Electoral results for the district of Castlemaine and Maldon

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Castlemaine and Maldon in Victorian state elections.

Members for Castlemaine and Maldon edit

Member Party Term
  Harry Lawson Nationalist 1904–1927

Election results edit

Elections in the 1920s edit

1924 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 3,075 68.0 -6.2
Labor William Webber 1,450 32.0 +6.2
Total formal votes 4,525 99.8 +0.3
Informal votes 9 0.2 -0.3
Turnout 4,534 72.6 +7.1
Nationalist hold Swing -6.2
1921 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 3,201 74.2 +6.2
Labor Percy Clarey 1,113 25.8 -6.2
Total formal votes 4,314 99.5 +0.6
Informal votes 23 0.5 -0.6
Turnout 4,337 65.5 -7.8
1920 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 3,258 68.0
Labor Christopher Bennett 1,531 32.0 +32.0
Total formal votes 4,789 98.9
Informal votes 53 1.1
Turnout 4,842 73.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s edit

1917 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1914 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Lawson 3,662 70.3 +8.8
Labor Luke Clough 1,547 29.7 -8.8
Total formal votes 5,209 98.3 -1.0
Informal votes 90 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 5,299 72.0 -5.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.8
1911 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Lawson 3,397 61.5 N/A
Labor Luke Clough 2,125 38.5 +38.5
Total formal votes 5,522 99.3
Informal votes 42 0.7
Turnout 5,564 77.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References edit

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.