Electoral results for the Division of Mernda

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mernda in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1913.

Members

Member Party Term
  Robert Harper Protectionist 1901–1909
  Liberal 1909–1913

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Harper 7,917 44.1 −18.2
Labour James Kenneally 7,280 40.6 +13.4
Independent Liberal Thomas Hunt 1,945 10.8 +10.8
Independent Stephen Thompson 794 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 17,936 97.9
Informal votes 386 2.1
Turnout 18,322 62.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.9

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 5,306 36.5 −16.5
Labour James Kenneally 3,962 27.2 +27.2
Anti-Socialist John Leckie 3,753 25.8 −3.0
Ind. Protectionist Richard O'Neill 1,534 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 14,555 95.4
Informal votes 702 4.6
Turnout 15,257 52.3
Protectionist hold Swing −7.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 5,178 53.0 +7.7
Free Trade Frederick Hickford 2,807 28.8 +28.8
Ind. Protectionist Edward Hodges 1,776 18.2 +18.2
Total formal votes 9,761 98.3
Informal votes 166 1.7
Turnout 9,927 45.2
Protectionist hold Swing +8.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Harper 2,601 45.3 +45.3
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Hunt 2,110 37.8 +37.8
Ind. Protectionist Sydney Stott 1,026 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 5,737 99.1
Informal votes 49 0.9
Turnout 5,786 50.7
Protectionist win (new seat)

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