	Vince Bruce	23,306	41.1	−2.0
	Australia	Rhonda Howse	2,255	4.0	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Bruce Stafford	877	1.5	−0.7
	Independent	Brian Howard	348	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			56,717	98.5
Informal votes			860	1.5
Turnout			57,577	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds		55.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Vince Bruce		44.2	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Bennelong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bennelong 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir John Cramer	27,113	46.0	−2.6
	Labor	Norman Russell	22,534	38.2	+1.5
	Australia	Claudia Leach	6,212	10.5	+4.8
	Democratic Labor	Gwen Fitzpatrick	2,040	3.5	−1.0
	Defence of Government Schools	Jean Sulima	1,061	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			58,960	98.4
Informal votes			977	1.6
Turnout			59,937	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir John Cramer	30,879	52.4	−4.4
	Labor	Norman Russell	28,081	47.6	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Berowra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Berowra § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	29,993	53.5	+8.0
	Labor	George Williams	19,260	34.4	+3.8
	Australia	David Haig	4,733	8.4	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	Michael Strenger	2,055	3.7	−0.9
Total formal votes			56,041	98.8
Informal votes			693	1.2
Turnout			56,734	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		59.8	+0.3
	Labor	George Williams		40.2	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Blaxland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Blaxland 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Keating	36,724	66.7	+5.0
	Liberal	John Ghent	16,317	29.6	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Young	2,020	3.7	−2.9
Total formal votes			55,061	97.8
Informal votes			1,231	2.2
Turnout			56,292	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Keating		67.4	+4.6
	Liberal	John Ghent		32.6	−4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Bradfield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bradfield 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Turner	36,378	61.3	−1.7
	Labor	John Pomeroy	13,458	22.7	−0.1
	Australia	Mavis McMillan	4,876	8.2	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Allan Dwyer	2,412	4.1	−1.6
	Independent	Helen Berrill	2,251	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			59,375	99.0
Informal votes			607	1.0
Turnout			59,982	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Turner		69.3	−2.1
	Labor	John Pomeroy		30.7	+2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.1

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John England	23,517	51.5	−1.0
	Labor	Francis Hall	19,748	43.2	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	John Grant	2,443	5.3	−0.9
Total formal votes			45,708	99.2
Informal votes			388	0.8
Turnout			46,096	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John England		55.7	−1.8
	Labor	Francis Hall		44.3	+1.8
	Country hold		Swing	−1.8

Chifley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chifley § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Chifley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Armitage	45,656	71.5	+9.6
	Liberal	Alan Calaby	14,720	23.0	−3.3
	Democratic Labor	Francesco Rea	3,504	5.5	+2.2
Total formal votes			63,880	97.3
Informal votes			1,758	2.7
Turnout			65,638	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Armitage		72.6	+5.8
	Liberal	Alan Calaby		27.4	−5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.8

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	25,037	46.5	+2.9
	Liberal	Don Dobie	24,527	45.5	−3.6
	Australia	Marjorie Gray	2,230	4.1	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Forshaw	1,232	2.3	+2.3
	Defence of Government Schools	Judith Sainsbury	674	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Ronald Gallagher	153	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			53,853	98.5
Informal votes			800	1.5
Turnout			54,653	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	27,298	50.7	+3.5
	Liberal	Don Dobie	26,555	49.3	−3.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.5

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Robinson	23,437	49.4	−13.5
	Labor	Thomas Cronin	21,235	44.8	+44.8
	Australia	John Maynes	1,410	3.0	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	David Cumming	1,349	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			47,431	98.7
Informal votes			633	1.3
Turnout			48,064	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Robinson		52.5	−13.0
	Labor	Thomas Cronin		47.5	+47.5
	Country hold		Swing	−13.0

Cunningham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Cunningham 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Connor	38,306	64.4	+0.4
	Liberal	John Poel	15,524	26.1	−7.9
	Australia	John Sladek	2,962	5.0	+5.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter Daly	1,968	3.3	+3.3
	Communist	Reg Wilding	692	1.2	−0.9
Total formal votes			59,452	96.8
Informal votes			1,981	3.2
Turnout			61,433	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Connor		69.1	+3.2
	Liberal	John Poel		30.9	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John FitzPatrick	25,310	61.0	+3.5
	Country	Max Overton	9,360	22.5	−1.0
	Liberal	James Donohoe	4,029	9.7	−9.3
	Democratic Labor	John Darcy	2,826	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			41,525	98.4
Informal votes			682	1.6
Turnout			42,207	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John FitzPatrick		63.1	+2.8
	Country	Max Overton		36.9	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Whan	23,836	47.6	−3.6
	Liberal	Doug Otton	12,074	24.1	−20.5
	Country	Roy Howard	11,313	22.6	+22.6
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Abbey	1,721	3.4	+0.5
	Australia	Hugh Watson	1,091	2.2	+0.9
Total formal votes			50,035	98.3
Informal votes			878	1.7
Turnout			50,913	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Whan	25,269	50.5	−2.7
	Country	Roy Howard	24,766	49.5	+49.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

Evans

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Evans 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Mulder	25,623	48.2	+2.8
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	21,453	40.4	−4.0
	Australia	John Dease	2,644	5.0	+2.1
	Independent	Noel MacDonald	1,714	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	Gary Doherty	1,705	3.2	−2.1
Total formal votes			53,139	97.2
Informal votes			1,536	2.8
Turnout			54,675	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Mulder	28,021	52.7	+3.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	25,118	47.3	−3.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.9

Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Farrer 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,096	47.9	−7.0
	Labor	Kevin Esler	19,276	38.3	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	3,531	7.0	−0.4
	Australia	Mike Donelan	3,394	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			50,297	98.7
Informal votes			653	1.3
Turnout			50,950	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	28,145	56.0	−7.5
	Labor	Kevin Esler	22,152	44.0	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.5

Grayndler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Grayndler 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	34,768	73.7	+1.8
	Liberal	Jonathan Fowler	10,067	21.3	−6.7
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Kiely	2,318	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			47,153	96.2
Informal votes			1,861	3.8
Turnout			49,014	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Daly		74.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Jonathan Fowler		25.3	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ralph Hunt	22,979	50.2	+0.2
	Labor	Robert Downing	19,896	43.4	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Gough	1,532	3.3	+3.3
	Australia	Kevin Mapperson	1,083	2.4	−2.0
	Independent	William O'Donnell	324	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			45,814	98.1
Informal votes			865	1.9
Turnout			46,679	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ralph Hunt		54.2	+1.2
	Labor	Robert Downing		45.8	−1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

Hughes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hughes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Johnson	35,849	66.5	+5.2
	Liberal	Eric Blain	16,399	30.4	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	William Goslett	1,643	3.0	−0.2
Total formal votes			53,891	98.7
Informal votes			719	1.3
Turnout			54,610	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Johnson		67.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Eric Blain		32.9	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Olley	22,364	50.1	+4.0
	Country	Ian Pettitt	20,005	44.8	−1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Hogan	2,273	5.1	−2.3
Total formal votes			44,642	99.3
Informal votes			330	0.7
Turnout			44,972	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Olley		51.9	+2.9
	Country	Ian Pettitt		48.1	−2.9
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+2.9

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	40,631	75.1	+1.6
	Liberal	Stanley Gumbleton	13,436	24.9	−1.6
Total formal votes			54,067	98.1
Informal votes			1,041	1.9
Turnout			55,108	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Kingsford Smith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Bowen	26,443	66.9	+8.1
	Liberal	Ronald Scott	14,969	27.5	−3.9
	Democratic Labor	Graham Bennett	3,088	5.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			54,500	97.7
Informal votes			1,275	2.3
Turnout			55,775	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lionel Bowen		68.8	+5.9
	Liberal	Ronald Scott		31.2	−5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Lang

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Stewart	33,274	63.8	+5.4
	Liberal	Stanley Duncan	16,700	32.0	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Robert Burke	2,167	4.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			52,141	98.1
Informal votes			1,006	1.9
Turnout			53,147	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Stewart		64.4	+2.7
	Liberal	Stanley Duncan		33.6	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Lowe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Lowe 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	25,971	48.7	+0.5
	Labor	Bill Fisher	22,879	42.9	+1.8
	Australia	John Steele	1,892	3.5	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	Agnes Bannon	1,378	2.6	−0.2
	Defence of Government Schools	Kathleen Taylor	545	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	312	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	David Widdup	207	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	John Morgan	87	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Sandor Torzsok	33	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			53,304	97.1
Informal votes			1,578	2.9
Turnout			54,882	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William McMahon		53.0	−1.9
	Labor	Bill Fisher		47.0	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

Lyne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Lyne 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Philip Lucock	24,633	51.0	−7.8
	Labor	Peter Carney	20,619	42.7	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	1,550	3.2	+3.2
	Australia	Stephanie Thew	1,204	2.5	−1.0
	Independent	Joe Cordner	286	0.6	−1.6
Total formal votes			48,292	98.7
Informal votes			659	1.3
Turnout			58,591	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Philip Lucock		54.9	−6.4
	Labor	Peter Carney		45.1	+6.4
	Country hold		Swing	−6.4

Macarthur

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Macarthur 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Kerin	30,257	48.3	+5.9
	Liberal	Max Dunbier	18,118	28.9	−22.1
	Independent	Jeff Bate	11,322	18.1	+18.1
	Independent	Dianne Allen	1,706	2.7	+2.7
	Democratic Labor	Edwardus Himmelreich	1,101	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Stephen Quilkey	123	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			62,627	97.9
Informal votes			1,325	2.1
Turnout			63,952	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Kerin	32,706	52.2	+6.0
	Liberal	Max Dunbier	29,921	47.8	−6.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.0

Mackellar

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Mackellar 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	28,677	48.1	−8.6
	Labor	Evan Davies	21,744	36.5	−1.4
	Australia	Richard Jones	6,956	11.7	+11.7
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Colman	1,971	3.3	−2.1
	Independent	Norman Ward	284	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			59,632	98.3
Informal votes			1,001	1.7
Turnout			60,633	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth		55.2	−5.8
	Labor	Evan Davies		44.8	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.8

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Luchetti	36,655	58.8	+0.7
	Liberal	Basil Genders	15,655	25.4	−8.6
	Country	Frank Wolstenholme	7,045	11.4	+11.4
	Democratic Labor	Leslie Clarke	2,652	4.3	−1.1
Total formal votes			61,595	98.6
Informal votes			892	1.4
Turnout			62,487	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Luchetti		60.6	−2.0
	Liberal	Basil Genders		39.4	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Mitchell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Mitchell 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Ashley-Brown	31,631	47.5	+2.8
	Liberal	Les Irwin	29,702	44.6	−3.1
	Australia	Patricia Berzin	2,729	4.1	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	David Sanson	1,925	2.9	−0.4
	Independent	David McArthur	329	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Ivor F	226	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			66,542	97.6
Informal votes			1,646	2.4
Turnout			68,188	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alfred Ashley-Brown	34,047	51.2	+3.7
	Liberal	Les Irwin	32,495	48.8	−3.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.7

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Sinclair	25,158	49.2	−9.9
	Labor	Justin Rowe	20,577	40.3	−0.6
	Australia	Brian Edwards	3,084	6.0	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Edwin Taber	2,284	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			51,103	99.0
Informal votes			530	1.0
Turnout			51,633	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Sinclair		54.9	−4.2
	Labor	Justin Rowe		45.1	+4.2
	Country hold		Swing	−4.2

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1972

1972 Australian federal election: Newcastle 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	33,451	64.9	+2.0
	Liberal	Malcolm Blackshaw	14,683	28.5	−5.7
	Communist	Harry Anderson	1,951	3.8	+3.8
	Democratic Labor	Robert Godfrey	1,441	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			51,526	98.3
Informal votes			880	1.7
Turnout			52,406	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		68.0	+3.4
	Liberal	Malcolm Blackshaw		32.0	−3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	26,043	50.6	−6.9
	Labor	Brian Maguire	18,666	36.2	+0.6
	Australia	James Feros	4,197	8.1	+8.1
	Democratic Labor	Michael Fitzpatrick	2,351	4.6	−0.4
	Independent	Romualds Kemps	247	0.5	−1.4
Total formal votes			51,504	98.2
Informal votes			919	1.8
Turnout			52,423	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Graham		58.4	−4.1
	Labor	Brian Maguire		41.6	+4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.1

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Parramatta 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	28,463	46.0	−1.0
	Labor	Michael Whelan	28,458	46.0	+1.4
	Australia	James Mulheron	2,144	3.5	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	Doris Brauer	1,509	2.4	−1.9
	Defence of Government Schools	Derek Barker	1,120	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Graham Courtney	191	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			61,885	97.8
Informal votes			1,397	2.2
Turnout			63,282	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	31,122	50.3	−2.4
	Labor	Michael Whelan	30,763	49.7	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.4

Paterson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Paterson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Unicomb	23,430	48.0	+10.5
	Country	Frank O'Keefe	22,970	47.1	+17.7
	Democratic Labor	Aubrey Barr	1,376	2.8	−1.2
	Australia	Alan Capp	1,005	2.1	+1.6
Total formal votes			48,781	98.6
Informal votes			682	1.4
Turnout			49,463	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Frank O'Keefe	24,609	50.4	−7.1
	Labor	Noel Unicomb	24,172	49.6	+7.1
	Country hold		Swing	−7.1

Phillip

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Phillip 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Riordan	28,065	50.0	+6.1
	Liberal	Sir William Aston	22,849	40.7	−1.0
	Australia	Virginia Walker	2,264	4.0	+2.9
	Democratic Labor	Dennis Anderson	1,934	3.4	−1.0
	Defence of Government Schools	Colette Tucker	528	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Thomas Conway	344	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Neville Yeomans	108	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			56,092	97.4
Informal votes			1,490	2.6
Turnout			57,582	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Riordan		53.7	+4.1
	Liberal	Sir William Aston		46.3	−4.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.1

Prospect

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Prospect § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Prospect

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Klugman	37,242	64.9	+7.9
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly	16,577	28.9	−4.9
	Democratic Labor	William Dunbar	3,523	6.1	−3.1
Total formal votes			57,342	97.0
Informal votes			1,766	3.0
Turnout			59,108	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Klugman		65.9	+7.3
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly		34.1	−7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.3

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	35,032	66.5	+7.2
	Liberal	William Pardy	15,527	29.5	−3.6
	Democratic Labor	Joseph Sanders	2,106	4.0	−1.3
Total formal votes			52,665	97.6
Informal votes			1,309	2.4
Turnout			53,974	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		67.3	+5.9
	Liberal	William Pardy		32.7	−5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	28,712	57.5	−5.1
	Labor	Frederick Braid	16,189	32.4	−5.0
	Australia	Lawrence Alderman	5,075	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			49,976	99.4
Informal votes			314	0.6
Turnout			50,290	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		62.2	−0.4
	Labor	Frederick Braid		37.8	+0.4
	Country hold		Swing	−0.4

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Al Grassby	24,705	54.7	+3.2
	Country	Eric Kronborg	16,003	35.4	−8.9
	Liberal	Peter Long	2,753	6.1	+6.1
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Barry	1,694	3.8	−0.3
Total formal votes			45,155	98.9
Informal votes			491	1.1
Turnout			45,646	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Al Grassby		56.9	+4.6
	Country	Eric Kronborg		44.1	−4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cohen	36,916	58.1	+7.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Brooks	24,823	39.1	−7.4
	Democratic Labor	Edmund Dearn	1,804	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			63,543	98.9
Informal votes			697	1.1
Turnout			64,240	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Cohen		58.7	+6.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Brooks		41.3	−6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.9

Shortland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Shortland 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Morris	29,604	55.9	−4.1
	Liberal	Paul Clarkson	14,287	27.0	−3.5
	Independent	Leo Gately	3,905	7.4	+7.4
	Democratic Labor	Hugh Ansell	2,549	4.8	−0.3
	Australia	Charles Hockings	1,669	3.2	+3.2
	Communist	Geoff Curthoys	594	1.1	−0.9
	Independent	Lionel Lambkin	356	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			52,964	98.2
Informal votes			976	1.8
Turnout			53,940	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Morris		63.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Paul Clarkson		36.3	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

St George

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: St George 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	28,384	53.0	+4.8
	Liberal	Len Bosman	22,013	41.1	−5.1
	Democratic Labor	Doris Allison	1,754	3.3	−0.1
	Australia	Christopher Owens	1,165	2.2	+0.8
	Independent	Charles Bellchambers	206	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			53,522	97.8
Informal votes			1,200	2.2
Turnout			54,722	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison		55.0	+4.9
	Liberal	Len Bosman		45.0	−4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sydney § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	31,585	70.3	+5.2
	Liberal	Graham Robertson	6,609	14.7	−5.4
	Australia	Allan Sorrensen	3,431	7.6	+7.6
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	2,236	5.0	+5.0
	Socialist	Pat Clancy	1,062	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			44,923	96.0
Informal votes			1,883	4.0
Turnout			46,806	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		80.7	+7.1
	Liberal	Graham Robertson		19.3	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar	28,896	54.6	+4.4
	Labor	John Oakley	16,631	31.4	+8.2
	Australia	Bridget Gilling	5,015	9.5	+9.5
	Democratic Labor	Peter Keogh	2,153	4.1	−0.1
	Independent	Eric Riches	256	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			52,951	98.4
Informal votes			836	1.6
Turnout			53,787	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar		62.5	−7.6
	Labor	John Oakley		37.5	+7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.6

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Bury	25,612	53.2	−4.4
	Labor	Percy Allan	17,663	36.7	+2.5
	Australia	Helen Arbib	3,550	7.4	+7.4
	Democratic Labor	Dominique Droulers	1,310	2.7	−0.9
Total formal votes			48,135	97.9
Informal votes			1,036	2.1
Turnout			49,171	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Bury		58.3	−5.2
	Labor	Percy Allan		41.7	+5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.2

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	41,297	68.9	+7.7
	Liberal	Ron Dunbier	16,822	28.1	−1.0
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Murphy	1,139	1.9	−3.2
	Independent	Walter Turner	380	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Maurice Sharp	331	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			59,969	97.2
Informal votes			1,731	2.8
Turnout			61,700	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gough Whitlam		69.9	+5.2
	Liberal	Ron Dunbier		30.1	−5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Victoria

1972 Australian federal election (Victoria)

2 December 1972
All 34 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam William McMahon Party Labor Coalition Seats before 11 23 Seats won 14 20 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 854,201 740,431 Percentage 47.3% 41.0% Swing 6.0pp 3.4pp TPP 50.4% 49.4% TPP swing 5.5pp 5.5pp

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	24,455	46.6	−5.1
	Labor	Irene Dunsmuir	23,365	44.5	+8.0
	Democratic Labor	Ralph James	3,809	7.3	−1.8
	Independent	Leslie Rubinstein	857	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			52,486	97.7
Informal votes			1,234	2.3
Turnout			53,720	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	28,218	53.8	−7.1
	Labor	Irene Dunsmuir	24,268	46.2	+7.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.1

Ballarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Williams	22,800	45.6	+6.3
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	20,860	41.8	−2.2
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Balkin	6,297	12.6	−1.0
Total formal votes			49,957	98.9
Informal votes			577	1.1
Turnout			50,534	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	26,719	53.5	−5.5
	Labor	David Williams	23,238	46.5	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horrie Garrick	29,578	55.9	+9.4
	Liberal	Leon Bram	18,200	34.4	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Henry Darroch	5,163	9.8	−4.9
Total formal votes			52,941	97.3
Informal votes			1,480	2.7
Turnout			54,421	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Horrie Garrick		56.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Leon Bram		45.1	−3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.9

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	24,326	47.7	−3.1
	Liberal	John Bourchier	13,637	26.7	−10.0
	Country	Joe Pearce	8,813	17.3	+17.3
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	4,267	8.4	−4.1
Total formal votes			51,043	98.8
Informal votes			636	1.2
Turnout			51,679	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier	25,604	50.2	+3.2
	Labor	David Kennedy	25,439	49.8	−3.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.2

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	27,893	44.3	−5.3
	Labor	Russell Oakley	26,312	41.8	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Rex Harper	4,632	7.4	−3.0
	Australia	Peter Moore	4,170	6.5	+4.6
Total formal votes			62,944	98.5
Informal votes			987	1.5
Turnout			63,931	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	32,881	52.2	−7.7
	Labor	Russell Oakley	30,063	47.8	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.7

Burke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004) § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Johnson	39,510	63.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Howard Thain	16,143	26.0	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	Colin Walsh	6,502	10.5	−0.1
Total formal votes			62,155	96.8
Informal votes			2,034	3.2
Turnout			64,189	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Johnson		64.7	+5.5
	Liberal	Howard Thain		35.3	−5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Casey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Casey § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Casey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Race Mathews	27,845	46.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Peter Howson	23,079	38.9	−4.3
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Adamson	4,242	7.1	−4.3
	Australia	Clive Champion	2,277	3.8	+0.1
	Independent	Margaret Briggs	749	1.3	+1.3
	Defence of Government Schools	Alfred Andrews	727	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Roderick Matthews	416	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			59,335	97.5
Informal votes			1,523	2.5
Turnout			60,858	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Race Mathews		52.2	+7.2
	Liberal	Peter Howson		47.8	−7.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.2

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Staley	24,622	46.8	−6.1
	Labor	Alastair Nicholson	20,608	39.2	+5.1
	Democratic Labor	William Hoyne	4,006	7.6	−1.4
	Australia	Robert Cowley	3,354	6.4	+2.5
Total formal votes			52,590	98.5
Informal votes			811	1.5
Turnout			53,401	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Staley	29,110	55.4	−7.2
	Labor	Alastair Nicholson	23,480	44.6	+7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.2

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Street	26,769	53.4	−2.2
	Labor	Edwin Morris	18,729	37.4	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Francis O'Brien	4,594	9.2	−2.0
Total formal votes			50,092	99.0
Informal votes			530	1.0
Turnout			50,622	97.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Street		61.7	−2.9
	Labor	Edwin Morris		38.3	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.9

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Corio 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	29,942	56.6	+6.1
	Liberal	John Pawson	18,174	34.4	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	John Timberlake	4,776	9.0	−0.5
Total formal votes			52,892	98.0
Informal votes			1,081	2.0
Turnout			53,973	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Scholes		57.5	+3.7
	Liberal	John Pawson		42.5	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William French	23,987	43.9	+7.9
	Liberal	Alan Jarman	22,873	41.9	−5.1
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Weston	3,732	6.8	−2.9
	Australia	Gavan Burn	2,336	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Harold Jeffrey	1,658	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			54,586	98.3
Informal votes			934	1.7
Turnout			55,520	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Jarman	27,653	50.7	−7.0
	Labor	William French	26,933	49.3	+7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.0

Diamond Valley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Diamond Valley § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David McKenzie	30,927	45.2	+3.9
	Liberal	Neil Brown	26,651	39.0	−6.7
	Democratic Labor	Jim Marmion	4,876	7.1	−3.4
	Australia	John Siddons	4,314	6.3	+3.8
	Defence of Government Schools	Douglas Alexander	1,489	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Shaun Redmond	145	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			68,402	97.5
Informal votes			1,761	2.5
Turnout			70,163	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David McKenzie		51.6	+7.7
	Liberal	Neil Brown		48.4	−7.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.7

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	29,640	48.5	−6.6
	Labor	Colin Bednall	27,273	44.6	+10.5
	Democratic Labor	John Glynn	2,380	3.9	−3.2
	Australia	David Heath	1,801	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			61,094	98.5
Informal votes			954	1.5
Turnout			62,048	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	32,314	52.9	−10.6
	Labor	Colin Bednall	28,780	47.1	+10.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.6

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	32,029	64.4	+2.1
	Liberal	David Munro	12,722	25.6	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Robin Thomas	4,951	10.0	−3.5
Total formal votes			49,702	96.0
Informal votes			2,056	4.0
Turnout			51,758	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		65.4	+1.7
	Liberal	David Munro		34.6	−1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Nixon	26,007	53.1	−5.7
	Labor	Peter Turner	16,591	33.9	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	John Condon	3,869	7.9	−4.0
	Australia	John Bowron	2,541	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			49,008	98.4
Informal votes			775	1.6
Turnout			49,783	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Nixon		62.9	−6.7
	Labor	Peter Turner		37.1	+6.7
	Country hold		Swing	−6.7

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Child	24,701	46.4	+10.7
	Liberal	Max Fox	22,577	42.4	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	Terry Farrell	3,926	7.4	−2.3
	Australia	Michael Hughes	2,080	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			53,284	97.9
Informal votes			1,128	2.1
Turnout			54,412	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Fox	26,796	50.3	−9.1
	Labor	Joan Child	26,488	49.7	+9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.1

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Gorton	29,335	53.4	−5.1
	Labor	David Hardy	19,362	35.3	+6.5
	Democratic Labor	Peter Grant	3,142	5.7	−2.4
	Australia	Jack Hammond	3,069	5.6	+2.5
Total formal votes			54,908	98.1
Informal votes			1,055	1.9
Turnout			55,963	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Gorton		60.8	−7.0
	Labor	David Hardy		39.2	+7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.0

Holt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Holt § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Oldmeadow	32,318	51.5	+6.3
	Liberal	Len Reid	24,203	38.6	−3.8
	Democratic Labor	Henri de Sachau	3,810	6.1	−6.3
	Australia	Brenda Elliott	1,222	1.9	+1.9
	Defence of Government Schools	Ian Black	1,207	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			62,760	97.1
Informal votes			1,850	2.9
Turnout			64,610	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Oldmeadow		54.4	+7.9
	Liberal	Len Reid		45.6	−7.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.9

Hotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hotham § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hotham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	25,242	48.1	−0.1
	Labor	Barry Johnston	21,796	41.5	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	Henry Beven	4,211	8.0	−1.3
	Independent	Ian Kenner	846	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	John Murray	418	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			52,513	97.3
Informal votes			1,453	2.7
Turnout			53,966	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp	30,003	57.1	−1.1
	Labor	Barry Johnston	22,510	42.9	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.1

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Mac Holten	23,872	51.6	+4.6
	Labor	John Hodgson	16,699	36.1	+7.6
	Democratic Labor	Christopher Cody	4,556	9.8	−2.5
	Independent	Ronald Gray	598	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Geoffrey Ryan	576	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			46,301	97.9
Informal votes			1,005	2.1
Turnout			47,306	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Mac Holten		60.8	−7.9
	Labor	John Hodgson		39.2	+7.9
	Country hold		Swing	−7.9

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gareth Clayton	23,904	45.8	+5.7
	Liberal	David Hamer	22,110	42.4	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Skinner	3,635	7.0	−3.1
	Australia	Peter Harrie	2,499	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			52,148	98.7
Informal votes			685	1.3
Turnout			52,833	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hamer	26,664	51.1	−6.9
	Labor	Gareth Clayton	25,484	48.9	+6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.9

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	27,104	49.6	−4.7
	Labor	Clive Lipshut	19,039	34.8	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	4,465	8.2	−4.6
	Australia	Pamela Thornley	3,237	5.9	+5.9
	Independent	Ian Channell	807	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			54,652	97.8
Informal votes			1,219	2.2
Turnout			55,871	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock		59.0	−5.9
	Labor	Clive Lipshut		41.0	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.9

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Lamb	31,885	50.5	+8.8
	Liberal	John Jess	23,961	37.9	−6.7
	Democratic Labor	George Noone	3,292	5.2	−3.6
	Australia	Don Walters	2,083	3.3	−1.7
	Defence of Government Schools	Eileen Fowler	1,238	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Jeffrey Gill	700	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			63,159	97.7
Informal votes			1,505	2.3
Turnout			64,664	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Lamb		55.0	+10.2
	Liberal	John Jess		45.0	−10.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	−3.5

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	35,677	62.5	+5.6
	Liberal	Joseph Sheen	14,189	24.9	+0.2
	Democratic Labor	John Bacon	6,698	11.7	−3.6
	National Socialist	Cass Young	489	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			57,053	95.6
Informal votes			2,432	4.1
Turnout			59,485	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		65.0	+4.1
	Liberal	Joseph Sheen		35.0	−4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Fisher	24,140	55.3	+8.6
	Labor	Ronald Davies	14,593	33.4	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Stanley Croughan	4,930	11.3	+2.4
Total formal votes			43,663	98.6
Informal votes			614	1.4
Turnout			44,277	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Fisher		64.6	−1.5
	Labor	Ronald Davies		35.4	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	−1.5

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	26,410	49.9	+3.7
	Liberal	Rex Webb	17,529	33.1	−2.4
	Democratic Labor	Paul McManus	6,301	11.9	−0.5
	Australia	Gary Scholes	1,432	2.7	+2.7
	Defence of Government Schools	Lance Hutchinson	1,114	2.1	−3.1
	National Socialist	Katrina Young	148	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			52,934	96.1
Informal votes			2,154	3.9
Turnout			55,088	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		54.2	+3.0
	Liberal	Rex Webb		45.8	−3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: McMillan 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Mountford	22,802	45.8	+3.7
	Liberal	Barrie Armitage	12,025	24.1	−8.0
	Country	Arthur Hewson	8,282	16.6	−0.3
	Democratic Labor	Michael Houlihan	3,583	7.2	−1.8
	Independent	Alex Buchanan	3,113	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			49,805	98.1
Informal votes			962	1.9
Turnout			50,767	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Arthur Hewson	26,096	52.4	+52.4
	Labor	Frank Mountford	23,709	47.6	+2.9
	Country gain from Liberal		Swing	−2.9

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	27,592	59.7	+6.6
	Liberal	Patricia Clark	10,937	23.7	−7.0
	Democratic Labor	Anna Linard	4,174	9.0	−2.2
	Australia	Wendy Nicholson	2,391	5.2	+5.2
	Communist	Max Ogden	626	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Shane Watson	277	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	George Samargis	197	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			46,194	93.0
Informal votes			3,479	7.0
Turnout			49,673	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		65.5	+8.8
	Liberal	Patricia Clark		34.5	−8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	29,631	61.5	+9.5
	Liberal	Paul Fenton	14,722	30.5	−2.4
	Democratic Labor	John Johnston	3,845	8.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			48,198	97.0
Informal votes			1,476	3.0
Turnout			49,674	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Crean		62.3	+6.0
	Liberal	Paul Fenton		37.7	−6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Lloyd	22,532	46.1	−7.2
	Labor	John Riordan	14,958	30.6	+7.4
	Liberal	Bill Hunter	7,774	15.9	+15.9
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Payne	3,570	7.3	−2.3
Total formal votes			48,834	98.2
Informal votes			899	1.8
Turnout			49,733	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Lloyd		67.4	−7.1
	Labor	John Riordan		32.6	+7.1
	Country hold		Swing	−7.1

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	30,815	61.7	+9.5
	Liberal	Graeme McEwen	13,072	26.2	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	Tom Andrews	6,027	12.1	−2.5
Total formal votes			49,914	96.9
Informal votes			1,604	3.1
Turnout			51,518	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins		63.8	+6.2
	Liberal	Graeme McEwen		36.2	−6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	21,760	46.1	−5.2
	Labor	Ted Garth	19,375	41.0	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	Adrian McInerney	3,800	8.0	−3.6
	Independent	Linden Cameron	2,284	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			47,219	99.3
Informal votes			319	0.7
Turnout			47,538	97.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	26,445	56.0	−5.7
	Labor	Ted Garth	20,774	44.0	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	30,410	60.7	+9.8
	Liberal	John Gray	14,015	28.0	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	5,650	11.3	−0.6
Total formal votes			50,075	96.5
Informal votes			51,897	95.8
Turnout			50,075	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		61.8	+5.4
	Liberal	John Gray		38.2	−5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

Wimmera

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Robert King	20,512	47.0	+16.0
	Labor	Brian Brooke	18,412	42.1	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Robert Hawks	3,113	7.1	+0.6
	Independent	Ray Buckley	1,652	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			43,689	99.0
Informal votes			422	1.0
Turnout			44,111	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Robert King	24,279	55.6	−2.4
	Labor	Brian Brooke	19,410	44.4	+2.4
	Country hold		Swing	−2.4

Queensland

1972 Australian federal election (Queensland)

2 December 1972
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader William McMahon Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 11 7 Seats won 10 8 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 429,809 449,620 Percentage 45.1% 47.2% Swing 0.6pp 1.0pp TPP 50.5% 49.5% TPP swing 0.4pp 0.4pp

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bowman 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Keogh	35,113	55.2	+4.1
	Liberal	Kerry Chiconi	24,964	39.3	−2.8
	Democratic Labor	Denis Cochran	3,508	5.5	+0.6
Total formal votes			63,585	98.4
Informal votes			1,040	1.6
Turnout			64,625	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Keogh		56.3	+3.8
	Liberal	Kerry Chiconi		43.7	−3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Manfred Cross	25,467	49.4	−2.8
	Liberal	Jim Anderson	15,213	29.5	−10.0
	Country	Glen Sheil	6,208	12.0	+12.0
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Aitken	4,333	8.4	+0.1
	Communist	Charlie Gifford	372	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			51,593	96.2
Informal votes			2,024	3.8
Turnout			53,617	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Manfred Cross		51.8	−2.1
	Liberal	Jim Anderson		48.2	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Everingham	26,632	55.8	−6.6
	Country	Kevin Connor	11,176	23.4	+23.4
	Liberal	Brian Palmer	7,163	15.0	−16.1
	Democratic Labor	Brian Besley	2,743	5.7	−0.8
Total formal votes			47,714	98.6
Informal votes			685	1.4
Turnout			48,399	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Doug Everingham		58.2	−5.5
	Country	Kevin Connor		42.8	+42.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.5

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Thomas	18,866	36.3	+3.8
	Country	Tom McVeigh	16,783	32.3	+32.3
	Liberal	Colin Brimblecombe	11,695	22.5	−35.0
	Democratic Labor	Eugene Connolly	3,341	6.4	−3.6
	Independent	Ronald Alford	1,312	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			51,997	98.3
Informal votes			895	1.7
Turnout			52,892	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Tom McVeigh	31,875	61.3	+61.3
	Labor	James Thomas	20,122	38.7	+3.4
	Country gain from Liberal		Swing	−3.4

Dawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	28,104	57.7	−5.4
	Country	Lionel Bevis	17,998	36.9	+5.0
	Democratic Labor	John Judge	2,618	5.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			48,720	98.3
Informal votes			821	1.7
Turnout			49,541	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Patterson		58.8	−5.3
	Country	Lionel Bevis		41.2	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.3

Fisher

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Evan Adermann	28,356	50.1	−8.8
	Labor	Hamish Linacre	20,183	35.7	+0.1
	Liberal	John Plowman	5,494	9.7	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Robert Barron	2,569	4.5	−1.0
Total formal votes			56,602	98.4
Informal votes			941	1.6
Turnout			57,543	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Evan Adermann		62.4	−0.9
	Labor	Hamish Linacre		37.6	+0.9
	Country hold		Swing	−0.9

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Foat	24,523	46.9	+0.1
	Liberal	Don Cameron	22,649	43.4	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Cecil Birchley	3,526	6.7	−1.2
	Australia	Beth Smith	1,544	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			52,242	97.7
Informal votes			1,203	2.3
Turnout			53,445	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Cameron	26,302	50.3	−1.2
	Labor	Eddie Foat	25,940	49.7	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.2

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Bonnett	22,601	44.8	+2.1
	Labor	Fabian Sweeney	21,873	43.3	−2.8
	Democratic Labor	Kiernan Dorney	4,719	9.3	−1.9
	Australia	Leonard Weber	1,311	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			50,504	98.3
Informal votes			897	1.7
Turnout			51,401	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Bonnett	27,171	53.8	+2.1
	Labor	Fabian Sweeney	23,333	46.2	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	23,921	57.6	+3.1
	Labor	Tony McGrady	16,261	39.1	−2.8
	Democratic Labor	Paul Rutherford	1,366	3.3	−0.2
Total formal votes			41,548	98.4
Informal votes			676	1.6
Turnout			42,224	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		60.2	+3.7
	Labor	Tony McGrady		39.8	−3.7
	Country hold		Swing	+3.7

Leichhardt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Fulton	26,697	57.9	−4.4
	Country	Walter Schulz	15,135	32.8	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Marsh	2,204	5.2	−0.6
	Australia	Patrick Kelly	1,902	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			46,138	97.4
Informal votes			1,208	2.6
Turnout			47,346	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Fulton		61.4	−2.1
	Country	Walter Schulz		38.6	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Doyle	25,236	47.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	23,555	44.0	−0.1
	Democratic Labor	James Morrissey	2,970	5.5	−3.2
	Australia	David Proud	1,520	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Ralph Williams	234	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			53,515	97.7
Informal votes			1,284	2.3
Turnout			54,799	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Doyle	26,775	50.0	+1.7
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	26,740	50.0	−1.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.7

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Corbett	22,863	56.6	+1.2
	Labor	Timothy Walker	14,615	36.2	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	Harry Green	2,327	5.8	−0.3
	Independent	James Dwyer	595	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			40,400	98.2
Informal votes			722	1.8
Turnout			41,122	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	James Corbett		62.0	+1.7
	Labor	Timothy Walker		38.0	−1.7
	Country hold		Swing	+1.7

McPherson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Veivers	27,180	40.8	+3.7
	Liberal	Eric Robinson	17,571	26.4	+26.4
	Country	Howard Richter	16,949	25.5	−28.7
	Australia	Robert Richardson	2,009	3.0	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	Victor Kearney	1,978	3.0	−5.7
	Independent	John Black	753	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	James Drabsch	120	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			66,560	97.2
Informal votes			1,903	2.8
Turnout			68,463	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Eric Robinson	36,415	54.7	+54.7
	Labor	Tom Veivers	30,145	45.3	+6.5
	Liberal gain from Country		Swing	−6.5

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Killen	24,706	47.9	−0.1
	Labor	Joe McDonald	22,071	42.8	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Jackson	3,262	6.3	+0.5
	Australia	Arthur Smith	1,507	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			51,546	98.3
Informal votes			906	1.7
Turnout			52,452	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Killen	28,074	54.5	+1.2
	Labor	Joe McDonald	23,472	45.5	−1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

Oxley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Hayden	38,372	65.8	−1.3
	Liberal	Peter Williams	17,655	30.3	+3.4
	Democratic Labor	Miroslav Jansky	2,248	3.9	−2.1
Total formal votes			58,275	97.9
Informal votes			1,233	2.1
Turnout			59,508	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Hayden		66.6	−2.5
	Liberal	Peter Williams		33.4	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.5

Petrie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Denis Murphy	27,942	45.2	+0.9
	Liberal	Marshall Cooke	22,092	35.8	−11.2
	Country	Gordon Olive	6,332	10.2	+10.2
	Democratic Labor	Frank Andrews	3,285	5.3	−0.5
	Australia	Alex Dewar	2,137	3.5	+0.7
Total formal votes			61,788	98.1
Informal votes			1,215	1.9
Turnout			63,003	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Marshall Cooke	31,709	51.3	−2.6
	Labor	Denis Murphy	30,079	48.7	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

Ryan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	27,394	46.2	−3.1
	Labor	John Conn	23,913	40.3	−2.1
	Australia	Robert Wensley	3,811	6.4	+6.4
	Democratic Labor	Bert Vann	3,371	5.7	−2.6
	Independent	Alan Jones	823	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			59,312	98.2
Informal votes			1,070	1.8
Turnout			60,382	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Drury		53.9	−3.2
	Labor	John Conn		46.1	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.2

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	26,572	52.2	−2.9
	Country	George Crawford	21,336	41.9	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	Alan Birchley	2,751	5.4	+1.7
	National Socialist	Les Leisemann	203	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			50,862	98.6
Informal votes			717	1.4
Turnout			51,579	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		53.3	−2.5
	Country	George Crawford		46.7	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.5

South Australia

1972 Australian federal election (South Australia)

2 December 1972
All 12 SA seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam William McMahon Party Labor Coalition Seats before 8 4 Seats won 7 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 317,646 273,332 Percentage 50.6% 43.5% Swing 1.8pp 1.1pp TPP 52.7% 47.3% TPP swing 1.5pp 1.5pp

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Adelaide 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Hurford	28,816	55.8	−2.5
	Liberal	Keith Ashdown	20,272	39.2	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	George Basisovs	1,738	3.4	−0.8
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	848	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			51,674	97.1
Informal votes			1,553	2.9
Turnout			53,227	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Hurford		57.9	−3.4
	Liberal	Keith Ashdown		42.1	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.4

Angas

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977) § 1949

1972 Australian federal election: Angas  

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	22,191	47.1	−10.4
	Labor	Adolf Thiel	15,530	32.9	−4.3
	Country	John Petch	7,543	16.0	+16.0
	Democratic Labor	Terence Critchley	1,892	4.0	−1.3
Total formal votes			47,156	97.0
Informal votes			1,447	3.0
Turnout			48,603	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	30,167	64.0	+2.1
	Labor	Adolf Thiel	16,989	36.0	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	29,426	56.9	−0.9
	Labor	John Cornwall	20,622	39.8	−2.4
	Democratic Labor	David Le Cornu	1,705	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			51,753	98.2
Informal votes			928	1.8
Turnout			52,681	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Forbes		59.5	+1.7
	Labor	John Cornwall		40.5	−1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Nicholls	37,752	61.7	−2.1
	Liberal	Rudolph Masopust	18,777	30.7	+4.3
	Independent	Frank Lawrence	2,894	4.7	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Peter Meredith	1,747	2.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			61,170	96.6
Informal votes			2,168	3.4
Turnout			63,338	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Nicholls		64.1	−3.5
	Liberal	Rudolph Masopust		35.9	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	28,523	52.4	−1.1
	Labor	Anne Levy	20,583	38.1	+0.1
	Australia	Richard Llewellyn	3,050	5.6	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	Ted Farrell	2,086	3.9	−0.1
Total formal votes			54,042	98.1
Informal votes			1,034	1.9
Turnout			55,076	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McLeay		57.0	−1.9
	Labor	Anne Levy		43.0	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Wallis	25,941	54.0	+4.2
	Liberal	Pat Rehn	16,698	34.8	−8.6
	Australia	Derek Ball	3,368	7.0	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	David Gray	2,015	4.2	+0.3
Total formal votes			48,022	97.6
Informal votes			1,170	2.4
Turnout			49,192	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Wallis		58.4	+6.5
	Liberal	Pat Rehn		41.6	−6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.5

Hawker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hawker § 1974

1974 Australian federal election: Hawker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Jacobi	31,735	55.6	−0.9
	Liberal	Henry Winter	17,717	31.1	−5.6
	Liberal Movement	Peter Holder	6,744	11.8	+11.8
	Australia	Phillip Vickery	849	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			57,045	97.5
Informal votes			1,481	2.5
Turnout			58,526	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Jacobi		60.2	+1.3
	Liberal	Henry Winter		39.8	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	33,551	62.7	−5.3
	Liberal	Ivan Denchev	17,009	31.8	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	Paul Hubert	2,935	5.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			53,495	96.7
Informal votes			1,827	3.3
Turnout			55,322	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Cameron		63.8	−5.0
	Liberal	Ivan Denchev		36.2	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Gun	30,169	51.9	−1.5
	Liberal	Peter Tonkin	25,657	44.2	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Mark Posa	2,251	3.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			58,077	98.3
Informal votes			1,005	1.7
Turnout			59,082	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Richard Gun		52.7	−1.2
	Liberal	Peter Tonkin		47.3	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Birrell	35,572	69.7	−0.8
	Liberal	Ian Fotheringham	12,398	24.3	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	Leon Dalle-Nogare	2,085	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	James Mitchell	996	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			51,051	96.0
Informal votes			2,105	4.0
Turnout			53,156	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Birrell		71.5	−2.0
	Liberal	Ian Fotheringham		28.5	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Wilson	28,056	50.5	+3.0
	Labor	Norm Foster	25,689	46.2	−3.8
	Democratic Labor	Walter Doran	1,479	2.7	+0.3
	National Socialist	Peter Wilkinson	321	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			55,545	97.5
Informal votes			1,411	2.5
Turnout			56,956	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Wilson		52.2	+2.7
	Labor	Norm Foster		47.8	−2.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.7

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bert Kelly	21,211	49.7	−8.4
	Labor	Terence de Lacy	13,643	32.0	−4.9
	Country	James Shannon	6,448	15.1	+15.1
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	1,365	3.2	−1.7
Total formal votes			42,667	97.8
Informal votes			968	2.2
Turnout			43,635	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bert Kelly		65.9	+3.9
	Labor	Terence de Lacy		34.1	−3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.9

Western Australia

1972 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

2 December 1972
All 9 WA seats in the House of Representatives 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader William McMahon Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 3 6 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 233,891 226,398 Percentage 47.6% 46.1% Swing 5.1pp 3.9pp TPP 51.7% 48.3% TPP swing 4.3pp 4.3pp

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Canning 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Scott	23,398	39.6	−2.6
	Liberal	Ian Pratt	15,873	26.9	+4.6
	Country	John Hallett	15,461	26.2	−3.9
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Hickey	1,558	2.6	−2.8
	Australia	Thomas Hartigan	1,436	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Brian Burns	1,301	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			59,027	96.2
Informal votes			2,335	3.8
Turnout			61,362	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Hallett	33,032	56.0	+1.2
	Labor	Allan Scott	25,995	44.0	−1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Garland	29,131	58.5	+8.7
	Labor	Sue Neacy	15,373	30.9	−3.7
	Australia	Maurene Locke	2,652	5.3	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter McGowan	2,634	5.3	−1.8
Total formal votes			49,790	98.0
Informal votes			1,037	2.0
Turnout			50,827	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Victor Garland		64.9	+4.8
	Labor	Sue Neacy		35.1	−4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.8

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Kirwan	20,843	43.6	−4.0
	Liberal	Peter Drummond	15,304	32.0	−10.9
	Country	David Reid	9,723	20.3	+20.3
	Democratic Labor	John Fleeton	1,483	3.1	−4.1
	Australia	Russell Moffet	455	1.0	−1.4
Total formal votes			47,808	97.7
Informal votes			1,143	2.3
Turnout			48,951	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Drummond	25,615	53.6	+4.7
	Labor	Frank Kirwan	22,193	46.4	−4.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.7

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	32,803	56.6	−6.7
	Liberal	Erica Lawton	22,637	39.0	+6.7
	Democratic Labor	Rosemary Tobori	1,764	3.0	−1.5
	Communist	Jack Marks	786	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			57,990	97.5
Informal votes			1,515	2.5
Turnout			59,505	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.		58.5	−5.7
	Liberal	Erica Lawton		41.5	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Collard	26,648	58.8	−0.2
	Liberal	Gerald Gloster	15,837	35.0	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	Geoffrey Sands	2,801	6.2	+1.1
Total formal votes			45,286	97.5
Informal votes			1,182	2.5
Turnout			46,468	89.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Collard		60.0	+0.0
	Liberal	Gerald Gloster		40.0	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Walsh	21,074	38.7	−3.1
	Country	Don Maisey	15,647	28.8	−2.2
	Liberal	John Hyde	15,197	27.9	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Benjamin Ballantyne	2,480	4.6	−0.7
Total formal votes			54,398	97.5
Informal votes			1,380	2.5
Turnout			55,778	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Don Maisey	32,144	59.1	+3.6
	Labor	Peter Walsh	22,254	40.9	−3.6
	Country hold		Swing	+3.6

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Berinson	28,226	51.3	−3.8
	Liberal	Derrick Tomlinson	23,911	43.4	+5.1
	Democratic Labor	Dorothy Cranley	2,928	5.3	+1.2
Total formal votes			55,065	97.1
Informal votes			1,623	2.9
Turnout			56,688	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Berinson		52.4	−5.8
	Liberal	Derrick Tomlinson		47.6	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.8

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Viner	30,446	47.3	+9.7
	Labor	Harry Webb	29,686	46.1	−7.0
	Democratic Labor	Brian Peachey	4,243	6.6	+0.2
Total formal votes			64,375	97.9
Informal votes			1,414	2.1
Turnout			65,789	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Viner	34,029	52.9	+8.4
	Labor	Harry Webb	30,346	47.1	−8.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.4

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Adrian Bennett	28,347	49.5	−2.7
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver	24,724	43.2	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	David Milne	2,163	3.8	−0.9
	Australia	Archelaus Marshall	1,075	1.9	+0.3
	Independent	David Smith	921	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			57,230	97.1
Informal votes			1,699	2.9
Turnout			58,929	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Adrian Bennett		52.2	−1.9
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver		47.8	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Tasmania

1972 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

2 December 1972
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam William McMahon Party Labor Coalition Seats before 4 1 Seats won 5 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 123,814 73,166 Percentage 58.9% 34.8% Swing 6.2pp 1.4pp TPP 60.5% 39.5% TPP swing 4.4pp 4.4pp

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lance Barnard	23,439	58.8	+6.6
	Liberal	John Beswick	14,661	36.8	−4.4
	Democratic Labor	Jindrich Nermut	1,783	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			39,883	98.4
Informal votes			636	1.6
Turnout			40,519	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lance Barnard		59.7	+4.7
	Liberal	John Beswick		40.3	−4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Braddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Davies	27,502	62.2	−0.5
	Liberal	William Luck	15,210	34.4	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Dudley McNamara	1,506	3.4	−1.3
Total formal votes			44,218	98.5
Informal votes			676	1.5
Turnout			44,894	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Davies		62.9	−0.7
	Liberal	William Luck		37.1	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Coates	21,286	49.5	+11.9
	Liberal	Robert Solomon	17,074	39.7	+11.2
	Independent	Brian Broadby	1,915	4.5	+4.5
	Democratic Labor	Michael Delaney	1,630	3.8	−1.8
	Australia	Bill Scetrine	1,076	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			42,981	98.0
Informal votes			873	2.0
Turnout			43,854	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Coates		54.6	+7.2
	Liberal	Robert Solomon		45.4	−7.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.2

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ray Sherry	26,512	64.2	+9.6
	Liberal	William Craig	13,150	31.9	−7.9
	Democratic Labor	Keith Kelly	1,610	3.9	−0.2
Total formal votes			41,272	98.7
Informal votes			542	1.3
Turnout			41,814	97.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ray Sherry		65.0	+9.1
	Liberal	William Craig		35.0	−9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.1

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	25,075	60.1	+3.8
	Liberal	Ian Hardy	13,071	31.3	−8.2
	Democratic Labor	Ronald Butterworth	3,557	8.5	+4.3
Total formal votes			41,703	98.4
Informal votes			666	1.6
Turnout			42,369	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Duthie		62.6	+5.5
	Liberal	Ian Hardy		37.4	−5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

1972 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

2 December 1972
Division of Australian Capital Territory
First party Second party   Leader Gough Whitlam William McMahon Party Labor Coalition Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 40,147 17,556 Percentage 52.1% 22.8% Swing 15.6pp 4.1pp TPP 65.5% 34.5% TPP swing 5.7pp 5.7pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kep Enderby	40,147	52.1	−15.6
	Liberal	Peter Hughes	17,556	22.8	−4.1
	Australia	Alan Fitzgerald	10,529	13.7	+9.1
	Independent	Arthur Burns	3,133	4.1	+4.1
	Democratic Labor	Terence Christie	2,758	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Pat Eatock	2,003	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Michael Salvador	140	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Harry Marsh	67	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			77,003	98.1
Informal votes			1,506	1.9
Turnout			78,509	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kep Enderby		65.5	−5.7
	Liberal	Peter Hughes		34.5	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

Northern Territory

1972 Australian federal election (Northern Territory)

2 December 1972
Division of Northern Territory
First party Second party   Leader William McMahon Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 11,657 9,676 Percentage 47.3% 39.3% Swing 1.1pp 8.9pp TPP 54.5% 45.5% TPP swing 4.7pp 4.7pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Northern Territory 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sam Calder	11,657	47.3	−1.1
	Labor	Ted Robertson	9,676	39.3	+8.9
	Independent	Alexander Allan-Stewart	1,821	7.4	+7.4
	Australia	Gordon Briscoe	944	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	William Walsh	349	1.4	+1.4
	Australia	Charles Moffatt	185	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			24,632	95.4
Informal votes			1,176	4.6
Turnout			25,808	86.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sam Calder	13,416	54.5	−4.7
	Labor	Ted Robertson	11,216	45.5	+4.7
	Country hold		Swing	−4.7

See also

• Candidates of the 1972 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1972–1974