Electoral results for the Division of Grampians

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Grampians in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1922.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Thomas Skene Free Trade/Anti-Socialist 1901–1906
  Hans Irvine Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1914
  Edward Jolley Labor 1914–1915
  Carty Salmon Liberal 1915–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  Edmund Jowett Nationalist 1917–1919
  Victorian Farmers/CountryUnion/Country]] 1919–1922

Election results

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Elections in the 1910s

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1919

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1919 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers Edmund Jowett 13,736 58.2 +58.2
Labor Mark Lazarus 9,855 41.8 −1.2
Total formal votes 23,591 98.6
Informal votes 343 1.4
Turnout 23,934 78.2
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing +1.2
1917 Grampians by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edmund Jowett 11,232 54.8 −2.2
Labor David Russell 9,265 45.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 20,497 99.5
Informal votes 109 0.5
Turnout 20,606 65.7
Nationalist hold Swing −2.2

1917

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1917 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Carty Salmon 15,089 57.0 +7.3
Labor John McDougall 11,390 43.0 −7.3
Total formal votes 26,479 98.1
Informal votes 509 1.9
Turnout 26,988 84.4
Nationalist hold Swing +7.3
1915 Grampians by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carty Salmon 12,116 51.3 +1.6
Labor John McDougall 11,522 48.7 −1.6
Total formal votes 23,638 99.5
Informal votes 120 0.5
Turnout 23,758 67.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.6

1914

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1914 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Jolley 14,694 50.3 +4.2
Liberal Hans Irvine 14,517 49.7 −4.2
Total formal votes 29,211 98.3
Informal votes 495 1.7
Turnout 29,706 85.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.2

1913

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1913 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hans Irvine 15,414 53.9 +4.1
Labor Archibald Stewart 13,191 46.1 −4.1
Total formal votes 28,605 98.0
Informal votes 580 2.0
Turnout 29,185 79.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.1

1910

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1910 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hans Irvine 9,000 50.4 −5.4
Labour Archibald Stewart 8,857 49.6 +5.4
Total formal votes 17,857 98.4
Informal votes 294 1.6
Turnout 18,151 65.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Elections in the 1900s

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1906

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1906 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Hans Irvine 7,598 55.8 +19.5
Labour Edward Grayndler 6,013 44.2 +18.3
Total formal votes 13,611 95.6
Informal votes 633 4.4
Turnout 14,244 50.5
Anti-Socialist hold Swing +3.2

1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Skene 3,836 36.3 −12.7
Protectionist Archibald Ritchie 3,285 31.1 −5.7
Labour Patrick McGrath 2,735 25.9 +25.9
Independent Labour Albert Andrews 722 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 10,578 97.7
Informal votes 254 2.3
Turnout 10,832 49.8
Free Trade hold Swing −3.5

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Skene 2,576 49.0 +49.0
Protectionist Alfred Rinder 1,934 36.8 +36.8
Ind. Protectionist Holford Wettenhall 745 14.2 +14.2
Total formal votes 5,255 99.0
Informal votes 54 1.0
Turnout 5,309 49.4
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

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