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Australian division election results

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Riverina in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1984, and from its creation in 1993 until the present.

Members

First incarnation (1901–1984)
Member Party Term
  John Chanter Protectionist 1901–1903
  Robert Blackwood Free Trade 1903–1904
  John Chanter Protectionist 1904–1909
  Labor 1909–1913
  Franc Falkiner Liberal 1913–1914
  John Chanter Labor 1914–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1922
  William Killen Country 1922–1931
  Horace Nock Country 1931–1940
  Joe Langtry Labor 1940–1949
  Hugh Roberton Country 1949–1965
  Bill Armstrong Country 1965–1969
  Al Grassby Labor 1969–1974
  John Sullivan Country 1974–1977
  John FitzPatrick Labor 1977–1980
  Noel Hicks National 1980–1984
Second incarnation (1993–present)
Member Party Term
  Noel Hicks National 1993–1998
  Kay Hull National 1998–2010
  Michael McCormack National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Riverina.
2022 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Michael McCormack 45,951 46.57 −13.36
Labor Mark Jeffreson 20,193 20.47 −2.69
One Nation Richard Orchard 8,042 8.15 +8.15
Liberal Democrats Dean McCrae 6,563 6.65 +6.65
Greens Michael Organ 6,349 6.43 +0.23
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Steve Karaitiana 6,280 6.37 +6.37
Independent Darren Ciavarella 2,701 2.74 +2.74
United Australia Daniel Martelozzo 2,585 2.62 −8.09
Total formal votes 98,664 92.68 −2.16
Informal votes 7,794 7.32 +2.16
Turnout 106,458 91.75 −1.64
Two-party-preferred result
National Michael McCormack 63,979 64.85 −4.63
Labor Mark Jeffreson 34,685 35.15 +4.63
National hold Swing −4.63
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Riverina in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Riverina.
2019 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Michael McCormack 60,493 59.93 +2.73
Labor Mark Jeffreson 23,380 23.16 −2.36
United Australia Richard Foley 10,814 10.71 +10.71
Greens Michael Bayles 6,254 6.20 +1.71
Total formal votes 100,941 94.84 −0.55
Informal votes 5,489 5.16 +0.55
Turnout 106,430 93.39 −0.02
Two-party-preferred result
National Michael McCormack 70,136 69.48 +3.04
Labor Mark Jeffreson 30,805 30.52 −3.04
National hold Swing +3.04

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Riverina.
2016 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Michael McCormack 56,581 57.20 +15.43
Labor Tim Kurylowicz 25,244 25.52 +3.75
Independent Richard Foley 6,058 6.12 +6.12
Greens Kevin Poynter 4,444 4.49 +0.83
Family First Glenn O'Rourke 3,386 3.42 +3.42
Christian Democrats Philip Langfield 3,207 3.24 +1.52
Total formal votes 98,920 95.39 +1.78
Informal votes 4,784 4.61 −1.78
Turnout 103,704 93.41 −3.15
Two-party-preferred result
National Michael McCormack 65,719 66.44 −2.55
Labor Tim Kurylowicz 33,201 33.56 +2.55
National hold Swing −2.55

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Riverina.
2013 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Michael McCormack 52,062 59.18 +14.41
Labor Tim Kurylowicz 17,970 20.43 −1.80
Palmer United Lex Stewart 4,545 5.17 +5.17
Greens Ros Prangnell 3,169 3.60 −0.90
Democratic Labour Paul Funnell 3,137 3.57 +3.57
Bullet Train Andrew Lamont 2,405 2.73 +2.73
Christian Democrats Keith Pech 1,314 1.49 +0.13
Australia First Lorraine Sharp 1,287 1.46 +1.46
Katter's Australian Norm Dunn 1,044 1.19 +1.19
Rise Up Australia Kim Heath 1,040 1.18 +1.18
Total formal votes 87,973 93.03 −1.21
Informal votes 6,592 6.97 +1.21
Turnout 94,565 94.46 −0.25
Two-party-preferred result
National Michael McCormack 62,612 71.17 +3.00
Labor Tim Kurylowicz 25,361 28.83 −3.00
National hold Swing +3.00

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Riverina.
2010 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Michael McCormack 39,389 44.77 −11.60
Labor Robyn Hakelis 19,559 22.23 −8.30
Liberal Andrew Negline 14,536 16.52 +12.10
Independent Matthew Hogg 5,148 5.85 +5.85
Greens David Fletcher 3,961 4.50 −0.27
Liberal Democrats Tim Quilty 1,703 1.94 +1.84
One Nation Craig Hesketh 1,411 1.60 −0.34
Christian Democrats Sylvia Mulholland 1,201 1.36 +1.21
Family First Rhonda Lever 1,081 1.23 +1.11
Total formal votes 87,989 94.24 −1.87
Informal votes 5,378 5.76 +1.87
Turnout 93,367 94.70 −1.05
Two-party-preferred result
National Michael McCormack 59,980 68.17 +3.62
Labor Robyn Hakelis 28,009 31.83 −3.62
National hold Swing +3.62

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kay Hull 52,779 62.57 −4.47
Labor Peter Knox 24,471 29.01 +4.48
Greens Ray Goodlass 4,130 4.90 +0.58
One Nation Craig Hesketh 1,837 2.18 −1.77
Citizens Electoral Council Gary Johnson 1,141 1.35 +1.31
Total formal votes 84,358 96.17 −0.01
Informal votes 3,361 3.83 +0.01
Turnout 87,719 96.01 −0.31
Two-party-preferred result
National Kay Hull 55,868 66.23 −4.62
Labor Peter Knox 28,490 33.77 +4.62
National hold Swing −4.62

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kay Hull 54,328 66.83 +5.38
Labor Victoria Brooks 20,080 24.70 +0.70
Greens Ray Goodlass 3,497 4.30 +1.87
One Nation Neil Turner 3,389 4.17 −1.43
Total formal votes 81,294 96.44 +0.40
Informal votes 3,196 3.78 −0.40
Turnout 84,490 95.71 −0.23
Two-party-preferred result
National Kay Hull 57,440 70.66 +0.79
Labor Victoria Brooks 23,854 29.34 −0.79
National hold Swing +0.79

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kay Hull 49,371 61.45 +29.25
Labor Andrew Albiston 19,285 24.00 −3.38
One Nation Neil Turner 4,496 5.60 −5.89
Democrats Rex Graham 2,031 2.53 +0.24
Greens Catherine Moore 1,954 2.43 +2.22
Independent Dennis Richter 1,839 2.29 +2.29
Christian Democrats Russell Dancey 1,371 1.71 +1.71
Total formal votes 80,347 95.84 −1.00
Informal votes 3,488 4.16 +1.00
Turnout 83,835 96.48
Two-party-preferred result
National Kay Hull 56,138 69.88 +5.22
Labor Andrew Albiston 24,209 30.12 −5.22
National hold Swing +5.22

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kay Hull 27,060 36.39 −29.58
Labor Peter Hargreaves 19,234 25.87 −0.33
Liberal David Kibbey 15,942 21.44 +21.44
One Nation David Barton 9,129 12.28 +12.28
Democrats Rosemary Gillies 1,770 2.38 −1.63
Independent Denis Collins 1,218 1.64 +1.64
Total formal votes 74,353 97.05 +0.28
Informal votes 2,257 2.95 −0.28
Turnout 76,610 95.91 −1.11
Two-party-preferred result
National Kay Hull 48,552 65.30 −5.71
Labor Peter Hargreaves 25,801 34.70 +5.71
National hold Swing −5.71

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Noel Hicks 48,994 65.97 +27.51
Labor Rob Colligan 19,454 26.20 −7.40
Democrats John Collins 2,977 4.01 +4.01
Independent Alistair Jones 2,837 3.82 +3.82
Total formal votes 74,262 96.77 −0.89
Informal votes 2,476 3.23 +0.89
Turnout 76,738 97.02 +0.89
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Hicks 52,614 71.01 +8.08
Labor Rob Colligan 21,484 28.99 −8.08
National hold Swing +8.08

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Noel Hicks 28,177 38.47 +7.67
Labor Pat Brassil 24,606 33.59 +0.66
Liberal Bill Heffernan 17,386 23.74 −3.20
Independent Paul Meredith 2,233 3.05 +3.05
Natural Law Margaret ter Haar 847 1.16 +1.16
Total formal votes 73,249 97.66 +0.07
Informal votes 1,755 2.34 −0.07
Turnout 75,004 96.13
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Hicks 46,078 62.93 +0.67
Labor Pat Brassil 27,147 37.07 −0.67
National notional hold Swing +0.67

Division re-created

1984 - 1993

District abolished Division abolished

Elections in the 1980s

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Noel Hicks 32,976 49.2 +16.1
Labor Ronald Adams 32,587 48.6 +1.7
Democrats Lesley Holschier 1,495 2.2 +0.0
Total formal votes 67,058 97.8
Informal votes 1,495 2.2
Turnout 68,072 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Hicks 33,820 50.4 −0.1
Labor Ronald Adams 33,238 49.6 +0.1
National hold Swing −0.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frederick Smith 30,698 46.9 −1.9
National Country Noel Hicks 21,663 33.1 −15.6
Liberal Brian Thornton 11,072 16.9 +16.9
Democrats John Newman 1,414 2.2 +2.2
Independent Frederick Martin 549 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 65,396 97.6
Informal votes 1,628 2.4
Turnout 67,024 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Hicks 33,055 50.5 +0.6
Labor Frederick Smith 32,345 49.5 −0.6
National Country gain from Labor Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John FitzPatrick 31,237 48.8 −3.6
National Country John Sullivan 31,134 48.7 +1.1
Independent Rodney Lawrence 1,580 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 74,962 98.2
Informal votes 1,159 1.8
Turnout 65,110 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John FitzPatrick 32,049 50.1 −2.3
National Country John Sullivan 31,902 49.9 +2.3
Labor notional hold Swing −2.3

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country John Sullivan 30,851 61.8 +28.6
Labor John Pollard 19,053 38.2 −9.6
Total formal votes 49,904 98.2
Informal votes 901 1.8
Turnout 50,805 95.0
National Country hold Swing +11.0

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Al Grassby 23,233 47.8 −6.9
Country John Sullivan 16,128 33.2 −2.2
Liberal Donald Mackay 8,868 18.3 +12.2
Australia John Thomson 357 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 48,586 98.8
Informal votes 572 1.2
Turnout 49,158 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Sullivan 24,689 50.8 +7.7
Labor Al Grassby 23,897 49.2 −7.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +7.7

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Al Grassby 24,705 54.7 +3.2
Country Eric Kronborg 16,003 35.4 −8.9
Liberal Peter Long 2,753 6.1 +6.1
Democratic Labor Patrick Barry 1,694 3.8 −0.3
Total formal votes 45,155 98.9
Informal votes 491 1.1
Turnout 45,646 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Al Grassby 56.9 +4.6
Country Eric Kronborg 44.1 −4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Al Grassby 22,499 51.5 +18.7
Country Bill Armstrong 19,351 44.3 −14.8
Democratic Labor Patrick Barry 1,802 4.1 −4.0
Total formal votes 43,652 98.9
Informal votes 485 1.1
Turnout 44,137 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Al Grassby 52.3 +18.8
Country Bill Armstrong 47.7 −18.8
Labor gain from Country Swing +18.8

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Armstrong 24,570 59.1 +7.4
Labor Patrick Newman 9,803 23.6 −8.8
Labor Arthur Solly 3,851 9.3 +9.3
Democratic Labor Leslie Kennedy 3,373 8.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 41,597 97.7
Informal votes 972 2.3
Turnout 42,569 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Armstrong 66.5 +9.2
Labor Patrick Newman 33.5 −9.2
Country hold Swing +9.2

1965 by-election

1965 Riverina by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Armstrong 21,371 56.3 +4.6
Labor Jack Ward 16,561 43.7 +2.1
Total formal votes 37,932 98.8
Informal votes 455 1.2
Turnout 38,387 87.5
Country hold Swing −1.0

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 21,068 51.7 +3.9
Labor Jack Ward 16,969 41.6 −3.1
Democratic Labor Victor Groutsch 2,733 6.7 −0.9
Total formal votes 40,770 98.8
Informal votes 506 1.2
Turnout 41,276 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 57.3 +3.2
Labor Jack Ward 42.7 −3.2
Country hold Swing +3.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 18,838 47.8 −6.0
Labor Jack Ward 17,622 44.7 +4.4
Democratic Labor Albert Elrington 2,988 7.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 39,448 98.2
Informal votes 714 1.8
Turnout 40,162 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 21,331 54.1 −4.5
Labor Jack Ward 18,117 45.9 +4.5
Country hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 20,894 53.8 −5.5
Labor Jack Ward 15,640 40.3 −0.4
Democratic Labor Peter Rolfe 2,320 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 38,854 97.9
Informal votes 828 2.1
Turnout 39,682 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 58.6 −0.7
Labor Jack Ward 41.4 +0.7
Country hold Swing −0.7

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 22,347 59.3 +7.1
Labor Oscar Washington 15,324 40.7 −4.6
Total formal votes 37,671 97.7
Informal votes 895 2.3
Turnout 38,566 94.3
Country hold Swing +5.9

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 20,341 52.2 −1.1
Labor Michael Sheehan 17,646 45.3 +2.3
Communist Les Kelton 951 2.4 −1.3
Total formal votes 38,938 99.1
Informal votes 355 0.9
Turnout 39,293 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 53.4 −1.3
Labor Michael Sheehan 46.6 +1.3
Country hold Swing −1.3

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 19,781 53.3 +0.0
Labor Michael Sheehan 15,975 43.0 −2.2
Communist Les Kelton 1,358 3.7 +2.2
Total formal votes 37,114 98.6
Informal votes 510 1.4
Turnout 37,624 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 54.7 +1.2
Labor Michael Sheehan 45.3 −1.2
Country hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hugh Roberton 19,904 53.3 +18.0
Labor Joe Langtry 16,880 45.2 −0.5
Communist William Mitchell 560 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 37,344 98.8
Informal votes 458 1.2
Turnout 37,802 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Roberton 53.5 +3.8
Labor Joe Langtry 46.5 −3.8
Country gain from Labor Swing +3.8

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Langtry 19,898 43.5 −11.8
Country Hugh Roberton 16,284 35.6 +2.9
Liberal Christopher Lethbridge 7,086 15.5 +15.5
Lang Labor John Gosling 2,230 4.9 +4.9
Independent William Pow 246 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 45,744 96.4
Informal votes 1,714 3.6
Turnout 47,458 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Langtry 23,134 50.6 −12.5
Country Hugh Roberton 22,610 49.4 +12.5
Labor hold Swing −12.5

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Langtry 25,397 55.3 +33.6
Country Lindsay McIvor 9,427 20.5 −9.4
Country Russell Scilley 5,613 12.2 +12.2
Independent Robert Ballantyne 2,992 6.5 +6.5
Independent Robert McKenzie 1,860 4.1 +4.1
Liberal Democratic George Simons 489 1.1 +1.1
Independent Frank Rieck 131 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 45,909 94.9
Informal votes 2,464 5.1
Turnout 48,373 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Langtry 63.1 +11.5
Country Lindsay McIvor 46.9 −11.5
Labor hold Swing +11.5

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Horace Nock 12,355 26.6 −7.3
Labor Joe Langtry 10,083 21.7 −18.6
Defence Movement John Hogan 7,571 16.3 +16.3
Country Hugh Roberton 7,199 15.5 +15.5
Labor (N-C) William Quirk 6,724 14.5 +14.5
Independent Ronald Cuttle 1,408 3.0 +3.0
State Labor Charles Lenon 1,177 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 46,517 95.4
Informal votes 2,261 4.6
Turnout 48,778 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Langtry 23,980 51.6 +8.8
Country Horace Nock 22,537 48.4 −8.8
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Horace Nock 24,756 49.4 −5.6
Labor William Quirk 20,182 40.3 +27.2
Independent Robert Ballantyne 5,165 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 50,103 98.1
Informal votes 975 1.9
Turnout 51,078 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Horace Nock 28,661 57.2 −2.1
Labor William Quirk 21,442 42.8 +2.1
Country hold Swing −2.1

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Horace Nock 26,719 55.0 −10.5
Labor (NSW) Edward O'Neill 15,441 31.8 +11.4
Labor John Cusack 6,379 13.1 −1.0
Total formal votes 48,539 97.7
Informal votes 1,134 2.3
Turnout 49,673 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Horace Nock 59.3 +8.0
Labor (NSW) Edward O'Neill 40.7 +40.7
Country hold Swing +8.0

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert Hankinson 14,778 34.3 +11.2
Country Horace Nock 13,518 31.3 +31.3
Labor (NSW) John Heiss 8,882 20.6 +20.6
Labor Louis Levy 5,951 13.8 −31.8
Total formal votes 43,129 95.8
Informal votes 1,875 4.2
Turnout 45,004 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Horace Nock 22,121 51.3 −3.1
Country Robert Hankinson 21,008 48.7 +48.7
Country hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Killen 22,200 51.6 −3.1
Labor William Nulty 19,606 45.6 +3.1
Country Horace Nock 1,224 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 43,030 97.7
Informal votes 1,022 2.3
Turnout 44,052 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Killen 54.2 −3.3
Labor William Nulty 45.8 +3.3
Country hold Swing −3.3

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Killen 22,377 57.5 +3.2
Labor Joseph Casserly 16,538 42.5 −3.2
Total formal votes 38,915 94.8
Informal votes 2,143 5.2
Turnout 41,058 90.4
Country hold Swing +3.2

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Killen 20,490 54.3 +16.2
Labor Essell Hoad 17,249 45.7 +4.6
Total formal votes 37,739 97.9
Informal votes 794 2.1
Turnout 38,533 86.1
Country hold Swing +0.0

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Essell Hoad 8,609 41.1 −5.3
Country William Killen 5,551 26.5 +26.5
Nationalist John Chanter 4,342 20.7 −31.9
Country William Bartram 1,832 8.7 +8.7
Country John Lorimer 606 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 20,940 91.5
Informal votes 1,946 8.5
Turnout 22,886 58.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Killen 11,378 54.3 +54.3
Labor Essell Hoad 9,562 45.7 −3.0
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Chanter 11,114 51.3 −7.9
Labor Essell Hoad 10,530 48.7 +7.9
Total formal votes 21,644 97.8
Informal votes 480 2.2
Turnout 22,124 63.8
Nationalist hold Swing −7.9

1917

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

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chanter 14,454 52.1 +3.1
Liberal Franc Falkiner 13,315 47.9 −3.1
Total formal votes 27,769 97.3
Informal votes 773 2.7
Turnout 28,542 74.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.1

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Franc Falkiner 11,674 51.0 +10.0
Labor John Chanter 11,208 49.0 −7.2
Total formal votes 22,882 97.7
Informal votes 550 2.3
Turnout 23,432 64.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.6

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Chanter 9,274 57.0 +57.0
Liberal John Jackson 6,520 40.1 −59.9
Independent Liberal Edmund O'Dwyer 464 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 16,258 97.8
Informal votes 360 2.2
Turnout 16,618 58.9
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +57.0

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter 6,662 54.1 +4.1
Anti-Socialist John Jackson 5,658 45.9 −4.1
Total formal votes 12,320 95.3
Informal votes 601 4.7
Turnout 12,921 51.9
Protectionist hold Swing +4.1

1904 by-election

1904 Riverina by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter 5,547 51.7 +1.7
Free Trade Robert Blackwood 5,184 48.3 −1.7
Total formal votes 10,731 97.6
Informal votes 264 2.4
Turnout 10,995 57.8
Protectionist gain from Free Trade Swing +1.7

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Robert Blackwood 4,341 50.0 +3.5
Protectionist John Chanter 4,336 50.0 −3.5
Total formal votes 8,677 97.6
Informal votes 210 2.4
Turnout 8,887 48.9
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +3.5

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter 3,275 53.5 +53.5
Free Trade James Ashton 2,850 46.5 +46.5
Total formal votes 6,125 98.6
Informal votes 86 1.4
Turnout 6,211 62.4
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

  1. Riverina, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. Riverina, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. Riverina, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. 2013 results for Riverina, AEC.
  5. "2010 results for Riverina". AEC.
Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales
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