Electoral results for the Division of Hume

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hume in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Sir William Lyne	Protectionist	1901–1909
		Independent	1909–1913
	Robert Patten	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1917
	Franc Falkiner	Nationalist	1917–1919
	Parker Moloney	Labor	1919–1931
	Thomas Collins	Country	1931–1943
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1943–1949
	Charles Anderson	Country	1949–1951
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1951–1955
	Charles Anderson	Country	1955–1961
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1961–1963
	John Pettitt	Country	1963–1972
	Frank Olley	Labor	1972–1974
	Stephen Lusher	Country, National	1974–1984
	Wal Fife	Liberal	1984–1993
	John Sharp	National	1993–1998
	Alby Schultz	Liberal	1998–2013
	Angus Taylor	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	51,103	53.83	−2.45
	Labor	Aoife Champion-Fashoyin	30,221	31.84	+6.37
	Greens	Michaela Sherwood	6,274	6.61	+0.98
	Christian Democrats	Adrian Van der Byl	3,533	3.72	+1.86
	Bullet Train	Trevor Anthoney	2,267	2.39	+2.39
	CEC	Lindsay Cosgrove	1,530	1.61	+0.73
Total formal votes			94,928	94.70	+1.42
Informal votes			5,311	5.30	−1.42
Turnout			100,239	93.50	+1.39
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	57,127	60.18	−3.40
	Labor	Aoife Champion-Fashoyin	37,801	39.82	+3.40
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.40

Australian federal election, 2013: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	49,105	53.97	+0.41
	Labor	Michael Pilbrow	23,711	26.06	−5.80
	Greens	Zaza Chevalier	5,218	5.73	−1.92
	Palmer United	Jason Cornelius	4,015	4.41	+4.41
	One Nation	Lynette Styles	2,521	2.77	+2.77
	Independent	James Harker-Mortlock	2,096	2.30	+2.30
	Katter's Australian	Bruce Nicholson	1,658	1.82	+1.82
	Christian Democrats	Adrian Van Der Byl	1,397	1.54	−0.22
	CEC	Lindsay Cosgrove	1,273	1.40	+1.40
Total formal votes			90,994	93.68	−1.19
Informal votes			6,142	6.32	+1.19
Turnout			97,136	94.93	−0.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	55,938	61.47	+2.75
	Labor	Michael Pilbrow	35,056	38.53	−2.75
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.75

Australian federal election, 2010: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	47,137	53.56	+12.96
	Labor	Robin Saville	28,044	31.86	−5.06
	Greens	Kevin Watchirs	6,737	7.65	+1.49
	Family First	Charles Liptak	2,075	2.36	+0.53
	Christian Democrats	Karen Buttigieg	1,546	1.76	+0.09
	Democrats	Greg Butler	1,280	1.45	+1.36
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Milat	1,197	1.36	+1.36
Total formal votes			88,016	94.87	−1.56
Informal votes			4,764	5.13	+1.56
Turnout			92,780	94.97	−0.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	51,679	58.72	+3.37
	Labor	Robin Saville	36,337	41.28	−3.37
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.37

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	41,344	49.18	−7.45
	Labor	David Grant	31,882	37.93	+8.88
	Greens	Jim Clark	6,414	7.63	+0.68
	Christian Democrats	Geoff Peet	2,010	2.39	−1.09
	Family First	Cathy Trent	1,958	2.33	+2.33
	CEC	Lindsay Cosgrove	455	0.54	−0.08
Total formal votes			84,063	96.61	+1.68
Informal votes			2,946	3.39	−1.68
Turnout			87,009	96.18	+0.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	45,526	54.16	−8.68
	Labor	David Grant	38,537	45.84	+8.68
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.68

Australian federal election, 2004: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	46,652	57.63	+4.64
	Labor	Graeme Shannon	22,862	28.24	−1.34
	Greens	David Robert Horton	5,264	6.50	+2.16
	Christian Democrats	Geoff Peet	2,880	3.56	+3.56
	Independent	Peter Martin	1,023	1.26	+1.26
	Independent	Arthur Schofield	1,011	1.25	+1.25
	Democrats	Giuseppe Minissale	713	0.88	−3.88
	CEC	Lindsay Cosgrove	541	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			80,946	94.55	−1.90
Informal votes			4,669	5.45	+1.90
Turnout			85,615	95.57	−0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	51,908	64.13	+4.34
	Labor	Graeme Shannon	29,038	35.87	−4.34
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.34

Australian federal election, 2001: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	41,899	52.99	+7.45
	Labor	Jan Merriman	23,389	29.58	−2.74
	One Nation	Charlie Prell	6,589	8.33	−2.29
	Democrats	James Roxburgh	3,762	4.76	+0.82
	Greens	Kevin Watchirs	3,435	4.34	+1.38
Total formal votes			79,074	96.45	+0.11
Informal votes			2,908	3.55	−0.11
Turnout			81,982	96.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	47,278	59.79	+2.46
	Labor	Jan Merriman	31,796	40.21	−2.46
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.46

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	28,299	40.92	+40.92
	Labor	Mick Veitch	22,466	32.49	−2.28
	One Nation	Wayne Hickson	7,471	10.80	+10.80
	National	Christine Ferguson	6,433	9.30	−47.74
	Democrats	Greg Butler	1,817	2.63	−2.95
	Greens	Jan Green	1,560	2.26	−0.36
	Independent	Dave Cox	551	0.80	+0.80
	Independent	Philip Fowler	413	0.60	+0.60
	CEC	Jean McClung	142	0.21	+0.21
Total formal votes			69,152	95.49	−1.92
Informal votes			3,269	4.51	+1.92
Turnout			72,421	96.26	−0.68
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	40,149	58.06	+58.06
	Labor	Mick Veitch	29,003	41.94	+3.71
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+58.06

Australian federal election, 1996: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Sharp	40,921	57.04	+23.44
	Labor	Tony Hewson	24,943	34.77	−7.02
	Democrats	Dave Cox	4,001	5.58	+3.02
	Greens	Kevin Watchirs	1,876	2.61	+2.61
Total formal votes			71,741	97.40	−0.48
Informal votes			1,912	2.60	+0.48
Turnout			73,653	96.94	+0.00
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Sharp	44,174	61.77	+8.07
	Labor	Tony Hewson	27,345	38.23	−8.07
	National hold		Swing	+8.07

Australian federal election, 1993: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Phil Archer	29,773	41.79	+2.03
	National	John Sharp	23,942	33.60	+6.18
	Liberal	Stephen Ward	13,681	19.20	−2.63
	Independent	Dave Cox	2,028	2.85	+2.85
	Democrats	Ian Buchanan	1,824	2.56	−6.31
Total formal votes			71,248	97.88	+0.27
Informal votes			1,542	2.12	−0.27
Turnout			72,790	96.94
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Sharp	38,244	53.70	−0.84
	Labor	Phil Archer	32,975	46.30	+0.84
	National hold		Swing	−0.84

Australian federal election, 1990: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wal Fife	34,229	51.6	−1.1
	Labor	George Martin	23,072	34.8	−3.6
	Democrats	Glenn Roberts	4,581	6.9	+3.0
	Independent	David Jones	3,773	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Doug Kirkwood	633	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			66,288	97.9
Informal votes			1,420	2.1
Turnout			67,708	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	38,539	58.2	+0.7
	Labor	George Martin	27,639	41.8	−0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wal Fife	33,687	52.7	+21.5
	Labor	Rod Milliken	24,516	38.4	−0.9
	Democrats	Scott Milne	2,498	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Jim Eldridge	1,843	2.9	+2.9
	Nuclear Disarmament	Duncan Marshall	1,105	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	David Herald	243	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			63,892	97.5
Informal votes			1,632	2.5
Turnout			65,524	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	36,750	57.5	−0.2
	Labor	Rod Milliken	27,137	42.5	+0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.2

Australian federal election, 1984: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rodney Milliken	24,342	39.3	−3.7
	Liberal	Wal Fife	19,331	31.2	+7.3
	National	Stephen Lusher	18,245	29.5	−1.2
Total formal votes			61,918	96.5
Informal votes			2,275	3.5
Turnout			64,193	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	35,695	57.7	+57.7
	Labor	Rodney Milliken	26,221	42.3	−3.4
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+57.7

Australian federal election, 1983: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Stephen Lusher	36,217	54.2	−1.8
	Labor	Marie McCormick	27,195	40.7	−1.1
	Democrats	Gregory Butler	3,419	5.1	+2.9
Total formal votes			66,831	98.9
Informal votes			762	1.1
Turnout			67,593	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Stephen Lusher		56.8	−0.1
	Labor	Marie McCormick		43.2	+0.1
	National hold		Swing	−0.1

Australian federal election, 1980: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Stephen Lusher	37,013	56.0	−1.0
	Labor	Sue West	27,614	41.8	+3.4
	Democrats	Gwendoline Wilson	1,478	2.2	−2.3
Total formal votes			66,105	98.8
Informal votes			832	1.2
Turnout			66,937	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Stephen Lusher		56.9	−2.4
	Labor	Sue West		43.1	+2.4
	National Country hold		Swing	−2.4

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Stephen Lusher	37,521	57.0	+3.2
	Labor	George Brenner	25,266	38.4	−1.4
	Democrats	Mark Richard	2,986	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			65,773	98.8
Informal votes			815	1.2
Turnout			66,588	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Stephen Lusher		59.3	−0.9
	Labor	George Brenner		40.7	+0.9
	National Country hold		Swing	−0.9

Australian federal election, 1975: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Stephen Lusher	27,746	57.0	+17.4
	Labor	George Brenner	20,925	43.0	−4.4
Total formal votes			48,671	98.7
Informal votes			665	1.3
Turnout			49,336	96.4
	National Country hold		Swing	+6.3

Australian federal election, 1974: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Olley	22,640	47.4	−2.7
	Country	Stephen Lusher	18,882	39.6	−5.2
	Liberal	Graham Thompson	4,942	10.4	+10.4
	Australia Party	John Gedye	1,253	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			47,717	98.4
Informal votes			759	1.6
Turnout			48,476	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Stephen Lusher	24,185	50.7	+2.6
	Labor	Frank Olley	23,532	49.3	−2.6
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+2.6

Australian federal election, 1972: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Olley	22,364	50.1	+4.0
	Country	John Pettitt	20,005	44.8	−1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Hogan	2,273	5.1	−2.3
Total formal votes			44,642	99.3
Informal votes			330	0.7
Turnout			44,972	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Olley		51.9	+2.9
	Country	John Pettitt		48.1	−2.9
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+2.9

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	John Pettitt	20,845	46.5	−7.5
	Labor	Frank Olley	20,691	46.1	+7.5
	Democratic Labor	James Manwaring	3,331	7.4	+0.1
Total formal votes			44,867	99.1
Informal votes			428	0.9
Turnout			45,295	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Pettitt		51.0	−8.0
	Labor	Frank Olley		49.0	+8.0
	Country hold		Swing	−8.0

Australian federal election, 1966: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	John Pettitt	19,435	50.5	+22.0
	Labor	John Menadue	16,189	42.1	−4.0
	Democratic Labor	John Hogan	2,825	7.3	+0.7
Total formal votes			38,449	98.4
Informal votes			607	1.6
Turnout			39,056	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Pettitt		55.5	+4.7
	Labor	John Menadue		44.5	−4.7
	Country hold		Swing	+4.7

Australian federal election, 1963: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	37,931	46.1	−2.5
	Country	John Pettitt	11,078	28.5	−14.5
	Liberal	Geoffrey Ashton	7,299	18.8	+18.8
	Democratic Labor	Charles Rowe	2,574	6.6	−1.7
Total formal votes			38,882	99.0
Informal votes			408	1.0
Turnout			39,290	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Pettitt	19,746	50.8	+1.7
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	19,136	49.2	−1.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+1.7

Australian federal election, 1961: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,858	48.6	+2.3
	Country	Charles Anderson	16,682	43.0	−5.6
	Democratic Labor	Charles Rowe	3,234	8.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			38,774	98.8
Informal votes			488	1.2
Turnout			39,262	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	19,738	50.9	+3.0
	Country	Charles Anderson	19,036	49.1	−3.0
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Anderson	19,056	48.6	−3.6
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,164	46.3	−1.5
	Democratic Labor	Raymond Nolan	1,974	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			39,194	98.3
Informal votes			679	1.7
Turnout			39,873	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Anderson	20,401	52.1	−0.1
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,793	47.9	+0.1
	Country hold		Swing	−0.1

Australian federal election, 1955: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Anderson	20,494	52.2	+19.8
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,779	47.8	−2.7
Total formal votes			39,273	98.4
Informal votes			651	1.6
Turnout			39,924	96.4
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.5

Australian federal election, 1954: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	19,617	50.4	+0.1
	Country	Charles Anderson	12,459	32.0	−17.7
	Liberal	Linden Roth	6,845	17.6	+17.6
Total formal votes			38,921	99.4
Informal votes			248	0.6
Turnout			39,169	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller		52.2	+1.9
	Country	Charles Anderson		47.8	−1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Australian federal election, 1951: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,849	50.3	+1.3
	Country	Charles Anderson	18,622	49.7	−1.3
Total formal votes			37,471	99.0
Informal votes			374	1.0
Turnout			37,845	96.2
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+1.3

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Anderson	18,871	51.0	+18.8
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	18,104	49.0	−4.2
Total formal votes			36,975	98.9
Informal votes			428	1.1
Turnout			37,403	96.3
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+5.9

Australian federal election, 1946: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	26,720	51.8	+2.2
	Country	Warren McDonald	17,474	33.9	−4.4
	Liberal	Geoffrey Davey	7,397	14.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			51,591	98.3
Informal votes			872	1.7
Turnout			52,463	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller		54.2	−2.1
	Country	Warren McDonald		45.8	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Australian federal election, 1943: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Arthur Fuller	25,420	49.6	+26.7
	Country	Thomas Collins	19,629	38.3	−3.9
	Independent	Vernon Lawrence	4,667	9.1	+9.1
	Communist	John McLeod	1,143	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal Democratic	John Neeld	406	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			51,265	97.6
Informal votes			1,242	2.4
Turnout			52,507	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Fuller		56.3	+7.2
	Country	Thomas Collins		43.7	−7.2
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+7.2

Australian federal election, 1940: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Thomas Collins	21,369	42.2	−11.9
	Labor	Clarence Nolan	11,584	22.9	−23.0
	Labor (N-C)	Arthur Fuller	11,037	21.8	+21.8
	Defence Movement	Eric Roberts	4,188	8.3	+8.3
	State Labor	John Fisher	2,473	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			50,661	98.0
Informal votes			1,026	2.0
Turnout			51,687	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Thomas Collins	25,791	50.9	−3.2
	Labor	Clarence Nolan	24,870	49.1	+3.2
	Country hold		Swing	−3.2

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Thomas Collins	27,784	54.1	+1.2
	Labor	Essell Hoad	23,526	45.9	+32.1
Total formal votes			51,310	98.4
Informal votes			853	1.6
Turnout			52,163	96.4
	Country hold		Swing	−2.3

Australian federal election, 1934: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Thomas Collins	26,298	52.9	−1.0
	Labor (NSW)	Essell Hoad	16,492	33.2	+22.1
	Labor	Gerald O'Sullivan	6,877	13.8	−20.0
Total formal votes			49,667	98.3
Informal votes			862	1.7
Turnout			50,529	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Thomas Collins		56.4	−1.3
	Labor (NSW)	Essell Hoad		43.6	+43.6
	Country hold		Swing	−1.3

Australian federal election, 1931: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Thomas Collins	22,836	54.6	+11.2
	Labor	Parker Moloney	14,208	34.0	−22.6
	Labor (NSW)	Lynden Regan	4,771	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			41,815	98.2
Informal votes			775	1.8
Turnout			42,590	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Thomas Collins		57.5	+14.1
	Labor	Parker Moloney		42.5	−14.1
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+14.1

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Parker Moloney	23,144	56.6	+3.9
	Country	Thomas Fitzpatrick	17,743	43.4	+16.1
Total formal votes			40,887	97.9
Informal votes			878	2.1
Turnout			41,765	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Australian federal election, 1928: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Parker Moloney	20,852	52.7	+2.3
	Country	William Fleming	10,797	27.3	+11.2
	Nationalist	Jack Garry	7,906	20.0	−13.5
Total formal votes			39,555	97.0
Informal votes			1,235	3.0
Turnout			40,790	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Parker Moloney		54.7	+2.7
	Country	William Fleming		45.3	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Australian federal election, 1925: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Parker Moloney	18,860	50.4	−2.5
	Nationalist	Angus Campbell	12,529	33.5	+5.9
	Country	Victor Miers	6,011	16.1	−3.4
Total formal votes			37,400	98.4
Informal votes			605	1.6
Turnout			38,005	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Parker Moloney		52.0	−2.9
	Nationalist	Angus Campbell		48.0	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.9

Australian federal election, 1922: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Parker Moloney	12,494	52.9	+1.1
	Nationalist	Fred Belbridge	6,518	27.6	+4.1
	Country	Cyril James	4,616	19.5	−4.0
Total formal votes			23,628	95.5
Informal votes			1,111	4.5
Turnout			24,739	62.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Parker Moloney		54.9	+0.7
	Nationalist	Fred Belbridge		45.1	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Parker Moloney	11,702	52.6	+4.5
	Nationalist	Edwin Townsend	5,288	23.8	−28.1
	Farmers and Settlers	Charles Milthorpe	5,149	23.1	+23.1
	Independent	Andrew Scambler	125	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			22,264	92.8
Informal votes			1,735	7.2
Turnout			23,999	70.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Parker Moloney		57.5	+9.4
	Nationalist	Edwin Townsend		42.5	−9.4
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+9.4

Australian federal election, 1917: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Franc Falkiner	13,714	51.9	+0.9
	Labor	Robert Cruickshank	12,732	48.1	−0.9
Total formal votes			26,446	97.2
Informal votes			772	2.8
Turnout			27,218	75.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.9

Australian federal election, 1914: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Patten	13,841	51.0	+0.3
	Labor	Patrick Sullivan	13,320	49.0	+49.0
Total formal votes			27,161	97.7
Informal votes			645	2.3
Turnout			27,806	76.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Australian federal election, 1913: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Patten	11,575	50.7	+16.2
	Independent	Sir William Lyne	11,236	49.3	−9.6
Total formal votes			22,811	96.4
Informal votes			858	3.6
Turnout			23,669	68.1
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+16.2

Australian federal election, 1910: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Sir William Lyne	9,322	66.4	+66.4
	Liberal	Bernard Grogan	4,708	33.6	−66.4
Total formal votes			14,030	98.2
Informal votes			251	1.8
Turnout			14,281	55.6
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	+66.4

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Protectionist	Sir William Lyne	9,223	61.7	+1.7
	Anti-Socialist	James Gibb	5,727	38.3	−1.7
Total formal votes			14,950	98.2
Informal votes			274	1.8
Turnout			15,224	60.8
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+1.7

Australian federal election, 1903: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Protectionist	Sir William Lyne	7,113	60.0	+5.9
	Free Trade	Francis McLean	4,749	40.0	−5.9
Total formal votes			11,862	98.6
Informal votes			166	1.4
Turnout			12,028	54.1
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+5.9

Australian federal election, 1901: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Protectionist	Sir William Lyne	3,965	54.1	+54.1
	Free Trade	William Goddard	3,359	45.9	+45.9
Total formal votes			7,324	98.8
Informal votes			88	1.2
Turnout			7,412	68.2
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos