# Electoral results for the Division of Scullin (1955–1969)

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Scullin (1955–69) in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until its abolition in 1969.

## Members

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Ted Peters | Labor | 1955–1969 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: Scullin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Peters | 14,271 | 53.3 | -5.2 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hay | 7,267 | 27.1 | +5.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter McCabe | 2,072 | 11.5 | -6.6 |
| | Independent | John Daley | 2,164 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,774 | 92.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,271 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,045 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ted Peters | | 58.0 | -3.9 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hay | | 42.0 | +3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.9 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Scullin :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,643 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,535 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: Scullin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Peters | 18,506 | 60.9 | +4.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | 7,273 | 23.9 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal | Rex Schurmann | 4,594 | 15.1 | -4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,373 | 94.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,664 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,037 | 92.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ted Peters | | 62.4 | +4.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | | 37.6 | -4.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

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

1958 Australian federal election: Scullin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Peters | 18,619 | 56.0 | +6.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Thomas Brennan | 8,160 | 24.5 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Burns | 6,488 | 19.5 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,267 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,593 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,860 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ted Peters | | 58.0 | +6.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Thomas Brennan | | 42.0 | -6.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Scullin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Peters | 18,896 | 49.7 | -23.4 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Jack Cremean | 11,643 | 30.6 | +30.6 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Lynch | 7,450 | 19.6 | -3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,989 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,061 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,050 | 92.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ted Peters | 19,655 | 51.7 | -24.9 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Jack Cremean | 18,334 | 48.3 | +48.3 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | -24.9 | |