Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1969.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Frank Timson	Liberal	1949–1960
	Don Chipp	Liberal	1960–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1966: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	30,497	51.3	-0.4
	Labor	Reginald Butler	18,667	31.4	-6.8
	Democratic Labor	William Cameron	5,463	9.2	-0.9
	Liberal Reform Group	John Little	3,251	5.5	+5.5
	Republican	John A'Murray	1,561	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			59,439	96.9
Informal votes			1,879	3.1
Turnout			61,318	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp		61.8	+1.0
	Labor	Reginald Butler		38.2	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Australian federal election, 1963: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	30,406	51.7	+8.0
	Labor	Reginald Butler	22,457	38.2	-2.8
	Democratic Labor	William Cameron	5,965	10.1	-5.2
Total formal votes			58,828	99.2
Informal votes			481	0.8
Turnout			59,309	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp		60.8	+3.0
	Labor	Reginald Butler		39.2	-3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Australian federal election, 1961: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Chipp	24,525	43.7	-5.8
	Labor	Henry Fowler	22,991	41.0	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	William Cameron	8,588	15.3	+4.0
Total formal votes			56,104	98.6
Informal votes			796	1.4
Turnout			56,900	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp	32,453	57.8	-2.0
	Labor	Henry Fowler	23,651	42.2	+2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.0

Higinbotham by-election, 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Henry Fowler	23,541	46.8	+7.6
	Liberal	Don Chipp	19,661	39.1	-10.4
	Democratic Labor	James Nugent	6,756	13.4	-2.1
	Republican	Edward McBride	325	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			50,283	98.1
Informal votes			993	1.9
Turnout			51,276	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Chipp	25,443	50.6	-9.2
	Labor	Henry Fowler	24,840	49.4	+9.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.2

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	24,770	49.5	-1.3
	Labor	Edwin Lamb	19,600	39.2	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Ward	5,665	11.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			50,035	98.0
Informal votes			1,003	2.0
Turnout			51,038	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Timson	29,920	59.8	+1.0
	Labor	Edwin Lamb	20,115	40.2	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Australian federal election, 1955: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	21,251	50.8	-3.2
	Labor	Les Coates	16,419	39.2	-6.8
	Labor (A-C)	Frank Gaffy	4,176	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			41,846	97.7
Informal votes			968	2.3
Turnout			42,814	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Timson		58.8	+4.8
	Labor	Les Coates		41.2	-4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.8

Australian federal election, 1954: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	30,579	54.5	+0.1
	Labor	Geoffrey Sowerbutts	25,537	45.5	-0.1
Total formal votes			56,116	99.0
Informal votes			584	1.0
Turnout			56,700	96.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Australian federal election, 1951: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	25,493	54.4	+0.8
	Labor	Geoffrey Sowerbutts	21,368	45.6	-0.8
Total formal votes			46,861	98.6
Informal votes			644	1.4
Turnout			47,505	96.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Higinbotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Timson	22,832	53.6	+1.2
	Labor	Frank Field	19,760	46.4	-1.2
Total formal votes			42,592	98.8
Informal votes			512	1.2
Turnout			43,104	96.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos