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Evans — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Evans was won by John Abel (Liberal) at the 1975 federal election, with a margin of 2,405 votes over Allan Mulder after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Evans from 1949 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), 1949–1975

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Frederick Osborne Liberal 21,616 56.6% Ronald Nicholls (Labor) 5,028 (13.2 pts)
1951 Frederick Osborne Liberal 21,936 58.6% Robert Bailey (Labor) 6,469 (17.3 pts)
1954 Frederick Osborne Liberal 19,413 55.0% Robert Bailey (Labor) 3,537 (10.0 pts)
1955 Frederick Osborne Liberal 25,236 60.9% Sidney Pollard (Labor) 9,057 (21.9 pts)
1958 Frederick Osborne Liberal 20,488 55.4% James Monaghan (Labor) 4,006 (10.8 pts)
1961 James Monaghan Labor 19,141 50.1% Frederick Osborne (Liberal) 72 (0.2 pts)
1963 Malcolm Mackay Liberal 19,306 54.9% James Monaghan (Labor) 3,443 (9.8 pts)
1966 Malcolm Mackay Liberal 20,342 61.3% James Monaghan (Labor) 7,485 (22.5 pts)
1969 Malcolm Mackay Liberal 27,100 51.2% James Monaghan (Labor) 1,261 (2.4 pts)
1972 Allan Mulder Labor 28,021 52.7% Malcolm Mackay (Liberal) 2,903 (5.5 pts)
1974 Allan Mulder Labor 29,502 54.8% John Abel (Liberal) 5,203 (9.7 pts)
1975 John Abel Liberal 29,762 52.1% Allan Mulder (Labor) 2,405 (4.2 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frederick OsborneLiberal21,61656.6%
Ronald NichollsLabor16,58843.4%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frederick OsborneLiberal21,93658.6%
Robert BaileyLabor15,46741.4%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frederick OsborneLiberal19,41355.0%
Robert BaileyLabor15,87645.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frederick OsborneLiberal25,23660.9%
Sidney PollardLabor16,17939.1%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frederick OsborneLiberal20,48852.0%
James MonaghanLabor16,48241.8%
Lawrence PedemontDemocratic Labor Party2,4406.2%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frederick OsborneLiberal17,62346.1%
James MonaghanLabor17,30545.3%
Francis CollinsDemocratic Labor Party2,5806.8%
Harold O'reillyIndependent7021.8%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm MackayLiberal19,30651.1%
James MonaghanLabor15,86342.0%
John KaneDemocratic Labor Party2,2636.0%
Harold O'reillyIndependent1870.5%
Stanislaus KellyIndependent1770.5%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm MackayLiberal20,34255.1%
James MonaghanLabor12,85734.9%
Francis CollinsDemocratic Labor Party2,0715.6%
John GunnLRG1,6194.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James MonaghanLabor24,05445.4%
Malcolm MackayLiberal23,52744.4%
Kevin DavisDemocratic Labor Party2,7985.3%
John FisherAP1,5502.9%
James SaundersIndependent1,0101.9%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Allan MulderLabor25,62348.2%
Malcolm MackayLiberal21,45340.4%
John DeaseAP2,6445.0%
Noel MacdonaldIndependent1,7143.2%
Gary DohertyDemocratic Labor Party1,7053.2%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Allan MulderLabor29,50252.9%
John AbelLiberal24,29943.6%
John McgarityIndependent9911.8%
Paul FlottmannAP9771.8%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John AbelLiberal29,76251.1%
Allan MulderLabor27,35746.9%
Graham RollAP4890.8%
Warren WilsonIndependent4210.7%
Frederick KeoghanIndependent2540.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Liberal margin 13.2 pts 1951: Liberal margin 17.3 pts 1954: Liberal margin 10.0 pts 1955: Liberal margin 21.9 pts 1958: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1961: Labor margin 0.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 9.8 pts 1966: Liberal margin 22.5 pts 1969: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1972: Labor margin 5.5 pts 1974: Labor margin 9.7 pts 1975: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975

Trend

Evans has been contested at 12 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Evans in the 1975 federal election?

John Abel (Liberal) won Evans in 1975 after preferences, with 29,762 votes (52.1%) to Allan Mulder's 27,357.

Which parties have won Evans since 1949?

Since 1949, Evans has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Evans?

The closest result on record for Evans was 1961, when James Monaghan (Labor) beat Frederick Osborne by 72 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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