Results of the 1946 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1946 federal election. ^[1]

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 1946 Australian federal election § House of Representatives

  Labor: 43 seats

  Liberal: 18 seats

  Country: 11 seats

  Lang Labor: 1 seat

  Independent: 1 seat

House of Reps (IRV) — 1946–49—Turnout 93.97% (CV) — Informal 2.45%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		2,159,953	49.71	−0.22	43	−6
	Liberal–Country coalition		1,896,349	43.65	+13.20	29	+6
		Liberal	1,431,682	32.95	+11.05	18	+4
		Country	464,667	10.70	+2.16	11	+2
	Lang Labor		69,138	1.59	+0.87	1	+1
	Communist		64,811	1.49	+1.49	0	0
	Services		55,140	1.27	+1.27	0	0
	Protestant People's		20,111	0.46	+0.46	0	0
	Independents		79,040	1.82	−10.34	2 [lower-alpha 1]	-1
	Total		4,344,542			75
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Labor		Win	54.10	−4.10	43	−6
	Liberal–Country coalition			45.90	+4.10	29	+6

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Notes

• Independent: Doris Blackburn (Bourke, Vic.)
• In South Australia, the Liberal Party was known as the Liberal and Country League.

Popular vote Labor   49.71% Liberal   32.95% Country   10.70% Lang Labor   1.59% Independent/Other   1.83%

Two-party-preferred vote Labor   54.10% Coalition   45.90%

Parliament seats Labor   58.11% Coalition   35.14%

New South Wales

1946 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

←  1943 28 September 1946 1949  →
All 28 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Jack Lang Party Labor Coalition Lang Labor Seats before 21 7 0 Seats won 19 8 1 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 880,493 700,876 69,138 Percentage 51.3% 40.9% 4.0% Swing 2.4pp 15.3pp 4.0pp

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	48,740	66.9	−7.3
	Liberal	George Hohnen	24,064	33.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			72,804	98.1
Informal votes			1,389	1.9
Turnout			74,193	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Breen	22,988	47.2	−7.2
	Liberal	John Howse	14,270	29.3	+29.3
	Country	Harold Thorby	11,189	23.0	−7.9
	Independent	Madge Roberts	296	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			48,743	98.3
Informal votes			840	1.7
Turnout			49,583	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Howse	25,247	51.8	+11.7
	Labor	John Breen	23,496	48.2	−11.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.7

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955) § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Sheehan	38,407	65.1	−3.8
	Lang Labor	Arthur Brittain	8,423	14.3	+14.3
	Liberal	Frank Preacher	7,306	12.4	+12.4
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	4,341	7.4	+7.4
	Independent	Frederick Fairbrother	559	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			59,036	96.0
Informal votes			2,441	4.0
Turnout			61,477	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Sheehan		73.4	−3.0
	Lang Labor	Arthur Brittain		26.6	+26.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sir Earle Page	31,785	57.2	+11.7
	Labor	George Mitchell	21,253	38.2	−2.3
	Independent	Richard Williams	2,544	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			55,582	99.6
Informal votes			798	1.4
Turnout			56,380	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sir Earle Page		59.5	+6.9
	Labor	George Mitchell		40.5	−6.9
	Country hold		Swing	+6.9

Dalley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dalley § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sol Rosevear	38,571	63.4	−11.4
	Liberal	Leslie Webster	14,674	24.1	+24.1
	Lang Labor	Kenneth Falvey	7,549	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			60,794	97.5
Informal votes			1,531	2.5
Turnout			62,325	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sol Rosevear		73.7	−7.4
	Liberal	Leslie Webster		26.3	+26.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.4

Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	27,449	60.7	−10.9
	Country	John McGirr	12,229	27.0	+27.0
	Protestant People	Cyril Glassop	5,533	12.2	+12.2
Total formal votes			45,211	97.7
Informal votes			1,058	2.3
Turnout			46,269	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Clark		66.8	−4.8
	Country	John McGirr		32.2	+32.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

East Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Ward	37,863	65.5	-3.5
	Liberal	Ivan Dougherty	16,348	28.3	+4.8
	Protestant People	Wal Campbell	3,578	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			57,789	97.1
Informal votes			1,716	2.9
Turnout			59,505	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Ward		67.6	-3.4
	Liberal	Ivan Dougherty		32.4	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.4

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	25,231	50.2	+1.3
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow	18,560	36.9	+15.9
	Country	Pat Osborne	3,292	6.5	+6.5
	Country	Allan Backhouse	2,883	5.7	+5.7
	Services	Victor Brown	322	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			50,288	97.4
Informal votes			1,321	2.6
Turnout			51,609	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		52.7	-2.7
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow		47.3	+47.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Scully	22,434	48.7	-10.8
	Country	Thomas Treloar	16,513	35.4	+5.4
	Protestant People	William Campbell	2,661	5.8	+5.8
	Liberal	Thomas Mort	1,689	3.7	+3.7
	Independent Country	Ben Wade	1,350	2.9	+2.9
	Services	Tom Carmody	914	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	George McDonald	381	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Kevin Nott	322	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			46,064	95.7
Informal votes			2,054	4.3
Turnout			48,118	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Scully		51.2	-12.5
	Country	Thomas Treloar		48.8	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.5

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	26,720	51.8	+2.2
	Country	Warren McDonald	17,474	33.9	−4.4
	Liberal	Geoffrey Davey	7,397	14.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			51,591	98.3
Informal votes			872	1.7
Turnout			52,463	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller		54.2	−2.1
	Country	Warren McDonald		45.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	25,366	76.9	-23.1
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher	10,208	17.3	+17.3
	Lang Labor	John Cain	3,392	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			58,966	98.1
Informal votes			1,119	1.9
Turnout			60,085	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		80.3	-19.7
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher		19.7	+19.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-19.7

Lang

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

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Chifley	33,412	58.4	-6.6
	Liberal	Eric Spooner	17,106	29.9	+2.3
	Country	Cecil Williams	5,342	9.3	+9.3
	Independent	John Sutton	1,344	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			57,204	98.1
Informal votes			1,121	1.9
Turnout			58,325	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Chifley		60.5	-8.3
	Liberal	Eric Spooner		39.5	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Martin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Martin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Martin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	35,998	55.0	+8.1
	Liberal	Frederick Jacobs	29,507	45.0	+11.7
Total formal votes			65,505	98.1
Informal votes			1,258	1.9
Turnout			66,763	96.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joe Abbott	29,664	60.6	+15.2
	Labor	Leigh Cuthbertson	19,310	39.4	-7.5
Total formal votes			48,974	98.2
Informal votes			880	1.8
Turnout			49,854	93.9
	Country hold		Swing	+9.5

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Hughes	40,845	55.9	+11.8
	Labor	Leo Haylen	32,247	44.1	+8.4
Total formal votes			73,092	98.0
Informal votes			1,503	2.0
Turnout			74,595	96.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Newcastle   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	38,203	58.9	-10.3
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	15,124	23.3	+23.3
	Communist	Stan Deacon	4,616	7.1	-4.2
	Lang Labor	Charles Dicker	2,474	3.8	+3.8
	Services	Grahame Bland	1,466	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Edwin Dark	923	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Frederick Wilson	723	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Isabel Longworth	626	1.0	+1.0
	Social Credit	Arthur Clarke	360	0.6	+0.6
	Service	Harry Ellis	336	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			64,851	94.7
Informal votes			3,653	5.3
Turnout			68,504	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		71.3	?
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall		28.7	+28.7
	Labor hold		Swing	?

Parkes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–1969) § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Haylen	32,806	50.1	+1.6
	Liberal	Athol Richardson	32,642	49.9	+22.1
Total formal votes			65,448	98.2
Informal votes			1,176	1.8
Turnout			66,624	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Parramatta   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	43,070	60.1	+21.8
	Labor	Dudley Jeffree	28,645	39.9	+2.5
Total formal votes			71,715	98.1
Informal votes			1,417	1.9
Turnout			73,132	95.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	29,547	40.7	+5.9
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	25,049	34.5	+34.5
	Liberal	Jeffrey Blaxland	15,755	21.7	+10.8
	Services	William Beckett	2,194	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			72,545	97.6
Informal votes			1,805	2.4
Turnout			74,350	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	39,316	54.2	+7.4
	Labor	Charles Morgan	33,229	45.8	-7.4
	Lang Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+7.4

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	37,826	68.3	+20.1
	Labor	Keith Compton	17,567	31.7	+0.1
Total formal votes			55,393	98.6
Informal votes			814	1.4
Turnout			56,207	93.7
	Country hold		Swing	+4.7

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Langtry	19,898	43.5	-11.8
	Country	Hugh Roberton	16,284	35.6	+2.9
	Liberal	Christopher Lethbridge	7,086	15.5	+15.5
	Lang Labor	John Gosling	2,230	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	William Pow	246	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			45,744	96.4
Informal votes			1,714	3.6
Turnout			47,458	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Langtry	23,134	50.6	-12.5
	Country	Hugh Roberton	22,610	49.4	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.5

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Williams	32,865	50.5	+0.9
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler	24,483	37.6	+0.3
	Country	George Watkins	4,624	7.1	+7.1
	Lang Labor	Ian Grant	3,113	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			65,085	97.1
Informal votes			1,965	2.9
Turnout			67,050	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Thomas Williams		53.8	-5.1
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler		46.2	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.1

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Percy Spender	48,625	62.8	+14.3
	Labor	George Godfrey	28,773	37.2	+3.5
Total formal votes			77,398	98.3
Informal votes			1,337	1.7
Turnout			78,735	94.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3

Watson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–1969) § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Falstein	38,025	53.7	+1.4
	Liberal	Charles de Monchaux	24,246	34.2	+6.7
	Protestant People	Charles Wilson	6,177	8.7	+8.7
	Services	Wallace Knox	2,364	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			70,812	97.5
Informal votes			1,809	2.5
Turnout			72,621	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Falstein		56.7	-5.4
	Liberal	Charles de Monchaux		45.3	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Harrison	40,790	54.3	+21.4
	Labor	Jessie Street	31,432	41.8	-1.7
	Lang Labor	Charles Walsh	2,898	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			75,120	98.0
Informal votes			1,501	2.0
Turnout			76,621	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Eric Harrison		55.3	+3.7
	Labor	Jessie Street		44.7	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	39,408	54.0	−14.7
	Liberal	Ray Watson	26,993	37.0	+37.0
	Communist	Les Mullin	6,511	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			72,912	98.0
Informal votes			1,478	2.0
Turnout			74,390	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini		62.1	−12.6
	Liberal	Ray Watson		37.9	+37.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.6

West Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	29,417	56.6	-13.1
	Lang Labor	Thomas Ryan	7,671	14.8	+14.8
	Liberal	John Mant	6,300	12.1	+12.1
	Communist	Stan Moran	4,380	8.4	+8.4
	Protestant People	Ronald Sarina	2,162	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	2,063	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			51,993	94.8
Informal votes			2,829	5.2
Turnout			54,822	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William O'Connor		77.4	-1.8
	Lang Labor	Thomas Ryan		22.6	+22.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Victoria

1946 Australian federal election (Victoria)

←  1943 28 September 1946 1949  →
All 20 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Party Coalition Labor Seats before 9 9 Seats won 11 8 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 583,180 592,000 Percentage 47.2% 47.9% Swing 16.4pp 3.8pp

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas White	45,137	58.4	+6.8
	Labor	Maurice Ashkanasy	32,087	41.6	+5.3
Total formal votes			77,224	98.3
Informal votes			1,348	1.7
Turnout			78,572	93.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Ballaarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	25,827	53.1	−1.4
	Liberal	Arnold Caddy	22,812	46.9	+6.2
Total formal votes			48,639	98.7
Informal votes			617	1.3
Turnout			49,256	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	39,754	58.3	−6.0
	Liberal	John McColl	20,930	30.7	+9.8
	Independent	Allan Brennan	4,250	6.2	+6.2
	Communist	George Oke	3,222	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			68,156	97.3
Informal votes			1,881	2.7
Turnout			70,037	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Brennan		66.7	−7.9
	Liberal	John McColl		33.3	+7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest Duus	19,613	42.9	+0.1
	Country	George Rankin	15,780	34.5	−10.4
	Liberal	Joseph Hall	10,323	22.6	+22.6
Total formal votes			45,716	98.6
Informal votes			664	1.4
Turnout			46,380	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	25,172	55.1	+2.8
	Labor	Ernest Duus	20,544	44.9	−2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Bourke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bourke § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bryson	30,620	45.4	+7.7
	Independent Labor	Doris Blackburn	18,625	27.6	+27.6
	Liberal	Russell Stokes	16,889	25.0	+6.7
	Services	Henry Brand	1,333	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			67,467	96.6
Informal votes			2,342	3.4
Turnout			69,809	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent Labor	Doris Blackburn	34,478	51.1	+4.7
	Labor	Bill Bryson	32,989	48.9	−4.7
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+4.7

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan McDonald	25,999	54.9	+7.7
	Labor	Henry Stacpoole	21,317	45.1	+0.0
Total formal votes			47,316	99.2
Informal votes			393	0.8
Turnout			47,709	94.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Corio   ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dedman	34,330	56.4	+4.1
	Liberal	Frederick Wallace	25,546	42.0	+24.5
	Independent	Winifred West	968	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			60,844	98.6
Informal votes			838	1.4
Turnout			61,682	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dedman		57.2	+2.4
	Liberal	Frederick Wallace		42.8	+42.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hutchinson	36,262	56.7	+24.0
	Labor	Arthur Smith	27,710	43.3	+5.6
Total formal votes			63,972	98.5
Informal votes			1,002	1.5
Turnout			64,974	93.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Fawkner

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fawkner § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Holt	39,047	53.5	+20.1
	Labor	Bill Bourke	30,835	42.2	+9.4
	Independent	Mascotte Brown	2,121	2.9	+2.9
	Services	Harold Rettig	1,042	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			73,045	97.1
Informal votes			2,155	2.9
Turnout			75,200	89.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Holt		56.2	-1.8
	Labor	Bill Bourke		43.8	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan	36,615	54.4	+17.6
	Labor	Frank Lee	30,698	45.6	+6.0
Total formal votes			67,313	98.4
Informal votes			1,087	1.6
Turnout			68,400	93.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Bowden	28,526	55.2	+18.7
	Labor	Adam Keltie	20,196	39.1	-6.0
	Communist	Wally Williames	2,994	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			51,716	98.4
Informal votes			824	1.6
Turnout			52,540	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Bowden		55.8	+3.4
	Labor	Adam Keltie		44.2	-3.4
	Country hold		Swing	+3.4

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jo Gullett	41,069	52.1	+14.0
	Labor	Val Doube	37,785	47.9	+47.9
Total formal votes			78,854	98.5
Informal votes			1,196	1.5
Turnout			80,050	95.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+14.0

1946 Henty by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jo Gullett	38,718	54.3	+16.2
	Labor	Val Doube	32,556	45.7	+45.7
Total formal votes			71,274	98.5
Informal votes			1,086	1.5
Turnout			72,360	89.5
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+9.8

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	33,634	65.9	+7.1
	Independent Country	John Chanter	17,406	34.1	+34.1
Total formal votes			51,040	98.1
Informal votes			1,005	1.9
Turnout			52,045	92.9
	Country hold		Swing	+6.7

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Menzies	49,298	61.7	+13.1
	Labor	Albert Nicholls	25,494	31.9	+5.2
	Communist	Ted Laurie	5,134	6.4	−1.8
Total formal votes			79,926	98.4
Informal votes			1,299	1.6
Turnout			81,225	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Menzies		63.3	+0.8
	Labor	Albert Nicholls		36.7	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	48,424	65.8	-1.8
	Liberal	Adrian Cole	25,155	34.2	+34.2
Total formal votes			73,579	98.3
Informal votes			1,297	1.7
Turnout			74,876	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	42,922	73.4	+9.6
	Liberal	Reg Cooper	15,572	26.6	+9.2
Total formal votes			58,494	96.3
Informal votes			2,235	3.7
Turnout			60,729	89.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Holloway	43,905	66.7	-6.1
	Liberal	Douglas Dennis	21,884	33.3	+6.1
Total formal votes			65,789	97.5
Informal votes			1,705	2.5
Turnout			67,494	92.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don McLeod	24,387	47.3	-4.1
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	15,262	29.6	+11.0
	Country	Leonard Rodda	11,955	23.1	+1.5
Total formal votes			51,604	98.9
Informal votes			551	1.1
Turnout			52,155	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don McLeod	26,409	51.2	-2.9
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	25,195	48.8	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

Wimmera

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	26,551	62.1	+3.1
	Labor	Alfred Loveridge	16,216	37.9	+37.9
Total formal votes			42,767	98.6
Informal votes			601	1.4
Turnout			43,368	94.1
	Country hold		Swing	+3.1

1946 Wimmera by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	15,284	43.1	+43.1
	Country	Anthony Everett	6,724	19.0	+19.0
	Independent Country	James Stoddart	6,361	17.9	+17.9
	Independent Labor	John Smith	2,923	8.2	+8.2
	Independent	Arnold Eberle	2,042	5.8	+5.8
	Independent Labor	Frederick Arlington-Burke	1,824	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Louis Phillips	312	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			35,470	95.5
Informal votes			1,692	4.5
Turnout			37,162	82.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull	20,924	59.0	+59.0
	Country	Anthony Everett	14,546	41.0	+41.0
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	+59.0

Yarra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Yarra § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Scullin	39,880	63.7	+3.3
	Liberal	Kenneth Bisney	18,934	30.2	+11.6
	Communist	Ken Miller	3,838	6.1	-4.7
Total formal votes			62,652	96.6
Informal votes			2,221	3.4
Turnout			64,873	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Scullin		69.3	-5.0
	Liberal	Kenneth Bisney		30.7	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Queensland

1946 Australian federal election (Queensland)

←  1943 28 September 1946 1949  →
All 10 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Party Coalition Labor Seats before 4 6 Seats won 5 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 282,573 256,370 Percentage 47.4% 43.1% Swing 8.4pp 4.7pp

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Lawson	33,763	54.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ward	22,314	36.1	+18.1
	Services	Gordon Olive	5,806	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			61,883	96.7
Informal votes			2,086	3.3
Turnout			63,969	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Lawson		57.0	+3.4
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ward		43.0	+43.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Davidson	28,999	49.9	+5.8
	Labor	Frank Forde	26,611	45.8	−10.1
	Services	Andrew Taylor	2,454	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			58,064	98.2
Informal votes			1,094	1.8
Turnout			59,158	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Charles Davidson	30,731	52.9	+8.8
	Labor	Frank Forde	27,333	47.1	−8.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+8.8

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Arthur Fadden	31,550	59.9	+11.3
	Labor	William English	17,902	34.0	-9.3
	Services	Maxwell Owen	3,209	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			52,661	98.3
Informal votes			901	1.7
Turnout			53,562	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Arthur Fadden		61.9	+9.4
	Labor	William English		38.1	-9.4
	Country hold		Swing	+9.4

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Conelan	33,725	50.1	-7.3
	Liberal	William Scott	25,960	38.6	+9.4
	Services	Arthur Chresby	7,565	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			67,260	96.4
Informal votes			2,518	3.6
Turnout			69,778	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Conelan		53.9	-11.2
	Liberal	William Scott		46.1	+11.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.2

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Edmonds	28,246	46.0	+8.4
	Country	Lloyd Roberts	20,804	33.9	+11.2
	Communist	Jack Henry	9,404	15.3	-18.9
	Independent	Joseph Pollard	1,668	2.7	+2.7
	Services	Alexander McNamee	1,236	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			61,358	95.3
Informal votes			3,050	4.7
Turnout			64,408	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Edmonds	37,026	60.3	-1.4
	Country	Lloyd Roberts	24,332	39.7	+39.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	25,404	57.5	-7.7
	Country	Clement Cummings	18,769	42.5	+18.7
Total formal votes			44,173	97.5
Informal votes			1,120	2.5
Turnout			45,293	84.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-14.2

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Hadley	32,780	45.8	+0.1
	Liberal	Charles Wilson	31,072	43.4	-2.4
	Services	George Mocatta	7,776	10.9	+10.9
Total formal votes			71,628	97.0
Informal votes			2,216	3.0
Turnout			73,844	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Hadley	36,350	50.7	+0.4
	Liberal	Charles Wilson	35,278	49.3	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	29,547	58.0	+7.0
	Labor	John Dufficy	18,934	37.2	-11.8
	Services	John Walker	2,441	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			50,922	98.2
Informal votes			909	1.8
Turnout			51,831	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Adermann		61.6	+10.6
	Labor	John Dufficy		38.4	-10.6
	Country hold		Swing	+10.6

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josiah Francis	42,521	60.4	+10.4
	Labor	Jack Perrett	22,934	32.6	-8.4
	Services	Charles McCormack	4,985	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			70,440	97.7
Informal votes			1,690	2.3
Turnout			72,130	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Josiah Francis		65.7	+9.0
	Labor	Jack Perrett		34.3	-9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	31,027	54.3	+1.5
	Labor	George Watson	16,071	28.1	-6.6
	Services	Eric Paterson	7,866	13.8	+13.8
	Communist	Max Julius	2,142	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			57,106	98.1
Informal votes			1,091	1.9
Turnout			58,197	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		65.1	+8.6
	Labor	George Watson		34.9	-8.6
	Country hold		Swing	+8.6

South Australia

1946 Australian federal election (South Australia)

←  1943 28 September 1946 1949  →
All 6 SA seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 5 1 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 210,862 161,215 Percentage 54.5% 41.7% Swing 2.8pp

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Adelaide   ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Chambers	40,638	59.9	−0.1
	Liberal	Ian Hayward	24,238	35.7	+1.9
	Communist	Alf Watt	2,986	4.4	+0.1
Total formal votes			67,862	96.0
Informal votes			2,805	4.0
Turnout			70,667	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cyril Chambers		63.9	−1.7
	Liberal	Ian Hayward		36.1	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Archie Cameron	34,619	54.0	+13.4
	Labor	Harry Krantz	26,500	41.3	+1.3
	Independent	David Eddy	2,992	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			64,111	97.3
Informal votes			1,781	2.7
Turnout			65,892	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Archie Cameron		56.4	−4.7
	Labor	Harry Krantz		43.6	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Sheehy	39,724	51.8	+9.5
	Liberal	Keith Wilson	36,941	48.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			76,665	97.2
Informal votes			2,169	2.8
Turnout			78,834	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edgar Russell	27,479	55.5	+3.0
	Liberal	Oliver Badman	22,016	44.5	-3.0
Total formal votes			49,495	97.8
Informal votes			1,128	2.2
Turnout			50,623	95.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Thompson	52,475	68.4	-8.4
	Liberal	William Palmer	16,462	21.5	-1.7
	Communist	Alan Finger	7,731	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			76,668	96.3
Informal votes			2,931	3.7
Turnout			79,599	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Albert Thompson		76.5	-0.3
	Liberal	William Palmer		23.5	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip McBride	26,894	51.5	+2.7
	Labor	Albert Smith	24,046	46.1	-5.1
	Independent	Frank Rieck	1,260	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			52,200	97.2
Informal votes			1,486	2.8
Turnout			53,686	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip McBride		52.7	+3.9
	Labor	Albert Smith		47.3	-3.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

Western Australia

1946 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

←  1943 28 September 1946 1949  →
All 5 WA seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 5 0 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 148,473 104,369 Percentage 54.8% 38.5% Swing 1.2pp 17.4pp

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	23,944	50.1	-2.8
	Liberal	James Cumming	13,349	28.0	+28.0
	Country	Jasper Norton	10,466	21.9	-12.4
Total formal votes			47,759	97.8
Informal votes			1,064	2.2
Turnout			48,823	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon		52.3	-6.1
	Liberal	James Cumming		47.7	+47.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	45,383	64.1	-2.8
	Liberal	Claude Henderson	25,428	35.9	+22.0
Total formal votes			70,811	97.4
Informal votes			1,908	2.6
Turnout			72,719	94.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Johnson	22,655	68.0	+0.4
	Liberal	Seddon Vincent	10,646	32.0	-9.6
Total formal votes			33,301	97.8
Informal votes			749	2.2
Turnout			34,050	90.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.4

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Burke	31,231	49.0	+6.7
	Liberal	Jim Paton	27,429	43.1	+13.7
	Services	John Graham	2,167	3.4	+3.4
	Communist	Kevin Healy	2,004	3.1	-3.0
	Independent	Robert Salter	889	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			63,710	95.8
Informal votes			2,820	4.2
Turnout			66,530	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke		52.4	-3.6
	Liberal	Jim Paton		47.6	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Mountjoy	25,260	45.6	-4.5
	Country	Len Hamilton	17,223	31.1	-15.2
	Independent	Bill Grayden	12,856	23.2	+23.2
Total formal votes			55,339	97.2
Informal votes			1,605	2.8
Turnout			56,944	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Len Hamilton	27,790	50.2	+50.2
	Labor	Don Mountjoy	27,549	49.8	-3.2
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.2

Tasmania

1946 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

←  1943 28 September 1946 1949  →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 3 2 Seats won 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 71,755 64,136 Percentage 50.8% 45.4% Swing 1.5pp 4.3pp

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bass ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Claude Barnard	13,495	50.0	−1.2
	Liberal	Harry Spotswood	8,219	30.4	+12.8
	Independent	John Orchard	5,281	19.6	+2.0
Total formal votes			26,995	98.0
Informal votes			557	2.0
Turnout			27,552	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Claude Barnard	15,387	57.0	−0.3
	Liberal	Harry Spotswood	11,608	43.0	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Darwin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darwin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Darwin ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dame Enid Lyons	15,835	54.2	+5.3
	Labor	Harold Kirkpatrick	13,392	45.8	+3.2
Total formal votes			29,227	97.6
Informal votes			730	2.4
Turnout			29,957	92.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Denison ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Gaha	16,231	57.0	+9.7
	Liberal	Bruce Hamilton	12,227	43.0	+4.3
Total formal votes			28,458	97.0
Informal votes			874	3.0
Turnout			29,332	93.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.0

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Franklin ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	15,678	50.1	+9.0
	Labor	Charles Frost	15,605	49.9	-9.0
Total formal votes			31,283	97.3
Informal votes			876	2.7
Turnout			32,159	94.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.0

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wilmot ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	13,032	51.7	+6.1
	Liberal	Allan Guy	12,177	48.3	-0.9
Total formal votes			25,209	97.4
Informal votes			671	2.6
Turnout			25,880	94.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

Northern Territory

Northern Territory

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Adair Blain	1,281	42.4	+6.9
	Independent Labor	Leigh Wallman	924	30.6	+30.6
	Labor	Bob Murray	677	22.4	-5.8
	Independent	Ralph Edwards	141	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			3,023	99.0
Informal votes			30	1.0
Turnout			3,053	73.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Adair Blain	1,690	55.9	+3.3
	Independent Labor	Leigh Wallman	1,333	44.1	+44.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+3.3

See also

• Candidates of the 1946 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1946–1949

Notes

1. Including Northern Territory

References

1. "1946 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
3. "1946 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
4. "1946 House of Representatives: South Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
5. "1946 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
6. "1946 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.