Electoral results for the Division of Echuca

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Echuca in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1937.

Members

	Party	Term
James McColl	Protectionist	1901–1904
James McColl	Free Trade/Anti-Socialist	1904–1906
Albert Palmer	Anti-Socialist	1906–1909
	Liberal	1909–1917
	Nationalist	1917–1919
William Hill	Victorian Farmers' Union/Country	1919–1934
John McEwen	Country	1934–1937

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Hartshorne	12,407	29.2	+29.2
	Country	John McEwen	11,371	26.7	+31.1
	Country	Galloway Stewart	10,075	23.7	+23.7
	Country	William Moss	8,663	20.4	+20.4
Total formal votes			42,516	97.4
Informal votes			1,132	2.6
Turnout			43,648	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McEwen	27,599	64.9
	Country	Galloway Stewart	14,917	35.1
	Country hold		Swing

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	16,116	39.7	−14.0
	Independent Country	Galloway Stewart	14,278	35.2	+35.2
	Independent Country	William Moss	8,020	19.8	+19.8
	Ind. United Australia	John Fitzpatrick	2,168	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			40,582	96.7
Informal votes			1,376	3.3
Turnout			41,958	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	William Hill	21,278	52.4	−1.3
	Independent	Galloway Stewart	19,304	47.6	+47.6
	Country hold		Swing	−1.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	21,750	53.7	−6.3
	Labor	Edward Hill	18,734	46.3	+46.3
Total formal votes			40,484	98.3
Informal votes			712	1.7
Turnout			41,196	96.1
	Country hold		Swing	−6.3

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	23,265	60.0	−5.3
	Country Progressive	Frederick Churches	15,486	40.0	+40.0
Total formal votes			38,751	96.8
Informal votes			1,263	3.2
Turnout			40,014	94.4
	Country hold		Swing	−5.3

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	25,321	65.3	−5.0
	Labor	Patrick O'Hanlon	13,451	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			38,772	98.5
Informal votes			576	1.5
Turnout			39,348	93.4
	Country hold		Swing	−5.0

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	13,991	70.3	+27.0
	Nationalist	James Stewart	5,914	29.7	−3.4
Total formal votes			19,905	95.9
Informal votes			854	4.1
Turnout			20,759	52.2
	Country hold		Swing	+27.0

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	William Hill	11,411	43.3	+43.3
	Nationalist	James Stewart	8,734	33.1	−27.6
	Labor	Edward Russell	6,218	23.6	−15.7
Total formal votes			26,363	96.9
Informal votes			852	3.1
Turnout			27,215	76.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	William Hill	16,878	64.0	+64.0
	Nationalist	James Stewart	9,485	36.0	−24.7
	Victorian Farmers hold		Swing	+24.7

1919 Echuca by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	William Hill	13,800	68.8	+68.8
	Nationalist	Frederick Purcell	4,848	24.2	−36.5
	Ind. Nationalist	Edwin Purbrick	1,418	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			20,066	97.2
Informal votes			572	2.8
Turnout			20,638	59.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	William Hill		72.3	+72.3
	Nationalist	Frederick Purcell		27.7	−33.0
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+33.0

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Albert Palmer	17,585	60.7	+2.5
	Labor	Thomas Power	11,371	39.3	−2.5
Total formal votes			28,956	98.1
Informal votes			554	1.9
Turnout			29,510	83.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.5

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Albert Palmer	16,805	58.2	+0.6
	Labor	James Gourley	12,053	41.8	+6.1
Total formal votes			28,858	98.0
Informal votes			589	2.0
Turnout			29,447	80.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Albert Palmer	15,618	57.6	+14.0
	Labor	Chris Fitzgerald	9,692	35.7	+25.0
	Independent	Egbert England	1,811	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			27,121	97.4
Informal votes			734	2.6
Turnout			27,885	74.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.6

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Albert Palmer	7,881	43.7	−56.3
	Independent	William Orr	7,757	43.0	+43.0
	Independent	Anthony O'Dwyer	1,188	6.6	+6.6
	Independent Liberal	William Everard	1,052	5.8	+5.8
	Independent Liberal	John Davies	168	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			18,046	97.4
Informal votes			476	2.6
Turnout			18,522	62.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−56.3

Elections in the 1900s

1907 Echuca by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Albert Palmer	11,618	52.6	+2.5
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	10,481	47.4	−2.5
Total formal votes			22,099	99.0
Informal votes			230	1.0
Turnout			22,329	71.5
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	+2.5

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Albert Palmer	7,656	50.1	+13.4
	Protectionist	Thomas Kennedy	7,624	49.9	−13.4
Total formal votes			15,280	94.6
Informal votes			867	5.4
Turnout			16,147	55.3
	Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+13.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James McColl	5,511	63.3	+9.3
	Free Trade	Henry Williams	3,188	36.7	−9.3
Total formal votes			8,699	97.2
Informal votes			254	2.8
Turnout			8,953	44.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+9.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Echuca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James McColl	3,632	54.0	+54.0
	Free Trade	Max Hirsch	3,091	46.0	+46.0
Total formal votes			6,723	99.3
Informal votes			48	0.7
Turnout			6,771	59.6
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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