Electoral results for the Division of Mernda

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mernda in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1913.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Robert Harper Protectionist 1901–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1913

Election results[]

Elections in the 1910s[]

1910[]

1910 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Harper 7,917 44.1 -18.2
Labour James Kenneally 7,280 40.6 +13.4
Independent Liberal Thomas Hunt 1,945 10.8 +10.8
Independent Stephen Thompson 794 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 17,936 97.9
Informal votes 386 2.1
Turnout 18,322 62.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

Elections in the 1900s[]

1906[]

1906 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 5,306 36.5 -16.5
Labour James Kenneally 3,962 27.2 +27.2
Anti-Socialist John Leckie 3,753 25.8 -3.0
Ind. Protectionist Richard O'Neill 1,534 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 14,555 95.4
Informal votes 702 4.6
Turnout 15,257 52.3
Protectionist hold Swing -7.4

1903[]

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 5,178 53.0 +7.7
Free Trade Frederick Hickford 2,807 28.8 +28.8
Ind. Protectionist Edward Hodges 1,776 18.2 +18.2
Total formal votes 9,761 98.3
Informal votes 166 1.7
Turnout 9,927 45.2
Protectionist hold Swing +8.3

1901[]

1901 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 2,601 45.3 +45.3
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Hunt 2,110 37.8 +37.8
Ind. Protectionist Sydney Stott 1,026 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 5,737 99.1
Informal votes 49 0.9
Turnout 5,786 50.7
Protectionist win (new seat)

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