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Electoral results for the district of Castlemaine and Maldon

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Castlemaine and Maldon in Victorian state elections.

Members for Castlemaine and Maldon

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Member Party Term
  Harry Lawson Nationalist 1904–1927

Election results

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Elections in the 1920s

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1924 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 3,075 68.0 −6.2
Labor William Webber 1,450 32.0 +6.2
Total formal votes 4,525 99.8 +0.3
Informal votes 9 0.2 −0.3
Turnout 4,534 72.6 +7.1
Nationalist hold Swing −6.2
1921 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 3,201 74.2 +6.2
Labor Percy Clarey 1,113 25.8 −6.2
Total formal votes 4,314 99.5 +0.6
Informal votes 23 0.5 −0.6
Turnout 4,337 65.5 −7.8
1920 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 3,258 68.0
Labor Christopher Bennett 1,531 32.0 +32.0
Total formal votes 4,789 98.9
Informal votes 53 1.1
Turnout 4,842 73.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1914 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Lawson 3,662 70.3 +8.8
Labor Luke Clough 1,547 29.7 −8.8
Total formal votes 5,209 98.3 −1.0
Informal votes 90 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 5,299 72.0 −5.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.8
1911 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Lawson 3,397 61.5 N/A
Labor Luke Clough 2,125 38.5 +38.5
Total formal votes 5,522 99.3
Informal votes 42 0.7
Turnout 5,564 77.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ 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.