Adam Carr's Election Archive

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Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives

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Division of Lawson, New South Wales

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The Division of Lawson was created in 1949 and abolished in 1969. It was named for Henry Lawson (1867-1922), poet and author.

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REDISTRIBUTIONS

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1949: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington
1955: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington

TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES

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1949: Country Party 05.8
1951: Country Party 03.0
1954: Country Party 00.3
1955: Country Party 06.7
1958: Country Party 06.0
1961: Country Party 02.1
1963: Country Party 07.0
1966: Country Party 11.1

ENROLMENTS

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ELECTION RESULTS 1949-66

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Click here to see full results for Lawson at every election from 1949 to 1966.

MEMBERS FOR LAWSON

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Laurence Failes (CP) 1949-69

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Laurence Failes (CP) 1949-69

BOUNDARIES

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1949	1955

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