Electoral results for the Division of Yarra

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Yarra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1969.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Frank Tudor Labor 1901–1922
  James Scullin Labor 1922–1949
  Stan Keon Labor 1949–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955–1955
  Jim Cairns Labor 1955–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1966: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 14,352 48.8 -7.2
Liberal Lionel Hawkins 9,381 31.9 +3.1
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 4,110 14.0 -1.2
Independent Bruno Bonomo 1,564 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 29,407 94.9
Informal votes 1,594 5.1
Turnout 31,001 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 53.6 -3.9
Liberal Lionel Hawkins 46.4 +3.9
Labor hold Swing -3.9
Australian federal election, 1963: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 17,976 56.0 +3.9
Liberal Anthony Hearder 9,234 28.8 +3.5
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 4,865 15.2 -1.6
Total formal votes 32,075 98.0
Informal votes 662 2.0
Turnout 32,737 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.5 -0.4
Liberal Anthony Hearder 42.5 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4
Australian federal election, 1961: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 17,137 52.1 -1.5
Liberal Andrew Peacock 8,341 25.3 +1.6
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 5,535 16.8 -4.4
Centre Geoffrey Broomhall 1,345 4.1 +4.1
Communist Ken Miller 564 1.7 +0.2
Total formal votes 32,922 95.3
Informal votes 1,620 4.7
Turnout 34,542 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.9 +0.8
Liberal Andrew Peacock 42.1 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 19,218 53.6 +6.1
Liberal Cecil Lanyon 8,505 23.7 +0.4
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 7,600 21.2 -5.9
Communist Ken Miller 524 1.5 -0.5
Total formal votes 35,847 96.4
Informal votes 1,346 3.6
Turnout 37,193 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.1 +6.1
Liberal Cecil Lanyon 42.9 +42.9
Labor hold Swing +6.1
Australian federal election, 1955: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 18,363 47.5 -19.1
Labor (A-C) Stan Keon 10,492 27.1 +27.1
Liberal James Wilkie 9,016 23.3 -6.8
Communist Ken Miller 792 2.0 -1.2
Total formal votes 38,663 95.6
Informal votes 1,796 4.4
Turnout 40,459 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 19,727 51.0 -18.6
Labor (A-C) Stan Keon 18,936 49.0 +49.0
Labor hold Swing -18.6
Australian federal election, 1954: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Keon 21,058 62.3 +2.2
Liberal Jim MacDonald 11,591 34.3 -1.4
Communist Ken Miller 1,139 3.4 -0.8
Total formal votes 33,788 98.3
Informal votes 578 1.7
Turnout 34,366 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 65.4 +1.5
Liberal Jim MacDonald 34.6 -1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5
Australian federal election, 1951: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Keon 23,039 60.1 +1.3
Liberal Kenneth Bisney 13,668 35.7 -0.2
Communist Ken Miller 1,619 4.2 +1.4
Total formal votes 38,326 97.7
Informal votes 883 2.3
Turnout 39,209 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 63.9 +1.2
Liberal Kenneth Bisney 36.1 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Keon 23,211 58.8 -1.8
Liberal Charles Barrington 14,189 35.9 +2.9
Communist John Prescott 1,098 2.8 -3.1
Independent Wenham Vines 991 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 39,489 97.5
Informal votes 1,018 2.5
Turnout 40,507 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 62.7 -3.7
Liberal Charles Barrington 37.3 +3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7
Australian federal election, 1946: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 39,880 63.7 +3.3
Liberal Kenneth Bisney 18,934 30.2 +11.6
Communist Ken Miller 3,838 6.1 -4.7
Total formal votes 62,652 96.6
Informal votes 2,221 3.4
Turnout 64,873 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 69.3 -5.0
Liberal Kenneth Bisney 30.7 +5.0
Labor hold Swing -5.0
Australian federal election, 1943: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 36,709 60.4 +3.0
United Australia Gilbert Jenkin 11,294 18.6 -14.9
Communist Ralph Gibson 6,585 10.8 +10.8
Services and Citizens William Jinkins 5,138 8.5 +8.5
Independent Allan MacDonald 1,065 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 60,791 95.9
Informal votes 2,632 4.1
Turnout 63,423 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 74.3 +8.7
United Australia Gilbert Jenkin 25.7 -8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7
Australian federal election, 1940: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 32,790 57.4 -6.6
United Australia Fred Edmunds 19,132 33.5 -2.5
Independent Ralph Gibson 5,175 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 57,097 97.0
Informal votes 1,756 3.0
Turnout 58,853 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 65.6 +1.6
United Australia Fred Edmunds 34.4 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 37,381 64.0 +9.0
United Australia Douglas Knight 20,999 36.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 58,380 97.7
Informal votes 1,393 2.3
Turnout 59,773 94.7
Labor hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1934: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 25,601 65.0 +5.1
United Australia Harold Holt 10,741 27.3 -7.6
Communist Ernie Thornton 3,072 7.8 +4.9
Total formal votes 39,414 95.2
Informal votes 1,966 4.8
Turnout 41,380 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 72.1 +8.8
United Australia Harold Holt 27.9 -8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8
Australian federal election, 1931: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 22,843 59.9 -40.1
United Australia John Davis 13,284 34.9 +34.9
Communist Ernie Thornton 1,095 2.9 +2.9
Single Tax League Patrick Branagan 895 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 38,117 93.8
Informal votes 2,502 6.2
Turnout 40,619 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 63.3 -36.7
United Australia John Davis 36.7 +36.7
Labor hold Swing -36.7

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1928: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 28,495 74.8 +0.0
Nationalist Cecil Keeley 9,618 25.2 +0.0
Total formal votes 38,113 94.7
Informal votes 2,115 5.3
Turnout 40,228 93.6
Labor hold Swing +0.0
Australian federal election, 1925: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 31,451 74.8 -3.2
Nationalist Marcus Towler 10,610 25.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 42,061 97.8
Informal votes 964 2.2
Turnout 43,025 91.8
Labor hold Swing -3.2
Australian federal election, 1922: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 17,897 78.0 +8.4
Nationalist Thomas Fitzgerald 5,042 22.0 -8.4
Total formal votes 22,939 96.4
Informal votes 864 3.6
Turnout 23,803 51.2
Labor hold Swing +8.4
Yarra by-election, 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 12,553 77.7 +7.4
Nationalist Andrew Davidson 3,473 21.5 -8.2
Independent Frederick Smyth 129 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 16,155 96.5
Informal votes 590 3.5
Turnout 16,745 42.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 78.1 +7.8
Nationalist Andrew Davidson 21.9 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Tudor 19,843 70.3 -1.0
Nationalist Andrew Davidson 8,398 29.7 +1.0
Total formal votes 28,241 98.7
Informal votes 372 1.3
Turnout 28,613 73.2
Labor hold Swing -1.0
Australian federal election, 1917: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Tudor 22,358 71.3 -28.7
Nationalist Charles Copeland 8,993 28.7 +28.7
Total formal votes 31,351 97.5
Informal votes 805 2.5
Turnout 32,156 84.1
Labor hold Swing -28.7
Australian federal election, 1914: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Tudor unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1913: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Tudor 22,168 75.0 -0.2
Liberal Edwin Purbrick 7,398 25.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 22,168 98.4
Informal votes 471 1.6
Turnout 30,037 71.5
Labor hold Swing -0.2
Australian federal election, 1910: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tudor 13,549 76.1 +17.8
Liberal Elizee De Garis 4,258 23.9 +23.9
Total formal votes 17,807 98.9
Informal votes 189 1.1
Turnout 17,996 65.2
Labour hold Swing +17.8

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tudor 8,591 58.3 -9.9
Ind. Protectionist Richard Vale 5,776 39.2 +39.2
Independent Labour George Roberts 358 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 14,725 96.9
Informal votes 473 3.1
Turnout 15,198 50.2
Labour hold Swing -8.6
Australian federal election, 1903: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tudor 13,930 68.2 +35.1
Protectionist William Wilson 6,496 31.8 +3.2
Total formal votes 20,426 98.4
Informal votes 327 1.6
Turnout 20,753 55.8
Labour hold Swing +15.9
Australian federal election, 1901: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tudor 3,174 33.1 +33.1
Protectionist William Wilson 2,745 28.6 +28.6
Ind. Protectionist Patrick O'Connor 2,631 27.4 +27.4
Ind. Protectionist John Gahan 1,043 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 9,593 99.0
Informal votes 97 1.0
Turnout 9,690 63.8
Labour win (new division)

References

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