Results of the 1917 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 5 May 1917 House of Representatives << 1914–1919 >>
Enrolled voters		2,835,327
Votes cast		1,934,478		Turnout	78.30	+4.77
Informal votes		51,044		Informal	2.64	+0.32
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	1,021,138	54.22%	+7.01%	53	+ 21
	Labor	827,541	43.94%	–6.96%	22	– 20
	Independent	34,755	1.85%	–0.04%	0	– 0
Total		1,883,434			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1917 federal election.

New South Wales

Barrier

1917 Australian federal election: Barrier

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

Calare

1917 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Henry Pigott	13,222	51.8	+0.6
	Labor	Thomas Lavelle	12,320	48.2	−0.6
Total formal votes			25,542	97.3
Informal votes			717	2.7
Turnout			26,259	80.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.6

Cook

1917 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Catts	18,101	64.4	+3.7
	Nationalist	Richard Sleath	9,985	35.6	−1.8
Total formal votes			28,086	96.7
Informal votes			950	3.3
Turnout			29,036	70.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Cowper

1917 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Thomson	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Dalley

1917 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Mahony	15,658	54.0	−7.3
	Nationalist	Albert Lane	13,352	46.0	+7.3
Total formal votes			29,010	97.2
Informal votes			845	2.8
Turnout			29,855	72.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.3

Darling

1917 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Blakeley	11,523	53.3	−7.2
	Nationalist	William Spence	10,081	46.7	+7.2
Total formal votes			21,604	97.1
Informal votes			651	2.9
Turnout			22,255	74.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.2

East Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John West	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Eden-Monaro

1917 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Austin Chapman	12,879	57.2	-2.0
	Labor	John Bailey	9,623	42.8	+2.0
Total formal votes			22,502	97.7
Informal votes			521	2.3
Turnout			23,023	77.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-2.0

Gwydir

1917 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Webster	13,275	56.5	+10.3
	Labor	Cecil Last	10,239	43.5	-10.3
Total formal votes			23,514	96.8
Informal votes			781	3.2
Turnout			24,295	69.4
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+10.3

Hume

1917 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Franc Falkiner	13,714	51.9	+0.9
	Labor	Robert Cruickshank	12,732	48.1	−0.9
Total formal votes			26,446	97.2
Informal votes			772	2.8
Turnout			27,218	75.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.9

Hunter

1917 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	13,327	53.4	-1.2
	Nationalist	William Ferguson	11,633	46.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,960	97.7
Informal votes			585	2.3
Turnout			25,545	67.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

Illawarra

1917 Australian federal election: 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

Lang

1917 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Elliot Johnson	21,495	60.4	+6.9
	Labor	Percy Evans	14,081	39.6	-6.9
Total formal votes			35,576	97.8
Informal votes			1,030	2.8
Turnout			36,606	72.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+6.9

Macquarie

1917 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Nicholls	13,566	50.0	-3.3
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr	13,557	50.0	+3.3
Total formal votes			27,123	97.6
Informal votes			655	2.4
Turnout			27,778	76.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

Nepean

1917 Australian federal election: Nepean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Richard Orchard	22,402	60.5	+7.8
	Labor	Tom Arthur	14,600	39.5	-7.8
Total formal votes			37,002	97.3
Informal votes			1,034	2.7
Turnout			38,036	72.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+7.8

New England

1917 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Percy Abbott	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Newcastle

1917 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	17,643	58.0	-42.0
	Nationalist	Arthur Griffith	12,784	42.0	+42.0
Total formal votes			30,427	97.5
Informal votes			789	2.5
Turnout			31,216	69.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-42.0

North Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Granville Ryrie	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Parkes

1917 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Bruce Smith	26,432	65.4	+6.9
	Labor	Mark Gosling	13,982	34.6	-6.9
Total formal votes			40,414	96.9
Informal votes			1,288	3.1
Turnout			41,702	68.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+6.9

Parramatta

1917 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Joseph Cook	26,869	73.8	-26.2
	Independent	Alfred Conroy	9,551	26.2	+26.2
Total formal votes			36,420	95.8
Informal votes			1,585	4.2
Turnout			38,005	70.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-26.2

Richmond

1917 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Massy-Greene	17,732	75.2	-24.8
	Labor	John Steele	5,843	24.8	+24.8
Total formal votes			23,575	96.1
Informal votes			966	3.9
Turnout			24,541	71.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-24.8

Riverina

1917 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Chanter	14,140	59.2	+11.3
	Labor	Arthur Williams	9,726	40.8	-11.3
Total formal votes			23,866	96.8
Informal votes			786	3.2
Turnout			24,652	70.6
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+11.3

Robertson

1917 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Fleming	12,827	56.2	+2.8
	Labor	Eva Seery	10,008	43.8	-2.8
Total formal votes			22,835	97.2
Informal votes			655	2.8
Turnout			23,490	71.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.8

South Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,056	63.3	-5.5
	Nationalist	Alick Kay	9,898	36.7	-5.5
Total formal votes			26,954	96.0
Informal votes			1,112	4.0
Turnout			28,066	65.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Wentworth

1917 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Willie Kelly	22,653	68.5	+12.0
	Labor	Henrietta Greville	10,437	31.5	-12.0
Total formal votes			33,090	96.1
Informal votes			1,340	3.9
Turnout			64,430	67.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+12.0

Werriwa

1917 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Lynch	14,607	52.8	+2.8
	Labor	Jack Christopher	13,071	47.2	−2.8
Total formal votes			27,678	97.3
Informal votes			769	2.7
Turnout			28,447	75.9
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+2.8

West Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Con Wallace	14,664	66.5	-8.8
	Nationalist	Gideon Gillespie	7,389	33.5	+8.8
Total formal votes			22,053	96.8
Informal votes			739	3.2
Turnout			22,792	63.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.8

Victoria

Balaclava

1917 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Watt	23,308	66.6	+8.2
	Labor	Alfred Foster	11,690	33.4	−8.2
Total formal votes			34,998	97.6
Informal votes			848	2.4
Turnout			35,846	84.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+8.2

Ballaarat

1917 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McGrath	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Batman

1917 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	18,868	60.9	-39.1
	Nationalist	Frederick O'Neill	12,098	39.1	+39.1
Total formal votes			30,966	97.0
Informal votes			950	3.0
Turnout			31,916	88.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-39.1

Bendigo

1917 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Billy Hughes	16,272	57.4	+12.5
	Labor	Alfred Hampson	12,091	42.6	−12.5
Total formal votes			28,363	97.9
Informal votes			618	2.1
Turnout			28,981	89.7
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+12.5

Bourke

1917 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Anstey	22,814	54.5	−11.4
	Nationalist	Arthur May	19,033	45.5	+11.4
Total formal votes			41,847	98.6
Informal votes			596	1.4
Turnout			42,443	83.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.4

Corangamite

1917 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Chester Manifold	18,432	60.4	+8.8
	Labor	Christopher Bennett	12,067	39.6	−8.8
Total formal votes			30,499	98.2
Informal votes			562	1.8
Turnout			31,061	84.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+8.8

Corio

1917 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Lister	18,902	57.3	+8.5
	Labor	Alfred Ozanne	14,102	42.7	−8.5
Total formal votes			33,004	98.4
Informal votes			536	1.6
Turnout			33,540	86.8
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+8.5

Echuca

1917 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Albert Palmer	17,585	60.7	+2.5
	Labor	Thomas Power	11,371	39.3	-2.5
Total formal votes			28,956	98.1
Informal votes			554	1.9
Turnout			29,510	83.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.5

Fawkner

1917 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Maxwell	16,907	51.1	+10.4
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	15,976	48.3	-11.0
	Independent	Frank Henty	203	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			33,086	97.2
Informal votes			959	2.8
Turnout			34,045	84.7
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+10.7

Flinders

1917 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir William Irvine	19,398	61.2	+8.5
	Labor	David Russell	12,322	38.8	-8.5
Total formal votes			31,720	97.7
Informal votes			762	2.3
Turnout			32,482	80.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+8.5

Gippsland

1917 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Wise	21,851	72.7	+23.7
	Labor	Thomas Holloway	8,215	27.3	+27.3
Total formal votes			30,066	98.3
Informal votes			518	1.7
Turnout			30,584	84.6
	Nationalist gain from Independent Labor		Swing	+24.7

Grampians

1917 Australian federal election: Grampians

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Carty Salmon	15,089	57.0	+7.3
	Labor	John McDougall	11,390	43.0	-7.3
Total formal votes			26,479	98.1
Informal votes			509	1.9
Turnout			26,988	84.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+7.3

Henty

1917 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Boyd	30,119	70.6	+17.8
	Labor	William Smith	12,526	29.4	-8.1
Total formal votes			42,645	97.9
Informal votes			908	2.1
Turnout			43,553	81.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+12.9

Indi

1917 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Leckie	16,216	56.2	+7.2
	Labor	Parker Moloney	12,639	43.8	−7.2
Total formal votes			28,855	98.6
Informal votes			422	1.4
Turnout			29,277	89.5
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+7.2

Kooyong

1917 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Robert Best	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Maribyrnong

1917 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	20,156	52.2	-12.1
	Nationalist	Edmund Jowett	18,483	47.8	+12.1
Total formal votes			38,639	98.3
Informal votes			675	1.7
Turnout			39,314	84.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.1

Melbourne

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

Melbourne Ports

1917 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Mathews	22,689	66.3	-33.7
	Nationalist	William Fozard	11,557	33.7	+33.7
Total formal votes			34,246	97.7
Informal votes			801	2.3
Turnout			35,047	80.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-33.7

Wannon

1917 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Arthur Rodgers	15,597	54.8	+1.2
	Labor	Egerton Holden	12,888	45.2	-1.2
Total formal votes			28,485	98.3
Informal votes			506	1.7
Turnout			28,991	83.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.2

Wimmera

1917 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sydney Sampson	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Yarra

1917 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Tudor	22,358	71.3	-28.7
	Nationalist	Charles Copeland	8,993	28.7	+28.7
Total formal votes			31,351	97.5
Informal votes			805	2.5
Turnout			32,156	84.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-28.7

Queensland

Brisbane

1917 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Finlayson	19,571	50.0	−10.3
	Nationalist	Alfred Plane	19,556	50.0	+10.3
Total formal votes			39,127	97.8
Informal votes			877	2.2
Turnout			40,004	90.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.3

Capricornia

1917 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Higgs	15,544	52.3	−15.1
	Nationalist	Robert Duncan	14,153	47.7	+15.1
Total formal votes			29,697	97.9
Informal votes			638	2.1
Turnout			30,335	92.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−15.1

Darling Downs

1917 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Littleton Groom	17,815	56.1	-0.8
	Labor	John Wilson	13,937	43.9	+0.8
Total formal votes			31,752	98.3
Informal votes			544	1.7
Turnout			32,296	90.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-0.8

Herbert

1917 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Fred Bamford	18,583	51.3	+15.7
	Labor	Eugene McKenna	17,634	48.7	-15.7
Total formal votes			36,217	97.5
Informal votes			921	2.5
Turnout			37,138	90.0
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+15.7

Kennedy

1917 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	15,346	62.8	-37.2
	Nationalist	Hubert Sizer	9,076	37.2	+37.2
Total formal votes			24,422	97.3
Informal votes			667	2.7
Turnout			25,089	79.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-37.2

Lilley

1917 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Mackay	24,844	62.7	+10.4
	Labor	Harald Jensen	14,751	37.3	-10.4
Total formal votes			39,595	98.2
Informal votes			746	1.8
Turnout			40,341	90.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+10.4

Maranoa

1917 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Page	13,850	54.8	-45.2
	Nationalist	Herbert Yeates	11,409	45.2	+45.2
Total formal votes			25,259	97.1
Informal votes			753	2.9
Turnout			26,012	84.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-45.2

Moreton

1917 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Hugh Sinclair	16,292	50.1	-7.2
	Labor	Cuthbert Butler	16,234	49.9	+7.2
Total formal votes			32,526	98.2
Informal votes			601	1.8
Turnout			33,127	87.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-7.2

Oxley

1917 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Bayley	21,603	52.8	+9.6
	Labor	James Sharpe	19,331	47.2	-9.6
Total formal votes			40,934	98.3
Informal votes			708	1.7
Turnout			41,642	90.6
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+9.6

Wide Bay

1917 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	15,991	52.9	+52.9
	Labor	Frederick Martyn	14,250	47.1	-17.2
Total formal votes			30,241	98.3
Informal votes			525	1.7
Turnout			30,766	91.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+17.2

South Australia

Adelaide

1917 Australian federal election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Edwin Yates	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Angas

1917 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Paddy Glynn	10,031	50.8	−49.2
	Labor	Sid O'Flaherty	9,700	49.2	+49.2
Total formal votes			19,731	95.4
Informal votes			955	4.6
Turnout			20,686	69.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−49.2

Barker

1917 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Livingston	16,869	63.9	+7.2
	Labor	Stanley Whitford	9,522	36.1	−7.2
Total formal votes			26,391	96.6
Informal votes			938	3.4
Turnout			27,329	70.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+7.2

Boothby

1917 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Story	21,293	64.5	+19.8
	Labor	John Gunn	11,700	35.5	−19.8
Total formal votes			32,993	96.9
Informal votes			1,067	3.1
Turnout			34,060	74.1
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+19.8

Grey

1917 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Alexander Poynton	13,495	57.7	+11.7
	Labor	Thomas Lyons	9,909	42.3	-11.7
Total formal votes			23,404	96.5
Informal votes			840	3.5
Turnout			24,244	70.1
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+11.7

Hindmarsh

1917 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Archibald	19,174	55.8	+30.2
	Labor	James Cavanagh	15,177	44.2	-30.2
Total formal votes			34,351	96.5
Informal votes			1,264	3.5
Turnout			35,615	74.9
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+30.2

Wakefield

1917 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Richard Foster	13,706	56.2	+3.8
	Labor	Norman Makin	10,663	43.8	-3.8
Total formal votes			24,369	96.6
Informal votes			849	3.4
Turnout			25,218	73.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.8

Western Australia

Dampier

1917 Australian federal election: Dampier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Henry Gregory	15,310	71.4	+17.5
	Labor	Michael Costello	6,144	28.6	−17.5
Total formal votes			21,454	95.6
Informal votes			1,025	4.6
Turnout			22,479	72.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+17.5

Fremantle

1917 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Reginald Burchell	21,773	68.9	+25.2
	Labor	Jack Simons	9,849	31.1	-25.2
Total formal votes			31,622	96.8
Informal votes			1,034	3.2
Turnout			32,656	80.1
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+25.2

Kalgoorlie

1917 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Heitmann	11,659	51.3	+51.3
	Labor	Hugh Mahon	11,087	48.7	-51.3
Total formal votes			22,746	97.3
Informal votes			635	2.7
Turnout			23,381	84.4
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+51.3

Perth

1917 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Fowler	18,715	69.5	+13.7
	Labor	Alexander Panton	8,221	30.5	-13.7
Total formal votes			26,936	95.8
Informal votes			1,191	4.2
Turnout			28,127	76.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+13.7

Swan

1917 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir John Forrest	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Tasmania

Bass

1917 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Jens Jensen	9,669	59.9	+15.9
	Labor	James Mooney	6,466	40.1	−15.9
Total formal votes			16,135	97.1
Informal votes			478	2.9
Turnout			16,613	72.2
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+15.9

Darwin

1917 Australian federal election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Charles Howroyd	9,073	58.8	+14.9
	Labor	King O'Malley	6,361	41.2	-14.9
Total formal votes			15,434	97.5
Informal votes			401	2.5
Turnout			15,835	83.2
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+14.9

Denison

1917 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Laird Smith	10,964	56.3	+12.2
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins	8,507	43.7	-12.2
Total formal votes			19,471	97.1
Informal votes			576	2.9
Turnout			20,047	79.1
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+12.2

Franklin

1917 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William McWilliams	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Wilmot

1917 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Llewellyn Atkinson	7,874	61.5	+0.6
	Labor	Christopher Sheedy	4,240	33.1	-6.0
	Independent	Norman Cameron	590	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Louis Page	108	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			12,812	95.8
Informal votes			566	4.2
Turnout			13,378	71.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.3

See also

• Candidates of the 1917 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1917–1919
• 1917 Australian Senate election