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Electoral results for the Division of Martin

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Martin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1922 until its abolition in 1955.

Members

Member Party Term
  Herbert Pratten Nationalist 1922–1928
  Graham Pratten Nationalist 1928–1929
  John Eldridge Labor 1929–1931
  Labor (NSW) 1931–1931
  William Holman United Australia 1931–1934
  William McCall United Australia 1934–1943
  Fred Daly Labor 1943–1949
  William O'Connor Labor 1949–1955

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William O'Connor 21,430 59.1 +5.2
Liberal Elton Lewis 13,708 37.8 +0.4
Communist Ernie Thornton 1,134 3.1 −3.2
Total formal votes 36,272 98.7
Informal votes 466 1.3
Turnout 36,738 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 61.9 +1.1
Liberal Elton Lewis 38.1 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William O'Connor 20,362 53.9 +0.4
Liberal George Read 14,132 37.4 −0.4
Communist Terry Gordon 2,379 6.3 +1.5
Independent Malinda Ivey 908 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 37,781 97.5
Informal votes 974 2.5
Turnout 38,755 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 60.8 +1.2
Liberal George Read 39.2 −1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William O'Connor 20,603 53.5 −1.9
Liberal Frederick Mann 14,550 37.8 +8.2
Communist Tom Dowling 1,847 4.8 +0.6
Lang Labor Frank Moss 808 2.1 −3.8
Independent Malinda Ivey 681 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 38,489 97.3
Informal votes 1,057 2.7
Turnout 39,546 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 59.6 −6.1
Liberal Frederick Mann 40.4 +6.1
Labor hold Swing −6.1

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Daly 35,998 55.0 +8.1
Liberal Frederick Jacobs 29,507 45.0 +11.7
Total formal votes 65,505 98.1
Informal votes 1,258 1.9
Turnout 66,763 96.2
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Daly 27,999 46.9 +11.9
United Australia William McCall 19,886 33.3 −16.8
State Labor Albert Sloss 3,597 6.0 −8.9
Liberal Democratic George Mills 3,591 6.0 +6.0
Independent John Lee 1,690 2.8 +2.8
Independent Eleanor Glencross 833 1.4 +1.4
Independent Gerrard Armstrong 787 1.3 +1.3
Independent Edward Beck 564 0.9 +0.9
Ind. Nationalist William Milne 507 0.8 +0.8
Independent Isabella Stenning 170 0.3 +0.3
Ind. United Australia Rupert Nicholson 86 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 59,710 93.4
Informal votes 4,228 6.6
Turnout 63,938 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Daly 55.7 +8.3
United Australia William McCall 44.3 −8.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +8.3

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William McCall 28,727 50.1 −6.0
Labor Raymond Watt 20,036 35.0 −1.6
State Labor Rupert Lockwood 8,555 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 57,318 98.5
Informal votes 853 1.5
Turnout 58,171 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William McCall 52.6 −7.7
Labor Raymond Watt 47.4 +7.7
United Australia hold Swing −7.7

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William McCall 30,971 56.1 +2.5
Labor Stan Taylor 20,186 36.6 +29.4
Social Credit George Carruthers 4,009 7.3 −3.0
Total formal votes 55,166 97.7
Informal votes 1,304 2.3
Turnout 56,470 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William McCall 60.3 −0.2
Labor Stan Taylor 39.7 +0.2
United Australia hold Swing −0.2

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William McCall 28,079 53.6 −9.4
Labor (NSW) Charles Hankin 15,183 29.0 +4.7
Social Credit William Stones 5,395 10.3 +10.3
Labor John McCallum 1,932 3.7 −4.0
Labor Henry McDicken 1,813 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 52,402 96.3
Informal votes 2,031 3.7
Turnout 54,433 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William McCall 60.5 −4.5
Labor (NSW) Charles Hankin 39.5 +4.5
United Australia hold Swing −4.5

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Holman 26,075 41.2 +25.1
United Australia Mac Abbott 15,741 24.9 +24.9
Labor (NSW) Charles Hankin 14,300 22.6 +22.6
Labor James Catts 7,098 11.2 −40.5
Total formal votes 63,214 96.2
Informal votes 2,469 3.8
Turnout 65,683 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Holman 41,886 66.3 +22.7
Labor (NSW) Charles Hankin 21,328 33.7 +33.7
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +22.7

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Eldridge 31,804 51.73 +8.61
Nationalist Graham Pratten 25,218 41.02 −15.86
People's Party Edward Beeby 4,459 7.25 +7.25
Total formal votes 61,481 98.15 +2.69
Informal votes 1,160 1.85 –2.69
Turnout 62,641 96.94 +2.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eldridge 56.4 +13.3
Nationalist Graham Pratten 45.6 −13.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +13.3

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Graham Pratten 31,166 56.88 −7.88
Labor Percy Hannett 23,631 43.12 +7.88
Total formal votes 54,797 95.46 –2.57
Informal votes 2,609 4.54 +2.57
Turnout 57,406 94.47 +0.63
Nationalist hold Swing −7.88
1928 Martin by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Graham Pratten 29,482 60.91 −3.85
Labor Percy Hannett 18,922 39.09 +3.85
Total formal votes 48,404 93.01 –5.02
Informal votes 3,635 6.99 +5.02
Turnout 52,039 87.41 −6.43
Nationalist hold Swing −3.85

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Herbert Pratten 31,730 64.76 +64.76
Labor Henry McDicken 17,263 35.24 +35.24
Total formal votes 48,993 98.03
Informal votes 986 1.97
Turnout 49,979 93.84
Nationalist hold Swing −35.24

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Herbert Pratten unopposed
Nationalist notional hold Swing

References

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_results_for_the_Division_of_Martin