Electoral results for the Division of Lang

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Lang in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1977.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Francis McLean Free Trade 1901–1903
  (Sir) Elliot Johnson Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1928
  William Long Labor 1928–1931
  Dick Dein United Australia 1931–1934
  Dan Mulcahy Labor (NSW) 1934–1936
  Labor 1936–1940
  Labor (Non-Communist) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1953
  Frank Stewart Labor 1953–1977

Election results

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 31,960 55.1 -9.6
Liberal Donald Carruthers 22,793 39.3 +8.5
Independent Douglas Morgan 1,402 2.4 +2.4
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 960 1.7 +1.7
Independent John Stewart 871 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 57,986 97.5
Informal votes 1,477 2.5
Turnout 59,463 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 57.4 -9.3
Liberal Donald Carruthers 42.6 +9.3
Labor hold Swing-9.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 37,343 64.7 +0.9
Liberal Barry Peffer 17,795 30.8 -1.2
Australia George Edgell 2,558 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 57,696 98.1
Informal votes 1,136 1.9
Turnout 58,832 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 66.7 +2.3
Liberal Barry Peffer 32.3 -2.3
Labor hold Swing+2.3

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

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 29,748 58.4 +7.5
Liberal Stanley Duncan 17,144 33.6 -10.0
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 1,754 3.4 -2.1
Independent Bert Tripet 1,617 3.2 +3.2
Communist Jack Mundey 696 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 50,959 97.3
Informal votes 1,414 2.7
Turnout 52,373 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 61.7 +9.9
Liberal Stanley Duncan 38.3 -9.9
Labor hold Swing+9.9

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 22,417 50.6 -6.6
Liberal Graham Crawford 19,432 43.9 +4.8
Democratic Labor Bernard Atkinson 2,450 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 44,299 97.0
Informal votes 1,361 3.0
Turnout 45,660 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 51.5 -5.3
Liberal Graham Crawford 48.5 +5.3
Labor hold Swing-5.3

1963

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

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 28,379 64.0 +3.4
Liberal Russell Carter 12,775 28.8 -6.2
Independent Frank Ball 2,043 4.6 +4.6
Democratic Labor Edward Byrnes 1,162 2.6 -1.8
Total formal votes 44,359 97.3
Informal votes 1,228 2.7
Turnout 45,587 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 66.3 +4.8
Liberal Russell Carter 32.7 -4.8
Labor hold Swing+4.8

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 26,915 60.6 +0.3
Liberal Hugh Bygott 15,539 35.0 -4.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 1,944 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 44,398 97.1
Informal votes 1,321 2.9
Turnout 45,719 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 61.5 +1.2
Liberal Hugh Bygott 38.5 -1.2
Labor hold Swing+1.2

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 25,175 60.3 -2.8
Liberal Wallace Peacock 16,550 39.7 +5.9
Total formal votes 41,725 96.9
Informal votes 1,341 3.1
Turnout 43,066 95.5
Labor hold Swing-5.5

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 23,472 54.6 +4.6
Liberal John Spicer 19,509 45.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 42,981 98.9
Informal votes 487 1.1
Turnout 43,468 96.8
Labor hold Swing+1.4
1953 Lang by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Stewart 21,699 53.9 +3.9
Liberal Herbert Thorncraft 17,218 42.8 -2.5
Communist Roy Boyd 1,082 2.7 -2.0
Independent Thomas Brosnan 275 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 40,274 98.6
Informal votes 584 1.4
Turnout 40,858 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Stewart 56.7 +3.5
Liberal Herbert Thorncraft 43.3 -3.5
Labor hold Swing+3.5

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 20,944 50.0 -0.2
Liberal Robert Bruce 18,951 45.3 +0.2
Communist Roy Boyd 1,968 4.7 +0.0
Total formal votes 41,863 98.3
Informal votes 721 1.7
Turnout 42,584 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 53.2 -1.5
Liberal Robert Bruce 46.8 +1.5
Labor hold Swing-1.5

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 20,421 50.2 +0.3
Liberal Eric Willis 18,369 45.1 +9.1
Communist Roy Boyd 1,905 4.7 -2.8
Total formal votes 40,695 98.0
Informal votes 827 2.0
Turnout 41,522 97.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 54.7 -6.4
Liberal Eric Willis 45.3 +6.4
Labor hold Swing-6.4

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 37,918 51.7 -9.8
Liberal John Paget 24,963 34.0 +9.4
Communist Adam Ogston 5,508 7.5 +1.1
Lang Labor Sidney Bell 4,995 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 73,384 97.7
Informal votes 1,708 2.3
Turnout 75,092 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 64.6 -6.4
Liberal John Paget 35.4 +6.4
Labor hold Swing-6.4

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 41,701 61.5 +41.2
United Australia William Harris 16,649 24.6 -11.0
Communist Adam Ogston 4,312 6.4 +6.4
Independent John Metcalfe 3,899 5.7 +5.7
Independent Henry Mulcahy 1,249 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 67,810 97.3
Informal votes 1,881 2.7
Turnout 69,691 97.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 71.0 +71.0
United Australia William Harris 29.0 -5.0
Labor gain from Labor (N-C) Swing+5.0

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Dan Mulcahy 23,298 38.0 +38.0
United Australia Bertram Stevens 15,615 25.4 -9.7
Labor John Metcalfe 12,487 20.3 -30.1
United Australia Matthew Calman 5,626 9.2 +9.2
State Labor Arthur Robinson 3,738 6.1 +6.1
United Australia Stanley Willmott 608 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 61,372 96.7
Informal votes 2,064 3.3
Turnout 63,436 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Dan Mulcahy 40,517 66.0 +66.0
United Australia Bertram Stevens 20,855 34.0 -13.4
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing+13.4

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 28,379 50.4 +43.3
United Australia Matthew Calman 25,547 45.3 +7.4
Social Credit Ernest Carr 2,435 4.3 -6.7
Total formal votes 56,361 97.5
Informal votes 1,437 2.5
Turnout 57,798 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 52.6 +52.6
United Australia Matthew Calman 47.4 +4.5
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing-4.5

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Dan Mulcahy 21,398 41.4 +6.0
United Australia Charles Robinson 19,623 37.9 -5.3
Social Credit Colin Barclay-Smith 5,687 11.0 +11.0
Labor Allan Howie 3,667 7.1 -14.3
Independent Rufus Naylor 1,347 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 51,722 95.2
Informal votes 2,597 4.8
Turnout 54,319 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Dan Mulcahy 29,546 57.1 -6.8
United Australia Charles Robinson 22,176 42.9 +6.8
Labor (NSW) hold Swing-6.8

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Dan Mulcahy 13,249 30.7 +30.7
United Australia Dick Dein 12,858 29.8 +15.5
Labor William Long 8,669 20.1 -46.1
United Australia Alfred Bennett 8,439 19.5 +19.5
Total formal votes 43,215 97.0
Informal votes 1,355 3.0
Turnout 44,570 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Dick Dein 23,404 54.2 +20.4
Labor (NSW) Dan Mulcahy 19,811 45.8 +45.8
United Australia gain from Labor Swing+20.4

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Long 28,898 66.2 +12.7
Nationalist Dick Dein 14,736 33.8 -12.7
Total formal votes 43,634 97.4
Informal votes 1,150 2.6
Turnout 44,784 94.3
Labor hold Swing+12.7

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Long 21,918 53.5 +9.4
Nationalist Sir Elliot Johnson 19,082 46.5 -9.4
Total formal votes 41,000 94.7
Informal votes 2,314 5.3
Turnout 43,314 92.9
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing+9.4

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Sir Elliot Johnson 22,756 55.9 +6.6
Labor George Smith 17,941 44.1 +2.4
Total formal votes 40,697 98.5
Informal votes 524 1.5
Turnout 41,321 85.7
Nationalist hold Swing+1.5

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Sir Elliot Johnson 10,786 49.3 -9.3
Labor George Smith 9,117 41.7 +0.6
Majority Labor Percy Evans 1,974 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 21,877 95.7
Informal votes 992 4.3
Turnout 22,869 53.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Sir Elliot Johnson 11,911 54.4 -4.3
Labor George Smith 9,966 45.6 +4.3
Nationalist hold Swing-4.3

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Elliot Johnson 18,939 57.3 -3.1
Labor Archibald Moate 14,105 42.7 +3.1
Total formal votes 33,044 98.5
Informal votes 515 1.5
Turnout 33,559 67.6
Nationalist hold Swing-3.1

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Elliot Johnson 21,495 60.4 +6.9
Labor Percy Evans 14,081 39.6 -6.9
Total formal votes 35,576 97.8
Informal votes 1,030 2.8
Turnout 36,606 72.7
Nationalist hold Swing+6.9

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Elliot Johnson 16,556 53.5 -3.6
Labor Hector Lamond 14,391 46.5 +3.6
Total formal votes 30,947 98.0
Informal votes 639 2.0
Turnout 31,586 64.2
Liberal hold Swing-3.6

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Elliot Johnson 18,293 57.1 +4.7
Labor Hector Lamond 13,714 42.9 -4.7
Total formal votes 32,007 97.0
Informal votes 1,002 3.0
Turnout 33,009 74.0
Liberal hold Swing+4.7

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Elliot Johnson 12,921 51.0 -19.4
Labour Thomas Crawford 12,402 49.0 +19.4
Total formal votes 25,325 98.9
Informal votes 285 1.1
Turnout 25,608 68.4
Liberal hold Swing-19.4

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Elliot Johnson 11,138 70.4 +19.7
Labour Edward Bennetts 4,677 29.6 +11.2
Total formal votes 15,815 97.2
Informal votes 458 2.8
Turnout 16,273 56.3
Anti-Socialist hold Swing+9.2

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Elliot Johnson 10,527 50.7 -34.8
Ind. Free Trade William Cullam 5,552 26.7 +26.7
Labour Tom Keegan 3,042 18.4 +8.4
Protectionist Thomas Roseby 1,642 7.9 -10.1
Total formal votes 20,763 97.2
Informal votes 599 2.8
Turnout 21,362 54.9
Free Trade hold Swing-16.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Francis McLean 7,449 74.5 +74.5
Protectionist James Edwards 1,801 18.0 +18.0
Labour James Watson 632 6.3 +6.3
Ind. Protectionist James Mitchell 111 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 9,993 97.2
Informal votes 292 2.8
Turnout 10,285 85.7
Free Trade win (new seat)

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