Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	David Watkins	Labor	1901–1935
	David Oliver Watkins	Labor	1935–1958
	Charles Jones	Labor	1958–1983
	Allan Morris	Labor	1983–2001
	Sharon Grierson	Labor	2001–2013
	Sharon Claydon	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Claydon	37,391	43.73	-4.16
	Liberal	Jaimie Abbott	29,632	34.66	+3.33
	Greens	Michael Osborne	10,258	12.00	-3.47
	Palmer United	Yegon McLellean	3,518	4.11	+4.11
	Christian Democrats	Milton Caine	1,091	1.28	-0.52
	Independent	Susanna Scurry	1,026	1.20	+1.20
	Australia First	Michael Chehoff	922	1.08	+1.08
	Independent	Rod Holding	674	0.79	+0.79
	Socialist Alliance	Zane Alcorn	616	0.72	-0.29
	Aust. Independents	Lawrence Higgins	367	0.43	+0.43
Total formal votes			85,495	93.80	-0.51
Informal votes			5,653	6.20	+0.51
Turnout			91,148	93.66	+0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Claydon	50,298	58.83	-3.66
	Liberal	Jaimie Abbott	35,197	41.17	+3.66
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.66

Australian federal election, 2010: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	39,253	47.89	-2.88
	Liberal	Brad Luke	25,680	31.33	+5.77
	Greens	Michael Osborne	12,677	15.47	+5.45
	Christian Democrats	Milton Caine	1,479	1.80	+0.54
	Democrats	Dean Winter	1,419	1.73	+0.68
	Socialist Alliance	Zane Alcorn	829	1.01	+0.62
	Socialist Equality	Noel Holt	627	0.76	+0.43
Total formal votes			81,964	94.31	-1.26
Informal votes			4,948	5.69	+1.26
Turnout			86,912	93.56	-1.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	51,220	62.49	-3.42
	Liberal	Brad Luke	30,744	37.51	+3.42
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.42

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	42,936	50.78	+5.21
	Liberal	Krysia Walker	21,611	25.56	-10.71
	Greens	Charmian Eckersley	8,463	10.01	-1.30
	Independent	Aaron Buman	6,343	7.50	+7.50
	Family First	Malcolm East	1,926	2.28	+2.12
	Christian Democrats	Milton Caine	1,064	1.26	+1.26
	Democrats	Aaron Johnson	891	1.05	-1.25
	Independent	Joel Curry	701	0.83	+0.83
	Socialist Alliance	Geoff Payne	333	0.39	-0.14
	Socialist Equality	Noel Holt	277	0.33	+0.33
Total formal votes			84,545	95.56	+0.75
Informal votes			3,930	4.44	-0.75
Turnout			88,475	94.67	-0.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	55,725	65.91	+6.82
	Liberal	Krysia Walker	28,820	34.09	-6.82
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.82

Australian federal election, 2004: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	37,392	45.98	+5.03
	Liberal	Josephine Barfield	28,902	35.54	+5.17
	Greens	Annie Rooke-Frizell	9,701	11.93	+4.41
	Democrats	Eddie Smith	2,018	2.48	-3.27
	Progressive Labour	Harry Williams	2,001	2.46	-2.65
	CEC	Don Bower	813	1.00	+1.00
	Socialist Alliance	Peter Robson	491	0.60	+0.60
Total formal votes			81,318	95.01	-0.19
Informal votes			4,271	4.99	+0.19
Turnout			85,589	94.72	+0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	48,771	59.98	+3.07
	Liberal	Josephine Barfield	32,547	40.02	-3.07
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.07

Australian federal election, 2001: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	32,790	40.95	-8.12
	Liberal	David M Williams	24,312	30.37	+27.56
	Greens	John Sutton	6,022	7.52	-0.95
	One Nation	Barrie Lawn	4,753	5.94	-9.52
	Democrats	Mary Kavanagh	4,601	5.75	-2.31
	Progressive Labour	Harry Williams	4,093	5.11	+3.59
	Independent	Harry Criticos	1,899	2.37	-1.29
	Christian Democrats	Elaine Battersby	1,238	1.55	-1.14
		Erin Killion-DelCastillo	354	0.44	+0.44
Total formal votes			80,052	95.20	-0.12
Informal votes			4,037	4.80	+0.12
Turnout			84,089	94.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	45,555	56.91	-10.42
	Liberal	David M Williams	34,497	43.09	+43.09
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.42

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	31,441	48.21	-1.94
	One Nation	Kate Taylor	10,466	16.05	+16.05
	Greens	Carrie Jacobi	5,965	9.15	+0.42
	Democrats	Stephen Bisgrove	5,607	8.60	-1.29
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	4,398	6.74	+6.74
	Independent	Harry Criticos	2,718	4.17	+4.17
	Christian Democrats	Greg Budworth	1,798	2.76	+2.76
	Progressive Labour	Harry Williams	1,131	1.73	+1.73
	Independent	Peter Boyd	757	1.16	+1.16
	Democratic Socialist	Geoff Payne	662	1.01	+1.01
	CEC	Tony King	280	0.43	+0.43
Total formal votes			65,223	95.12	-2.04
Informal votes			3,347	4.88	+2.04
Turnout			68,570	88.37	-8.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris	43,917	67.33	+6.14
	Greens	Carrie Jacobi	21,306	32.67	+32.67
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.14

Australian federal election, 1996: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	36,146	50.14	-6.53
	Liberal	Ivan Welsh	21,938	30.43	+2.93
	Democrats	Barry Boettcher	7,126	9.89	+6.99
	Greens	Cathy Burgess	6,288	8.72	+1.38
		Kamala Emanuel	591	0.82	+0.82
Total formal votes			72,089	97.16	+0.11
Informal votes			2,105	2.84	-0.11
Turnout			74,194	96.77	+0.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris	43,807	61.19	-5.69
	Liberal	Ivan Welsh	27,780	38.81	+5.69
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.69

Australian federal election, 1993: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	41,268	56.67	+4.82
	Liberal	Glenn Turner	20,030	27.51	+8.48
	Greens	James Whelan	5,349	7.35	+7.35
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	2,658	3.65	+3.65
	Democrats	Greg Baines	2,109	2.90	-8.92
	Call to Australia	Jim Kendall	762	1.05	+1.05
		Lewina Jackson	354	0.49	+0.49
	Independent	Frank Blefari	292	0.40	+0.40
Total formal votes			72,822	97.05	-0.35
Informal votes			2,212	2.95	+0.35
Turnout			75,034	96.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris	48,683	66.88	+4.08
	Liberal	Glenn Turner	24,107	33.12	+33.12
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.08

Australian federal election, 1990: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	33,650	53.7	+2.2
	Independent	Leigh Maughan	11,108	17.7	+17.7
	Liberal	Mark Hallett	9,269	14.8	-1.7
	Democrats	Malcolm Martin	7,273	11.6	+6.7
	Independent	Frank Blefari	972	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Con Forster	352	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			62,624	97.2
Informal votes			1,792	2.8
Turnout			64,416	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris	39,211	62.8	+7.5
	Independent	Leigh Maughan	23,198	37.2	-7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	31,095	51.5	-5.2
	Independent	George Keegan	16,362	27.1	+27.1
	Liberal	Alan Taggart	10,393	17.2	-1.7
	Democrats	Rae Rendle	2,948	4.9	-1.1
Total formal votes			60,383	95.7
Informal votes			2,741	4.3
Turnout			63,124	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris		55.3	-9.2
	Independent	George Keegan		44.7	+44.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.2

Australian federal election, 1984: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	33,715	56.7	-6.0
	Liberal	Ashley Saunders	10,840	18.2	-6.0
	Independent	Don Geddes	10,460	17.6	+17.6
	Democrats	Steve Jeffries	3,570	6.0	+1.5
	Independent	Jim Campbell	837	1,4	+1.4
Total formal votes			59,422	94.1
Informal votes			3,705	5.9
Turnout			63,127	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris	38,283	64.5	-6.1
	Liberal	Ashley Saunders	21,076	35.5	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Australian federal election, 1983: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	39,003	59.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Stan Hayward	17,842	27.3	-7.2
	Democrats	Wayne Jarman	2,951	4.5	+1.3
	Independent	Frank Blefari	2,355	3.6	+3.6
	Communist	Darrell Dawson	1,732	2.6	+0.1
	Independent	Brian McDermott	959	1.5	+1.5
	Socialist Workers	Geoffrey Payne	573	0.9	+1.0
Total formal votes			65,415	97.3
Informal votes			1,838	2.7
Turnout			67,253	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Morris		67.5	+3.7
	Liberal	Stan Hayward		32.5	-3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Australian federal election, 1980: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	38,321	58.0	+0.7
	Liberal	Richard Bevan	22,823	34.5	+1.1
	Democrats	John Cleverly	2,132	3.2	-2.1
	Communist	Darrell Dawson	1,629	2.5	-1.6
	Socialist Workers	Geoffrey Payne	1,204	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			66,109	97.8
Informal votes			1,504	2.2
Turnout			67,613	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		63.8	+0.1
	Liberal	Richard Bevan		36.2	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	38,620	57.3	-2.8
	Liberal	Elaine Samuels	22,485	33.4	-4.7
	Democrats	Ian Hay	3,546	5.3	+5.3
	Communist	Darrell Dawson	2,763	4.1	+2.2
Total formal votes			67,414	97.7
Informal votes			1,606	2.3
Turnout			69,020	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		63.7	+1.9
	Liberal	Elaine Samuels		36.3	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Australian federal election, 1975: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	34,170	61.9	-8.1
	Liberal	Arthur Thomas	20,045	36.3	+9.2
	Communist	David Ross	1,027	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			55,242	98.0
Informal votes			1,140	2.0
Turnout			56,382	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		63.6	-8.1
	Liberal	Arthur Thomas		36.4	+8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.1

Australian federal election, 1974: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	38,554	70.0	+5.1
	Liberal	Arthur Thomas	14,947	27.1	-1.4
	Australia Party	Ellen Rose	1,590	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			55,091	98.4
Informal votes			919	1.6
Turnout			56,010	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		71.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Arthur Thomas		28.3	-3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Australian federal election, 1972: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	33,451	64.9	+2.0
	Liberal	Douglas Blackshaw	14,683	28.5	-5.7
	Communist	Henry Anderson	1,951	3.8	+3.8
	Democratic Labor	Robert Godfrey	1,441	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			51,526	98.3
Informal votes			880	1.7
Turnout			52,406	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		68.0	+3.4
	Liberal	Douglas Blackshaw		32.0	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	32,469	62.9	+7.6
	Liberal	Alfred Appleby	17,662	34.2	-0.7
	Australia Party	Wlodzimierz Bohakto	1,505	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			51,636	98.1
Informal votes			1,027	1.9
Turnout			52,663	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		64.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Alfred Appleby		35.4	-6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

Australian federal election, 1966: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	19,682	56.0	-2.7
	Liberal	Frances Clack	12,000	34.2	-0.1
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	2,054	5.8	-1.2
	Independent	Warren Bridge	1,392	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			35,128	96.9
Informal votes			1,136	3.1
Turnout			36,264	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		58.7	-1.2
	Liberal	Frances Clack		41.3	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

Australian federal election, 1963: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	21,434	58.7	-4.1
	Liberal	Eric Cupit	12,518	34.3	+6.1
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	2,559	7.0	-2.0
Total formal votes			36,511	98.4
Informal votes			597	1.6
Turnout			37,108	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		59.9	-5.5
	Liberal	Eric Cupit		40.1	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Australian federal election, 1961: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	23,315	62.8	+2.9
	Liberal	Henry Wansey	10,488	28.2	-1.4
	Democratic Labor	Hugh Ansell	3,330	9.0	+0.7
Total formal votes			37,133	97.7
Informal votes			878	2.3
Turnout			38,011	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		65.4	+2.0
	Liberal	Henry Wansey		34.6	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Jones	23,235	59.9	+0.7
	Liberal	Alwyn Watkins	11,486	29.6	-7.7
	Democratic Labor	Jack Collins	3,226	8.3	+8.3
	Independent	Mary Pepperall	676	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Sidney Monroe	151	0.4	-0.9
Total formal votes			38,774	97.0
Informal votes			1,198	3.0
Turnout			39,972	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Jones		63.4	+1.6
	Liberal	Alwyn Watkins		36.6	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Australian federal election, 1955: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	23,801	59.2	-1.0
	Liberal	Eric Cupit	15,017	37.3	+1.5
	Communist	Doug Olive	879	2.2	+0.9
	Independent	Sidney Monroe	522	1.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			40,219	96.5
Informal votes			1,479	3.5
Turnout			41,698	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		61.8	+0.0
	Liberal	Eric Cupit		38.2	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Australian federal election, 1954: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	20,854	57.8	-2.7
	Liberal	Matthew Tapp	14,011	38.8	+3.6
	Communist	Doug Olive	716	2.0	-2.3
	Independent	Sidney Monroe	490	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			36,071	98.9
Informal votes			384	1.1
Turnout			36,445	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		59.8	-3.6
	Liberal	Matthew Tapp		40.2	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

Australian federal election, 1951: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	23,152	60.5	+4.8
	Liberal	Roy Stewart	13,485	35.2	-4.7
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	1,645	4.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,282	98.4
Informal votes			606	1.6
Turnout			38,888	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		63.4	+5.1
	Liberal	Roy Stewart		36.6	-5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	21,705	55.7	-1.4
	Liberal	Harry Quinlan	15,529	39.9	+14.6
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	1,257	3.2	-3.7
	Independent	Grahame Bland	445	1.1	-1.2
Total formal votes			38,936	98.2
Informal votes			711	1.8
Turnout			39,647	97.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		58.3	-10.8
	Liberal	Harry Quinlan		41.7	+10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.8

Australian federal election, 1946: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	38,203	58.9	-10.3
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall	15,124	23.3	+23.3
	Communist	Stan Deacon	4,616	7.1	-4.2
	Lang Labor	Charles Dicker	2,474	3.8	+3.8
	Services	Grahame Bland	1,466	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Edwin Dark	923	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Frederick Wilson	723	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Isabel Longworth	626	1.0	+1.0
	Social Credit	Arthur Clarke	360	0.6	+0.6
	Service	Harry Ellis	336	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			64,851	94.7
Informal votes			3,653	5.3
Turnout			68,504	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		71.3	?
	Liberal	Allen Fairhall		28.7	+28.7
	Labor hold		Swing	?

Australian federal election, 1943: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	44,379	69.2	-5.2
	Communist	Stan Deacon	7,271	11.3	+11.3
	Independent	James Bayley	5,616	8.8	+8.8
	Independent Labor	Fred Wright	4,753	7.4	+7.4
	Independent Labor	John Cain	2,067	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			64,086	96.3
Informal votes			2,448	3.7
Turnout			66,534	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		incalculable	?
	Labor hold		Swing	?

Australian federal election, 1940: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	44,170	74.4	-4.9
	State Labor	Tom Hickey	9,029	15.2	+15.2
	Independent	Arthur Clarke	6,190	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			59,389	97.3
Informal votes			1,649	2.7
Turnout			61,038	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		78.6	-0.7
	State Labor	Tom Hickey		21.4	+21.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	44,085	79.3	+21.2
	Independent	Hilton Sykes	11,579	20.7	+20.7
Total formal votes			55,579	95.9
Informal votes			2,379	4.1
Turnout			57,958	97.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+21.2

Newcastle by-election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	25,374	49.0	-8.2
	Labor (NSW)	James Smith	22,135	42.7	+8.2
	Social Credit	Hilton Sykes	4,302	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			51,811	98.3
Informal votes			908	1.7
Turnout			52,719	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins	27,867	53.8	-4.3
	Labor (NSW)	James Smith	23,944	46.2	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

Australian federal election, 1934: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	29,600	57.2	+25.1
	Labor (NSW)	James Smith	17,853	34.5	+7.6
	Communist	Sidney Bethune	4,326	8.4	+6.5
Total formal votes			51,779	96.8
Informal votes			1,697	3.2
Turnout			53,476	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		58.1	-6.0
	Labor (NSW)	James Smith		41.9	+41.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.0

Australian federal election, 1931: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	15,290	30.5	-69.5
	Labor (NSW)	James Kidd	13,233	26.4	+26.4
	All for Australia	Rowland Clark	10,726	21.4	+21.4
	Independent Labor	Walter Skelton	10,037	20.0	+20.0
	Communist	Jack Simpson	910	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,196	95.0
Informal votes			2,665	5.0
Turnout			52,861	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins	32,194	64.1	-35.9
	All for Australia	Rowland Clark	18,002	35.9	+35.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-35.9

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1928: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	26,952	57.1	-5.4
	Protestant Labor	Walter Skelton	20,212	42.9	+42.9
Total formal votes			47,164	95.9
Informal votes			2,028	4.1
Turnout			49,192	94.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

Australian federal election, 1925: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	27,291	62.5	+7.9
	Nationalist	George Waller	16,378	37.5	+12.9
Total formal votes			43,669	98.2
Informal votes			805	1.8
Turnout			44,474	92.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

Australian federal election, 1922: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	12,362	54.6	-45.4
	Nationalist	John Willings	5,580	24.6	+24.6
	Independent Labor	Arthur Gardiner	4,695	20.7	+20.7
Total formal votes			22,637	96.0
Informal votes			932	4.0
Turnout			23,569	55.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		69.4	-30.6
	Nationalist	John Willings		30.6	+30.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-30.6

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1917: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	17,643	58.0	-42.0
	Nationalist	Arthur Griffith	12,784	42.0	+42.0
Total formal votes			30,427	97.5
Informal votes			789	2.5
Turnout			31,216	69.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-42.0

Australian federal election, 1914: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1913: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	17,865	73.8	-7.6
	Liberal	Thomas Collins	6,334	26.2	+7.6
Total formal votes			24,199	96.8
Informal votes			812	3.2
Turnout			25,011	67.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.6

Australian federal election, 1910: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	15,920	76.7	+9.5
	Liberal	Frank Pulsford	4,825	23.3	-9.5
Total formal votes			20,745	99.1
Informal votes			194	0.9
Turnout			20,939	66.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.5

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	11,952	67.2	+4.7
	Anti-Socialist	John Hawthorne	5,833	32.8	-4.7
Total formal votes			17,785	97.4
Informal votes			479	2.6
Turnout			18,264	61.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.7

Australian federal election, 1903: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	9,839	62.5	-1.8
	Free Trade	Richard Bowles	5,899	37.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			15,738	96.0
Informal votes			653	4.0
Turnout			16,391	46.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.2

Australian federal election, 1901: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Watkins	7,495	64.3	+64.3
	Free Trade	Owen Gilbert	4,072	34.9	+34.9
	Independent Labour	John Bailey	95	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			11,662	98.2
Informal votes			218	1.8
Turnout			11,880	97.0
	Labour win		(new division)

References

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