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Electoral results for the district of Bulla

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Bulla in Victorian state elections.

Members for Bulla

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Member Party Term
  Andrew Robertson Ministerialist 1904–1911
Fusion Liberal 1911–1917
Economy Party 1917–1918
Nationalist 1918–1924
  Ralph Hjorth Labor 1924–1927

Election results

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Elections in the 1920s

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1924 Victorian state election: Bulla[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Hjorth 3,301 45.6 +45.6
Nationalist Andrew Robertson 2,359 32.6 −67.4
Country Henry Pickering 1,577 21.8 +21.8
Total formal votes 7,237 98.2
Informal votes 133 1.8
Turnout 7,370 62.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Hjorth 3,695 51.1 +51.1
Nationalist Andrew Robertson 3,542 48.9 −51.1
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
1921 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Andrew Robertson unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1920 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Andrew Robertson 4,118 67.0 +1.8
Victorian Farmers Michael McGuinness 2,030 33.0 −1.8
Total formal votes 6,148 92.6 −5.0
Informal votes 490 7.4 +5.0
Turnout 6,638 58.4 +8.8
Nationalist hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Andrew Robertson 2,875 54.2 −8.0
Victorian Farmers James Cunningham 1,847 34.8 +34.8
Nationalist James Gilchrist 586 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 5,308 97.6 −0.2
Informal votes 175 2.4 +0.2
Turnout 5,483 49.6 −6.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Andrew Robertson 59.7 −2.5
Victorian Farmers James Cunningham 40.3 +40.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
  • Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
1914 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Robertson 3,689 62.2 +0.9
Labor George McGowan 2,246 37.8 −0.9
Total formal votes 5,935 97.8 −0.6
Informal votes 131 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 6,066 55.9 −5.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.9
1911 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Robertson 3,527 61.3 N/A
Labor Andrew Davidson 2,222 38.7 +38.7
Total formal votes 5,749 98.4
Informal votes 92 1.6
Turnout 5,841 61.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.