Electoral results for the Division of Wimmera

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Wimmera in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1977.

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Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Pharez Phillips Protectionist 1901–1906
  Sydney Sampson Ind. Protectionist 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1919
  Percy Stewart Victorian Farmers/Country 1919–1926
  Country Progressive 1926–1930
  Independent Country 1930–1931
  Hugh McClelland Country 1931–1937
  Alexander Wilson Independent 1937–1945
  Winton Turnbull Country 1946–1949
  William Lawrence Liberal 1949–1958
  Robert King Country/National Country 1958–1977

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Robert King 28,27558.8+19.8
Labor Brian Brooke16,03033.4−3.5
Independent Francis Petering1,9864.1+4.1
Democratic Labor Marjorie McOwan1,7623.7−0.1
Total formal votes48,05398.7
Informal votes6491.3
Turnout 48,70297.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Robert King 64.2+2.6
Labor Brian Brooke35.8−2.6
National Country hold Swing +2.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert King 18,30639.0−8.0
Labor Brian Brooke17,33836.9−5.2
Liberal Heather Mitchell 9,19119.6+19.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn1,8043.8−3.3
Australia Keith Sullivan3310.7+0.7
Total formal votes46,97098.4
Informal votes7581.6
Turnout 47,72896.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 28,93961.6+6.0
Labor Brian Brooke18,03138.4−6.0
Country hold Swing +6.0

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert King 20,51247.0+16.0
Labor Brian Brooke18,41242.1+4.6
Democratic Labor Robert Hawks3,1137.1+0.6
Independent Ray Buckley 1,6523.8+3.8
Total formal votes43,68999.0
Informal votes4221.0
Turnout 44,11197.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 24,27955.6−2.4
Labor Brian Brooke19,41044.4+2.4
Country hold Swing -2.4

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Brooke16,53437.5+9.8
Country Robert King 13,63231.0−4.6
Liberal Miles Bourke 11,01525.0−2.9
Democratic Labor Brian Cronin2,8516.5−2.2
Total formal votes44,03298.4
Informal votes7151.6
Turnout 44,74797.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 25,53158.0+7.5
Labor Brian Brooke18,50142.0+42.0
Country hold Swing +7.5

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert King 14,86038.7−4.3
Labor George Jeffs10,21026.6−1.7
Liberal Wilson Bolton10,13926.4+6.9
Democratic Labor Bruno d'Elia3,1608.2−1.1
Total formal votes38,36997.8
Informal votes8582.2
Turnout 39,22797.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 19,35950.5−18.7
Liberal Wilson Bolton19,01049.5+49.5
Country hold Swing -18.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert King 16,77243.0+8.6
Labor Thomas Windsor11,02328.3−1.5
Liberal Howard Rodda7,59919.5−8.1
Democratic Labor Adrian Cahill3,6109.3+1.0
Total formal votes39,00499.2
Informal votes3110.8
Turnout 39,31597.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 69.2+0.7
Labor Thomas Windsor30.8−0.7
Country hold Swing +0.7

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert King 13,36434.4+9.1
Labor Thomas Windsor11,56729.8+2.2
Liberal William Lawrence 10,71827.6−10.6
Democratic Labor Joseph Murphy3,2148.3−0.6
Total formal votes38,86398.7
Informal votes5151.3
Turnout 39,37896.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 26,61468.5+12.6
Labor Thomas Windsor12,24931.5+31.5
Country hold Swing +12.6

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Lawrence 14,92438.2−20.4
Labor Thomas Windsor10,76027.6−2.5
Country Robert King 9,86625.3+25.3
Democratic Labor James McCaffrey3,4808.9−2.4
Total formal votes39,03098.3
Informal votes6581.7
Turnout 39,68896.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert King 21,82155.9+55.9
Liberal William Lawrence 17,20944.1−22.7
Country gain from Liberal Swing +22.7

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Lawrence 22,83358.6+15.1
Labor Winston Lamb11,74530.1−7.1
Labor (A-C) Bernard Flanagan4,41311.3+11.3
Total formal votes38,99198.3
Informal votes6591.7
Turnout 39,65097.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 66.8+5.0
Labor Winston Lamb33.2−5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Lawrence 15,23843.4−19.6
Labor Cyril Sudholz11,67133.3−3.7
Country Herbert Hilton8,18423.3+23.3
Total formal votes35,09399.4
Informal votes2010.6
Turnout 35,29496.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 22,68664.6+1.6
Labor Cyril Sudholz12,40735.4−1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Lawrence 22,00563.0+24.0
Labor Cyril Sudholz12,93237.0+5.3
Total formal votes34,93799.0
Informal votes3581.0
Turnout 35,29596.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Lawrence 13,76139.0+17.5
Labor Cyril Sudholz11,18431.7−6.8
Country Harrie Wade 10,34329.3−10.7
Total formal votes35,28899.1
Informal votes3080.9
Turnout 35,59697.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Lawrence 22,89464.9+64.9
Labor Cyril Sudholz12,39435.1−5.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing +5.6

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Winton Turnbull 26,55162.1+3.1
Labor Alfred Loveridge16,21637.9+37.9
Total formal votes42,76798.6
Informal votes6011.4
Turnout 43,36894.1
Country hold Swing +3.1
1946 Wimmera by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Winton Turnbull 15,28443.1+43.1
Country Anthony Everett6,72419.0+19.0
Independent Country James Stoddart6,36117.9+17.9
Independent Labor John Smith2,9238.2+8.2
Independent Arnold Eberle2,0425.8+5.8
Independent Labor Frederick Arlington-Burke1,8245.1+5.1
Independent Louis Phillips3120.9+0.9
Total formal votes35,47095.5
Informal votes1,6924.5
Turnout 37,16282.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Winton Turnbull 20,92459.0+59.0
Country Anthony Everett14,54641.0+41.0
Country gain from Independent Swing +59.0

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 26,47962.3+18.3
Independent Country Reginald Skeat10,97625.8+25.8
Independent Country Albert Thompson3,2197.6+7.6
Independent Herbert Follett1,4493.4+3.4
Independent Country Eric Phillips3780.9+0.9
Total formal votes42,50197.9
Informal votes9302.1
Turnout 43,43196.6
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Alexander Wilson 67.2+1.0
Independent Country Reginald Skeat32.8+32.8
Independent hold Swing +1.0

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 19,91544.0−7.9
Country Hugh McClelland 12,56127.8−20.3
Labor Michael Nolan11,22224.8+24.8
Independent Robert Johnstone1,5233.4+3.4
Total formal votes45,22198.6
Informal votes6361.4
Turnout 45,85796.2
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Alexander Wilson 29,91866.2+14.3
Country Hugh McClelland 15,30333.8−14.3
Independent hold Swing +14.3

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 24,17951.9+51.9
Country Hugh McClelland 22,39648.1+14.8
Total formal votes46,57598.9
Informal votes5411.1
Turnout 47,11696.1
Independent gain from Country Swing +2.9

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hugh McClelland 16,50933.3−11.1
Independent Country Les Simpson 16,48833.2+33.2
United Australia William Morgan8,78817.7−10.3
Single Tax League Gordon Anderson7,81715.8+15.8
Total formal votes49,60296.8
Informal votes1,6623.2
Turnout 51,26494.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh McClelland 25,27951.0−10.8
Independent Country Les Simpson 24,32349.0+49.0
Country hold Swing -10.8

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Morgan12,76328.0+28.0
Independent Alexander Dowsley12,58427.6+27.6
Country Hugh McClelland 12,07126.5+4.4
Country Samuel Lockhart5,23311.5+11.5
Country William McCann 2,9066.4+6.4
Total formal votes45,55795.0
Informal votes2,3775.0
Turnout 47,93495.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh McClelland 28,13761.8+21.8
Independent Alexander Dowsley17,42038.2+38.2
Country gain from Country Progressive Swing +21.8

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Progressive Percy Stewart 27,94260.0+1.6
Country John S. Harris16,55140.0−1.6
Total formal votes46,55198.6
Informal votes6501.4
Turnout 47,20194.9
Country Progressive hold Swing +1.6

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Progressive Percy Stewart 26,22758.4−30.6
Country John S. Harris18,71641.6+41.6
Total formal votes44,94397.6
Informal votes1,0902.4
Turnout 46,03392.5
Country Progressive gain from Independent Country Swing -30.6

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Country Percy Stewart 32,12877.8+77.8
Independent Lucas de Garis9,15422.2+22.2
Total formal votes41,28296.9
Informal votes1,3123.1
Turnout 42,59487.7
Independent Country gain from Country Swing +77.8

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Percy Stewart 13,61471.2+11.7
United Country Alfred Shaw5,50328.8+28.8
Total formal votes19,11796.2
Informal votes7653.8
Turnout 19,88246.9
Country hold Swing +11.7

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Victorian Farmers Percy Stewart 15,96359.5+59.5
Nationalist Sydney Sampson 10,87540.5−59.5
Total formal votes26,83898.3
Informal votes4761.7
Turnout 27,31473.0
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing +59.5

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Sydney Sampson unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Sampson unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Sampson 18,03071.0+7.6
Labor Thomas Carey7,36229.0−6.6
Total formal votes25,39297.9
Informal votes5482.1
Turnout 25,94073.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.1

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Sampson 11,48866.0−0.5
Labour Richard Taffe5,92034.0+10.8
Total formal votes17,40897.9
Informal votes3662.1
Turnout 17,77457.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Sydney Sampson 7,91151.6+14.6
Labour Richard Taffe3,55423.2+23.2
Ind. Anti-Socialist Max Hirsch 2,00213.0+13.0
Ind. Protectionist Herman Brauer1,73711.3+11.3
Ind. Anti-Socialist William Leslie1420.9+0.9
Total formal votes15,34696.5
Informal votes5603.5
Turnout 15,90657.0
Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist Swing +14.6

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 3,26339.0−10.2
Free Trade Max Hirsch 3,09437.0−1.0
Ind. Protectionist John Gray 2,01124.0+24.0
Total formal votes8,36897.8
Informal votes1852.2
Turnout 8,55351.2
Protectionist hold Swing -4.6

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Pharez Phillips 2,37249.2+49.2
Free Trade William Irvine 1,83238.0+38.0
Ind. Free Trade Henry Williams 61712.8+12.8
Total formal votes4,82199.2
Informal votes390.8
Turnout 4,86049.1
Protectionist win(new seat)

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