Results of the 1975 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1975 federal election. ^[1]

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 1975 Australian federal election § House of Representatives results

Government (91)
Coalition
  Liberal (68)
  NCP (22)
  CLP (1)

Opposition (36)
  Labor (36)

House of Reps (IRV) – 1975–77—Turnout 95.39% (CV) – Informal 1.89%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal–NCP coalition		4,102,078	53.05	+7.32	91	+30
		Liberal	3,232,159	41.80	+6.85	68	+28
		National Country	853,943	11.04	+0.28	22	+1
		Country Liberal	15,976	0.21	+0.21	1	+1
	Labor		3,313,004	42.84	−6.46	36	−30
	Democratic Labor		101,750	1.32	−0.10	0	0
	Workers		60,130	0.78	+0.78	0	0
	Liberal Movement		49,484	0.64	–0.14	0	0
	Australia		33,630	0.43	−1.89	0	0
	Communist		9,393	0.12	+0.11	0	0
	Independent		63,109	0.82	+0.42	0	0
	Total		7,732,578			127
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Liberal–NCP coalition		Win	55.70	+7.40	91	+30
	Labor			44.30	−7.40	36	−30

Popular vote Labor   42.84% Liberal   41.80% National   11.25% DLP   1.32% Other   2.79%

Two-party-preferred vote Coalition   55.70% Labor   44.30%

Parliament seats Coalition   71.65% Labor   28.35%

New South Wales

1975 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 45 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 20 25 Seats won 28 17 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 1,426,796 1,260,335 Percentage 51.5% 45.5% Swing 7.5pp 7.2pp TPP 53.2% 46.8% TPP swing 8.1pp 8.1pp

Banks

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Banks   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Martin	30,617	51.7	−9.2
	Liberal	Maxwell Gibson	26,035	43.9	+10.2
	Independent	Denise Arrow	1,939	3.3	+3.3
	Workers	Ralph Skelton	681	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			59,272	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			1,249	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			60,521	96.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		53.1	−10.4
	Liberal	Maxwell Gibson		46.9	+10.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.4

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	34,209	53.5	+9.5
	Labor	Murray Gainsford	28,179	44.1	−9.6
	Workers	Maxwell Shean	868	1.4	−0.9
	Australia	Clifford Willard	706	1.1	−1.2
Total formal votes			63,962	98.7
Informal votes			872	1.3
Turnout			64,834	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield		54.9	+10.0
	Labor	Murray Gainsford		45.1	−10.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.0

Bennelong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bennelong   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Howard	39,867	60.5	+8.8
	Labor	Noel Welsman	23,319	35.4	−6.6
	Australia	Brian Johnson	1,527	2.3	−1.9
	Independent	John Anlezark	1,195	1.8	−0.3
Total formal votes			65,908	98.4
Informal votes			1,094	1.6
Turnout			67,002	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Howard		62.8	+8.3
	Labor	Noel Welsman		37.2	−8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.3

Berowra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Berowra § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	45,355	68.4	+5.9
	Labor	Michael Ross	18,530	28.0	−4.2
	Workers	Robert Howard	2,406	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			66,291	98.7
Informal votes			876	1.3
Turnout			67,167	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		71.3	+6.6
	Labor	Michael Ross		28.7	−6.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.6

Blaxland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Blaxland   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Keating	36,338	59.8	−7.0
	Liberal	Joseph Touma	22,957	37.8	+9.1
	Workers	Robert Symes	1,463	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			60,758	97.5
Informal votes			1,584	2.5
Turnout			62,342	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Keating		60.3	−9.5
	Liberal	Joseph Touma		39.7	+9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.5

Bradfield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bradfield   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Connolly	53,135	77.9	+5.6
	Labor	John Carmody	12,374	18.2	−5.4
	Workers	Christopher Brown	2,662	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			68,171	98.9
Informal votes			730	1.1
Turnout			68,901	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Connolly		80.2	+6.3
	Labor	John Carmody		19.8	−6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Francis Hall	18,845	36.8	−6.3
	National Country	Sandy Mackenzie	18,106	35.3	−20.2
	Liberal	James Ashton	14,309	27.9	+27.9
Total formal votes			51,260	98.4
Informal votes			813	1.6
Turnout			52,073	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Sandy Mackenzie	30,413	59.3	+1.5
	Labor	Francis Hall	20,847	40.7	−1.5
	National Country hold		Swing	+1.5

Chifley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chifley § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Chifley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Armitage	48,767	61.8	−9.0
	Liberal	Shirley Sookee	30,206	38.2	+11.8
Total formal votes			78,973	96.6
Informal votes			2,773	3.4
Turnout			81,746	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.7

Cook

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	34,334	56.0	+7.3
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	24,857	40.5	−8.0
	Workers	Robert Schollbach	924	1.5	+1.5
	Australia	Marjorie Gray	714	1.2	−1.4
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	376	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Philip O'Neill	105	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			61,310	98.6
Informal votes			863	1.4
Turnout			62,173	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie		57.8	+8.3
	Labor	Ray Thorburn		42.2	−8.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.3

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Ian Robinson	34,948	62.3	+6.5
	Labor	Colin Clague	18,893	33.7	−8.7
	Independent	John McLachlan	1,662	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	John Holcombe	574	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			56,077	98.4
Informal votes			654	1.6
Turnout			56,731	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ian Robinson		64.3	+7.7
	Labor	Colin Clague		33.7	−7.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+7.7

Cunningham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Cunningham   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Connor	42,350	61.7	−8.2
	Liberal	Peter Swan	24,972	36.4	+9.3
	Workers	Peter Robertson	681	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Bernard Groben	611	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			68,614	98.0
Informal votes			1,420	2.0
Turnout			70,034	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Connor		62.4	−9.4
	Liberal	Peter Swan		37.6	+9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.4

Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John FitzPatrick	25,579	56.8	−2.8
	National Country	Walter Mitchell	18,874	41.9	+17.4
	Independent	Walter Miller	603	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			45,056	98.3
Informal votes			773	1.7
Turnout			45,829	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John FitzPatrick		57.5	−6.3
	National Country	Walter Mitchell		42.5	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.3

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Whan	26,669	43.5	-5.3
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	21,661	35.3	+15.4
	National Country	John Moore	12,008	19.6	-10.5
	Independent	Frederick Dawson	993	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			61,331	98.7
Informal votes			805	1.3
Turnout			62,136	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	34,059	55.5	+55.5
	Labor	Bob Whan	27,272	44.5	-5.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.6

Evans

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Evans   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Abel	29,762	51.1	+7.5
	Labor	Allan Mulder	27,357	46.9	-6.0
	Australia	Graham Roll	489	0.8	-1.0
	Independent	Warren Wilson	421	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Frederick Keoghan	254	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			58,283	97.9
Informal votes			1,273	2.1
Turnout			59,556	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Abel		52.0	+6.9
	Labor	Allan Mulder		48.0	-6.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.9

Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Farrer   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	29,570	49.4	-6.1
	Labor	Patrick Brassil	18,100	30.4	-9.5
	National Country	Kevin Bowtell	10,403	17.5	+17.5
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	519	0.9	+0.9
	Workers	Arthur Robinson	514	0.9	+0.9
	Australia	Mike Donelan	413	0.7	-3.6
Total formal votes			59,519	98.6
Informal votes			867	1.4
Turnout			60,386	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		66.4	+9.3
	Labor	Patrick Brassil		33.6	-9.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.3

Grayndler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Grayndler   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Whitlam	32,416	64.3	-7.9
	Liberal	Jonathan Fowler	13,790	27.4	+4.7
	Independent	Peter Dowd	1,713	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Douglas Spedding	1,596	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Graeme Shortland	865	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			50,380	96.8
Informal votes			1,640	3.2
Turnout			52,020	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Whitlam		68.0	-7.7
	Liberal	Jonathan Fowler		32.0	+7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.7

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Ralph Hunt	31,779	62.0	+4.0
	Labor	Francis Bourke	18,686	36.5	-4.1
	Independent	Norbert Hennessy	449	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	William O'Donnell	331	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			51,245	98.3
Informal votes			893	1.7
Turnout			52,138	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ralph Hunt		63.5	+4.9
	Labor	Francis Bourke		36.5	-4.9
	National Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Hughes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hughes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Johnson	37,000	59.3	-7.0
	Liberal	Robert Law	25,362	40.7	+9.3
Total formal votes			62,362	98.0
Informal votes			1,302	2.0
Turnout			63,664	96.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Stephen Lusher	27,746	57.0	+17.4
	Labor	George Brenner	20,925	43.0	−4.4
Total formal votes			48,671	98.7
Informal votes			665	1.3
Turnout			49,336	96.4
	National Country hold		Swing	+6.3

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	43,590	68.4	-4.2
	Liberal	Stephen Walker	20,100	31.6	+6.7
Total formal votes			63,690	98.3
Informal votes			1,114	1.7
Turnout			64,804	96.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.6

Kingsford Smith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Bowen	35,381	59.1	-8.7
	Liberal	Desmond Connors	22,955	38.4	+8.8
	Independent	Nicholas Confos	1,499	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			59,835	97.6
Informal votes			1,466	2.4
Turnout			61,301	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lionel Bowen		60.4	-9.0
	Liberal	Desmond Connors		39.6	+9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.0

Lang

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

Lowe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Lowe   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	32,908	57.3	+5.8
	Labor	Robert Hyde	22,299	38.8	-4.9
	Australia	Clifford Bros	1,039	1.8	-0.1
	Workers	Andris Kichno	626	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Ben Doig	626	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Bent Poulsen	168	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			57,402	97.9
Informal votes			1,231	2.1
Turnout			58,633	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William McMahon		59.0	+5.3
	Labor	Robert Hyde		41.0	-5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Lyne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Lyne   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Philip Lucock	35,554	60.0	+0.2
	Labor	Bruce Langford	18,377	31.0	−5.5
	Independent	Peter Simpson	5,362	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			59,293	98.8
Informal votes			720	1.2
Turnout			60,013	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Philip Lucock		64.5	+2.7
	Labor	Bruce Langford		35.5	−2.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+2.7

Macarthur

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Macarthur   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Baume	41,341	51.3	+6.4
	Labor	John Kerin	36,247	45.0	-8.2
	Workers	Ramon Barros	2,213	2.7	+2.7
	Australia	Susan Healy	557	0.7	-1.3
	Independent	Barry Watkinson	280	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			80,638	98.2
Informal votes			1,463	1.8
Turnout			82,101	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Baume		54.1	+8.5
	Labor	John Kerin		45.9	-8.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.5

Mackellar

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Mackellar   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	43,536	61.4	+6.2
	Labor	Kevin Mason	22,330	31.5	-8.8
	Workers	Barry Bracken	3,576	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Jennifer Sheehan	1,408	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			70,850	98.3
Informal votes			1,189	1.7
Turnout			72,039	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth		65.6	+8.6
	Labor	Kevin Mason		34.4	-8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.6

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reg Gillard	37,739	50.2	+14.9
	Labor	Ross Free	35,131	46.7	-9.4
	Workers	Murray Busch	1,392	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Norman Lee	524	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Ian Perry	451	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			75,237	98.2
Informal votes			1,390	1.8
Turnout			76,627	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Reg Gillard		51.6	+10.3
	Labor	Ross Free		48.4	-10.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.3

Mitchell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Mitchell   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Cadman	50,875	62.0	+12.0
	Labor	David Savage	28,970	35.3	-11.6
	Workers	Duncan Yuille	999	1.2	+1.2
	Australia	Alexander Munro	705	0.9	-1.6
	Independent	Dimitar Mikusalev	246	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ivor F	225	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			82,020	98.1
Informal votes			1,563	1.9
Turnout			83,583	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Cadman		64.0	+12.5
	Labor	David Savage		36.0	-12.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.5

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Ian Sinclair	36,971	62.3	+5.3
	Labor	John Shanahan	19,980	33.7	-6.5
	Independent	Geoffrey Anderson	2,395	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			59,346	98.5
Informal votes			881	1.5
Turnout			60,227	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ian Sinclair		63.8	+5.7
	Labor	John Shanahan		36.2	-5.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+5.7

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1975

1975 Australian federal election: Newcastle   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	34,170	61.9	-8.1
	Liberal	Arthur Thomas	20,045	36.3	+9.2
	Communist	David Ross	1,027	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			55,242	98.0
Informal votes			1,140	2.0
Turnout			56,382	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		63.6	-8.1
	Liberal	Arthur Thomas		36.4	+8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.1

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	35,009	63.8	+6.9
	Labor	Patrick Healy	17,959	32.7	-4.8
	Workers	Peter Sawyer	1,564	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Romualds Kemps	362	0.7	+0.1
Total formal votes			54,894	98.3
Informal votes			944	1.7
Turnout			55,838	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Graham		66.4	+7.5
	Labor	Patrick Healy		33.6	-7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Parramatta   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	40,761	56.7	+7.4
	Labor	John Brown	29,055	40.4	-6.4
	Workers	Malcolm McKinnon	1,307	1.8	+1.8
	Australia	Astrid O'Neill	801	1.1	-1.1
Total formal votes			71,924	98.6
Informal votes			994	1.4
Turnout			72,918	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock		59.2	+7.9
	Labor	John Brown		40.8	-7.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.9

Paterson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Paterson   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Frank O'Keefe	30,985	55.6	+6.3
	Labor	Noel Unicomb	23,397	42.0	-7.0
	Independent	Barnard Hassett	861	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	505	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			55,748	98.6
Informal votes			780	1.4
Turnout			56,528	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Frank O'Keefe		57.3	+7.0
	Labor	Noel Unicomb		42.7	-7.0
	National Country hold		Swing	+7.0

Phillip

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Phillip   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Birney	31,869	50.6	+6.5
	Labor	Joe Riordan	29,525	46.9	-5.8
	Workers	Michael Clarke	882	1.4	+1.4
	Australia	Marie Morris	675	1.1	-1.2
Total formal votes			62,951	98.1
Informal votes			1,204	1.9
Turnout			64,155	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jack Birney		52.6	+7.1
	Labor	Joe Riordan		47.4	-7.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.1

Prospect

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Prospect § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Prospect

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Klugman	38,487	57.0	-10.4
	Liberal	Donald MacDonald	27,695	41.1	+11.1
	Australia	Geoffrey Thomas	1,284	1.9	-0.7
Total formal votes			67,466	97.1
Informal votes			1,983	2.9
Turnout			69,449	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Klugman		58.1	-10.9
	Liberal	Donald MacDonald		41.9	+10.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.9

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	33,208	58.9	-9.0
	Liberal	Terence Shanahan	20,414	36.2	+6.5
	Workers	Kevin McKenna	2,742	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			56,364	97.3
Informal votes			1,554	2.7
Turnout			57,918	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		59.7	-9.6
	Liberal	Terence Shanahan		40.3	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Doug Anthony	37,899	64.1	+1.9
	Labor	Archibald Johnston	18,766	31.8	-2.3
	Australia	Bernard Walrut	1,233	2.1	-1.6
	Independent	Ethel Adams	1,188	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			59,086	98.9
Informal votes			663	1.1
Turnout			59,749	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Doug Anthony		66.4	+2.7
	Labor	Archibald Johnston		33.6	-2.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+2.7

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	John Sullivan	30,851	61.8	+28.6
	Labor	John Pollard	19,053	38.2	-9.6
Total formal votes			49,904	98.2
Informal votes			901	1.8
Turnout			50,805	95.0
	National Country hold		Swing	+11.0

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cohen	41,201	49.9	-7.7
	Liberal	Hugh Chalmers	39,331	47.6	+7.9
	Independent	Phillip Smith	1,166	1.4	+1.4
	Workers	Raymond Louis	868	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			82,566	98.4
Informal votes			1,369	1.6
Turnout			83,935	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Cohen		51.0	-7.6
	Liberal	Hugh Chalmers		49.0	+7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.6

Shortland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Shortland   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Morris	34,182	56.9	-6.6
	Liberal	Richard Bevan	24,215	40.3	+9.9
	Independent	Barbara Timmins	872	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Lionel Lambkin	800	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			60,069	98.7
Informal votes			790	1.3
Turnout			60,859	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Morris		58.3	-8.0
	Liberal	Richard Bevan		41.7	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.0

St George

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: St George   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	28,371	49.0	+5.4
	Labor	Bill Morrison	28,203	48.7	-6.3
	Workers	Keith Gleeson	1,338	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			57,912	98.3
Informal votes			1,006	1.7
Turnout			58,918	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	28,984	50.0	+5.8
	Labor	Bill Morrison	28,928	50.0	-5.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.8

Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sydney § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les McMahon	31,493	66.1	-5.8
	Liberal	Janis Wallace	12,268	25.8	+6.0
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	2,667	5.6	+5.6
	Workers	Merilyn Giesekam	644	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Roderick MacNeil	537	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			47,609	96.9
Informal votes			1,539	3.1
Turnout			49,148	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les McMahon		72.1	-5.9
	Liberal	Janis Wallace		27.9	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.9

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar	40,662	68.5	+7.9
	Labor	Allan Hughes	17,990	30.3	−5.0
	Independent	Eric Riches	746	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			59,398	98.5
Informal votes			928	1.5
Turnout			60,326	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael MacKellar		69.2	+6.9
	Labor	Allan Hughes		30.8	−6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Ellicott	34,537	65.7	+3.9
	Labor	Mairi Petersen	15,224	28.9	-4.7
	Workers	John Curvers	2,058	3.9	+3.9
	Australia	Joseph Zingarelli	788	1.5	-3.1
Total formal votes			52,607	98.0
Informal votes			1,059	2.0
Turnout			53,666	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Ellicott		69.6	+6.0
	Labor	Mairi Petersen		30.4	-6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.0

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	44,356	59.4	−9.6
	Liberal	William Sadler	27,724	37.1	+7.9
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	1,178	1.6	+1.6
	Workers	Ronald Watson	578	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Maurice Sharp	271	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Fredrick Keep	270	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Ross May	263	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			74,640	97.1
Informal votes			2,266	2.9
Turnout			76,906	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gough Whitlam		61.4	−8.5
	Liberal	William Sadler		38.6	+8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.5

Victoria

1975 Australian federal election (Victoria)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 34 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 18 16 Seats won 24 10 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 1,071,334 882,842 Percentage 51.2% 42.1% Swing 7.3pp 5.8pp TPP 56.2% 43.8% TPP swing 6.8pp 6.8pp

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Macphee	32,581	58.8	+7.4
	Labor	Martin Ryan	18,203	32.9	−8.4
	Australia	John Howe	2,375	4.3	+1.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Lawlor	2,214	4.0	−0.7
Total formal votes			55,373	98.0
Informal votes			1,122	2.0
Turnout			56,495	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Macphee		63.7	+7.0
	Labor	Martin Ryan		36.3	−7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.0

Ballaarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Short	29,708	50.9	+5.0
	Labor	David Williams	22,844	39.1	−4.6
	Democratic Labor	Bryan Hanrahan	4,219	7.2	−0.3
	Independent	Glendon Ludbrook	1,625	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			58,396	98.3
Informal votes			1,011	1.7
Turnout			59,407	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Short		58.9	+4.1
	Labor	David Williams		41.1	−4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horrie Garrick	30,570	53.8	−3.3
	Liberal	Michael Galli	22,077	38.8	+7.3
	Democratic Labor	Eileen Doyle	4,189	7.4	−1.4
Total formal votes			56,836	97.7
Informal votes			1,355	2.3
Turnout			58,191	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Horrie Garrick		54.4	−6.0
	Liberal	Michael Galli		45.6	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.0

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bourchier	28,594	48.3	+9.7
	Labor	Stewart Anderson	25,160	42.5	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	2,663	4.5	−0.8
	National Country	Henry O'Halloran	2,563	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Leslie Irlam	263	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			59,243	98.6
Informal votes			812	1.4
Turnout			60,055	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier		56.7	+5.9
	Labor	Stewart Anderson		45.3	−5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.9

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	44,314	57.2	+8.7
	Labor	Graeme Bond	28,577	36.9	−6.4
	Democratic Labor	John Lloyd	2,347	3.0	−1.5
	Australia	Iris Pederick	1,748	2.3	−0.5
	Independent	Diana Martin	469	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			77,455	98.4
Informal votes			1,232	1.6
Turnout			78,687	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		61.1	+8.7
	Labor	Graeme Bond		38.9	−8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

Burke

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004) § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Johnson	45,634	54.2	−7.0
	Liberal	Claus Salger	31,103	37.0	+9.1
	Democratic Labor	Colin Walsh	4,442	5.3	−0.3
	Independent	Michael Dupla	2,949	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			84,128	97.3
Informal votes			2,318	2.7
Turnout			86,446	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Johnson		57.0	−8.8
	Liberal	Claus Salger		43.0	+8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.8

Casey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Casey § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Casey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Falconer	39,597	53.0	+9.7
	Labor	Race Mathews	30,611	40.9	−8.5
	Democratic Labor	John McKenna	2,289	3.1	−0.4
	Australia	Murray Deerbon	1,340	1.8	−1.9
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	923	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			74,760	98.5
Informal votes			1,113	1.5
Turnout			75,873	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Falconer		57.5	+9.0
	Labor	Race Mathews		42.5	−9.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.0

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Staley	31,477	57.0	+6.5
	Labor	Richard Campbell	19,712	35.7	−5.0
	Democratic Labor	Joe Stanley	2,787	5.0	−0.3
	Australia	Richard Franklin	1,236	2.2	−1.3
Total formal votes			55,212	98.5
Informal votes			826	1.5
Turnout			56,038	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Staley		62.4	+5.7
	Labor	Richard Campbell		37.6	−5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Street	38,253	65.0	+6.6
	Labor	Shirley Ambrose	17,433	29.6	−4.6
	Democratic Labor	Francis O'Brien	2,360	4.0	−1.4
	Australia	Ian Slater	538	0.9	−1.1
	Independent	Brian Costin	305	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			58,889	98.7
Informal votes			800	1.3
Turnout			59,689	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Street		69.2	+5.7
	Labor	Shirley Ambrose		30.8	−5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Corio   ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	30,688	49.0	−5.7
	Liberal	Gordon Hall	28,907	46.2	+7.0
	Democratic Labor	John Timberlake	2,425	3.9	−0.7
	Australia	Guenter Sahr	604	1.0	−0.4
Total formal votes			62,624	98.0
Informal votes			1,298	2.0
Turnout			63,922	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Scholes	31,322	50.0	−6.0
	Liberal	Gordon Hall	31,302	50.0	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.0

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Jarman	33,935	54.5	+8.0
	Labor	Gavan Oakley	23,607	37.9	-6.2
	Democratic Labor	Jim Brosnan	2,626	4.2	-0.4
	Australia	William Inglis	1,196	1.9	-0.8
	Independent	Walter Williams	928	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			62,292	98.5
Informal votes			925	1.5
Turnout			63,217	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Jarman		59.9	+7.6
	Labor	Gavan Oakley		40.1	-7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

Diamond Valley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Diamond Valley § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	47,975	55.0	+10.2
	Labor	David McKenzie	34,252	39.3	-7.8
	Democratic Labor	Christopher Curtis	2,691	3.1	-2.2
	Australia	John Franceschini	1,308	1.5	-0.9
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	778	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	John Duncan	198	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			87,202	98.6
Informal votes			1,202	1.4
Turnout			88,404	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown		59.1	+9.8
	Labor	David McKenzie		40.9	-9.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.8

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	46,155	57.5	+7.2
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood	30,251	37.7	-7.8
	Australia	Peter Dalton	1,851	2.3	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Glynn	1,654	2.1	+0.1
	Independent	Stanley Hillman	375	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			80,286	98.5
Informal votes			1,196	1.5
Turnout			81,482	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		60.2	+7.2
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood		39.8	-7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	32,669	61.4	−4.5
	Liberal	Iris Williams	15,779	29.7	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Bert Bailey	4,769	9.0	−0.3
Total formal votes			53,217	97.1
Informal votes			1,591	2.9
Turnout			54,808	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		62.2	−5.9
	Liberal	Iris Williams		37.8	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Peter Nixon	36,806	64.7	+5.2
	Labor	Peter Turner	16,274	28.6	-3.4
	Democratic Labor	Robert McMahon	3,849	6.8	+2.2
Total formal votes			56,929	98.2
Informal votes			1,018	1.8
Turnout			57,947	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Peter Nixon		70.9	+5.1
	Labor	Peter Turner		29.1	-5.1
	National Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	29,621	51.5	+7.5
	Labor	Joan Child	25,158	43.8	-5.8
	Democratic Labor	Terry Farrell	1,989	3.5	-0.7
	Australia	Michael Hughes	536	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	190	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			57,494	98.2
Informal votes			1,064	1.8
Turnout			58,558	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Aldred		55.2	+6.7
	Labor	Joan Child		44.8	-6.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.7

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Shipton	35,577	60.7	+2.1
	Labor	Andrew Homer	19,134	32.6	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	John Cotter	2,833	4.8	+1.3
	Australia	Rafe Slaney	1,091	1.9	−1.2
Total formal votes			58,635	98.3
Informal votes			1,027	1.7
Turnout			59,662	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Shipton		64.9	+1.9
	Labor	Andrew Homer		35.1	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Holt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Holt § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Yates	39,436	48.2	+9.0
	Labor	Max Oldmeadow	38,069	46.5	-7.8
	Democratic Labor	Robert Fidler	4,343	5.3	+1.9
Total formal votes			81,848	97.6
Informal votes			2,049	2.4
Turnout			83,897	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Yates	42,241	51.6	+8.5
	Labor	Max Oldmeadow	39,607	48.4	-8.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.5

Hotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hotham § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hotham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	32,278	54.3	+6.1
	Labor	Tony Ross	24,623	41.5	−4.9
	Democratic Labor	Frank Gaffy	1,948	3.3	−0.4
	Independent	John Murray	555	0.9	+0.6
Total formal votes			59,404	98.4
Informal votes			2979	1.6
Turnout			60,383	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp		57.7	+5.4
	Labor	Tony Ross		42.3	−5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Mac Holten	33,171	61.5	+5.2
	Labor	Alan Bell	17,359	32.2	−4.3
	Democratic Labor	Christopher Cody	3,389	6.3	+0.6
Total formal votes			53,919	98.3
Informal votes			922	1.7
Turnout			54,841	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Mac Holten		67.2	+5.0
	Labor	Alan Bell		32.8	−5.0
	National Country hold		Swing	+5.0

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hamer	30,646	53.2	+8.8
	Labor	Gareth Clayton	23,506	40.8	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Ralph Cleary	1,917	3.3	−0.5
	Australia	Eldon Simmons	805	1.4	−1.1
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	719	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			57,593	98.3
Informal votes			975	1.7
Turnout			58,568	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hamer		56.9	+7.5
	Labor	Gareth Clayton		43.1	−7.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.5

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	35,809	61.6	+6.7
	Labor	John Wilkinson	17,620	30.3	−3.9
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	3,411	5.9	+0.2
	Australia	John Gare	1,283	2.2	−0.8
Total formal votes			58,123	98.5
Informal votes			907	1.5
Turnout			59,030	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Peacock		67.9	+5.1
	Labor	John Wilkinson		32.1	−5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.1

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marshall Baillieu	41,276	50.5	+8.5
	Labor	Tony Lamb	35,504	43.5	−9.4
	Democratic Labor	James Penna	1,889	2.3	−0.4
	Independent	Cornelus Hellema	1,837	2.2	+2.2
	Australia	Don Walters	1,029	1.3	−0.7
	Independent	Ronald Neilsen	169	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			18,704	98.0
Informal votes			1,647	2.0
Turnout			83,351	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Marshall Baillieu		54.3	+8.9
	Labor	Tony Lamb		45.7	−8.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	−3.5

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	43,426	59.3	−5.3
	Liberal	Francis Purcell	24,467	33.4	+7.6
	Democratic Labor	Denis Bilston	5,289	7.2	−0.7
Total formal votes			73,182	96.6
Informal votes			2,543	3.4
Turnout			75,725	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		60.9	−6.4
	Liberal	Francis Purcell		39.1	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Peter Fisher	33,663	70.1	+7.0
	Labor	Ronald Davies	11,256	23.4	−3.7
	Democratic Labor	Stanley Croughan	3,116	6.5	−1.1
Total formal votes			48,035	98.2
Informal votes			866	1.8
Turnout			48,901	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Peter Fisher		75.2	+4.2
	Labor	Ronald Davies		24.8	−4.2
	National Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	29,528	49.5	-7.2
	Liberal	John Gray	25,090	42.0	+9.2
	Democratic Labor	Lucia Hayward	3,363	5.6	-3.1
	Australia	Thomas Archay	1,700	2.8	+0.9
Total formal votes			59,681	97.4
Informal votes			1,604	2.6
Turnout			61,285	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		52.1	-6.6
	Liberal	John Gray		47.9	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.6

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: McMillan   ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Rutherford	22,402	39.6	-4.3
	Liberal	Barry Simon	18,415	32.6	+8.4
	National Country	Arthur Hewson	12,971	22.9	-1.9
	Democratic Labor	Les Hilton	2,227	3.9	-0.2
	Independent	David Little	525	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			56,540	98.0
Informal votes			1,182	2.0
Turnout			57,722	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Simon	32,070	56.7	+56.7
	Labor	William Rutherford	24,470	43.3	-2.1
	Liberal gain from National Country		Swing	+2.1

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	30,525	59.2	-9.7
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw	14,431	28.0	+6.8
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Burke	4,690	9.1	+3.8
	Australia	Veronica Schwarz	1,192	2.3	-1.2
	Communist	Ian Fehring	710	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			51,548	96.9
Informal votes			1,659	3.1
Turnout			53,207	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		62.7	-9.4
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw		37.3	+9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.4

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	28,460	55.5	-4.9
	Liberal	Roger Johnston	19,485	38.0	+7.4
	Australia	Beverley Broadbent	1,641	3.2	-1.5
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Haberman	1,369	2.7	-1.6
	National Country	Frederick Gray	168	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Henry Sanders	154	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			51,277	97.1
Informal votes			1,553	2.9
Turnout			52,830	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Crean		58.3	-5.8
	Liberal	Roger Johnston		41.7	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.8

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bruce Lloyd	39,050	69.9	+16.9
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	13,547	24.3	-2.7
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Payne	3,239	5.8	+1.2
Total formal votes			55,836	98.1
Informal votes			1,084	1.9
Turnout			56,920	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bruce Lloyd		75.1	+4.9
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies		24.9	-4.9
	National Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	31,307	56.3	-10.2
	Liberal	Gerard Clarke	19,847	35.8	+9.9
	Democratic Labor	Bernard McGrath	2,829	5.1	-0.9
	Independent	Bernard Irving	1,622	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			55,605	97.2
Informal votes			1,604	2.8
Turnout			57,209	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins		58.3	-9.8
	Liberal	Gerard Clarke		41.7	+9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.8

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	33,290	63.3	+8.5
	Labor	Keith Wilson	16,521	31.4	-5.9
	Democratic Labor	John Casanova	2,804	5.3	-1.4
Total formal votes			52,615	99.0
Informal votes			539	1.0
Turnout			53,154	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser		68.2	+6.8
	Labor	Keith Wilson		31.8	-6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.8

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	32,382	60.2	-1.1
	Liberal	Howard Kiel	17,562	32.7	+2.9
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	3,819	7.1	+0.7
Total formal votes			53,763	97.6
Informal votes			1,336	2.4
Turnout			55,099	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		60.9	-2.5
	Liberal	Howard Kiel		39.1	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.5

Wimmera

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Robert King	28,275	58.8	+19.8
	Labor	Brian Brooke	16,030	33.4	-3.5
	Independent	Francis Petering	1,986	4.1	+4.1
	Democratic Labor	Marjorie McOwan	1,762	3.7	-0.1
Total formal votes			48,053	98.7
Informal votes			649	1.3
Turnout			48,702	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Robert King		64.2	+2.6
	Labor	Brian Brooke		35.8	-2.6
	National Country hold		Swing	+2.6

Queensland

1975 Australian federal election (Queensland)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 12 6 Seats won 17 1 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 673,148 439,405 Percentage 59.3% 38.8% Swing 5.2pp 5.2pp TPP 60.2% 39.8% TPP swing 5.6pp 5.6pp

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bowman   ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	36,458	46.8	+5.8
	Labor	Len Keogh	32,825	42.2	−7.6
	National Country	James Dean	7,535	9.7	+1.6
	Workers	Donald Wright	1,046	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			77,864	98.7
Informal votes			1,009	1.3
Turnout			78,873	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	44,438	57.1	+8.4
	Labor	Len Keogh	33,426	42.9	−8.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.4

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Manfred Cross	24,802	45.3	−3.9
	Liberal	Peter Johnson	24,130	44.1	+3.3
	National Country	Harold Porter	4,813	8.8	+0.4
	Workers	Rodney Jeanneret	1,000	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	William Kenney	792	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			54,745	98.4
Informal votes			889	1.6
Turnout			55,634	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Johnson	29,495	53.9	+5.0
	Labor	Manfred Cross	25,250	46.1	−5.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.0

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Everingham	26,874	48.3	−4.0
	National Country	Colin Carige	15,035	27.0	+1.4
	Liberal	Alfred Millroy	13,735	24.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			55,644	99.1
Informal votes			513	0.9
Turnout			56,157	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Colin Carige	27,890	50.1	+5.0
	Labor	Doug Everingham	27,754	49.9	−5.0
	National Country gain from Labor		Swing	+5.0

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Tom McVeigh	42,133	69.4	+4.5
	Labor	Peter Wood	18,590	30.6	-3.2
Total formal votes			60,723	99.0
Informal votes			607	1.0
Turnout			61,330	95.8
	National Country hold		Swing	+4.0

Dawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	26,810	45.8	-4.8
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite	24,022	41.0	+3.4
	National Country	Noel McFarlane	6,936	11.8	+11.8
	Independent	Colin Bailey	821	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			58,589	98.8
Informal votes			718	1.2
Turnout			59,307	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite	31,401	53.6	+4.2
	Labor	Rex Patterson	27,188	46.4	-4.2
	National Country gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Fisher

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Evan Adermann	49,850	70.6	+1.8
	Labor	Ivan Guy	18,757	26.5	-4.8
	Workers	Dennis Marshall	2,110	3.0	-1.7
Total formal votes			70,717	98.8
Informal votes			854	1.2
Turnout			71,571	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Evan Adermann		72.9	+4.2
	Labor	Ivan Guy		27.1	-4.2
	National Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Cameron	31,483	56.6	+7.6
	Labor	Ben Humphreys	23,133	41.6	-6.1
	Workers	Wallace Younger	975	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			55,591	98.6
Informal votes			772	1.4
Turnout			56,363	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Cameron		58.0	+6.6
	Labor	Ben Humphreys		42.0	-6.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.6

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Bonnett	34,620	58.0	+4.9
	Labor	John Rockett	25,096	42.0	-2.2
Total formal votes			59,716	98.4
Informal votes			945	1.6
Turnout			60,661	94.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,704	62.5	-0.1
	Labor	Robert Gleeson	16,981	35.7	-1.7
	Workers	Charles Rendall	837	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			47,522	98.7
Informal votes			622	1.3
Turnout			48,144	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		63.9	+1.3
	Labor	Robert Gleeson		36.1	-1.3
	National Country hold		Swing	+1.3

Leichhardt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Wood	25,920	46.5	-3.1
	National Country	David Thomson	21,318	38.2	-6.3
	Liberal	Laurence Hoins	6,918	12.4	+12.4
	Independent	Clarence Grogan	982	1.8	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Marsh	645	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			55,783	98.0
Informal votes			1,134	2.0
Turnout			56,917	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	David Thomson	29,204	52.4	+5.7
	Labor	Bill Wood	26,579	47.6	-5.7
	National Country gain from Labor		Swing	+5.7

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	31,018	51.4	+6.5
	Labor	Frank Doyle	25,142	41.7	-5.8
	National Country	Peter Addison	4,194	6.9	+0.5
Total formal votes			60,354	98.8
Informal votes			751	1.2
Turnout			61,105	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns		57.7	+6.7
	Labor	Frank Doyle		42.3	-6.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	James Corbett	30,158	68.8	+0.1
	Labor	Reuben Coupe	11,962	27.3	-4.0
	Workers	Lindsay Sturgess	1,688	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			43,808	98.8
Informal votes			515	1.2
Turnout			44,323	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	James Corbett		71.9	+3.2
	Labor	Reuben Coupe		28.1	-3.2
	National Country hold		Swing	+3.2

McPherson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Robinson	61,455	64.4	+7.8
	Labor	Brian Paterson	30,644	32.1	-7.2
	Workers	Coral Finlay	3,378	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			95,477	98.8
Informal votes			1,152	1.2
Turnout			96,629	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Eric Robinson		66.4	+7.6
	Labor	Brian Paterson		33.6	-7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Killen	35,003	61.9	+6.4
	Labor	Lewin Blazevich	20,338	35.9	-6.5
	Independent	William Appleton	929	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	John Fitzgerald	323	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			56,593	98.8
Informal votes			686	1.2
Turnout			57,279	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Killen		62.5	+6.2
	Labor	Lewin Blazevich		37.5	-6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.2

Oxley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Hayden	36,879	50.2	-6.8
	National Country	James Shapcott	18,286	24.9	+24.9
	Liberal	Cornelis Frederiks	16,711	22.7	-18.1
	Workers	Neil Russell	1,631	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			73,507	98.6
Informal votes			1,036	1.4
Turnout			74,543	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Hayden		53.8	-4.5
	National Country	James Shapcott		46.2	+46.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Petrie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Hodges	47,414	62.5	+21.2
	Labor	John Hungerford	28,452	37.5	-5.5
Total formal votes			75,866	98.6
Informal votes			1,049	1.4
Turnout			76,915	95.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

Ryan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Moore	31,096	43.2	-14.0
	Labor	Colin Taylor	22,914	31.9	-6.4
	National Country	Douglas MacTaggart	14,980	20.8	+20.8
	Workers	David Boughen	2,917	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			71,907	99.0
Informal votes			754	1.0
Turnout			72,661	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Moore	47,835	66.5	+6.9
	Labor	Colin Taylor	24,072	33.5	-6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Clarrie Millar	34,143	57.7	+14.0
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	23,286	39.3	-6.6
	Workers	Gerrit Alberts	1,759	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			59,188	99.0
Informal votes			598	1.0
Turnout			59,786	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Clarrie Millar		59.3	+5.8
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		40.7	-5.8
	National Country hold		Swing	+5.8

South Australia

1975 Australian federal election (South Australia)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 12 SA seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 5 7 Seats won 6 6 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 369,423 316,006 Percentage 49.9% 42.6% Swing 9.2pp 6.1pp TPP 55.1% 44.9% TPP swing 7.6pp 7.6pp

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Adelaide   ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Hurford	28,621	49.5	−6.3
	Liberal	Harold Steele	24,825	43.0	+9.6
	Liberal Movement	Robert Hercus	3,817	6.6	−2.3
	Australia	David Middleton	525	0.9	−1.0
Total formal votes			57,788	93.3
Informal votes			1,633	2.7
Turnout			59,421	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Hurford	30,487	52.8	−6.3
	Liberal	Harold Steele	27,301	47.2	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.3

Angas

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

1975 Australian federal election: Angas   ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	37,281	68.1	+15.0
	Labor	Adolf Thiel	14,977	26.9	−3.0
	Liberal Movement	Giordano Graziani	2,255	4.0	+0.3
	Workers	Richard Philippe	561	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			55,744	98.1
Informal votes			1,109	1.9
Turnout			56,883	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles		71.5	+4.0
	Labor	Adolf Thiel		28.5	−4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Porter	36,894	58.5	+10.0
	Labor	Graham Bath	19,334	30.6	−1.6
	National Country	Kenneth Williams	4,070	6.4	−5.0
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Roberts	2,176	3.4	−3.1
	Independent	Lily Bayly	630	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			63,104	98.0
Informal votes			1,305	2.0
Turnout			64,409	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Porter		67.3	+2.1
	Labor	Graham Bath		32.7	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Nicholls	41,363	50.7	−9.7
	Liberal	Alan Irving	30,568	37.4	+16.7
	Liberal Movement	John Longhurst	5,605	6.9	−1.4
	Communist	Robert Durbridge	4,099	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			81,635	96.8
Informal votes			2,727	3.2
Turnout			84,362	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Nicholls		56.0	−9.6
	Liberal	Alan Irving		44.0	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.6

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	34,664	58.1	+13.0
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver	18,376	30.8	−3.6
	Liberal Movement	Peter Berman	6,172	10.4	−7.6
	Independent	Alexander Hunter	408	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			59,620	98.2
Informal votes			1,081	1.8
Turnout			60,701	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McLeay		66.5	+5.4
	Labor	Mark Pickhaver		33.5	−5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Wallis	28,182	49.4	-3.3
	Liberal	Dennis Burman	26,438	46.4	+14.2
	Liberal Movement	Arnold Eckersley	2,371	4.2	+2.6
Total formal votes			56,991	97.9
Informal votes			1,220	2.1
Turnout			58,211	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Wallis	28,777	50.5	-5.0
	Liberal	Dennis Burman	28,214	49.5	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Hawker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hawker § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hawker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Jacobi	29,036	49.4	-6.2
	Liberal	Craig Speil	25,842	44.0	+12.9
	Liberal Movement	Stewart Leggett	3,890	6.6	-5.2
Total formal votes			58,768	97.9
Informal votes			1,291	2.1
Turnout			60,059	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Jacobi	29,974	51.0	-9.2
	Liberal	Craig Speil	28,794	49.0	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.2

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	32,978	54.4	-8.5
	Liberal	Valentine Dignum	23,806	39.3	+11.7
	Liberal Movement	Ian McGowan	2,982	4.9	-2.7
	Independent	Ross Stanford	809	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			60,575	97.0
Informal votes			1,857	3.0
Turnout			62,432	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Cameron		56.3	-9.6
	Liberal	Valentine Dignum		43.7	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Grant Chapman	34,893	48.3	+12.5
	Labor	Richard Gun	30,296	41.9	-11.0
	Liberal Movement	Rodney Adam	6,412	8.9	-1.2
	Workers	Verna Oakley	696	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			72,297	98.0
Informal votes			1,469	2.0
Turnout			73,766	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Grant Chapman	40,932	56.6	+12.7
	Labor	Richard Gun	31,365	43.4	-12.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+12.7

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Young	34,701	60.1	-5.2
	Liberal	Terence Hanson	20,285	35.1	+11.1
	Liberal Movement	Jean Lawrie	2,734	4.7	-1.9
Total formal votes			57,720	96.5
Informal votes			2,092	3.5
Turnout			59,812	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Young		61.3	-9.6
	Liberal	Terence Hanson		38.7	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Wilson	37,087	54.2	+8.8
	Labor	Graham Maguire	25,510	37.3	-6.9
	Liberal Movement	Barry Lake	3,835	5.6	-1.6
	Workers	William Forster	2,043	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			68,475	97.9
Informal votes			1,500	2.1
Turnout			69,975	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Wilson		60.3	+8.3
	Labor	Graham Maguire		39.7	-8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.3

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bert Kelly	32,070	66.2	+16.8
	Labor	Irene Krastev	12,632	26.1	-2.8
	Liberal Movement	John Lienert	3,719	7.7	+0.5
Total formal votes			48,421	98.1
Informal votes			917	1.9
Turnout			49,338	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bert Kelly		72.0	+4.5
	Labor	Irene Krastev		38.0	-4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5

Western Australia

1975 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 10 WA seats in the House of Representatives 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 5 5 Seats won 9 1 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 357,406 244,404 Percentage 58.6% 40.1% Swing 6.5pp 6.5pp TPP 58.8% 41.2% TPP swing 7.3pp 7.3pp

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Canning   ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mel Bungey	28,002	46.9	+11.2
	Labor	Marilyn Anthony	17,916	30.0	-0.6
	National Country	John Hallett	13,748	23.0	-8.7
Total formal votes			59,666	97.9
Informal votes			1,288	2.1
Turnout			60,954	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mel Bungey	40,721	68.2	+3.9
	Labor	Marilyn Anthony	18,945	31.8	+31.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.9

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Garland	41,901	66.3	+12.4
	Labor	John Crouch	21,253	33.7	−5.2
Total formal votes			63,154	97.9
Informal votes			1,371	2.1
Turnout			64,525	94.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.0

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Drummond	30,158	54.7	+8.0
	Labor	Geoffrey Davy	19,075	34.6	-2.6
	National Country	Noel Klopper	5,134	9.3	-5.7
	Independent	Noel Duggan	484	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Duncan Hordacre	290	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			55,141	97.8
Informal votes			1,217	2.2
Turnout			56,358	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Drummond		63.8	+2.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Davy		36.2	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	32,570	51.6	-7.8
	Liberal	Leon Lapinski	30,509	48.4	+12.5
Total formal votes			63,079	97.6
Informal votes			1,568	2.4
Turnout			64,647	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.0

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mick Cotter	25,994	51.7	+9.8
	Labor	Fred Collard	22,734	45.2	-5.1
	Workers	Graham Mills	1,538	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			50,266	97.9
Informal votes			1,055	2.1
Turnout			51,321	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mick Cotter		54.2	+6.3
	Labor	Fred Collard		45.8	-6.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.3

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Hyde	38,845	56.0	+20.5
	Labor	Allen Blanchard	21,230	30.6	-6.5
	National Country	Graham Anderson	9,312	13.4	-12.7
Total formal votes			69,387	97.8
Informal votes			1,583	2.2
Turnout			70,970	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Hyde		67.2	+6.7
	Labor	Allen Blanchard		32.8	-6.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross McLean	31,658	50.7	+13.0
	Labor	Joe Berinson	29,902	47.9	-8.6
	Communist	Vic Slater	890	1.4	+0.5
Total formal votes			62,450	97.1
Informal votes			1,845	2.9
Turnout			64,295	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross McLean		50.8	+9.0
	Labor	Joe Berinson		49.2	-9.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.0

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Viner	34,021	57.9	+11.6
	Labor	Graham Reece	23,073	39.3	-8.3
	Workers	Brian Butterworth	1,643	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			58,737	98.1
Informal votes			1,151	1.9
Turnout			59,888	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Viner		59.3	+9.3
	Labor	Graham Reece		40.7	-9.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.3

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Martyr	30,914	48.8	+9.9
	Labor	Adrian Bennett	29,954	47.2	-6.1
	National Country	Peter Masson	2,533	4.0	-2.6
Total formal votes			63,401	97.3
Informal votes			1,748	2.7
Turnout			65,149	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Martyr	33,029	52.1	+7.7
	Labor	Adrian Bennett	30,372	47.9	-7.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.7

Tangney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Tangney § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Tangney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Richardson	34,677	54.4	+12.8
	Labor	John Dawkins	26,697	41.9	-8.7
	Workers	Warwick Agnew	2,395	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			63,769	97.7
Informal votes			1,508	2.3
Turnout			65,277	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Richardson		56.6	+9.7
	Labor	John Dawkins		43.4	-9.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.7

Tasmania

1975 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 0 5 Seats won 5 0 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 134,250 105,324 Percentage 55.4% 43.5% Swing 11.0pp 11.6pp TPP 55.9% 44.1% TPP swing 11.3pp 11.3pp

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bass ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Newman	28,382	63.1	+17.1
	Labor	Michael McLaughlin	15,574	34.6	−19.4
	Workers	Kevin Chaffey	1,001	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			44,957	98.1
Informal votes			878	1.9
Turnout			45,835	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Newman		64.1	+18.1
	Labor	Michael McLaughlin		35.9	−18.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+18.1

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Braddon ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Groom	27,131	52.9	+8.6
	Labor	Ron Davies	23,270	45.4	−7.9
	Workers	Lance Buckingham	552	1.1	+1.1
	National Country	Barry Whiley	328	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			51,281	98.4
Informal votes			846	1.6
Turnout			52,127	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ray Groom		53.8	+8.6
	Labor	Ron Davies		46.2	−8.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.6

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Denison ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Hodgman	26,253	53.2	+6.0
	Labor	John Coates	22,104	44.8	-8.0
	National Country	John Charles Hay	496	1.0	+1.0
	Workers	Cathryn Marie Stanton	473	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			49,326	98.4
Informal votes			808	1.6
Turnout			50,134	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Hodgman		54.9	+7.7
	Labor	John Coates		45.1	-7.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.7

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Franklin ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Goodluck	23,829	49.4	+12.3
	Labor	Ray Sherry	23,011	47.7	-15.2
	National Country	Margaret Franklin	966	2.0	+2.0
	National Country	Joseph Hand	293	0.6	+0.6
	Workers	Peter Mollon	171	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			48,270	97.9
Informal votes			1,033	2.1
Turnout			49,303	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Goodluck	25,010	51.8	+14.7
	Labor	Ray Sherry	23,260	48.2	-14.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+14.7

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wilmot ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Burr	25,407	52.6	+5.3
	Labor	Gil Duthie	21,365	44.2	-8.5
	National Country	Robert Griffin	1,165	2.4	+2.4
	Workers	William Woods	353	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			48,290	98.0
Informal votes			1,005	2.0
Turnout			49,295	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Burr		55.3	+8.0
	Labor	Gil Duthie		44.7	-8.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.0

Australian Capital Territory

1975 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
All 2 ACT seats in the House of Representatives 1 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 0 2 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 50,727 51,744 Percentage 46.5% 47.4% TPP 50.7% 49.3% TPP swing 10.4pp 10.4pp

Canberra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canberra § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Canberra   ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haslem	25,697	49.4	+13.2
	Labor	Kep Enderby	23,517	45.2	−8.6
	Liberal Movement	Tony Harris	1,572	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Kevin Wise	434	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	John Moloney	406	0.8	+0.8
	Workers	Oleg Kavunenko	377	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			52,003	98.4
Informal votes			853	1.6
Turnout			52,856	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Haslem		53.3	+10.4
	Labor	Kep Enderby		46.7	−10.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.4

Fraser

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Fry	28,227	51.1	−6.2
	Liberal	George Mailath	25,030	45.3	+10.3
	Liberal Movement	Claude Hammond	1,944	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			55,201	98.3
Informal votes			969	1.7
Turnout			56,170	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Fry		52.0	−8.7
	Liberal	George Mailath		48.0	+8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Northern Territory

1975 Australian federal election (Northern Territory)

←  1974 13 December 1975 1977  →
Division of Northern Territory
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Gough Whitlam Party Coalition Labor Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 15,976 12,944 Percentage 53.9% 43.7% Swing 4.6pp 2.1pp TPP 54.9% 45.1% TPP swing 2.2pp 1.8pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Sam Calder	15,976	53.9	+4.6
	Labor	Jock Nelson	12,944	43.7	-1.8
	Australia	James Forbes	701	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			29,621	96.7
Informal votes			996	3.3
Turnout			30,617	74.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Sam Calder		54.9	+2.2
	Labor	Jock Nelson		45.1	-2.2
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+2.2

See also

• Candidates of the 1975 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1975–1977

References

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