Electoral results for the district of Ryde
Election results for Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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Ryde, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had four incarnations since it was first established in 1894. It has returned one member for most of its existence, except for the period 1920 to 1927 when it returned five members.[1][2][3][4]
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jordan Lane | 24,383 | 45.3 | −4.4 | |
| Labor | Lyndal Howison | 21,004 | 39.0 | +8.6 | |
| Greens | Sophie Edington | 5,772 | 10.7 | +2.0 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Bradley Jelfs | 1,357 | 2.5 | +0.9 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Barry Devine | 1,324 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 53,840 | 97.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,441 | 2.6 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 55,281 | 89.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jordan Lane | 25,431 | 50.1 | −8.9 | |
| Labor | Lyndal Howison | 25,377 | 49.9 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.9 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 24,045 | 49.59 | −4.15 | |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 14,750 | 30.42 | +1.52 | |
| Greens | Lindsay Peters | 4,206 | 8.67 | −2.81 | |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 2,058 | 4.24 | +0.03 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Sophie Khatchigian | 1,336 | 2.76 | +2.76 | |
| Conservatives | Steve Busch | 850 | 1.75 | +1.75 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Mark Larsen | 835 | 1.72 | +1.72 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher De Bruyne | 412 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,492 | 97.29 | +0.33 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,351 | 2.71 | −0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 49,843 | 90.82 | −0.51 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 26,032 | 58.96 | −2.55 | |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 18,123 | 41.04 | +2.55 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.55 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 25,950 | 53.7 | −8.5 | |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 13,958 | 28.9 | +11.7 | |
| Greens | Justin Alick | 5,548 | 11.5 | +1.9 | |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 2,034 | 4.2 | +0.1 | |
| No Land Tax | Joe Cacciotti | 806 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,296 | 97.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,512 | 3.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49,808 | 91.3 | +2.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 27,516 | 61.5 | −13.7 | |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 17,215 | 38.5 | +13.7 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −13.7 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 27,247 | 62.8 | +34.2 | |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 7,374 | 17.0 | −27.8 | |
| Greens | Jimmy Shaw | 3,969 | 9.1 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Vic Tagg | 3,043 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 1,774 | 4.1 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,407 | 97.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,236 | 2.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 44,643 | 92.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 29,578 | 75.7 | +35.8 | |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 9,498 | 24.3 | −35.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +12.7 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2008 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 21,370 | 54.34 | +25.74 | |
| Labor | Nicole Campbell | 11,725 | 29.81 | −15.03 | |
| Greens | Lindsay Peters | 4,407 | 11.21 | +3.34 | |
| Independent | Victor Taffa | 1,171 | 2.98 | +2.98 | |
| Democrats | Peter Goldfinch | 656 | 1.67 | +0.27 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,329 | 97.96 | +0.53 | ||
| Informal votes | 820 | 2.04 | −0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 40,149 | 83.64 | −9.33 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Victor Dominello | 22,556 | 63.01 | +23.10 | |
| Labor | Nicole Campbell | 13,243 | 36.99 | −23.10 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +23.10 | |||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Watkins | 18,780 | 44.8 | −8.9 | |
| Liberal | Vic Tagg | 11,979 | 28.6 | −2.1 | |
| Independent | Ivan Petch | 3,539 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Greens | Peter Bell | 3,297 | 7.9 | +0.6 | |
| Christian Democrats | Robyn Peebles | 1,532 | 3.7 | +0.9 | |
| Unity | Kevin Chin | 1,510 | 3.6 | +0.0 | |
| AAFI | Furgen Gruener | 660 | 1.6 | +1.5 | |
| Democrats | Peter Goldfinch | 588 | 1.4 | −0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,885 | 97.4 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,103 | 2.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,988 | 93.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Watkins | 22,060 | 60.1 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal | Vic Tagg | 14,654 | 39.9 | +4.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.7 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Watkins | 22,499 | 54.8 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal | Paul Nicolaou | 12,500 | 30.4 | −3.2 | |
| Greens | Jimmy Shaw | 2,934 | 7.1 | +4.4 | |
| Unity | Lawrence Chan | 1,400 | 3.4 | +0.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | David Collins | 1,030 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Democrats | Chris Owens | 731 | 1.8 | −2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,094 | 97.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 946 | 2.3 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42,040 | 92.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Watkins | 25,278 | 65.5 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal | Paul Nicolaou | 13,289 | 34.5 | −8.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Watkins | 18,169 | 44.1 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal | Michael Photios | 13,853 | 33.6 | −13.2 | |
| Independent | Ivan Petch | 3,494 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
| Democrats | Noel Plumb | 1,551 | 3.8 | −2.1 | |
| Unity | Ning Gao | 1,260 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Greens | Jimmy Shaw | 1,098 | 2.7 | +1.2 | |
| One Nation | Gordon King | 1,023 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| AAFI | Fiona Paton | 276 | 0.7 | −1.6 | |
| Outdoor Recreation | Jennifer Mathews | 232 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Iris Knight | 184 | 0.4 | −1.1 | |
| People First | Rod Salmon | 80 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,220 | 97.3 | +2.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,151 | 2.7 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 42,371 | 93.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Watkins | 20,813 | 56.6 | +10.8 | |
| Liberal | Michael Photios | 15,961 | 43.4 | −10.8 | |
| Labor notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.8 | |||
District recreated
1991–1999
District abolished
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 13,253 | 46.1 | −5.3 | |
| Liberal | Michael Photios | 13,183 | 45.9 | +5.5 | |
| Democrats | Robert Springett | 2,311 | 8.0 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,747 | 97.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 876 | 3.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 29,623 | 93.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Michael Photios | 14,189 | 50.2 | +5.3 | |
| Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 14,092 | 49.8 | −5.3 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.3 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 14,059 | 51.5 | −5.5 | |
| Liberal | Ian Kortlang | 11,163 | 40.9 | +3.7 | |
| Democrats | Peter Chambers | 2,093 | 7.7 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,315 | 97.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 816 | 2.9 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 28,131 | 92.8 | +2.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 54.9 | −5.4 | ||
| Liberal | Ian Kortlang | 45.1 | +5.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 15,570 | 57.0 | ||
| Liberal | Donald Wilkinson | 10,160 | 37.2 | ||
| Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 1,588 | 5.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 27,318 | 96.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,032 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 28,350 | 90.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 15,870 | 60.3 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal | Donald Wilkinson | 10,460 | 39.7 | +3.4 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
District recreated
1968–1981
District abolished
Elections in the 1960s
1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Downing | 14,386 | 52.1 | −7.9 | |
| Liberal | Henry Mitchell | 12,297 | 44.5 | +4.5 | |
| Democratic Labor | Thomas Kennedy | 948 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,631 | 98.3 | −0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 465 | 1.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 28,096 | 95.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Frank Downing | 14,576 | 52.8 | −7.2 | |
| Liberal | Henry Mitchell | 13,055 | 47.2 | +7.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −7.2 | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Downing | 15,827 | 60.0 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal | Edward Hall | 10,555 | 40.0 | −5.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,382 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 318 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 26,700 | 95.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Downing | 13,454 | 51.5 | ||
| Liberal | Ian Millar | 11,768 | 45.0 | ||
| Democratic Labor | Francis Bull | 925 | 3.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 26,147 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 352 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 26,499 | 95.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Frank Downing | 13,639 | 52.2 | ||
| Liberal | Ian Millar | 12,508 | 47.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Downing | 12,001 | 50.1 | −4.4 | |
| Liberal | Francis Collings | 11,959 | 49.9 | +4.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,960 | 98.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 436 | 1.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 24,396 | 94.6 | −0.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.4 | |||
1953
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Downing | 12,121 | 54.5 | ||
| Liberal | Ken Anderson | 10,114 | 45.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,235 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 428 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 22,663 | 95.2 | |||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ken Anderson | 11,077 | 51.1 | ||
| Labor | Frank Downing | 10,598 | 48.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,675 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 400 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 22,075 | 94.1 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
1947
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 15,670 | 62.9 | +43.9 | |
| Independent | Robert O'Neile | 9,238 | 37.1 | +37.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,908 | 98.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 494 | 1.9 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 25,402 | 94.3 | +1.9 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1945 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 7,630 | 38.6 | +19.6 | |
| Labor | William Browne | 5,591 | 28.3 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | George Vaughan | 2,690 | 13.6 | ||
| Independent | William Irvine | 1,853 | 9.4 | ||
| Independent | Leonard McKay | 998 | 5.1 | ||
| Independent | Henry Brierly | 512 | 2.6 | ||
| Social Credit | Howard Miscamble | 382 | 1.9 | +0.5 | |
| Fair Deal | John Price | 102 | 0.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,758 | 94.6 | −1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,127 | 5.4 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 20,885 | 83.9 | −8.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 11,339 | 57.4 | ||
| Labor | William Browne | 8,419 | 42.6 | ||
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
James Shand (Independent Democrat) died.[26]
1944
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Democrat | James Shand | 6,151 | 28.4 | −18.1 | |
| Labor | Joseph Griffiths | 5,645 | 26.1 | +26.1 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Billington | 4,103 | 19.0 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democratic | Ernest Mead | 3,039 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
| Lang Labor | Frederick Burke | 2,409 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
| Independent | Howard Miscamble | 292 | 1.4 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,639 | 96.1 | −1.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 880 | 3.9 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,519 | 92.4 | −0.9 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent Democrat | James Shand | 12,873 | 59.5 | −9.5 | |
| Labor | Joseph Griffiths | 8,766 | 40.5 | +40.5 | |
| Independent Democrat hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1941
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. United Australia | James Shand | 9,825 | 46.5 | ||
| United Australia | Eric Solomon | 5,588 | 26.5 | ||
| Independent | William Elliott | 5,434 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | Howard Miscamble | 266 | 1.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,113 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 444 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 21,557 | 93.3 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Ind. United Australia | James Shand | 14,564 | 69.0 | ||
| United Australia | Eric Solomon | 6,549 | 31.0 | ||
| Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia | Swing | ||||
Arthur Williams (Labor) won the seat at the 1940 by-election, but after the re-distribution, chose to contest Georges River instead and Labor did not field a candidate. Eric Solomon was the United Australia member for the abolished seat of Petersham. James Shand was the United Australia member for the abolished seat of Hornsby and had been denied pre-selection.[28]
1940 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Arthur Williams | 7,680 | 35.6 | +9.3 | |
| United Australia | Herbert Mitchell | 7,742 | 35.9 | −17.4 | |
| Independent | William Harrison | 3,048 | 14.1 | −6.3 | |
| State Labor | James Stewart | 1,685 | 7.8 | ||
| Independent | Bert Cowell | 1,431 | 6.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,586 | 96.6 | −2.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 755 | 3.4 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 22,341 | 89.7 | −7.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Arthur Williams | 10,908 | 50.5 | ||
| United Australia | Herbert Mitchell | 10,678 | 49.5 | ||
| Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |||
Eric Spooner (United Australia) resigned to successfully contest the 1940 election for Robertson.[29]
Elections in the 1930s
1938
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Eric Spooner | 11,669 | 53.3 | −6.0 | |
| Labor | James Walsh | 5,746 | 26.3 | −14.4 | |
| Independent | William Harrison | 4,478 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,893 | 98.7 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 294 | 1.3 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 22,187 | 97.0 | −0.5 | ||
| United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
1935
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Eric Spooner | 11,983 | 59.3 | +2.3 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Evan Davies | 8,208 | 40.7 | +3.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,191 | 98.1 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 395 | 1.9 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20,586 | 97.5 | +0.1 | ||
| United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1932
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Eric Spooner | 11,072 | 57.0 | +22.0 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Evan Davies | 7,236 | 37.2 | −12.8 | |
| Federal Labor | May Matthews | 905 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Communist | Richard Barron | 218 | 1.1 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,431 | 98.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 296 | 1.5 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 19,727 | 97.4 | +1.2 | ||
| United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
1930
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Evan Davies | 9,162 | 50.0 | ||
| Nationalist | David Anderson (defeated) | 6,410 | 35.0 | ||
| Australian | William Macduff | 2,604 | 14.2 | ||
| Communist | Basil Williams | 96 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | William Featherstone | 50 | 0.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,322 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 513 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 18,835 | 96.2 | |||
| Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
1927
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Henry McDicken | 7,363 | 51.4 | ||
| Nationalist | Arthur Bridges | 6,507 | 45.4 | ||
| Independent | Francis Pacey | 463 | 3.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,333 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 211 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 14,544 | 87.1 | |||
| Labor win | (new seat) | ||||
1925
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 10,908 | ||||
| Nationalist | Thomas Henley (elected 1) | 16,512 | 25.2 | −3.0 | |
| Nationalist | Thomas Bavin (elected 2) | 11,844 | 18.1 | +9.4 | |
| Nationalist | David Anderson (elected 3) | 8,312 | 12.7 | −0.9 | |
| Nationalist | Edward Sanders (elected 5) | 2,206 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Nationalist | Herbert Small | 1,955 | 3.0 | −0.6 | |
| Labor | Robert Greig (elected 4) | 8,894 | 13.6 | −0.9 | |
| Labor | Stan Taylor | 6,154 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Labor | James Concannon | 2,867 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | William McCristal | 903 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Labor | Edward Lamont | 620 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Protestant Labour | James Chamberlain | 1,189 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Protestant Labour | William Featherstone | 882 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Cecil Brierley | 1,679 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Progressive | Crawford Vaughan | 805 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Progressive | Ernest Thompson | 461 | 0.7 | −0.9 | |
| Independent | John Pattison | 163 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 65,446 | 97.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,869 | 2.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 67,315 | 70.4 | −3.9 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 40,829 | 62.4 | −9.7 | ||
| Labor | 19,438 | 29.7 | +4.1 | ||
| Protestant Labour | 2,071 | 3.2 | +3.2 | ||
| Ind. Nationalist | Cecil Brierley | 1,679 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Progressive | 1,266 | 1.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Independent | John Pattison | 163 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
1922
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 9,454 | ||||
| Nationalist | Thomas Henley (elected 1) | 16,007 | 28.2 | +5.9 | |
| Nationalist | David Anderson (elected 2) | 7,732 | 13.6 | +5.2 | |
| Nationalist | Edward Loxton (elected 3) | 6,866 | 12.1 | −4.5 | |
| Nationalist | Thomas Bavin (elected 5) | 4,946 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Nationalist | Norman McIntosh | 3,260 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Nationalist | Herbert Small | 2,066 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Labor | Robert Greig (elected 4) | 8,238 | 14.5 | +5.9 | |
| Labor | William Hutchison | 4,969 | 8.8 | −0.5 | |
| Labor | John English | 574 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Labor | Thomas Maher | 401 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Labor | Alexander Mackie | 323 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Progressive | Ernest Thompson | 923 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Independent | John Pattison | 415 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 56,720 | 97.1 | +8.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,664 | 2.9 | −8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 58,384 | 74.3 | +17.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 40,877 | 72.1 | +32.6 | ||
| Labor | 14,505 | 25.6 | −2.8 | ||
| Progressive | Ernest Thompson | 923 | 1.6 | −10.2 | |
| Independent | John Pattison | 415 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
1920
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 5,344 | ||||
| Nationalist | Thomas Henley (elected 1) | 7,150 | 22.3 | ||
| Nationalist | David Anderson (elected 3) | 2,697 | 8.4 | ||
| Nationalist | Sydney Herring | 1,915 | 6.0 | ||
| Nationalist | Herbert Small | 898 | 2.8 | ||
| Labor | William Hutchison | 2,987 | 9.3 | ||
| Labor | Robert Greig (elected 5) | 2,866 | 8.9 | ||
| Labor | Henry Douglass | 1,648 | 5.1 | ||
| Labor | Vernon Jarvis | 1,013 | 3.2 | ||
| Labor | Ernest Sheiles | 597 | 1.9 | ||
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward Loxton (elected 2) | 5,319 | 16.6 | ||
| Progressive | Thomas Bavin (elected 4) | 2,525 | 7.9 | ||
| Progressive | Benjamin Gelling | 1,246 | 3.9 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | Maurice Dearn | 354 | 1.1 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | Charles Laseron | 241 | 0.8 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | David Morgan | 198 | 0.6 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | John Pattison | 149 | 0.5 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | Francis Russell | 143 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Henry Bernard | 93 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Robin Levick | 22 | 0.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 32,061 | 89.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 3,976 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 36,037 | 57.2 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 12,660 | 39.5 | |||
| Labor | 9,111 | 28.4 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward Loxton | 5,319 | 16.6 | ||
| Progressive | 3,771 | 11.8 | |||
| Soldiers & Citizens | 1,085 | 3.4 | |||
| Independent | Henry Bernard | 93 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Robin Levick | 22 | 0.1 | ||
Elections in the 1910s
1917
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | William Thompson | 6,834 | 65.0 | +0.4 | |
| Labor | William Hutchison | 2,610 | 24.8 | −6.5 | |
| Independent | Norman McIntosh | 1,067 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 10,511 | 99.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 73 | 0.7 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 10,584 | 60.0 | −10.6 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
1913
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Thompson | 6,055 | 64.6 | ||
| Labor | Murdock MacLeod | 2,938 | 31.3 | ||
| National Progressive | Charles Summerhayes | 385 | 4.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,378 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 219 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 9,597 | 70.6 | |||
| Liberal Reform win | (new seat) | ||||
District recreated
1904–1913
District abolished
Elections in the 1900s
1904 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Edward Terry (elected) | 1,136 | 51.2 | ||
| Liberal Reform | Thomas Henley | 1,082 | 48.8 | +19.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,218 | 99.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 22 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,240 | 75.1 [a] | −0.5 | ||
| Independent Liberal hold | |||||
Frank Farnell (Independent Liberal) resigned.[40]
1901
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Frank Farnell | 1,039 | 44.6 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Reform | Thomas Henley | 684 | 29.3 | ||
| Independent | Edward Terry | 604 | 25.9 | −24.4 | |
| Ind. Progressive | Henry Tucker | 4 | 0.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,167 | 99.2 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,177 | 53.0 | −16.1 | ||
| Independent Liberal gain from Ind. Progressive | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
1898
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Federalist | Edward Terry | 919 | 50.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Frank Farnell | 787 | 43.1 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Edward Foxall | 121 | 6.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,827 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,837 | 69.1 | |||
| Independent Federalist gain from Free Trade | |||||
1895
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Frank Farnell | 801 | 58.0 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Edward Terry | 580 | 42.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,381 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,386 | 64.7 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
1894
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Frank Farnell | 927 | 54.8 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Edward Terry | 370 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent Labour | John Lennon | 216 | 12.8 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | John Forsythe | 137 | 8.1 | ||
| Independent Labour | John Rees | 43 | 2.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,693 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 17 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,710 | 78.4 | |||
| Free Trade win | (new seat) | ||||
Notes
- Estimate based on a roll of 3,107 at the 1901 election.[41]