Electoral results for the district of Castlemaine and Maldon
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Castlemaine and Maldon in Victorian state elections.
Members for Castlemaine and Maldon[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lawson | Nationalist | 1904–1927 | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 1920s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Harry Lawson | 3,075 | 68.0 | -6.2 | |
| Labor | William Webber | 1,450 | 32.0 | +6.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,525 | 99.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,534 | 72.6 | +7.1 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | -6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Harry Lawson | 3,201 | 74.2 | +6.2 | |
| Labor | Percy Clarey | 1,113 | 25.8 | -6.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,314 | 99.5 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 23 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,337 | 65.5 | -7.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Harry Lawson | 3,258 | 68.0 | ||
| Labor | Christopher Bennett | 1,531 | 32.0 | +32.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,789 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 53 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,842 | 73.3 | |||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Harry Lawson | unopposed | |||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harry Lawson | 3,662 | 70.3 | +8.8 | |
| Labor | Luke Clough | 1,547 | 29.7 | -8.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,209 | 98.3 | -1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 90 | 1.7 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,299 | 72.0 | -5.6 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harry Lawson | 3,397 | 61.5 | N/A | |
| Labor | Luke Clough | 2,125 | 38.5 | +38.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,522 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 42 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 5,564 | 77.6 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.