Electoral results for the Division of Flinders

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Arthur Groom	Free Trade	1901–1903
	James Gibb	Free Trade	1903–1906
	(Sir) William Irvine	Anti-Socialist	1906–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1918
	Stanley Bruce	Nationalist	1918–1929
	Jack Holloway	Labor	1929–1931
	Stanley Bruce	United Australia	1931–1933
	James Fairbairn	United Australia	1933–1940
	Rupert Ryan	United Australia	1940–1944
		Liberal	1944–1952
	Keith Ewert	Labor	1952–1954
	Robert Lindsay	Liberal	1954–1966
	(Sir) Phillip Lynch	Liberal	1966–1982
	Peter Reith	Liberal	1982–1983
	Bob Chynoweth	Labor	1983–1984
	Peter Reith	Liberal	1984–2001
	Greg Hunt	Liberal	2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	51,972	55.34	+1.01
	Labor	Joshua Sinclair	23,666	25.20	-6.54
	Greens	Martin Rush	9,148	9.74	-1.76
	Palmer United	Linda Clark	5,639	6.00	+6.00
	Family First	David Clark	1,091	1.16	-1.26
	Independent	Paul Madigan	708	0.75	+0.75
	Christians	Ashleigh Belsar	523	0.56	+0.56
	Rise Up Australia	Angela Dorian	481	0.51	+0.51
	Independent	Denis McCormack	478	0.51	+0.51
	Non-Custodial Parents	John Zabaneh	215	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			93,921	95.03	-0.85
Informal votes			4,916	4.97	+0.85
Turnout			98,837	93.79	+0.54
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	58,048	61.81	+2.67
	Labor	Joshua Sinclair	35,873	38.19	-2.67
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.67

Australian federal election, 2010: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	49,146	54.30	-0.17
	Labor	Francis Gagliano-Ventura	28,747	31.76	-2.12
	Greens	Robert Brown	10,410	11.50	+3.02
	Family First	Reade Smith	2,198	2.43	+0.19
Total formal votes			90,501	95.87	-1.35
Informal votes			3,895	4.13	+1.35
Turnout			94,396	93.58	-1.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	53,499	59.11	+0.86
	Labor	Francis Gagliano-Ventura	37,002	40.89	-0.86
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.86

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	48,343	54.47	-3.70
	Labor	Gary March	30,073	33.88	+2.99
	Greens	Bob Brown	7,529	8.48	+2.21
	Family First	Cameron Eastman	1,988	2.24	+0.51
	Democrats	David Batten	822	0.93	+0.07
Total formal votes			88,755	97.22	+1.56
Informal votes			2,538	2.78	-1.56
Turnout			91,293	95.49	+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	51,697	58.25	-2.86
	Labor	Gary March	37,058	41.75	+2.86
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.86

Australian federal election, 2004: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	48,249	58.17	+6.65
	Labor	Simon Napthine	25,621	30.89	-2.05
	Greens	Stuart Kingsford	5,204	6.27	+0.39
	Family First	Dean Johnstone	1,435	1.73	+1.73
	Independent	Paul Madigan	1,043	1.26	+1.26
	Democrats	Bruce Errol	715	0.86	-4.74
	Independent	Neale Adams	503	0.61	+0.61
	CEC	Henry Broadbent	174	0.21	+0.21
Total formal votes			82,944	95.66	-0.56
Informal votes			3,765	4.34	+0.56
Turnout			86,709	95.30	-0.32
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	50,689	61.11	+3.67
	Labor	Simon Napthine	32,255	38.89	-3.67
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.67

Australian federal election, 2001: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	43,601	51.71	+4.32
	Labor	Wayne Finch	27,695	32.85	-4.57
	Greens	David de Rango	4,886	5.79	+3.13
	Democrats	Richard Armstrong	4,690	5.56	-0.82
	One Nation	Kevin Dowey	1,911	2.27	-2.95
	Independent	Earle Wilson	968	1.15	+1.15
	Independent	Ashley Blade	567	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			84,318	96.23	-0.61
Informal votes			3,300	3.77	+0.61
Turnout			87,618	96.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Hunt	48,585	57.62	+3.90
	Labor	Wayne Finch	35,733	42.38	-3.90
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.90

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	36,570	47.39	-6.31
	Labor	John Armitage	28,874	37.42	+4.20
	Democrats	David Allison	4,923	6.38	-1.08
	One Nation	Robert Langley	4,029	5.22	+5.22
	Greens	Mervyn Vogt	2,057	2.67	-1.39
	Unity	Tony Kamps	451	0.58	+0.58
	Natural Law	Jan Charlwood	264	0.34	-0.14
Total formal votes			77,168	96.85	-0.30
Informal votes			2,511	3.15	+0.30
Turnout			79,679	96.26	-0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	41,457	53.72	-6.34
	Labor	John Armitage	35,711	46.28	+6.34
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.34

Australian federal election, 1996: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	39,503	53.70	+0.32
	Labor	Ian Watkinson	24,438	33.22	-6.65
	Democrats	Colin Beeforth	5,485	7.46	+3.39
	Greens	Ian Ward	2,989	4.06	+4.06
	Independent	Ralph Roberts	798	1.08	+1.08
	Natural Law	Jan Charlwood	355	0.48	-1.68
Total formal votes			73,568	97.15	-0.40
Informal votes			2,159	2.85	+0.40
Turnout			75,727	96.40	-0.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	43,994	60.07	+4.36
	Labor	Ian Watkinson	29,248	39.93	-4.36
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.36

Australian federal election, 1993: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	36,735	52.96	+2.04
	Labor	Denise Hassett	27,832	40.12	+5.46
	Democrats	Malcolm Brown	3,167	4.57	-8.63
	Natural Law	Jan Charlwood	1,636	2.36	+2.36
Total formal votes			69,370	97.60	+0.22
Informal votes			1,707	2.40	-0.22
Turnout			71,077	96.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	38,271	55.19	-0.05
	Labor	Denise Hassett	31,079	44.81	+0.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.05

Australian federal election, 1990: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	32,853	50.9	+4.3
	Labor	Tony Moore	22,363	34.7	-9.7
	Democrats	Nance Jaboor	8,516	13.2	+7.8
	Independent	David Gilbert	793	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			64,525	97.4
Informal votes			1,739	2.6
Turnout			66,264	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	35,606	55.2	+4.5
	Labor	Tony Moore	28,860	44.8	-4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	31,737	47.2	+1.8
	Labor	Tony Lack	29,469	43.8	-1.3
	Democrats	Andrew Suttie	3,655	5.4	+1.1
	Pensioner	Jonathan Miln	1,449	2.2	+1.3
	Independent	Noel Maud	986	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			67,296	95.4
Informal votes			3,269	4.6
Turnout			70,565	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	34,498	51.3	+0.1
	Labor	Tony Lack	32,757	48.7	-0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Australian federal election, 1984: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	25,450	45.4	+0.3
	Labor	Russell Joiner	25,287	45.1	-1.4
	Democrats	Murray Gill	2,389	4.3	-1.7
	National	Paul van Staveren	1,780	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	John McNamara	646	1.2	-1.2
	Pensioner	John Miln	529	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			56,081	93.1
Informal votes			4,139	6.9
Turnout			60,220	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	28,694	51.2	+1.5
	Labor	Russell Joiner	27,379	48.8	-1.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.5

Australian federal election, 1983: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	38,134	47.2	+8.0
	Liberal	Peter Reith	35,847	44.4	-5.9
	Democrats	Harold Fraser	4,861	6.0	-4.5
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Payne	1,977	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			80,819	98.5
Informal votes			1,208	1.5
Turnout			82,027	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	41,206	51.0	+5.6
	Liberal	Peter Reith	39,613	49.0	-5.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.6

Flinders by-election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	34,765	45.7	-4.6
	Labor	Rogan Ward	31,052	40.8	+1.6
	Democrats	Harold Fraser	6,785	8.9	-1.6
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferwerda	1,271	1.7	+1.7
	Deadly Serious	Paul Crossley	1,211	1.6	+1.6
	Republican	Peter Consandine	607	0.8	+0.8
	Australia Party	Gail Farrell	389	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			76,080	97.4
Informal votes			1,991	2.6
Turnout			78,071	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	39,804	52.3	-2.3
	Labor	Rogan Ward	36,276	47.7	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.3

Australian federal election, 1980: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	36,587	50.3	-0.2
	Labor	Jean McLean	28,565	39.2	+9.4
	Democrats	William Towers	7,643	10.5	-5.0
Total formal votes			72,795	98.1
Informal votes			1,433	1.9
Turnout			74,228	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		54.6	-6.1
	Labor	Jean McLean		45.4	+6.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	32,897	50.5	-9.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood	19,401	29.8	-5.5
	Democrats	Harold Fraser	10,070	15.5	+15.5
	Democratic Labor	John Cass	2,089	3.2	+1.1
	Independent	Monty Hollow	639	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			65,096	97.7
Informal votes			1,553	2.3
Turnout			66,649	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		60.7	-1.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood		39.3	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

Australian federal election, 1975: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	46,155	57.5	+7.2
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood	30,251	37.7	-7.8
	Australia Party	Peter Dalton	1,851	2.3	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Glynn	1,654	2.1	+0.1
	Independent	Stanley Hillman	375	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			80,286	98.5
Informal votes			1,196	1.5
Turnout			81,482	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		60.2	+7.2
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood		39.8	-7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Australian federal election, 1974: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	37,148	50.3	+1.8
	Labor	Colin Bednall	33,630	45.5	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Glynn	1,383	1.9	-2.0
	Australia Party	David Heath	1,052	1.4	-1.5
	Independent	Beatrice Faust	639	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			73,852	98.7
Informal votes			952	1.3
Turnout			74,804	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		53.0	+0.1
	Labor	Colin Bednall		47.0	-0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Australian federal election, 1972: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	29,640	48.5	-6.6
	Labor	Colin Bednall	27,273	44.6	+10.5
	Democratic Labor	John Glynn	2,380	3.9	-3.2
	Australia Party	David Heath	1,801	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			61,094	98.5
Informal votes			954	1.5
Turnout			62,048	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	32,314	52.9	-10.6
	Labor	Colin Bednall	28,780	47.1	+10.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.6

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	27,179	55.1	+3.3
	Labor	Fay Nottage	16,820	34.1	-1.6
	Democratic Labor	Josephus Gobel	3,480	7.1	-2.6
	Independent	Monty Hollow	1,880	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			49,359	97.9
Informal votes			1,059	2.1
Turnout			50,418	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		63.5	+1.5
	Labor	Fay Nottage		36.5	-1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Australian federal election, 1966: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch	31,350	49.6	-2.6
	Labor	Ian Boraston	24,067	37.9	+0.2
	Democratic Labor	John Cass	6,171	9.6	-0.4
	Independent	George Brunning	1,787	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			63,555	97.1
Informal votes			1,882	2.9
Turnout			65,437	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phillip Lynch		59.8	-1.5
	Labor	Ian Boraston		40.2	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.5

Australian federal election, 1963: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	29,723	52.2	+7.7
	Labor	Nola Barber	21,464	37.7	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Martin Curry	5,781	10.1	-4.7
Total formal votes			56,968	99.0
Informal votes			581	1.0
Turnout			57,549	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay		61.3	+4.0
	Labor	Nola Barber		38.7	-4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Australian federal election, 1961: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	23,251	44.5	-6.1
	Labor	Ian Cathie	19,466	37.3	-1.9
	Democratic Labor	Jack Austin	7,717	14.8	+4.6
	Independent	Edmund Knowles	1,796	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			52,230	97.7
Informal votes			1,237	2.3
Turnout			53,467	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	29,916	57.3	-2.5
	Labor	Ian Cathie	22,314	42.7	+2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.5

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	23,283	50.6	-2.5
	Labor	Nola Barber	18,011	39.2	+7.1
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Flanagan	4,698	10.2	-4.6
Total formal votes			45,992	97.9
Informal votes			1,009	2.1
Turnout			47,001	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay		59.8	-4.3
	Labor	Nola Barber		40.2	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.3

Australian federal election, 1955: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	21,515	53.1	+2.5
	Labor	Francis Cranston	13,001	32.1	-17.3
	Labor (A-C)	Jack Austin	6,015	14.8	+14.8
Total formal votes			40,531	97.0
Informal votes			1,235	3.0
Turnout			41,766	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay		64.1	+13.5
	Labor	Francis Cranston		35.9	-13.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.5

Australian federal election, 1954: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Lindsay	24,235	51.6	-3.2
	Labor	Keith Ewert	22,707	48.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			46,942	99.0
Informal votes			494	1.0
Turnout			47,436	96.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	-4.3

Flinders by-election, 1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Ewert	22,674	53.8	+10.8
	Liberal	John Rossiter	18,384	43.7	-11.1
	Independent	Grace Stratton	602	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Ron Hipwell	453	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			42,113	98.8
Informal votes			493	1.2
Turnout			42,606	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Ewert		55.1	+11.0
	Liberal	John Rossiter		44.9	-11.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.0

Australian federal election, 1951: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan	22,728	54.8	+0.0
	Labor	Keith Ewert	17,833	43.0	+13.4
	Independent	Robert Hipwell	891	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			41,452	98.4
Informal votes			663	1.6
Turnout			42,115	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan		55.9	-7.7
	Labor	Keith Ewert		44.1	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.7

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan	21,096	54.8	+3.3
	Labor	Robert Wilson	11,410	29.6	-18.9
	Independent Labor	Andrew Hughes	6,018	15.6	+15.6
Total formal votes			38,524	98.7
Informal votes			490	1.3
Turnout			39,014	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan		63.6	+12.1
	Labor	Robert Wilson		36.4	-12.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.1

Australian federal election, 1946: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Ryan	36,615	54.4	+17.6
	Labor	Frank Lee	30,698	45.6	+6.0
Total formal votes			67,313	98.4
Informal votes			1,087	1.6
Turnout			68,400	93.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Australian federal election, 1943: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Lee	24,132	39.6	+11.9
	United Australia	Rupert Ryan	22,395	36.8	-2.9
	Country	Morton Moyes	6,867	11.3	+11.3
	Women	Mabel Brookes	5,305	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	Rupert Clark	2,198	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			60,897	97.1
Informal votes			1,817	2.9
Turnout			62,714	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Rupert Ryan	31,518	51.8	-6.6
	Labor	Frank Lee	29,379	48.2	+6.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	-6.6

Australian federal election, 1940: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Rupert Ryan	22,154	39.7	-13.3
	Labor	Frank Lee	15,465	27.7	+27.7
	Independent	Edward Mann	14,920	26.7	+26.7
	Independent	Alexander Amess	3,245	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			55,784	98.3
Informal votes			946	1.7
Turnout			56,730	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Rupert Ryan	32,591	58.4	-3.3
	Labor	Frank Lee	23,193	41.6	+3.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	-3.3

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	James Fairbairn	27,085	53.0	-7.9
	Country	Reginald Skeat	12,497	24.5	-15.9
	Social Credit	Alexander Amess	6,884	13.5	+13.5
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	4,630	9.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			51,096	96.8
Informal votes			1,709	3.2
Turnout			52,805	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	James Fairbairn		61.7	-9.6
	Country	Reginald Skeat		38.3	+38.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	-9.6

Australian federal election, 1934: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	James Fairbairn	41,565	60.9	-7.4
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	16,061	23.5	-8.2
	Country	William Fullerton	5,860	8.6	+8.6
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	4,750	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			68,236	96.7
Informal votes			2,343	3.3
Turnout			70,579	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	James Fairbairn		69.4	+1.1
	Labor	Joseph Hannan		30.6	-1.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	+1.1

Flinders by-election, 1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	James Fairbairn	36,773	59.0	-9.3
	Labor	Arthur Haywood	22,454	36.0	+4.3
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	3,124	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			62,351	97.3
Informal votes			1,747	2.7
Turnout			64,098	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	James Fairbairn		59.5	-8.8
	Labor	Arthur Haywood		40.5	+8.8
	United Australia hold		Swing	-8.8

Australian federal election, 1931: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Stanley Bruce	45,304	68.3	+20.2
	Labor	Arthur Haywood	21,004	31.7	-16.5
Total formal votes			66,308	97.9
Informal votes			1,418	2.1
Turnout			67,726	95.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+18.5

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Holloway	30,114	48.2	+10.0
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	30,054	48.1	-11.3
	Independent Liberal	Joseph Burch	2,267	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			62,435	98.6
Informal votes			903	1.4
Turnout			63,338	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Holloway	31,370	50.2	+10.9
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	31,065	49.8	-10.9
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+10.9

Australian federal election, 1928: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	34,823	59.4	-3.3
	Labor	Jack Holloway	22,372	38.2	+0.9
	Ind. Nationalist	Clarence Robertson	1,447	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			58,642	96.6
Informal votes			2,073	3.4
Turnout			60,715	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce		60.7	-1.9
	Labor	Jack Holloway		39.3	+1.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-1.9

Australian federal election, 1925: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	33,173	62.7	+7.1
	Labor	Roy Beardsworth	19,173	37.3	+37.3
Total formal votes			52,921	98.4
Informal votes			868	1.6
Turnout			53,789	93.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+7.1

Australian federal election, 1922: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	10,689	55.6	+4.5
	Liberal	Stephen Thompson	8,532	44.4	+44.4
Total formal votes			19,221	95.9
Informal votes			832	4.1
Turnout			20,053	43.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-15.1

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	12,968	48.0	-13.2
	Labor	Frederick Riley	7,926	29.3	-9.5
	Victorian Farmers	William Burrage	6,126	22.7	+22.7
Total formal votes			27,020	94.0
Informal votes			1,713	6.0
Turnout			28,733	70.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	17,693	65.5	+4.3
	Labor	Frederick Riley	9,327	34.5	-4.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+4.3

Flinders by-election, 1918
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	14,445	64.0	+2.8
	Labor	Gordon Holmes	7,740	34.3	-4.5
	Victorian Farmers	John Hall	382	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			22,567	99.1
Informal votes			203	0.9
Turnout			22,770	56.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.7

Australian federal election, 1917: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir William Irvine	19,398	61.2	+8.5
	Labor	David Russell	12,322	38.8	-8.5
Total formal votes			31,720	97.7
Informal votes			762	2.3
Turnout			32,482	80.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+8.5

Australian federal election, 1914: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir William Irvine	14,956	52.7	-5.1
	Labor	John McDougall	13,448	47.3	+5.1
Total formal votes			28,404	97.8
Informal votes			629	2.2
Turnout			29,033	77.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.1

Australian federal election, 1913: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Irvine	15,640	57.8	+11.5
	Labor	David Russell	11,418	42.2	+8.4
Total formal votes			27,058	97.4
Informal votes			714	2.6
Turnout			27,772	73.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Australian federal election, 1910: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Irvine	8,258	47.9	-52.1
	Labour	Frank Buckley	5,490	31.8	+31.8
	Independent Liberal	Timothy McInerney	3,491	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			17,239	96.7
Informal votes			587	3.3
Turnout			17,826	58.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-52.1

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	William Irvine	7,621	51.5	+15.2
	Protectionist	Arthur Nichols	7,184	48.5	+21.2
Total formal votes			14,805	95.7
Informal votes			659	4.3
Turnout			15,464	54.3
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	-3.0

Australian federal election, 1903: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	James Gibb	5,194	36.3	-3.6
	Protectionist	Arthur Nichols	3,917	27.3	-6.7
	Labour	Arthur Wilson	2,971	20.7	+20.7
	Ind. Protectionist	Louis Smith	2,242	15.7	+15.7
Total formal votes			14,324	98.8
Informal votes			177	1.2
Turnout			14,501	52.8
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+1.5

Australian federal election, 1901: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Arthur Groom	2,272	39.9	+39.9
	Protectionist	Louis Smith	1,939	34.0	+34.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Alfred Downward	1,489	26.1	+26.1
Total formal votes			5,700	99.3
Informal votes			42	0.7
Turnout			5,742	47.2
	Free Trade win		(new division)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos