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Angas — Australian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Angas was won by Geoff Giles (Liberal) at the 1975 federal election, with a margin of 23,004 votes over Adolf Thiele after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Angas from 1903 to 1975.

Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.

Full Election History (After Preferences), 1903–1975

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1903 Patrick Glynn FT -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1906 Patrick Glynn AS 5,546 63.6% Alexander Dey (Labor) 2,369 (27.2 pts)
1910 Patrick Glynn Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1913 Patrick Glynn Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1914 Patrick Glynn Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1917 Patrick Glynn National 10,031 50.8% Sidney O'flaherty (Labor) 331 (1.7 pts)
1919 Moses Gabb Labor 9,468 50.7% Patrick Glynn (National) 251 (1.3 pts)
1922 Moses Gabb Labor 11,192 58.0% George Ritchie (Liberal) 3,102 (16.1 pts)
1925 Walter Parsons National 20,428 50.3% Moses Gabb (Labor) 250 (0.6 pts)
1928 Walter Parsons National 25,372 59.4% Michael Woods (Labor) 8,047 (18.8 pts)
1929 Moses Gabb Labor 25,679 54.7% Walter Parsons (National) 4,440 (9.5 pts)
1931 Moses Gabb EC 37,719 76.8% David Fraser (Labor) 26,329 (53.6 pts)
1949 Alexander Downer Liberal 23,987 63.8% Albert Strachan (Labor) 10,372 (27.6 pts)
1951 Alexander Downer Liberal 25,323 63.9% John Edwards (Labor) 10,999 (27.7 pts)
1954 Alexander Downer Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1955 Alexander Downer Liberal 26,823 73.1% Darcy Nielsen (Labor) 16,952 (46.2 pts)
1958 Alexander Downer Liberal 23,987 67.0% Darcy Nielsen (Labor) 12,155 (33.9 pts)
1961 Alexander Downer Liberal 22,798 61.0% Arnold Busbridge (Labor) 8,211 (22.0 pts)
1963 Alexander Downer Liberal 25,676 63.6% Robert Nielsen (Labor) 10,967 (27.2 pts)
1966 Geoffrey Giles Liberal 30,070 70.7% Robert Nielsen (Labor) 17,606 (41.4 pts)
1969 Geoffrey Giles Liberal 25,771 60.8% Harold Mclaren (Labor) 9,122 (21.5 pts)
1972 Geoffrey Giles Liberal 30,167 64.0% Adolf Thiel (Labor) 13,178 (27.9 pts)
1974 Geoffrey Giles Liberal 27,704 64.0% Adolf Thiel (Labor) 12,125 (28.0 pts)
1975 Geoff Giles Liberal 37,981 71.7% Adolf Thiele (Labor) 23,004 (43.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick GlynnFT-1100.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick GlynnAS5,54663.6%
Alexander DeyLabor3,17736.4%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick GlynnLiberal-1100.0%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick GlynnLiberal-1100.0%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick GlynnLiberal-1100.0%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick GlynnNational10,03150.8%
Sidney O'flahertyLabor9,70049.2%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moses GabbLabor9,46850.7%
Patrick GlynnNational9,21749.3%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moses GabbLabor11,19258.0%
George RitchieLiberal8,09042.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter ParsonsNational20,42850.3%
Moses GabbLabor20,17849.7%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter ParsonsNational25,37259.4%
Michael WoodsLabor17,32540.6%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moses GabbLabor25,67954.7%
Walter ParsonsNational21,23945.3%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moses GabbEC37,71976.8%
David FraserLabor11,39023.2%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal23,98760.8%
Albert StrachanLabor13,61534.5%
Ralph WhittleIndependent1,8574.7%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal25,32363.9%
John EdwardsLabor14,32436.1%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal-1100.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal26,82370.0%
Darcy NielsenLabor9,87125.7%
Frank RieckIndependent1,6434.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal23,98761.4%
Darcy NielsenLabor11,83230.3%
Susan CritchleyDemocratic Labor Party2,5816.6%
Sydney EdwardsIndependent6771.7%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal22,79856.7%
Arnold BusbridgeLabor14,58736.3%
John BaloghDemocratic Labor Party2,8537.1%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander DownerLiberal25,67661.9%
Robert NielsenLabor14,70935.5%
Elliott JohnstonCommunist Party of Australia1,0752.6%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoffrey GilesLiberal30,07070.7%
Robert NielsenLabor12,46429.3%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoffrey GilesLiberal25,77157.5%
Harold MclarenLabor16,64937.2%
Terence CritchleyDemocratic Labor Party2,3725.3%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoffrey GilesLiberal22,19147.1%
Adolf ThielLabor15,53032.9%
John PetchCountry Party7,54316.0%
Terence CritchleyDemocratic Labor Party1,8924.0%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoffrey GilesLiberal27,70453.1%
Adolf ThielLabor15,57929.9%
Graham PfeifferCountry Party6,01111.5%
Henry NichollsLM1,9183.7%
Catherine HannafordAP9651.8%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoff GilesLiberal37,98168.1%
Adolf ThieleLabor14,97726.9%
Giordano GrazianiLM2,2554.0%
Richard PhilippeIndependent5611.0%

Margin Over Time

Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.

1903: FT margin 100.0 pts 1906: AS margin 27.2 pts 1910: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1913: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1914: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1917: National margin 1.7 pts 1919: Labor margin 1.3 pts 1922: Labor margin 16.1 pts 1925: National margin 0.6 pts 1928: National margin 18.8 pts 1929: Labor margin 9.5 pts 1931: EC margin 53.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 27.6 pts 1951: Liberal margin 27.7 pts 1954: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1955: Liberal margin 46.2 pts 1958: Liberal margin 33.9 pts 1961: Liberal margin 22.0 pts 1963: Liberal margin 27.2 pts 1966: Liberal margin 41.4 pts 1969: Liberal margin 21.5 pts 1972: Liberal margin 27.9 pts 1974: Liberal margin 28.0 pts 1975: Liberal margin 43.4 pts 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975

Trend

Angas has been contested at 24 federal elections on record since 1903. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, National, Labor, EC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Angas in the 1975 federal election?

Geoff Giles (Liberal) won Angas in 1975 after preferences, with 37,981 votes (71.7%) to Adolf Thiele's 14,977.

Which parties have won Angas since 1903?

Since 1903, Angas has been won by: AS, EC, FT, Labor, Liberal, National.

What was the closest result in Angas?

The closest result on record for Angas was 1925, when Walter Parsons (National) beat Moses Gabb by 250 votes (0.6 percentage points) after preferences.

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