Wikipedia

Electoral results for the Division of Echuca

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Echuca in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1937.

Members

edit
Member Party Term
  James McColl Protectionist 1901–1904
  Free Trade/Anti-Socialist 1904–1906
  Albert Palmer Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1919
  William Hill Victorian Farmers' Union/Country 1919–1934
  John McEwen Country 1934–1937

Election results

edit

Elections in the 1930s

edit

1934

edit
1934 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Hartshorne 12,407 29.2 +29.2
Country John McEwen 11,371 26.7 +31.1
Country Galloway Stewart 10,075 23.7 +23.7
Country William Moss 8,663 20.4 +20.4
Total formal votes 42,516 97.4
Informal votes 1,132 2.6
Turnout 43,648 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country John McEwen 27,599 64.9
Country Galloway Stewart 14,917 35.1
Country hold Swing

1931

edit
1931 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Hill 16,116 39.7 −14.0
Independent Country Galloway Stewart 14,278 35.2 +35.2
Independent Country William Moss 8,020 19.8 +19.8
Ind. United Australia John Fitzpatrick 2,168 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 40,582 96.7
Informal votes 1,376 3.3
Turnout 41,958 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Hill 21,278 52.4 −1.3
Independent Galloway Stewart 19,304 47.6 +47.6
Country hold Swing −1.3

Elections in the 1920s

edit

1929

edit
1929 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Hill 21,750 53.7 −6.3
Labor Edward Hill 18,734 46.3 +46.3
Total formal votes 40,484 98.3
Informal votes 712 1.7
Turnout 41,196 96.1
Country hold Swing −6.3

1928

edit
1928 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Hill 23,265 60.0 −5.3
Country Progressive Frederick Churches 15,486 40.0 +40.0
Total formal votes 38,751 96.8
Informal votes 1,263 3.2
Turnout 40,014 94.4
Country hold Swing −5.3

1925

edit
1925 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Hill 25,321 65.3 −5.0
Labor Patrick O'Hanlon 13,451 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 38,772 98.5
Informal votes 576 1.5
Turnout 39,348 93.4
Country hold Swing −5.0

1922

edit
1922 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Hill 13,991 70.3 +27.0
Nationalist James Stewart 5,914 29.7 −3.4
Total formal votes 19,905 95.9
Informal votes 854 4.1
Turnout 20,759 52.2
Country hold Swing +27.0

Elections in the 1910s

edit

1919

edit
1919 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers William Hill 11,411 43.3 +43.3
Nationalist James Stewart 8,734 33.1 −27.6
Labor Edward Russell 6,218 23.6 −15.7
Total formal votes 26,363 96.9
Informal votes 852 3.1
Turnout 27,215 76.9
Two-party-preferred result
Victorian Farmers William Hill 16,878 64.0 +64.0
Nationalist James Stewart 9,485 36.0 −24.7
Victorian Farmers hold Swing +24.7
1919 Echuca by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers William Hill 13,800 68.8 +68.8
Nationalist Frederick Purcell 4,848 24.2 −36.5
Ind. Nationalist Edwin Purbrick 1,418 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 20,066 97.2
Informal votes 572 2.8
Turnout 20,638 59.5
Two-party-preferred result
Victorian Farmers William Hill 72.3 +72.3
Nationalist Frederick Purcell 27.7 −33.0
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing +33.0

1917

edit
1917 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Albert Palmer 17,585 60.7 +2.5
Labor Thomas Power 11,371 39.3 −2.5
Total formal votes 28,956 98.1
Informal votes 554 1.9
Turnout 29,510 83.3
Nationalist hold Swing +2.5

1914

edit
1914 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Palmer 16,805 58.2 +0.6
Labor James Gourley 12,053 41.8 +6.1
Total formal votes 28,858 98.0
Informal votes 589 2.0
Turnout 29,447 80.7
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

1913

edit
1913 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Palmer 15,618 57.6 +14.0
Labor Chris Fitzgerald 9,692 35.7 +25.0
Independent Egbert England 1,811 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 27,121 97.4
Informal votes 734 2.6
Turnout 27,885 74.0
Liberal hold Swing +10.6

1910

edit
1910 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Palmer 7,881 43.7 −56.3
Independent William Orr 7,757 43.0 +43.0
Independent Anthony O'Dwyer 1,188 6.6 +6.6
Independent Liberal William Everard 1,052 5.8 +5.8
Independent Liberal John Davies 168 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 18,046 97.4
Informal votes 476 2.6
Turnout 18,522 62.4
Liberal hold Swing −56.3

Elections in the 1900s

edit
1907 Echuca by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Albert Palmer 11,618 52.6 +2.5
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 10,481 47.4 −2.5
Total formal votes 22,099 99.0
Informal votes 230 1.0
Turnout 22,329 71.5
Anti-Socialist hold Swing +2.5

1906

edit
1906 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Albert Palmer 7,656 50.1 +13.4
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy 7,624 49.9 −13.4
Total formal votes 15,280 94.6
Informal votes 867 5.4
Turnout 16,147 55.3
Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist Swing +13.4

1903

edit
1903 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James McColl 5,511 63.3 +9.3
Free Trade Henry Williams 3,188 36.7 −9.3
Total formal votes 8,699 97.2
Informal votes 254 2.8
Turnout 8,953 44.3
Protectionist hold Swing +9.3

1901

edit
1901 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James McColl 3,632 54.0 +54.0
Free Trade Max Hirsch 3,091 46.0 +46.0
Total formal votes 6,723 99.3
Informal votes 48 0.7
Turnout 6,771 59.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Electoral_results_for_the_Division_of_Echuca&oldid=1235133421"