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

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  James Wilkinson Independent Labour 1901–1904
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Labor 1904–1906
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Free Trade|  Hugh Sinclair Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Commonwealth Liberal|  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1916
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Nationalist 1916–1919
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Arnold Wienholt Nationalist 1919–1922
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Josiah Francis Nationalist 1922–1931
Template:Australian politics/party colours/UAP|  United Australia 1931–1944
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Liberal 1944–1955
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  (Sir) James Killen Liberal 1955–1983
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Donald Milner Cameron Liberal 1983–1990
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Garrie Gibson Labor 1990–1996
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Gary Hardgrave Liberal 1996–2007
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Graham Perrett Labor 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 34,824 42.24 −1.16
Labor Graham Perrett 31,932 38.73 +2.72
Greens Elissa Jenkins 8,234 9.99 −5.90
Palmer United Jeremy Davey 4,147 5.03 +5.03
Family First Carolyn Ferrando 1,250 1.52 −1.92
Katter's Australian Chris Mallcott 1,070 1.30 +1.30
Future Hayden Muscat 481 0.58 +0.58
Rise Up Australia Bruce Fry 303 0.37 +0.37
Citizens Electoral Council Wayne Grunert 208 0.25 +0.25
Total formal votes 82,449 94.38 −0.77
Informal votes 4,912 5.62 +0.77
Turnout 87,361 92.65 +0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 42,503 51.55 +0.42
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 39,946 48.45 −0.42
Labor hold Swing +0.42
Australian federal election, 2010: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 35,182 43.40 +2.56
Labor Graham Perrett 29,190 36.01 −12.12
Greens Elissa Jenkins 12,882 15.89 +8.74
Family First Steve Christian 2,787 3.44 +1.97
Democratic Labor Lee Nightingale 1,018 1.26 +1.26
Total formal votes 81,059 95.15 −1.69
Informal votes 4,128 4.85 +1.69
Turnout 85,187 91.86 −3.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 41,447 51.13 −4.88
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 39,612 48.87 +4.88
Labor hold Swing −4.88

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Perrett 37,908 47.11 +7.27
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 33,921 42.16 −5.41
Greens Emma Hine 5,548 6.89 +1.12
Family First Steve Christian 1,113 1.38 −1.40
Democrats Emad Soliman 1,015 1.26 −0.41
Independent Andrew Lamb 679 0.84 −0.10
Liberty & Democracy Shane Brown 282 0.35 +0.35
Total formal votes 80,466 96.86 +1.74
Informal votes 2,611 3.14 −1.74
Turnout 83,077 94.17 +0.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 44,055 54.75 +7.58
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 36,411 45.25 −7.58
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.58
Australian federal election, 2004: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 38,708 49.11 +1.90
Labor Graham Perrett 30,828 39.12 +0.14
Greens Jane Williamson 4,182 5.31 +1.47
Family First Terence Tam 2,142 2.72 +2.72
Democrats Frederika Steen 1,307 1.66 −3.80
One Nation Barry Weedon 846 1.07 −2.37
Independent Andrew Lamb 799 1.01 −0.06
Total formal votes 78,812 95.06 −0.16
Informal votes 4,096 4.94 +0.16
Turnout 82,908 93.87 −1.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 42,694 54.17 +1.61
Labor Graham Perrett 36,118 45.83 −1.61
Liberal hold Swing +1.61
Australian federal election, 2001: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 39,148 48.74 +5.62
Labor Kathleen Brookes 29,144 36.29 −3.64
Democrats Tracy Comans 4,525 5.63 +0.46
Greens Lenore Taylor 3,677 4.58 +1.22
One Nation Barry Weedon 2,433 3.03 −4.16
Independent Andrew Lamb 1,385 1.72 +1.72
Total formal votes 80,312 95.70 −1.27
Informal votes 3,606 4.30 +1.27
Turnout 83,918 94.73
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 43,535 54.21 +3.64
Labor Kathleen Brookes 36,777 45.79 −3.64
Liberal hold Swing +3.64

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 33,724 43.12 −7.76
Labor Kathleen Brookes 31,227 39.93 +3.99
One Nation Vanessa Stewart 5,626 7.19 +7.19
Democrats Anthony Lee 4,046 5.17 −1.71
Greens Lenore Taylor 2,627 3.36 +0.08
Christian Democrats Jim Vote 959 1.23 +1.23
Total formal votes 78,209 96.97 −0.34
Informal votes 2,444 3.03 +0.34
Turnout 80,653 94.26 −0.57
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 39,554 50.57 −5.40
Labor Kathleen Brookes 38,655 49.43 +5.40
Liberal hold Swing −5.40
Australian federal election, 1996: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 39,268 50.18 +7.83
Labor Garrie Gibson 28,886 36.92 −6.62
Democrats Kirsten Kirk 5,076 6.49 +1.78
Greens Annette Wilson 2,572 3.29 −0.48
Against Further Immigration Keith Bremner 735 0.94 +0.94
Independent Wendy Dent 581 0.74 +0.74
Independent Cameron Armstrong 547 0.70 +0.70
Independent Shane Dean 234 0.30 +0.07
Indigenous Peoples Norman Johns 195 0.25 −0.37
Natural Law Jacqueline Dhanji-Ayyar 153 0.20 +0.17
Total formal votes 78,247 97.16 −0.10
Informal votes 2,288 2.84 +0.10
Turnout 80,535 94.83 −0.75
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 42,997 55.09 +5.30
Labor Garrie Gibson 35,051 44.91 −5.30
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.30
Australian federal election, 1993: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garrie Gibson 33,065 44.49 +2.45
Liberal Margaret Steen 30,474 41.00 +0.18
Democrats Ian Holland 3,407 4.58 −8.25
Greens D. C. Beattie-Burnett 3,050 4.10 +3.03
National John Kearns 2,074 2.79 +0.15
Indigenous Peoples Martin Ebsworth 671 0.90 +0.90
Confederate Action Rod Jeanneret 613 0.82 +0.82
Independent Jim O'Dempsey 370 0.50 +0.50
Independent Ira Smith 370 0.50 +0.50
Shane Dean 233 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 74,327 97.27 −0.54
Informal votes 2,086 2.73 +0.54
Turnout 76,413 95.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garrie Gibson 38,424 51.74 −0.12
Liberal Margaret Steen 35,844 48.26 +0.12
Labor hold Swing −0.12
Australian federal election, 1990: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garrie Gibson 26,960 42.7 −2.4
Liberal Donald Cameron 26,323 41.7 +3.5
Democrats Ken Davies 8,516 13.5 +7.6
National Vince Cottrell 1,366 2.2 −8.6
Total formal votes 63,165 98.0
Informal votes 1,275 2.0
Turnout 64,440 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garrie Gibson 32,996 52.3 +3.0
Liberal Donald Cameron 30,037 47.7 −3.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garrie Gibson 28,053 45.1 +1.6
Liberal Donald Cameron 23,740 38.2 −4.4
National Peter Freckleton 6,712 10.8 +1.7
Democrats Manfred Willinger 3,665 5.9 +1.0
Total formal votes 62,170 97.0
Informal votes 1,933 3.0
Turnout 64,103 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Cameron 31,518 50.7 −2.6
Labor Garrie Gibson 30,645 49.3 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6
Australian federal election, 1984: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Kinnane 26,441 43.5 −3.1
Liberal Donald Cameron 25,875 42.6 −3.0
National Howard Baskerville 5,534 9.1 +9.1
Democrats Geoffrey Fawthrop 2,956 4.9 −1.8
Total formal votes 60,806 95.9
Informal votes 2,578 4.1
Turnout 63,384 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Cameron 32,381 53.3 +2.8
Labor Michael Kinnane 28,419 46.7 −2.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
Moreton by-election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Cameron 31,440 52.1 +5.4
Labor Barbara Robson 28.130 46.6 +1.1
Pensioner Norman Eater 508 0.8 +0.8
Humanitarian Marcus Platen 252 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 60,330 98.9
Informal votes 655 1.1
Turnout 60,985 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Cameron 31,882 52.8 +1.2
Labor Barbara Robson 28,448 47.2 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2
Australian federal election, 1983: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir James Killen 29,638 46.7 −4.0
Labor Barbara Robson 28,854 45.5 +3.2
Democrats Leonard Fitzgerald 4,230 6.7 +2.0
Socialist Workers Helen Jones 712 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 63,434 98.5
Informal votes 987 1.5
Turnout 64,421 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir James Killen 32,728 51.6 −3.0
Labor Barbara Robson 30,706 48.4 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.0
Australian federal election, 1980: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 31,157 50.7 −5.3
Labor Barbara Robson 25,997 42.3 +8.2
Democrats Betty Whitworth 2,877 4.7 −2.3
Independent Graham Bell 1,064 1.7 +0.2
Progress Patrick Dixon 407 0.7 −0.7
Total formal votes 61,502 98.1
Informal votes 1,221 1.9
Turnout 62,723 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 54.6 −7.4
Labor Barbara Robson 45.4 +7.4
Liberal hold Swing −7.4

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 34,231 56.0 −6.1
Labor Barbara Robson 20,864 34.1 −1.6
Democrats Dirk Plooy 4,278 7.0 +7.0
Independent Graham Bell 915 1.5 +1.5
Progress Frederick Drake 887 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 61,175 98.5
Informal votes 903 1.5
Turnout 62,078 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 62.0 −0.7
Labor Barbara Robson 38.0 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7
Australian federal election, 1975: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 35,003 61.9 +6.4
Labor Lewin Blazevich 20,338 35.9 −6.5
Independent William Appleton 929 1.6 +1.6
Independent John Fitzgerald 323 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 56,593 98.8
Informal votes 686 1.2
Turnout 57,279 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 62.5 +6.2
Labor Lewin Blazevich 37.5 −6.2
Liberal hold Swing +6.2
Australian federal election, 1974: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 31,442 55.5 +7.6
Labor William Forgan-Smith 23,999 42.4 −0.4
Australia Robert McClintock 1,208 2.1 −0.8
Total formal votes 56,649 98.8
Informal votes 669 1.2
Turnout 57,318 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 56.3 +1.8
Labor William Forgan-Smith 45.7 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8
Australian federal election, 1972: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 24,706 47.9 −0.1
Labor Joseph McDonald 22,071 42.8 −1.6
Democratic Labor Andrew Jackson 3,262 6.3 +0.5
Australia Arthur Smith 1,507 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 51,546 98.3
Informal votes 906 1.7
Turnout 52,452 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 28,074 54.5 +1.2
Labor Joseph McDonald 23,472 45.5 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 24,273 48.0 −5.4
Labor George Harvey 22,456 44.4 +4.6
Democratic Labor Clarrissa Weedon 2,915 5.8 −1.0
Independent Kitchener Farrell 891 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 50,535 98.6
Informal votes 697 1.4
Turnout 51,232 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 26,944 53.3 −5.3
Labor George Harvey 23,591 46.7 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3
Australian federal election, 1966: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 35,179 54.4 +5.1
Labor Len Keogh 25,092 38.8 −5.4
Democratic Labor Miroslav Jansky 4,405 6.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 64,676 97.8
Informal votes 1,368 2.1
Turnout 66,044 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 59.0 +4.0
Labor Len Keogh 41.0 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0
Australian federal election, 1963: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 28,574 49.3 +6.0
Labor John O'Donnell 25,609 44.2 −3.8
Democratic Labor Eric Allingham 3,790 6.5 −0.9
Total formal votes 57,973 97.6
Informal votes 1,408 2.4
Turnout 59,381 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 31,893 55.0 +4.9
Labor John O'Donnell 26,080 45.0 −4.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.9
Australian federal election, 1961: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John O'Donnell 25,123 48.0 +11.8
Liberal James Killen 22,667 43.3 −7.6
Queensland Labor Christian Hagen 3,882 7.4 −2.7
Communist Max Julius 676 1.3 −1.5
Total formal votes 52,348 96.5
Informal votes 1,921 3.5
Turnout 54,269 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 26,239 50.1 −10.2
Labor John O'Donnell 26,109 49.9 +10.2
Liberal hold Swing −10.2

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 23,460 50.9 −0.8
Labor Bernard Ouston 16,687 36.2 −10.3
Queensland Labor Ted Mansfield 4,652 10.1 +10.1
Communist Max Julius 1,297 2.8 +1.0
Total formal votes 46,096 96.1
Informal votes 1,888 3.9
Turnout 47,984 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 60.3 +8.4
Labor Bernard Ouston 39.7 −8.4
Liberal hold Swing +8.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 20,908 51.7 −4.2
Labor Allen Edwards 18,788 46.5 +3.8
Communist Max Julius 713 1.8 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,409 97.8
Informal votes 919 2.2
Turnout 41,328 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 51.9 −4.6
Labor Allen Edwards 46.5 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6
Australian federal election, 1954: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 30,873 55.7 −3.8
Labor Ted Mansfield 23,657 42.6 +3.9
Communist Bill Yarrow 946 1.7 −0.1
Total formal votes 55,476 98.8
Informal votes 633 1.1
Turnout 56,109 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 55.9 −3.8
Labor Ted Mansfield 44.1 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8
Australian federal election, 1951: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 27,146 59.5 −1.9
Labor Ted Mansfield 17,661 38.7 +2.3
Communist Bill Yarrow 813 1.8 −0.4
Total formal votes 45,620 98.0
Informal votes 914 2.0
Turnout 46,534 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 59.7 −1.9
Labor Ted Mansfield 40.3 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 25,125 61.4 +8.1
Labor William Thieme 14,915 36.4 −5.6
Communist Bill Yarrow 904 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 40,944 97.9
Informal votes 867 2.1
Turnout 41,811 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 61.6 +0.8
Labor William Thieme 38.4 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
Australian federal election, 1946: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 42,521 60.4 +10.4
Labor Jack Perrett 22,934 32.6 −8.4
Services Charles McCormack 4,985 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 70,440 97.7
Informal votes 1,690 2.3
Turnout 72,130 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 65.7 +9.0
Labor Jack Perrett 34.3 −9.0
Liberal hold Swing +9.0
Australian federal election, 1943: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 32,681 50.0 −9.3
Labor Patrick McInally 26,804 41.0 +0.2
One Parliament Ralph Belcham 3,747 5.7 +5.7
Country John Cantwell 2,093 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 65,325 97.7
Informal votes 1,658 2.3
Turnout 66,893 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 56.7 −2.6
Labor Patrick McInally 43.3 +2.6
United Australia hold Swing −2.6
Australian federal election, 1940: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 36,265 59.3 +4.0
Labor Henry Herbert 24,938 40.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 61,203 98.0
Informal votes 1,268 2.0
Turnout 62,471 95.8
United Australia hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 32,813 55.3 +4.1
Labor John McCoy 22,021 37.1 −1.1
Social Credit Henry Hogg 4,508 7.6 −3.0
Total formal votes 59,342 97.8
Informal votes 1,335 2.2
Turnout 60,677 97.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 59.1 +2.6
Labor John McCoy 40.9 −2.6
United Australia hold Swing +2.6
Australian federal election, 1934: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 27,951 51.2 −48.8
Labor Jack Perrett 20,886 38.2 +38.2
Social Credit William Worley 5,794 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 54,631 97.3
Informal votes 1,525 2.7
Turnout 56,156 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 56.5 −43.5
Labor Jack Perrett 43.5 +43.5
United Australia hold Swing −43.5
Australian federal election, 1931: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis 27,716 60.1 −39.9
Labor Robert Taylor 18,371 39.9 +39.9
Total formal votes 46,087 96.4
Informal votes 1,733 3.6
Turnout 47,820 96.2
Nationalist hold Swing −39.9
Australian federal election, 1928: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1925: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis 25,650 63.2 +18.7
Labor Horace Lee 14,907 36.8 −1.4
Total formal votes 40,557 96.8
Informal votes 1,325 3.2
Turnout 41,882 94.1
Nationalist hold Swing +3.7
Australian federal election, 1922: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis 14,762 44.5 −12.0
Labor Horace Lee 12,676 38.2 −5.3
Country Francis Brewer 5,714 17.2 +17.2
Total formal votes 33,152 94.7
Informal votes 1,852 5.3
Turnout 35,004 85.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Josiah Francis 19,730 59.5 +3.0
Labor Horace Lee 13,422 40.5 −3.0
Nationalist hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Arnold Wienholt 17,834 55.2 +5.1
Labor William Heffernan 14,491 44.8 −5.1
Total formal votes 32,325 98.3
Informal votes 572 1.7
Turnout 32,897 84.8
Nationalist hold Swing +5.1
Australian federal election, 1917: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Hugh Sinclair 16,292 50.1 −7.2
Labor Robert Butler 16,234 49.9 +7.2
Total formal votes 32,526 98.2
Informal votes 601 1.8
Turnout 33,127 87.2
Nationalist hold Swing −7.2
Australian federal election, 1914: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Sinclair 15,811 57.3 −3.4
Labor John Sherlock 11,774 42.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 27,585 97.6
Informal votes 667 2.4
Turnout 28,252 77.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.4
Australian federal election, 1913: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Sinclair 16,967 60.7 −3.4
Labor John Sherlock 10,975 39.3 +3.4
Total formal votes 27,942 97.5
Informal votes 709 2.5
Turnout 28,651 80.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.4
Australian federal election, 1910: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Sinclair 11,276 61.1 −1.4
Labour Thomas Emmerson 7,191 38.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 18,467 97.7
Informal votes 442 2.3
Turnout 18,909 58.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Hugh Sinclair 10,055 62.5 +18.3
Labour James Wilkinson 6,038 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 16,093 96.9
Informal votes 514 3.1
Turnout 16,607 52.4
Anti-Socialist gain from Independent Labour Swing +18.3
Australian federal election, 1903: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 6,941 55.8 +16.4
Protectionist George Harrison 5,508 44.2 +12.0
Total formal votes 12,449 98.3
Informal votes 214 1.7
Turnout 12,663 46.4
Independent Labour hold Swing +2.2
Australian federal election, 1901: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 2,569 39.4 +39.4
Protectionist Anthony Darvall 2,099 32.2 +32.2
Protectionist William Ryott Maughan 1,296 19.9 +19.9
Independent Edward Kretschmer 301 4.6 +4.6
Protectionist William Kellett 149 2.3 +2.3
Independent Robert Neilson 114 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 6,528 94.4
Informal votes 388 5.6
Turnout 6,916 56.7
Independent Labour win (new seat)

References

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