Electoral results for the Division of Illawarra

Election results for federal seat of Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Illawarra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1922.

Members

Member Party Term
  George Fuller Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901—1909
  Liberal 1909—1913
  George Burns Labor 1913—1917
  Hector Lamond Nationalist 1917—1922

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1919

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

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Hector Lamond 19,301 54.3 +8.5
Labor George Burns 16,243 45.7 -8.5
Total formal votes 35,544 97.8
Informal votes 802 2.2
Turnout 36,346 75.7
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +8.5

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Burns 17,884 54.2 +4.0
Liberal George Fuller 15,096 45.8 -4.0
Total formal votes 32,980 98.9
Informal votes 382 1.1
Turnout 33,362 75.7
Labor hold Swing +4.0

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Burns 14,852 50.2 -2.7
Liberal George Fuller 14,746 49.8 +2.7
Total formal votes 29,598 97.4
Informal votes 794 2.6
Turnout 30,392 77.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Fuller 9,763 52.0 -11.8
Labour George Burns 9,025 48.0 +11.8
Total formal votes 18,788 98.9
Informal votes 202 1.1
Turnout 18,990 68.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.5

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist George Fuller 9,726 63.8 -36.2
Labour George Holt 5,528 36.2 +36.2
Total formal votes 15,254 96.9
Informal votes 486 3.1
Turnout 15,740 59.6
Anti-Socialist hold Swing -36.2

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Fuller unopposed
Free Trade hold Swing

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Fuller 5,788 56.9 +56.9
Protectionist Alexander Hay 3,693 36.3 +36.3
Ind. Protectionist Andrew Lysaght 689 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 10,170 98.2
Informal votes 183 1.8
Turnout 10,353 76.4
Free Trade win (new seat)

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