# Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1974.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Lewis Nott | Independent | 1949–1951 |
| Jim Fraser | Labor | 1951–1970 |
| Kep Enderby | Labor | 1970–1974 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | 40,147 | 52.1 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hughes | 17,556 | 22.8 | −4.1 |
| | Australia | Alan Fitzgerald | 10,529 | 13.7 | +9.1 |
| | Independent | Arthur Burns | 3,133 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Terence Christie | 2,758 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | Pat Eatock | 2,003 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Salvador | 140 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Harry Marsh | 67 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,003 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,506 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,509 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | | 65.5 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hughes | | 34.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.7 | |

#### 1970 by-election

Australian Capital Territory by-election, 1970 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | 20,132 | 35.6 | -32.1 |
| | Liberal | Clarrie Hermes | 15,900 | 28.1 | +1.2 |
| | Australia | Alan Fitzgerald | 9,914 | 17.5 | +12.9 |
| | Independent | Jim Pead | 8,151 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Terence Christie | 1,857 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Charles Bellchambers | 438 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | National Socialist | Ted Cawthron | 173 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,565 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,813 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,378 | 90.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | 32,690 | 57.8 | -13.4 |
| | Liberal | Clarrie Hermes | 23,875 | 42.2 | +13.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -13.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 39,070 | 67.7 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal | Robert Maher | 15,492 | 26.9 | −11.0 |
| | Australia | Thomas McDermott | 2,651 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Communist | Don McHugh | 477 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,690 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,083 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,773 | 92.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | | 71.2 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Maher | | 28.8 | −15.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +15.4 | |

#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 22,721 | 51.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Rowell | 16,685 | 36.9 | −7.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Donohue | 2,193 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | Anne Dalgarno | 1,458 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Robert Greenish | 938 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,995 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 777 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,772 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | | 55.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Rowell | | 44.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 17,984 | 54.9 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Calvert | 14,748 | 45.1 | +10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,732 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 701 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,433 | 92.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.0 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 17,114 | 64.9 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Small | 9,263 | 35.1 | +11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,377 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 351 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,728 | 93.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 11,980 | 63.4 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Anne Dalgarno | 4,383 | 23.2 | −12.2 |
| | Independent | Phil Day | 2,534 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,897 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 251 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,148 | 93.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | | 66.8 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Anne Dalgarno | | 23.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 9,588 | 64.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Greenish | 5,263 | 35.4 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,851 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,977 | 92.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 8,762 | 62.7 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal | Mary Stevenson | 4,799 | 34.4 | +15.1 |
| | Independent | John Cusack | 405 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,966 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,074 | 94.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | | 64.9 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal | Mary Stevenson | | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +14.1 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | 5,905 | 49.9 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | Lewis Nott | 3,265 | 27.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Clyde Greenwood | 2,287 | 19.3 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | Jessie Ashton | 373 | 3.2 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,830 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,899 | 93.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fraser | | 52.9 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | Lewis Nott | | 47.1 | −6.7 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +6.7 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Australian Capital Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sidney Rhodes | 4,823 | 43.2 | +43.2 |
| | Independent | Lewis Nott | 3,475 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Moir | 2,510 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| | Independent | Jessie Ashton | 366 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,174 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,242 | 94.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Lewis Nott | 6,013 | 53.8 | +53.8 |
| | Labor | Sidney Rhodes | 5,161 | 46.2 | +46.2 |
| | Independent win | Independent win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |