Electoral results for the Division of Bland
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bland in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1906.
Members[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Watson | Labour | 1901—1906 | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 1900s[edit]
1903[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Watson | 4,779 | 55.4 | −2.0 | |
| Free Trade | John Longmuir | 3,854 | 44.6 | +33.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,633 | 96.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 327 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 8,960 | 43.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −7.5 | |||
1901[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Watson | 4,132 | 57.4 | +57.4 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | Patrick Heffernan | 2,271 | 31.6 | +31.6 | |
| Free Trade | William Lucas | 792 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,195 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 175 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,370 | 67.0 | |||
| Labour win | (new seat) | ||||