Electoral results for the Division of Northern Melbourne
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Northern Melbourne in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1906.
Members
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. B. Higgins | Protectionist | 1901–1906 | |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1903
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Henry Higgins | 11,595 | 70.3 | +11.3 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | Samuel Painter | 4,897 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,492 | 96.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 609 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 17,101 | 48.1 | |||
| Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist | Swing | +1.3 | |||
1901
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Protectionist | Henry Higgins | 4,958 | 59.0 | +59.0 | |
| Protectionist | Robert Barr | 1,767 | 21.0 | +21.0 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | Isaac Selby | 1,681 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,406 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 70 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,476 | 55.5 | |||
| Ind. Protectionist win | (new seat) | ||||