COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== VICTORIA ==================================================================== BALACLAVA, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alma, Caulfield, Elsternwick, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 14.9 e Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,647 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon William WATT * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Alexander Watt (1871-1946): Elected 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 28 February 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLAARAT, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.0 1919 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 06.1 Effect of redistribution: 00.9 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,657 +19.7 Votes cast: 28,833 72.7 -09.8 Informal votes: 657 02.3 +01.6 Formal votes: 28,176 97.7 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Coldham Nat 10,098 35.8 -14.8 Sydney King Lib 3,878 13.8 Charles McGRATH * ALP 14,200 50.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,176 01.7 e 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BATMAN, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.1 Effect of redistribution: 04.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,597 +25.3 Votes cast: 28,398 60.9 -15.9 Informal votes: 867 03.1 +01.5 Formal votes: 27,531 96.9 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 14,042 51.0 -01.9 Martin Hannah 7,174 26.1 George Mackay Nat 6,315 22.9 -24.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,531 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hannah was Vic MLA for Railway Officers 1904-06, Collingwood 1908- 21. He was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bendigo, Castlemaine, Eaglehawk, Kyneton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 05.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.5 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,031 +29.8 Votes cast: 25,989 63.3 -19.5 Informal votes: 826 03.2 +01.5 Formal votes: 25,163 96.8 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffry Hurry Nat 7,961 31.6 -10.2 Edmund Jowett * CP 6,348 25.2 +10.1 Thomas Jude ALP 10,854 43.1 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jowett was member for Grampians 1917-22 (Grampians was abolished at the 1922 redistribution). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jowett's 6,348 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HURRY 5,055 79.6 13,016 51.7 Jude 1,293 20.4 12,147 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,348 25,163 01.7 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edmund Jowett (1858-1936): Elected 1917 By, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Grazier. Died 14 April 1936 > Geoffry Hurry (1868-1951): Elected 1922 Born: 15 September 1868, Kyneton, Victoria. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School. Solicitor. Kyneton Shire Council. Military Service 1915-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Blyth, Brunswick, Carlton North, Coburg -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.2 Effect of redistribution: 05.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,674 -12.5 Votes cast: 24,946 53.4 -22.6 Informal votes: 588 02.4 +01.4 Formal votes: 24,358 97.6 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank ANSTEY * ALP 17,068 70.1 +11.0 John March Nat 7,290 29.9 -11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,358 20.1 11.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Anstey (1865-1940): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Assistant Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORANGAMITE, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: VFU over ALP 11.4 Effect of redistribution: 03.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,173 +13.4 Votes cast: 24,914 62.0 -18.3 Informal votes: 688 02.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 24,226 97.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard Crouch ALP 10,788 44.5 +05.0 William Gibson * CP 6,908 28.5 -08.2 Allan McDonald Nat 6,530 27.0 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Crouch was Protectionist and Liberal member for Corio 1901-10. He had joined the ALP in 1917 over the conscription issue. 2. For McDonald, see Corangamite 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 6,530 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch 379 05.8 11,167 46.1 GIBSON * 6,151 94.2 13,059 53.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,530 24,226 03.9 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gerand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922 Postmaster-General from 9 February 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORIO, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,023 +08.2 Votes cast: 24,155 57.5 -23.1 Informal votes: 463 01.9 -01.5 Formal votes: 23,692 98.1 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Hampson ALP 11,646 49.2 +11.0 John LISTER * Nat 12,046 50.8 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,692 00.8 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hampson was member for Bendigo 1915-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ECHUCA, Vic ==================================================================== Northern Victoria: Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Shepparton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: VFU over Nationalist 14.0 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,797 +12.4 Votes cast: 20,759 52.2 -24.7 Informal votes: 854 04.1 +01.0 Formal votes: 19,905 95.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HILL * CP 13,991 70.3 +27.0 James Stewart Nat 5,914 29.7 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,905 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Caldwell Hill (1866-1939): Elected 1919 By, 1919, 1922 Minister for Works and Railways from 8 August 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAWKNER, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Malvern, Prahran, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.5 Effect of redistribution: 12.0 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,782 +11.3 Votes cast: 24,652 55.0 -22.1 Informal votes: 766 03.1 +02.3 Formal votes: 23,886 96.9 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Foster ALP 9,881 41.4 +05.3 George MAXWELL * Nat 12,472 52.2 -06.3 John Murphy Lib 1,533 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,886 08.0 e 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster was Deputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission 1944-62. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Arnot Maxwell (1859-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FLINDERS, Vic ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 15.5 Effect of redistribution: 05.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,999 +12.2 Votes cast: 20,053 43.6 -26.5 Informal votes: 832 04.1 -01.9 Formal votes: 19,221 95.9 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Stanley BRUCE * Nat 10,689 55.6 +04.5 Stephen Thompson Lib 8,532 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,221 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922 Treasurer to 9 February 1923 Prime Minister from 9 February 1923 Minister for External Affairs from 9 February 1923 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party to 9 February 1923 Leader of the Nationalist Party from 9 February 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce was elected leader of the Nationalist Party following the resignation of Hughes, despite his earlier pledge that "if the Prime Minister goes, I go." He then formed a coalition government with the Country Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND, Vic ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: Nationalist over VFU 05.2 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,016 +19.9 Votes cast: 24,121 56.1 -17.4 Informal votes: 950 03.9 +01.6 Formal votes: 23,171 96.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bermingham ALP 6,357 27.4 Thomas Paterson CP 9,132 39.4 Hon George Wise * Nat 7,682 33.2 -22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bermingham's 6,357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PATERSON 5,431 85.4 14,563 62.9 Wise * 926 14.6 8,608 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,357 23,171 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Lawyer. Died 31 July 1950 > Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922 Born: 20 November 1882, Birmingham, England. Career: Educated King's Grammar School, Birmingham. Migrated 1908. Dairy farmer, Gippsland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Brighton, Gardiner, Oakleigh, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: Independent over Nationalist 02.9 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,386 -20.0 Votes cast: 29,856 63.0 -11.7 Informal votes: 1,545 05.2 +01.0 Formal votes: 28,311 94.8 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Beardsworth ALP 5,615 19.8 -03.0 James Boyd Nat 3,269 11.5 Frederick Francis * Nat 10,794 38.1 Eleanor Glencross Lib 3,551 12.5 Henry Gullett Lib 5,082 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,311 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Boyd was member for Henty 1913-19. 2. Francis stood as a Nationalist after having sat as an Independent. Glencross and Gullett were sometimes referred to as Nationalists. The Argus (28 November 1922) said they were standing as Liberals. Glencross was supported by the Housewives Association. 3. For Gullett, see Henty 1925. 4. The combined Nationalist vote was 49.6%, an increase of 8.8% from the 40.8% polled by one Nationalist candidate (Boyd) in 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Boyd's 3,269 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beardsworth 219 06.7 5,834 20.6 Francis * 1,625 49.7 12,419 43.9 Glencross 362 11.1 3,913 13.8 Gullett 1,063 32.5 6,145 21.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,269 28,311 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Glencross's 3,913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beardsworth 554 14.2 6,388 22.6 Francis * 1,339 34.2 13,758 48.6 Gullett 2,020 51.6 8,165 28.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,913 28,311 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Beardsworth's 6,388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCIS * 2,053 32.1 15,811 55.8 Gullett 4,335 67.9 12,500 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,388 28,311 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Henry Francis (1881-1949): Elected 1919, 1922 Francis retired at the 1925 election. Died 15 August 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- INDI, Vic ==================================================================== North-east Victoria: Benalla, Croydon, Wangaratta, Warburton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: VFU over ALP 12.6 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,940 +22.9 Votes cast: 22,891 58.8 -19.2 Informal votes: 705 03.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 22,186 96.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cook * CP 8,723 39.3 +09.6 Donald Mackinnon Nat 5,695 25.7 -11.5 John Minogue ALP 7,768 35.0 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,186 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackinnon was Vic MLA for Prahran 1900-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mackinnon's 5,695 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK * 5,304 93.1 14,027 63.2 Minogue 391 06.9 8,159 36.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,695 22,186 13.2 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cook (1868-1930): Elected 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOYONG, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: Nationalist over Ind 14.3 e Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,886 -04.7 Votes cast: 29,020 61.9 -14.7 Informal votes: 629 02.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 28,391 97.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert Best * Nat 13,459 47.4 -15.1 Jean Daley ALP 5,341 18.8 00.0 John Latham Lib 9,591 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,391 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Best was the official Nationalist candidate but called himself an Independent Nationalist. (Age, 5 December 1922) 2. Daley was the first woman to be an endorsed Labor candidate in Victoria. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Daley's 5,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Best * 572 10.7 14,031 49.4 LATHAM 4,769 89.3 14,360 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,341 28,391 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Lawyer. Died 27 March 1946 > John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922 Born: 25 August 1877, Melbourne. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, and University of Melbourne. Teacher, tutor in philosophy. Barrister 1904. Law lecturer, journalist. Military Service 1914-18. Attended Versailles Peace Conference as advisor to the Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Latham played a central role as an advisor to the Country Party leader, Dr Earle Page, in negotiating the removal of Hughes as Prime Minister and the formation of the Bruce-Page coalition. He joined the Nationalists in 1923. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARIBYRNONG, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.1 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,804 -10.5 Votes cast: 27,765 62.0 -16.2 Informal votes: 636 02.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 27,129 97.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 17,153 63.2 +09.7 James Stephens Nat 9,976 36.8 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,129 13.2 09.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton South, Melbourne East, Melbourne West, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 15.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,952 +39.3 Votes cast: 22,850 49.7 -21.8 Informal votes: 837 03.7 +01.8 Formal votes: 22,013 96.3 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr William MALONEY * ALP 16,991 77.2 +11.4 Ernest Nicholls Nat 5,022 22.8 -11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,013 27.2 11.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Robert Nuttal Maloney (1854-1940): Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PORTS, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Albert Park, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: none (ALP unopposed) Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,936 +05.1 Votes cast: 24,858 54.1 Informal votes: 745 03.0 Formal votes: 24,113 97.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James MATHEWS * ALP 17,628 73.1 Selwyn Neale Nat 6,485 26.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,113 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mathews (1863-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANNON, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Casterton, Hamilton, Horsham, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 04.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,181 +15.2 Votes cast: 27,133 67.5 -11.8 Informal votes: 872 03.2 +02.3 Formal votes: 26,261 96.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Gibson CP 6,625 25.2 +22.4 John McNeill ALP 10,795 41.1 -04.1 Hon Arthur Rodgers * Nat 8,841 33.7 -18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson was Vic MLA for Grenville 1917-21. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gibson's 6,625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNEILL 2,539 38.3 13,334 50.8 Rodgers * 4,086 61.7 12,927 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,625 26,261 00.8 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (1875-1936): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Minister for Trade and Customs to 5 February 1923 Later career: See Wannon 1925. > John McNeill (1868-1943): Elected 1922 Born: 1868, Millicent, South Australia. Career: Primary education. Shearer, selector. To Western Australian goldfields, 1890s, then farmed, Western District. Organiser, Australian Workers Union, Victoria and Riverina. Brother-in-law of Rt Hon James Scullin MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIMMERA, Vic ==================================================================== North-west Victoria: Kerang, Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: VFU over Nationalist 09.5 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,373 +13.3 Votes cast: 19,882 46.9 -26.1 Informal votes: 765 03.8 +02.1 Formal votes: 19,117 96.2 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Shaw 5,503 28.8 Percy STEWART * CP 13,614 71.2 +11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,117 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaw was a United Country candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Gerald Stewart (1885-1931): Elected 1919, 1922 Minister for Works and Railways 9 February 1923 to 5 August 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart resigned from the ministry and from the Country Party in protest at the party's electoral pact with the Nationalists for the 1925 elections. Thereafter he sat as a Country Progressive. -------------------------------------------------------------------- YARRA, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 20.3 1922 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 28.1 Effect of redistribution: 00.7 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,477 +19.0 Votes cast: 23,803 51.2 -22.0 Informal votes: 864 03.6 +02.3 Formal votes: 22,939 96.4 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Fitzgerald Nat 5,042 22.0 -08.4 James SCULLIN * ALP 17,897 78.0 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,939 28.0 08.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922 --------------------------------------------------------------------