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Lang — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Lang was won by Frank Stewart (Labor) at the 1975 federal election, with a margin of 9,167 votes over Donald Carruthers after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Lang from 1901 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), 1901–1975

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1901 Francis Mclean FT 7,449 80.5% James Edwards (Prot) 5,648 (61.1 pts)
1903 Elliot Johnson FT 10,527 65.5% William Cullam (Independent) 4,975 (30.9 pts)
1906 Elliot Johnson AS 11,138 70.4% Edward Bennetts (Labor) 6,461 (40.9 pts)
1910 Elliot Johnson Liberal 12,921 51.0% Thomas Crawford (Labor) 519 (2.0 pts)
1913 Elliot Johnson Liberal 18,293 57.2% Hector Lamond (Labor) 4,579 (14.3 pts)
1914 Elliot Johnson Liberal 16,556 53.5% Hector Lamond (Labor) 2,165 (7.0 pts)
1917 Elliot Johnson National 21,495 60.4% Percy Evans (Labor) 7,414 (20.8 pts)
1919 Elliot Johnson National 18,939 57.3% Archibald Moate (Labor) 4,834 (14.6 pts)
1922 Elliot Johnson National 11,911 54.4% George Smith (Labor) 1,945 (8.9 pts)
1925 Elliot Johnson National 22,756 55.9% George Smith (Labor) 4,815 (11.8 pts)
1928 William Long Labor 21,918 53.5% Elliot Johnson (National) 2,836 (6.9 pts)
1929 William Long Labor 28,898 66.2% Adam Dein (National) 14,162 (32.5 pts)
1931 Adam Dein United Australia Party 23,404 54.2% Daniel Mulcahy (Labor (Non-Communist)) 3,593 (8.3 pts)
1934 Daniel Mulcahy Labor (Non-Communist) 29,546 57.1% Charles Robinson (United Australia Party) 7,370 (14.2 pts)
1937 Daniel Mulcahy Labor 28,379 52.6% Matthew Calman (United Australia Party) 2,832 (5.3 pts)
1940 Daniel Mulcahy Labor (Non-Communist) 40,517 66.0% Bertram Stevens (United Australia Party) 19,662 (32.0 pts)
1943 Daniel Mulcahy Labor 41,701 71.5% William Harris (United Australia Party) 25,052 (42.9 pts)
1946 Daniel Mulcahy Labor 37,918 60.3% John Paget (Liberal) 12,955 (20.6 pts)
1949 Daniel Mulcahy Labor 20,421 52.6% Eric Willis (Liberal) 2,052 (5.3 pts)
1951 Daniel Mulcahy Labor 20,944 52.5% Robert Bruce (Liberal) 1,993 (5.0 pts)
1954 Frank Stewart Labor 23,472 54.6% John Spicer (Liberal) 3,963 (9.2 pts)
1955 Frank Stewart Labor 25,175 60.3% Wallace Peacock (Liberal) 8,625 (20.7 pts)
1958 Frank Stewart Labor 26,915 63.4% Hugh Bygott (Liberal) 11,376 (26.8 pts)
1961 Frank Stewart Labor 28,379 69.0% Russell Carter (Liberal) 15,604 (37.9 pts)
1963 Frank Stewart Labor 25,182 59.4% Russell Carter (Liberal) 7,974 (18.8 pts)
1966 Frank Stewart Labor 22,417 53.6% Graham Crawford (Liberal) 2,985 (7.1 pts)
1969 Frank Stewart Labor 29,748 63.4% Stanley Duncan (Liberal) 12,604 (26.9 pts)
1972 Frank Stewart Labor 33,274 66.6% Stanley Duncan (Liberal) 16,574 (33.2 pts)
1974 Frank Stewart Labor 37,343 67.7% Barry Peffer (Liberal) 19,548 (35.5 pts)
1975 Frank Stewart Labor 31,960 58.4% Donald Carruthers (Liberal) 9,167 (16.7 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Francis McleanFT7,44974.5%
James EdwardsProt1,80118.0%
James WatsonLabor6326.3%
James MitchellIndependent1111.1%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonFT10,52750.7%
William CullamIndependent5,55226.7%
Thomas KeeganLabor3,04214.7%
Thomas RosebyProt1,6427.9%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonAS11,13870.4%
Edward BennettsLabor4,67729.6%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonLiberal12,92151.0%
Thomas CrawfordLabor12,40249.0%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonLiberal18,29357.2%
Hector LamondLabor13,71442.8%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonLiberal16,55653.5%
Hector LamondLabor14,39146.5%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonNational21,49560.4%
Percy EvansLabor14,08139.6%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonNational18,93957.3%
Archibald MoateLabor14,10542.7%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonNational10,78649.3%
George SmithLabor9,11741.7%
Percy EvansIndependent1,9749.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elliot JohnsonNational22,75655.9%
George SmithLabor17,94144.1%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William LongLabor21,91853.5%
Elliot JohnsonNational19,08246.5%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William LongLabor28,89866.2%
Adam DeinNational14,73633.8%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor (Non-Communist)13,24930.7%
Adam DeinUnited Australia Party12,85829.8%
William LongLabor8,66920.1%
Alfred BennettUnited Australia Party8,43919.5%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor (Non-Communist)21,39841.4%
Charles RobinsonUnited Australia Party19,62337.9%
Colin Barclay-SmithSC5,68711.0%
Allan HowieLabor3,6677.1%
Rufus NaylorIndependent1,3472.6%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor28,37950.4%
Matthew CalmanUnited Australia Party25,54745.3%
Ernest CarrSC2,4354.3%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor (Non-Communist)23,29838.0%
Bertram StevensUnited Australia Party15,61525.4%
John MetcalfeLabor12,48720.3%
Matthew CalmanUnited Australia Party5,6269.2%
Arthur RobinsonSL3,7386.1%
Stanley WillmottUnited Australia Party6081.0%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor41,70161.5%
William HarrisUnited Australia Party16,64924.6%
Adam OgstonCommunist Party of Australia4,3126.4%
John MetcalfeIndependent3,8995.7%
Henry MulcahyIndependent1,2491.8%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor37,91851.7%
John PagetLiberal24,96334.0%
Adam OgstonCommunist Party of Australia5,5087.5%
Sidney BellLabor (Non-Communist)4,9956.8%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor20,42150.2%
Eric WillisLiberal18,36945.1%
Roy BoydCommunist Party of Australia1,9054.7%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulcahyLabor20,94450.0%
Robert BruceLiberal18,95145.3%
Roy BoydCommunist Party of Australia1,9684.7%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor23,47254.6%
John SpicerLiberal19,50945.4%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor25,17560.3%
Wallace PeacockLiberal16,55039.7%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor26,91560.6%
Hugh BygottLiberal15,53935.0%
Kevin DavisDemocratic Labor Party1,9444.4%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor28,37964.0%
Russell CarterLiberal12,77528.8%
Frank BallIndependent2,0434.6%
Edward ByrnesDemocratic Labor Party1,1622.6%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor25,18257.2%
Russell CarterLiberal17,20839.1%
Francis BallIndependent1,6263.7%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor22,41750.6%
Graham CrawfordLiberal19,43243.9%
Bernard AtkinsonDemocratic Labor Party2,4505.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor29,74858.4%
Stanley DuncanLiberal17,14433.6%
Dominique DroulersDemocratic Labor Party1,7543.4%
Ernest TripetIndependent1,6173.2%
Jack MundeyCommunist Party of Australia6961.4%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor33,27463.8%
Stanley DuncanLiberal16,70032.0%
Robert BurkeDemocratic Labor Party2,1674.2%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor37,34364.7%
Barry PefferLiberal17,79530.8%
George EdgellAP2,5584.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank StewartLabor31,96055.1%
Donald CarruthersLiberal22,79339.3%
Douglas MorganIndependent1,4022.4%
Marc Aussie-StoneIndependent9601.7%
John StewartIndependent8711.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: FT margin 61.1 pts 1903: FT margin 30.9 pts 1906: AS margin 40.9 pts 1910: Liberal margin 2.0 pts 1913: Liberal margin 14.3 pts 1914: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1917: National margin 20.8 pts 1919: National margin 14.6 pts 1922: National margin 8.9 pts 1925: National margin 11.8 pts 1928: Labor margin 6.9 pts 1929: Labor margin 32.5 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 8.3 pts 1934: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 14.2 pts 1937: Labor margin 5.3 pts 1940: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 32.0 pts 1943: Labor margin 42.9 pts 1946: Labor margin 20.6 pts 1949: Labor margin 5.3 pts 1951: Labor margin 5.0 pts 1954: Labor margin 9.2 pts 1955: Labor margin 20.7 pts 1958: Labor margin 26.8 pts 1961: Labor margin 37.9 pts 1963: Labor margin 18.8 pts 1966: Labor margin 7.1 pts 1969: Labor margin 26.9 pts 1972: Labor margin 33.2 pts 1974: Labor margin 35.5 pts 1975: Labor margin 16.7 pts 1901 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975

Trend

Lang has been contested at 30 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, National, Labor, United Australia Party, Labor (Non-Communist).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Lang in the 1975 federal election?

Frank Stewart (Labor) won Lang in 1975 after preferences, with 31,960 votes (58.4%) to Donald Carruthers's 22,793.

Which parties have won Lang since 1901?

Since 1901, Lang has been won by: AS, FT, Labor, Labor (Non-Communist), Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Lang?

The closest result on record for Lang was 1910, when Elliot Johnson (Liberal) beat Thomas Crawford by 519 votes (2.0 percentage points) after preferences.

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