Electoral results for the Division of Flinders

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

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Groom Free Trade 1901–1903
  James Gibb Free Trade/Anti-Socialist 1903–1906
  (Sir) William Irvine Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1918
  Stanley Bruce Nationalist 1918–1929
  Jack Holloway Labor 1929–1931
  Stanley Bruce United Australia 1931–1933
  James Fairbairn United Australia 1933–1940
  Rupert Ryan United Australia 1940–1945
  Liberal 1945–1952
  Keith Ewert Labor 1952–1954
  Robert Lindsay Liberal 1954–1966
  (Sir) Phillip Lynch Liberal 1966–1982
  Peter Reith Liberal 1982–1983
  Bob Chynoweth Labor 1983–1984
  Peter Reith Liberal 1984–2001
  Greg Hunt Liberal 2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Flinders.[ edit ]
2019 Australian federal election: Flinders [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 45,29346.72−3.78
Labor Josh Sinclair23,98224.74−2.80
Independent Julia Banks 13,36713.79+13.79
Greens Nathan Lesslie6,5996.81−4.18
United Australia Christine McShane2,4472.52+2.52
Animal Justice James Persson2,3042.38−1.45
Sustainable Australia Reade Smith1,0721.11+1.11
Independent Susie Beveridge9480.98+0.98
Independent Harry Dreger9400.97+0.97
Total formal votes96,95294.06−1.90
Informal votes6,1245.94+1.90
Turnout 103,07693.11+2.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 53,94355.64−1.37
Labor Josh Sinclair43,00944.36+1.37
Liberal hold Swing −1.37

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Flinders.[ edit ]
2016 Australian federal election: Flinders [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 52,41251.60−3.74
Labor Carolyn Gleixner27,45927.03+1.83
Greens Willisa Hogarth10,86810.70+0.96
Animal Justice Ben Wild4,3474.28+4.28
Rise Up Australia Yvonne Gentle3,3813.33+2.82
Independent Shane Lewis3,1073.06+3.06
Total formal votes101,57496.34+1.31
Informal votes3,8633.66−1.31
Turnout 105,43791.40−2.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 58,68357.77−4.04
Labor Carolyn Gleixner42,89142.23+4.04
Liberal hold Swing −4.04

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Flinders.[ edit ]
2013 Australian federal election: Flinders [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 51,97255.34+1.01
Labor Joshua Sinclair23,66625.20−6.54
Greens Martin Rush9,1489.74−1.76
Palmer United Linda Clark5,6396.00+6.00
Family First David Clark1,0911.16−1.26
Independent Paul Madigan7080.75+0.75
Christians Ashleigh Belsar5230.56+0.56
Rise Up Australia Angela Dorian4810.51+0.51
Independent Denis McCormack4780.51+0.51
Non-Custodial Parents John Zabaneh2150.23+0.23
Total formal votes93,92195.03−0.85
Informal votes4,9164.97+0.85
Turnout 98,83793.79+0.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 58,04861.81+2.67
Labor Joshua Sinclair35,87338.19−2.67
Liberal hold Swing +2.67

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Flinders.[ edit ]
2010 Australian federal election: Flinders [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 49,14654.30−0.17
Labor Francis Gagliano-Ventura28,74731.76−2.12
Greens Robert Brown10,41011.50+3.02
Family First Reade Smith2,1982.43+0.19
Total formal votes90,50195.87−1.35
Informal votes3,8954.13+1.35
Turnout 94,39693.58−1.85
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 53,49959.11+0.86
Labor Francis Gagliano-Ventura37,00240.89−0.86
Liberal hold Swing +0.86

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 48,34354.47-3.70
Labor Gary March30,07333.88+2.99
Greens Bob Brown7,5298.48+2.21
Family First Cameron Eastman1,9882.24+0.51
Democrats David Batten8220.93+0.07
Total formal votes88,75597.22+1.56
Informal votes2,5382.78-1.56
Turnout 91,29395.49+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 51,69758.25-2.86
Labor Gary March37,05841.75+2.86
Liberal hold Swing -2.86

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 48,24958.17+6.65
Labor Simon Napthine25,62130.89-2.05
Greens Stuart Kingsford5,2046.27+0.39
Family First Dean Johnstone1,4351.73+1.73
Independent Paul Madigan1,0431.26+1.26
Democrats Bruce Errol7150.86-4.74
Independent Neale Adams5030.61+0.61
CEC Henry Broadbent1740.21+0.21
Total formal votes82,94495.66-0.56
Informal votes3,7654.34+0.56
Turnout 86,70995.30-0.32
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 50,68961.11+3.67
Labor Simon Napthine32,25538.89-3.67
Liberal hold Swing +3.67

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 43,60151.71+4.32
Labor Wayne Finch27,69532.85-4.57
Greens David de Rango4,8865.79+3.13
Democrats Richard Armstrong4,6905.56-0.82
One Nation Kevin Dowey1,9112.27-2.95
Independent Earle Wilson9681.15+1.15
Independent Ashley Blade5670.67+0.67
Total formal votes84,31896.23-0.61
Informal votes3,3003.77+0.61
Turnout 87,61896.47
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 48,58557.62+3.90
Labor Wayne Finch35,73342.38-3.90
Liberal hold Swing +3.90

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 36,57047.39-6.31
Labor John Armitage28,87437.42+4.20
Democrats David Allison4,9236.38-1.08
One Nation Robert Langley4,0295.22+5.22
Greens Mervyn Vogt2,0572.67-1.39
Unity Tony Kamps4510.58+0.58
Natural Law Jan Charlwood2640.34-0.14
Total formal votes77,16896.85-0.30
Informal votes2,5113.15+0.30
Turnout 79,67996.26-0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 41,45753.72-6.34
Labor John Armitage35,71146.28+6.34
Liberal hold Swing -6.34

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 39,50353.70+0.32
Labor Ian Watkinson24,43833.22-6.65
Democrats Colin Beeforth5,4857.46+3.39
Greens Ian Ward2,9894.06+4.06
Independent Ralph Roberts7981.08+1.08
Natural Law Jan Charlwood3550.48-1.68
Total formal votes73,56897.15-0.40
Informal votes2,1592.85+0.40
Turnout 75,72796.40-0.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 43,99460.07+4.36
Labor Ian Watkinson29,24839.93-4.36
Liberal hold Swing +4.36

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 36,73552.96+2.04
Labor Denise Hassett27,83240.12+5.46
Democrats Malcolm Brown3,1674.57-8.63
Natural Law Jan Charlwood1,6362.36+2.36
Total formal votes69,37097.60+0.22
Informal votes1,7072.40-0.22
Turnout 71,07796.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 38,27155.19-0.05
Labor Denise Hassett31,07944.81+0.05
Liberal hold Swing -0.05

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 32,85350.9+4.3
Labor Tony Moore22,36334.7-9.7
Democrats Nance Jaboor8,51613.2+7.8
Independent David Gilbert7931.2+1.2
Total formal votes64,52597.4
Informal votes1,7392.6
Turnout 66,26496.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 35,60655.2+4.5
Labor Tony Moore28,86044.8-4.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 31,73747.2+1.8
Labor Tony Lack29,46943.8-1.3
Democrats Andrew Suttie3,6555.4+1.1
Pensioner Jonathan Miln1,4492.2+1.3
Independent Noel Maud9861.5+1.5
Total formal votes67,29695.4
Informal votes3,2694.6
Turnout 70,56594.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 34,49851.3+0.1
Labor Tony Lack32,75748.7-0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 25,45045.4+0.3
Labor Russell Joiner25,28745.1-1.4
Democrats Murray Gill2,3894.3-1.7
National Paul van Staveren1,7803.2+3.2
Democratic Labor John McNamara6461.2-1.2
Pensioner John Miln5290.9+0.9
Total formal votes56,08193.1
Informal votes4,1396.9
Turnout 60,22095.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 28,69451.2+1.5
Labor Russell Joiner27,37948.8-1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.5

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Chynoweth 38,13447.2+8.0
Liberal Peter Reith 35,84744.4-5.9
Democrats Harold Fraser4,8616.0-4.5
Democratic Labor Kenneth Payne1,9772.4+2.4
Total formal votes80,81998.5
Informal votes1,2081.5
Turnout 82,02795.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Chynoweth 41,20651.0+5.6
Liberal Peter Reith 39,61349.0-5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6
1982 Flinders by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Reith 34,76545.7-4.6
Labor Rogan Ward31,05240.8+1.6
Democrats Harold Fraser6,7858.9-1.6
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda1,2711.7+1.7
Deadly Serious Paul Crossley1,2111.6+1.6
Republican Peter Consandine6070.8+0.8
Australia Gail Farrell3890.5+0.5
Total formal votes76,08097.4
Informal votes1,9912.6
Turnout 78,07192.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Reith 39,80452.3-2.3
Labor Rogan Ward36,27647.7+2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 36,58750.3-0.2
Labor Jean McLean 28,56539.2+9.4
Democrats William Towers7,64310.5-5.0
Total formal votes72,79598.1
Informal votes1,4331.9
Turnout 74,22895.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 54.6-6.1
Labor Jean McLean 45.4+6.1
Liberal hold Swing -6.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 32,89750.5-9.4
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood19,40129.8-5.5
Democrats Harold Fraser10,07015.5+15.5
Democratic Labor John Cass2,0893.2+1.1
Independent Monty Hollow6391.0+1.0
Total formal votes65,09697.7
Informal votes1,5532.3
Turnout 66,64995.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 60.7-1.9
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood39.3+1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 46,15557.5+7.2
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood30,25137.7-7.8
Australia Peter Dalton1,8512.3+0.9
Democratic Labor John Glynn1,6542.1+0.1
Independent Stanley Hillman3750.5+0.5
Total formal votes80,28698.5
Informal votes1,1961.5
Turnout 81,48295.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 60.2+7.2
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood39.8-7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 37,14850.3+1.8
Labor Colin Bednall 33,63045.5+0.9
Democratic Labor John Glynn1,3831.9-2.0
Australia David Heath1,0521.4-1.5
Independent Beatrice Faust 6390.9+0.9
Total formal votes73,85298.7
Informal votes9521.3
Turnout 74,80495.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 53.0+0.1
Labor Colin Bednall 47.0-0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 29,64048.5-6.6
Labor Colin Bednall 27,27344.6+10.5
Democratic Labor John Glynn2,3803.9-3.2
Australia David Heath1,8012.9+2.9
Total formal votes61,09498.5
Informal votes9541.5
Turnout 62,04896.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 32,31452.9-10.6
Labor Colin Bednall 28,78047.1+10.6
Liberal hold Swing -10.6

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 27,17955.1+3.3
Labor Fay Nottage16,82034.1-1.6
Democratic Labor Josephus Gobel3,4807.1-2.6
Independent Monty Hollow1,8803.8+3.8
Total formal votes49,35997.9
Informal votes1,0592.1
Turnout 50,41894.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 63.5+1.5
Labor Fay Nottage36.5-1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phillip Lynch 31,35049.6-2.6
Labor Ian Boraston24,06737.9+0.2
Democratic Labor John Cass6,1719.6-0.4
Independent George Brunning1,7872.8+2.8
Total formal votes63,55597.1
Informal votes1,8822.9
Turnout 65,43795.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phillip Lynch 59.8-1.5
Labor Ian Boraston40.2+1.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Lindsay 29,72352.2+7.7
Labor Nola Barber 21,46437.7+0.4
Democratic Labor Martin Curry5,78110.1-4.7
Total formal votes56,96899.0
Informal votes5811.0
Turnout 57,54996.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Lindsay 61.3+4.0
Labor Nola Barber 38.7-4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Lindsay 23,25144.5-6.1
Labor Ian Cathie 19,46637.3-1.9
Democratic Labor Jack Austin 7,71714.8+4.6
Independent Edmund Knowles1,7963.4+3.4
Total formal votes52,23097.7
Informal votes1,2372.3
Turnout 53,46795.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Lindsay 29,91657.3-2.5
Labor Ian Cathie 22,31442.7+2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Lindsay 23,28350.6-2.5
Labor Nola Barber 18,01139.2+7.1
Democratic Labor Thomas Flanagan4,69810.2-4.6
Total formal votes45,99297.9
Informal votes1,0092.1
Turnout 47,00195.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Lindsay 59.8-4.3
Labor Nola Barber 40.2+4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Lindsay 21,51553.1+2.5
Labor Francis Cranston13,00132.1-17.3
Labor (A-C) Jack Austin 6,01514.8+14.8
Total formal votes40,53197.0
Informal votes1,2353.0
Turnout 41,76694.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Lindsay 64.1+13.5
Labor Francis Cranston35.9-13.5
Liberal hold Swing +13.5

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Lindsay 24,23551.6-3.2
Labor Keith Ewert 22,70748.4+5.4
Total formal votes46,94299.0
Informal votes4941.0
Turnout 47,43696.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing -4.3
1952 Flinders by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Keith Ewert 22,67453.8+10.8
Liberal John Rossiter 18,38443.7-11.1
Independent Grace Stratton6021.4+1.4
Independent Ron Hipwell4531.1+1.1
Total formal votes42,11398.8
Informal votes4931.2
Turnout 42,60691.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Ewert 55.1+11.0
Liberal John Rossiter 44.9-11.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.0

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rupert Ryan 22,72854.8+0.0
Labor Keith Ewert 17,83343.0+13.4
Independent Robert Hipwell8912.1+2.1
Total formal votes41,45298.4
Informal votes6631.6
Turnout 42,11596.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Ryan 55.9-7.7
Labor Keith Ewert 44.1+7.7
Liberal hold Swing -7.7

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rupert Ryan 21,09654.8+3.3
Labor Robert Wilson11,41029.6-18.9
Independent Labor Andrew Hughes 6,01815.6+15.6
Total formal votes38,52498.7
Informal votes4901.3
Turnout 39,01494.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Ryan 63.6+12.1
Labor Robert Wilson36.4-12.1
Liberal hold Swing +12.1

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rupert Ryan 36,61554.4+17.6
Labor Frank Lee30,69845.6+6.0
Total formal votes67,31398.4
Informal votes1,0871.6
Turnout 68,40093.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Lee24,13239.6+11.9
United Australia Rupert Ryan 22,39536.8-2.9
Country Morton Moyes 6,86711.3+11.3
Women Mabel Brookes 5,3058.7+8.7
Independent Rupert Clark2,1983.6+3.6
Total formal votes60,89797.1
Informal votes1,8172.9
Turnout 62,71495.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Rupert Ryan 31,51851.8-6.6
Labor Frank Lee29,37948.2+6.6
United Australia hold Swing -6.6

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Rupert Ryan 22,15439.7-13.3
Labor Frank Lee15,46527.7+27.7
Independent Edward Mann 14,92026.7+26.7
Independent Alexander Amess3,2455.8+5.8
Total formal votes55,78498.3
Informal votes9461.7
Turnout 56,73095.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Rupert Ryan 32,59158.4-3.3
Labor Frank Lee23,19341.6+3.3
United Australia hold Swing -3.3

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Fairbairn 27,08553.0-7.9
Country Reginald Skeat12,49724.5-15.9
Social Credit Alexander Amess6,88413.5+13.5
Communist Ralph Gibson 4,6309.1+2.1
Total formal votes51,09696.8
Informal votes1,7093.2
Turnout 52,80596.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia James Fairbairn 61.7-9.6
Country Reginald Skeat38.3+38.3
United Australia hold Swing -9.6

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Fairbairn 41,56560.9-7.4
Labor Joseph Hannan 16,06123.5-8.2
Country William Fullerton 5,8608.6+8.6
Communist Ralph Gibson 4,7507.0+7.0
Total formal votes68,23696.7
Informal votes2,3433.3
Turnout 70,57995.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia James Fairbairn 69.4+1.1
Labor Joseph Hannan 30.6-1.1
United Australia hold Swing +1.1
1933 Flinders by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Fairbairn 36,77359.0-9.3
Labor Arthur Haywood22,45436.0+4.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 3,1245.0+5.0
Total formal votes62,35197.3
Informal votes1,7472.7
Turnout 64,09889.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia James Fairbairn 59.5-8.8
Labor Arthur Haywood40.5+8.8
United Australia hold Swing -8.8

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Stanley Bruce 45,30468.3+20.2
Labor Arthur Haywood21,00431.7-16.5
Total formal votes66,30897.9
Informal votes1,4182.1
Turnout 67,72695.7
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +18.5

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holloway 30,11448.2+10.0
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 30,05448.1-11.3
Independent Liberal Joseph Burch2,2673.6+3.6
Total formal votes62,43598.6
Informal votes9031.4
Turnout 63,33896.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holloway 31,37050.2+10.9
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 31,06549.8-10.9
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +10.9

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 34,82359.4-3.3
Labor Jack Holloway 22,37238.2+0.9
Ind. Nationalist Clarence Robertson1,4472.5+2.5
Total formal votes58,64296.6
Informal votes2,0733.4
Turnout 60,71595.0
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 60.7-1.9
Labor Jack Holloway 39.3+1.9
Nationalist hold Swing -1.9

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 33,17362.7+7.1
Labor Roy Beardsworth19,17337.3+37.3
Total formal votes52,92198.4
Informal votes8681.6
Turnout 53,78993.4
Nationalist hold Swing +7.1

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 10,68955.6+4.5
Liberal Stephen Thompson8,53244.4+44.4
Total formal votes19,22195.9
Informal votes8324.1
Turnout 20,05343.6
Nationalist hold Swing -15.1

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 12,96848.0-13.2
Labor Frederick Riley 7,92629.3-9.5
Victorian Farmers William Burrage6,12622.7+22.7
Total formal votes27,02094.0
Informal votes1,7136.0
Turnout 28,73370.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 17,69365.5+4.3
Labor Frederick Riley 9,32734.5-4.3
Nationalist hold Swing +4.3
1918 Flinders by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Stanley Bruce 14,44564.0+2.8
Labor Gordon Holmes7,74034.3-4.5
Victorian Farmers John Hall 3821.7+1.7
Total formal votes22,56799.1
Informal votes2030.9
Turnout 22,77056.6
Nationalist hold Swing +3.7

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Sir William Irvine 19,39861.2+8.5
Labor David Russell12,32238.8-8.5
Total formal votes31,72097.7
Informal votes7622.3
Turnout 32,48280.3
Nationalist hold Swing +8.5

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir William Irvine 14,95652.7-5.1
Labor John McDougall 13,44847.3+5.1
Total formal votes28,40497.8
Informal votes6292.2
Turnout 29,03377.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Irvine 15,64057.8+11.5
Labor David Russell11,41842.2+8.4
Total formal votes27,05897.4
Informal votes7142.6
Turnout 27,77273.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Irvine 8,25847.9-52.1
Labour Frank Buckley5,49031.8+31.8
Independent Liberal Timothy McInerney3,49120.3+20.3
Total formal votes17,23996.7
Informal votes5873.3
Turnout 17,82658.1
Liberal hold Swing -52.1

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist William Irvine 7,62151.5+15.2
Protectionist Arthur Nichols 7,18448.5+21.2
Total formal votes14,80595.7
Informal votes6594.3
Turnout 15,46454.3
Anti-Socialist hold Swing -3.0

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Gibb 5,19436.3-3.6
Protectionist Arthur Nichols 3,91727.3-6.7
Labour Arthur Wilson 2,97120.7+20.7
Ind. Protectionist Louis Smith 2,24215.7+15.7
Total formal votes14,32498.8
Informal votes1771.2
Turnout 14,50152.8
Free Trade hold Swing +1.5

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Arthur Groom 2,27239.9+39.9
Protectionist Louis Smith 1,93934.0+34.0
Ind. Protectionist Alfred Downward 1,48926.1+26.1
Total formal votes5,70099.3
Informal votes420.7
Turnout 5,74247.2
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Flinders, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ↑ Flinders, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ↑ 2013 results for Flinders, AEC.
  4. ↑ "2010 results for Flinders". AEC.
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