Electoral results for the Division of Evans

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

Members

	Party	Term
Frederick Osborne	Liberal	1949—1961
James Monaghan	Labor	1961—1963
Malcolm Mackay	Liberal	1963—1972
Allan Mulder	Labor	1972—1975
John Abel	Liberal	1975—1977

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1975: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Abel	29,762	51.1	+7.5
	Labor	Allan Mulder	27,357	46.9	-6.0
	Australia Party	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

Australian federal election, 1974: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Allan Mulder	29,502	52.9	+4.7
	Liberal	John Abel	24,299	43.6	+3.2
	Independent	John McGarity	991	1.8	+1.8
	Australia Party	Paul Flottmann	977	1.8	-3.2
Total formal votes			55,769	97.6
Informal votes			1,379	2.4
Turnout			57,148	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Mulder		54.9	+2.2
	Liberal	John Abel		45.1	-2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Australian federal election, 1972: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Allan Mulder	25,623	48.2	+2.8
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	21,453	40.4	-4.0
	Australia Party	John Dease	2,644	5.0	+2.1
	Independent	Noel MacDonald	1,714	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	Gary Doherty	1,705	3.2	-2.1
Total formal votes			53,139	97.2
Informal votes			1,536	2.8
Turnout			54,675	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Mulder	28,021	52.7	+3.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	25,118	47.3	-3.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.9

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Monaghan	24,054	45.4	+8.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	23,527	44.4	-8.1
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Davis	2,798	5.3	+0.3
	Australia Party	John Fisher	1,550	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Hal Saunders	1,010	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			52,939	96.4
Informal votes			1,950	3.6
Turnout			54,889	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	27,100	51.2	-9.0
	Labor	James Monaghan	25,839	48.8	+9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.0

Australian federal election, 1966: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	20,342	55.1	+4.0
	Labor	James Monaghan	12,857	34.9	-7.1
	Democratic Labor	Francis Collins	2,071	5.6	-0.4
	Liberal Reform Group	John Gunn	1,619	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			36,889	96.5
Informal votes			1,327	3.5
Turnout			38,216	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay		61.8	+5.2
	Labor	James Monaghan		38.2	-5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Australian federal election, 1963: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	19,306	51.1	+5.0
	Labor	James Monaghan	15,863	42.0	-3.3
	Democratic Labor	Jack Kane	2,263	6.0	-0.8
	Independent	Harold O'Reilly	187	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Stanislaus Kelly	177	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			37,796	97.8
Informal votes			847	2.2
Turnout			38,643	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay		56.6	+6.7
	Labor	James Monaghan		43.4	-6.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.7

Australian federal election, 1961: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	17,623	46.1	-5.9
	Labor	James Monaghan	17,305	45.3	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	Francis Collins	2,580	6.8	+0.6
	Independent	Harold O'Reilly	702	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			38,210	97.3
Informal votes			1,051	2.7
Turnout			39,261	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Monaghan	19,141	50.1	+7.1
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	19,069	49.9	-7.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	20,488	52.0	-8.9
	Labor	James Monaghan	16,482	41.8	+2.7
	Democratic Labor	Lawrence Pedemont	2,440	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			39,410	97.1
Informal votes			1,170	2.9
Turnout			40,580	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne		57.0	-3.9
	Labor	James Monaghan		43.0	+3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.9

Australian federal election, 1955: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	25,236	60.9	+7.6
	Labor	Sidney Pollard	16,179	39.1	-7.6
Total formal votes			41,415	97.1
Informal votes			1,228	2.9
Turnout			42,643	95.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

Australian federal election, 1954: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	19,413	55.0	-3.6
	Labor	Robert Bailey	15,876	45.0	+3.6
Total formal votes			35,289	98.9
Informal votes			397	1.1
Turnout			35,686	96.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.6

Australian federal election, 1951: Evans
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

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Evans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frederick Osborne	21,616	56.6	+5.6
	Labor	Ronald Nicholls	16,588	43.4	-5.6
Total formal votes			38,204	98.1
Informal votes			734	1.9
Turnout			38,938	96.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.6

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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