ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF HIGINBOTHAM, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Hampton, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,691 Votes cast: 43,104 96.4 Informal votes: 512 01.2 Formal votes: 42,592 98.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Field ALP 19,760 46.4 -01.2 Frank TIMSON + Lib 22,832 53.6 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,592 03.6 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Field was Vic MLA for Dandenong 1937-47. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Frank Timson (1909-60): Elected 1949 Born: 9 February 1909, Melbourne. Career: Educated Wesley College, Melbourne. Director, importing and exporting firm. Military Service 1940-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Hampton, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,259 +10.2 Votes cast: 47,505 96.4 00.0 Informal votes: 644 01.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 46,861 98.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Sowerbutts ALP 21,368 45.6 -00.8 Frank TIMSON * Lib 25,493 54.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,861 04.4 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Frank Timson (1909-60): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Hampton, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,841 +19.5 Votes cast: 56,700 96.4 00.0 Informal votes: 584 01.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 56,116 99.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Sowerbutts ALP 25,537 45.5 -00.1 Frank TIMSON * Lib 30,579 54.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,116 04.5 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Frank Timson (1909-60): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Highett, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.5 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,033 -23.5 Votes cast: 42,814 95.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 968 02.3 +01.3 Formal votes: 41,846 97.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Coates ALP 16,419 39.2 -06.8 Francis Gaffy ALPAC 4,176 10.0 Frank TIMSON * Lib 21,251 50.8 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,846 08.8 e 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coates was Vic MLA for Dandenong 1952-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Frank Timson (1909-60): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Highett, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,039 +17.8 Votes cast: 51,038 96.2 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,003 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 50,035 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Lamb ALP 19,600 39.2 +00.0 Frank Timson * Lib 24,770 49.5 -01.3 Desmond Ward DLP 5,665 11.3 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ward's 5,665 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamb 515 09.1 20,115 40.2 TIMSON * 5,150 90.9 29,920 59.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,665 50,035 09.8 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Frank Timson (1909-60): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Died 16 October 1960 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1960 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Highett, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Frank Timson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,541 +06.6 Votes cast: 51,276 90.7 -05.5 Informal votes: 993 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 50,283 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Chipp + Lib 19,661 39.1 -10.4 Henry Fowler ALP 23,541 46.8 +07.6 Edward McBride 325 00.6 James Nugent DLP 6,756 13.4 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McBride's 325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chipp + 71 21.8 19,732 39.2 Fowler 164 50.5 23,705 47.1 Nugent 90 27.7 6,846 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 325 50,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nugent's 6,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIPP + 5,711 83.4 25,443 50.6 Fowler 1,135 16.6 24,840 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,846 50,283 00.6 09.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Leslie Chipp (1925-2006): Elected 1960 By Born: 21 August 1925, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools and University of Melbourne. Military Service 1943-45. Management consultant. Executive Officer Melbourne Olympics Civic Committee 1955-56. Kew City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Highett, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.8 1960 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,747 +10.8 Votes cast: 56,900 96.9 +00.7 Informal votes: 796 01.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 56,104 98.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cameron DLP 8,588 15.3 +04.0 Donald Chipp * Lib 24,525 43.7 -05.8 Henry Fowler ALP 22,991 41.0 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cameron's 8,588 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIPP * 7,928 92.3 32,453 57.8 Fowler 660 07.7 23,651 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,588 56,104 07.8 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Leslie Chipp (1925-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Highett, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,150 +04.1 Votes cast: 59,309 97.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 481 00.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 58,828 99.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Butler ALP 22,457 38.2 -02.8 William Cameron DLP 5,965 10.1 -05.2 Donald CHIPP * Lib 30,406 51.7 +08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,828 10.8 e 03.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Leslie Chipp (1925-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bentleigh, Highett, Moorabbin, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,892 +04.5 Votes cast: 61,318 96.0 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,879 03.1 +02.3 Formal votes: 59,439 96.9 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John A'Murray 1,561 02.6 Reginald Butler ALP 18,667 31.4 -06.8 William Cameron DLP 5,463 09.2 -00.9 Donald CHIPP * Lib 30,497 51.3 -00.4 John Little LRG 3,251 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,439 11.8 e 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Leslie Chipp (1925-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for the Navy 14 December 1966 to 28 February 1968 Higinbotham was abolished at the 1968 redistribution. Chipp contested Hotham in 1969. --------------------------------------------------------------------