Electoral results for the Division of Southern Melbourne
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Southern Melbourne in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1906.
Members
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Ronald | Labour | 1901–1906 | |
| Independent | 1906–1906 | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1903
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Ronald | 9,057 | 47.7 | +6.8 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | Charles Monteith | 8,282 | 43.6 | +43.6 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | Ernest Joske | 1,066 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | John Sloss | 600 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,005 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 390 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 19,395 | 54.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
1901
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Ronald | 3,211 | 40.9 | +40.9 | |
| Protectionist | Donald McArthur | 2,256 | 28.8 | +28.8 | |
| Free Trade | Alexander Sutherland | 1,865 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | David Gaunson | 513 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,845 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 77 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,922 | 62.0 | |||
| Labour win | (new seat) | ||||