Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Wimmera in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1977.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Pharez Phillips Protectionist 1901–1906
  Sydney Sampson Independent Protectionist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1919
  Percy Stewart Country 1919–1925
  Independent Country 1925–1926
  Country Progressive 1926–1930
  Independent Country 1930–1931
  Hugh McClelland Country 1931–1937
  Alexander Wilson Independent 1937–1946
  Winton Turnbull Country 1946–1949
  William Lawrence Liberal 1949–1958
  Robert King Country 1958–1977

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1975: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Robert King 28,275 58.8 +19.8
Labor Brian Brooke 16,030 33.4 -3.5
Independent Francis Petering 1,986 4.1 +4.1
Democratic Labor Marjorie McOwan 1,762 3.7 -0.1
Total formal votes 48,053 98.7
Informal votes 649 1.3
Turnout 48,702 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Robert King 64.2 +2.6
Labor Brian Brooke 35.8 -2.6
National Country hold Swing +2.6
Australian federal election, 1974: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert King 18,306 39.0 -8.0
Labor Brian Brooke 17,338 36.9 -5.2
Liberal Heather Mitchell 9,191 19.6 +19.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 1,804 3.8 -3.3
Australia Party Keith Sullivan 331 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 46,970 98.4
Informal votes 758 1.6
Turnout 47,728 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 28,939 61.6 +6.0
Labor Brian Brooke 18,031 38.4 -6.0
Country hold Swing +6.0
Australian federal election, 1972: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert King 20,512 47.0 +16.0
Labor Brian Brooke 18,412 42.1 +4.6
Democratic Labor Robert Hawks 3,113 7.1 +0.6
Independent Ray Buckley 1,652 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 43,689 99.0
Informal votes 422 1.0
Turnout 44,111 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 24,279 55.6 -2.4
Labor Brian Brooke 19,410 44.4 +2.4
Country hold Swing -2.4

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Brooke 16,534 37.5 +9.8
Country Robert King 13,632 31.0 -4.6
Liberal Miles Bourke 11,015 25.0 -2.9
Democratic Labor Brian Cronin 2,851 6.5 -2.2
Total formal votes 44,032 98.4
Informal votes 715 1.6
Turnout 44,747 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 25,531 58.0 +7.5
Labor Brian Brooke 18,501 42.0 +42.0
Country hold Swing +7.5
Australian federal election, 1966: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert King 14,860 38.7 -4.3
Labor George Jeffs 10,210 26.6 -1.7
Liberal Wilson Bolton 10,139 26.4 +6.9
Democratic Labor Bruno d'Elia 3,160 8.2 -1.1
Total formal votes 38,369 97.8
Informal votes 858 2.2
Turnout 39,227 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 19,359 50.5 -18.7
Liberal Wilson Bolton 19,010 49.5 +49.5
Country hold Swing -18.7
Australian federal election, 1963: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert King 16,772 43.0 +8.6
Labor Thomas Windsor 11,023 28.3 -1.5
Liberal Howard Rodda 7,599 19.5 -8.1
Democratic Labor Adrian Cahill 3,610 9.3 +1.0
Total formal votes 39,004 99.2
Informal votes 311 0.8
Turnout 39,315 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 69.2 +0.7
Labor Thomas Windsor 30.8 -0.7
Country hold Swing +0.7
Australian federal election, 1961: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert King 13,364 34.4 +9.1
Labor Thomas Windsor 11,567 29.8 +2.2
Liberal William Lawrence 10,718 27.6 -10.6
Democratic Labor Joseph Murphy 3,214 8.3 -0.6
Total formal votes 38,863 98.7
Informal votes 515 1.3
Turnout 39,378 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 26,614 68.5 +12.6
Labor Thomas Windsor 12,249 31.5 +31.5
Country hold Swing +12.6

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Lawrence 14,924 38.2 -20.4
Labor Thomas Windsor 10,760 27.6 -2.5
Country Robert King 9,866 25.3 +25.3
Democratic Labor James McCaffrey 3,480 8.9 -2.4
Total formal votes 39,030 98.3
Informal votes 658 1.7
Turnout 39,688 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 21,821 55.9 +55.9
Liberal William Lawrence 17,209 44.1 -22.7
Country gain from Liberal Swing +22.7
Australian federal election, 1955: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Lawrence 22,833 58.6 +15.1
Labor Winston Lamb 11,745 30.1 -7.1
Labor (A-C) Bernard Flanagan 4,413 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 38,991 98.3
Informal votes 659 1.7
Turnout 39,650 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 66.8 +5.0
Labor Winston Lamb 33.2 -5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0
Australian federal election, 1954: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Lawrence 15,238 43.4 -19.6
Labor Cyril Sudholz 11,671 33.3 -3.7
Country Herbert Hilton 8,184 23.3 +23.3
Total formal votes 35,093 99.4
Informal votes 201 0.6
Turnout 35,294 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 22,686 64.6 +1.6
Labor Cyril Sudholz 12,407 35.4 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6
Australian federal election, 1951: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Lawrence 22,005 63.0 +24.0
Labor Cyril Sudholz 12,932 37.0 +5.3
Total formal votes 34,937 99.0
Informal votes 358 1.0
Turnout 35,295 96.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Lawrence 13,761 39.0 +17.5
Labor Cyril Sudholz 11,184 31.7 -6.8
Country Harrie Wade 10,343 29.3 -10.7
Total formal votes 35,288 99.1
Informal votes 308 0.9
Turnout 35,596 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 22,894 64.9 +64.9
Labor Cyril Sudholz 12,394 35.1 -5.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing +5.6
Australian federal election, 1946: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Winton Turnbull 26,551 62.1 +3.1
Labor Alfred Loveridge 16,216 37.9 +37.9
Total formal votes 42,767 98.6
Informal votes 601 1.4
Turnout 43,368 94.1
Country hold Swing +3.1
Wimmera by-election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Winton Turnbull 15,284 43.1 +43.1
Country Anthony Everett 6,724 19.0 +19.0
Independent Country James Stoddart 6,361 17.9 +17.9
Independent Labor John Smith 2,923 8.2 +8.2
Independent Arnold Eberle 2,042 5.8 +5.8
Independent Labor Frederick Arlington-Burke 1,824 5.1 +5.1
Independent Louis Phillips 312 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 35,470 95.5
Informal votes 1,692 4.5
Turnout 37,162 82.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Winton Turnbull 20,924 59.0 +59.0
Country Anthony Everett 14,546 41.0 +41.0
Country gain from Independent Swing +59.0
Australian federal election, 1943: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 26,479 62.3 +18.3
Independent Country Reginald Skeat 10,976 25.8 +25.8
Independent Country Albert Thompson 3,219 7.6 +7.6
Independent Herbert Follett 1,449 3.4 +3.4
Independent Country Eric Phillips 378 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 42,501 97.9
Informal votes 930 2.1
Turnout 43,431 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Alexander Wilson 67.2 +1.0
Independent Country Reginald Skeat 32.8 +32.8
Independent hold Swing +1.0
Australian federal election, 1940: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 19,915 44.0 -7.9
Country Hugh McClelland 12,561 27.8 -20.3
Labor Michael Nolan 11,222 24.8 +24.8
Independent Robert Johnstone 1,523 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 45,221 98.6
Informal votes 636 1.4
Turnout 45,857 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Alexander Wilson 29,918 66.2 +14.3
Country Hugh McClelland 15,303 33.8 -14.3
Independent hold Swing +14.3

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 24,179 51.9 +51.9
Country Hugh McClelland 22,396 48.1 +14.8
Total formal votes 46,575 98.9
Informal votes 541 1.1
Turnout 47,116 96.1
Independent gain from Country Swing +2.9
Australian federal election, 1934: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh McClelland 16,509 33.3 -11.1
Independent Country Les Simpson 16,488 33.2 +33.2
United Australia William Morgan 8,788 17.7 -10.3
Single Tax League Gordon Anderson 7,817 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 49,602 96.8
Informal votes 1,662 3.2
Turnout 51,264 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh McClelland 25,279 51.0 -10.8
Independent Country Les Simpson 24,323 49.0 +49.0
Country hold Swing -10.8
Australian federal election, 1931: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Morgan 12,763 28.0 +28.0
Independent Alexander Dowsley 12,584 27.6 +27.6
Country Hugh McClelland 12,071 26.5 +4.4
Country Samuel Lockhart 5,233 11.5 +11.5
Country William McCann 2,906 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 45,557 95.0
Informal votes 2,377 5.0
Turnout 47,934 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh McClelland 28,137 61.8 +21.8
Independent Alexander Dowsley 17,420 38.2 +38.2
Country gain from Country Progressive Swing +21.8

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Progressive Percy Stewart 27,942 60.0 +1.6
Country John Harris 16,551 40.0 -1.6
Total formal votes 46,551 98.6
Informal votes 650 1.4
Turnout 47,201 94.9
Country Progressive hold Swing +1.6
Australian federal election, 1928: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Progressive Percy Stewart 26,227 58.4 -30.6
Country John Harris 18,716 41.6 +41.6
Total formal votes 44,943 97.6
Informal votes 1,090 2.4
Turnout 46,033 92.5
Country Progressive gain from Independent Country Swing -30.6
Australian federal election, 1925: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country Percy Stewart 32,128 77.8 +77.8
Independent Lucas de Garis 9,154 22.2 +22.2
Total formal votes 41,282 96.9
Informal votes 1,312 3.1
Turnout 42,594 87.7
Independent Country gain from Country Swing +77.8
Australian federal election, 1922: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Percy Stewart 13,614 71.2 +11.7
United Country Alfred Shaw 5,503 28.8 +28.8
Total formal votes 19,117 96.2
Informal votes 765 3.8
Turnout 19,882 46.9
Country hold Swing +11.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers Percy Stewart 15,963 59.5 +59.5
Nationalist Sydney Sampson 10,875 40.5 -59.5
Total formal votes 26,838 98.3
Informal votes 476 1.7
Turnout 27,314 73.0
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing +59.5
Australian federal election, 1917: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Sydney Sampson unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1914: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Sampson unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1913: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Sampson 18,030 71.0 +7.6
Labor Thomas Carey 7,362 29.0 -6.6
Total formal votes 25,392 97.9
Informal votes 548 2.1
Turnout 25,940 73.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.1
Australian federal election, 1910: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Sampson 11,488 66.0 -0.5
Labour Richard Taffe 5,920 34.0 +10.8
Total formal votes 17,408 97.9
Informal votes 366 2.1
Turnout 17,774 57.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Sydney Sampson 7,911 51.6 +14.6
Labour Richard Taffe 3,554 23.2 +23.2
Ind. Anti-Socialist Max Hirsch 2,002 13.0 +13.0
Ind. Protectionist Herman Brauer 1,737 11.3 +11.3
Ind. Anti-Socialist William Leslie 142 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 15,346 96.5
Informal votes 560 3.5
Turnout 15,906 57.0
Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist Swing +14.6
Australian federal election, 1903: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 3,263 39.0 -10.2
Free Trade Max Hirsch 3,094 37.0 -1.0
Ind. Protectionist John Gray 2,011 24.0 +24.0
Total formal votes 8,368 97.8
Informal votes 185 2.2
Turnout 8,553 51.2
Protectionist hold Swing -4.6
Australian federal election, 1901: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 2,372 49.2 +49.2
Free Trade William Irvine 1,832 38.0 +38.0
Ind. Free Trade Henry Williams 617 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 4,821 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 4,860 49.1
Protectionist win (new division)

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.