Electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Maribyrnong in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1906 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Samuel Mauger	Protectionist	1906–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1910
	James Fenton	Labor	1910–1931
		United Australia	1931–1934
	Arthur Drakeford	Labor	1934–1955
	Philip Stokes	Liberal	1955–1969
	Moss Cass	Labor	1969–1983
	Alan Griffiths	Labor	1983–1996
	Bob Sercombe	Labor	1996–2007
	Bill Shorten	Labor	2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Shorten	43,162	47.90	−7.67
	Liberal	Ted Hatzakortzian	29,767	33.03	+4.44
	Greens	Richard Keech	8,920	9.90	−2.01
	Palmer United	Philip Cutler	2,470	2.74	+2.74
	Sex Party	Amy Myers	2,313	2.57	+2.57
	Democratic Labour	Marguerita Kavanagh	1,258	1.40	+1.40
	Family First	Hayleigh Carlson	944	1.05	−1.81
	Christians	Joe Paterno	888	0.99	+0.99
	Rise Up Australia	Jeff Truscott	395	0.44	+0.44
Total formal votes			90,117	93.82	−0.56
Informal votes			5,940	6.18	+0.56
Turnout			96,057	91.56	−0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Shorten	55,320	61.39	−6.10
	Liberal	Ted Hatzakortzian	34,797	38.61	+6.10
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.10

Australian federal election, 2010: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Shorten	42,404	55.38	-2.19
	Liberal	Conrad D'Souza	22,262	29.07	-0.95
	Greens	Tim Long	9,077	11.85	+5.03
	Family First	Colin Moyle	1,988	2.60	+0.02
	Democrats	Robert Livesay	841	1.10	-0.47
Total formal votes			76,572	94.32	-1.70
Informal votes			4,607	5.68	+1.70
Turnout			81,179	91.82	-2.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Shorten	51,193	66.86	+1.54
	Liberal	Conrad D'Souza	25,379	33.14	-1.54
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.54

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Shorten	45,528	57.57	+6.24
	Liberal	Ian Soylemez	23,741	30.02	-7.48
	Greens	Bob Muntz	5,396	6.82	-0.04
	Family First	Ian Keeling	2,039	2.58	+0.73
	Democrats	Robert Livesay	1,242	1.57	-0.05
	CEC	Andre Kozlowski	1,141	1.44	+0.60
Total formal votes			79,087	96.02	+0.88
Informal votes			3,277	3.98	-0.88
Turnout			82,364	94.15	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Shorten	51,657	65.32	+5.85
	Liberal	Ian Soylemez	27,430	34.68	-5.85
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.85

Australian federal election, 2004: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	40,075	51.33	-5.38
	Liberal	Conrad D'Souza	29,281	37.50	+7.51
	Greens	Bob Muntz	5,358	6.86	+2.17
	Family First	David Holt	1,443	1.85	+1.85
	Democrats	Robert Livesay	1,261	1.62	-4.90
	CEC	Andre Kozlowski	656	0.84	-0.94
Total formal votes			78,074	95.14	+0.18
Informal votes			3,989	4.86	-0.18
Turnout			82,063	94.04	-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	46,431	59.47	-5.96
	Liberal	Conrad D'Souza	31,643	40.53	+5.96
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.96

Australian federal election, 2001: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	44,825	59.91	-4.75
	Liberal	Grahame Barclay	20,705	27.67	+3.25
	Democrats	Charles Williams	4,567	6.10	+1.48
	Greens	Jules Beckwith	2,878	3.85	+1.36
	CEC	Andre Kozlowski	1,840	2.46	+0.64
Total formal votes			74,815	94.55	-0.97
Informal votes			4,309	5.45	+0.97
Turnout			79,124	94.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	50,410	67.38	-4.68
	Liberal	Grahame Barclay	24,405	32.62	+4.68
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.68

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	48,458	64.66	+1.96
	Liberal	Will Charlton	18,305	24.43	-2.90
	Democrats	Helen Martin	3,469	4.63	-0.36
	Greens	Tony Camilleri	1,867	2.49	+2.49
	CEC	Paul Gallagher	1,366	1.82	+1.82
	Unity	Diana Kalantzis	1,203	1.61	+1.61
	Natural Law	Paul Treacy	273	0.36	-0.30
Total formal votes			74,941	95.53	+0.12
Informal votes			3,508	4.47	-0.12
Turnout			78,449	95.43	-0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	53,999	72.06	+3.20
	Liberal	Will Charlton	20,942	27.94	-3.20
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.20

Australian federal election, 1996: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	45,755	62.70	-2.19
	Liberal	Georgi Stickels	19,938	27.32	-2.03
	Democrats	Peter Rechner	3,644	4.99	+1.69
	Independent	Helen van den Berg	2,046	2.80	+2.80
	Independent	Brendan Griffin	1,105	1.51	+1.51
	Natural Law	Peter Jackson	485	0.66	-0.18
Total formal votes			72,973	95.41	-1.01
Informal votes			3,512	4.59	+1.01
Turnout			76,485	95.98	-0.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	50,097	68.85	+0.00
	Liberal	Georgi Stickels	22,665	31.15	+0.00
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.00

Australian federal election, 1993: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	47,161	65.09	+16.45
	Liberal	Maureen Hopper	21,146	29.19	-9.17
	Democrats	Frances McKay	2,407	3.32	-9.69
		George Marinkovic	1,126	1.55	+1.55
	Natural Law	John Bell	614	0.85	+0.85
Total formal votes			72,454	96.48	+2.53
Informal votes			2,647	3.52	-2.53
Turnout			75,101	96.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	49,765	68.72	+11.51
	Liberal	Maureen Hopper	22,649	31.28	-11.51
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.51

Australian federal election, 1990: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	32,235	48.6	-11.4
	Liberal	Victor Rudewych	25,419	38.4	+8.2
	Democrats	Frances McKay	8,632	13.0	+6.4
Total formal votes			66,277	93.9
Informal votes			4,268	6.1
Turnout			70,545	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	37,894	57.2	-7.4
	Liberal	Victor Rudewych	28,344	42.8	+7.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.4

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	31,502	52.6	-2.0
	Liberal	Victor Rudewych	22,505	37.6	+2.3
	Democrats	David Mackay	3,940	6.6	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Mark Beshara	1,898	3.2	-1.2
Total formal votes			59,845	93.3
Informal votes			4,279	6.7
Turnout			64,124	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	34,252	57.2	-3.2
	Liberal	Victor Rudewych	25,584	42.8	+3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.2

Australian federal election, 1984: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	31,684	54.6	-2.8
	Liberal	Sally Gooch	20,441	35.3	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Rosemary Maurus	2,577	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Kathie Gizycki	2,466	4.3	-1.7
	Socialist Workers	Helen Said	564	1.0	-1.7
	Independent	Richard Wright	249	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			57,981	89.4
Informal votes			6,863	10.6
Turnout			64,844	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	34,993	60.4	-4.2
	Liberal	Sally Gooch	22,967	39.6	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

Australian federal election, 1983: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffiths	41,924	56.6	+2.0
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ireland	24,400	33.0	-2.1
	Democrats	Henrik Jersic	4,452	6.0	-4.2
	Socialist Workers	Peter Beharell	2,420	3.3	+3.3
	Australia Party	Richard Wright	844	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			74,040	97.4
Informal votes			2,001	2.6
Turnout			76,041	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffiths		63.8	+3.1
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ireland		36.2	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Australian federal election, 1980: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	37,991	54.6	+11.0
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ireland	24,439	35.1	-1.6
	Democrats	Henrik Jersic	7,129	10.2	-3.3
Total formal votes			69,559	97.4
Informal votes			1,880	2.6
Turnout			71,439	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		60.7	+8.7
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ireland		39.3	-8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.7

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	27,927	43.6	-4.1
	Liberal	Philip Fitzherbert	23,560	36.7	-7.1
	Democrats	Alan Brass	8,651	13.5	+13.5
	Democratic Labor	Alan Tait	3,982	6.2	+0.6
Total formal votes			64,120	96.8
Informal votes			2,137	3.2
Turnout			66,257	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass	33,313	52.0	+1.7
	Liberal	Philip Fitzherbert	30,807	48.0	-1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Australian federal election, 1975: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	29,528	49.5	-7.2
	Liberal	John Gray	25,090	42.0	+9.2
	Democratic Labor	Lucia Hayward	3,363	5.6	-3.1
	Australia Party	Thomas Archay	1,700	2.8	+0.9
Total formal votes			59,681	97.4
Informal votes			1,604	2.6
Turnout			61,285	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		52.1	-6.6
	Liberal	John Gray		47.9	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.6

Australian federal election, 1974: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	33,393	56.7	+6.8
	Liberal	Rex Webb	19,306	32.8	-0.3
	Democratic Labor	Richard McManus	5,136	8.7	-3.2
	Australia Party	John Watson	1,094	1.9	-0.8
Total formal votes			58,929	97.4
Informal votes			1,587	2.6
Turnout			60,516	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		58.7	+4.5
	Liberal	Rex Webb		41.3	-4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

Australian federal election, 1972: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	26,410	49.9	+3.7
	Liberal	Rex Webb	17,529	33.1	-2.4
	Democratic Labor	Richard McManus	6,301	11.9	-0.5
	Australia Party	Gary Scholes	1,432	2.7	+2.7
	Def. of Govt Schools	Lancelot Hutchinson	1,114	2.1	-3.1
	National Socialist	Katrina Young	148	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			52,934	96.1
Informal votes			2,154	3.9
Turnout			55,088	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		54.2	+3.0
	Liberal	Rex Webb		45.8	-3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moss Cass	23,191	46.2	+10.3
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	17,835	35.5	-5.9
	Democratic Labor	James Marmion	6,246	12.4	-3.8
	Independent	Lancelot Hutchinson	2,626	5.2	-1.3
	Independent	Daphne Thorne	343	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			50,241	95.4
Informal votes			2,414	4.6
Turnout			52,655	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Moss Cass		51.4	+8.0
	Liberal	Philip Stokes		48.6	-8.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

Australian federal election, 1966: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	17,888	42.4	+1.8
	Labor	John O'Brien	14,715	34.9	-8.4
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Brien	6,822	16.2	+0.7
	Independent	Lancelot Hutchinson	2,734	6.5	+6.5
Total formal votes			42,159	96.1
Informal votes			1,721	3.9
Turnout			43,880	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	24,300	57.6	+2.4
	Labor	John O'Brien	17,859	42.4	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Australian federal election, 1963: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Armour	18,524	43.3	-3.5
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	17,379	40.6	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Frank McManus	6,616	15.5	-1.9
	Independent	Edwin Ryan	162	0.4	+0.4
	Republican	John Murray	141	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			42,822	98.0
Informal votes			865	2.0
Turnout			43,687	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	23,617	55.2	+4.4
	Labor	Neil Armour	19,205	44.8	-4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

Australian federal election, 1961: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Armour	20,022	46.8	-0.5
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	14,868	34.8	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	Paul Gunn	7,438	17.4	+1.6
	Centre	Norman McClure	413	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			42,741	97.5
Informal votes			1,112	2.5
Turnout			43,853	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	21,721	50.8	+0.0
	Labor	Neil Armour	21,020	49.2	+0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Elliot	19,917	47.3	+0.2
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	15,548	36.9	-0.5
	Democratic Labor	Paul Gunn	6,646	15.8	+0.4
Total formal votes			42,111	98.2
Informal votes			763	1.8
Turnout			42,874	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	21,402	50.8	+0.7
	Labor	Doug Elliot	20,709	49.2	-0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

Australian federal election, 1955: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	19,014	47.1	-9.6
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	15,099	37.4	-5.1
	Labor (A-C)	David Purcell	6,217	15.4	+15.4
Total formal votes			40,330	97.6
Informal votes			1,010	2.4
Turnout			41,340	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Stokes	20,222	50.1	+7.5
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	20,108	49.9	-7.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.5

Australian federal election, 1954: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	27,647	64.2	-0.1
	Liberal	Stuart Collie	14,502	33.7	-2.0
	Communist	Frank Johnson	889	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			43,038	98.7
Informal votes			553	1.3
Turnout			43,591	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford		66.1	+1.8
	Liberal	Stuart Collie		33.9	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Australian federal election, 1951: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	27,963	64.3	+2.4
	Liberal	Stuart Collie	15,502	35.7	+1.6
Total formal votes			43,465	98.5
Informal votes			661	1.5
Turnout			44,126	96.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	26,639	61.9	-1.1
	Liberal	George Hannan	14,675	34.1	-2.9
	Prot. Christian Dem.	Colin Neyland	1,751	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			43,065	98.6
Informal votes			603	1.4
Turnout			43,668	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford		64.0	+1.0
	Liberal	George Hannan		36.0	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Australian federal election, 1946: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	48,424	65.8	-1.8
	Liberal	Adrian Cole	25,155	34.2	+34.2
Total formal votes			73,579	98.3
Informal votes			1,297	1.7
Turnout			74,876	95.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7

Australian federal election, 1943: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	48,441	67.6	+3.0
	United Australia	Albert Pennell	14,469	20.2	-15.2
	Christian Candidate	Charles Woollacott	7,478	10.4	+10.4
	Independent Labor	Kenneth Kenafick	1,254	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			71,642	97.8
Informal votes			1,640	2.2
Turnout			73,282	97.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford		74.5	+9.9
	United Australia	Albert Pennell		25.5	-9.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.9

Australian federal election, 1940: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	40,990	64.6	+2.3
	United Australia	Robert Vroland	22,455	35.4	+0.5
Total formal votes			63,445	98.3
Informal votes			1,124	1.7
Turnout			64,569	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	37,111	62.3	+12.5
	United Australia	Malcolm Fenton	20,799	34.9	-6.1
	Independent	Edward Turner	1,703	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			59,613	97.7
Informal votes			1,376	2.3
Turnout			60,989	97.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford		63.7	+6.0
	United Australia	Malcolm Fenton		36.3	-6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Australian federal election, 1934: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	27,485	49.8	+1.2
	United Australia	James Fenton	22,648	41.0	-8.3
	Social Credit	Alexander Amess	2,773	5.0	+5.0
	Communist	Jack Blake	2,300	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			55,206	95.9
Informal votes			2,336	4.1
Turnout			57,542	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford		56.7	+7.1
	United Australia	James Fenton		43.3	-7.1
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+7.1

Australian federal election, 1931: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	James Fenton	26,605	49.3	+22.5
	Labor	William Beckett	26,242	48.6	-24.6
	Democratic	William Scott	1,094	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			53,941	97.5
Informal votes			1,358	2.5
Turnout			55,299	98.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	James Fenton	27,195	50.4	+23.6
	Labor	William Beckett	26,746	49.6	-23.6
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+23.6

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	39,409	73.2	+13.3
	Nationalist	Percy Anderson	14,441	26.8	-13.3
Total formal votes			53,850	98.6
Informal votes			740	1.4
Turnout			54,590	97.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.3

Australian federal election, 1928: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	31,022	59.9	+0.4
	Nationalist	Arthur Fenton	20,765	40.1	-0.4
Total formal votes			51,787	97.0
Informal votes			1,614	3.0
Turnout			53,401	97.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Australian federal election, 1925: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	28,621	59.5	-3.7
	Nationalist	Thomas White	19,483	40.5	+3.7
Total formal votes			48,104	99.0
Informal votes			496	1.0
Turnout			48,600	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

Australian federal election, 1922: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	17,153	63.2	+9.7
	Nationalist	James Stephens	9,976	36.8	-9.7
Total formal votes			27,129	97.7
Informal votes			636	2.3
Turnout			27,765	62.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	20,165	52.1	-0.1
	Nationalist	Arthur Thompson	18,509	47.9	+0.1
Total formal votes			38,674	98.8
Informal votes			467	1.2
Turnout			39,141	78.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

Australian federal election, 1917: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	20,156	52.2	-12.1
	Nationalist	Edmund Jowett	18,483	47.8	+12.1
Total formal votes			38,639	98.3
Informal votes			675	1.7
Turnout			39,314	84.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.1

Australian federal election, 1914: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	20,834	64.3	+3.5
	Liberal	Edward Reynolds	11,574	35.7	-3.5
Total formal votes			32,408	98.2
Informal votes			583	1.8
Turnout			32,991	72.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Australian federal election, 1913: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	18,906	60.8	+6.4
	Liberal	James Hume Cook	12,210	39.2	-6.4
Total formal votes			31,116	98.2
Informal votes			583	1.8
Turnout			31,699	77.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

Australian federal election, 1910: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fenton	16,284	60.8	+17.7
	Liberal	Samuel Mauger	10,496	39.2	-17.7
Total formal votes			26,780	98.6
Informal votes			372	1.4
Turnout			27,152	71.7
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+17.7

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Samuel Mauger	11,109	56.9
	Labour	Clement Davidson	8,407	43.1
Total formal votes			19,516	95.9
Informal votes			839	4.1
Turnout			20,355	60.9
	Protectionist win		(new division)

References

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