Electoral history of Billy Hughes

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The electoral history of Billy Hughes (1862–1952), the seventh prime minister of Australia, spanned 58 years across the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and House of Representatives.

In the Australian Parliament, Hughes represented the divisions of West Sydney, Bendigo, North Sydney and Bradfield, beginning in 1901 until his death in 1952. He also served as member for Sydney-Lang in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1894 until 1901.[1]

Hughes also participated in several leadership elections in the Australian Labor Party and United Australia Party.

Sydney-Lang

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Lang.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Lang [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 533 42.3
Free Trade John Taylor 428 33.9
Protectionist Jack FitzGerald 273 21.7
Ind. Free Trade John Butler 27 2.1
Total formal votes 1,261 97.2
Informal votes 37 2.9
Turnout 1,298 74.8
Labour win (new seat)

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Lang.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Lang [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 525 58.7
Ind. Free Trade John Taylor 283 31.6
Ind. Protectionist Henry Foran 45 5.0
Ind. Free Trade John Anderson 42 4.7
Total formal votes 895 98.6
Informal votes 13 1.4
Turnout 908 55.9
Labour hold  

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Lang.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Lang [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 544 53.6
National Federal Joseph Chuck 297 29.3
Independent John Strachan 164 16.2
Independent Federalist David Fealy 10 1.0
Total formal votes 1,015 98.8
Informal votes 12 1.2
Turnout 1,027 47.5
Labour hold  

House of Representatives

West Sydney

1901

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1901.[edit]
1901 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 6,652 73.7 +73.7
Protectionist James Beer 2,062 22.9 +22.9
Ind. Protectionist James Hanrahan 307 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 9,021 97.0
Informal votes 279 3.0
Turnout 9,300 63.4
Labour win (new seat)

1903

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1903.[edit]
1903 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 7,272 69.9 −3.7
Free Trade Edward Warren 3,129 30.1 +30.1
Total formal votes 10,403 96.2
Informal votes 406 3.8
Turnout 10,809 41.9
Labour hold Swing−5.5

1906

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1906.[edit]
1906 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 7,561 55.5 −14.4
Anti-Socialist James Burns 6,056 44.5 +14.4
Total formal votes 13,617 96.7
Informal votes 469 3.3
Turnout 14,086 50.1
Labour hold Swing−14.4

1910

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1910.[edit]
1910 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Hughes 13,000 69.8 +14.3
Liberal Stanley Cole 4,986 26.8 −17.7
Socialist Labor Harry Holland 628 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 18,614 98.2
Informal votes 341 1.8
Turnout 18,955 60.7
Labour hold Swing+16.0

1913

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1913.[edit]
1913 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Hughes 17,658 71.3 -0.0
Liberal John Sutton 7,119 28.7 +2.9
Total formal votes 24,777 94.6
Informal votes 1,406 5.4
Turnout 26,183 64.6
Labor hold Swing−1.5

1914

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney § 1914.[edit]
1914 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Hughes 15,774 75.3 +4.0
Liberal Walter Finch 5,187 24.7 −4.0
Total formal votes 20,961 96.6
Informal votes 731 3.4
Turnout 21,692 54.8
Labor hold Swing+4.0

Bendigo

1917

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1917.[edit]
1917 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 16,272 57.4 +12.5
Labor Alfred Hampson 12,091 42.6 −12.5
Total formal votes 28,363 97.9
Informal votes 618 2.1
Turnout 28,981 89.7
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing+12.5

1919

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo § 1919.[edit]
1919 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 14,291 55.0 −2.4
Labor Alfred Hampson 11,676 45.0 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,967 99.3
Informal votes 186 0.7
Turnout 26,153 82.8
Nationalist hold Swing−2.4

North Sydney

1922

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1922.[edit]
1922 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 16,475 58.2 −11.2
Constitutionalist Albert Piddington 11,812 41.8 +41.8
Total formal votes 28,287 97.3
Informal votes 775 2.7
Turnout 29,062 65.5
Nationalist hold Swing−11.2

1925

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1925.[edit]
1925 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 33,855 71.5 +13.3
Labor Joe Lamaro 13,500 28.5 +28.5
Total formal votes 47,355 98.8
Informal votes 581 1.2
Turnout 47,936 92.9
Nationalist hold Swing+13.3

1928

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1928.[edit]
1928 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 32,734 66.2 −5.3
Labor Ben Howe 16,736 33.8 +5.3
Total formal votes 49,470 94.8
Informal votes 2,718 5.2
Turnout 52,188 94.6
Nationalist hold Swing−5.3

1929

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1929.[edit]
1929 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Billy Hughes 33,263 61.2 +61.2
Nationalist Lewis Nott 20,298 37.3 −28.9
Independent Labor Clifford Banks 618 1.1 +1.1
Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 180 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 54,359 97.9
Informal votes 1,169 2.1
Turnout 55,528 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist Billy Hughes 66.1 +66.1
Nationalist Lewis Nott 33.9 −32.3
Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist Swing+32.3

1931

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1931.[edit]
1931 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 22,317 40.8 +1.3
United Australia Norman Cowper 19,724 36.0 +36.0
Labor (NSW) Norman Nelson 12,696 23.2 +23.2
Total formal votes 54,737 98.3
Informal votes 920 1.7
Turnout 55,657 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 57.5 +23.6
United Australia Norman Cowper 42.5 +42.5
United Australia gain from Independent Swing+23.6

1934

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1934.[edit]
1934 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 35,532 65.1 −12.2
Labor (NSW) Stan Taylor 12,684 23.2 +0.6
Social Credit Vincent Kelly 6,385 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 54,601 98.0
Informal votes 1,112 2.0
Turnout 55,713 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 71.0 +13.5
Labor (NSW) Stan Taylor 29.0 +29.0
United Australia hold Swing+13.5

1937

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1937.[edit]
1937 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,386 65.9 +0.8
Labor Henry Clayden 16,254 27.9 +27.9
Social Credit Percival Minahan 3,568 6.1 −5.6
Total formal votes 58,208 97.7
Informal votes 1,344 2.3
Turnout 59,552 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 69.0 −2.0
Labor Henry Clayden 31.0 +31.0
United Australia hold Swing−2.0

1940

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1940.[edit]
1940 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,381 61.3 −4.6
State Labor William Wilson 10,965 17.5 +17.5
Labor James Dooley 9,704 15.5 −12.4
Labor (N-C) John Steel 3,526 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 62,576 98.2
Informal votes 1,170 1.8
Turnout 63,746 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 67.6 −1.4
State Labor William Wilson 32.4 +32.4
United Australia hold Swing−1.4

1943

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1943.[edit]
1943 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 29,962 44.1 −17.2
Labor Leo Haylen 24,989 35.7 +20.2
Independent Patrick Williams 6,132 9.0 +9.0
Independent Eric Bentley 3,349 4.9 +4.9
Communist Jack Miles 2,821 4.2 +4.2
One Parliament Jack Lewis 938 1.4 +1.4
Independent Oliver Partington 455 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 67,946 95.3
Informal votes 3,323 4.7
Turnout 71,269 98.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 36,066 53.1 −14.5
Labor Leo Haylen 31,880 46.9 +46.9
United Australia hold Swing−14.5

1946

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney § 1946.[edit]
1946 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 40,845 55.9 +11.8
Labor Leo Haylen 32,247 44.1 +8.4
Total formal votes 73,092 98.0
Informal votes 1,503 2.0
Turnout 74,595 96.1
Liberal hold Swing+2.8

Bradfield

1949

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1949.[edit]
1949 Australian federal election: Bradfield[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 28,428 71.4 −3.8
Labor Ken Gee 8,645 21.7 −3.0
Independent Edward Price 2,764 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 39,837 98.2
Informal votes 722 1.8
Turnout 40,559 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Hughes 74.9 −0.3
Labor Ken Gee 25.1 +0.3
Liberal notional hold Swing−0.3

1951

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield § 1951.[edit]
1951 Australian federal election: Bradfield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 32,469 78.7 +7.3
Labor Hugh Milne 8,784 21.3 −0.4
Total formal votes 41,253 98.2
Informal votes 762 1.8
Turnout 42,015 95.8
Liberal hold Swing+3.8

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