Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Alfred Conroy Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1906
  David Hall Labor 1906–1912
  Benjamin Bennett Labor 1912–1913
  Alfred Conroy Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1914
  John Lynch Labor 1914–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1918
  Bert Lazzarini Labor 1919–1931
  Labor (NSW) 1931–1931
  Walter McNicoll Country 1931–1934
  Bert Lazzarini Labor (NSW) 1934–1936
  Labor 1936–1952
  Gough Whitlam Labor 1952–1978
  John Kerin Labor 1978–1994
  Mark Latham Labor 1994–2005
  Chris Hayes Labor 2005–2010
  Laurie Ferguson Labor 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 34,117 44.09 −4.48
Liberal Kent Johns 30,693 39.67 +0.95
Palmer United Katryna Thirup 3,363 4.35 +4.35
Christian Democrats John Ramsay 2,936 3.79 +3.79
Greens Daniel Griffiths 2,532 3.27 −9.43
Democratic Labour Michael Byrne 1,562 2.02 +2.02
One Nation Marella Harris 1,519 1.96 +1.96
Katter's Australian Kerryn Ball 657 0.85 +0.85
Total formal votes 77,379 87.13 −2.52
Informal votes 11,433 12.87 +2.52
Turnout 88,812 92.46 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 40,426 52.24 −4.51
Liberal Kent Johns 36,953 47.76 +4.51
Labor hold Swing −4.51
Australian federal election, 2010: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 36,582 48.57 -10.13
Liberal Sam Eskaros 29,165 38.72 +8.33
Greens Lauren Moore 9,567 12.70 +8.87
Total formal votes 75,314 89.65 -3.77
Informal votes 8,692 10.35 +3.77
Turnout 84,006 92.32 -1.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 42,740 56.75 -8.32
Liberal Sam Eskaros 32,574 43.25 +8.32
Labor hold Swing -8.32

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Hayes 46,892 58.83 +8.92
Liberal Rachel Elliott 24,046 30.17 -7.44
Greens Neerav Bhatt 3,022 3.79 +0.07
Independent Joe Bryant 2,016 2.53 +2.53
Family First Andrew Mills 1,920 2.41 +2.00
Christian Democrats Hany Gayed 1,814 2.28 +1.90
Total formal votes 79,710 93.47 +1.45
Informal votes 5,569 6.53 -1.45
Turnout 85,279 94.43 +1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Hayes 51,999 65.24 +8.30
Liberal Rachel Elliott 27,711 34.76 -8.30
Labor hold Swing +8.30
Werriwa by-election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Hayes 37,286 55.54 +2.90
Independent James Young 3,237 7.80 +7.80
Greens Ben Raue 3,726 5.55 +2.42
AAFI Janey Woodger 3,243 4.83 +4.83
Family First Mick Sykes 2,890 4.31 +4.31
Independent Joe Bryant 2,696 3.78 +3.78
Christian Democrats Greg Tan 2,536 3.78 +3.78
One Nation Charles Doggett 2,400 3.48 +1.22
Deborah Locke 2,101 3.13 +3.13
Independent Mal Lees 1,393 2.08 +2.08
Ned Mannoun 1,076 1.60 +1.60
Independent Sam Bargshoon 753 1.12 -3.75
Progressive Labour Mary Patricia McGookin 629 0.94 +0.94
Mike Head 458 0.68 +0.04
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 388 0.58 +0.58
Independent Robert Vogler 316 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 67,129 86.85 -5.17
Informal votes 10,162 13.15 +5.17
Turnout 77,291 85.19 -8.73
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Chris Hayes 47,023 70.05 +10.74
Independent James Young 20,106 29.95 -10.74
Labor hold Swing +10.74
Australian federal election, 2004: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Latham 40,837 52.64 +2.31
Liberal Michael Medway 27,241 35.11 +1.79
Independent Sam Bargshoon 3,779 4.87 +4.87
Greens Ben Raue 2,432 3.13 +0.48
One Nation Charles Doggett 1,831 2.36 -2.36
Democrats Patrick Briscoe-Hough 965 1.24 -1.40
Mike Head 497 0.64 +0.64
Total formal votes 77,582 92.02 +0.53
Informal votes 6,724 7.98 -0.53
Turnout 84,306 93.92 -0.05
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Latham 46,012 59.31 +0.82
Liberal Michael Medway 31,570 40.69 -0.82
Labor hold Swing +0.82
Australian federal election, 2001: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Latham 35,980 50.33 -1.15
Liberal Paul Masina 23,816 33.32 +4.24
One Nation P. Kotarski 3,372 4.72 -6.16
Greens Roger Barsony 1,891 2.65 +0.87
Democrats Glenda Blanch 1,886 2.64 -0.79
Christian Democrats Greg Tan 1,759 2.46 +2.46
Unity John Uri 1,527 2.14 -0.04
AAFI Janey Woodger 1,256 1.76 +1.76
Total formal votes 71,487 91.49 -3.32
Informal votes 6,651 8.51 +3.32
Turnout 78,138 94.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Latham 41,810 58.49 -4.13
Liberal Paul Masina 29,677 41.51 +4.13
Labor hold Swing -4.13

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Latham 37,106 50.58 +2.69
Liberal Andrew Thorn 21,251 28.97 -4.74
One Nation John Hyslop 8,440 11.51 +11.51
Democrats James Cockayne 2,594 3.54 -2.90
Greens Vicki Kearney 1,605 2.19 +2.19
Independent Sharynne Freeman 1,260 1.72 +1.72
Unity Ibrahim Peck 1,099 1.50 +1.50
Total formal votes 73,355 95.12 +0.20
Informal votes 3,766 4.88 -0.20
Turnout 77,121 94.54 -1.28
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Latham 45,974 62.67 +6.46
Liberal Andrew Thorn 27,381 37.33 -6.46
Labor hold Swing +6.46
Australian federal election, 1996: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Latham 33,800 47.90 -13.51
Liberal Andrew Thorn 23,790 33.71 +3.22
Democrats Emanuela Lang 4,541 6.44 +1.47
AAFI Vince Townsend 3,973 5.63 +5.63
Independent James Whitehall 2,722 3.86 +3.86
Reclaim Australia Edwin Woodger 1,169 1.66 +1.66
Greg Josling 571 0.81 +0.81
Total formal votes 70,566 94.91 -1.09
Informal votes 3,782 5.09 +1.09
Turnout 74,348 95.82 +0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Latham 39,489 56.21 -9.56
Liberal Andrew Thorn 30,761 43.79 +9.56
Labor hold Swing -9.56
Werriwa by-election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Latham 30,337 50.13 −11.27
Liberal Charlie Lynn 20,466 33.82 +3.52
AAFI Robyn Spencer 4,384 7.24 +7.24
Independent Julia Moon 3,199 5.29 +5.29
Graeme MacAllister 1,111 1.84 +1.84
Independent Maxwell Corbett 458 0.76 +0.76
Independent Alex Kammoun 378 0.62 +0.62
Independent Earle Keegel 188 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 60,521 94.80 −1.20
Informal votes 3,318 5.20 +1.20
Turnout 63,839 85.64 −9.66
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Latham 35,972 59.49 −6.28
Liberal Charlie Lynn 24,500 40.51 +6.28
Labor hold Swing −6.28
Australian federal election, 1993: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 41,725 61.40 +9.23
Liberal Rick Lewis 20,722 30.50 +0.48
Democrats Peter Fraser 3,376 4.97 -5.31
Natural Law Julie Chamberlain 2,129 3.13 +3.13
Total formal votes 67,952 96.00 -0.30
Informal votes 2,830 4.00 +0.30
Turnout 70,782 95.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 44,671 65.77 +1.69
Liberal Rick Lewis 23,250 34.23 -1.69
Labor hold Swing +1.69
Australian federal election, 1990: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 38,392 52.0 -11.7
Liberal Rick Lewis 20,200 30.0 -6.3
Democrats Eamon Quinn 7,547 10.2 +10.2
Environment Inds Sue Dobson 4,866 6.6 +6.6
Greens Robert Tomasiello 886 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 73,891 96.3
Informal votes 2,801 3.7
Turnout 76,692 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 47,190 66.8 +0.3
Liberal Rick Lewis 26,546 33.2 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 43,094 63.7 +0.0
Liberal David Brock 24,600 36.3 +7.0
Total formal votes 67,694 94.7
Informal votes 3,798 5.3
Turnout 71,492 95.3
Labor hold Swing -3.2
Australian federal election, 1984: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 36,892 63.7 +3.6
Liberal Peter Swiderski 16,963 29.3 -2.1
Democrats Valerie George 4,079 7.0 +7.0
Total formal votes 57,934 92.1
Informal votes 5,002 7.9
Turnout 62,936 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 38,737 66.9 -0.9
Liberal Peter Swiderski 19,195 33.1 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
Australian federal election, 1983: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 52,584 63.2 +5.3
Liberal Marie Rutledge 23,586 28.3 -2.1
Independent David Brandon 4,714 5.7 +5.7
Socialist Labour Dorothea Brocksop 1,351 1.6 +1.6
Socialist Workers Gail Cumming 1,025 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 83,260 97.0
Informal votes 2,584 3.0
Turnout 85,844 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 69.1 +2.5
Liberal Marie Rutledge 30.9 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5
Australian federal election, 1980: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 45,296 57.9 +2.4
Liberal Marie Rutledge 23,813 30.4 -3.5
Democrats Keith Olson 5,074 6.5 -2.5
Independent Edward Bell 4,079 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 78,262 96.8
Informal votes 2,577 3.2
Turnout 80,839 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 66.6 +6.4
Liberal Marie Rutledge 33.4 -6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1970s

Werriwa by-election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 40,272 67.2 +11.7
Liberal William Sadler 14,566 24.3 -9.6
Democrats Keith Olson 3,774 6.3 -2.7
Socialist Workers John Garcia 1,081 1.8 +1.8
New Australian Hans Penninger 214 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 59,897 98.2
Informal votes 1,093 1.8
Turnout 60,990 81.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 72.3 +12.1
Liberal William Sadler 27.7 -12.1
Labor hold Swing +12.1
Australian federal election, 1977: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 37,262 55.5 -0.7
Liberal Jonas Abromas 22,787 33.9 -6.4
Democrats Keith Olson 6,035 9.0 +9.0
Independent Ross May 1,079 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 67,163 96.7
Informal votes 2,205 3.2
Turnout 69,368 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 60.2 +2.0
Liberal Jonas Abromas 39.8 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
Australian federal election, 1975: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 44,356 59.4 -9.6
Liberal William Sadler 27,724 37.1 +7.9
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 1,178 1.6 +1.6
Workers Ronald Watson 578 0.8 +0.8
Independent Maurice Sharp 271 0.4 +0.4
Independent Fredrick Keep 270 0.4 +0.4
Independent Ross May 263 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 74,640 97.1
Informal votes 2,266 2.9
Turnout 76,906 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 61.4 -8.5
Liberal William Sadler 38.6 +8.5
Labor hold Swing -8.5
Australian federal election, 1974: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 46,844 69.0 +0.1
Liberal Michael Darby 19,822 29.2 +1.1
Australia Party Robert Tuckwell 360 0.5 +0.5
Independent Margaret Tomkins 221 0.3 +0.3
Independent Maurice Sharp 152 0.2 +0.2
Independent Robert Demkiw 98 0.1 +0.1
Independent Steve Dodd 97 0.1 +0.1
National Socialist Ross May 82 0.1 +0.1
Independent Ian Robertson 78 0.1 +0.1
Independent Eileen Eason 73 0.1 +0.1
Independent Leslie Shaw 42 0.1 +0.1
Independent Veljko Prlja 35 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 67,904 97.5
Informal votes 1,715 2.5
Turnout 69,619 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 69.9 +0.0
Liberal Michael Darby 30.1 +0.0
Labor hold Swing +0.0
Australian federal election, 1972: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 41,297 68.9 +7.7
Liberal Ron Dunbier 16,822 28.1 -1.0
Democratic Labor Andrew Murphy 1,139 1.9 -3.2
Independent Walter Turner 380 0.6 +0.6
Independent Maurice Sharp 331 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 59,969 97.2
Informal votes 1,731 2.8
Turnout 61,700 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 69.9 +5.2
Liberal Ron Dunbier 30.1 -5.2
Labor hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 32,435 61.2 +8.1
Liberal Christopher May 15,416 29.1 -9.4
Democratic Labor William Arundel 2,680 5.1 +2.0
Independent Fay McCallum 1,088 2.1 +2.1
Independent William Sadler 1,021 1.9 +1.9
Communist Dominic Syme 377 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 53,017 95.6
Informal votes 2,427 4.4
Turnout 55,444 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 64.7 +7.1
Liberal Christopher May 35.3 -7.1
Labor hold Swing +7.1
Australian federal election, 1966: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 45,345 55.0 -3.1
Liberal Elga Rodze 30,198 36.6 -0.7
Communist Leslie Kelton 4,411 5.3 +5.3
Democratic Labor Andrew Murphy 2,539 3.1 -1.5
Total formal votes 82,493 94.9
Informal votes 4,396 5.1
Turnout 86,889 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 59.5 +0.5
Liberal Elga Rodze 40.5 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5
Australian federal election, 1963: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 39,440 58.1 -7.2
Liberal Kevin Byrne 25,301 37.3 +11.2
Democratic Labor Harry Cole 3,115 4.6 -4.1
Total formal votes 67,856 97.4
Informal votes 1,803 2.6
Turnout 69,659 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 59.0 -7.8
Liberal Kevin Byrne 41.0 +7.8
Labor hold Swing -7.8
Australian federal election, 1961: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 36,153 65.3 +8.9
Liberal Vernon Luckman 14,427 26.1 -6.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 4,792 8.7 -2.3
Total formal votes 55,372 96.3
Informal votes 2,119 3.7
Turnout 57,491 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 66.8 +8.4
Liberal Vernon Luckman 33.2 -8.4
Labor hold Swing +8.4

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 26,241 56.4 +0.0
Liberal John Shannon 15,199 32.7 -10.9
Democratic Labor Les Hale 5,100 11.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 46,540 96.1
Informal votes 1,889 3.9
Turnout 48,429 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 58.4 +2.0
Liberal John Shannon 41.6 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
Australian federal election, 1955: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 21,903 56.4 -3.2
Liberal John Shannon 16,921 43.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 38,824 95.9
Informal votes 1,647 4.1
Turnout 40,471 94.5
Labor hold Swing -4.9
Australian federal election, 1954: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 33,961 57.7 +2.6
Liberal Jack Lee 22,530 38.3 -6.6
Communist Edwin Lipscombe 2,363 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 58,854 98.4
Informal votes 943 1.6
Turnout 59,797 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gough Whitlam 61.3 +6.2
Liberal Jack Lee 38.7 -6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2
Werriwa by-election, 1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 32,561 67.5 +12.4
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,706 32.5 -12.4
Total formal votes 15,706 98.3
Informal votes 826 1.7
Turnout 49,093 88.5
Labor hold Swing +12.4
Australian federal election, 1951: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 26,104 55.1 -1.1
Liberal Ian Griffith 21,257 44.9 +1.1
Total formal votes 47,361 97.7
Informal votes 1,114 2.3
Turnout 48,475 95.6
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 24,142 56.2 +1.6
Liberal Ray Watson 18,787 43.8 +6.5
Total formal votes 42,929 97.8
Informal votes 43,890 95.2
Turnout 43,890 95.2
Labor hold Swing -6.0
Australian federal election, 1946: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 39,408 54.0 -14.7
Liberal Ray Watson 26,993 37.0 +37.0
Communist Les Mullin 6,511 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 72,912 98.0
Informal votes 1,478 2.0
Turnout 74,390 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert Lazzarini 62.1 -12.6
Liberal Ray Watson 37.9 +37.9
Labor hold Swing -12.6
Australian federal election, 1943: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 46,346 68.7 +27.2
One Parliament Arthur Brown 12,996 19.3 +19.3
Independent Michel Kartzoff 8,122 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 67,464 97.8
Informal votes 1,520 2.2
Turnout 68,984 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bert Lazzarini 74.7 +9.6
One Parliament Arthur Brown 25.3 +25.3
Labor hold Swing +9.6
Australian federal election, 1940: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 24,766 41.5 -13.8
United Australia Charles Hardwick 7,954 13.3 -9.3
State Labor Rex Connor 7,512 12.6 +12.6
Labor (N-C) Con Quilkey 6,301 10.6 +10.6
United Australia Walter Duncan 6,010 10.1 +10.1
United Australia Lyell Scott 4,170 7.0 +7.0
United Australia Joseph Worland 2,278 3.8 +3.8
United Australia Mont Sheppard 731 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 59,722 94.8
Informal votes 3,277 5.2
Turnout 62,999 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert Lazzarini 65.1 +9.8
United Australia Charles Hardwick 34.9 -9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 31,188 55.3 +51.9
United Australia Henry Storey 25,190 44.7 -1.4
Total formal votes 56,378 97.8
Informal votes 1,241 2.2
Turnout 57,619 96.9
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +55.3
Australian federal election, 1934: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Mutch 22,981 46.1 +46.1
Labor (NSW) Bert Lazzarini 22,561 45.3 +5.3
Communist Bill Blake 2,610 5.2 +5.2
Labor Thomas Lavelle 1,695 3.4 -6.0
Total formal votes 49,847 97.1
Informal votes 1,466 2.9
Turnout 51,313 96.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Bert Lazzarini 26,180 52.5 +3.2
United Australia Thomas Mutch 23,667 47.5 +47.5
Labor (NSW) gain from Country Swing +3.2
Australian federal election, 1931: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Walter McNicoll 21,762 47.9 +47.9
Labor (NSW) Bert Lazzarini 18,948 41.7 +41.7
Labor Ernest Tully 4,254 9.4 -56.0
Independent UAP Mont Sheppard 496 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 45,460 96.4
Informal votes 1,679 3.6
Turnout 47,139 94.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Walter McNicoll 23,518 51.7 +51.7
Labor (NSW) Bert Lazzarini 21,942 48.3 +48.3
Country gain from Labor Swing +17.1

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 28,213 65.4 +3.7
Nationalist Bernard Grogan 14,903 34.6 -3.7
Total formal votes 43,116 97.3
Informal votes 1,204 2.7
Turnout 44,320 94.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7
Australian federal election, 1928: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 24,842 61.7 +8.0
Nationalist Herbert Ogilvie 15,407 38.3 -8.0
Total formal votes 40,249 95.5
Informal votes 1,900 4.5
Turnout 42,149 93.1
Labor hold Swing +8.0
Australian federal election, 1925: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 20,799 53.7 +0.6
Nationalist Sir Charles Rosenthal 17,904 46.3 +8.3
Total formal votes 38,703 98.4
Informal votes 633 1.6
Turnout 39,336 92.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2
Australian federal election, 1922: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 12,397 53.1 +1.3
Nationalist Henry Bate 8,881 38.0 +1.4
Country James Newman 2,085 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 23,363 95.0
Informal votes 1,242 5.0
Turnout 24,605 61.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert Lazzarini 53.9 -0.1
Nationalist Henry Bate 46.1 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 11,948 49.6 +2.4
Nationalist John Lynch 7,600 31.6 -21.2
Independent William Wright 4,536 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 24,084 92.1
Informal votes 2,063 7.9
Turnout 26,147 71.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert Lazzarini 12,275 51.0 +3.8
Nationalist John Lynch 11,809 49.0 -3.8
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +3.8
Australian federal election, 1917: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Lynch 14,607 52.8 +2.8
Labor Jack Christopher 13,071 47.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 27,678 97.3
Informal votes 769 2.7
Turnout 28,447 75.9
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +2.8
Australian federal election, 1914: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lynch 13,162 50.0 +5.9
Liberal Alfred Conroy 13,155 50.0 -5.9
Total formal votes 26,317 97.9
Informal votes 552 2.1
Turnout 26,869 75.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.9
Australian federal election, 1913: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Conroy 13,998 55.9 +6.5
Labor Richard Cornish 11,062 44.1 -6.5
Total formal votes 25,060 97.4
Informal votes 682 2.6
Turnout 25,742 71.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.5
Werriwa by-election, 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Benjamin Bennett 10,884 50.8 -3.8
Liberal Alfred Conroy 10,546 49.2 +3.8
Total formal votes 21,430 98.7
Informal votes 279 1.3
Turnout 21,709 76.0
Labor hold Swing -3.8
Australian federal election, 1910: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hall 10,876 54.6 +2.8
Liberal Granville Ryrie 9,036 45.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 19,912 98.5
Informal votes 307 1.5
Turnout 20,219 75.1
Labour hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hall 7,316 51.8 +20.5
Anti-Socialist Alfred Conroy 6,818 48.2 -20.5
Total formal votes 14,134 96.5
Informal votes 518 3.5
Turnout 14,652 57.2
Labour gain from Anti-Socialist Swing +20.5
Australian federal election, 1903: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 6,545 68.7 +16.8
Labour Arthur Barrett 2,976 31.3 +31.3
Total formal votes 9,521 96.7
Informal votes 322 3.3
Turnout 9,843 46.7
Free Trade hold Swing +16.8
Australian federal election, 1901: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 4,025 51.9 +51.9
Protectionist Thomas Rose 3,731 48.1 +48.1
Total formal votes 7,756 98.3
Informal votes 138 1.7
Turnout 7,894 69.9
Free Trade win (new division)

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