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Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Angas, South Australia (1949-77)

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The Division of Angas was created in 1949 and abolished in 1977. It was named for George Angas (1789-1879), a South Australian pioneer, SA MP 1851-66.

REDISTRIBUTIONS
1949: Angaston, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Waikerie
1955: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark
1969: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark

TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES

1949: Liberal 13.1
1951: Liberal 13.9
1954: Liberal Unopposed
1955: Liberal 22.2
1958: Liberal 17.7
1961: Liberal 11.6
1963: Liberal 12.2

1964b: Liberal 10.3
1966: Liberal 20.7
1969: Liberal 11.9
1972: Liberal 14.0
1974: Liberal 17.5
1975: Liberal 21.5

ENROLMENTS

ELECTION RESULTS 1949-77
Click here to see full results for Angas at every election from 1949 to 1975.

MEMBERS FOR ANGAS
Hon Sir Alexander Downer (Lib) 1949-64
Geoffrey Giles (Lib) 1964b-77


Hon Alexander Downer (Liberal) 1949-65 Geoffrey Giles (Liberal) 1964-77


BOUNDARIES

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1949

1955