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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
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Protectionist|  Sir Malcolm McEacharn Protectionist 1901–1904
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  William Maloney Labor 1904–1940
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Arthur Calwell Labor 1940–1972
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Ted Innes Labor 1972–1983
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Gerry Hand Labor 1983–1993
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Lindsay Tanner Labor 1993–2010
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens|  Adam Bandt Greens 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Melbourne
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
Two-party-preferred result
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

Australian federal election, 2007: 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-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
Australian federal election, 2004: 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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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

Australian federal election, 1998: 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
Australian federal election, 1996: 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 Quinn 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
Australian federal election, 1993: 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
Australian federal election, 1990: 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

Australian federal election, 1987: 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
Australian federal election, 1984: 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 2,068 3.6 +3.6
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
Australian federal election, 1983: 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
Australian federal election, 1980: 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 Neville 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 21.9 −6.3
Labor hold Swing +6.3

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: 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
Australian federal election, 1975: 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
Australian federal election, 1974: 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
Australian federal election, 1972: 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 Neville 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

Australian federal election, 1969: 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
Australian federal election, 1966: 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
Australian federal election, 1963: 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
Australian federal election, 1961: 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

Australian federal election, 1958: 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
Australian federal election, 1955: 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
Australian federal election, 1954: 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
Australian federal election, 1951: 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

Australian federal election, 1949: 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
Australian federal election, 1946: 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
Australian federal election, 1943: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 37,779 63.8 +11.9
United Australia Elizabeth Couchman 1,319 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 and Citizens 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
Australian federal election, 1940: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 28,590 51.9 −48.1
United Australia Richard Griffiths 13,140 23.9 +23.9
Aust. Democratic Labor 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

Australian federal election, 1937: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1934: 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
Australian federal election, 1931: 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

Australian federal election, 1929: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1928: 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
Australian federal election, 1925: 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
Australian federal election, 1922: 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

Australian federal election, 1919: 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
Australian federal election, 1917: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 16,871 60.3 −9.0
Nationalist Reginald Tracy 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
Australian federal election, 1914: 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
Australian federal election, 1913: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney 18,692 71.9 +4.3
Independent Labor Ellen Mulcahy 7,320 21.9 +21.9
Total formal votes 26,012 95.2
Informal votes 1,313 4.8
Turnout 27,325 64.4
Labor hold Swing +4.3
Australian federal election, 1910: 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

Australian federal election, 1906: 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
Melbourne by-election, 1904
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
Australian federal election, 1903: 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
Australian federal election, 1901: 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

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