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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Melbourne in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Sir Malcolm McEacharn Protectionist 1901–1904
  William Maloney Labor 1904–1940
  Arthur Calwell Labor 1940–1972
  Ted Innes Labor 1972–1983
  Gerry Hand Labor 1983–1993
  Lindsay Tanner Labor 1993–2010
  Adam Bandt Greens 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Melbourne[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Adam Bandt 45,876 49.30 +4.70
Liberal Lauren Sherson 19,979 21.47 −3.32
Labor Luke Creasey 18,371 19.74 −4.22
Reason Judy Ryan 4,756 5.11 +5.11
Animal Justice Lawrence Pope 1,849 1.99 +0.18
Independent Dave Blake 1,154 1.24 +1.24
United Australia Tony Pecora 1,079 1.16 +1.16
Total formal votes 93,064 96.98 −0.52
Informal votes 2,896 3.02 +0.52
Turnout 95,960 89.21 +4.94
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Luke Creasey 62,410 67.06 +0.06
Liberal Lauren Sherson 30,654 32.94 −0.06
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Adam Bandt 66,852 71.83 +2.79
Liberal Lauren Sherson 26,212 28.17 −2.79
Greens hold Swing +2.79

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Melbourne[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Adam Bandt 41,377 43.75 +1.13
Liberal Le Liu 23,878 25.25 +2.42
Labor Sophie Ismail 23,130 24.46 −2.14
Sex Party Lewis Freeman-Harrison 3,265 3.45 +1.53
Animal Justice Miranda Smith 1,742 1.84 +1.10
Drug Law Reform Matt Riley 1,187 1.26 +1.26
Total formal votes 94,579 97.52 +3.47
Informal votes 2,404 2.48 −3.47
Turnout 96,983 86.79 −3.90
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Sophie Ismail 62,963 66.57 −2.68
Liberal Le Liu 31,616 33.43 +2.68
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Adam Bandt 64,771 68.48 +13.21
Liberal Le Liu 29,808 31.52 +31.52
Greens hold  

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Melbourne[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Adam Bandt 36,035 42.62 +7.03
Labor Cath Bowtell 22,490 26.60 −11.54
Liberal Sean Armistead 19,301 22.83 +1.37
Sex Party James Mangisi 1,621 1.92 +0.06
  Independent Socialist Anthony Main 1,140 1.35 +1.35
Palmer United Martin Vrbnjak 780 0.92 +0.92
Animal Justice Nyree Walshe 628 0.74 +0.74
Family First Noelle Walker 453 0.54 −1.03
Independent Kate Borland 443 0.52 +0.52
Democratic Labour Michael Murphy 442 0.52 +0.52
Bullet Train Josh Davidson 297 0.35 +0.35
Secular Royston Wilding 230 0.27 −0.43
Independent Frazer Kirkman 183 0.22 +0.22
Stable Population Michael Bayliss 173 0.20 +0.20
Australian Independents Paul Cummins 170 0.20 +0.20
Rise Up Australia Joyce Khoo 165 0.20 +0.20
Total formal votes 84,551 94.05 −2.28
Informal votes 5,348 5.95 +2.28
Turnout 89,899 90.80 +0.71
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Cath Bowtell 58,555 69.25 −3.52
Liberal Sean Armistead 25,996 30.75 +3.52
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Adam Bandt 46,732 55.27 −0.64
Labor Cath Bowtell 37,819 44.73 +0.64
Greens hold Swing −0.64

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Melbourne[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cath Bowtell 34,022 38.09 −11.42
Greens Adam Bandt 32,308 36.17 +13.37
Liberal Simon Olsen 18,760 21.00 −2.49
Sex Party Joel Murray 1,633 1.83 +1.83
Family First Georgia Pearson 1,389 1.55 +0.55
Secular Penelope Green 613 0.69 +0.69
Democrats David Collyer 602 0.67 −0.76
Total formal votes 89,327 96.38 −0.82
Informal votes 3,356 3.62 +0.82
Turnout 92,683 90.09 −1.41
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Cath Bowtell 65,473 73.30 +1.03
Liberal Simon Olsen 23,854 26.70 −1.03
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Adam Bandt 50,059 56.04 +10.75
Labor Cath Bowtell 39,268 43.96 −10.75
Greens gain from Labor Swing +10.75

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 43,363 49.51 −2.27
Liberal Andrea Del Ciotto 20,577 23.49 −1.60
Greens Adam Bandt 19,967 22.80 +3.82
Democrats Tim Wright 1,255 1.43 −0.20
Family First Georgia Pearson 878 1.00 +0.12
Citizens Electoral Council Andrew Reed 586 0.67 +0.49
Kylie McGregor 539 0.62 +0.62
Socialist Equality Will Marshall 418 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 87,583 97.20 +0.47
Informal votes 2,521 2.80 −0.47
Turnout 90,104 91.52 +0.45
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 63,299 72.27 +1.13
Liberal Andrea Del Ciotto 24,284 27.73 −1.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 47,916 54.71 −16.43
Greens Adam Bandt 39,667 45.29 +45.29
Labor hold Swing −16.43

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 42,047 51.78 +4.35
Liberal Jerry Dimitroulis 20,374 25.09 +0.05
Greens Gemma Pinnell 15,416 18.98 +3.21
Democrats Angela Williams 1,326 1.63 −8.01
Family First Chris Willis 718 0.88 +0.88
Socialist Alliance Zoe Kenny 619 0.76 +0.76
Independent Steven Anger 559 0.69 +0.69
Citizens Electoral Council Rhys McGuckin 145 0.18 +0.17
Total formal votes 81,204 96.73 +0.45
Informal votes 2,741 3.27 −0.45
Turnout 83,945 91.07 +0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 57,766 71.14 +1.26
Liberal Jerry Dimitroulis 23,438 28.86 −1.26
Labor hold Swing +1.26

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 39,978 47.65 −10.25
Liberal Con Frantzeskos 20,870 24.87 +0.57
Greens Pamela Curr 13,174 15.70 +9.64
Democrats Brent McKenna 8,062 9.61 +0.64
Stephen Jolly 1,260 1.50 +1.50
James Ferrari 558 0.67 +0.21
Total formal votes 83,902 96.23 −0.11
Informal votes 3,288 3.77 +0.11
Turnout 87,190 91.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 58,808 70.09 −1.71
Liberal Con Frantzeskos 25,094 29.91 +1.71
Labor hold Swing −1.71

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 45,958 57.90 +0.17
Liberal Paul Nettelbeck 19,289 24.30 +0.21
Democrats Brent McKenna 7,122 8.97 +0.31
Greens Nolan Tyrrell 4,811 6.06 −0.58
Unity Sherridan Maxwell 1,095 1.38 +1.38
Democratic Socialist Maurice Sibelle 425 0.54 +0.54
James Ferrari 365 0.46 −0.10
Natural Law Lawrence Clarke 176 0.22 −0.22
Citizens Electoral Council Ivan Horvat 133 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 79,374 96.34 −0.30
Informal votes 3,018 3.66 +0.30
Turnout 82,392 92.79 +0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 56,991 71.80 +1.59
Liberal Paul Nettelbeck 22,383 28.20 −1.59
Labor hold Swing +1.59

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 43,189 57.73 −7.99
Liberal Michael Flynn 18,024 24.09 +0.10
Democrats Richard Grummet 6,478 8.66 +4.88
Greens Sarah Nicholson 4,970 6.64 +6.64
Independent Di Quin 1,395 1.86 −0.81
James Ferrari 421 0.56 +0.02
Natural Law Larry Clarke 330 0.44 −0.61
Total formal votes 74,807 96.63 +0.31
Informal votes 2,606 3.37 −0.31
Turnout 77,413 92.33 −0.64
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 51,894 70.21 −3.53
Liberal Michael Flynn 22,017 29.79 +3.53
Labor hold Swing −3.53

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 47,958 65.73 +14.39
Liberal Riza Kozanoglu 17,507 23.99 −1.95
Democrats Dias Cooper 2,756 3.78 −14.11
Di Quin 1,955 2.68 +2.68
Independent Elvie Sievers 1,348 1.85 +1.85
Natural Law Larry Clarke 765 1.05 +1.05
James Ferrari 394 0.54 −0.08
Stevan Ivanov 281 0.39 +0.39
Total formal votes 72,964 96.32 +1.64
Informal votes 2,785 3.68 −1.64
Turnout 75,749 92.97
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 53,735 73.74 +6.27
Liberal Riza Kozanoglu 19,133 26.26 −6.27
Labor hold Swing +6.27

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Hand 33,790 51.3 −11.3
Liberal Rodger Gully 17,078 25.9 −0.8
Democrats Geoff Mosley 11,775 17.9 +8.5
Independent Steve Florin 1,643 2.5 +2.5
Democratic Socialist Melanie Sjoberg 1,125 1.7 +1.7
Independent Jim Ferrari 411 0.6 −0.7
Total formal votes 65,822 94.7
Informal votes 3,698 5.3
Turnout 69,520 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry Hand 44,306 67.5 −1.9
Liberal Rodger Gully 21,358 32.5 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Hand 35,873 62.6 −2.5
Liberal Frank Randle 15,267 26.7 +4.5
Democrats Peter La Franchi 5,374 9.4 +2.3
Independent James Ferrari 757 1.3 −2.3
Total formal votes 57,271 91.9
Informal votes 5,031 8.1
Turnout 62,301 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry Hand 39,705 69.4 −0.6
Liberal Frank Randle 17,526 30.6 +0.6
Labor hold Swing −0.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Hand 37,639 65.1 +1.4
Liberal Ian Davis 12,856 22.2 −1.4
Democrats Chris Carter 4,107 7.1 −3.2
Independent James Ferrari 2,068 3.6 +3.6
Democratic Labor Michael Hammet 1,174 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 57,844 89.3
Informal votes 6,940 10.7
Turnout 64,784 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry Hand 40,461 70.0 −0.2
Liberal Ian Davis 17,330 30.0 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Hand 38,694 63.7 +3.0
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 14,370 23.6 −4.5
Democrats Chris Carter 6,271 10.3 +3.2
Socialist Workers James McIlroy 750 1.2 +1.2
Imperial British James Ferrari 678 1.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 60,763 96.7
Informal votes 2,074 3.3
Turnout 62,837 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry Hand 70.2 +3.1
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 29.8 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Innes 35,812 60.7 +6.6
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 16,573 28.1 +4.5
Democrats Alan Hughes 4,199 7.1 −1.8
Communist Max Ogden 1,534 2.6 +0.1
Imperial British James Ferrari 879 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 58,997 95.7
Informal votes 2,677 4.3
Turnout 61,674 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Innes 68.1 +6.3
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 31.9 −6.3
Labor hold Swing +6.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Innes 33,806 54.1 −5.1
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 14,751 23.6 −4.4
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 6,868 11.0 +1.9
Democrats Veronica Schwarz 5,576 8.9 +8.9
Communist Roger Wilson 1,537 2.5 +1.1
Total formal votes 62,538 95.3
Informal votes 3,069 4.7
Turnout 65,607 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Innes 61.8 −0.9
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 38.2 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Innes 30,525 59.2 −9.7
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 14,431 28.0 +6.8
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 4,690 9.1 +3.8
Australia Veronica Schwarz 1,192 2.3 −1.2
Communist Ian Fehring 710 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 51,548 96.9
Informal votes 1,659 3.1
Turnout 53,207 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Innes 62.7 −9.4
Liberal Robert Fallshaw 37.3 +9.4
Labor hold Swing −9.4

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Innes 35,257 68.9 +9.2
Liberal Haset Sali 10,827 21.2 −2.5
Democratic Labor Anna Linard 2,698 5.3 −3.7
Australia Martin Kerr 1,768 3.5 −1.7
Independent Philip Scott 593 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 51,143 96.5
Informal votes 1,839 3.5
Turnout 52,982 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Innes 72.1 +6.6
Liberal Haset Sali 27.9 −6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Innes 27,592 59.7 +6.6
Liberal Patricia Clark 10,937 23.7 −7.0
Democratic Labor Anna Linard 4,174 9.0 −2.2
Australia Wendy Nicholson 2,391 5.2 +5.2
Communist Max Ogden 626 1.4 +1.4
Independent Shane Watson 277 0.6 +0.6
Independent George Samargis 197 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 46,194 93.0
Informal votes 3,479 7.0
Turnout 49,673 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Innes 65.5 +8.8
Liberal Patricia Clark 34.5 −8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 25,381 53.1 −2.5
Liberal Peter Block 14,686 30.7 +5.6
Democratic Labor John Ryan 5,374 11.2 −2.2
Independent Murray Thompson 2,400 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 47,841 93.3
Informal votes 3,449 6.7
Turnout 51,290 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 56.7 −3.6
Liberal Peter Block 43.3 +3.6
Labor hold Swing −3.6

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 14,355 52.8 −4.1
Liberal Donald Gibson 7,593 26.9 +1.7
Democratic Labor James Whitehead 3,655 13.4 −3.5
Independent Ronald Batey 1,577 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 27,180 93.5
Informal votes 1,892 6.5
Turnout 29,072 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 57.5 −2.0
Liberal Donald Gibson 42.5 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −2.0

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 17,100 56.9 −5.9
Liberal Charles Hider 7,870 26.2 +5.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Brennan 5,084 16.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 30,054 97.1
Informal votes 890 2.9
Turnout 30,944 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 59.5 −5.0
Liberal Charles Hider 40.5 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 19,351 62.8 +3.2
Liberal James Moloney 6,288 20.4 −2.4
Democratic Labor Michael Kearney 5,166 16.8 −0.9
Total formal votes 30,805 96.2
Informal votes 1,228 3.8
Turnout 32,033 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 64.5 +3.1
Liberal James Moloney 35.5 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 20,335 59.6 +2.2
Liberal James Moloney 7,766 22.8 +1.6
Democratic Labor John Ryan 6,023 17.7 −3.7
Total formal votes 34,124 96.1
Informal votes 1,370 3.9
Turnout 35,494 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 61.4 +1.9
Liberal James Moloney 38.6 +38.6
Labor hold Swing +1.9

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 21,767 57.4 −12.7
Labor (A-C) John Mullens 8,126 21.4 +21.4
Liberal James Moloney 8,060 21.2 −8.7
Total formal votes 37,953 95.5
Informal votes 1,771 4.5
Turnout 39,724 92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 59.5 −10.6
Labor (A-C) John Mullens 40.5 +40.5
Labor hold Swing −10.5

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 22,125 70.6 +7.6
Liberal Alfred Carter 9,192 29.4 −3.7
Total formal votes 31,317 97.6
Informal votes 776 2.4
Turnout 32,093 94.3
Labor hold Swing +4.0

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 23,131 63.0 −1.5
Liberal Desmond Byrne 12,168 33.1 +8.1
Communist Gerry O'Day 1,441 3.9 +0.6
Total formal votes 36,740 96.5
Informal votes 1,324 3.5
Turnout 38,064 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 66.6 −4.3
Liberal Desmond Byrne 33.4 +4.3
Labor hold Swing −4.3

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 24,187 64.5 −6.2
Liberal Desmond McGinnes 9,366 25.0 −4.3
Independent Charles McLaren 1,350 3.6 +3.6
Communist Gerry O'Day 1,244 3.3 +3.3
Protestant Christian Niven Neyland 794 2.1 +2.1
Lang Labor Philip Wilson 576 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 37,517 96.0
Informal votes 1,544 4.0
Turnout 39,061 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 70.9 +0.2
Liberal Desmond McGinnes 29.1 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 42,922 73.4 +9.6
Liberal Reg Cooper 15,572 26.6 +9.2
Total formal votes 58,494 96.3
Informal votes 2,235 3.7
Turnout 60,729 89.9
Labor hold Swing −1.8

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 37,779 63.8 +11.9
United Australia Elizabeth Couchman 10,319 17.4 −6.5
Communist Ken Miller 5,477 9.3 +9.3
Middle Class Louis Bickart 4,119 7.0 +7.0
Independent Charles Dicker 808 1.4 +1.4
Services Noble Kerby 680 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 59,182 93.9
Informal votes 3,848 6.1
Turnout 63,030 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 75.2 +4.1
United Australia Elizabeth Couchman 24.8 −4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 28,590 51.9 −48.1
United Australia Richard Griffiths 13,140 23.9 +23.9
Aust. dlp James Baker 7,893 14.3 +14.3
Independent Labor Edward Whitcombe 5,450 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 55,073 96.1
Informal votes 2,254 3.9
Turnout 57,327 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 71.1 −28.9
United Australia Richard Griffiths 28.9 +28.9
Labor hold Swing −28.9

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 26,256 69.4 +7.4
United Australia Francis Nelson 11,576 30.6 −7.4
Total formal votes 37,832 95.6
Informal votes 1,761 4.4
Turnout 39,593 96.3
Labor hold Swing +7.4

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 22,224 62.0 −38.0
United Australia Israel Smith 13,599 38.0 +38.0
Total formal votes 35,823 96.3
Informal votes 1,357 3.6
Turnout 37,180 93.6
Labor hold Swing −38.0

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 27,532 74.4 +7.4
Nationalist Norman O'Brien 9,457 25.6 −7.4
Total formal votes 36,989 95.7
Informal votes 1,667 4.3
Turnout 38,656 96.5
Labor hold Swing +7.4

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 26,607 67.0 −10.2
Nationalist William Hendry 13,082 33.0 +10.2
Total formal votes 39,689 97.7
Informal votes 921 2.3
Turnout 40,610 87.2
Labor hold Swing −10.2

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 16,991 77.2 +11.4
Nationalist Ernest Nicholls 5,022 22.8 −11.4
Total formal votes 22,013 96.3
Informal votes 837 3.7
Turnout 22,850 49.7
Labor hold Swing +11.4

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 15,179 65.6 +5.3
Nationalist Ernest Nicholls 7,949 34.4 −5.3
Total formal votes 23,128 98.1
Informal votes 458 1.9
Turnout 23,586 71.5
Labor hold Swing +5.3

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 16,871 60.3 −9.0
Nationalist Reginald Tracey 11,130 39.7 +9.0
Total formal votes 28,001 97.1
Informal votes 842 2.9
Turnout 28,843 80.6
Labor hold Swing −9.0

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 18,471 69.3 −2.6
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 8,194 30.7 +30.7
Total formal votes 26,665 97.1
Informal votes 807 2.9
Turnout 27,472 72.9
Labor hold Swing −2.6

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 18,692 71.9 +4.3
Independent Labor Ellen Mulcahy 7,320 28.1 +28.1
Total formal votes 26,012 95.2
Informal votes 1,313 4.8
Turnout 27,325 64.4
Labor hold Swing +4.3

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Maloney 13,830 67.0 +6.6
Liberal William McPherson 6,825 33.0 −6.6
Total formal votes 20,655 98.3
Informal votes 360 1.7
Turnout 21,015 60.3
Labour hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Maloney 9,228 60.4 +10.6
Ind. Protectionist William Lormer 6,056 39.6 +39.6
Total formal votes 15,284 96.5
Informal votes 561 3.5
Turnout 15,845 51.0
Labour hold Swing +10.6
1904 Melbourne by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Maloney 8,667 52.6 +2.8
Protectionist Sir Malcolm McEacharn 7,808 47.4 −2.8
Total formal votes 16,475 98.7
Informal votes 225 1.3
Turnout 16,700
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +2.8

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir Malcolm McEacharn 7,756 50.2 −10.6
Labour William Maloney 7,679 49.8 +10.6
Total formal votes 15,435 98.6
Informal votes 219 1.4
Turnout 15,654 58.5
Protectionist hold Swing −10.6

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Sir Malcolm McEacharn 4,985 60.8 +60.8
Labour William Maloney 3,212 39.2 +39.2
Total formal votes 8,179 99.2
Informal votes 66 0.8
Turnout 8,263 62.4
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Melbourne, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Melbourne, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ 2013 results for Melbourne, AEC.
  4. ^ "2010 results for Melbourne". AEC.
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