Electoral results for the Division of Mernda

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mernda in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1913.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Robert Harper	Protectionist	1901–1909
	Robert Harper	Liberal	1909–1913

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Harper	7,917	44.1	-18.2
	Labour	James Kenneally	7,280	40.6	+13.4
	Independent Liberal	Thomas Hunt	1,945	10.8	+10.8
	Independent	Stephen Thompson	794	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			17,936	97.9
Informal votes			386	2.1
Turnout			18,322	62.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.9

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Harper	5,306	36.5	-16.5
	Labour	James Kenneally	3,962	27.2	+27.2
	Anti-Socialist	John Leckie	3,753	25.8	-3.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Richard O'Neill	1,534	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			14,555	95.4
Informal votes			702	4.6
Turnout			15,257	52.3
	Protectionist hold		Swing	-7.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Harper	5,178	53.0	+7.7
	Free Trade	Frederick Hickford	2,807	28.8	+28.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Edward Hodges	1,776	18.2	+18.2
Total formal votes			9,761	98.3
Informal votes			166	1.7
Turnout			9,927	45.2
	Protectionist hold		Swing	+8.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Mernda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Harper	2,601	45.3	+45.3
	Ind. Protectionist	Thomas Hunt	2,110	37.8	+37.8
	Ind. Protectionist	Sydney Stott	1,026	17.9	+17.9
Total formal votes			5,737	99.1
Informal votes			49	0.9
Turnout			5,786	50.7
	Protectionist win		(new seat)

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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