ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF LAWSON, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North-Western NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,930 Votes cast: 37,617 96.6 Informal votes: 476 01.3 Formal votes: 37,141 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elwyn Croft Lib 9,249 24.9 +18.6 Laurence Failes CP 11,531 31.0 -04.3 William Ferguson 392 01.1 Alan Manning + ALP 15,969 43.0 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ferguson's 392 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Croft 76 19.4 9,325 25.1 Failes 163 41.6 11,694 31.5 Manning + 153 39.0 16,122 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 392 37,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Croft's 9,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAILES 9,039 96.9 20,733 55.8 Manning + 286 03.1 16,408 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,325 37,141 05.8 07.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949 Born: 16 October 1899, Coonabarabran, NSW. Career: Educated state schools, Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Farmer at Bugaldie, NSW. Businessman, Coonabarabran, NSW. Military Service 1942-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 =================================================================== North-Western NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,451 +01.3 Votes cast: 37,996 96.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 607 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 37,389 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence FAILES * CP 19,819 53.0 +22.0 Alan Manning ALP 17,570 47.0 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,389 03.0 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North-Western NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,627 +03.0 Votes cast: 39,157 96.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 289 00.7 -00.9 Formal votes: 38,868 99.3 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bourke 1,373 03.5 Laurence Failes * CP 18,497 47.6 -05.4 Alan Manning ALP 18,998 48.9 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bourke's 1,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAILES * 1,068 77.8 19,565 50.3 Manning 305 22.2 19,303 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,373 38,868 00.3 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 00.3 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Country Party 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,410 +01.9 Votes cast: 39,620 95.7 +01.3 Informal votes: 745 01.9 +01.2 Formal votes: 38,875 98.1 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence FAILES * CP 22,030 56.7 +07.1 John Williamson ALP 16,845 43.3 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,875 06.7 07.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,258 -00.4 Votes cast: 39,396 95.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 712 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,684 98.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward English DLP 3,080 08.0 Laurence Failes * CP 19,237 49.7 -07.0 John Tully ALP 16,367 42.3 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tully was NSW MLA for Goulburn 1925-32, 1935-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: English's 3,080 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAILES * 2,438 79.2 21,675 56.0 Tully 642 20.8 17,009 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,080 38,684 06.0 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,811 +00.5 Votes cast: 39,941 95.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 319 00.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 39,622 99.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Canobi ALP 16,659 42.0 -04.4 Laurence FAILES * CP 20,991 53.0 +05.1 Mario Morandini DLP 1,972 05.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,622 07.0 e 04.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,811 +00.5 Votes cast: 39,941 95.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 319 00.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 39,622 99.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Canobi ALP 16,659 42.0 -04.4 Laurence FAILES * CP 20,991 53.0 +05.1 Mario Morandini DLP 1,972 05.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,622 07.0 e 04.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 08.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,891 -02.2 Votes cast: 38,955 95.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 668 01.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 38,287 98.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Canobi ALP 14,399 37.6 -04.4 Laurence FAILES * CP 21,649 56.5 +03.5 Mario Morandini DLP 2,239 05.8 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,287 11.1 e 02.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Lawson was abolished at the 1968 redistribution. Failes retired at the 1969 election. Died 7 July 1976 --------------------------------------------------------------------