Electoral results for the Division of Echuca#1906 Election
{{short description|Australian division election results}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Echuca in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1937.
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Members
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| {{Australian party style|Protectionist}}|
| rowspan="2"|James McColl | {{Australian politics/name|Protectionist}} | 1901–1904 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|
| 1904–1906 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|
| rowspan="3"|Albert Palmer | {{Australian politics/name|Anti-Socialist}} | 1906–1909 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Commonwealth Liberal}}|
| {{Australian politics/name|Commonwealth Liberal}} | 1909–1917 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|
| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}} | 1917–1919 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Country}}|
| Victorian Farmers' Union/Country | 1919–1934 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Country}}|
| {{Australian politics/name|Country}} | 1934–1937 |
Election results
=Elections in the 1930s=
==1934==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1934 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hartshorne
|party = Labor
|votes = 12,407
|percentage = 29.2
|change = +29.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = John McEwen
|party = Country
|votes = 11,371
|percentage = 26.7
|change = +31.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Galloway Stewart
|party = Country
|votes = 10,075
|percentage = 23.7
|change = +23.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Moss
|party = Country
|votes = 8,663
|percentage = 20.4
|change = +20.4
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 42,516
|percentage = 97.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 1,132
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,648
|percentage = 95.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Country
|candidate = John McEwen
|votes = 27,599
|percentage = 64.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Country
|candidate = Galloway Stewart
|votes = 14,917
|percentage = 35.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Country
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1931==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1931 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = Country
|votes = 16,116
|percentage = 39.7
|change = -14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Galloway Stewart
|party = Independent Country
|votes = 14,278
|percentage = 35.2
|change = +35.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Moss
|party = Independent Country
|votes = 8,020
|percentage = 19.8
|change = +19.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = John Fitzpatrick
|party = Independent UAP
|votes = 2,168
|percentage = 5.3
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 40,582
|percentage = 96.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 1,376
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,958
|percentage = 95.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Country
|candidate = William Hill
|votes = 21,278
|percentage = 52.4
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Galloway Stewart
|votes = 19,304
|percentage = 47.6
|change = +47.6
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Country
|swing = -1.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1920s=
==1929==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1929 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = Country
|votes = 21,750
|percentage = 53.7
|change = -6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Edward Hill
|party = Labor
|votes = 18,734
|percentage = 46.3
|change = +46.3
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 40,484
|percentage = 98.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 712
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,196
|percentage = 96.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Country
|swing = -6.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1928==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1928 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = Country
|votes = 23,265
|percentage = 60.0
|change = -5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Frederick Churches
|party = Country Progressive
|votes = 15,486
|percentage = 40.0
|change = +40.0
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 38,751
|percentage = 96.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 1,263
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,014
|percentage = 94.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Country
|swing = -5.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1925==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1925 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = Country
|votes = 25,321
|percentage = 65.3
|change = -5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Patrick O'Hanlon
|party = Labor
|votes = 13,451
|percentage = 34.7
|change = +34.7
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 38,772
|percentage = 98.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 576
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,348
|percentage = 93.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Country
|swing = -5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1922==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1922 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = Country
|votes = 13,991
|percentage = 70.3
|change = +27.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = James Stewart
|party = Nationalist
|votes = 5,914
|percentage = 29.7
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 19,905
|percentage = 95.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 854
|percentage = 4.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 20,759
|percentage = 52.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Country
|swing = +27.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1910s=
==1919==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1919 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = VFU
|votes = 11,411
|percentage = 43.3
|change = +43.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = James Stewart
|party = Nationalist
|votes = 8,734
|percentage = 33.1
|change = -27.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Edward Russell
|party = Labor
|votes = 6,218
|percentage = 23.6
|change = -15.7
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 26,363
|percentage = 96.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 852
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,215
|percentage = 76.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = VFU
|candidate = William Hill
|votes = 16,878
|percentage = 64.0
|change = +64.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Nationalist
|candidate = James Stewart
|votes = 9,485
|percentage = 36.0
|change = -24.7
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = VFU
|swing = +24.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1919 Echuca by-election
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Hill
|party = VFU
|votes = 13,800
|percentage = 68.8
|change = +68.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Frederick Purcell
|party = Nationalist
|votes = 4,848
|percentage = 24.2
|change = -36.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Edwin Purbrick
|party = Independent Nationalist
|votes = 1,418
|percentage = 7.1
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 20,066
|percentage = 97.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 572
|percentage = 2.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 20,638
|percentage = 59.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = VFU
|candidate = William Hill
|votes =
|percentage = 72.3
|change = +72.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Nationalist
|candidate = Frederick Purcell
|votes =
|percentage = 27.7
|change = -33.0
}}
{{Election box gain AU party|
|winner = VFU
|loser = Nationalist
|swing = +33.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1917==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1917 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Albert Palmer
|party = Nationalist
|votes = 17,585
|percentage = 60.7
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Thomas Power
|party = Labor
|votes = 11,371
|percentage = 39.3
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 28,956
|percentage = 98.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 554
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,510
|percentage = 83.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Nationalist
|swing = +2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1914==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1914 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Albert Palmer
|party = Commonwealth Liberal
|votes = 16,805
|percentage = 58.2
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = James Gourley
|party = Labor
|votes = 12,053
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 28,858
|percentage = 98.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 589
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,447
|percentage = 80.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Commonwealth Liberal
|swing = -2.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1913==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1913 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Albert Palmer
|party = Commonwealth Liberal
|votes = 15,618
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Chris Fitzgerald
|party = Labor
|votes = 9,692
|percentage = 35.7
|change = +25.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Egbert England
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,811
|percentage = 6.7
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 27,121
|percentage = 97.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 734
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,885
|percentage = 74.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Commonwealth Liberal
|swing = +10.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1910==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1910 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Albert Palmer
|party = Commonwealth Liberal
|votes = 7,881
|percentage = 43.7
|change = -56.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Orr
|party = Independent
|votes = 7,757
|percentage = 43.0
|change = +43.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Anthony O'Dwyer
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,188
|percentage = 6.6
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Everard
|party = Independent Commonwealth Liberal
|votes = 1,052
|percentage = 5.8
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = John Davies
|party = Independent Commonwealth Liberal
|votes = 168
|percentage = 0.9
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 18,046
|percentage = 97.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 476
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,522
|percentage = 62.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Commonwealth Liberal
|swing = -56.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1907 Echuca by-election
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Albert Palmer
|party = Anti-Socialist
|votes = 11,618
|percentage = 52.6
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Thomas Kennedy
|party = Protectionist
|votes = 10,481
|percentage = 47.4
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 22,099
|percentage = 99.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 230
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,329
|percentage = 71.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Anti-Socialist
|swing = +2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1906==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1906 Australian federal election: Echuca {{anchor|1906 Election}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Albert Palmer
|party = Anti-Socialist
|votes = 7,656
|percentage = 50.1
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Thomas Kennedy
|party = Protectionist
|votes = 7,624
|percentage = 49.9
|change = -13.4
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 15,280
|percentage = 94.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 867
|percentage = 5.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,147
|percentage = 55.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain AU party|
|winner = Anti-Socialist
|loser = Protectionist
|swing = +13.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1903==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1903 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = James McColl
|party = Protectionist
|votes = 5,511
|percentage = 63.3
|change = +9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Henry Williams
|party = Free Trade
|votes = 3,188
|percentage = 36.7
|change = -9.3
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 8,699
|percentage = 97.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 254
|percentage = 2.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,953
|percentage = 44.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Protectionist
|swing = +9.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
==1901==
{{Election box begin |
|title=1901 Australian federal election: Echuca
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = James McColl
|party = Protectionist
|votes = 3,632
|percentage = 54.0
|change = +54.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Max Hirsch
|party = Free Trade
|votes = 3,091
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +46.0
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 6,723
|percentage = 99.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 48
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,771
|percentage = 59.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win AU party|
|winner = Protectionist
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- Australian Electoral Commission. [http://www.aec.gov.au Federal election results]
- Carr, Adam. [http://psephos.adam-carr.net Psephos]
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