Electoral results for the Division of Barrier
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Barrier of New South Wales in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1922.
Members[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Thomas | Labor | 1901–1916 | |
| Nationalist | 1916—1917 | ||
| Michael Considine | Labor | 1917–1919 | |
| Independent | 1919–1920 | ||
| Industrial Socialist Labor | 1920–1922 | ||
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 1910s[edit]
1919[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Considine | 8,786 | 51.7 | +1.8 | |
| Returned Soldiers | Arthur Lawrence | 4,735 | 27.9 | +27.9 | |
| Nationalist | Charles McAllister | 3,476 | 20.5 | +15.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,997 | 96.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 637 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 17,634 | 65.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Considine | 53.8 | +53.8 | ||
| Returned Soldiers | Arthur Lawrence | 46.2 | +46.2 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +53.8 | |||
1917[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Considine | 9,710 | 49.9 | −29.8 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | William Montgomery | 8,734 | 44.9 | +44.9 | |
| Nationalist | Brian Doe | 1,004 | 5.2 | −15.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,448 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 502 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 19,950 | 60.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −27.2 | |||
1914[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josiah Thomas | 16,063 | 79.7 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | William Ferguson | 4,094 | 20.3 | −2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,157 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 498 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 20,655 | 56.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
1913[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Josiah Thomas | 15,047 | 76.8 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Harrison | 4,537 | 23.2 | −7.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,584 | 96.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 750 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 20,334 | 62.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
1910[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josiah Thomas | 9,447 | 85.8 | +11.3 | |
| Liberal | William Shepherd | 1,562 | 14.2 | −11.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 11,009 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 166 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 11,175 | 52.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +11.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s[edit]
1906[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josiah Thomas | 5,602 | 74.5 | −7.5 | |
| Anti-Socialist | George Marshall | 1,919 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,521 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 311 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 7,832 | 31.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −7.5 | |||
1903[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josiah Thomas | 6,217 | 82.0 | −5.4 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | John Dunstan | 1,367 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,584 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 175 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 7,759 | 40.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
1901[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josiah Thomas | 4,649 | 87.4 | +87.4 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Long | 670 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,319 | 96.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 174 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5,493 | 53.4 | |||
| Labour win | (new seat) | ||||