Results of the 1919 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 13 December 1919^[1] House of Representatives << 1917–1922 >>
Enrolled voters		2,849,862
Votes cast		1,977,843		Turnout	71.59	–6.71
Informal votes		68,612		Informal	2.64	+0.32
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	870,959	45.62%	–8.60%	37	– 16
	Labor	811,244	42.49%	–1.45%	26	+ 4
	Country	166,444	8.72%	*	11	+ 11
	Ind. Socialist Labor	3,637	0.19%	+0.19%	0	± 0
	Independent	56,947	2.98%	+1.13%	2	+ 2
Total		1,909,231			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1919 federal election.

New South Wales

Barrier

1919 Australian federal election: Barrier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Considine	8,786	51.7	+1.8
	Returned Soldiers	Arthur Lawrence	4,735	27.9	+27.9
	Nationalist	Charles McAllister	3,476	20.5	+15.3
Total formal votes			16,997	96.4
Informal votes			637	3.6
Turnout			17,634	65.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Considine		53.8	+53.8
	Returned Soldiers	Arthur Lawrence		46.2	+46.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+53.8

Calare

1919 Australian federal election: Calare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Lavelle	12,628	52.3	+4.1
	Nationalist	Henry Pigott	11,526	47.7	−4.1
Total formal votes			24,154	98.6
Informal votes			340	1.4
Turnout			24,494	75.0
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+4.1

Cook

1919 Australian federal election: Cook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Catts	14,559	62.3	−2.1
	Nationalist	George Holt	7,248	31.0	−4.6
	Ind. Socialist Labor	William McCristal	1,562	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			23,369	90.2
Informal votes			2,540	9.8
Turnout			25,909	66.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Catts		65.7	+1.3
	Nationalist	George Holt		34.3	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Cowper

1919 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Farmers and Settlers	Earle Page	11,372	52.4	+52.4
	Labor	Ross Pryor	5,712	26.3	+26.3
	Nationalist	John Thomson	4,524	21.3	−78.7
Total formal votes			21,708	94.8
Informal votes			1,197	5.2
Turnout			22,905	65.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Farmers and Settlers	Earle Page		71.6	+71.6
	Labor	Ross Pryor		28.4	+28.4
	Farmers and Settlers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+71.6

Dalley

1919 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Mahony	16,242	59.7	+5.7
	Nationalist	Walter Clutton	10,956	40.3	−5.7
Total formal votes			27,198	97.6
Informal votes			657	2.4
Turnout			27,855	69.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Darling

1919 Australian federal election: Darling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Blakeley	11,344	61.8	+8.5
	Nationalist	Alfred Perkins	7,004	38.2	−8.5
Total formal votes			18,348	97.8
Informal votes			417	2.2
Turnout			18,765	67.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

East Sydney

1919 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John West	12,751	57.8	−42.2
	Nationalist	John Willson	9,327	42.2	+42.2
Total formal votes			22,078	97.3
Informal votes			617	2.7
Turnout			22,695	58.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−42.2

Eden-Monaro

1919 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Austin Chapman	10,253	51.2	−6.0
	Labor	Harry Brown	9,770	48.8	+6.0
Total formal votes			20,023	98.4
Informal votes			330	1.6
Turnout			20,353	69.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−6.0

Gwydir

1919 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lou Cunningham	10,333	49.1	+5.6
	Nationalist	William Webster	8,699	41.4	−15.1
	Independent	James Bell	1,992	9.5	+9.5
Total formal votes			21,024	93.4
Informal votes			1,477	6.6
Turnout			22,501	69.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lou Cunningham	11,183	53.2	+9.7
	Nationalist	William Webster	9,841	46.8	−9.7
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+9.7

Hume

1919 Australian federal election: Hume
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Parker Moloney	11,702	52.6	+4.5
	Nationalist	Edwin Townsend	5,288	23.8	−28.1
	Farmers and Settlers	Charles Milthorpe	5,149	23.1	+23.1
	Independent	Andrew Scambler	125	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			22,264	92.8
Informal votes			1,735	7.2
Turnout			23,999	70.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Parker Moloney		57.5	+9.4
	Nationalist	Edwin Townsend		42.5	−9.4
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+9.4

Hunter

1919 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	13,692	58.9	+5.5
	Nationalist	John Lee	9,558	41.1	−5.5
Total formal votes			23,250	98.0
Informal votes			485	2.0
Turnout			23,735	60.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Illawarra

1919 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Hector Lamond	15,419	50.6	−3.7
	Labor	Bertie Sheiles	12,520	41.1	−4.6
	Ind. Socialist Labor	George Burns	2,075	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Thomas Marshall	446	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			30,460	90.8
Informal votes			4,080	9.2
Turnout			33,540	71.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Hector Lamond		53.1	−1.2
	Labor	Bertie Sheiles		46.9	+1.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.2

Lang

1919 Australian federal election: Lang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Elliot Johnson	18,939	57.3	−3.1
	Labor	Archibald Moate	14,105	42.7	+3.1
Total formal votes			33,044	98.5
Informal votes			515	1.5
Turnout			33,559	67.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−3.1

Macquarie

1919 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Nicholls	13,455	53.2	+3.2
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr	11,859	46.8	−3.2
Total formal votes			25,314	98.4
Informal votes			407	1.6
Turnout			25,721	73.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Nepean

1919 Australian federal election: Nepean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eric Bowden	20,630	57.1	−3.4
	Labor	Con Wallace	15,524	42.9	+3.4
Total formal votes			36,154	97.8
Informal votes			814	2.2
Turnout			36,968	68.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−3.4

New England

1919 Australian federal election: New England
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Alexander Hay	12,622	57.3	−42.7
	Labor	James Tully	9,390	42.7	+42.7
Total formal votes			22,012	98.0
Informal votes			442	2.0
Turnout			22,454	69.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−42.7

Newcastle

1919 Australian federal election: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

North Sydney

1919 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Granville Ryrie	26,438	75.5	−24.5
	Labor	Cecil Murphy	8,558	24.5	+24.5
Total formal votes			34,996	98.2
Informal votes			643	1.8
Turnout			35,639	66.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−24.5

Parkes

1919 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Charles Marr	18,276	45.6	−19.8
	Labor	Arthur Jones	13,807	34.4	−0.2
	Ind. Nationalist	Bruce Smith	8,032	20.0	+20.0
Total formal votes			40,115	92.1
Informal votes			3,437	7.9
Turnout			43,552	66.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Charles Marr	25,512	63.6	−1.8
	Labor	Arthur Jones	14,603	36.4	+1.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.8

Parramatta

1919 Australian federal election: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Joseph Cook	27,000	72.6	−1.2
	Labor	William Hutchinson	10,205	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			37,205	98.6
Informal votes			536	1.4
Turnout			37,741	66.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.2

Richmond

1919 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene	14,215	66.9	−8.3
	Labor	Ernest O'Dea	4,650	21.9	−2.9
	Independent	John Steel	2,384	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			21,249	93.8
Informal votes			1,412	6.2
Turnout			22,661	66.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene		72.5	−2.7
	Labor	Ernest O'Dea		27.5	+2.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−2.7

Riverina

1919 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Chanter	11,114	51.3	−7.9
	Labor	Essell Hoad	10,530	48.7	+7.9
Total formal votes			21,644	97.8
Informal votes			480	2.2
Turnout			22,124	63.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−7.9

Robertson

1919 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Fleming	11,468	53.5	−2.7
	Labor	James Kelly	9,987	46.5	+2.7
Total formal votes			21,455	98.3
Informal votes			367	1.7
Turnout			21,822	65.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−2.7

South Sydney

1919 Australian federal election: South Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,521	68.3	+5.0
	Nationalist	Frederick Sykes	8,123	31.7	−5.0
Total formal votes			25,644	97.9
Informal votes			559	2.1
Turnout			26,203	59.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Wentworth

1919 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Marks	20,768	61.5	−7.0
	Labor	James Dunn	12,998	38.5	+7.0
Total formal votes			33,766	98.3
Informal votes			595	1.7
Turnout			34,361	63.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−7.0

Werriwa

1919 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	11,948	49.6	+2.4
	Nationalist	John Lynch	7,600	31.6	−21.2
	Independent	William Wright	4,536	18.8	+18.8
Total formal votes			24,084	92.1
Informal votes			2,063	7.9
Turnout			26,147	71.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	12,275	51.0	+3.8
	Nationalist	John Lynch	11,809	49.0	−3.8
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+3.8

West Sydney

1919 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Ryan	14,234	72.2	+5.7
	Nationalist	Richard Sleath	5,488	27.8	−5.7
Total formal votes			19,722	96.4
Informal votes			738	3.6
Turnout			20,460	66.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Victoria

Balaclava

1919 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Watt	19,051	58.2	−8.4
	Labor	Percy Smith	9,311	28.4	−5.0
	Returned Services	Norman Worrall	4,388	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			32,750	95.7
Informal votes			1,457	4.3
Turnout			34,207	73.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	William Watt		64.9	−1.7
	Labor	Percy Smith		35.1	+1.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.7

Ballaarat

1919 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edwin Kerby	13,569	50.0	+50.0
	Labor	Charles McGrath	13,568	50.0	−50.0
Total formal votes			27,137	99.3
Informal votes			202	0.7
Turnout			27,339	82.5
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+50.0

This result was declared void and a by-election was held in the following year.

1920 Ballaarat by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McGrath	15,058	51.7	+1.7
	Nationalist	Edwin Kerby	11,443	39.3	−10.7
	Farmers	John Troup	2,413	8.3	+8.3
	Independent	Edward Callow	186	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			29,100	99.3
Informal votes			214	0.7
Turnout			29,314	76.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles McGrath		56.1	+6.1
	Nationalist	Edwin Kerby		45.9	−6.1
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+6.1

Batman

1919 Australian federal election: Batman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	16,039	57.1	−3.8
	Nationalist	William Spence	12,064	42.9	+3.8
Total formal votes			28,103	98.4
Informal votes			466	1.6
Turnout			28,569	76.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

Bendigo

1919 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Billy Hughes	14,291	55.0	−2.4
	Labor	Alfred Hampson	11,676	45.0	+2.4
Total formal votes			25,967	99.3
Informal votes			186	0.7
Turnout			26,153	82.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−2.4

Bourke

1919 Australian federal election: Bourke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Anstey	21,359	53.2	−1.3
	Nationalist	Reginald Tracey	18,814	46.8	+1.3
Total formal votes			40,173	99.0
Informal votes			390	1.0
Turnout			40,563	76.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Corangamite

1919 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Malone	10,280	37.4	−2.2
	Victorian Farmers	William Gibson	8,632	31.4	+31.4
	Nationalist	Allan McDonald	8,563	31.2	−29.2
Total formal votes			27,475	96.6
Informal votes			969	3.4
Turnout			28,444	80.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	William Gibson	16,864	61.4	+61.4
	Labor	Edward Malone	10,611	38.6	−1.0
	Victorian Farmers hold		Swing	+1.0

Corio

1919 Australian federal election: Corio
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Lister	13,702	45.3	−12.0
	Labor	Alfred Ozanne	11,658	38.5	−4.2
	Victorian Farmers	Arthur Walter	4,623	15.3	+15.3
	Ind. Nationalist	Anwoth Brown	282	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			30,265	96.6
Informal votes			1,056	3.4
Turnout			31,321	80.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	John Lister	17,406	57.5	+0.2
	Labor	Alfred Ozanne	12,859	42.5	−0.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.2

Echuca

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

Fawkner

1919 Australian federal election: Fawkner
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Maxwell	15,819	51.5	+0.4
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	14,927	48.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			30,746	99.2
Informal votes			251	0.8
Turnout			30,997	77.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.1

Flinders

1919 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	12,968	48.0	−13.2
	Labor	Frederick Riley	7,926	29.3	−9.5
	Victorian Farmers	William Burrage	6,126	22.7	+22.7
Total formal votes			27,020	94.0
Informal votes			1,713	6.0
Turnout			28,733	70.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	17,693	65.5	+4.3
	Labor	Frederick Riley	9,327	34.5	−4.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+4.3

Gippsland

1919 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Wise	14,367	55.2	−17.5
	Victorian Farmers	Erland Erlandson	11,675	44.8	+44.8
Total formal votes			26,042	98.7
Informal votes			344	1.3
Turnout			26,386	73.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−17.5

Grampians

1919 Australian federal election: Grampians
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Edmund Jowett	13,736	58.2	+58.2
	Labor	Mark Lazarus	9,855	41.8	−1.2
Total formal votes			23,591	98.6
Informal votes			343	1.4
Turnout			23,934	78.2
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+1.2

Henty

1919 Australian federal election: Henty
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Boyd	17,293	40.8	−29.8
	Ind. Nationalist	Frederick Francis	12,382	29.2	+29.2
	Labor	Norman Grant	9,582	22.6	−6.8
	Ind. Nationalist	Edwin Purbrick	3,097	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			42,354	95.8
Informal votes			1,864	4.2
Turnout			44,218	74.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Frederick Francis	22,396	52.9	+52.9
	Nationalist	James Boyd	19,958	47.1	−23.2
	Independent gain from Nationalist		Swing	+23.2

Indi

1919 Australian federal election: Indi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joseph Hanigan	8,668	36.4	−7.4
	Victorian Farmers	Robert Cook	7,673	32.2	+32.2
	Nationalist	John Leckie	7,492	31.4	−24.8
Total formal votes			23,833	96.4
Informal votes			889	3.6
Turnout			24,722	78.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	Robert Cook	14,922	62.6	+62.6
	Labor	Joseph Hanigan	8,911	37.4	−6.4
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+6.4

Kooyong

1919 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Robert Best	22,732	62.5	−37.5
	Ind. Nationalist	Stephen Thompson	7,025	19.3	+19.3
	Labor	Mary Grant	6,589	18.1	+18.1
Total formal votes			36,346	96.5
Informal votes			1,331	3.5
Turnout			37,677	76.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Sir Robert Best		64.3	−35.7
	Ind. Nationalist	Stephen Thompson		35.7	+35.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−35.7

Maribyrnong

1919 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	20,165	52.1	−0.1
	Nationalist	Arthur Thompson	18,509	47.9	+0.1
Total formal votes			38,674	98.8
Informal votes			467	1.2
Turnout			39,141	78.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Melbourne

1919 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	15,179	65.6	+5.3
	Nationalist	Ernest Nicholls	7,949	34.4	−5.3
Total formal votes			23,128	98.1
Informal votes			458	1.9
Turnout			23,586	71.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

Melbourne Ports

1919 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Mathews	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Wannon

1919 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Arthur Rodgers	14,806	54.1	−0.7
	Labor	John Collins	12,577	45.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			27,383	99.1
Informal votes			261	0.9
Turnout			27,644	79.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−0.7

Wimmera

1919 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Percy Stewart	15,963	59.5	+59.5
	Nationalist	Sydney Sampson	10,875	40.5	−59.5
Total formal votes			26,838	98.3
Informal votes			476	1.7
Turnout			27,314	73.0
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+59.5

Yarra

1919 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Tudor	19,843	70.3	−1.0
	Nationalist	Andrew Davidson	8,398	29.7	+1.0
Total formal votes			28,241	98.7
Informal votes			372	1.3
Turnout			28,613	73.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.0

Queensland

Brisbane

1919 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Donald Cameron	17,804	49.2	−0.8
	Labor	William Finlayson	17,576	48.6	−1.4
	Independent	Sine Boland	773	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			36,153	94.7
Informal votes			2,035	5.3
Turnout			38,188	85.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Donald Cameron	18,436	51.0	+1.0
	Labor	William Finlayson	17,717	49.0	−1.0
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+1.0

Capricornia

1919 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Higgs	15,134	52.8	+0.5
	Nationalist	Alexander Cameron	13,521	47.2	−0.5
Total formal votes			28,655	98.0
Informal votes			577	2.0
Turnout			29,232	87.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Darling Downs

1919 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Littleton Groom	17,974	57.7	+1.6
	Labor	Phil Alke	13,180	42.3	−1.6
Total formal votes			31,154	98.2
Informal votes			569	1.8
Turnout			31,723	87.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.6

Herbert

1919 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Fred Bamford	17,470	51.0	−0.3
	Labor	Eugene McKenna	15,872	46.3	−2.4
	Independent	Henry Madden	493	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Terence Haren	443	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			34,278	90.5
Informal votes			3,583	9.5
Turnout			37,861	87.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Fred Bamford		52.4	+1.1
	Labor	Eugene McKenna		47.6	−1.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.1

Kennedy

1919 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	13,360	61.7	−1.1
	Nationalist	James Suter	8,283	38.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			21,643	96.8
Informal votes			704	3.2
Turnout			22,347	76.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

Lilley

1919 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Mackay	25,473	63.3	+0.6
	Labor	Joseph Johnston	14,762	36.7	−0.6
Total formal votes			40,235	97.8
Informal votes			912	2.2
Turnout			41,147	84.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.6

Maranoa

1919 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Page	12,127	52.7	−2.1
	Primary Producers	James Hunter	10,885	47.3	+47.3
Total formal votes			23,012	97.6
Informal votes			563	2.4
Turnout			23,575	77.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Moreton

1919 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Arnold Wienholt	17,834	55.2	+5.1
	Labor	William Heffernan	14,491	44.8	−5.1
Total formal votes			32,325	98.3
Informal votes			572	1.7
Turnout			32,897	84.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+5.1

Oxley

1919 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Bayley	22,576	53.8	+1.0
	Labor	James Sharpe	19,401	46.2	−1.0
Total formal votes			41,977	98.2
Informal votes			791	1.8
Turnout			42,768	87.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.0

Wide Bay

1919 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	16,272	54.3	+1.4
	Labor	Frederick Martyn	13,685	45.7	−1.4
Total formal votes			29,957	98.2
Informal votes			534	1.8
Turnout			30,491	87.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.4

South Australia

Adelaide

1919 Australian federal election: Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Reginald Blundell	10,523	50.8	+50.8
	Labor	George Edwin Yates	10,184	49.2	−50.8
Total formal votes			20,707	96.3
Informal votes			785	3.7
Turnout			21,492	62.3
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+50.8

Angas

1919 Australian federal election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Moses Gabb	9,468	50.7	+1.5
	Nationalist	Paddy Glynn	9,217	49.3	−1.5
Total formal votes			18,685	96.8
Informal votes			615	3.2
Turnout			19,300	64.5
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+1.5

Barker

1919 Australian federal election: Barker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Livingston	13,233	60.0	−3.9
	Labor	Albert Davies	7,023	31.8	−4.3
	Independent	Alexander Williams	1,813	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			22,069	90.8
Informal votes			2,238	9.2
Turnout			24,307	62.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	John Livingston		64.1	+0.2
	Labor	Albert Davies		35.9	−0.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.2

Boothby

1919 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Story	18,501	63.5	−1.0
	Labor	Stanley Whitford	8,872	30.4	−5.1
	Independent	George Illingworth	1,779	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			29,152	92.6
Informal votes			2,341	7.4
Turnout			31,493	67.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	William Story		66.6	+2.1
	Labor	Stanley Whitford		33.4	−2.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.1

Grey

1919 Australian federal election: Grey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Alexander Poynton	11,642	51.8	−5.9
	Labor	Charles Gray	10,843	48.2	+5.9
Total formal votes			22,485	97.3
Informal votes			616	2.7
Turnout			23,101	68.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−5.9

Hindmarsh

1919 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norman Makin	17,195	51.4	+7.2
	Nationalist	William Archibald	16,279	48.6	−7.2
Total formal votes			33,474	97.4
Informal votes			906	2.6
Turnout			34,380	69.1
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.2

Wakefield

1919 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Richard Foster	10,872	49.7	−6.5
	Labor	Edward Stokes	8,067	36.9	−6.9
	Farmers and Settlers	Herbert Tuck	2,946	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			21,885	91.1
Informal votes			2,133	8.9
Turnout			24,018	69.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Richard Foster	12,780	58.4	+2.2
	Labor	Edward Stokes	9,105	41.6	−2.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.2

Western Australia

Dampier

1919 Australian federal election: Dampier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Henry Gregory	10,440	64.6	−6.8
	Labor	Thomas Lowry	5,720	35.4	+6.8
Total formal votes			16,160	97.6
Informal votes			405	2.4
Turnout			16,565	55.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−6.8

Fremantle

1919 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Reginald Burchell	15,988	60.8	−8.1
	Labor	Andrew Clementson	10,294	39.2	+8.1
Total formal votes			26,282	97.6
Informal votes			660	2.4
Turnout			26,942	62.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−8.1

Kalgoorlie

1919 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hugh Mahon	9,220	52.1	+3.4
	Nationalist	Edward Heitmann	8,480	47.9	−3.4
Total formal votes			17,700	98.7
Informal votes			237	1.3
Turnout			17,937	79.3
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+3.4

Perth

1919 Australian federal election: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Fowler	7,721	38.4	−7.7
	Labor	John Curtin	6,877	34.2	+3.7
	Nationalist	Lionel Carter	4,699	23.4	+23.4
	Ind. Free Trade	Gerald Hartrey	811	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			20,108	93.4
Informal votes			1,419	6.6
Turnout			21,527	58.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	James Fowler	12,275	61.0	−8.5
	Labor	John Curtin	7,833	39.0	+8.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−8.5

Swan

1919 Australian federal election: Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edwin Corboy	7,444	39.1	+39.1
	Farmers and Settlers	John Prowse	7,313	38.5	+38.5
	Nationalist	William Hedges	4,260	22.4	−77.6
Total formal votes			19,017	93.9
Informal votes			1,246	6.1
Turnout			20,263	65.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Farmers and Settlers	John Prowse	11,039	58.0	+58.0
	Labor	Edwin Corboy	7,978	42.0	+42.0
	Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor		Swing	+58.0

Tasmania

Bass

1919 Australian federal election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	4,292	35.3	−4.8
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	3,127	25.7	−13.2
	Nationalist	Stephen Margetts	2,553	21.0	+21.0
	Ind. Nationalist	Jens Jensen	1,689	13.9	+13.9
	Independent	Timothy Earley	328	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Luke Bryant	167	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			12,156	91.3
Informal votes			1,155	8.7
Turnout			13,311	53.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	6,779	55.8	−4.1
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	5,377	44.2	+4.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−4.1

Darwin

1919 Australian federal election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	6,630	54.0	−4.8
	Labor	Joseph Lyons	5,645	46.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			12,275	97.8
Informal votes			274	2.2
Turnout			12,549	67.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−4.8

Denison

1919 Australian federal election: Denison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Laird Smith	9,505	53.9	−2.4
	Labor	King O'Malley	8,141	46.1	+2.4
Total formal votes			17,646	98.3
Informal votes			298	1.7
Turnout			17,944	66.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−2.4

Franklin

1919 Australian federal election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William McWilliams	7,291	62.1	−37.9
	Nationalist	Louis Shoobridge	4,451	37.9	+37.9
Total formal votes			11,742	93.1
Informal votes			866	6.9
Turnout			12,608	53.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−37.9

Wilmot

1919 Australian federal election: Wilmot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Llewellyn Atkinson	4,015	46.7	+12.8
	Nationalist	Henry McFie	2,368	27.6	+27.6
	Country	Norman Cameron	2,210	25.7	+25.7
Total formal votes			8,593	93.4
Informal votes			711	7.6
Turnout			9,304	52.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Llewellyn Atkinson	5,169	60.2	+4.0
	Nationalist	Henry McFie	3,424	39.8	+39.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+4.0

References

^ "Details of Australian election results, 1919". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[1] "Details of Australian election results, 1919". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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