Electoral results for the Division of Lang
# Electoral results for the Division of Lang

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Lang in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1977.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Francis McLean | Free Trade | 1901–1903 |
| (Sir) Elliot Johnson | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1903–1909 |
| (Sir) Elliot Johnson | Liberal | 1909–1917 |
| (Sir) Elliot Johnson | Nationalist | 1917–1928 |
| William Long | Labor | 1928–1931 |
| Dick Dein | United Australia | 1931–1934 |
| Dan Mulcahy | Labor (NSW) | 1934–1936 |
| Dan Mulcahy | Labor | 1936–1940 |
| Dan Mulcahy | Labor (N-C) | 1940–1941 |
| Dan Mulcahy | Labor | 1941–1953 |
| Frank Stewart | Labor | 1953–1977 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1970s

**1975**

1975 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 31,960 | 55.1 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal | Donald Carruthers | 22,793 | 39.3 | +8.5 |
| | Independent | Douglas Morgan | 1,402 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Marc Aussie-Stone | 960 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | John Stewart | 871 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,986 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,477 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,463 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 57.4 | -9.3 |
| | Liberal | Donald Carruthers | | 42.6 | +9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.3 | |

**1974**

1974 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 37,343 | 64.7 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Barry Peffer | 17,795 | 30.8 | -1.2 |
| | Australia | George Edgell | 2,558 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,696 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,136 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,832 | 92.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 66.7 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Barry Peffer | | 32.3 | -2.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

**1972**

1972 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 33,274 | 63.8 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Duncan | 16,700 | 32.0 | -1.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robert Burke | 2,167 | 4.2 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,141 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,006 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,147 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 64.4 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Duncan | | 33.6 | -2.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

**1969**

1969 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 29,748 | 58.4 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Duncan | 17,144 | 33.6 | -10.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Dominique Droulers | 1,754 | 3.4 | -2.1 |
| | Independent | Bert Tripet | 1,617 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Communist | Jack Mundey | 696 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,959 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,414 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,373 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 61.7 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Duncan | | 38.3 | -9.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.9 | |

**1966**

1966 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 22,417 | 50.6 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal | Graham Crawford | 19,432 | 43.9 | +4.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bernard Atkinson | 2,450 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,299 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,361 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,660 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 51.5 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal | Graham Crawford | | 48.5 | +5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

**1963**

1963 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 25,182 | 57.2 | -6.8 |
| | Liberal | Russell Carter | 17,208 | 39.1 | +10.3 |
| | Independent | Frank Ball | 1,626 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,016 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 671 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,687 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 58.6 | -7.7 |
| | Liberal | Russell Carter | | 41.4 | +7.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.7 | |

**1961**

1961 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 28,379 | 64.0 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Russell Carter | 12,775 | 28.8 | -6.2 |
| | Independent | Frank Ball | 2,043 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Byrnes | 1,162 | 2.6 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,359 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,228 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,587 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 66.3 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Russell Carter | | 32.7 | -4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

**1958**

1958 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 26,915 | 60.6 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Bygott | 15,539 | 35.0 | -4.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 1,944 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,398 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,321 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,719 | 96.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 61.5 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Bygott | | 38.5 | -1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

**1955**

1955 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 25,175 | 60.3 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal | Wallace Peacock | 16,550 | 39.7 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,725 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,341 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,066 | 95.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

**1954**

1954 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 23,472 | 54.6 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | John Spicer | 19,509 | 45.4 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,981 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 487 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,468 | 96.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

**1953 by-election**

Lang by-election, 1953 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | 21,699 | 53.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Thorncraft | 17,218 | 42.8 | -2.5 |
| | Communist | Roy Boyd | 1,082 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| | Independent | Thomas Brosnan | 275 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,274 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 584 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,858 | 91.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Stewart | | 56.7 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Thorncraft | | 43.3 | -3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

**1951**

1951 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | 20,944 | 50.0 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Bruce | 18,951 | 45.3 | +0.2 |
| | Communist | Roy Boyd | 1,968 | 4.7 | +0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,863 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 721 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,584 | 97.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | | 53.2 | -1.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Bruce | | 46.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

**1949**

1949 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | 20,421 | 50.2 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Eric Willis | 18,369 | 45.1 | +9.1 |
| | Communist | Roy Boyd | 1,905 | 4.7 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,695 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 827 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,522 | 97.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | | 54.7 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Eric Willis | | 45.3 | +6.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

**1946**

1946 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | 37,918 | 51.7 | -9.8 |
| | Liberal | John Paget | 24,963 | 34.0 | +9.4 |
| | Communist | Adam Ogston | 5,508 | 7.5 | +1.1 |
| | Lang Labor | Sidney Bell | 4,995 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,384 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,708 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,092 | 96.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | | 64.6 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | John Paget | | 35.4 | +6.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

**1943**

1943 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | 41,701 | 61.5 | +41.2 |
| | United Australia | William Harris | 16,649 | 24.6 | -11.0 |
| | Communist | Adam Ogston | 4,312 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | John Metcalfe | 3,899 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Henry Mulcahy | 1,249 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,810 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,881 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,691 | 97.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | | 71.0 | +71.0 |
| | United Australia | William Harris | | 29.0 | -5.0 |
| | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Swing | +5.0 | |

**1940**

1940 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor (N-C) | Dan Mulcahy | 23,298 | 38.0 | +38.0 |
| | United Australia | Bertram Stevens | 15,615 | 25.4 | -9.7 |
| | Labor | John Metcalfe | 12,487 | 20.3 | -30.1 |
| | United Australia | Matthew Calman | 5,626 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | State Labor | Arthur Robinson | 3,738 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | United Australia | Stanley Willmott | 608 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,372 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,064 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,436 | 97.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (N-C) | Dan Mulcahy | 40,517 | 66.0 | +66.0 |
| | United Australia | Bertram Stevens | 20,855 | 34.0 | -13.4 |
| | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Swing | +13.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

**1937**

1937 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | 28,379 | 50.4 | +43.3 |
| | United Australia | Matthew Calman | 25,547 | 45.3 | +7.4 |
| | Social Credit | Ernest Carr | 2,435 | 4.3 | -6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,361 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,437 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,798 | 97.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Mulcahy | | 52.6 | +52.6 |
| | United Australia | Matthew Calman | | 47.4 | +4.5 |
| | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | -4.5 | |

**1934**

1934 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor (NSW) | Dan Mulcahy | 21,398 | 41.4 | +6.0 |
| | United Australia | Charles Robinson | 19,623 | 37.9 | -5.3 |
| | Social Credit | Colin Barclay-Smith | 5,687 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Labor | Allan Howie | 3,667 | 7.1 | -14.3 |
| | Independent | Rufus Naylor | 1,347 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,722 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,597 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,319 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (NSW) | Dan Mulcahy | 29,546 | 57.1 | -6.8 |
| | United Australia | Charles Robinson | 22,176 | 42.9 | +6.8 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | -6.8 | |

**1931**

1931 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor (NSW) | Dan Mulcahy | 13,249 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| | United Australia | Dick Dein | 12,858 | 29.8 | +15.5 |
| | Labor | William Long | 8,669 | 20.1 | -46.1 |
| | United Australia | Alfred Bennett | 8,439 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,215 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,355 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,570 | 94.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Dick Dein | 23,404 | 54.2 | +20.4 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Dan Mulcahy | 19,811 | 45.8 | +45.8 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +20.4 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

**1929**

1929 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Long | 28,898 | 66.2 | +12.7 |
| | Nationalist | Dick Dein | 14,736 | 33.8 | -12.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,634 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,150 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,784 | 94.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +12.7 | |

**1928**

1928 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Long | 21,918 | 53.5 | +9.4 |
| | Nationalist | Sir Elliot Johnson | 19,082 | 46.5 | -9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,000 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,314 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,314 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +9.4 | |

**1925**

1925 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Sir Elliot Johnson | 22,756 | 55.9 | +6.6 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 17,941 | 44.1 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,697 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 524 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,321 | 85.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

**1922**

1922 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Sir Elliot Johnson | 10,786 | 49.3 | -9.3 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 9,117 | 41.7 | +0.6 |
| | Majority Labor | Percy Evans | 1,974 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,877 | 95.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 992 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,869 | 53.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Sir Elliot Johnson | 11,911 | 54.4 | -4.3 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 9,966 | 45.6 | +4.3 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

**1919**

1919 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Elliot Johnson | 18,939 | 57.3 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Archibald Moate | 14,105 | 42.7 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,044 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 515 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,559 | 67.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

**1917**

1917 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Elliot Johnson | 21,495 | 60.4 | +6.9 |
| | Labor | Percy Evans | 14,081 | 39.6 | -6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,576 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,030 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,606 | 72.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

**1914**

1914 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Elliot Johnson | 16,556 | 53.5 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | Hector Lamond | 14,391 | 46.5 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,947 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 639 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,586 | 64.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

**1913**

1913 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Elliot Johnson | 18,293 | 57.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Hector Lamond | 13,714 | 42.9 | -4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,007 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,002 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,009 | 74.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

**1910**

1910 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Elliot Johnson | 12,921 | 51.0 | -19.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Crawford | 12,402 | 49.0 | +19.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,325 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 285 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,608 | 68.4 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -19.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1906**

1906 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Anti-Socialist | Elliot Johnson | 11,138 | 70.4 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | Edward Bennetts | 4,677 | 29.6 | +11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,815 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 458 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,273 | 56.3 | |
| | Anti-Socialist hold | Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

**1903**

1903 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Elliot Johnson | 10,527 | 50.7 | -34.8 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Cullam | 5,552 | 26.7 | +26.7 |
| | Labour | Tom Keegan | 3,042 | 18.4 | +8.4 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Roseby | 1,642 | 7.9 | -10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,763 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 599 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,362 | 54.9 | |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | Swing | -16.3 | |

**1901**

1901 Australian federal election: Lang :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Francis McLean | 7,449 | 74.5 | +74.5 |
| | Protectionist | James Edwards | 1,801 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | James Watson | 632 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | James Mitchell | 111 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,993 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 292 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,285 | 85.7 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
