Results of the 1951 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1951 federal election.^[1]

This section is an excerpt from 1951 Australian federal election § House of Representatives

House of Reps (IRV) — 1951–54—Turnout 96.00% (CV) — Informal 1.90%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal–Country coalition		2,298,512	50.34	+0.08	69	–5
		Liberal	1,854,799	40.62	+1.23	52	–3
		Country	443,713	9.72	–1.15	17	–2
	Labor		2,174,840	47.63	+1.65	54[a]	+6
	Communist		44,782	0.98	+0.09	0	0
	Independents		47,765	1.05	–1.11	0	–1
	Total		4,565,899			123
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
	Liberal–Country coalition		Win	50.70	−0.30	69	−5
	Labor			49.30	+0.30	52	+5

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Notes

• Three members were elected unopposed – two Labor and one Liberal.

Popular vote Labor   47.63% Liberal   40.62% Country   9.72% Independent   1.05% Communist   0.98%

Two-party-preferred vote Coalition   50.70% Labor   49.30%

Parliament seats Coalition   57.02% Labor   42.98%

1951 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
All 47 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 23 24 Seats won 24 23 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 898,883 898,131 Percentage 49.2% 49.1% Swing 2.8pp 0.7pp TPP 50.5% 49.5% TPP swing 0.3pp 0.3pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Banks ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Costa	28,219	61.7	+3.4
	Liberal	George Roffey	17,536	38.3	+1.8
Total formal votes			45,755	97.6
Informal votes			1,143	2.4
Turnout			46,898	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	20,949	50.3	−2.9
	Liberal	Nancy Wake	20,706	49.7	+2.9
Total formal votes			41,655	98.6
Informal votes			580	1.4
Turnout			42,235	97.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bennelong ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Cramer	24,732	61.0	+1.4
	Labor	William Fitzgibbon	15,840	39.0	−1.4
Total formal votes			40,572	98.1
Informal votes			797	1.9
Turnout			41,369	96.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Blaxland ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Harrison	25,749	63.9	+14.6
	Liberal	Jim Dennison	14,547	36.1	+12.3
Total formal votes			40,296	97.5
Informal votes			1,039	2.5
Turnout			41,335	94.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bradfield^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Hughes	32,469	78.7	+7.3
	Labor	Hugh Milne	8,784	21.3	−0.4
Total formal votes			41,253	98.2
Informal votes			762	1.8
Turnout			42,015	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Howse	20,517	54.4	−2.9
	Labor	John Howell	15,141	40.1	−2.9
	Independent	Archibald Gardiner	2,067	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			37,725	98.7
Informal votes			497	1.3
Turnout			38,204	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Howse		56.2	−0.8
	Labor	John Howell		43.8	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955) § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Sheehan	27,637	78.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Roy Hatfield	4,790	13.5	−2.8
	Communist	Harry Hatfield	2,976	8.4	+4.9
Total formal votes			35,403	97.3
Informal votes			965	2.7
Turnout			36,368	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Sheehan		85.7	+3.6
	Liberal	Roy Hatfield		34.3	−3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Sir Earle Page	22,632	61.0	−0.7
	Labor	William Bailey	13,743	37.0	−1.3
	Independent	William Tomlinson	724	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			37,099	98.9
Informal votes			425	1.1
Turnout			37,524	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Sir Earle Page		62.0	+0.3
	Labor	William Bailey		38.0	−0.3
	Country hold		Swing	+0.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Cunningham ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Billy Davies	24,433	61.7	+1.0
	Liberal	Alan Thomson	12,674	32.0	+0.3
	Communist	Eric Aarons	2,466	6.2	−1.4
Total formal votes			39,573	98.3
Informal votes			691	1.7
Turnout			40,264	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Billy Davies		67.7	−0.5
	Liberal	Alan Thomson		32.3	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dalley § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sol Rosevear	24,851	67.1	−5.9
	Liberal	John Laffin	12,204	32.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			37,055	97.7
Informal votes			877	2.3
Turnout			37,932	96.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	22,610	68.8	+5.0
	Country	Elson Whyte	10,253	31.2	−0.5
Total formal votes			32,863	97.4
Informal votes			864	2.6
Turnout			33,727	94.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Ward	20,379	54.9	−2.1
	Liberal	Allan Stewart	16,767	45.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			37,146	97.5
Informal votes			961	2.5
Turnout			38,107	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	19,574	51.0	+0.1
	Liberal	Bill Keys	18,832	49.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			38,406	98.9
Informal votes			419	1.1
Turnout			38,825	96.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Evans ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	21,936	58.6	+2.0
	Labor	Robert Bailey	15,467	41.4	−2.0
Total formal votes			37,403	98.3
Informal votes			666	1.7
Turnout			38,069	96.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Farrer ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	21,678	56.4	+18.2
	Labor	Daniel Byrnes	26,744	43.6	+4.3
Total formal votes			38,422	98.5
Informal votes			570	1.5
Turnout			38,992	96.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Grayndler ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	23,038	74.9	+7.8
	Liberal	Roy Squire	8,398	22.4	−7.2
	Republican	William McCristal	977	2.6	+1.7
Total formal votes			37,413	97.7
Informal votes			869	2.3
Turnout			38,282	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Daly		76.2	+6.5
	Liberal	Roy Squire		23.8	−6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Thomas Treloar	19,460	53.2	−1.9
	Labor	Norman Ferguson	17,147	46.8	+1.9
Total formal votes			36,607	98.9
Informal votes			408	1.1
Turnout			37,015	95.5
	Country hold		Swing	−1.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,849	50.3	+1.3
	Country	Charles Anderson	18,622	49.7	−1.3
Total formal votes			37,471	99.0
Informal votes			374	1.0
Turnout			37,845	96.2
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+1.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	28,595	70.8	+2.2
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher	6,810	16.9	−4.9
	Communist	Evan Phillips	2,927	7.2	−2.4
	Independent	Arthur English	2,075	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			40,407	97.6
Informal votes			1,007	2.4
Turnout			41,414	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		78.9	+1.6
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher		21.1	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Anderson	18,110	50.5	+0.8
	Liberal	Arthur Butterell	17,784	49.5	+3.0
Total formal votes			35,894	98.0
Informal votes			740	2.0
Turnout			36,634	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lang

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lawson § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lawson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	19,819	53.0	+22.0
	Labor	Alan Manning	17,570	47.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			37,389	98.4
Informal votes			607	1.6
Turnout			37,996	96.3
	Country hold		Swing	−2.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lowe ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	22,276	57.8	+5.1
	Labor	John Burton	16,250	42.2	+1.3
Total formal votes			38,526	98.7
Informal votes			521	1.3
Turnout			39,047	97.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lyne ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Eggins	24,971	65.5	−4.0
	Labor	Edward Hayes	11,381	29.9	+2.3
	Independent	Joe Cordner	1,745	4.6	+1.7
Total formal votes			38,097	98.4
Informal votes			615	1.6
Turnout			38,712	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Jim Eggins		68.8	+2.8
	Labor	Edward Hayes		31.2	−2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+2.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Macarthur ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	25,835	63.8	−0.8
	Labor	William McDonnell	14,633	36.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			40,468	98.5
Informal votes			622	1.5
Turnout			41,090	96.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Mackellar ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	26,832	63.1	+0.5
	Labor	Thomas Sherley	15,684	36.9	−0.5
Total formal votes			42,516	98.8
Informal votes			953	2.2
Turnout			43,469	95.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Chifley	23,136	61.8	+4.1
	Liberal	Bob Cotton	14,325	38.2	−0.6
Total formal votes			37,461	98.5
Informal votes			555	1.5
Turnout			38,016	96.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Martin § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Martin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	20,362	53.9	+0.4
	Liberal	George Read	14,132	37.4	−0.4
	Communist	Terry Gordon	2,379	6.3	+1.5
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	908	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			37,781	97.5
Informal votes			974	2.5
Turnout			38,755	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William O'Connor		60.8	+1.2
	Liberal	George Read		39.2	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Mitchell ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler	23,028	53.8	−3.1
	Labor	Joseph White	17,580	41.1	−2.0
	Communist	Mel McCalman	2,158	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			42,766	97.8
Informal votes			978	2.2
Turnout			43,744	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roy Wheeler		55.3	−1.6
	Labor	Joseph White		44.7	+1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Drummond	21,259	57.9	−5.1
	Labor	William Wilson	15,462	42.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			36,721	98.7
Informal votes			491	1.3
Turnout			37,212	96.7
	Country hold		Swing	−3.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1951

1951 Australian federal election: Newcastle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	23,152	60.5	+4.8
	Liberal	Roy Stewart	13,485	35.2	−4.7
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	1,645	4.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,282	98.4
Informal votes			606	1.6
Turnout			38,888	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		63.4	+5.1
	Liberal	Roy Stewart		36.6	−5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jack	22,110	58.0	+7.1
	Labor	Eileen Powell	15,984	42.0	+0.3
Total formal votes			38,094	98.3
Informal votes			643	1.7
Turnout			38,737	96.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–1969) § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Haylen	18,964	50.9	−0.9
	Liberal	Dick Dein	18,283	49.1	+0.9
Total formal votes			37,247	98.2
Informal votes			676	1.8
Turnout			37,923	96.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Parramatta ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	26,852	63.5	+0.9
	Labor	John Holmes	15,422	36.5	−0.9
Total formal votes			42,274	98.0
Informal votes			855	2.0
Turnout			43,129	96.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Paterson ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	21,677	57.1	+27.0
	Labor	Cecil Robinson	16,312	42.9	+5.0
Total formal votes			37,989	98.1
Informal votes			736	1.9
Turnout			38,725	97.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Phillip ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Fitzgerald	19,401	53.4	+2.2
	Liberal	Les Fingleton	16,913	46.6	+3.7
Total formal votes			36,314	97.9
Informal votes			779	2.1
Turnout			37,093	95.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	28,115	62.4	+4.3
	Liberal	Jim Clough	15,051	33.4	+4.4
	Independent	Rupert Sheldon	1,903	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			45,069	98.1
Informal votes			895	1.9
Turnout			45,964	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan		65.6	−2.2
	Liberal	Jim Clough		34.4	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	28,034	76.3	+1.2
	Labor	Alexander Bryen	8,718	23.7	−1.2
Total formal votes			36,752	98.7
Informal votes			486	1.3
Turnout			37,238	96.4
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Hugh Roberton	19,781	53.3	+0.0
	Labor	Michael Sheehan	15,975	43.0	−2.2
	Communist	Les Kelton	1,358	3.7	+2.2
Total formal votes			37,114	98.6
Informal votes			510	1.4
Turnout			37,624	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Hugh Roberton		54.7	+1.2
	Labor	Michael Sheehan		45.3	−1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Dean	22,804	54.0	−0.2
	Labor	Walter Geraghty	19,406	46.0	+0.2
Total formal votes			42,210	98.0
Informal votes			874	2.0
Turnout			43,084	96.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Shortland ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Griffiths	26,708	65.0	+10.6
	Liberal	Arthur Downey	14,369	35.0	+8.9
Total formal votes			41,077	98.1
Informal votes			781	1.9
Turnout			41,858	97.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: St George ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	19,890	51.6	−0.4
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	18,670	48.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			38,560	98.3
Informal votes			654	1.7
Turnout			39,214	97.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Bland	29,362	75.7	+5.4
	Labor	Frank McCullum	9,417	24.3	+24.3
Total formal votes			38,779	98.2
Informal votes			691	1.8
Turnout			39,470	95.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–1969) § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Curtin	22,510	56.7	+7.3
	Liberal	Donald Clark	17,158	43.3	+5.0
Total formal votes			39,668	97.4
Informal votes			1,051	2.6
Turnout			40,719	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Harrison	28,127	75.7	+0.6
	Labor	Cecil Trevelyan	9,041	24.3	−0.6
Total formal votes			37,168	98.4
Informal votes			614	1.6
Turnout			37,782	95.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	26,104	55.1	−1.1
	Liberal	Ian Griffith	21,257	44.9	+1.1
Total formal votes			47,361	97.7
Informal votes			1,114	2.3
Turnout			48,475	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	21,123	63.4	+13.6
	Liberal	Basil Mottershead	8,203	24.6	+4.3
	Communist	Jack Miles	3,483	10.4	+5.4
	Independent Labor	Clare Peters	528	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			33,337	96.2
Informal votes			1,300	3.8
Turnout			34,637	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		74.6	+18.9
	Liberal	Basil Mottershead		25.4	+25.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+18.9

1951 Australian federal election (Victoria)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
All 33 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Party Coalition Labor Seats before 20 13 Seats won 18 15 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 639,229 630,861 Percentage 49.2% 48.6% Swing 0.3pp 1.9pp TPP 50.7% 49.3% TPP swing 1.0pp 1.0pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas White	25,578	63.3	−0.6
	Labor	Arthur Lewis	14,845	36.7	+0.6
Total formal votes			40,423	98.7
Informal votes			525	1.3
Turnout			40,948	96.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Joshua	20,482	51.2	+1.6
	Liberal	Alan Pittard	19,517	48.8	−1.6
Total formal votes			39,999	99.1
Informal votes			356	0.9
Turnout			40,355	97.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Bird	23,335	60.6	+2.2
	Liberal	Fred Capp	15,184	39.4	−2.2
Total formal votes			38,519	98.3
Informal votes			673	1.7
Turnout			39,192	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Clarey	21,975	53.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Charles Carty-Salmon	18,997	46.4	−1.3
Total formal votes			40,972	98.8
Informal votes			509	1.2
Turnout			41,481	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1949–1955) § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Burke ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Peters	27,422	72.4	+10.3
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	10,446	27.6	+2.4
Total formal votes			37,868	97.8
Informal votes			861	2.2
Turnout			38,729	96.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	27,016	65.0	+0.3
	Labor	Ronald Whiting	14,563	35.0	+1.9
Total formal votes			41,579	98.8
Informal votes			501	1.2
Turnout			42,080	95.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan McDonald	22,087	58.7	+1.2
	Labor	Angus McLean	15,535	41.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			37,622	99.1
Informal votes			357	0.9
Turnout			37,979	97.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Corio ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	20,731	50.2	−0.1
	Labor	John Dedman	20,592	49.8	+0.1
Total formal votes			41,323	99.1
Informal votes			368	0.9
Turnout			41,691	96.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darebin § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Darebin

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

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Davis	22,946	48.6	−7.0
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	21,908	46.4	+2.0
	Independent	Eric Butler	2,364	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			47,218	98.7
Informal votes			617	1.3
Turnout			47,835	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Davis	24,347	51.6	−4.0
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	22,871	48.4	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.0

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fawkner § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bourke	20,158	51.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Peter Howson	18,586	47.6	−2.4
	Independent	Colin Kennedy	332	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			39,076	98.3
Informal votes			681	1.7
Turnout			39,757	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Bourke		52.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Peter Howson		48.0	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan	22,728	54.8	+0.0
	Labor	Keith Ewert	17,833	43.0	+13.4
	Independent	Robert Hipwell	891	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			41,452	98.4
Informal votes			663	1.6
Turnout			42,115	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan		55.9	−7.7
	Labor	Keith Ewert		44.1	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullens	25,863	64.9	+13.6
	Liberal	Gordon Trewin	9,973	25.0	−2.8
	Communist	Alex Dobbin	4,003	10.0	+6.5
Total formal votes			39,839	97.8
Informal votes			896	2.2
Turnout			40,735	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mullens		74.4	+4.7
	Liberal	Gordon Trewin		25.6	−4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Bowden	22,799	65.1	−1.6
	Labor	Victor Fitzgerald	12,247	34.9	+1.6
Total formal votes			35,046	98.5
Informal votes			521	1.5
Turnout			35,567	95.9
	Country hold		Swing	−1.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jo Gullett	23,642	57.3	+2.1
	Labor	Percy Treyvaud	16,814	40.8	−1.9
	Communist	Doris McRae	781	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			41,237	98.6
Informal votes			584	1.4
Turnout			41,821	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jo Gullett		57.5	+2.1
	Labor	Percy Treyvaud		42.5	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Holt	24,217	64.4	−2.4
	Labor	Benjamin Nicholas	11,490	30.5	−2.7
	Independent	Mary Kent Hughes	1,925	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			37,632	98.5
Informal votes			584	1.5
Turnout			38,216	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Holt		68.2	+1.4
	Labor	Benjamin Nicholas		31.8	−1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Higinbotham ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	25,493	54.4	+0.8
	Labor	Geoffrey Sowerbutts	21,368	45.6	−0.8
Total formal votes			46,861	98.6
Informal votes			644	1.4
Turnout			47,505	96.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hoddle § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Hoddle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Cremean	27,685	78.7	+1.6
	Liberal	Jack Easton	6,193	17.6	−0.3
	Communist	Leslie Loye	1,310	3.7	+0.6
Total formal votes			35,188	96.5
Informal votes			1,276	3.5
Turnout			36,464	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Cremean		82.1	+1.3
	Liberal	Jack Easton		17.9	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Bostock	22,137	58.6	+25.3
	Labor	Charles Edmondson	15,623	41.4	+4.7
Total formal votes			37,760	98.8
Informal votes			445	1.2
Turnout			38,205	95.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs (1949–1969) § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	19,548	51.5	−2.5
	Labor	John Bourke	16,165	42.6	−3.4
	Independent Labor	Sam Goldbloom	2,224	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			37,937	97.9
Informal votes			818	2.1
Turnout			38,755	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth		52.1	−1.9
	Labor	John Bourke		47.9	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Menzies	28,174	67.4	+0.3
	Labor	Maurice Sheehy	11,873	28.4	−4.5
	Communist	Ted Laurie	1,734	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			41,781	98.8
Informal votes			516	1.2
Turnout			42,297	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Menzies		68.8	+1.7
	Labor	Maurice Sheehy		31.2	−1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Casey	26,920	58.0	−0.6
	Labor	Bernard Rees	19,464	42.0	+0.6
Total formal votes			46,384	98.1
Informal votes			877	1.9
Turnout			47,261	96.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	23,278	54.9	+3.3
	Liberal	Allen Bateman	19,103	45.1	−3.3
Total formal votes			42,381	98.5
Informal votes			635	1.5
Turnout			43,016	95.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	21,784	61.7	−2.9
	Labor	Alfred O'Connor	13,542	38.3	+2.9
Total formal votes			35,326	98.5
Informal votes			527	1.5
Turnout			35,853	97.5
	Country hold		Swing	−2.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	27,963	64.3	+2.4
	Liberal	Stuart Collie	15,502	35.7	+1.6
Total formal votes			43,465	98.5
Informal votes			661	1.5
Turnout			44,126	96.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: McMillan ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Brown	21,465	55.7	+23.3
	Labor	Horace Hawkins	15,717	40.8	+2.1
	Communist	Fred Charlesworth	1,328	3.4	+0.9
Total formal votes			38,510	98.1
Informal votes			747	1.9
Turnout			39,257	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Brown		56.0	−0.9
	Labor	Horace Hawkins		44.0	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	23,131	63.0	−1.5
	Liberal	Desmond Byrne	12,168	33.1	+8.1
	Communist	Gerry O'Day	1,441	3.9	+0.6
Total formal votes			36,740	96.5
Informal votes			1,324	3.5
Turnout			38,064	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		66.6	−4.3
	Liberal	Desmond Byrne		33.4	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	26,502	71.2	+3.3
	Liberal	Michael Prowse	10,740	28.8	−3.3
Total formal votes			37,242	97.8
Informal votes			839	2.2
Turnout			38,081	94.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	23,248	61.0	−2.5
	Labor	Gordon Anderson	14,834	39.0	+2.5
Total formal votes			38,082	98.7
Informal votes			502	1.3
Turnout			38,584	96.1
	Country hold		Swing	−2.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don McLeod	18,427	51.1	+4.0
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	17,601	48.9	+12.0
Total formal votes			36,028	99.2
Informal votes			299	0.8
Turnout			36,327	97.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bryson	21,136	48.9	+4.7
	Liberal	Baden Grafen	14,461	33.5	−1.8
	Progressive Labor	Doris Blackburn	7,595	17.6	−3.0
Total formal votes			43,192	98.2
Informal votes			782	1.8
Turnout			43,974	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Bryson	26,682	61.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Baden Grafen	16,510	38.2	−3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Lawrence	22,005	63.0	+24.0
	Labor	Cyril Sudholz	12,932	37.0	+5.3
Total formal votes			34,937	99.0
Informal votes			358	1.0
Turnout			35,295	96.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Yarra § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stan Keon	23,039	60.1	+1.3
	Liberal	Kenneth Bisney	13,668	35.7	−0.2
	Communist	Ken Miller	1,619	4.2	+1.4
Total formal votes			38,326	97.7
Informal votes			883	2.3
Turnout			39,209	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stan Keon		63.9	+1.2
	Liberal	Kenneth Bisney		36.1	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

1951 Australian federal election (Queensland)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Party Coalition Labor Seats before 15 3 Seats won 14 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 342,677 265,487 Percentage 54.7% 42.3% Swing 1.6pp 2.8pp TPP 56.5% 43.5% TPP swing 0.8pp 0.8pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bowman ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm McColm	21,410	54.1	+0.7
	Labor	Michael Lyons	16,637	42.0	−2.9
	Communist	Mabel Hanson	1,552	3.9	+2.2
Total formal votes			39,599	97.8
Informal votes			907	2.2
Turnout			40,506	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm McColm		55.6	+1.8
	Labor	Michael Lyons		44.4	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Lawson	18,588	53.6	+1.3
	Liberal	Donagh McDonagh	13,883	40.0	−2.3
	Communist	Alby Graham	2,225	6.4	+1.0
Total formal votes			34,696	97.5
Informal votes			886	2.5
Turnout			35,582	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Lawson		59.5	+2.2
	Liberal	Donagh McDonagh		40.5	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Pearce	17,073	51.9	−0.2
	Labor	Mick Gardner	15,848	48.1	+1.5
Total formal votes			32,921	99.0
Informal votes			346	1.0
Turnout			33,267	96.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	19,058	56.3	−2.1
	Labor	George Hyde	14,773	43.7	+6.2
Total formal votes			33,831	98.4
Informal votes			554	1.6
Turnout			34,385	95.3
	Country hold		Swing	−2.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	29,417	72.9	+6.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Arnell	10,952	27.1	+2.2
Total formal votes			40,369	98.6
Informal votes			575	1.4
Turnout			40,944	96.9
	Country hold		Swing	+2.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Doug Berry	19,019	53.7	+2.0
	Labor	William Thieme	16,373	46.3	+0.0
Total formal votes			35,392	97.6
Informal votes			852	2.4
Turnout			36,244	95.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Edmonds	19,445	54.1	+4.7
	Country	Doug Jeffrey	15,332	42.7	−2.7
	Communist	Gloria Phelan	1,160	3.2	−2.0
Total formal votes			35,937	97.3
Informal votes			991	2.7
Turnout			36,928	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Edmonds		57.0	+3.3
	Country	Doug Jeffrey		43.0	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	16,700	60.2	+5.1
	Country	Ulick Browne	11,038	39.8	−1.7
Total formal votes			27,738	98.3
Informal votes			494	1.7
Turnout			28,232	90.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Bruce	16,827	49.0	+6.7
	Country	Tom Gilmore	16,163	47.1	−2.5
	Communist	Richard Anear	1,329	3.9	+0.4
Total formal votes			34,319	97.5
Informal votes			867	2.5
Turnout			35,186	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Bruce	18,083	52.7	+4.4
	Country	Tom Gilmore	16,236	47.3	−4.4
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+4.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Wight	22,945	57.8	−1.6
	Labor	Jim Hadley	15,055	37.9	−2.7
	Independent	Walter Collings	1,681	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			39,681	97.9
Informal votes			865	2.1
Turnout			40,546	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Wight		58.9	−0.5
	Labor	Jim Hadley		41.1	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Dohring	11,989	37.7	−2.7
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe	10,316	32.4	−27.2
	Independent	Charles Russell	9,502	29.9	+29.9
Total formal votes			31,807	98.5
Informal votes			475	1.5
Turnout			32,282	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe	18,071	56.8	−2.8
	Labor	Alfred Dohring	13,736	43.2	+2.8
	Country hold		Swing	−2.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Arthur Fadden	24,899	74.9	+0.7
	Independent	John Rosser	8,338	25.1	+25.1
Total formal votes			33,237	97.8
Informal votes			747	2.2
Turnout			33,984	96.4
	Country hold		Swing	+0.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josiah Francis	27,146	59.5	−1.9
	Labor	Ted Mansfield	17,661	38.7	+2.3
	Communist	Bill Yarrow	813	1.8	−0.4
Total formal votes			45,620	98.0
Informal votes			914	2.0
Turnout			46,534	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Josiah Francis		59.7	−1.9
	Labor	Ted Mansfield		40.3	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald Cameron	21,219	58.2	+16.1
	Labor	Andrew Crilly	14,648	40.2	−0.1
	Communist	Frank O'Connor	602	1.7	+0.1
Total formal votes			36,469	98.2
Informal votes			656	1.8
Turnout			37,125	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Donald Cameron		58.4	+1.6
	Labor	Andrew Crilly		41.6	−1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	24,843	58.6	−1.1
	Labor	Patrick Bredhauer	17,533	41.4	+4.8
Total formal votes			42,376	98.0
Informal votes			849	2.0
Turnout			43,225	95.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.0

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	26,021	60.9	+0.6
	Labor	Frank Luton	16,733	39.1	−0.6
Total formal votes			42,754	98.2
Informal votes			783	1.2
Turnout			43,537	93.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	22,895	56.9	+0.4
	Labor	Thomas Wallace	17,337	43.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			40,232	98.5
Informal votes			594	1.5
Turnout			40,826	97.1
	Country hold		Swing	−7.4

1951 Australian federal election (South Australia)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
All 10 SA seats in the House of Representatives 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 4 6 Seats won 5 5 Seat change 1 1 TPP 51.8% 48.2% TPP swing 1.2pp 1.2pp

• The first-preference vote is not shown due to the fact that one Labor seat was uncontested, therefore the Labor vote is understated.^[6]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Adelaide ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Chambers	22,938	59.8	+0.0
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips	14,670	38.3	+1.1
	Communist	Edward Robertson	732	1.9	+0.0
Total formal votes			38,340	97.3
Informal votes			1,076	2.7
Turnout			39,416	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cyril Chambers		61.6	−0.4
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips		38.4	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

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

1951 Australian federal election: Angas  ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	25,323	63.9	+3.1
	Labor	John Edwards	14,324	36.1	+1.6
Total formal votes			39,647	97.9
Informal votes			863	2.1
Turnout			40,510	97.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Archie Cameron	25,256	61.4	−3.1
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	14,880	36.2	+3.1
	Independent	Charles Lloyd	528	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Frank Rieck	481	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			41,145	98.1
Informal votes			794	1.9
Turnout			41,939	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Archie Cameron		62.7	−3.1
	Labor	Jim Corcoran		37.3	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	24,644	61.1	−0.2
	Labor	Len Wright	15,714	38.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			40,358	98.1
Informal votes			786	1.9
Turnout			41,144	96.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.2

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edgar Russell	21,384	56.1	+1.7
	Liberal	Edward Andrews	16,749	43.9	−1.7
Total formal votes			38,133	98.4
Informal votes			616	1.6
Turnout			38,749	96.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Galvin	24,834	50.6	+2.2
	Liberal	Jim Handby	23,614	48.1	−0.3
	Communist	Eric Stead	654	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			49,102	98.1
Informal votes			966	1.9
Turnout			50,068	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Galvin		51.8	+3.4
	Liberal	Jim Handby		48.2	−3.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Thompson	33,979	71.3	−0.2
	Liberal	John Caskey	12,342	25.9	−0.6
	Communist	Alan Finger	1,304	2.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			47,625	97.7
Informal votes			1,129	2.3
Turnout			48,754	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Albert Thompson		73.8	+0.5
	Liberal	John Caskey		26.2	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Wilson	22,599	52.4	+1.6
	Labor	Leslie McMullin	20,554	47.6	+2.4
Total formal votes			43,153	97.7
Informal votes			1,038	2.3
Turnout			44,191	97.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.4

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip McBride	23,232	60.1	−1.3
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	15,437	39.9	+1.3
Total formal votes			38,669	98.4
Informal votes			642	1.6
Turnout			39,311	97.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.3

1951 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
All 8 WA seats in the House of Representatives 4 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Party Coalition Labor Seats before 5 3 Seats won 5 3 Seat change Popular vote 150,532 116,573 Percentage 56.0% 43.3% Swing 2.8pp 2.1pp TPP 54.4% 45.6% TPP swing 1.4pp 1.4pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Canning ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Len Hamilton	22,012	64.6	+27.8
	Labor	Percy Munday	12,057	35.4	+5.1
Total formal votes			34,069	97.1
Informal votes			1,018	2.9
Turnout			35,087	96.0
	Country hold		Swing	+11.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Hasluck	25,998	64.7	+3.5
	Labor	John Henshaw	14,193	35.3	−3.5
Total formal votes			40,191	97.9
Informal votes			863	2.1
Turnout			41,054	96.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth	22,287	59.5	+32.5
	Labor	Frederick O'Connor	15,171	40.5	−3.3
Total formal votes			37,458	97.7
Informal votes			868	2.3
Turnout			38,326	97.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	23,901	56.7	+2.0
	Liberal	Len Seaton	18,273	43.3	−0.3
Total formal votes			42,174	97.8
Informal votes			960	2.2
Turnout			43,134	97.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Johnson	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Hugh Leslie	19,921	59.6	+21.8
	Labor	Arthur Hunter	13,492	40.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			33,413	96.8
Informal votes			1,099	3.2
Turnout			34,512	95.2
	Country hold		Swing	+0.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	17,705	49.5	+3.1
	Labor	Tom Burke	17,501	49.0	+1.2
	Communist	James Kelly	532	1.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			35,738	97.4
Informal votes			965	2.6
Turnout			36,703	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke	17,926	50.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	17,812	49.8	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Grayden	24,336	53.0	+0.6
	Labor	Harry Webb	20,258	44.2	−3.4
	Communist	Alex Jolly	1,280	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			45,874	97.5
Informal votes			1,155	2.5
Turnout			47,029	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Grayden		53.3	+0.9
	Labor	Harry Webb		46.7	−0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

1951 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Ben Chifley Party Coalition Labor Seats before 4 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 79,514 74,088 Percentage 51.8% 48.2% Swing 1.7pp 1.7pp TPP 52.6% 47.4% TPP swing 0.9pp 0.9pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bass^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Kekwick	16,469	53.4	+2.8
	Labor	Colman O'Byrne	14,346	46.6	−2.8
Total formal votes			30,815	96.4
Informal votes			1,137	3.6
Turnout			31,952	96.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darwin § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Darwin^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aubrey Luck	14,819	49.7	−6.9
	Labor	Max Poulter	9,820	32.9	+6.9
	Labor	Clem Foster	5,171	17.3	+17.3
Total formal votes			29,810	97.3
Informal votes			822	2.7
Turnout			30,632	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Aubrey Luck	16,103	54.0	−2.6
	Labor	Max Poulter	13,707	46.0	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Denison^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Athol Townley	15,449	53.3	−1.8
	Labor	Mervyn McNeair	13,545	46.7	+1.8
Total formal votes			28,994	96.7
Informal votes			1,001	3.3
Turnout			29,995	96.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Franklin^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	17,983	55.4	−2.6
	Labor	Jack Frost	14,460	44.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			32,443	97.8
Informal votes			934	2.8
Turnout			33,377	97.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wilmot^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	16,746	53.1	+0.5
	Liberal	Lionel Browning	14,794	46.9	−0.5
Total formal votes			31,540	96.7
Informal votes			1,072	3.3
Turnout			32,612	96.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

1951 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
Division of Australian Capital Territory
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 0 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,905 2,287 Percentage 49.9% 19.3% Swing 6.7pp 3.2pp TPP 52.9% — TPP swing 6.7pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Fraser	5,905	49.9	+6.7
	Independent	Lewis Nott	3,265	27.6	−3.5
	Liberal	Clyde Greenwood	2,287	19.3	−3.2
	Independent	Jessie Ashton	373	3.2	−0.1
Total formal votes			11,830	99.4
Informal votes			69	0.6
Turnout			11,899	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Fraser		52.9	+6.7
	Independent	Lewis Nott		47.1	−6.7
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+6.7

1951 Australian federal election (Northern Territory)

← 1949 28 April 1951 1954 →
Division of Northern Territory
First party Second party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 3,213 1,085 Percentage 64.1% 21.6% Swing 19.8pp 21.6pp TPP 71.3% 28.7% TPP swing 18.6pp 28.7pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Northern Territory ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jock Nelson	3,213	64.1	+19.8
	Country	Ralph Edwards	1,085	21.6	+21.6
	Independent	Jessie Litchfield	717	14.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			5,015	98.1
Informal votes			95	1.9
Turnout			5,110	78.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jock Nelson		71.3	+18.6
	Country	Ralph Edwards		28.7	+28.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+18.6

• Candidates of the 1951 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954