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[edit]

	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[edit]

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1934[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1929[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1919[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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