title: Electoral results for the Division of Higinbotham
text: # 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 | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Frank Timson | Liberal | 1949–1960 |
  | | Don Chipp | Liberal | 1960–1969 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  **1966**
  
  1966 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,439 | 96.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,879 | 3.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
  
  **1963**
  
  1963 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,828 | 99.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 481 | 0.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
  
  **1961**
  
  1961 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,104 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 796 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.0 | |
  
  **1960 by-election**
  
  1960 Higinbotham by-election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,283 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 993 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | −9.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1958**
  
  1958 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,035 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,003 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
  
  **1955**
  
  1955 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,846 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 968 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
  
  **1954**
  
  1954 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Frank Timson | 30,579 | 54.5 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Sowerbutts | 25,537 | 45.5 | -0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,116 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 584 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,700 | 96.4 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
  
  **1951**
  
  1951 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Frank Timson | 25,493 | 54.4 | +0.8 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Sowerbutts | 21,368 | 45.6 | -0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,861 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 644 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,505 | 96.4 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1949**
  
  1949 Australian federal election: Higinbotham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Frank Timson | 22,832 | 53.6 | +1.2 |
  | | Labor | Frank Field | 19,760 | 46.4 | -1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,592 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 512 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,104 | 96.4 | |
  | | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
  