Electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Eden-Monaro in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Austin Chapman	Protectionist	1901–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1926
	John Perkins	Nationalist	1926–1929
	John Cusack	Labor	1929–1931
	John Perkins	United Australia	1931–1943
	Allan Fraser	Labor	1943–1966
	Dugald Munro	Liberal	1966–1969
	Allan Fraser	Labor	1969–1972
	Bob Whan	Labor	1972–1975
	Murray Sainsbury	Liberal	1975–1983
	Jim Snow	Labor	1983–1996
	Gary Nairn	Liberal	1996–2007
	Mike Kelly	Labor	2007–2013
	Peter Hendy	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Hendy	40,431	45.27	+3.43
	Labor	Mike Kelly	34,638	38.78	−4.83
	Greens	Catherine Moore	6,725	7.53	−2.19
	Palmer United	Dean Lynch	4,655	5.21	+5.21
	Independent	Andrew Thaler	1,223	1.37	+1.37
	Christian Democrats	Warren Catton	861	0.96	+0.21
	Stable Population	Martin Tye	601	0.67	+0.67
	CEC	Costas Goumas	179	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			89,313	94.46	+0.71
Informal votes			5,240	5.54	−0.71
Turnout			94,553	94.52	+0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Hendy	45,199	50.61	+4.85
	Labor	Mike Kelly	44,114	49.39	−4.85
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.85

Australian federal election, 2010: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Kelly	37,225	43.61	+0.30
	Liberal	David Gazard	35,714	41.84	-2.87
	Greens	Catherine Moore	8,296	9.72	+1.91
	Liberal Democrats	Olga Quilty	1,152	1.35	+1.11
	Independent	Ray Buckley	1,019	1.19	+1.19
	Family First	Tom Gradwell	761	0.89	+0.18
	Christian Democrats	Ursula Bennett	637	0.75	-0.36
	Independent	Frank Fragiacomo	559	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			85,363	93.75	-2.52
Informal votes			5,690	6.25	+2.52
Turnout			91,053	94.39	-1.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Kelly	46,300	54.24	+1.95
	Liberal	David Gazard	39,063	45.76	-1.95
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.95

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Kelly	37,724	44.56	+6.64
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	36,863	43.55	-5.85
	Greens	Keith Hughes	6,303	7.45	+0.53
	Independent	Acacia Rose	1,924	2.27	+2.27
	Christian Democrats	Matthew Chivers	911	1.08	-0.30
	Family First	Peter Harris	657	0.78	+0.58
	Liberty & Democracy	Tim Quilty	272	0.32	+0.32
Total formal votes			84,654	96.31	+1.10
Informal votes			3,239	3.69	-1.10
Turnout			87,893	95.94	+0.67
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Kelly	45,207	53.40	+6.67
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	39,447	46.60	-6.67
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.67

Australian federal election, 2004: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	40,783	48.48	+7.40
	Labor	Kel Watt	32,592	38.74	+2.00
	Greens	Cecily Dignan	6,256	7.44	+2.46
	One Nation	Don Tarlinton	1,541	1.83	-1.76
	Christian Democrats	Ursula Bennett	1,170	1.39	+0.08
	Outdoor Recreation	Tim Quilty	1,063	1.26	+1.26
	Democrats	Nazia Ahmed	725	0.86	-2.43
Total formal votes			84,130	95.43	-0.15
Informal votes			4,032	4.57	+0.15
Turnout			88,162	95.28	-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	43,867	52.14	+0.45
	Labor	Kel Watt	40,263	47.86	-0.45
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.45

Australian federal election, 2001: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	32,247	41.08	-2.16
	Labor	Steve Whan	28,842	36.74	-2.32
	Independent	Peter Cochran	6,436	8.20	+8.20
	Greens	Rosemary Beaumont	3,911	4.98	+1.80
	One Nation	Barry Bridges	2,821	3.59	-5.97
	Democrats	Linda Chapman	2,584	3.29	-1.32
	Christian Democrats	Frank Phillips	1,032	1.31	+1.31
	Independent	Steve Urquhart	319	0.41	+0.41
	Independent	Matthew Swift	211	0.27	+0.27
	Non-Custodial Parents	Peter Vlug	94	0.12	+0.12
Total formal votes			78,497	95.58	-1.21
Informal votes			3,628	4.42	+1.21
Turnout			82,125	96.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	40,579	51.69	+1.07
	Labor	Steve Whan	37,198	48.31	-1.07
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.07

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	31,654	43.25	-2.70
	Labor	Steve Whan	28,692	39.21	+1.30
	One Nation	Adam Miller	7,004	9.57	+9.57
	Democrats	Dan McMillan	3,343	4.57	+0.98
	Greens	Rosemary Beaumont	2,301	3.14	-0.39
	CEC	Gordon Harriott	188	0.26	+0.26
Total formal votes			73,182	96.79	-0.22
Informal votes			2,425	3.21	+0.22
Turnout			75,607	95.79	-0.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	36,722	50.18	-4.58
	Labor	Steve Whan	36,460	49.82	+4.58
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.58

Australian federal election, 1996: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	33,151	45.95	+7.97
	Labor	Jim Snow	27,347	37.90	-9.30
	Independent	Robyn Loydell	4,320	5.99	+5.99
	Democrats	Nora Endean	2,592	3.59	+3.59
	Greens	Robin Tennant-Wood	2,548	3.53	+3.53
	AAFI	Irene Brown	1,374	1.90	+1.90
	Call to Australia	David Howes	615	0.85	+0.85
	Natural Law	Peter Fraser	200	0.28	-0.39
Total formal votes			72,147	97.01	-0.53
Informal votes			2,223	2.99	+0.53
Turnout			74,370	95.97	+0.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Nairn	39,318	54.76	+9.03
	Labor	Jim Snow	32,487	45.24	-9.03
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.03

Australian federal election, 1993: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Snow	32,229	47.20	+5.40
	Liberal	Rob de Fegely	25,929	37.98	+6.54
	National	Tom Barry	5,040	7.38	-2.63
	Independent	Norm Sanders	3,934	5.76	+5.76
	Independent	Greg Doyle	694	1.02	+1.02
	Natural Law	Peter Fraser	453	0.66	+0.66
Total formal votes			68,279	97.54	-0.23
Informal votes			1,720	2.46	+0.23
Turnout			69,999	95.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Snow	37,036	54.28	-0.07
	Liberal	Rob de Fegely	31,999	45.72	+0.07
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.07

Australian federal election, 1990: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Snow	29,225	41.8	-6.6
	Liberal	Rob Pollock	22,290	31.9	+3.1
	Independent	Jim Collins	7,259	10.4	+10.4
	National	Gaye White	6,615	9.5	-6.9
	Democrats	Denise Redmond	4,208	6.0	+6.0
	Rex Connor Labor	Greg Doyle	330	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			69,927	97.8
Informal votes			1,548	2.2
Turnout			71,475	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Snow	37,945	54.3	-0.1
	Liberal	Rob Pollock	31,890	45.7	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Snow	30,335	48.4	+1.2
	Liberal	David Evans	18,088	28.8	-13.9
	National	Peter Cochran	10,316	16.4	+12.6
	Independent	John McGlynn	3,582	5.7	+5.7
	Unite Australia	Horst Kirchner	405	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			62,726	96.8
Informal votes			2,045	3.2
Turnout			64,771	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Snow	34,144	54.4	+2.4
	Liberal	David Evans	28,577	45.6	-2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Australian federal election, 1984: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Snow	26,131	47.2	-1.5
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	23,675	42.7	-2.4
	Nuclear Disarmament	Bob Shumack	3,435	6.2	+6.2
	National	Alexander Black	2,178	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			55,419	95.5
Informal votes			2,625	4.5
Turnout			58,044	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Snow	28,808	52.0	+0.6
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	26,606	48.0	-0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Australian federal election, 1983: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Snow	36,401	49.1	+4.0
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	33,141	44.7	-5.1
	Independent	Miriam Naughton	2,333	3.1	+3.1
	Democrats	Russell Witt	1,977	2.7	-2.4
	Independent	Ronald Sarina	260	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			74,112	98.3
Informal votes			1,302	1.7
Turnout			75,414	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Snow		51.8	+4.6
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury		48.2	-4.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.6

Australian federal election, 1980: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	34,897	49.8	-1.9
	Labor	Jim Snow	31,588	45.1	+6.2
	Democrats	Norma Helmers	3,586	5.1	-3.5
Total formal votes			70,071	98.7
Informal votes			906	1.3
Turnout			70,977	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	36,987	52.8	-3.1
	Labor	Jim Snow	33,084	47.2	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	33,517	51.7	+16.4
	Labor	Brian Maguire	25,243	38.9	-4.6
	Democrats	Norma Helmers	5,587	8.6	+8.6
	Independent	Michael Le Grand	530	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			64,877	98.4
Informal votes			1,041	1.6
Turnout			65,918	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury		55.9	+0.4
	Labor	Brian Maguire		44.1	-0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

Australian federal election, 1975: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Whan	26,669	43.5	-5.3
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	21,661	35.3	+15.4
	National Country	John Moore	12,008	19.6	-10.5
	Independent	Frederick Dawson	993	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			61,331	98.7
Informal votes			805	1.3
Turnout			62,136	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Sainsbury	34,059	55.5	+55.5
	Labor	Bob Whan	27,272	44.5	-5.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.6

Australian federal election, 1974: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Whan	27,816	48.8	+1.2
	Country	Ron Brewer	17,144	30.1	+7.5
	Liberal	Jonathan Bell	11,325	19.9	-4.2
	Australia Party	Keith Hughes	711	1.2	-0.9
Total formal votes			56,996	98.6
Informal votes			835	1.4
Turnout			57,831	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Whan	28,571	50.1	-0.4
	Country	Ron Brewer	28,425	49.9	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

Australian federal election, 1972: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Whan	23,836	47.6	-3.6
	Liberal	Edward Otton	12,074	24.1	-20.5
	Country	Roy Howard	11,313	22.6	+22.6
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Abbey	1,721	3.4	+0.5
	Australia Party	Hugh Watson	1,091	2.2	+0.9
Total formal votes			50,035	98.3
Informal votes			878	1.7
Turnout			50,913	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Whan	25,269	50.5	-2.7
	Country	Roy Howard	24,766	49.5	+49.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	23,482	51.2	+5.4
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	20,436	44.6	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	John Donohue	1,342	2.9	-0.1
	Australia Party	Patrick Starrs	575	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			45,835	98.5
Informal votes			717	1.5
Turnout			46,552	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		53.2	+5.8
	Liberal	Dugald Munro		46.8	-5.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.8

Australian federal election, 1966: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	19,875	47.7	-3.3
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	17,024	40.8	-3.5
	Country	Anthony Pratten	3,618	8.7	+8.7
	Democratic Labor	John Mills	1,177	2.8	-1.9
Total formal votes			41,694	97.6
Informal votes			1,005	2.4
Turnout			42,699	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	21,159	50.7	+3.4
	Labor	Allan Fraser	20,535	49.3	-3.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.4

Australian federal election, 1963: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	20,807	51.0	-9.0
	Liberal	Dugald Munro	18,095	44.3	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	John Donohue	1,924	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			40,826	98.7
Informal votes			525	1.3
Turnout			41,351	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		52.7	-7.3
	Liberal	Dugald Munro		47.3	+7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.3

Australian federal election, 1961: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	24,217	60.0	+6.3
	Liberal	Douglas Thomson	16,134	40.0	-0.7
Total formal votes			40,351	98.7
Informal votes			525	1.3
Turnout			40,876	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	21,410	53.7	+0.8
	Liberal	Douglas Thomson	16,221	40.7	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	John Donohue	2,250	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			39,881	98.4
Informal votes			649	1.6
Turnout			40,530	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		55.6	+0.5
	Liberal	Douglas Thomson		44.4	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Australian federal election, 1955: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	21,007	52.9	+0.9
	Liberal	Mark Flanagan	16,609	41.9	-6.2
	Independent	Royce Beavis	2,113	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			39,729	98.5
Informal votes			611	1.5
Turnout			40,340	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		55.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Mark Flanagan		44.9	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Australian federal election, 1954: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	20,824	52.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Royce Beavis	19,149	47.9	-1.1
Total formal votes			39,973	99.2
Informal votes			309	0.8
Turnout			40,282	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Australian federal election, 1951: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	19,574	51.0	+0.1
	Liberal	Bill Keys	18,832	49.0	-0.1
Total formal votes			38,406	98.9
Informal votes			419	1.1
Turnout			38,825	96.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	19,004	50.9	-5.4
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow	18,317	49.1	+15.0
Total formal votes			37,321	98.6
Informal votes			517	1.4
Turnout			37,838	96.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.6

Australian federal election, 1946: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	25,231	50.2	+1.3
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow	18,560	36.9	+15.9
	Country	Pat Osborne	3,292	6.5	+6.5
	Country	Allan Backhouse	2,883	5.7	+5.7
	Services	Victor Brown	322	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			50,288	97.4
Informal votes			1,321	2.6
Turnout			51,609	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		52.7	-2.7
	Liberal	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow		47.3	+47.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Australian federal election, 1943: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Allan Fraser	23,662	48.9	+14.4
	Liberal Democratic	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow	10,510	21.7	+21.7
	United Australia	John Perkins	10,162	21.0	-30.9
	Independent	Bill Beale	3,210	6.6	+1.3
	Independent	Jonas Crabtree	365	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Cecil Gray	262	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	John Egan	211	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			48,382	96.6
Informal votes			1,695	3.4
Turnout			50,077	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Allan Fraser		55.4	+10.2
	Liberal Democratic	Denzil Macarthur-Onslow		46.6	+46.6
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+10.8

Australian federal election, 1940: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herb Turner	16,736	34.5	-8.0
	United Australia	John Perkins	13,092	27.0	-30.5
	United Australia	Frank Louat	6,173	12.7	+12.7
	United Australia	Pat Osborne	4,763	9.8	+9.8
	Labor (N-C)	Benjamin Kelly	4,575	9.4	+9.4
	United Australia	Roy May	1,175	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	George Alam	1,018	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Rupert Beale	987	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			48,519	95.5
Informal votes			2,263	4.5
Turnout			50,782	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Perkins	26,575	54.8	-2.7
	Labor	Herb Turner	21,944	45.2	+2.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	-2.7

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Perkins	28,872	57.5	+0.9
	Labor	Claude Allen	21,299	42.5	+33.7
Total formal votes			50,171	98.3
Informal votes			863	1.7
Turnout			51,034	97.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	-1.3

Australian federal election, 1934: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Perkins	27,707	56.6	+21.1
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Johnston	16,928	34.6	+34.6
	Labor	Leo O'Sullivan	4,290	8.8	-17.5
Total formal votes			48,925	98.1
Informal votes			936	3.4
Turnout			49,861	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Perkins		58.8	-6.2
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Johnston		41.2	+41.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	-6.2

Australian federal election, 1931: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Perkins	16,888	41.4	-8.5
	Labor	Gerald O'Sullivan	12,619	30.9	-19.2
	Country	Arthur Christian	11,334	27.8	+27.8
Total formal votes			40,841	97.6
Informal votes			998	2.4
Turnout			41,839	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Perkins	25,980	63.6	+13.7
	Labor	Gerald O'Sullivan	14,861	36.4	-13.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+13.7

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Cusack	19,732	50.1	+7.7
	Nationalist	John Perkins	19,692	49.9	-7.7
Total formal votes			39,424	97.0
Informal votes			1,233	3.0
Turnout			40,657	93.6
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.7

Australian federal election, 1928: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Perkins	21,158	57.6	-7.0
	Labor	John Cusack	15,590	42.4	+7.0
Total formal votes			36,748	94.5
Informal votes			2,131	5.5
Turnout			38,879	93.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-7.0

Eden-Monaro by-election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Perkins	20,573	60.0	-4.6
	Labor	Charles Morgan	13,729	40.0	+4.6
Total formal votes			34,302	97.5
Informal votes			887	2.5
Turnout			35,189	86.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-4.6

Australian federal election, 1925: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Austin Chapman	23,371	64.6	+3.5
	Labor	Charles Morgan	12,828	35.4	-3.5
Total formal votes			36,199	98.3
Informal votes			610	1.7
Turnout			36,809	91.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.5

Australian federal election, 1922: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Austin Chapman	14,892	61.1	+9.5
	Labor	Ulric Walsh	9,495	38.9	-6.8
Total formal votes			24,387	94.4
Informal votes			906	3.6
Turnout			25,293	64.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+8.5

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Austin Chapman	10,253	51.2	-6.0
	Labor	Harry Brown	9,770	48.8	+6.0
Total formal votes			20,023	98.4
Informal votes			330	1.6
Turnout			20,353	69.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-6.0

Australian federal election, 1917: 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

Australian federal election, 1914: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Austin Chapman	13,439	59.2	+0.5
	Labor	Harry Lestrange	9,261	40.8	-0.5
Total formal votes			22,700	97.6
Informal votes			589	2.5
Turnout			23,289	72.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

Australian federal election, 1913: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Austin Chapman	13,321	58.7	-41.3
	Labor	Harry Lestrange	9,367	41.3	+41.3
Total formal votes			22,688	97.3
Informal votes			628	2.7
Turnout			23,317	70.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-41.3

Australian federal election, 1910: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Austin Chapman	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Austin Chapman	7,979	67.8	-32.2
	Anti-Socialist	John Longmuir	3,789	32.2	+32.2
Total formal votes			11,768	95.4
Informal votes			571	4.6
Turnout			12,339	52.6
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-32.2

Australian federal election, 1903: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Austin Chapman	unopposed		+
	Protectionist hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1901: Eden-Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Austin Chapman	5,451	64.2	+64.2
	Protectionist	William Wood	3,041	35.8	+35.8
Total formal votes			8,492	98.5
Informal votes			127	1.5
Turnout			8,619	68.0
	Protectionist win		(new division)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales Banks Barton Bennelong Berowra Blaxland Bradfield Calare Charlton Chifley Cook Cowper Cunningham Dobell Eden-Monaro Farrer Fowler Gilmore Grayndler Greenway Hughes Hume Hunter Kingsford Smith Lindsay Lyne Macarthur Mackellar Macquarie McMahon Mitchell New England Newcastle North Sydney Page Parkes Parramatta Paterson Reid Richmond Riverina Robertson Shortland Sydney Throsby Warringah Watson Wentworth Werriwa Abolished: Barrier Bland Canobolas Cook (1906–55) Dalley Darling Dundas East Sydney Evans Gwydir Illawarra Lang Lawson Lowe Martin Nepean Parkes (1901–69) Phillip Prospect Riverina-Darling St George South Sydney Watson (1934–69) West Sydney Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories