ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF ANGAS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Eastern South Australia: Angaston, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Waikerie -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,596 Votes cast: 40,424 97.2 Informal votes: 965 02.4 Formal votes: 39,459 97.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander DOWNER + Lib 23,987 60.8 +08.9 Albert Strachan ALP 13,615 34.5 -10.3 Ralph Whittle 1,857 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,459 13.1 e 08.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949 Born: 7 April 1910, Adelaide. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School and Oxford University. Barrister 1934. Dairy farmer. Military Service 1940-45. Son of Senator Hon Sir John Downer and father of Hon Alexander J G Downer MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Eastern South Australia: Angaston, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Waikerie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,723 +00.3 Votes cast: 40,510 97.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 863 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,647 97.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander DOWNER * Lib 25,323 63.9 +03.1 John Edwards ALP 14,324 36.1 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,647 13.9 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Eastern South Australia: Angaston, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Waikerie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,395 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander DOWNER * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 majority: none (Liberal unopposed) Effect of 1955 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,238 -02.3 Votes cast: 39,870 96.7 Informal votes: 1,533 03.8 Formal votes: 38,337 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander DOWNER * Lib 26,823 70.0 Darcy Nielsen ALP 9,871 25.7 Frank Rieck 1,643 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,337 22.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Immigration from 20 March 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 22.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,662 +01.0 Votes cast: 40,413 97.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,336 03.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 39,077 96.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Critchley DLP 2,581 06.6 Hon Alexander DOWNER * Lib 23,987 61.4 -08.6 Sydney Edwards 677 01.7 Darcy Nielsen ALP 11,832 30.3 +04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,077 17.7 e 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Immigration -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,671 +02.4 Votes cast: 41,403 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 1,165 02.8 -00.5 Formal votes: 40,238 97.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Balogh DLP 2,853 07.1 +00.5 Arnold Busbridge ALP 14,587 36.3 +06.0 Hon Alexander DOWNER * Lib 22,798 56.7 -04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,238 11.6 e 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Immigration -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,270 +01.4 Votes cast: 42,125 97.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 665 01.6 -01.2 Formal votes: 41,460 98.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alexander DOWNER * Lib 25,676 61.9 +05.2 Elliott Johnston CPA 1,075 02.6 Robert Nielsen ALP 14,709 35.5 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,460 12.2 e 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Russell Downer (1910-81): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Immigration to 18 December 1963 Resigned seat 23 April 1964 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1964-73. Knighted 1965. Died 30 March 1981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 20 JUNE 1964 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Alexander Downer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,356 +01.6 Votes cast: 39,543 91.2 -05.8 Informal votes: 623 01.6 -01.2 Formal votes: 38,920 98.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey GILES + Lib 23,468 60.3 -01.6 Robert Nielsen ALP 15,452 39.7 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,920 10.3 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (1923-90): Elected 1964 By Born: 27 June 1923, Adelaide. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Agricultural College. Grazier and cattle breeder. Military Service 1942-45. State politics: SA MLC for Southern 1959-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.2 e 1964 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,104 +04.2 Votes cast: 43,626 96.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,092 02.5 +00.9 Formal votes: 42,534 97.5 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey GILES * Lib 30,070 70.7 +08.8 Robert Nielsen ALP 12,464 29.3 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,534 20.7 08.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (1923-90): Elected 1964 By, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 20.7 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,870 +06.1 Votes cast: 46,167 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,375 03.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 44,792 97.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terence Critchley DLP 2,372 05.3 Geoffrey GILES * Lib 25,771 57.5 -12.7 Harold McLaren ALP 16,649 37.2 +07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,792 11.9 e 08.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (born 1923): Elected 1964 By, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,965 +04.4 Votes cast: 48,603 97.3 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,447 03.0 00.0 Formal votes: 47,156 97.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terence Critchley DLP 1,892 04.0 -01.3 Geoffrey Giles * Lib 22,191 47.1 -10.4 John Petch CP 7,543 16.0 Adolf Thiel ALP 15,530 32.9 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Critchley's 1,892 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Giles * 1,315 69.5 23,506 49.8 Petch 372 (19.7 7,915 16.8 Thiel 205 10.8 15,735 33.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,892 47,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Petch's 7,915 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GILES * 6,661 84.2 30,167 64.0 Thiel 1,254 15.8 16,989 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,915 47,156 14.0 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (1923-90): Elected 1964 by, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,513 +11.1 Votes cast: 53,662 96.7 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,485 02.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 52,177 97.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey GILES * Lib 27,704 53.1 +06.0 Catherine Hannaford AP 965 01.8 Henry Nicholls LM 1,918 03.7 Graham Pfeiffer CP 6,011 11.5 -04.5 Adolf Thiel ALP 15,579 29.9 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,177 17.5 e 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (1923-90): Elected 1964 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Country South Australia: Angaston, Mt Barker, Murray Bridge, Renmark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,054 +06.4 Votes cast: 56,883 96.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,109 01.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 55,744 98.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff GILES * Lib 37,981 68.1 +15.0 Giordano Graziani LM 2,255 04.0 +00.3 Richard Philippe 561 01.0 Adolf Thiele ALP 14,977 26.9 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,744 21.5 e 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (1923-90): Elected 1964 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Angas was abolished at the 1977 redistribution. Giles contested Wakefield in 1977. --------------------------------------------------------------------