Results of the 1963 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1963 federal election.

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 1963 Australian federal election § Results

Main article: Results of the 1963 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

House of Reps (IRV) – 1963–66—Turnout 95.73% (CV) – Informal 1.82%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal–Country coalition		2,520,321	46.04	+3.95	72	+10
		Liberal	2,030,823	37.09	+3.51	52	+7
		Country	489,498	8.94	+0.43	20	+3
	Labor		2,489,184	45.47	–2.43	52	–10
	Democratic Labor		407,416	7.44	–1.27	0	0
	Communist		32,053	0.59	+0.11	0	0
	Independents		25,739	0.47	–0.21	0	0
	Total		5,474,713			122
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal–Country coalition		Win	52.60	+3.10	72	+10
	Labor			47.40	–3.10	50	–10

See 1961 Australian federal election and 1964 Australian Senate election for Senate compositions.

Popular vote Labor   45.47% Liberal   37.09% Country   8.94% DLP   7.44% Communist   0.59% Independents   0.47%

Two-party-preferred vote Coalition   52.60% Labor   47.40%

Parliament seats Coalition   59.02% Labor   40.98%

New South Wales

1963 Australian federal election (New South Wales)

30 November 1963
All 46 NSW seats in the House of Representatives 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell Party Coalition Labor Seats before 19 27 Seats won 26 20 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 970,132 987,228 Percentage 46.7% 47.6% Swing 6.3pp 4.6pp TPP 50.7% 49.3% TPP swing 5.5pp 5.5pp

Banks

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Banks § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Banks 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Costa	33,175	56.2	−1.9
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic	23,014	39.0	+12.9
	Communist	Pat Clancy	2,885	4.9	+3.2
Total formal votes			59,074	98.3
Informal votes			1,009	1.7
Turnout			60,083	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Costa		60.7	−5.3
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic		39.3	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.3

Barton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barton § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	22,889	50.0	−7.2
	Liberal	Jack Manning	21,394	46.7	+9.2
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	1,508	3.3	−2.0
Total formal votes			45,791	98.9
Informal votes			511	1.1
Turnout			46,302	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds	23,201	50.7	−8.4
	Liberal	Jack Manning	22,590	49.3	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.4

Bennelong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bennelong 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Cramer	29,947	57.5	+12.1
	Labor	William Baird	19,462	37.3	−10.8
	Democratic Labor	Allan Dwyer	2,422	4.6	−1.9
	New Guinea	Joseph Woodhouse	296	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			52,127	98.5
Informal votes			792	1.5
Turnout			52,919	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Cramer		61.5	+10.7
	Labor	William Baird		38.5	−10.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.7

Blaxland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Blaxland 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Harrison	27,558	61.0	−5.3
	Liberal	Terence Morrish	14,741	32.6	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Davis	2,883	6.4	−2.0
Total formal votes			45,182	98.1
Informal votes			894	1.9
Turnout			46,076	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Harrison		63.1	−4.7
	Liberal	Terence Morrish		36.9	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Bradfield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bradfield 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Turner	41,831	78.0	+6.6
	Labor	Lawrence McCulloch	8,575	16.0	−4.8
	Democratic Labor	Dominique Droulers	3,245	6.0	−1.8
Total formal votes			53,651	98.9
Informal votes			601	1.1
Turnout			54,252	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Turner		82.0	+5.2
	Labor	Lawrence McCulloch		18.0	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Calare

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Calare § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John England	21,690	54.3	+4.3
	Labor	Leroy Serisier	14,933	37.4	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	George Boland	3,289	8.2	−0.1
Total formal votes			39,912	99.2
Informal votes			311	0.8
Turnout			40,223	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John England		61.1	+4.2
	Labor	Leroy Serisier		38.9	−4.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Cowper

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowper § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Robinson	20,556	53.0	+13.1
	Labor	Frank McGuren	18,237	47.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,793	99.4
Informal votes			240	0.6
Turnout			39,033	96.9
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+4.8

Cunningham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cunningham § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Cunningham 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Connor	31,905	58.4	−3.6
	Liberal	Jack Hough	20,900	38.2	+3.9
	Communist	Bill McDougall	1,836	3.4	−0.3
Total formal votes			54,641	97.5
Informal votes			1,390	2.5
Turnout			56,031	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Connor		61.5	−3.8
	Liberal	Jack Hough		38.5	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

Dalley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dalley § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	24,553	72.9	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Peter Keogh	9,118	27.1	+20.2
Total formal votes			33,671	96.2
Informal votes			1,333	3.8
Turnout			35,004	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

Darling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Clark	23,352	67.4	−5.2
	Country	Frederick Harding	11,299	32.6	+5.2
Total formal votes			34,651	98.8
Informal votes			424	1.2
Turnout			35,075	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

East Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Devine	19,779	61.2	−6.6
	Liberal	William Foster	10,711	33.1	+11.1
	Communist	Bill Brown	1,827	5.7	+2.5
Total formal votes			32,317	97.3
Informal votes			885	2.7
Turnout			33,202	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Devine		66.4	−5.5
	Liberal	William Foster		33.6	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.5

Eden-Monaro

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	20,807	51.0	−9.0
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	18,095	44.3	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	John Donohue	1,924	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			40,826	98.7
Informal votes			525	1.3
Turnout			41,351	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		52.7	−7.3
	Liberal	Dugald Munro		47.3	+7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.3

Evans

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Evans § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Evans 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay	19,306	51.1	+5.0
	Labor	James Monaghan	15,863	42.0	−3.3
	Democratic Labor	Jack Kane	2,263	6.0	−0.8
	Independent	Harold O'Reilly	187	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Stanislaus Kelly	177	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			37,796	97.8
Informal votes			847	2.2
Turnout			38,643	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Mackay		56.6	+6.7
	Labor	James Monaghan		43.4	−6.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.7

Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Farrer § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Farrer 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,744	58.9	+3.2
	Labor	Herb McPherson	13,341	31.8	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	Lawrence Esler	3,901	9.3	−1.0
Total formal votes			41,986	99.1
Informal votes			384	0.9
Turnout			42,370	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		66.5	+2.4
	Labor	Herb McPherson		33.5	−2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Grayndler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Grayndler 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Daly	21,053	64.5	−2.7
	Liberal	Robert Leech	10,684	32.8	+9.1
	Communist	Mary Stevens	885	2.7	−4.3
Total formal votes			32,622	97.4
Informal votes			864	2.6
Turnout			33,486	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Daly		66.9	−7.1
	Liberal	Robert Leech		33.1	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.1

Gwydir

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Allan	22,477	55.0	+4.9
	Labor	Kenneth Green	18,373	45.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			40,850	99.2
Informal votes			311	0.8
Turnout			41,161	94.9
	Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Hughes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hughes § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Hughes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Johnson	35,726	52.1	−7.1
	Liberal	William Cover	30,751	44.8	+9.1
	Democratic Labor	George Apap	1,665	2.4	−2.7
	New Guinea	John Phillips	269	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	John Mantova	200	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			68,611	98.4
Informal votes			1,148	1.6
Turnout			69,759	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Johnson		52.7	−8.3
	Liberal	William Cover		47.3	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.3

Hume

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hume § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	37,931	46.1	−2.5
	Country	Ian Pettitt	11,078	28.5	−14.5
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ashton	7,299	18.8	+18.8
	Democratic Labor	Charles Rowe	2,574	6.6	−1.7
Total formal votes			38,882	99.0
Informal votes			408	1.0
Turnout			39,290	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Pettitt	19,746	50.8	+1.7
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	19,136	49.2	−1.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+1.7

Hunter

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hunter § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	32,132	71.1	−4.4
	Liberal	John Wassell	7,555	16.7	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	Aubrey Barr	3,389	7.5	+7.5
	Communist	Evan Phillips	2,103	4.7	−1.0
Total formal votes			45,179	97.9
Informal votes			976	2.1
Turnout			46,155	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		77.6	−3.0
	Liberal	John Wassell		22.4	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Kingsford Smith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingsford Smith § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kingsford-Smith 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Curtin	24,083	54.8	−3.1
	Liberal	Sidney Pitkethly	18,108	41.2	+6.4
	Communist	Jim Baird	1,729	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			43,920	98.0
Informal votes			913	2.0
Turnout			44,833	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Curtin		58.4	−1.0
	Liberal	Sidney Pitkethly		41.6	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.0

Lang

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lang § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Stewart	25,182	57.2	−6.8
	Liberal	Russell Carter	17,208	39.1	+10.3
	Independent	Frank Ball	1,626	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			44,016	98.5
Informal votes			671	1.5
Turnout			44,687	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Stewart		58.6	−7.7
	Liberal	Russell Carter		41.4	+7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.7

Lawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lawson § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lawson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Laurie Failes	20,991	53.0	+5.1
	Labor	John Canobi	16,659	42.0	−4.4
	Democratic Labor	Mario Morandini	1,972	5.0	−0.7
Total formal votes			39,622	99.2
Informal votes			319	0.8
Turnout			39,941	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Laurie Failes		57.0	+4.9
	Labor	John Canobi		43.0	−4.9
	Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Lowe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lowe § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lowe 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William McMahon	21,714	55.6	+7.8
	Labor	John Holland	15,426	39.5	−7.8
	Democratic Labor	Reginald Lawson	1,910	4.9	+1.0
Total formal votes			39,050	98.8
Informal votes			483	1.2
Turnout			39,533	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William McMahon		59.5	+8.6
	Labor	John Holland		40.5	−8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.6

Lyne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyne § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lyne 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Philip Lucock	25,869	61.5	+7.1
	Labor	John Allan	15,039	35.7	−3.5
	Independent	Joe Cordner	1,181	2.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			42,089	99.1
Informal votes			393	0.9
Turnout			42,482	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Philip Lucock		62.9	+3.9
	Labor	John Allan		37.1	−3.9
	Country hold		Swing	+3.9

Macarthur

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Macarthur 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	31,720	54.6	+1.6
	Labor	Don Nilon	24,021	41.4	−5.6
	Democratic Labor	Albert Perish	309	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Ronald Sarina	309	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			58,071	98.7
Informal votes			749	1.3
Turnout			58,820	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Bate		57.7	+4.7
	Labor	Don Nilon		42.3	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Mackellar

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Mackellar 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth	37,827	62.2	+8.1
	Labor	Mabel Elliott	18,440	30.3	−4.6
	Democratic Labor	Philip Cohen	2,725	4.5	−1.0
	Communist	Hugh Begg	1,834	3.0	−2.5
Total formal votes			60,826	98.3
Informal votes			1,055	1.7
Turnout			61,881	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Wentworth		66.1	+7.2
	Labor	Mabel Elliott		33.9	−7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Macquarie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Macquarie § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Luchetti	25,649	57.6	−5.5
	Liberal	John Heesh	18,868	42.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			44,517	98.7
Informal votes			597	1.3
Turnout			45,114	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.5

Mitchell

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Mitchell 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Irwin	29,230	49.3	+6.4
	Labor	John Armitage	35,301	44.4	−7.8
	Democratic Labor	Malcolm Towner	2,943	3.7	−0.6
	New Guinea	Albert Ackerman	1,604	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	John Ashe	438	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			79,516	97.6
Informal votes			1,976	2.4
Turnout			81,492	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Irwin	42,226	53.1	+6.5
	Labor	John Armitage	37,290	46.9	−6.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.5

New England

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of New England § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ian Sinclair	22,027	54.7	+0.9
	Labor	Donald White	16,930	42.1	+1.4
	Independent	James Gordon	959	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Andrew Monley	331	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			40,247	98.7
Informal votes			514	1.3
Turnout			40,761	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ian Sinclair		57.3	−1.1
	Labor	Donald White		42.7	+1.1
	Country hold		Swing	−1.1

Newcastle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle1963

1963 Australian federal election: Newcastle 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	21,434	58.7	−4.1
	Liberal	Eric Cupit	12,518	34.3	+6.1
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	2,559	7.0	−2.0
Total formal votes			36,511	98.4
Informal votes			597	1.6
Turnout			37,108	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		59.9	−5.5
	Liberal	Eric Cupit		40.1	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

North Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jack	22,492	59.3	+9.6
	Labor	Maurice Isaacs	13,417	35.4	−5.5
	Democratic Labor	Michael Fitzpatrick	2,035	5.4	−4.0
Total formal votes			37,944	98.5
Informal votes			575	1.5
Turnout			38,519	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Jack		62.8	+8.8
	Labor	Maurice Isaacs		37.2	−8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

Parkes

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–1969) § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Hughes	18,437	47.7	+9.8
	Labor	Les Haylen	17,900	46.3	−6.2
	Democratic Labor	Vincent Couch	2,331	6.0	−3.6
Total formal votes			38,668	98.3
Informal votes			676	1.7
Turnout			39,344	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Hughes	19,994	51.7	+5.9
	Labor	Les Haylen	18,674	48.3	−5.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.9

Parramatta

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Parramatta 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	31,660	56.0	+5.9
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren	21,791	38.5	−4.3
	Democratic Labor	Edward Beck	3,088	5.5	−0.1
Total formal votes			56,539	98.9
Informal votes			602	1.1
Turnout			57,141	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		60.4	+5.4
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren		39.6	−5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

Paterson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Paterson § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Paterson 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	24,695	61.4	+10.5
	Labor	Archibald Jones	15,503	38.6	−4.2
Total formal votes			40,198	99.0
Informal votes			396	1.0
Turnout			40,594	96.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

Phillip

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Phillip § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Phillip 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Aston	18,128	47.7	+3.6
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	17,634	46.4	−3.9
	Democratic Labor	John Antill	2,215	5.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			37,977	98.3
Informal votes			664	1.7
Turnout			38,641	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Aston	20,048	52.8	+4.2
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	17,929	47.2	−4.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Reid

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Reid § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	32,497	58.3	−7.8
	Liberal	Thomas Reeves	17,667	31.7	+9.0
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	5,547	10.0	−1.2
Total formal votes			55,711	97.8
Informal votes			1,276	2.2
Turnout			56,987	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		60.1	−8.0
	Liberal	Thomas Reeves		39.9	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.0

Richmond

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Richmond § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	26,389	66.2	−2.3
	Labor	Matthew Walsh	12,841	32.2	−3.9
	Independent	Peter Bray	607	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			39,837	99.4
Informal votes			236	0.6
Turnout			40,073	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		67.0	+3.1
	Labor	Matthew Walsh		33.0	−3.1
	Country hold		Swing	+3.1

Riverina

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Riverina § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Hugh Roberton	21,068	51.7	+3.9
	Labor	Jack Ward	16,969	41.6	−3.1
	Democratic Labor	Victor Groutsch	2,733	6.7	−0.9
Total formal votes			40,770	98.8
Informal votes			506	1.2
Turnout			41,276	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Hugh Roberton		57.3	+3.2
	Labor	Jack Ward		42.7	−3.2
	Country hold		Swing	+3.2

Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Robertson § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Dean	27,474	50.5	+2.0
	Labor	Bob Brown	24,224	44.5	−2.5
	Democratic Labor	George Britton	2,717	5.0	+0.5
Total formal votes			54,415	99.0
Informal votes			574	1.0
Turnout			54,989	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Dean		54.1	+2.6
	Labor	Bob Brown		45.9	−2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Shortland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Shortland § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Shortland 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Griffiths	32,270	60.6	−4.2
	Liberal	William Gilchrist	14,535	27.3	+2.9
	Democratic Labor	Robert Burke	4,922	9.2	+1.0
	Communist	Barbara Curthoys	1,538	2.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			53,265	98.3
Informal votes			925	1.7
Turnout			54,190	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Griffiths		64.9	−4.7
	Liberal	William Gilchrist		35.1	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

St George

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of St George § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: St George 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Len Bosman	20,869	50.1	+7.7
	Labor	Lionel Clay	19,648	47.1	−7.1
	Democratic Labor	John Vandergriff	1,169	2.8	−0.7
Total formal votes			41,686	98.6
Informal votes			597	1.4
Turnout			42,283	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Len Bosman		52.3	+7.2
	Labor	Lionel Clay		47.7	−7.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.2

Warringah

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Warringah § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Cockle	31,478	72.5	+18.9
	Labor	John Lancaster	9,964	22.9	−0.2
	Democratic Labor	John Plunkett	1,975	4.5	−0.2
Total formal votes			43,417	98.6
Informal votes			603	1.4
Turnout			44,020	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Cockle		76.1	+10.0
	Labor	John Lancaster		23.9	−10.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.0

Watson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–1969) § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	24,280	68.1	−12.0
	Liberal	Louis Mamo	8,302	23.3	+6.4
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Atkinson	2,136	6.0	+3.0
	Communist	Harry Hatfield	951	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			35,669	96.9
Informal votes			1,143	3.1
Turnout			36,812	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		72.5	−8.2
	Liberal	Louis Mamo		27.5	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.2

Wentworth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Bury	27,485	73.1	+10.6
	Labor	Nell Simpson	8,991	23.9	−4.6
	Independent	Arthur Bergman	1,140	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			37,616	98.0
Informal votes			763	2.0
Turnout			38,379	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Bury		75.1	+5.2
	Labor	Nell Simpson		24.9	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Werriwa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	39,440	58.1	−7.2
	Liberal	Kevin Byrne	25,301	37.3	+11.2
	Democratic Labor	Harry Cole	3,115	4.6	−4.1
Total formal votes			67,856	97.4
Informal votes			1,803	2.6
Turnout			69,659	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gough Whitlam		59.0	−7.8
	Liberal	Kevin Byrne		41.0	+7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.8

West Sydney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	22,051	74.3	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty	5,352	18.0	+8.6
	Independent	Maurice Law	1,464	4.9	+4.9
	New Guinea	Charles Kilduff	813	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			29,680	95.6
Informal votes			1,371	4.4
Turnout			31,051	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		78.1	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty		21.9	+21.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Victoria

1963 Australian federal election (Victoria)

30 November 1963
All 33 Victorian seats in the House of Representatives 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell Party Coalition Labor Seats before 23 10 Seats won 23 10 Seat change Popular vote 717,097 620,253 Percentage 46.7% 40.4% Swing 4.4pp 1.2pp TPP 57.5% 42.5% TPP swing 2.0pp 2.0pp

Balaclava

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	23,487	58.8	+6.9
	Labor	Ephraim Briskman	11,802	29.6	−0.5
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	4,135	10.4	−3.1
	Independent	Edith Jewell	491	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			39,915	98.8
Informal votes			485	1.2
Turnout			43,381	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn		68.8	+3.0
	Labor	Ephraim Briskman		31.2	−3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Ballaarat

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	20,764	48.3	+4.7
	Labor	Alan Williams	15,846	36.8	−1.7
	Democratic Labor	Bob Joshua	6,421	14.9	−3.0
Total formal votes			43,031	99.2
Informal votes			350	0.8
Turnout			43,381	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dudley Erwin	26,764	62.2	+2.3
	Labor	Alan Williams	16,267	37.8	−2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3

Batman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Batman § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Benson	19,858	48.8	−6.1
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	14,923	36.7	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Jack Little	5,880	14.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			40,661	98.2
Informal votes			725	1.8
Turnout			41,386	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Benson	20,682	50.9	−4.5
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	19,979	49.1	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.5

Bendigo

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Beaton	22,646	51.2	−0.4
	Liberal	Fred Grimwade	15,541	35.1	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	6,044	13.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			44,231	99.3
Informal votes			307	0.7
Turnout			44,538	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton		52.6	−1.6
	Liberal	Fred Grimwade		47.4	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

Bruce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bruce § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	45,542	48.4	+6.8
	Labor	Barry Jones	38,396	40.8	−1.9
	Democratic Labor	Henry de Sachau	8,857	9.4	−6.3
	Independent	Brian Crossley	920	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Tom Gilhooley	474	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			94,189	98.2
Informal votes			1,682	1.8
Turnout			95,871	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	54,026	57.4	+5.2
	Labor	Barry Jones	40,163	42.6	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Chisholm

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Chisholm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes	24,139	60.0	+4.4
	Labor	John Button	11,878	29.5	−1.8
	Democratic Labor	John Duffy	4,230	10.5	−2.7
Total formal votes			40,247	99.1
Informal votes			352	0.9
Turnout			40,599	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes		69.5	+2.0
	Labor	John Button		30.5	−2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

Corangamite

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	26,347	57.5	+4.7
	Labor	Fred Black	13,324	29.1	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	Francis O'Brien	6,139	13.4	−4.8
Total formal votes			45,810	99.3
Informal votes			335	0.7
Turnout			46,145	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon		69.6	+1.3
	Labor	Fred Black		30.4	−1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

Corio

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Corio § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Corio 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	21,933	45.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	21,185	44.0	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	James Mahoney	5,004	10.4	−4.5
Total formal votes			48,122	99.0
Informal votes			509	1.0
Turnout			48,631	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hubert Opperman	25,666	53.3	−3.1
	Labor	Bob Hawke	22,456	46.7	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

Darebin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darebin § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Darebin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Courtnay	28,610	55.4	+0.2
	Liberal	Peter Coupe	13,688	26.5	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Tom Andrews	9,388	18.2	−4.7
Total formal votes			51,686	98.4
Informal votes			862	1.6
Turnout			52,548	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Courtnay		57.1	−0.3
	Liberal	Peter Coupe		42.9	+42.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Deakin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Deakin § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Deakin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Davis	34,863	52.0	+4.7
	Labor	Pat Hubbard	25,045	37.3	−2.4
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Weston	7,184	10.7	−2.3
Total formal votes			67,092	99.0
Informal votes			711	1.0
Turnout			67,803	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Davis		61.6	+3.4
	Labor	Pat Hubbard		38.4	−3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.4

Fawkner

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fawkner § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Howson	18,614	54.5	+5.9
	Labor	Gwendolyn Noad	11,774	34.5	−1.3
	Democratic Labor	John Speed	2,818	8.2	−7.4
	Independent	George Gabriel	966	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			34,172	98.1
Informal votes			651	1.9
Turnout			34,823	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Howson		63.6	+0.8
	Labor	Gwendolyn Noad		36.4	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Flinders

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Flinders § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	29,723	52.2	+7.7
	Labor	Nola Barber	21,464	37.7	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Martin Curry	5,781	10.1	−4.7
Total formal votes			56,968	99.0
Informal votes			581	1.0
Turnout			57,549	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay		61.3	+4.0
	Labor	Nola Barber		38.7	−4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Gellibrand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Gellibrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	25,035	64.2	−0.9
	Liberal	Harley Price	8,183	21.0	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Jan Roszkowski	4,375	11.2	−0.7
	Communist	David Davies	1,395	3.6	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,988	97.0
Informal votes			1,193	3.0
Turnout			40,181	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		68.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Harley Price		31.3	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Gippsland

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Nixon	25,422	57.8	+6.2
	Labor	Sydney Evans	13,623	31.0	−0.5
	Democratic Labor	John Hansen	4,970	11.3	−5.6
Total formal votes			44,015	99.0
Informal votes			452	1.0
Turnout			44,467	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Nixon		68.0	+1.1
	Labor	Sydney Evans		32.0	−1.1
	Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Henty

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Henty § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Fox	24,110	51.6	+5.7
	Labor	George Taylor	15,425	33.0	−7.3
	Democratic Labor	Joseph McHugh	4,694	10.0	−3.8
	Independent Labor	Herbert Viney	2,500	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			46,729	98.8
Informal votes			564	1.2
Turnout			47,293	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Fox		59.3	+1.6
	Labor	George Taylor		40.7	−1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Higgins

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higgins § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Higgins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Holt	22,835	60.1	+3.4
	Labor	Roger Kirby	10,915	28.7	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Celia Laird	4,223	11.1	−2.9
Total formal votes			37,973	98.8
Informal votes			444	1.2
Turnout			38,417	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Holt		70.1	+0.8
	Labor	Roger Kirby		29.9	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Higinbotham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: 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

Indi

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Indi § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Mac Holten	20,551	48.0	+3.6
	Labor	Mervyn Huggins	10,997	25.7	+0.4
	Liberal	Ian Foyster	6,111	14.3	−4.6
	Democratic Labor	Christopher Cody	5,165	12.1	+0.7
Total formal votes			42,824	98.8
Informal votes			511	1.2
Turnout			43,335	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Mac Holten		72.0	+17.9
	Labor	Mervyn Huggins		28.0	+28.0
	Country hold		Swing	+17.9

Isaacs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs (1949–1969) § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Isaacs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Haworth	17,591	49.6	+2.2
	Labor	Paul Court	14,159	39.9	+1.0
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	3,710	10.5	−3.2
Total formal votes			35,460	98.1
Informal votes			688	1.9
Turnout			36,148	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Haworth	20,953	59.1	−0.5
	Labor	Paul Court	14,507	40.9	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.5

Kooyong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Robert Menzies	30,205	63.9	+6.6
	Labor	Robert White	11,514	24.4	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Charles Murphy	4,806	10.2	−5.0
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	727	1.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			47,252	98.9
Informal votes			513	1.1
Turnout			47,765	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Robert Menzies		74.1	+3.7
	Labor	Robert White		25.9	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

La Trobe

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: La Trobe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jess	35,050	48.7	+5.0
	Labor	Moss Cass	29,466	40.9	−1.1
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Adamson	7,490	10.4	−3.1
Total formal votes			72,006	98.9
Informal votes			797	1.1
Turnout			72,803	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Jess	40,866	56.8	+0.2
	Labor	Moss Cass	31,140	43.2	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

Lalor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lalor § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lalor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	49,383	54.4	+0.5
	Liberal	Bernard Treseder	25,831	28.5	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Jim Marmion	15,507	17.1	+0.9
Total formal votes			90,721	98.0
Informal votes			1,892	2.0
Turnout			92,613	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard		57.0	−0.8
	Liberal	Bernard Treseder		43.0	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

Mallee

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Mallee § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	24,805	63.1	+0.6
	Labor	Maurice Hinton	10,489	26.7	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Michael Howley	4,004	10.2	−1.0
Total formal votes			39,298	99.0
Informal votes			396	1.0
Turnout			39,694	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull		71.3	−1.3
	Labor	Maurice Hinton		28.7	+1.3
	Country hold		Swing	−1.3

Maribyrnong

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Armour	18,524	43.3	−3.5
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	17,379	40.6	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Frank McManus	6,616	15.5	−1.9
	Independent	Edwin Ryan	162	0.4	+0.4
	Republican	John Murray	141	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			42,822	98.0
Informal votes			865	2.0
Turnout			43,687	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	23,617	55.2	+4.4
	Labor	Neil Armour	19,205	44.8	−4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

McMillan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McMillan § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: McMillan 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	22,479	49.8	+14.3
	Labor	Eric Kent	17,377	38.5	+1.6
	Democratic Labor	Les Hilton	5,243	11.6	+0.0
Total formal votes			45,099	99.0
Informal votes			442	1.0
Turnout			45,541	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Buchanan	27,221	60.4	−0.8
	Labor	Eric Kent	17,878	39.6	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.8

Melbourne

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	17,100	56.9	−5.9
	Liberal	Charles Hider	7,870	26.2	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Brennan	5,084	16.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			30,054	97.1
Informal votes			890	2.9
Turnout			30,944	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		59.5	−5.0
	Liberal	Charles Hider		40.5	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Melbourne Ports

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	20,654	63.5	+1.8
	Liberal	James Pond	7,178	22.1	−0.3
	Democratic Labor	George O'Dwyer	4,074	12.5	−1.2
	Communist	Roger Wilson	632	1.9	−0.3
Total formal votes			32,538	97.7
Informal votes			781	2.3
Turnout			33,319	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Crean		66.5	+1.4
	Liberal	James Pond		33.5	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Murray

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Murray § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McEwen	29,240	64.3	+2.8
	Labor	Neil Frankland	10,292	22.6	−2.6
	Democratic Labor	Brian Lacey	5,914	13.0	−0.3
Total formal votes			45,446	98.6
Informal votes			622	1.4
Turnout			46,068	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McEwen		76.0	+2.5
	Labor	Neil Frankland		24.0	−2.5
	Country hold		Swing	+2.5

Scullin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Scullin (1955–69) § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Scullin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Peters	16,764	58.5	−2.4
	Liberal	John Harrison	6,131	21.4	+6.3
	Democratic Labor	James Abikhair	5,194	18.1	−5.8
	Communist	Ron Hearn	554	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			28,643	94.9
Informal votes			1,535	5.1
Turnout			30,178	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Peters		61.9	−0.5
	Liberal	John Harrison		32.1	+32.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.5

Wannon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wannon § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser	22,503	51.9	+3.5
	Labor	Cyril Primmer	14,307	33.0	−2.2
	Democratic Labor	Terence Callander	6,549	15.1	−1.3
Total formal votes			43,359	99.5
Informal votes			237	0.5
Turnout			43,596	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Fraser		65.6	+1.8
	Labor	Cyril Primmer		34.4	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Wills

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wills § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	20,197	54.1	−3.9
	Liberal	James Muntz	10,795	28.9	+6.7
	Democratic Labor	John Hardy	6,315	16.9	−2.9
Total formal votes			37,307	97.5
Informal votes			945	2.5
Turnout			38,252	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		55.8	−4.2
	Liberal	James Muntz		44.2	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

Wimmera

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Robert King	16,772	43.0	+8.6
	Labor	Thomas Windsor	11,023	28.3	−1.5
	Liberal	Howard Rodda	7,599	19.5	−8.1
	Democratic Labor	Adrian Cahill	3,610	9.3	+1.0
Total formal votes			39,004	99.2
Informal votes			311	0.8
Turnout			39,315	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Robert King		69.2	+0.7
	Labor	Thomas Windsor		30.8	−0.7
	Country hold		Swing	+0.7

Yarra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Yarra § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	17,976	56.0	+3.9
	Liberal	Anthony Hearder	9,234	28.8	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	Stan Keon	4,865	15.2	−1.6
Total formal votes			32,075	98.0
Informal votes			662	2.0
Turnout			32,737	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		57.5	−0.4
	Liberal	Anthony Hearder		42.5	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Queensland

1963 Australian federal election (Queensland)

30 November 1963
All 18 Queensland seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell Party Coalition Labor Seats before 7 11 Seats won 10 8 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 373,807 369,570 Percentage 46.9% 46.3% Swing 3.3pp 1.8pp TPP 51.9% 48.1% TPP swing 2.6pp 2.6pp

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bowman 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Comber	22,533	47.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	21,618	45.8	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	Harry Wright	3,052	6.5	−3.0
Total formal votes			47,203	98.0
Informal votes			979	2.0
Turnout			48,182	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wylie Gibbs	24,280	51.4	+3.3
	Labor	Jack Comber	22,923	48.6	−3.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.3

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Manfred Cross	17,489	50.1	−3.6
	Liberal	Leith Sinclair	13,999	40.1	+7.6
	Democratic Labor	John O'Connell	2,087	6.0	−5.7
	Communist	Warren Bowden	1,310	3.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			34,885	96.3
Informal votes			1,357	3.7
Turnout			36,242	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Manfred Cross		54.8	−2.8
	Liberal	Leith Sinclair		45.2	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Gray	21,335	56.1	+6.7
	Liberal	Maurice South	13,705	36.1	−2.2
	Democratic Labor	Alphonsus Schleger	2,967	7.8	−4.5
Total formal votes			38,007	98.5
Informal votes			569	1.5
Turnout			38,576	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Gray		57.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Maurice South		42.3	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Darling Downs

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Darling Downs § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz	26,072	61.2	+10.2
	Labor	Cyril Mitchell	14,418	33.9	−7.8
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Rawle	2,078	4.9	−2.5
Total formal votes			42,568	98.6
Informal votes			589	1.4
Turnout			43,157	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Reginald Swartz		65.1	+8.2
	Labor	Cyril Mitchell		34.9	−8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.2

Dawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Shaw	19,420	51.8	−0.9
	Labor	Doug Everingham	15,508	41.4	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Erwin Eshmann	2,543	6.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			37,471	97.8
Informal votes			841	2.2
Turnout			38,312	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Shaw		56.4	−1.5
	Labor	Doug Everingham		43.6	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	−1.5

Fisher

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Adermann	27,512	64.0	+8.1
	Labor	William Weir	13,882	32.3	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	Geoffrey Traill	1,567	3.6	−4.7
Total formal votes			42,961	98.1
Informal votes			838	1.9
Turnout			43,799	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Adermann		66.9	+4.4
	Labor	William Weir		33.1	−4.4
	Country hold		Swing	+4.4

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wilfred Coutts	21,239	54.5	−0.9
	Liberal	Keith Grant	15,097	38.7	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul Tucker	2,627	6.7	−2.9
Total formal votes			38,963	97.0
Informal votes			1,204	3.0
Turnout			40,167	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wilfred Coutts		55.8	−1.5
	Liberal	Keith Grant		44.2	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.5

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Harding	21,062	46.5	−2.5
	Liberal	Roy Pope	14,805	32.7	−10.4
	Democratic Labor	Kiernan Dorney	8,410	18.5	+13.4
	Communist	Frank Bishop	1,063	2.3	−0.5
Total formal votes			45,340	97.4
Informal votes			1,229	2.6
Turnout			46,569	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Harding	24,132	53.2	+0.9
	Liberal	Roy Pope	21,208	46.8	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	21,182	61.4	−0.7
	Country	Keith Siemon	11,144	32.3	+0.8
	Democratic Labor	John Judge	2,174	6.3	−0.1
Total formal votes			34,500	97.8
Informal votes			791	2.2
Turnout			35,291	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		63.5	+0.1
	Country	Keith Siemon		36.5	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Leichhardt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Fulton	24,881	58.0	−8.3
	Country	Robert Norman	16,895	39.4	+12.0
	Democratic Labor	Arthur Trembath	1,158	2.7	−3.6
Total formal votes			42,934	97.3
Informal votes			1,196	2.7
Turnout			44,130	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Fulton		58.5	−9.1
	Country	Robert Norman		41.5	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.1

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Cameron	20,548	45.7	−0.9
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	20,503	45.6	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Frank Andrews	3,934	8.7	−1.4
Total formal votes			44,985	97.8
Informal votes			1,032	2.2
Turnout			46,017	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Cairns	24,083	53.5	+4.8
	Labor	Don Cameron	20,902	46.5	−4.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.8

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe	20,649	54.8	+7.3
	Labor	Trevor Alexander	15,965	42.4	−1.9
	Democratic Labor	Mervyn Eunson	1,054	2.8	−5.4
Total formal votes			37,668	98.4
Informal votes			627	1.6
Turnout			38,295	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wilfred Brimblecombe		57.0	+3.4
	Labor	Trevor Alexander		43.0	−3.4
	Country hold		Swing	+3.4

McPherson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Barnes	33,422	58.1	+4.3
	Labor	Gerry Jones	21,657	37.6	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Michael O'Connor	2,481	4.3	−2.2
Total formal votes			57,560	97.7
Informal votes			1,347	2.3
Turnout			58,907	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Barnes		61.5	+1.1
	Labor	Gerry Jones		38.5	−1.1
	Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Killen	28,574	49.3	+6.0
	Labor	John O'Donnell	25,609	44.2	−3.8
	Democratic Labor	Eric Allingham	3,790	6.5	−0.9
Total formal votes			57,973	97.6
Informal votes			1,408	2.4
Turnout			59,381	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Killen	31,893	55.0	+4.9
	Labor	John O'Donnell	26,080	45.0	−4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.9

Oxley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Hayden	25,194	57.6	+4.9
	Liberal	Arthur Chresby	16,600	38.0	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Terence Burns	1,942	4.4	+0.3
Total formal votes			43,736	98.3
Informal votes			761	1.7
Turnout			44,497	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Hayden		58.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Arthur Chresby		41.7	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Petrie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	27,616	47.1	+5.2
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	26,804	45.7	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	Brian Balaam	4,035	6.9	+1.0
	Independent	Francis O'Mara	159	0.3	−0.2
Total formal votes			58,614	97.7
Informal votes			1,394	2.3
Turnout			60,008	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Hulme	31,335	53.5	+4.2
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	27,279	46.5	−4.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Ryan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Drury	29,608	58.2	+6.0
	Labor	Raymond McCreath	17,082	33.6	−6.4
	Democratic Labor	Brian O'Brien	3,587	7.1	−0.8
	Social Credit	Robert Hooker	588	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			50,865	97.6
Informal votes			1,230	2.4
Turnout			52,095	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Drury		65.7	+7.2
	Labor	Raymond McCreath		34.3	−7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	23,182	56.0	+2.6
	Country	Albert White	16,568	40.0	−0.1
	Democratic Labor	Rogers Judge	935	2.3	−2.0
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	700	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			41,385	98.2
Informal votes			738	1.8
Turnout			42,123	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		57.3	+2.1
	Country	Albert White		42.7	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

South Australia

1963 Australian federal election (South Australia)

30 November 1963
All 11 SA seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Arthur Calwell Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 6 5 Seats won 6 5 Seat change Popular vote 270,956 183,490 Percentage 53.2% 36.0% Swing 1.1pp 4.2pp TPP 53.3% 46.7% TPP swing 0.9pp 0.9pp

Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Adelaide § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Adelaide 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Sexton	18,194	56.1	+0.3
	Liberal	Karl-Juergen Liebetrau	12,188	37.6	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Coffey	2,036	6.3	−3.4
Total formal votes			32,418	97.6
Informal votes			797	2.4
Turnout			33,215	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Sexton		57.2	−0.3
	Liberal	Karl-Juergen Liebetrau		42.8	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Angas

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Angas (1949–1977) § 1949

1963 Australian federal election: Angas  

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alick Downer	25,676	61.9	+5.2
	Labor	Robert Nielsen	14,709	35.5	−0.8
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	1,075	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			41,460	98.4
Informal votes			665	1.6
Turnout			42,125	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alick Downer		62.2	+0.6
	Labor	Robert Nielsen		37.8	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Barker

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Barker § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	26,547	56.8	+2.4
	Labor	Norman Alcock	19,168	41.0	+1.0
	Independent	Harvey Burns	1,043	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			46,758	98.7
Informal votes			596	1.3
Turnout			47,354	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Forbes		57.9	−0.3
	Labor	Norman Alcock		42.1	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.3

Bonython

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bonython § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bonython

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Nicholls	45,537	70.9	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	Edward Timlin	14,084	21.9	+15.9
	Communist	Alan Miller	4,638	7.2	+6.0
Total formal votes			64,259	94.7
Informal votes			3,572	5.3
Turnout			67,831	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Nicholls		77.4	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Edward Timlin		22.6	+22.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.7

Boothby

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Boothby § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McLeay	23,309	55.1	+3.7
	Labor	Ronald Basten	17,248	40.8	−1.3
	Democratic Labor	Ted Farrell	1,760	4.2	−2.3
Total formal votes			42,317	98.5
Informal votes			647	1.5
Turnout			42,964	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McLeay		58.5	+1.9
	Labor	Ronald Basten		41.5	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Grey

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Grey § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Mortimer	24,236	54.2	−4.0
	Liberal	Vern Dyason	18,749	41.9	+3.7
	Democratic Labor	William Ahern	1,718	3.8	+0.2
Total formal votes			44,703	98.9
Informal votes			492	1.1
Turnout			45,195	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Mortimer		54.8	−4.0
	Liberal	Vern Dyason		45.2	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.0

Hindmarsh

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hindmarsh § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Cameron	33,975	71.9	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Richard Mills	13,281	28.1	+23.5
Total formal votes			47,256	94.8
Informal votes			2,587	5.2
Turnout			49,843	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Kingston

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kingston § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Galvin	32,582	53.6	−2.6
	Liberal	Kay Brownbill	25,375	41.7	+6.6
	Democratic Labor	Brian Crowe	2,858	4.7	−4.0
Total formal votes			60,815	98.8
Informal votes			752	1.2
Turnout			61,567	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Galvin		54.5	−4.2
	Liberal	Kay Brownbill		45.5	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

Port Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Port Adelaide § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Birrell	30,994	76.2	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	George Basisovs	8,219	20.2	+12.3
	Communist	Jim Moss	1,463	3.6	+1.4
Total formal votes			40,676	94.8
Informal votes			2,230	5.2
Turnout			42,906	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Birrell		79.4	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	George Basisovs		20.6	+20.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.2

Sturt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Sturt § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Wilson	26,469	56.0	+3.8
	Labor	Norm Foster	18,264	38.6	−0.3
	Democratic Labor	Walter Doran	2,551	5.4	−3.5
Total formal votes			47,284	98.0
Informal votes			971	2.0
Turnout			48,255	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith Wilson		59.5	+1.0
	Labor	Norm Foster		40.5	−1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Wakefield

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wakefield § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bert Kelly	25,177	61.1	+3.0
	Labor	John Penrose	16,049	38.9	+2.2
Total formal votes			41,226	98.4
Informal votes			654	1.6
Turnout			41,880	97.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.2

Western Australia

1963 Australian federal election (Western Australia)

30 November 1963
All 8 WA seats in the House of Representatives 4 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies Arthur Calwell Party Coalition Labor Seats before 6 3 Seats won 6 3 Seat change Popular vote 202,215 146,596 Percentage 54.0% 39.2% Swing 2.2pp 1.7pp TPP 56.2% 43.8% TPP swing

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Canning 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil McNeill	17,000	43.5	+5.3
	Country	John Hallett	10,844	27.7	−0.2
	Labor	Charles Edwards	10,204	26.1	−3.1
	Independent	Ronald Batey	1,072	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			39,120	97.7
Informal votes			922	2.3
Turnout			40,042	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Hallett	20,434	52.2	+52.2
	Liberal	Neil McNeill	18,686	47.8	−17.9
	Country gain from Liberal		Swing	+17.9

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Hasluck	29,200	75.6	+12.4
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dwyer	6,992	18.1	+6.0
	Communist	John Gandini	2,426	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			38,618	93.5
Informal votes			2,669	6.5
Turnout			41,287	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Hasluck		78.8	+5.7
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dwyer		21.2	+21.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth	20,921	52.1	−5.4
	Labor	Robert Smithson	15,899	39.6	−2.9
	Independent Country	Frank Oates	3,304	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			40,124	98.6
Informal votes			583	1.4
Turnout			40,707	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Freeth		56.2	−1.3
	Labor	Robert Smithson		43.8	+1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.3

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.	27,203	54.9	−5.8
	Liberal	John Waghorne	20,931	42.2	+5.4
	Independent	James Collins	748	1.5	+1.5
	Communist	Paddy Troy	676	1.4	−1.0
Total formal votes			49,558	97.9
Informal votes			1,043	2.1
Turnout			50,601	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley Sr.		57.0	−5.9
	Liberal	John Waghorne		43.0	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Collard	16,180	52.3	+4.4
	Liberal	Peter Browne	12,668	41.0	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	James Ardagh	1,328	4.3	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Antonius Berkhout	751	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			30,927	98.5
Informal votes			467	1.5
Turnout			31,394	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Collard		53.4	+2.8
	Liberal	Peter Browne		46.6	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vic Halbert	12,876	34.0	−1.0
	Country	Don Maisey	12,810	33.9	+3.1
	Labor	Wilbur Bennett	12,146	32.1	+3.6
Total formal votes			37,832	98.3
Informal votes			670	1.7
Turnout			38,502	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Don Maisey	21,847	57.7	+6.4
	Liberal	Vic Halbert	15,985	42.3	−6.4
	Country hold		Swing	+6.4

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney Sr.	15,867	54.3	−0.7
	Labor	Edward Halse	11,743	40.2	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	Arthur White	1,629	5.6	−3.6
Total formal votes			29,239	97.1
Informal votes			860	2.9
Turnout			30,099	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Chaney Sr.		58.8	−3.6
	Labor	Edward Halse		41.2	+3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.6

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Webb	29,806	50.1	+1.9
	Liberal	Doug Cash	25,641	43.1	+5.3
	Democratic Labor	Brian Peachey	4,044	6.8	−6.0
Total formal votes			59,491	98.1
Informal votes			1,126	1.9
Turnout			60,617	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Webb		51.5	+1.2
	Liberal	Doug Cash		48.5	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver	23,547	47.5	−1.8
	Labor	Joe Berinson	23,415	47.3	+4.6
	Democratic Labor	Gerardus Sappelli	2,253	4.5	−3.6
	Independent	Warwick Hill	312	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			49,527	98.1
Informal votes			937	1.9
Turnout			50,464	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Richard Cleaver	25,799	52.1	−3.4
	Labor	Joe Berinson	23,728	47.9	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.4

Tasmania

1963 Australian federal election (Tasmania)

30 November 1963
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the House of Representatives 3 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Arthur Calwell Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 3 2 Seats won 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 94,581 73,491 Percentage 52.1% 40.7% Swing 1.6pp 2.1pp TPP 53.9% 45.5% TPP swing 0.6pp 0.6pp

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lance Barnard	21,182	58.3	−4.4
	Liberal	James Wardlaw	13,078	36.0	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Kaye	2,055	5.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			36,315	98.9
Informal votes			410	1.1
Turnout			36,725	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lance Barnard		59.4	−4.2
	Liberal	James Wardlaw		40.6	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Braddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Davies	20,843	57.6	−3.3
	Liberal	Paul Fenton	13,488	37.3	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	Frances Lane	1,853	5.1	−0.9
Total formal votes			36,184	99.0
Informal votes			351	1.0
Turnout			36,535	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Davies		58.6	−3.5
	Liberal	Paul Fenton		41.4	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Athol Townley	17,372	51.3	−0.2
	Labor	Donald Finlay	13,286	39.2	−1.8
	Democratic Labor	Brian Bresnehan	2,159	6.4	−1.0
	Independent	Bruce Brown	558	1.6	+1.6
	Communist	Max Bound	506	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,881	98.0
Informal votes			704	2.0
Turnout			34,585	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Athol Townley		57.4	+0.0
	Labor	Donald Finlay		42.6	-0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Parsons	19,362	47.9	+4.9
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	18,322	45.3	−0.6
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Defendini	2,732	6.8	−4.3
Total formal votes			40,416	98.8
Informal votes			509	1.2
Turnout			40,925	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Falkinder	20,582	50.9	−3.8
	Labor	John Parsons	19,834	49.1	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.8

Wilmot

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wilmot § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Duthie	19,908	58.7	−3.9
	Liberal	Donald Paterson	11,231	33.1	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Alastair Davidson	2,792	8.2	−0.1
Total formal votes			33,931	99.1
Informal votes			319	0.9
Turnout			34,250	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Duthie		61.1	−5.0
	Liberal	Donald Paterson		38.9	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

1963 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory)

30 November 1963
Division of Australian Capital Territory
First party Second party   Leader Arthur Calwell Robert Menzies Party Labor Coalition Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 17,984 14,748 Percentage 54.9% 45.1% Swing 10.0pp 10.0pp

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Fraser	17,984	54.9	−10.0
	Liberal	Elizabeth Calvert	14,748	45.1	+10.0
Total formal votes			32,732	97.9
Informal votes			701	2.1
Turnout			33,433	92.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.0

Northern Territory

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Northern Territory 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jock Nelson	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

• Candidates of the 1963 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1963–1966