Electoral results for the district of North Melbourne
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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of North Melbourne in Victorian state elections.
Members for North Melbourne
Two members initially, one from the redistribution of 1889 when Port Melbourne and other districts were created.
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sinclair | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | George Elliott Barton | Oct 1859 – Jul? 1861 |
| Patrick Costello | Aug 1861 – Nov 1861[x] | John Davies | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
| John Sinclair | Nov 1861[1]– Aug 1864 | ||
| John Goulson Burtt | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | William Robinson | Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 |
| John Harbison | Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 | ||
| James Munro | May 1874 – Apr 1877 | John Curtain | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| John Laurens | May 1877 – Mar 1889 | Joseph Storey | May 1877 – Mar 1881 |
| James Munro | Apr 1881[b] – Feb 1883 | ||
| James Rose | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 |
| Single Member District 1889–1927 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Laurens | Unaligned | 1889–1892 | |
| David Wyllie | Unaligned | 1892–1893 | |
| Sylvanus Reynolds[b] | Unaligned | 1893–1894 | |
| George Prendergast | Labour | 1894–1897 | |
| William Watt | Unaligned | 1897–1900 | |
| George Prendergast | Labor | 1900–1927 | |
- b = by-election
- x = expelled
Election results
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Prendergast | 7,359 | 67.8 | +1.4 | |
| Nationalist | Henry Raphael | 3,496 | 32.2 | -1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 10,855 | 98.6 | +2.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 152 | 1.4 | -2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 11,007 | 62.7 | +10.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Prendergast | 5,731 | 66.4 | -3.1 | |
| Nationalist | John Vroland | 2,899 | 33.6 | +3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,630 | 96.2 | -0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 341 | 3.8 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,971 | 52.6 | +7.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Prendergast | 5,294 | 69.5 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal | Henry Nolan | 2,320 | 30.5 | -10.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,614 | 96.8 | -2.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 253 | 3.2 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 7,867 | 45.0 | -19.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Prendergast | 5,637 | 58.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Solomon Bloom | 3,982 | 41.4 | +41.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,619 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 103 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 9,722 | 64.8 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ^ "Legislative Assembly". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 27 November 1861.
- ^ 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.