Electoral results for the Division of Richmond

Not to be confused with Electoral results for the district of Richmond (New South Wales) or Electoral results for the district of Richmond (Victoria), which relate to state electorates.

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Richmond in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Thomas Ewing	Protectionist	1901–1909
		Liberal	1909–1910
	Walter Massy-Greene	Liberal	1910–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1922
	Roland Green	Country	1922–1937
	Larry Anthony, senior	Country	1937–1957
	Doug Anthony	Country, National	1957–1984
	Charles Blunt	National	1984–1990
	Neville Newell	Labor	1990–1996
	Larry Anthony	National	1996–2004
	Justine Elliot	Labor	2004–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Richmond.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Justine Elliot	28,733	28.80	−2.91
	Greens	Mandy Nolan	25,216	25.27	+4.95
	National	Kimberly Hone	23,299	23.35	−13.51
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Biggs	7,681	7.70	+7.70
	One Nation	Tracey Bell-Henselin	4,073	4.08	+4.08
	United Australia	Robert Marks	2,922	2.93	−0.97
	Independent	David Warth	2,341	2.35	+2.35
	Informed Medical Options	Monica Shepherd	2,271	2.28	+1.10
	Independent	Nathan Jones	1,974	1.98	+1.98
	Independent	Terry Sharples	1,274	1.28	+1.28
Total formal votes			99,784	93.08	+0.52
Informal votes			7,424	6.92	−0.52
Turnout			107,208	90.37	−0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	58,104	58.23	+4.15
	National	Kimberly Hone	41,680	41.77	−4.15
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.15

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Richmond.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Matthew Fraser	36,979	36.86	−0.75
	Labor	Justine Elliot	31,807	31.71	+0.66
	Greens	Michael Lyon	20,384	20.32	−0.12
	United Australia	Hamish Mitchell	3,913	3.90	+3.90
	Sustainable Australia	Ronald McDonald	3,154	3.14	+3.14
	Independent	Ray Karam	1,566	1.56	+1.56
	Christian Democrats	Morgan Cox	1,338	1.33	−0.18
	Involuntary Medication Objectors	Tom Barnett	1,179	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			100,320	92.56	−3.77
Informal votes			8,061	7.44	+3.77
Turnout			108,381	90.82	+0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	54,251	54.08	+0.12
	National	Matthew Fraser	46,069	45.92	−0.12
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.12

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Richmond.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Matthew Fraser	37,006	37.61	−1.80
	Labor	Justine Elliot	30,551	31.05	−3.33
	Greens	Dawn Walker	20,108	20.44	+5.07
	One Nation	Neil Smith	6,160	6.26	+6.11
	Animal Justice	Angela Pollard	3,089	3.14	+3.14
	Christian Democrats	Russell Kilarney	1,484	1.51	+0.10
Total formal votes			98,398	96.33	+1.25
Informal votes			3,748	3.67	−1.25
Turnout			102,146	90.54	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	53,092	53.96	+2.38
	National	Matthew Fraser	45,306	46.04	−2.38
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.38

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Richmond.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Matthew Fraser	32,066	37.60	+16.39
	Labor	Justine Elliot	28,575	33.51	−5.68
	Greens	Dawn Walker	15,083	17.69	+1.54
	Palmer United	Charles Allen	6,359	7.46	+7.46
	Independent	Kev Skinner	1,971	2.31	+2.31
	Christian Democrats	John Ordish	1,224	1.44	+1.44
Total formal votes			85,278	95.09	+0.64
Informal votes			4,403	4.91	−0.64
Turnout			89,681	92.09	−0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	45,179	52.98	−4.01
	National	Matthew Fraser	40,099	47.02	+4.01
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.01

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Richmond.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Justine Elliot	31,679	39.19	−4.62
	National	Alan Hunter	17,146	21.21	−15.77
	Liberal	Joan van Lieshout	15,424	19.08	+19.08
	Greens	Joe Ebono	13,056	16.15	+1.22
	Independent	Julie Boyd	940	1.16	+1.16
	Independent	Matthew Hartley	805	1.00	+1.00
	Independent	Stephen Hegedus	747	0.92	+0.92
	Independent	Nic Faulkner	536	0.66	+0.66
	Democrats	David Robinson	502	0.62	+0.62
Total formal votes			80,835	94.45	−1.27
Informal votes			4,752	5.55	+1.27
Turnout			85,587	92.64	−1.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	46,071	56.99	−1.88
	National	Alan Hunter	34,764	43.01	+1.88
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.88

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Justine Elliot	35,699	43.81	+8.15
	National	Sue Page	30,134	36.98	-7.53
	Greens	Giovanni Ebono	12,168	14.93	+1.32
	Liberty & Democracy	Daniel Farmilo	1,320	1.62	+1.62
	Christian Democrats	Barbara Raymond	1,039	1.28	+1.28
	Democrats	Scott Sledge	950	1.17	+0.12
	Citizens Electoral Council	Graham McCallum	176	0.22	+0.16
Total formal votes			81,486	95.72	−0.62
Informal votes			3,647	4.28	+0.62
Turnout			85,133	94.57	+0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	47,973	58.87	+7.43
	National	Sue Page	33,513	41.13	-7.43
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.43

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Larry Anthony	36,095	45.79	+1.04
	Labor	Justine Elliot	28,059	35.60	+1.60
	Greens	Susanna Flower	9,751	12.37	+2.31
	Family First	Craig Lees	1,626	2.06	+2.06
	Liberals for Forests	Fiona Tyler	1,417	1.80	+1.80
	Democrats	Timothy Winton-Brown	913	1.16	-1.71
	Veterans	Allan Watt	617	0.78	+0.78
	Nuclear Disarmament	Dean Jefferys	341	0.43	+0.43
Total formal votes			78,819	96.39	+1.74
Informal votes			2,951	3.61	−1.74
Turnout			81,770	94.68	+0.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	39,560	50.19	+1.87
	National	Larry Anthony	39,259	49.81	-1.87
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+1.74

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Larry Anthony	32,516	44.76	+5.50
	Labor	Jenny McAllister	24,702	34.00	-4.65
	Greens	Jan Barham	7,310	10.06	+4.36
	One Nation	Dell Rolfe	3,016	4.15	-6.09
	Democrats	Casey Balk	2,085	2.87	-0.03
	Independent	Julie Nathan	942	1.30	+1.30
	HEMP	Dean Jefferys	919	1.26	+1.26
	One Nation	John Penhaligon	668	0.92	+0.92
	Independent	Rob Simpson	249	0.34	+0.34
	Independent	Nicolas Faulkner	161	0.22	+0.22
	Non-Custodial Parents	Alexander Peniazev	85	0.12	+0.12
Total formal votes			72,653	94.65	−2.65
Informal votes			4,106	5.35	+2.65
Turnout			76,759	95.00
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Larry Anthony	37,545	51.68	+0.85
	Labor	Jenny McAllister	35,108	48.32	-0.85
	National hold		Swing	+0.85

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Larry Anthony	32,645	40.16	+4.73
	Labor	Neville Newell	31,129	38.30	+3.66
	One Nation	John Penhaligon	8,278	10.18	+10.18
	Greens	Tom Tabart	4,323	5.32	+0.06
	Democrats	Peter Cullen	2,305	2.84	-2.58
	Independent	Alan DeVendra	1,662	2.04	+2.04
	Independent	Leo Piek	621	0.76	+0.76
	Natural Law	Helen Patterson	320	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			81,283	97.28	−0.63
Informal votes			2,271	2.72	+0.63
Turnout			83,554	94.95	−1.06
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Larry Anthony	41,270	50.77	-5.98
	Labor	Neville Newell	40,013	49.23	+5.98
	National hold		Swing	-5.98

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Larry Anthony	27,262	35.43	+9.70
	Labor	Neville Newell	26,653	34.64	-9.57
	Liberal	Keith Johnson	14,180	18.43	-2.68
	Democrats	Mindy Thorpe	4,171	5.42	+3.19
	Greens	Annette Coyle	4,043	5.25	+0.65
	Greens	Robert Corowa	638	0.83	+0.83
Total formal votes			76,947	97.91	+0.98
Informal votes			1,640	2.09	−0.98
Turnout			78,587	96.01	+0.37
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Larry Anthony	43,448	56.75	+8.53
	Labor	Neville Newell	33,108	43.25	-8.53
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+8.53

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neville Newell	30,418	44.21	+13.80
	National	Larry Anthony	17,700	25.73	-16.07
	Liberal	Bruce Francis	14,521	21.11	+21.11
	Greens	Josephine Faith	3,167	4.60	+4.60
	Democrats	Eddy Kemp	1,536	2.23	-5.10
	Independent	Hugh Ermacora	812	1.18	+1.18
	Confederate Action	Fred Crooks	261	0.38	+0.38
	Independent	Christopher McIlrath	230	0.33	+0.33
	Natural Law	Moira Grayndler	155	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			68,800	96.93	−0.90
Informal votes			2,176	3.07	+0.90
Turnout			70,976	95.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Newell	35,598	51.77	+1.26
	National	Larry Anthony	33,160	48.23	-1.26
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.26

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Blunt	28,257	40.9	-10.2
	Labor	Neville Newell	18,423	26.7	-8.5
	Independent	Helen Caldicott	16,072	23.3	+23.3
	Democrats	Stan Gibbs	4,346	6.3	-0.8
	Call to Australia	Alan Sims	1,032	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Ian Paterson	445	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Dudley Leggett	279	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Gavin Baillie	187	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			69,041	97.8
Informal votes			1,530	2.2
Turnout			70,751	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Newell	34,664	50.5	+7.1
	National	Charles Blunt	33,980	49.5	-7.1
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Blunt	31,164	51.1	-1.5
	Labor	Klaas Woldring	21,509	35.2	-1.6
	Democrats	Anne Brown	4,308	7.1	+2.1
	Independent	Mac Nicolson	4,061	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			61,042	97.5
Informal votes			1,578	2.5
Turnout			62,620	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Charles Blunt	34,542	56.6	-0.6
	Labor	Klaas Woldring	26,500	43.4	+0.6
	National hold		Swing	-0.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Blunt	29,364	52.6	+0.1
	Labor	Klaas Woldring	20,565	36.8	-3.4
	Democrats	Ivor Brown	2,814	5.0	-2.3
	Independent	Jim Saunders	2,238	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Jon Axens	866	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			55,847	96.4
Informal votes			2,083	3.6
Turnout			57,930	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Charles Blunt	31,917	57.2	+1.8
	Labor	Klaas Woldring	23,930	42.8	-1.8
	National hold		Swing	+1.8

1984 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1984 Richmond by-election § Results.[edit]

Richmond by-election, 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Carmont	28,914	36.2	-3.5
	National	Charles Blunt	26,972	33.8	-19.2
	Liberal	Brian Pezzutti	16,948	21.2	+21.2
	Independent	Fast Bucks	3,657	4.6	+4.6
	Democrats	Simon Clough	2,587	3.2	-4.1
	Independent	Denis Griffin	469	0.6	+0.6
	Uninflated Movement	Nadar Ponnuswamy	290	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			79,837	98.3
Informal votes			1,383	1.7
Turnout			81,220	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Charles Blunt	44,528	55.8	-0.1
	Labor	Peter Carmont	35,309	44.2	+0.1
	National hold		Swing	-0.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Doug Anthony	42,684	53.0	-3.9
	Labor	Terence McGee	31,967	39.7	+3.7
	Democrats	Kenneth Nicholson	5,906	7.3	+0.2
Total formal votes			80,557	98.9
Informal votes			922	1.1
Turnout			81,479	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Doug Anthony		55.9	-4.4
	Labor	Terence McGee		44.1	+4.4
	National hold		Swing	-4.4

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Doug Anthony	42,037	56.9	-4.5
	Labor	Terence McGee	26,574	36.0	+4.2
	Democrats	Ashley Albanese	5,216	7.1	+1.7
Total formal votes			73,827	98.8
Informal votes			906	1.2
Turnout			74,733	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Doug Anthony		60.3	-4.5
	Labor	Terence McGee		39.7	+4.5
	National Country hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Doug Anthony	40,869	61.4	+0.1
	Labor	Josephine Maxwell	21,170	31.8	-2.8
	Democrats	Bernard Walrut	3,611	5.4	+5.4
	Independent	John Mallett	941	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			66,591	98.9
Informal votes			754	1.1
Turnout			67,345	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Doug Anthony		64.8	+1.2
	Labor	Josephine Maxwell		35.2	-1.2
	National Country hold		Swing	+1.2

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Doug Anthony	37,899	64.1	+1.9
	Labor	Archibald Johnston	18,766	31.8	-2.3
	Australia	Bernard Walrut	1,233	2.1	-1.6
	Independent	Ethel Adams	1,188	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			59,086	98.9
Informal votes			663	1.1
Turnout			59,749	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Doug Anthony		66.4	+2.7
	Labor	Archibald Johnston		33.6	-2.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+2.7

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	35,090	62.2	+4.7
	Labor	Frederick Braid	19,216	34.1	+1.7
	Australia	Bernard Walrut	2,090	3.7	-6.5
Total formal votes			56,396	99.0
Informal votes			589	1.0
Turnout			56,985	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		63.7	+1.5
	Labor	Frederick Braid		36.3	-1.5
	Country hold		Swing	+1.5

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	28,712	57.5	-5.1
	Labor	Frederick Braid	16,189	32.4	-5.0
	Australia	Lawrence Alderman	5,075	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			49,976	99.4
Informal votes			314	0.6
Turnout			50,290	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		62.2	-0.4
	Labor	Frederick Braid		37.8	+0.4
	Country hold		Swing	-0.4

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	29,600	62.6	-3.3
	Labor	Joseph Gilmore	17,699	37.4	+24.6
Total formal votes			47,299	99.2
Informal votes			374	0.8
Turnout			47,673	95.8
	Country hold		Swing	-4.6

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	26,030	65.9	-0.3
	Independent	Keith Compton	8,407	21.3	+21.3
	Labor	Ernest Jones	5,043	12.8	-19.4
Total formal votes			39,480	98.7
Informal votes			504	1.3
Turnout			39,984	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		67.2	+0.2
	Independent	Keith Compton		32.8	+32.8
	Country hold		Swing	+0.2

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	26,389	66.2	-2.3
	Labor	Matthew Walsh	12,841	32.2	-3.9
	Independent	Peter Bray	607	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			39,837	99.4
Informal votes			236	0.6
Turnout			40,073	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		67.0	+3.1
	Labor	Matthew Walsh		33.0	-3.1
	Country hold		Swing	+3.1

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	25,301	63.9	-5.9
	Labor	Raymond Freeman	14,318	36.1	+9.2
Total formal votes			39,619	98.8
Informal votes			488	1.2
Turnout			40,107	95.4
	Country hold		Swing	-7.6

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	27,516	69.8	-30.2
	Labor	William Smith	10,589	26.9	+26.9
	Independent	Timothy Donnelly	1,292	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			39,397	98.5
Informal votes			600	1.5
Turnout			39,997	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		71.5	-28.5
	Labor	William Smith		28.5	+28.5
	Country hold		Swing	-28.5

1957 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1957 Richmond by-election § Results.[edit]

Richmond by-election, 1957

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Doug Anthony	18,819	49.8	+49.8
	Labor	William Smith	10,276	27.2	+27.2
	Country	Raymond Gordon	4,678	12.4	+12.4
	Country	Oswald Jackson	1,696	4.5	+4.5
	Country	Raymond O'Neill	1,241	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Cynthia Wilson	1,057	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			37,767	98.7
Informal votes			487	1.3
Turnout			38,254	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Doug Anthony		69.7	+69.7
	Labor	William Smith		30.3	+30.3
	Country hold		Swing

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	28,034	76.3	+1.2
	Labor	Alexander Bryen	8,718	23.7	-1.2
Total formal votes			36,752	98.7
Informal votes			486	1.3
Turnout			37,238	96.4
	Country hold		Swing	+1.2

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	27,504	75.1	+6.0
	Labor	Alexander Bryen	9,139	24.9	-6.0
Total formal votes			36,643	98.8
Informal votes			441	1.2
Turnout			37,084	96.2
	Country hold		Swing	+6.0

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	37,826	68.3	+20.1
	Labor	Keith Compton	17,567	31.7	+0.1
Total formal votes			55,393	98.6
Informal votes			814	1.4
Turnout			56,207	93.7
	Country hold		Swing	+4.7

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	25,929	48.2	-16.7
	Labor	Arthur Dodd	17,030	31.6	+0.6
	One Parliament	Alfred Anderson	10,888	20.2	+20.2
Total formal votes			53,847	98.7
Informal votes			712	1.3
Turnout			54,559	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Larry Anthony	34,246	63.6	-3.3
	Labor	Arthur Dodd	19,601	36.4	+3.3
	Country hold		Swing	-3.3

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Larry Anthony	34,311	64.9	-5.7
	Labor	Jim Fredericks	16,380	31.0	+1.7
	State Labor	Alexander Collingridge	2,146	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			52,837	98.8
Informal votes			647	1.2
Turnout			53,484	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Larry Anthony		66.9	-3.7
	Labor	Jim Fredericks		32.1	+3.7
	Country hold		Swing	-3.7

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	15,842	30.3	-1.2
	Labor	Jim Fredericks	15,253	29.3	+29.3
	Country	Larry Anthony	12,524	24.1	+24.1
	Country	Robert Gibson	8,433	16.2	+16.2
Total formal votes			52,052	97.6
Informal votes			1,276	2.4
Turnout			53,328	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Larry Anthony	28,940	55.6	+4.5
	Country	Roland Green	23,112	44.4	+44.4
	Country hold		Swing	+4.5

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	14,230	28.6	-7.0
	Labor (NSW)	Jim Fredericks	13,992	28.2	+28.2
	Country	Jim Eggins	13,570	27.3	+27.3
	Country	Robert Gibson	7,887	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			49,679	97.1
Informal votes			1,478	2.9
Turnout			51,157	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Roland Green	25,366	51.1	+51.1
	Country	Jim Eggins	24,313	48.9	+48.9
	Country hold		Swing	+51.1

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	14,342	35.2	-20.5
	Country	Robert Gibson	10,874	26.7	+26.7
	Independent	Jim Fredericks	8,383	20.5	+20.5
	Country	Percy Tighe	5,830	14.3	+14.3
	Country	Leonard Greening	1,370	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			40,799	93.7
Informal votes			2,736	6.3
Turnout			43,535	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Roland Green	20,562	50.4	+50.4
	Country	Robert Gibson	20,237	49.6	+49.6
	Country hold		Swing	+50.4

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	24,400	64.0	+64.0
	Country	Robert Gibson	13,748	36.0	+36.0
Total formal votes			38,148	95.3
Informal votes			1,883	4.7
Turnout			40,031	94.2
	Country hold		Swing	+0.0

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	11,755	31.8	+5.2
	Labor	Harry Green	11,257	30.4	+30.4
	Country	John Williams	7,051	19.1	+19.1
	Nationalist	Joseph Greene	6,935	18.7	-26.1
Total formal votes			36,998	97.2
Informal votes			1,057	2.8
Turnout			38,055	88.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Roland Green	25,056	67.7	+14.4
	Labor	Harry Green	11,942	32.3	+32.3
	Country hold		Swing	+14.4

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	9,848	45.7	+45.7
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene	9,660	44.8	-20.6
	Independent	John Steel	2,039	9.5	+9.5
Total formal votes			21,547	96.8
Informal votes			716	3.2
Turnout			22,263	55.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Roland Green	11,491	53.3	+53.3
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene	10,056	46.7	-24.0
	Country gain from Nationalist		Swing	+24.0

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene	14,215	66.9	-8.3
	Labor	Ernest O'Dea	4,650	21.9	-2.9
	Independent	John Steel	2,384	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			21,249	93.8
Informal votes			1,412	6.2
Turnout			22,661	66.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene		72.5	-2.7
	Labor	Ernest O'Dea		27.5	+2.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-2.7

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene	17,732	75.2	-24.8
	Labor	John Steele	5,843	24.8	+24.8
Total formal votes			23,575	96.1
Informal votes			966	3.9
Turnout			24,541	71.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-24.8

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Massy-Greene	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing	unopposed

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Massy-Greene	16,954	69.9	+32.3
	Labor	Percy Tighe	7,286	30.1	+15.4
Total formal votes			24,240	97.9
Informal votes			510	2.1
Turnout			24,750	71.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+15.7

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Massy-Greene	6,843	37.3	-62.7
	Independent Labour	Robert Pyers	5,319	29.0	+29.0
	Independent Liberal	Venour Nathan	3,311	18.1	+18.1
	Labour	William Gillies	2,858	15.6	+15.6
Total formal votes			18,331	98.4
Informal votes			303	1.6
Turnout			18,634	59.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-62.7

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Ewing	6,042	76.4	+3.8
	Anti-Socialist	John Sutton	1,869	23.6	-3.8
Total formal votes			7,911	96.8
Informal votes			260	3.2
Turnout			8,171	31.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+3.8

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Ewing	6,096	72.6	+17.3
	Free Trade	Reginald Atkinson	2,296	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			8,392	97.5
Informal votes			214	2.5
Turnout			8,606	45.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+17.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Thomas Ewing	3,646	55.3	+55.3
	Ind. Protectionist	Robert Pyers	2,942	44.7	+44.7
Total formal votes			6,558	97.8
Informal votes			145	2.2
Turnout			6,733	67.0
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos