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Electoral results for the Division of Darebin

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

Members

Member Party Term
  Tom Andrews Labor 1949–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955–1955
  Robert Holt Labor 1955–1958
  Frank Courtnay Labor 1958–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Courtnay 25,325 49.5 −5.9
Liberal Noel Stubbs 15,601 30.5 +4.0
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 10,232 20.0 +1.8
Total formal votes 51,158 96.1
Informal votes 2,073 3.9
Turnout 53,231 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Courtnay 29,258 57.2 +0.1
Liberal Noel Stubbs 21,900 42.8 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

1963

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

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Courtnay 28,285 55.2 +4.1
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 11,767 22.9 −0.8
Liberal John Wyss 11,228 21.9 −3.2
Total formal votes 51,280 97.7
Informal votes 1,207 2.3
Turnout 52,487 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Courtnay 57.4 +3.0
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 42.6 +42.6
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Courtnay 25,213 51.1 +3.2
Liberal Gordon Duncan 12,400 25.1 −1.9
Democratic Labor Tom Andrews 11,710 23.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 49,323 97.6
Informal votes 1,189 2.4
Turnout 50,512 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Courtnay 54.4 −4.4
Liberal Gordon Duncan 45.6 +4.4
Labor hold Swing −4.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Holt 20,323 47.9 −16.1
Liberal Charles White 11,481 27.0 −9.0
Labor (A-C) Tom Andrews 10,660 25.1 +25.1
Total formal votes 42,464 97.5
Informal votes 1,104 2.5
Turnout 43,568 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Holt 24,948 58.8 −5.2
Liberal Charles White 17,516 41.2 +5.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Andrews 28,810 65.0 +0.6
Liberal Charles White 15,534 35.0 −0.6
Total formal votes 44,344 98.7
Informal votes 598 1.3
Turnout 44,942 96.7
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Andrews 26,412 64.4 +1.7
Liberal Gordon Savage 14,572 35.6 −1.7
Total formal votes 40,984 98.6
Informal votes 581 1.4
Turnout 41,565 96.9
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Darebin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Andrews 24,719 62.7 +4.1
Liberal Jack McColl 14,688 37.3 +5.9
Total formal votes 39,407 98.4
Informal votes 655 1.6
Turnout 40,062 97.1
Labor hold Swing −2.7

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