Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–77)

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Angas in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1977.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Alexander Downer	Liberal	1949–1964
	Geoffrey Giles	Liberal	1964–1977

Election results

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Angas

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

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	27,704	53.1	+6.0
	Labor	Adolf Thiel	15,579	29.9	−3.0
	Country	Sam Pfeiffer	6,011	11.5	−4.5
	Liberal Movement	Henry Nicholls	1,918	3.7	+3.7
	Australia	Kate Hannaford	965	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			52,177	97.2
Informal votes			1,485	2.8
Turnout			53,662	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles		67.5	+3.5
	Labor	Adolf Thiel		32.5	−3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.5

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	22,191	47.1	−10.4
	Labor	Adolf Thiel	15,530	32.9	−4.3
	Country	John Petch	7,543	16.0	+16.0
	Democratic Labor	Terence Critchley	1,892	4.0	−1.3
Total formal votes			47,156	97.0
Informal votes			1,447	3.0
Turnout			48,603	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	30,167	64.0	+2.1
	Labor	Adolf Thiel	16,989	36.0	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	25,771	57.5	−12.7
	Labor	Harold McLaren	16,649	37.2	+7.5
	Democratic Labor	Terence Critchley	2,372	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			44,792	97.0
Informal votes			1,375	3.0
Turnout			46,167	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles		61.9	−8.4
	Labor	Harold McLaren		38.1	+8.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.4

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	30,070	70.7	+8.8
	Labor	Robert Nielsen	12,464	29.3	−6.2
Total formal votes			42,534	97.5
Informal votes			1,092	2.5
Turnout			43,626	96.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.5

1964 Angas by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	23,468	60.3	−1.6
	Labor	Robert Nielsen	15,452	39.7	+4.2
Total formal votes			38,920	98.4
Informal votes			623	1.6
Turnout			39,543	91.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.9

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	25,676	61.9	+5.2
	Labor	Robert Nielsen	14,709	35.5	−0.8
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	1,075	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			41,460	98.4
Informal votes			665	1.6
Turnout			42,125	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		62.2	+0.6
	Labor	Robert Nielsen		37.8	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	22,798	56.7	−4.7
	Labor	Arnold Busbridge	14,587	36.3	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	John Balogh	2,853	7.1	+0.5
Total formal votes			40,238	97.2
Informal votes			1,165	2.8
Turnout			41,403	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		61.6	−6.1
	Labor	Arnold Busbridge		38.4	+6.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.1

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	23,987	61.4	−8.6
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen	11,832	30.3	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Susan Critchley	2,581	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Sydney Edwards	677	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			39,077	96.7
Informal votes			1,336	3.3
Turnout			40,413	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		67.7	−4.5
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen		32.3	+4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.5

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	26,823	70.0	−30.0
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen	9,871	25.7	+25.7
	Independent	Frank Rieck	1,643	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			38,337	96.2
Informal votes			1,533	3.8
Turnout			39,870	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		72.2	−27.8
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen		27.8	+27.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−27.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Angas

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

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	23,987	60.8	+8.9
	Labor	Albert Strachan	13,615	34.5	−10.3
	Independent	Ralph Whittle	1,857	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			39,459	97.6
Informal votes			965	2.4
Turnout			40,424	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		63.1	+8.1
	Labor	Albert Strachan		36.9	−8.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.1

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos