Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo

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

Contents

Members

Member Party Results
  John Quick Protectionist 1901–1906
  Independent Protectionist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1913
  John Arthur Labor 1913–1914
  Alfred Hampson Labor 1915–1917
  Billy Hughes Nationalist 1917–1922
  Geoffry Hurry Nationalist 1922–1929
  Richard Keane Labor 1929–1931
  Eric Harrison United Australia 1931–1937
  George Rankin Country 1937–1949
  Percy Clarey Labor 1949–1960
  Noel Beaton Labor 1960–1969
  David Kennedy Labor 1969–1972
  John Bourchier Liberal 1972–1983
  John Brumby Labor 1983–1990
  Bruce Reid Liberal 1990–1998
  Steve Gibbons Labor 1998–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Gibbons 43,965 47.65 +0.51
Liberal Craig Hunter 33,067 35.84 -2.58
Greens Kymberlie Dimozantos 11,341 12.29 +5.04
Family First Alan Howard 3,892 4.22 +0.67
Total formal votes 92,265 96.26 -0.20
Informal votes 3,588 3.74 +0.20
Turnout 95,853 95.19 -0.84
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Steve Gibbons 54,928 59.53 +3.40
Liberal Craig Hunter 37,337 40.47 -3.40
Labor hold Swing +3.40

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Gibbons 42,410 47.14 +3.61
Liberal Peter Kennedy 34,562 38.42 -7.02
Greens Toby Byrne 6,521 7.25 +0.32
Family First Terry Jarvis 3,190 3.55 -0.12
Independent Eril Rathjen 1,865 2.07 +2.07
Democrats Edward Guymer 577 0.64 +0.64
Independent Adam Veitch 331 0.37 +0.37
Independent Peter Consandine 304 0.34 +0.34
Liberty and Democracy Clinton Gale 210 0.23 +0.23
Total formal votes 89,970 96.46 -0.67
Informal votes 3,305 3.54 +0.67
Turnout 93,275 95.96 -0.24
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Steve Gibbons 50,504 56.13 +5.17
Liberal Peter Kennedy 39,466 43.87 -5.17
Labor hold Swing +5.17
Australian federal election, 2004: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Gibbins 40,035 45.44 +5.92
Labor Steve Gibbons 38,356 43.53 +0.04
Greens David Petersen 6,108 6.93 +1.29
Family First Nathan Hulls 3,238 3.67 +3.67
CEC Vern White 373 0.42 +0.42
Total formal votes 88,110 97.13 +0.76
Informal votes 2,599 2.87 -0.76
Turnout 90,709 96.20 -0.22
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Steve Gibbons 44,900 50.96 -2.59
Liberal Kevin Gibbins 43,210 49.04 +2.59
Labor hold Swing -2.59
Australian federal election, 2001: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Gibbons 35,630 43.48 +0.58
Liberal Maurie Sharkey 32,311 39.43 +3.55
Greens Bruce Rivendell 4,279 5.22 +2.56
Democrats Helen Lilley 2,620 3.20 -1.33
One Nation Neil Smith 2,039 2.49 -4.12
Christian Democrats Phil Arnold 1,857 2.27 +2.27
Independent Karel Zegers 1,387 1.69 +1.69
Independent John Pasquarelli 1,073 1.31 +1.31
Ron Barrow 744 0.91 +0.91
Total formal votes 81,940 96.28 +0.42
Informal votes 3,165 3.72 -0.42
Turnout 85,105 97.03
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Steve Gibbons 43,892 53.57 +0.10
Liberal Maurie Sharkey 38,048 46.43 -0.10
Labor hold Swing +0.10

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Gibbons 33,483 42.91 +0.09
Liberal Max Turner 28,004 35.89 -8.86
One Nation Karel Zegers 5,159 6.61 +6.61
Democrats Alan Tilley 3,533 4.53 -1.11
National Scott Mitchell 2,479 3.18 +3.18
Greens David Rhys Jones 2,080 2.67 -0.60
Reform Alfred Thorpe 1,108 1.42 +1.42
Independent Peter Morley 846 1.08 +1.08
Natural Law Alan McDonald 526 0.67 +0.37
Unity Gayle Maddigan 361 0.46 +0.46
Australia First Peter Biggs 332 0.43 +0.43
CEC Lyn Speirs 126 0.16 +0.16
Total formal votes 78,037 95.87 -2.09
Informal votes 3,366 4.13 +2.09
Turnout 81,403 97.01 +0.08
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Steve Gibbons 41,726 53.47 +4.35
Liberal Max Turner 36,311 46.53 -4.35
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.35
Australian federal election, 1996: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Reid 34,703 44.75 +0.08
Labor Joe Helper 33,206 42.82 -4.23
Democrats Don Semmens 4,371 5.64 +2.43
Greens Doug Ralph 2,534 3.27 +3.27
Call to Australia Pamela Taylor 1,483 1.91 -0.18
AAFI John Bulbrook 1,019 1.31 +1.31
Natural Law Susan Griffith 233 0.30 -0.27
Total formal votes 77,549 97.95 +0.13
Informal votes 1,619 2.05 -0.13
Turnout 79,168 96.93 -0.20
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Bruce Reid 39,298 50.88 +2.23
Labor Joe Helper 37,938 49.12 -2.23
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.23
Australian federal election, 1993: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Helper 33,785 46.10 +5.57
Liberal Bruce Reid 33,527 45.75 +11.83
Democrats Don Semmens 2,198 3.00 -5.00
Call to Australia Pamela Taylor 1,717 2.34 +0.07
Independent Julie Oberin 1,335 1.82 +1.82
Natural Law Sharon Hill 393 0.54 +0.54
Doug Harrison 330 0.45 +0.45
Total formal votes 73,285 97.85 +0.22
Informal votes 1,607 2.15 -0.22
Turnout 74,892 97.13
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Bruce Reid 36,677 50.07 -1.08
Labor Joe Helper 36,579 49.93 +1.08
Liberal hold Swing -1.08
Australian federal election, 1990: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brumby 28,197 40.5 -8.6
Liberal Bruce Reid 23,592 33.9 +9.5
National Denis English 9,330 13.4 -8.7
Democrats Ian Keeling 5,566 8.0 4.0
Call to Australia Vic Upson 1,578 2.3 +2.3
Independent Joan Ansell 880 1.3 +1.3
Independent Russell Castley 420 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 69,563 97.6
Informal votes 1,684 2.4
Turnout 71,247 96.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Bruce Reid 35,539 51.1 +5.1
Labor John Brumby 33,949 48.9 -5.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brumby 32,312 48.5 -0.6
Liberal John Radford 16,508 24.8 -11.9
National Ron Best 14,703 22.1 +13.2
Democrats Kaye Swanton 2,700 4.0 +0.8
Independent John Somerville 330 0.5 +0.5
Independent Sharyne O'Grady 126 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 66,679 96.2
Informal votes 2,661 3.8
Turnout 69,340 96.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor John Brumby 35,677 53.4 +1.4
Liberal John Radford 31,046 46.6 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4
Australian federal election, 1984: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brumby 31,047 49.1 +1.1
Liberal Daryl McClure 23,197 36.7 -8.2
National Reginald Holt 5,599 8.9 +6.1
Democrats Nola Rixon 2,017 3.2 -1.2
Democratic Labor Vincent Jordan 1,361 2.2 -0.4
Total formal votes 63,221 94.9
Informal votes 3,377 5.1
Turnout 66,598 96.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor John Brumby 32,786 52.0 +0.9
Liberal Daryl McClure 30,287 48.0 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9
Australian federal election, 1983: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brumby 34,908 49.7 +5.7
Liberal John Bourchier 31,806 45.3 -4.1
Democrats Neil Jewell 3,078 4.4 -4.4
Democratic Labor Robert Denahy 1,859 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 70,197 98.6
Informal votes 968 1.4
Turnout 71,165 96.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor John Brumby 52.8 +4.1
Liberal John Bourchier 47.2 -4.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.1
Australian federal election, 1980: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bourchier 31,468 47.3 -0.7
Labor Victor Dolby 29,257 44.0 +9.5
Democrats George Hunter 5,828 8.8 -3.8
Total formal votes 66,553 98.6
Informal votes 919 1.4
Turnout 67,472 96.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Bourchier 34,122 51.3 -6.9
Labor Victor Dolby 32,431 48.7 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bourchier 30,072 48.0 -1.3
Labor Dennis Muldoon 21,620 34.5 -7.0
Democrats Ian Price 7,905 12.6 +12.6
DLP Paul Brennan 3,005 4.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 62,602 98.1
Informal votes 1,210 1.9
Turnout 63,812 95.8
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Bourchier 58.5 +0.8
Labor Dennis Muldoon 41.5 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
Australian federal election, 1975: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bourchier 28,594 48.3 +9.7
Labor Stewart Anderson 25,160 42.5 -5.3
DLP Paul Brennan 2,663 4.5 -0.8
National Country Henry O'Halloran 2,563 4.3 +4.3
Independent Leslie Irlam 263 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 59,243 98.6
Informal votes 812 1.4
Turnout 60,055 96.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Bourchier 56.7 +5.9
Labor Stewart Anderson 45.3 -5.9
Liberal hold Swing +5.9
Australian federal election, 1974: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Kennedy 27,231 47.8 +0.1
Liberal John Bourchier 22,014 38.6 +11.9
Independent Joseph Pearce 4,087 7.2 +7.2
DLP Paul Brennan 3,032 5.3 -3.1
Australia Robert Stenton 596 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 56,960 98.5
Informal votes 868 1.5
Turnout 57,828 96.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Bourchier 28,922 50.8 +0.6
Labor David Kennedy 28,038 49.2 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
Australian federal election, 1972: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Kennedy 24,326 47.7 -3.1
Liberal John Bourchier 13,637 26.7 -10.0
Country Joseph Pearce 8,813 17.3 +17.3
DLP Paul Brennan 4,267 8.4 -4.1
Total formal votes 51,043 98.8
Informal votes 636 1.2
Turnout 51,679 96.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Bourchier 25,604 50.2 +3.2
Labor David Kennedy 25,439 49.8 -3.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Kennedy 24,792 50.8 +0.0
Liberal Mervyn Lee 17,897 36.7 +0.0
DLP Paul Brennan 6,102 12.5 +0.1
Total formal votes 48,791 98.7
Informal votes 622 1.3
Turnout 49,413 96.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor David Kennedy 53.0 +0.9
Liberal Mervyn Lee 47.0 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9
Bendigo by-election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Kennedy 20,011 45.3 -6.4
Liberal Rodney Cambridge 15,106 34.2 -1.6
DLP Paul Brennan 5,710 12.9 +0.3
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 2,750 6.2 +6.2
Independent Chris Candler 595 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 44,172 98.5
Informal votes 693 1.5
Turnout 44,865 93.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor David Kennedy 22,421 50.8 -2.2
Liberal Rodney Cambridge 21,751 49.2 +2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2
Australian federal election, 1966: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noel Beaton 23,191 51.7 +0.5
Liberal Frank Dunphy 16,062 35.8 +0.7
DLP William Dreschler 5,640 12.6 -1.1
Total formal votes 44,893 98.5
Informal votes 697 1.5
Turnout 45,590 96.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Noel Beaton 53.0 +0.4
Liberal Frank Dunphy 47.0 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4
Australian federal election, 1963: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noel Beaton 22,646 51.2 -0.4
Liberal Fred Grimwade 15,541 35.1 +0.9
DLP William Dreschler 6,044 13.7 +0.2
Total formal votes 44,231 99.3
Informal votes 307 0.7
Turnout 44,538 96.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Noel Beaton 52.6 -1.6
Liberal Fred Grimwade 47.4 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -1.6
Australian federal election, 1961: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noel Beaton 22,511 51.6 +3.1
Liberal Henry Snell 14,928 34.2 -4.2
DLP Ronald Anderson 5,895 13.5 +0.4
Independent Milan Lorman 308 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 43,642 98.6
Informal votes 606 1.4
Turnout 44,248 96.8
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Noel Beaton 54.2 +3.9
Liberal Henry Snell 45.8 -3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9
Bendigo by-election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noel Beaton 20,290 48.0 -0.5
Liberal Henry Snell 15,773 37.3 -1.1
DLP William Dreschler 6,200 14.7 +1.6
Total formal votes 42,263 99.2
Informal votes 345 0.8
Turnout 42,608 94.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Noel Beaton 21,198 50.2 -0.1
Liberal Henry Snell 21,065 49.8 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Clarey 20,840 48.5 +2.3
Liberal Henry Snell 16,471 38.4 -2.0
DLP William Dreschler 5,619 13.1 -0.3
Total formal votes 42,930 98.7
Informal votes 584 1.3
Turnout 43,514 96.8
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Percy Clarey 21,598 50.3 -0.9
Liberal Henry Snell 21,332 49.7 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
Australian federal election, 1955: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Clarey 19,006 46.2 -8.5
Liberal William Day 16,637 40.4 -4.9
Labor (Anti-Communist) James Brosnan 5,502 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 41,145 98.4
Informal votes 667 1.6
Turnout 41,812 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Percy Clarey 21,075 51.2 -3.5
Liberal William Day 20,070 48.8 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.5
Australian federal election, 1954: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Clarey 23,272 55.8 +2.2
Liberal John Barton 18,448 44.2 -2.2
Total formal votes 41,720 99.2
Informal votes 352 0.8
Turnout 42,072 96.6
Labor hold Swing +2.2
Australian federal election, 1951: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Clarey 21,975 53.6 +6.6
Liberal Charles Carty-Salmon 18,997 46.4 -1.3
Total formal votes 40,972 98.8
Informal votes 509 1.2
Turnout 41,481 96.8
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Grigg 19,268 47.7 +24.2
Labor Percy Clarey 18,962 47.0 -5.0
Independent Allan Goodman 2,134 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 40,364 98.6
Informal votes 554 1.4
Turnout 40,918 96.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Percy Clarey 20,258 50.2 -4.1
Liberal Thomas Grigg 20,106 49.8 +4.1
Labor hold Swing -4.1
Australian federal election, 1946: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Duus 19,613 42.9 +0.1
Country George Rankin 15,780 34.5 -10.4
Liberal Joseph Hall 10,323 22.6 +22.6
Total formal votes 45,716 98.6
Informal votes 664 1.4
Turnout 46,380 95.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Country George Rankin 25,172 55.1 +2.8
Labor Ernest Duus 20,544 44.9 -2.8
Country hold Swing +2.8
Australian federal election, 1943: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Rankin 20,050 44.9 -4.4
Labor Albert de Grandi 19,107 42.8 +4.7
Independent UAP Morton Garner 2,151 4.8 +4.8
Independent John Crawford 2,089 4.7 +4.7
Independent Labor William Banks 1,292 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 44,689 97.5
Informal votes 1,169 2.5
Turnout 45,858 96.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Country George Rankin 23,386 52.3 -5.2
Labor Albert de Grandi 21,303 47.7 +5.2
Country hold Swing -5.2
Australian federal election, 1940: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Rankin 22,561 49.3 +17.7
Labor Albert de Grandi 17,453 38.1 -1.4
Independent Country John Barton 5,769 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 45,783 98.6
Informal votes 631 1.4
Turnout 46,414 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Country George Rankin 26,314 57.5 +0.6
Labor Albert de Grandi 19,469 42.5 -0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Duus 18,834 39.5 -0.5
Country George Rankin 15,081 31.6 +7.6
UAP Walter Pearce 13,748 28.8 -6.4
Total formal votes 47,663 98.5
Informal votes 740 1.5
Turnout 48,403 96.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Country George Rankin 27,100 56.9 -0.3
Labor Ernest Duus 20,563 43.1 +0.3
Country gain from United Australia Swing -0.3
Australian federal election, 1934: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Eric Harrison 21,683 51.6 -7.9
Labor Richard Keane 20,378 48.4 +7.9
Total formal votes 42,061 98.8
Informal votes 522 1.2
Turnout 42,583 95.1
United Australia hold Swing -7.9
Australian federal election, 1931: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Eric Harrison 23,710 59.5 +14.6
Labor Richard Keane 16,167 40.5 -14.6
Total formal votes 39,877 98.7
Informal votes 544 1.3
Turnout 40,421 96.2
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +14.6

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Keane 21,111 55.1 +12.7
Nationalist Geoffry Hurry 17,177 44.9 +7.3
Total formal votes 38,288 99.0
Informal votes 390 1.0
Turnout 38,678 96.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +8.2
Australian federal election, 1928: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McDonald 15,849 42.4 -4.1
Nationalist Geoffry Hurry 14,074 37.6 -15.9
Country Cyril James 7,489 20.0 +20.0
Total formal votes 37,412 97.8
Informal votes 855 2.2
Turnout 38,267 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist Geoffry Hurry 19,882 53.1 -0.4
Labor James McDonald 17,530 46.9 +0.4
Nationalist hold Swing -0.4
Australian federal election, 1925: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Geoffry Hurry 20,154 53.5 +21.9
Labor Thomas Jude 17,507 46.5 +3.4
Total formal votes 37,661 98.9
Informal votes 400 1.1
Turnout 38,061 94.6
Nationalist hold Swing +1.8
Australian federal election, 1922: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Jude 10,854 43.1 +0.0
Nationalist Geoffry Hurry 7,961 31.6 -10.2
Country Edmund Jowett 6,348 25.2 +10.1
Total formal votes 25,163 96.8
Informal votes 826 3.2
Turnout 25,989 63.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist Geoffry Hurry 13,016 51.7 -3.8
Labor Thomas Jude 12,147 48.3 +3.8
Nationalist hold Swing -3.8

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 14,291 55.0 -2.4
Labor Alfred Hampson 11,676 45.0 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,967 99.3
Informal votes 186 0.7
Turnout 26,153 82.8
Nationalist hold Swing -2.4
Australian federal election, 1917: 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
Bendigo by-election, 1915
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Hampson 12,188 50.9 -4.2
Commonwealth Liberal William Richards 11,761 49.1 +4.2
Total formal votes 23,949 99.2
Informal votes 201 0.8
Turnout 24,150 68.0
Labor hold Swing -4.2
Australian federal election, 1914: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Arthur 16,134 55.1 +4.6
Commonwealth Liberal Alexander Robb 13,145 44.9 -1.7
Total formal votes 29,279 99.3
Informal votes 509 1.7
Turnout 29,788 83.8
Labor hold Swing +3.1
Australian federal election, 1913: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Arthur 14,488 50.5 +2.1
Commonwealth Liberal John Quick 13,378 46.6 -5.0
Independent Cyril James 821 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 28,687 97.8
Informal votes 639 2.2
Turnout 29,326 78.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.6
Australian federal election, 1910: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Commonwealth Liberal John Quick 12,723 51.3 -0.4
Labour Frank Brennan 12,065 48.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 24,788 99.0
Informal votes 244 1.0
Turnout 25,032 79.2
Liberal gain from Independent Swing -0.4

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Quick 9,617 51.7 +51.7
Labour Thomas Glass 8,969 48.3 +29.9
Total formal votes 18,586 97.5
Informal votes 467 2.5
Turnout 19,053 59.1
Independent gain from Protectionist Swing +51.7
Australian federal election, 1903: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Quick 6,020 41.9 -58.1
Labour David Smith 5,704 39.7 +39.7
Free Trade Cyril James 2,650 18.4 +18.4
Total formal votes 14,374 99.1
Informal votes 129 0.9
Turnout 14,500 57.3
Protectionist hold Swing -58.1
Australian federal election, 1901: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Quick unopposed
Protectionist win (new division)

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