Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne

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

Members[edit]

	Party	Term
Sir Malcolm McEacharn	Protectionist	1901–1904
William Maloney	Labor	1904 by–1940
Arthur Calwell		1940–1972
Ted Innes		1972–1983
Gerry Hand		1983–1993
Lindsay Tanner		1993–2010
Adam Bandt	Greens	2010–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Melbourne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Adam Bandt	47,883	49.62	+1.58
	Labor	Keir Paterson	24,155	25.03	+3.91
	Liberal	James Damches	14,660	15.19	−6.01
	Victorian Socialists	Colleen Bolger	3,156	3.27	+3.27
	United Australia	Justin Borg	1,709	1.77	+0.60
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Peppard	1,596	1.65	+1.65
	Animal Justice	Bruce Poon	1,316	1.36	−0.68
	Independent	Scott Robson	1,094	1.13	+1.13
	One Nation	Walter Stragan	937	0.97	+0.97
Total formal votes			96,506	96.99	+0.01
Informal votes			2,993	3.01	−0.01
Turnout			99,499	86.98	−2.64
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Keir Paterson	75,191	77.91	+10.11
	Liberal	James Damches	21,315	22.09	−10.11
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Adam Bandt	58,050	60.15	−12.44
	Labor	Keir Paterson	38,456	39.85	+39.85
	Greens hold

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Melbourne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Adam Bandt	45,876	49.30	+4.70
	Liberal	Lauren Sherson	19,979	21.47	−3.32
	Labor	Luke Creasey	18,371	19.74	−4.22
	Reason	Judy Ryan	4,756	5.11	+5.11
	Animal Justice	Lawrence Pope	1,849	1.99	+0.18
	Independent	Dave Blake	1,154	1.24	+1.24
	United Australia	Tony Pecora	1,079	1.16	+1.16
Total formal votes			93,064	96.98	−0.52
Informal votes			2,896	3.02	+0.52
Turnout			95,960	89.21	+4.94
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Luke Creasey	62,410	67.06	+0.06
	Liberal	Lauren Sherson	30,654	32.94	−0.06
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Adam Bandt	66,852	71.83	+2.79
	Liberal	Lauren Sherson	26,212	28.17	−2.79
	Greens hold		Swing	+2.79

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Melbourne^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Adam Bandt	41,377	43.75	+1.13
	Liberal	Le Liu	23,878	25.25	+2.42
	Labor	Sophie Ismail	23,130	24.46	−2.14
	Sex Party	Lewis Freeman-Harrison	3,265	3.45	+1.53
	Animal Justice	Miranda Smith	1,742	1.84	+1.10
	Drug Law Reform	Matt Riley	1,187	1.26	+1.26
Total formal votes			94,579	97.52	+3.47
Informal votes			2,404	2.48	−3.47
Turnout			96,983	86.79	−3.90
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Sophie Ismail	62,963	66.57	−2.68
	Liberal	Le Liu	31,616	33.43	+2.68
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Adam Bandt	64,771	68.48	+13.21
	Liberal	Le Liu	29,808	31.52	+31.52
	Greens hold

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Melbourne^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Adam Bandt	36,035	42.62	+7.03
	Labor	Cath Bowtell	22,490	26.60	−11.54
	Liberal	Sean Armistead	19,301	22.83	+1.37
	Sex Party	James Mangisi	1,621	1.92	+0.06
	Independent Socialist	Anthony Main	1,140	1.35	+1.35
	Palmer United	Martin Vrbnjak	780	0.92	+0.92
	Animal Justice	Nyree Walshe	628	0.74	+0.74
	Family First	Noelle Walker	453	0.54	−1.03
	Independent	Kate Borland	443	0.52	+0.52
	Democratic Labour	Michael Murphy	442	0.52	+0.52
	Bullet Train	Josh Davidson	297	0.35	+0.35
	Secular	Royston Wilding	230	0.27	−0.43
	Independent	Frazer Kirkman	183	0.22	+0.22
	Stable Population	Michael Bayliss	173	0.20	+0.20
	Australian Independents	Paul Cummins	170	0.20	+0.20
	Rise Up Australia	Joyce Khoo	165	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			84,551	94.05	−2.28
Informal votes			5,348	5.95	+2.28
Turnout			89,899	90.80	+0.71
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Cath Bowtell	58,555	69.25	−3.52
	Liberal	Sean Armistead	25,996	30.75	+3.52
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Adam Bandt	46,732	55.27	−0.64
	Labor	Cath Bowtell	37,819	44.73	+0.64
	Greens hold		Swing	−0.64

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Melbourne^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cath Bowtell	34,022	38.09	−11.42
	Greens	Adam Bandt	32,308	36.17	+13.37
	Liberal	Simon Olsen	18,760	21.00	−2.49
	Sex Party	Joel Murray	1,633	1.83	+1.83
	Family First	Georgia Pearson	1,389	1.55	+0.55
	Secular	Penelope Green	613	0.69	+0.69
	Democrats	David Collyer	602	0.67	−0.76
Total formal votes			89,327	96.38	−0.82
Informal votes			3,356	3.62	+0.82
Turnout			92,683	90.09	−1.41
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Cath Bowtell	65,473	73.30	+1.03
	Liberal	Simon Olsen	23,854	26.70	−1.03
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Adam Bandt	50,059	56.04	+10.75
	Labor	Cath Bowtell	39,268	43.96	−10.75
	Greens gain from Labor		Swing	+10.75

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	43,363	49.51	-2.27
	Liberal	Andrea Del Ciotto	20,577	23.49	-1.60
	Greens	Adam Bandt	19,967	22.80	+3.82
	Democrats	Tim Wright	1,255	1.43	-0.20
	Family First	Georgia Pearson	878	1.00	+0.12
	Citizens Electoral Council	Andrew Reed	586	0.67	+0.49
	Independent Socialist	Kylie McGregor	539	0.62	+0.62
	Socialist Equality	Will Marshall	418	0.48	+0.48
Total formal votes			87,583	97.20	+0.47
Informal votes			2,521	2.80	-0.47
Turnout			90,104	91.52	+0.45
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	63,299	72.27	+1.13
	Liberal	Andrea Del Ciotto	24,284	27.73	−1.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	47,916	54.71	−16.43
	Greens	Adam Bandt	39,667	45.29	+45.29
	Labor hold		Swing	-16.43

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	42,047	51.78	+4.35
	Liberal	Jerry Dimitroulis	20,374	25.09	+0.05
	Greens	Gemma Pinnell	15,416	18.98	+3.21
	Democrats	Angela Williams	1,326	1.63	-8.01
	Family First	Chris Willis	718	0.88	+0.88
	Socialist Alliance	Zoe Kenny	619	0.76	+0.76
	Independent	Steven Anger	559	0.69	+0.69
	Citizens Electoral Council	Rhys McGuckin	145	0.18	+0.17
Total formal votes			81,204	96.73	+0.45
Informal votes			2,741	3.27	-0.45
Turnout			83,945	91.07	+0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	57,766	71.14	+1.26
	Liberal	Jerry Dimitroulis	23,438	28.86	-1.26
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.26

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	39,978	47.65	-10.25
	Liberal	Con Frantzeskos	20,870	24.87	+0.57
	Greens	Pamela Curr	13,174	15.70	+9.64
	Democrats	Brent McKenna	8,062	9.61	+0.64
	Independent Socialist	Stephen Jolly	1,260	1.50	+1.50
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	558	0.67	+0.21
Total formal votes			83,902	96.23	-0.11
Informal votes			3,288	3.77	+0.11
Turnout			87,190	91.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	58,808	70.09	-1.71
	Liberal	Con Frantzeskos	25,094	29.91	+1.71
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.71

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	45,958	57.90	+0.17
	Liberal	Paul Nettelbeck	19,289	24.30	+0.21
	Democrats	Brent McKenna	7,122	8.97	+0.31
	Greens	Nolan Tyrrell	4,811	6.06	-0.58
	Unity	Sherridan Maxwell	1,095	1.38	+1.38
	Democratic Socialist	Maurice Sibelle	425	0.54	+0.54
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	365	0.46	-0.10
	Natural Law	Lawrence Clarke	176	0.22	-0.22
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ivan Horvat	133	0.17	+0.17
Total formal votes			79,374	96.34	-0.30
Informal votes			3,018	3.66	+0.30
Turnout			82,392	92.79	+0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	56,991	71.80	+1.59
	Liberal	Paul Nettelbeck	22,383	28.20	-1.59
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.59

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	43,189	57.73	-7.99
	Liberal	Michael Flynn	18,024	24.09	+0.10
	Democrats	Richard Grummet	6,478	8.66	+4.88
	Greens	Sarah Nicholson	4,970	6.64	+6.64
	Democratic Socialist	Di Quinn	1,395	1.86	-0.81
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	421	0.56	+0.02
	Natural Law	Larry Clarke	330	0.44	-0.61
Total formal votes			74,807	96.63	+0.31
Informal votes			2,606	3.37	-0.31
Turnout			77,413	92.33	-0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	51,894	70.21	-3.53
	Liberal	Michael Flynn	22,017	29.79	+3.53
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.53

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	47,958	65.73	+14.39
	Liberal	Riza Kozanoglu	17,507	23.99	-1.95
	Democrats	Dias Cooper	2,756	3.78	-14.11
	Democratic Socialist	Di Quinn	1,955	2.68	+0.98
	Independent	Elvie Sievers	1,348	1.85	+1.85
	Natural Law	Larry Clarke	765	1.05	+1.05
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	394	0.54	-0.08
		Stevan Ivanov	281	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			72,964	96.32	+1.64
Informal votes			2,785	3.68	-1.64
Turnout			75,749	92.97
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	53,735	73.74	+6.27
	Liberal	Riza Kozanoglu	19,133	26.26	-6.27
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.27

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Hand	33,790	51.3	-11.3
	Liberal	Rodger Gully	17,078	25.9	-0.8
	Democrats	Geoff Mosley	11,775	17.9	+8.5
	Independent	Steve Florin	1,643	2.5	+2.5
	Democratic Socialist	Melanie Sjoberg	1,125	1.7	+1.7
	Imperial British	Jim Ferrari	411	0.6	-0.7
Total formal votes			65,822	94.7
Informal votes			3,698	5.3
Turnout			69,520	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Hand	44,306	67.5	-1.9
	Liberal	Rodger Gully	21,358	32.5	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Hand	35,873	62.6	-2.5
	Liberal	Frank Randle	15,267	26.7	+4.5
	Democrats	Peter La Franchi	5,374	9.4	+2.3
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	757	1.3	-2.3
Total formal votes			57,271	91.9
Informal votes			5,031	8.1
Turnout			62,301	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Hand	39,705	69.4	-0.6
	Liberal	Frank Randle	17,526	30.6	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Hand	37,639	65.1	+1.4
	Liberal	Ian Davis	12,856	22.2	-1.4
	Democrats	Chris Carter	4,107	7.1	-3.2
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	2,068	3.6	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Michael Hammet	1,174	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			57,844	89.3
Informal votes			6,940	10.7
Turnout			64,784	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Hand	40,461	70.0	-0.2
	Liberal	Ian Davis	17,330	30.0	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Hand	38,694	63.7	+3.0
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw	14,370	23.6	-4.5
	Democrats	Chris Carter	6,271	10.3	+3.2
	Socialist Workers	James McIlroy	750	1.2	+1.2
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	678	1.1	-0.4
Total formal votes			60,763	96.7
Informal votes			2,074	3.3
Turnout			62,837	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Hand		70.2	+3.1
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw		29.8	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	35,812	60.7	+6.6
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw	16,573	28.1	+4.5
	Democrats	Alan Hughes	4,199	7.1	-1.8
	Communist	Max Ogden	1,534	2.6	+0.1
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	879	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			58,997	95.7
Informal votes			2,677	4.3
Turnout			61,674	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		68.1	+6.3
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw		31.9	-6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	33,806	54.1	-5.1
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw	14,751	23.6	-4.4
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Burke	6,868	11.0	+1.9
	Democrats	Veronica Schwarz	5,576	8.9	+8.9
	Communist	Roger Wilson	1,537	2.5	+1.1
Total formal votes			62,538	95.3
Informal votes			3,069	4.7
Turnout			65,607	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		61.8	-0.9
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw		38.2	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.9

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	30,525	59.2	-9.7
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw	14,431	28.0	+6.8
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Burke	4,690	9.1	+3.8
	Australia	Veronica Schwarz	1,192	2.3	-1.2
	Communist	Ian Fehring	710	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			51,548	96.9
Informal votes			1,659	3.1
Turnout			53,207	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		62.7	-9.4
	Liberal	Robert Fallshaw		37.3	+9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.4

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	35,257	68.9	+9.2
	Liberal	Haset Sali	10,827	21.2	-2.5
	Democratic Labor	Anna Linard	2,698	5.3	-3.7
	Australia	Martin Kerr	1,768	3.5	-1.7
	Independent	Philip Scott	593	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			51,143	96.5
Informal votes			1,839	3.5
Turnout			52,982	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		72.1	+6.6
	Liberal	Haset Sali		27.9	-6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Innes	27,592	59.7	+6.6
	Liberal	Patricia Clark	10,937	23.7	-7.0
	Democratic Labor	Anna Linard	4,174	9.0	-2.2
	Australia	Wendy Nicholson	2,391	5.2	+5.2
	Communist	Max Ogden	626	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Shane Watson	277	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	George Samargis	197	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			46,194	93.0
Informal votes			3,479	7.0
Turnout			49,673	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Innes		65.5	+8.8
	Liberal	Patricia Clark		34.5	-8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	25,381	53.1	-2.5
	Liberal	Peter Block	14,686	30.7	+5.6
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	5,374	11.2	-2.2
	Independent	Murray Thompson	2,400	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			47,841	93.3
Informal votes			3,449	6.7
Turnout			51,290	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		56.7	-3.6
	Liberal	Peter Block		43.3	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	14,355	52.8	-4.1
	Liberal	Donald Gibson	7,593	26.9	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	James Whitehead	3,655	13.4	-3.5
	Independent	Ronald Batey	1,577	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			27,180	93.5
Informal votes			1,892	6.5
Turnout			29,072	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		57.5	-2.0
	Liberal	Donald Gibson		42.5	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.0

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	17,100	56.9	-5.9
	Liberal	Charles Hider	7,870	26.2	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Brennan	5,084	16.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			30,054	97.1
Informal votes			890	2.9
Turnout			30,944	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		59.5	-5.0
	Liberal	Charles Hider		40.5	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	19,351	62.8	+3.2
	Liberal	James Moloney	6,288	20.4	-2.4
	Democratic Labor	Michael Kearney	5,166	16.8	-0.9
Total formal votes			30,805	96.2
Informal votes			1,228	3.8
Turnout			32,033	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		64.5	+3.1
	Liberal	James Moloney		35.5	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	20,335	59.6	+2.2
	Liberal	James Moloney	7,766	22.8	+1.6
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	6,023	17.7	-3.7
Total formal votes			34,124	96.1
Informal votes			1,370	3.9
Turnout			35,494	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		61.4	+1.9
	Liberal	James Moloney		38.6	+38.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	21,767	57.4	-12.7
	Labor (A-C)	John Mullens	8,126	21.4	+21.4
	Liberal	James Moloney	8,060	21.2	-8.7
Total formal votes			37,953	95.5
Informal votes			1,771	4.5
Turnout			39,724	92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		59.5	-10.6
	Labor (A-C)	John Mullens		40.5	+40.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.5

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	22,125	70.6	+7.6
	Liberal	Alfred Carter	9,192	29.4	-3.7
Total formal votes			31,317	97.6
Informal votes			776	2.4
Turnout			32,093	94.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	23,131	63.0	-1.5
	Liberal	Desmond Byrne	12,168	33.1	+8.1
	Communist	Gerry O'Day	1,441	3.9	+0.6
Total formal votes			36,740	96.5
Informal votes			1,324	3.5
Turnout			38,064	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		66.6	-4.3
	Liberal	Desmond Byrne		33.4	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	24,187	64.5	-6.2
	Liberal	Desmond McGinnes	9,366	25.0	-4.3
	Independent	Charles McLaren	1,350	3.6	+3.6
	Communist	Gerry O'Day	1,244	3.3	+3.3
	Protestant Christian	Niven Neyland	794	2.1	+2.1
	Lang Labor	Philip Wilson	576	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			37,517	96.0
Informal votes			1,544	4.0
Turnout			39,061	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		70.9	+0.2
	Liberal	Desmond McGinnes		29.1	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

1946[edit]

1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	42,922	73.4	+9.6
	Liberal	Reg Cooper	15,572	26.6	+9.2
Total formal votes			58,494	96.3
Informal votes			2,235	3.7
Turnout			60,729	89.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

1943[edit]

1943 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	37,779	63.8	+11.9
	United Australia	Elizabeth Couchman	10,319	17.4	-6.5
	Communist	Ken Miller	5,477	9.3	+9.3
	Middle Class	Louis Bickart	4,119	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Charles Dicker	808	1.4	+1.4
	Services	Noble Kerby	680	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			59,182	93.9
Informal votes			3,848	6.1
Turnout			63,030	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		75.2	+4.1
	United Australia	Elizabeth Couchman		24.8	-4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

1940[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Calwell	28,590	51.9	-48.1
	United Australia	Richard Griffiths	13,140	23.9	+23.9
	Aust. dlp	James Baker	7,893	14.3	+14.3
	Independent Labor	Edward Whitcombe	5,450	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			55,073	96.1
Informal votes			2,254	3.9
Turnout			57,327	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Calwell		71.1	-28.9
	United Australia	Richard Griffiths		28.9	+28.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-28.9

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1937[edit]

1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1934[edit]

1934 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	26,256	69.4	+7.4
	United Australia	Francis Nelson	11,576	30.6	-7.4
Total formal votes			37,832	95.6
Informal votes			1,761	4.4
Turnout			39,593	96.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.4

1931[edit]

1931 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	22,224	62.0	-38.0
	United Australia	Israel Smith	13,599	38.0	+38.0
Total formal votes			35,823	96.3
Informal votes			1,357	3.6
Turnout			37,180	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-38.0

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929[edit]

1929 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1928[edit]

1928 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	27,532	74.4	+7.4
	Nationalist	Norman O'Brien	9,457	25.6	-7.4
Total formal votes			36,989	95.7
Informal votes			1,667	4.3
Turnout			38,656	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.4

1925[edit]

1925 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	26,607	67.0	-10.2
	Nationalist	William Hendry	13,082	33.0	+10.2
Total formal votes			39,689	97.7
Informal votes			921	2.3
Turnout			40,610	87.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.2

1922[edit]

1922 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	16,991	77.2	+11.4
	Nationalist	Ernest Nicholls	5,022	22.8	-11.4
Total formal votes			22,013	96.3
Informal votes			837	3.7
Turnout			22,850	49.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.4

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1919[edit]

1919 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	15,179	65.6	+5.3
	Nationalist	Ernest Nicholls	7,949	34.4	-5.3
Total formal votes			23,128	98.1
Informal votes			458	1.9
Turnout			23,586	71.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

1917[edit]

1917 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	16,871	60.3	-9.0
	Nationalist	Reginald Tracey	11,130	39.7	+9.0
Total formal votes			28,001	97.1
Informal votes			842	2.9
Turnout			28,843	80.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.0

1914[edit]

1914 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	18,471	69.3	-2.6
	Liberal	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	8,194	30.7	+30.7
Total formal votes			26,665	97.1
Informal votes			807	2.9
Turnout			27,472	72.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

1913[edit]

1913 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	18,692	71.9	+4.3
	Independent Labor	Ellen Mulcahy	7,320	28.1	+28.1
Total formal votes			26,012	95.2
Informal votes			1,313	4.8
Turnout			27,325	64.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

1910[edit]

1910 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Maloney	13,830	67.0	+6.6
	Liberal	William McPherson	6,825	33.0	-6.6
Total formal votes			20,655	98.3
Informal votes			360	1.7
Turnout			21,015	60.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1906[edit]

1906 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Maloney	9,228	60.4	+10.6
	Ind. Protectionist	William Lormer	6,056	39.6	+39.6
Total formal votes			15,284	96.5
Informal votes			561	3.5
Turnout			15,845	51.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.6

1904 by-election[edit]

1904 Melbourne by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Maloney	8,667	52.6	+2.8
	Protectionist	Sir Malcolm McEacharn	7,808	47.4	-2.8
Total formal votes			16,475	98.7
Informal votes			225	1.3
Turnout			16,700
	Labour gain from Protectionist		Swing	+2.8

1903[edit]

1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir Malcolm McEacharn	7,756	50.2	-10.6
	Labour	William Maloney	7,679	49.8	+10.6
Total formal votes			15,435	98.6
Informal votes			219	1.4
Turnout			15,654	58.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-10.6

1901[edit]

1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir Malcolm McEacharn	4,985	60.8	+60.8
	Labour	William Maloney	3,212	39.2	+39.2
Total formal votes			8,179	99.2
Informal votes			66	0.8
Turnout			8,263	62.4
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

References[edit]

^ Melbourne, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Melbourne, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Melbourne, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Melbourne, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Melbourne". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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[1] Melbourne, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Melbourne, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] Melbourne, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] 2013 results for Melbourne, AEC.

[5] "2010 results for Melbourne". AEC.

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