Electoral results for the Division of Yarra

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Yarra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1969.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Frank Tudor Labor 1901–1922
  James Scullin Labor 1922–1949
  Stan Keon Labor 1949–1955
  Labor (A-C) 1955
  Dr Jim Cairns Labor 1955–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Cairns 14,35248.8−7.2
Liberal Lionel Hawkins9,38131.9+3.1
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 4,11014.0−1.2
Independent Bruno Bonomo1,5645.3+5.3
Total formal votes29,40794.9
Informal votes1,5945.1
Turnout 31,00193.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 53.6−3.9
Liberal Lionel Hawkins46.4+3.9
Labor hold Swing -3.9

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Cairns 17,97656.0+3.9
Liberal Anthony Hearder9,23428.8+3.5
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 4,86515.2−1.6
Total formal votes32,07598.0
Informal votes6622.0
Turnout 32,73794.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.5−0.4
Liberal Anthony Hearder42.5+0.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Cairns 17,13752.1−1.5
Liberal Andrew Peacock 8,34125.3+1.6
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 5,53516.8−4.4
Centre Geoffrey Broomhall1,3454.1+4.1
Communist Ken Miller5641.7+0.2
Total formal votes32,92295.3
Informal votes1,6204.7
Turnout 34,54293.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.9+0.8
Liberal Andrew Peacock 42.1−0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Cairns 19,21853.6+6.1
Liberal Cecil Lanyon8,50523.7+0.4
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 7,60021.2−5.9
Communist Ken Miller5241.5−0.5
Total formal votes35,84796.4
Informal votes1,3463.6
Turnout 37,19394.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 57.1+6.1
Liberal Cecil Lanyon42.9+42.9
Labor hold Swing +6.1

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Cairns 18,36347.5−19.1
Labor (A-C) Stan Keon 10,49227.1+27.1
Liberal James Wilkie9,01623.3−6.8
Communist Ken Miller7922.0−1.2
Total formal votes38,66395.6
Informal votes1,7964.4
Turnout 40,45993.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 19,72751.0−18.6
Labor (A-C) Stan Keon 18,93649.0+49.0
Labor hold Swing -18.6

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Keon 21,05862.3+2.2
Liberal Jim MacDonald 11,59134.3−1.4
Communist Ken Miller1,1393.4−0.8
Total formal votes33,78898.3
Informal votes5781.7
Turnout 34,36695.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 65.4+1.5
Liberal Jim MacDonald 34.6−1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Keon 23,03960.1+1.3
Liberal Kenneth Bisney13,66835.7−0.2
Communist Ken Miller1,6194.2+1.4
Total formal votes38,32697.7
Informal votes8832.3
Turnout 39,20995.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 63.9+1.2
Liberal Kenneth Bisney36.1−1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Keon 23,21158.8−1.8
Liberal Charles Barrington14,18935.9+2.9
Communist John Prescott1,0982.8−3.1
Independent Wenham Vines9912.5+2.5
Total formal votes39,48997.5
Informal votes1,0182.5
Turnout 40,50795.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Keon 62.7−3.7
Liberal Charles Barrington37.3+3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 39,88063.7+3.3
Liberal Kenneth Bisney18,93430.2+11.6
Communist Ken Miller3,8386.1−4.7
Total formal votes62,65296.6
Informal votes2,2213.4
Turnout 64,87393.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 69.3−5.0
Liberal Kenneth Bisney30.7+5.0
Labor hold Swing -5.0

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 36,70960.4+3.0
United Australia Gilbert Jenkin11,29418.6−14.9
Communist Ralph Gibson 6,58510.8+10.8
Services and Citizens William Jinkins5,1388.5+8.5
Independent Allan MacDonald1,0651.8+1.8
Total formal votes60,79195.9
Informal votes2,6324.1
Turnout 63,42394.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 74.3+8.7
United Australia Gilbert Jenkin25.7−8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 32,79057.4−6.6
United Australia Fred Edmunds 19,13233.5−2.5
Independent Ralph Gibson 5,1759.1+9.1
Total formal votes57,09797.0
Informal votes1,7563.0
Turnout 58,85394.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 65.6+1.6
United Australia Fred Edmunds 34.4−1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 37,38164.0+9.0
United Australia Douglas Knight20,99936.0+0.2
Total formal votes58,38097.7
Informal votes1,3932.3
Turnout 59,77394.7
Labor hold Swing +2.4

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 25,60165.0+5.1
United Australia Harold Holt 10,74127.3−7.6
Communist Ernie Thornton 3,0727.8+4.9
Total formal votes39,41495.2
Informal votes1,9664.8
Turnout 41,38093.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 72.1+8.8
United Australia Harold Holt 27.9−8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 22,84359.9−40.1
United Australia John Davis13,28434.9+34.9
Communist Ernie Thornton 1,0952.9+2.9
Single Tax League Patrick Branagan8952.3+2.3
Total formal votes38,11793.8
Informal votes2,5026.2
Turnout 40,61994.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 63.3−36.7
United Australia John Davis36.7+36.7
Labor hold Swing -36.7

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 28,49574.8+0.0
Nationalist Cecil Keeley9,61825.2+0.0
Total formal votes38,11394.7
Informal votes2,1155.3
Turnout 40,22893.6
Labor hold Swing +0.0

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 31,45174.8−3.2
Nationalist Marcus Towler10,61025.2+3.2
Total formal votes42,06197.8
Informal votes9642.2
Turnout 43,02591.8
Labor hold Swing -3.2

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 17,89778.0+8.4
Nationalist Thomas Fitzgerald5,04222.0−8.4
Total formal votes22,93996.4
Informal votes8643.6
Turnout 23,80351.2
Labor hold Swing +8.4
1922 Yarra by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 12,55377.7+7.4
Nationalist Andrew Davidson3,47321.5−8.2
Independent Frederick Smyth1290.8+0.8
Total formal votes16,15596.5
Informal votes5903.5
Turnout 16,74542.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 78.1+7.8
Nationalist Andrew Davidson21.9−7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Tudor 19,84370.3−1.0
Nationalist Andrew Davidson8,39829.7+1.0
Total formal votes28,24198.7
Informal votes3721.3
Turnout 28,61373.2
Labor hold Swing -1.0

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Tudor 22,35871.3−28.7
Nationalist Charles Copeland8,99328.7+28.7
Total formal votes31,35197.5
Informal votes8052.5
Turnout 32,15684.1
Labor hold Swing -28.7

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Tudor unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Tudor 22,16875.0−0.2
Liberal Edwin Purbrick7,39825.0+0.2
Total formal votes22,16898.4
Informal votes4711.6
Turnout 30,03771.5
Labor hold Swing -0.2

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Tudor 13,54976.1+17.8
Liberal Elizee De Garis 4,25823.9+23.9
Total formal votes17,80798.9
Informal votes1891.1
Turnout 17,99665.2
Labour hold Swing +17.8

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Tudor 8,59158.3−9.9
Ind. Protectionist Richard Vale 5,77639.2+39.2
Independent Labour George Roberts 3582.4+2.4
Total formal votes14,72596.9
Informal votes4733.1
Turnout 15,19850.2
Labour hold Swing -8.6

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Tudor 13,93068.2+35.1
Protectionist William Wilson6,49631.8+3.2
Total formal votes20,42698.4
Informal votes3271.6
Turnout 20,75355.8
Labour hold Swing +15.9

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Tudor 3,17433.1+33.1
Protectionist William Wilson2,74528.6+28.6
Ind. Protectionist Patrick O'Connor 2,63127.4+27.4
Ind. Protectionist John Gahan1,04310.9+10.9
Total formal votes9,59399.0
Informal votes971.0
Turnout 9,69063.8
Labour win(new seat)

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