Electoral results for the Division of Bendigo

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

Members

Member		Party	Results
	Sir John Quick	Protectionist	1901–1906
		Ind. Protectionist	1906–1909
		Liberal	1909–1913
	John Arthur	Labor	1913–1914
	Alfred Hampson	Labor	1915 by–1917
	Billy Hughes	Nationalist	1917–1922
	Geoffry Hurry	Nationalist	1922–1929
	Richard Keane	Labor	1929–1931
	Eric Harrison	United Australia	1931–1937
	George Rankin	Country	1937–1949
	Percy Clarey	Labor	1949–1960
	Noel Beaton	Labor	1960 by–1969
	David Kennedy	Labor	1969 by–1972
	John Bourchier	Liberal	1972–1983
	John Brumby	Labor	1983–1990
	Bruce Reid	Liberal	1990–1998
	Steve Gibbons	Labor	1998–2013
	Lisa Chesters	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Bendigo.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	42,883	42.98	−0.63
	Liberal	Darin Schade	26,576	26.63	−5.15
	Greens	Cate Sinclair	14,026	14.06	+3.15
	One Nation	Ben Mihail	5,508	5.52	−0.72
	Independent	James Laurie	4,319	4.33	+4.33
	United Australia	Elijah Suares	3,579	3.59	−0.74
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Bansemer	2,888	2.89	+2.89
Total formal votes			99,779	96.36	+0.46
Informal votes			3,764	3.64	−0.46
Turnout			103,543	92.16	−2.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	61,968	62.11	+3.26
	Liberal	Darin Schade	37,811	37.89	−3.26
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.26

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Bendigo in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Bendigo.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	44,340	43.62	+5.06
	Liberal	Sam Gayed	32,210	31.68	−6.06
	Greens	Robert Holian	11,381	11.20	+0.29
	One Nation	Vaughan Williams	6,278	6.18	+6.18
	United Australia	Adam Veitch	4,321	4.25	+4.25
	Conservative National	Julie Hoskin	1,667	1.64	+1.64
	Rise Up Australia	Sharon Budde	1,464	1.44	−0.70
Total formal votes			101,661	95.93	+0.55
Informal votes			4,318	4.07	−0.55
Turnout			105,979	93.99	+0.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	60,016	59.04	+5.17
	Liberal	Sam Gayed	41,645	40.96	−5.17
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.17

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Bendigo.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	37,396	38.35	+1.79
	Liberal	Megan Purcell	36,956	37.90	−1.77
	Greens	Rosemary Glaisher	10,749	11.02	+1.72
	National	Andy Maddison	3,544	3.63	−1.39
	Family First	Alan Howard	2,732	2.80	+1.68
	Animal Justice	Ruth Parramore	2,146	2.20	+2.20
	Rise Up Australia	Sandy Caddy	2,058	2.11	+1.57
	Independent	Anita Donlon	1,922	1.97	+1.97
Total formal votes			97,503	95.40	+1.11
Informal votes			4,705	4.60	−1.11
Turnout			102,208	93.25	−2.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	52,398	53.74	+2.48
	Liberal	Megan Purcell	45,105	46.26	−2.48
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.48

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Bendigo.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Bickley	36,701	39.67	+3.77
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	33,829	36.56	−10.38
	Greens	Lachlan Slade	8,600	9.30	−3.65
	National	Sarah Sheedy	4,644	5.02	+5.02
	Palmer United	Anita Donlon	2,336	2.52	+2.52
	Sex Party	Charlie Crutchfield	2,220	2.40	+2.40
	Family First	Alan Howard	1,036	1.12	−2.98
	Katter's Australian	Stephen Stingel	745	0.81	+0.81
	Christians	Ewan McDonald	567	0.61	+0.61
	Independent	Daniel Abikhair	545	0.59	+0.59
	Country Alliance	Rod Leunig	538	0.58	+0.58
	Rise Up Australia	Sandra Caddy	499	0.54	+0.54
	Independent	Matine Rahmani	259	0.28	+0.28
Total formal votes			92,519	94.29	−2.07
Informal votes			5,600	5.71	+2.07
Turnout			98,119	95.32	+0.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Chesters	47,426	51.26	−8.16
	Liberal	Greg Bickley	45,093	48.74	+8.16
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.16

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Bendigo.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	43,965	47.65	+0.51
	Liberal	Craig Hunter	33,067	35.84	−2.58
	Greens	Kymberlie Dimozantos	11,341	12.29	+5.04
	Family First	Alan Howard	3,892	4.22	+0.67
Total formal votes			92,265	96.26	−0.20
Informal votes			3,588	3.74	+0.20
Turnout			95,853	95.19	−0.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	54,928	59.53	+3.40
	Liberal	Craig Hunter	37,337	40.47	−3.40
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.40

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	42,410	47.14	+3.61
	Liberal	Peter Kennedy	34,562	38.42	−7.02
	Greens	Toby Byrne	6,521	7.25	+0.32
	Family First	Terry Jarvis	3,190	3.55	−0.12
	Independent	Eril Rathjen	1,865	2.07	+2.07
	Democrats	Edward Guymer	577	0.64	+0.64
	Independent	Adam Veitch	331	0.37	+0.37
	Independent	Peter Consandine	304	0.34	+0.34
	Liberty & Democracy	Clinton Gale	210	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			89,970	96.46	−0.67
Informal votes			3,305	3.54	+0.67
Turnout			93,275	95.96	−0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	50,504	56.13	+5.17
	Liberal	Peter Kennedy	39,466	43.87	−5.17
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.17

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Gibbins	40,035	45.44	+5.92
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	38,356	43.53	+0.04
	Greens	David Petersen	6,108	6.93	+1.29
	Family First	Nathan Hulls	3,238	3.67	+3.67
	Citizens Electoral Council	Vern White	373	0.42	+0.42
Total formal votes			88,110	97.13	+0.76
Informal votes			2,599	2.87	−0.76
Turnout			90,709	96.20	−0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	44,900	50.96	−2.59
	Liberal	Kevin Gibbins	43,210	49.04	+2.59
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.59

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	35,630	43.48	+0.58
	Liberal	Maurie Sharkey	32,311	39.43	+3.55
	Greens	Bruce Rivendell	4,279	5.22	+2.56
	Democrats	Helen Lilley	2,620	3.20	−1.33
	One Nation	Neil Smith	2,039	2.49	−4.12
	Christian Democrats	Phil Arnold	1,857	2.27	+2.27
	Independent	Karel Zegers	1,387	1.69	+1.69
	Independent	John Pasquarelli	1,073	1.31	+1.31
		Ron Barrow	744	0.91	+0.91
Total formal votes			81,940	96.28	+0.42
Informal votes			3,165	3.72	−0.42
Turnout			85,105	97.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	43,892	53.57	+0.10
	Liberal	Maurie Sharkey	38,048	46.43	−0.10
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.10

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	33,483	42.91	+0.09
	Liberal	Max Turner	28,004	35.89	−8.86
	One Nation	Karel Zegers	5,159	6.61	+6.61
	Democrats	Alan Tilley	3,533	4.53	−1.11
	National	Scott Mitchell	2,479	3.18	+3.18
	Greens	David Rhys Jones	2,080	2.67	−0.60
	Reform	Alfred Thorpe	1,108	1.42	+1.42
	Independent	Peter Morley	846	1.08	+1.08
	Natural Law	Alan McDonald	526	0.67	+0.37
	Unity	Gayle Maddigan	361	0.46	+0.46
	Australia First	Peter Biggs	332	0.43	+0.43
	Citizens Electoral Council	Lyn Speirs	126	0.16	+0.16
Total formal votes			78,037	95.87	−2.09
Informal votes			3,366	4.13	+2.09
Turnout			81,403	97.01	+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Gibbons	41,726	53.47	+4.35
	Liberal	Max Turner	36,311	46.53	−4.35
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.35

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	34,703	44.75	+0.08
	Labor	Joe Helper	33,206	42.82	−4.23
	Democrats	Don Semmens	4,371	5.64	+2.43
	Greens	Doug Ralph	2,534	3.27	+3.27
	Call to Australia	Pamela Taylor	1,483	1.91	−0.18
	Against Further Immigration	John Bulbrook	1,019	1.31	+1.31
	Natural Law	Susan Griffith	233	0.30	−0.27
Total formal votes			77,549	97.95	+0.13
Informal votes			1,619	2.05	−0.13
Turnout			79,168	96.93	−0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	39,298	50.88	+2.23
	Labor	Joe Helper	37,938	49.12	−2.23
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.23

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Helper	33,785	46.10	+5.57
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	33,527	45.75	+11.83
	Democrats	Don Semmens	2,198	3.00	−5.00
	Call to Australia	Pamela Taylor	1,717	2.34	+0.07
	Independent	Julie Oberin	1,335	1.82	+1.82
	Natural Law	Sharon Hill	393	0.54	+0.54
		Doug Harrison	330	0.45	+0.45
Total formal votes			73,285	97.85	+0.22
Informal votes			1,607	2.15	−0.22
Turnout			74,892	97.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	36,677	50.07	−1.08
	Labor	Joe Helper	36,579	49.93	+1.08
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.08

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	28,197	40.5	−8.6
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	23,592	33.9	+9.5
	National	Denis English	9,330	13.4	−8.7
	Democrats	Ian Keeling	5,566	8.0	4.0
	Call to Australia	Vic Upson	1,578	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Joan Ansell	880	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Russell Castley	420	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			69,563	97.6
Informal votes			1,684	2.4
Turnout			71,247	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	35,539	51.1	+5.1
	Labor	John Brumby	33,949	48.9	−5.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	32,312	48.5	−0.6
	Liberal	John Radford	16,508	24.8	−11.9
	National	Ron Best	14,703	22.1	+13.2
	Democrats	Kaye Swanton	2,700	4.0	+0.8
	Independent	John Somerville	330	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Sharyne O'Grady	126	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			66,679	96.2
Informal votes			2,661	3.8
Turnout			69,340	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	35,677	53.5	+1.4
	Liberal	John Radford	31,046	46.5	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	31,047	49.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	23,197	36.7	−8.2
	National	Reginald Holt	5,599	8.9	+6.1
	Democrats	Nola Rixon	2,017	3.2	−1.2
	Democratic Labor	Vincent Jordan	1,361	2.2	−0.4
Total formal votes			63,221	94.9
Informal votes			3,377	5.1
Turnout			66,598	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	32,786	52.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	30,287	48.0	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	34,908	49.7	+5.7
	Liberal	John Bourchier	30,352	43.2	−4.1
	Democrats	Neil Jewell	3,078	4.4	−4.4
	Democratic Labor	Robert Denahy	1,859	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			70,197	98.6
Informal votes			968	1.4
Turnout			71,165	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby		52.8	+4.1
	Liberal	John Bourchier		47.2	−4.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bourchier	31,468	47.3	−0.7
	Labor	Victor Dolby	29,257	44.0	+9.5
	Democrats	George Hunter	5,828	8.8	−3.8
Total formal votes			66,553	98.6
Informal votes			919	1.4
Turnout			67,472	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier	34,122	51.3	−6.9
	Labor	Victor Dolby	32,431	48.7	+6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.9

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bourchier	30,072	48.0	−1.3
	Labor	Dennis Muldoon	21,620	34.5	−7.0
	Democrats	Ian Price	7,905	12.6	+12.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	3,005	4.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			62,602	98.1
Informal votes			1,210	1.9
Turnout			63,812	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier		58.5	+0.8
	Labor	Dennis Muldoon		41.5	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bourchier	28,594	48.3	+9.7
	Labor	Stewart Anderson	25,160	42.5	−5.3
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	2,663	4.5	−0.8
	National Country	Henry O'Halloran	2,563	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Leslie Irlam	263	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			59,243	98.6
Informal votes			812	1.4
Turnout			60,055	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier		56.7	+5.9
	Labor	Stewart Anderson		45.3	−5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.9

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	27,231	47.8	+0.1
	Liberal	John Bourchier	22,014	38.6	+11.9
	Independent	Joe Pearce	4,087	7.2	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	3,032	5.3	−3.1
	Australia	Robert Stenton	596	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			56,960	98.5
Informal votes			868	1.5
Turnout			57,828	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier	28,922	50.8	+0.6
	Labor	David Kennedy	28,038	49.2	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	24,326	47.7	−3.1
	Liberal	John Bourchier	13,637	26.7	−10.0
	Country	Joe Pearce	8,813	17.3	+17.3
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	4,267	8.4	−4.1
Total formal votes			51,043	98.8
Informal votes			636	1.2
Turnout			51,679	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bourchier	25,604	50.2	+3.2
	Labor	David Kennedy	25,439	49.8	−3.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	24,792	50.8	+0.0
	Liberal	Mervyn Lee	17,897	36.7	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	6,102	12.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			48,791	98.7
Informal votes			622	1.3
Turnout			49,413	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy		53.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Mervyn Lee		47.0	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

1969 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1969 Bendigo by-election § Results.[edit]

Bendigo by-election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	20,011	45.3	−6.4
	Liberal	Rodney Cambridge	15,106	34.2	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	5,710	12.9	+0.3
	Independent	Lance Hutchinson	2,750	6.2	+6.2
	Independent	Chris Candler	595	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			44,172	98.5
Informal votes			693	1.5
Turnout			44,865	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy	22,421	50.8	−2.2
	Liberal	Rodney Cambridge	21,751	49.2	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Beaton	23,191	51.7	+0.5
	Liberal	Frank Dunphy	16,062	35.8	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	5,640	12.6	−1.1
Total formal votes			44,893	98.5
Informal votes			697	1.5
Turnout			45,590	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton		53.0	+0.4
	Liberal	Frank Dunphy		47.0	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Beaton	22,646	51.2	−0.4
	Liberal	Fred Grimwade	15,541	35.1	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	6,044	13.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			44,231	99.3
Informal votes			307	0.7
Turnout			44,538	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton		52.6	−1.6
	Liberal	Fred Grimwade		47.4	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Beaton	22,511	51.6	+3.1
	Liberal	Henry Snell	14,928	34.2	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	Ronald Anderson	5,895	13.5	+0.4
	Independent	Milan Lorman	308	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			43,642	98.6
Informal votes			606	1.4
Turnout			44,248	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton		54.2	+3.9
	Liberal	Henry Snell		45.8	−3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.9

1960 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1960 Bendigo by-election § Results.[edit]

Bendigo by-election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Noel Beaton	20,290	48.0	−0.5
	Liberal	Henry Snell	15,773	37.3	−1.1
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	6,200	14.7	+1.6
Total formal votes			42,263	99.2
Informal votes			345	0.8
Turnout			42,608	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton	21,198	50.2	−0.1
	Liberal	Henry Snell	21,065	49.8	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Clarey	20,840	48.5	+2.3
	Liberal	Henry Snell	16,471	38.4	−2.0
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	5,619	13.1	−0.3
Total formal votes			42,930	98.7
Informal votes			584	1.3
Turnout			43,514	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Percy Clarey	21,598	50.3	−0.9
	Liberal	Henry Snell	21,332	49.7	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Clarey	19,006	46.2	−8.5
	Liberal	Bill Day	16,637	40.4	−4.9
	Labor (A-C)	Jim Brosnan	5,502	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			41,145	98.4
Informal votes			667	1.6
Turnout			41,812	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Percy Clarey	21,075	51.2	−3.5
	Liberal	Bill Day	20,070	48.8	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Clarey	23,272	55.8	+2.2
	Liberal	John Barton	18,448	44.2	−2.2
Total formal votes			41,720	99.2
Informal votes			352	0.8
Turnout			42,072	96.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Clarey	21,975	53.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Charles Carty-Salmon	18,997	46.4	−1.3
Total formal votes			40,972	98.8
Informal votes			509	1.2
Turnout			41,481	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Grigg	19,268	47.7	+24.2
	Labor	Percy Clarey	18,962	47.0	−5.0
	Independent	Allan Goodman	2,134	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			40,364	98.6
Informal votes			554	1.4
Turnout			40,918	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Percy Clarey	20,258	50.2	−4.1
	Liberal	Thomas Grigg	20,106	49.8	+4.1
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	14.1

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest Duus	19,613	42.9	+0.1
	Country	George Rankin	15,780	34.5	−10.4
	Liberal	Joseph Hall	10,323	22.6	+22.6
Total formal votes			45,716	98.6
Informal votes			664	1.4
Turnout			46,380	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	25,172	55.1	+2.8
	Labor	Ernest Duus	20,544	44.9	−2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+2.8

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Rankin	20,050	44.9	−4.4
	Labor	Bert de Grandi	19,107	42.8	+4.7
	Ind. United Australia	Morton Garner	2,151	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	John Crawford	2,089	4.7	+4.7
	Independent Labor	William Banks	1,292	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			44,689	97.5
Informal votes			1,169	2.5
Turnout			45,858	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	23,386	52.3	−5.2
	Labor	Bert de Grandi	21,303	47.7	+5.2
	Country hold		Swing	−5.2

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Rankin	22,561	49.3	+17.7
	Labor	Bert de Grandi	17,453	38.1	−1.4
	Independent Country	John Barton	5,769	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			45,783	98.6
Informal votes			631	1.4
Turnout			46,414	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	26,314	57.5	+0.6
	Labor	Bert de Grandi	19,469	42.5	−0.6
	Country hold		Swing	+0.6

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest Duus	18,834	39.5	−0.5
	Country	George Rankin	15,081	31.6	+7.6
	United Australia	Walter Pearce	13,748	28.8	−6.4
Total formal votes			47,663	98.5
Informal votes			740	1.5
Turnout			48,403	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Rankin	27,100	56.9	−0.3
	Labor	Ernest Duus	20,563	43.1	+0.3
	Country gain from United Australia		Swing	−0.3

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	21,683	51.6	−7.9
	Labor	Richard Keane	20,378	48.4	+7.9
Total formal votes			42,061	98.8
Informal votes			522	1.2
Turnout			42,583	95.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	−7.9

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	23,710	59.5	+14.6
	Labor	Richard Keane	16,167	40.5	−14.6
Total formal votes			39,877	98.7
Informal votes			544	1.3
Turnout			40,421	96.2
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+14.6

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Keane	21,111	55.1	+12.7
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	17,177	44.9	+7.3
Total formal votes			38,288	99.0
Informal votes			390	1.0
Turnout			38,678	96.6
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+8.2

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James McDonald	15,849	42.4	−4.1
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	14,074	37.6	−15.9
	Country	Cyril James	7,489	20.0	+20.0
Total formal votes			37,412	97.8
Informal votes			855	2.2
Turnout			38,267	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	19,882	53.1	−0.4
	Labor	James McDonald	17,530	46.9	+0.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−0.4

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	20,154	53.5	+21.9
	Labor	Thomas Jude	17,507	46.5	+3.4
Total formal votes			37,661	98.9
Informal votes			400	1.1
Turnout			38,061	94.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.8

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Jude	10,854	43.1	+0.0
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	7,961	31.6	−10.2
	Country	Edmund Jowett	6,348	25.2	+10.1
Total formal votes			25,163	96.8
Informal votes			826	3.2
Turnout			25,989	63.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	13,016	51.7	−3.8
	Labor	Thomas Jude	12,147	48.3	+3.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−3.8

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Billy Hughes	14,291	55.0	−2.4
	Labor	Alfred Hampson	11,676	45.0	+2.4
Total formal votes			25,967	99.3
Informal votes			186	0.7
Turnout			26,153	82.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−2.4

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Billy Hughes	16,272	57.4	+12.5
	Labor	Alfred Hampson	12,091	42.6	−12.5
Total formal votes			28,363	97.9
Informal votes			618	2.1
Turnout			28,981	89.7
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+12.5

1915 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1915 Bendigo by-election § Results.[edit]

1915 Bendigo by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Hampson	12,188	50.89	−4.21
	Liberal	William Richards	11,761	49.11	+4.21
Total formal votes			23,949	99.17	+0.87
Informal votes			201	0.83	−0.87
Registered electors			35,495
Turnout			24,150	68.04	−4.48
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.21

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Arthur	16,134	55.1	+4.6
	Liberal	Frank Maldon Robb	13,145	44.9	−1.7
Total formal votes			29,279	99.3
Informal votes			509	1.7
Turnout			29,788	83.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Arthur	14,488	50.5	+2.1
	Liberal	Sir John Quick	13,378	46.6	−5.0
	Independent	Cyril James	821	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			28,687	97.8
Informal votes			639	2.2
Turnout			29,326	78.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.6

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir John Quick	12,723	51.3	−0.4
	Labour	Frank Brennan	12,065	48.7	+0.4
Total formal votes			24,788	99.0
Informal votes			244	1.0
Turnout			25,032	79.2
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	−0.4

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	Sir John Quick	9,617	51.7	+51.7
	Labour	Thomas Glass	8,969	48.3	+29.9
Total formal votes			18,586	97.5
Informal votes			467	2.5
Turnout			19,053	59.1
	Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist		Swing	+51.7

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir John Quick	6,020	41.9	−58.1
	Labour	David Smith	5,704	39.7	+39.7
	Free Trade	Cyril James	2,650	18.4	+18.4
Total formal votes			14,374	99.1
Informal votes			129	0.9
Turnout			14,500	57.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	−58.1

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Sir John Quick	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

References

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