Electoral results for the Division of Darwin

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Darwin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until its abolition in 1955.

Members

	Party	Term
King O'Malley	Labor	1903–1917
Charles Howroyd	Nationalist	1917–1917
William Spence	Nationalist	1917–1919
George Bell	Nationalist	1919–1922
Joshua Whitsitt	Country	1922–1925
(Sir) George Bell	Nationalist	1925–1931
(Sir) George Bell	United Australia	1931–1943
Dame Enid Lyons	United Australia	1943–1944
Dame Enid Lyons	Liberal	1944–1951
Aubrey Luck	Liberal	1951–1955

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1954: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aubrey Luck	16,447	50.5	+0.8
	Labor	Clem Foster	16,117	49.5	-0.8
Total formal votes			32,564	99.1
Informal votes			283	0.9
Turnout			32,847	96.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.5

Australian federal election, 1951: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aubrey Luck	14,819	49.7	-6.9
	Labor	Max Poulter	9,820	32.9	+6.9
	Labor	Clem Foster	5,171	17.3	+17.3
Total formal votes			29,810	97.3
Informal votes			822	2.7
Turnout			30,632	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Aubrey Luck	16,103	54.0	-2.6
	Labor	Max Poulter	13,707	46.0	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.6

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dame Enid Lyons	16,455	56.6	+3.3
	Labor	Harold Kirkpatrick	12,602	43.4	-3.3
Total formal votes			29,057	97.6
Informal votes			728	2.4
Turnout			29,785	96.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.3

Australian federal election, 1946: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dame Enid Lyons	15,835	54.2	+5.3
	Labor	Harold Kirkpatrick	13,392	45.8	+3.2
Total formal votes			29,227	97.6
Informal votes			730	2.4
Turnout			29,957	92.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Australian federal election, 1943: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Reece	7,799	28.6	+1.6
	United Australia	Dame Enid Lyons	7,349	26.9	-10.3
	Labor	Carrol Bramich	3,832	14.0	+14.0
	United Australia	John Leary	3,104	11.4	+11.4
	United Australia	John Wright	2,885	10.6	+10.6
	Independent Labor	Edgar Nicholls	1,709	6.3	+6.3
	Communist	Roy Harvey	616	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			27,294	95.3
Informal votes			1,355	4.7
Turnout			28,649	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Dame Enid Lyons	14,055	51.5	-7.7
	Labor	Eric Reece	13,239	48.5	+7.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	-7.7

Australian federal election, 1940: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Bell	15,896	59.2	+6.7
	Labor	Eric Reece	10,961	40.8	-6.7
Total formal votes			26,857	97.4
Informal votes			707	2.6
Turnout			27,564	94.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	+6.7

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Bell	13,557	52.5	-1.9
	Labor	Edwin Brown	12,270	47.5	+1.9
Total formal votes			25,827	97.9
Informal votes			559	2.1
Turnout			26,386	95.8
	United Australia hold		Swing	-1.9

Australian federal election, 1934: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Bell	13,271	54.4	-15.5
	Labor	Edwin Brown	11,126	45.6	+15.5
Total formal votes			24,397	97.4
Informal votes			663	2.6
Turnout			25,060	95.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	-15.5

Australian federal election, 1931: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Bell	16,149	69.9	+16.3
	Labor	Joseph McGrath	6,962	30.1	-16.3
Total formal votes			23,111	96.3
Informal votes			887	3.7
Turnout			23,998	96.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	+14.0

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	11,982	53.6	-18.3
	Labor	Henry Lane	5,233	23.4	+23.4
	Labor	Thomas d'Alton	5,137	23.0	+23.0
Total formal votes			22,352	98.1
Informal votes			443	1.9
Turnout			22,795	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	George Bell		55.9	-16.0
	Labor	Henry Lane		44.1	+44.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-16.0

Australian federal election, 1928: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	14,880	71.9	+9.4
	Independent	James Campbell	5,813	28.1	+28.1
Total formal votes			20,693	93.7
Informal votes			1,385	6.3
Turnout			22,078	94.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+10.6

Australian federal election, 1925: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	9,682	48.1	+17.5
	Labor	Henry Lane	7,541	37.5	+37.5
	Nationalist	Hubert Nichols	2,886	14.4	+14.4
Total formal votes			20,109	95.5
Informal votes			939	4.5
Turnout			21,048	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	George Bell	12,164	60.5	+10.9
	Labor	Henry Lane	7,945	39.5	+39.5
	Nationalist gain from Country		Swing	+10.9

Australian federal election, 1922: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	4,533	45.1	-1.3
	Country	Joshua Whitsitt	4,051	40.3	+40.3
	Independent	James Campbell	1,473	14.6	+14.6
Total formal votes			10,057	96.0
Informal votes			424	4.0
Turnout			10,481	46.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Joshua Whitsitt	5,069	50.4	+50.4
	Nationalist	George Bell	4,988	49.6	-2.5
	Country gain from Nationalist		Swing	+2.5

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	6,630	54.0	-4.8
	Labor	Joseph Lyons	5,645	46.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			12,275	97.8
Informal votes			274	2.2
Turnout			12,549	67.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-4.8

Darwin by-election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Spence	6,665	55.8	-3.0
	Labor	James Hurst	5,285	44.2	+3.0
Total formal votes			11,950	99.6
Informal votes			48	0.4
Turnout			11,998	962.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-3.0

Australian federal election, 1917: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Charles Howroyd	9,073	58.8	+14.9
	Labor	King O'Malley	6,361	41.2	-14.9
Total formal votes			15,434	97.5
Informal votes			401	2.5
Turnout			15,835	83.2
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+14.9

Australian federal election, 1914: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	King O'Malley	8,585	56.1	+4.0
	Liberal	Ernest Plummer	6,723	43.9	-4.0
Total formal votes			15,308	97.8
Informal votes			340	2.2
Turnout			15,648	78.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Australian federal election, 1913: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	King O'Malley	8,312	52.1	-11.2
	Liberal	Alexander Marshall	7,652	47.9	+11.2
Total formal votes			15,964	97.6
Informal votes			396	2.4
Turnout			16,360	76.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.2

Australian federal election, 1910: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	King O'Malley	6,681	63.3	+8.3
	Liberal	William Fisher	3,881	36.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			10,862	97.9
Informal votes			234	2.1
Turnout			10,796	53.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	King O'Malley	5,215	55.0	+4.6
	Anti-Socialist	William Lamerton	3,420	36.0	+36.0
	Ind. Anti-Socialist	Henry Bannister	849	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			9,484	95.8
Informal votes			420	4.2
Turnout			9,904	55.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.8

Australian federal election, 1903: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	King O'Malley	4,483	50.4	+50.4
	Protectionist	James Brickhill	4,354	49.0	+49.0
	Independent	James Gaffney	53	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			8,890	99.3
Informal votes			458	4.9
Turnout			9,348	58.0
	Labour win		(new division)

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Tasmania

Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Abolished: Darwin Tasmania Wilmot

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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