Electoral results for the Division of Illawarra

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
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909—1913
	George Burns	Labor	1913—1917
	Hector Lamond	Nationalist	1917—1922

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: 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

Australian federal election, 1917: 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

Australian federal election, 1914: 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

Australian federal election, 1913: 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

Australian federal election, 1910: 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

Australian federal election, 1906: 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

Australian federal election, 1903: Illawarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	George Fuller	unopposed
	Free Trade hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1901: 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)

References

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