ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF YARRA, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Fitzroy Central -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 15,199 Votes cast: 9,690 63.8 Informal votes: 97 01.0 Formal votes: 9,593 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gahan 1,043 10.9 Patrick O'Connor 2,631 27.4 Frank TUDOR Lab 3,174 33.1 William Wilson Prot 2,745 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,593 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. O'Connor was Vic MLA for Fitzroy 1901-02. 2. Gahan and O'Connor were independent protectionist candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866-1922): Elected 1901 Born: 27 January 1866, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Apprenticed to hatter. Worked in Britain and USA. President of Melbourne Trades Hall Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Fitzroy Central -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Labour over Protectionist 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,199 +144.7 Votes cast: 20,753 55.8 -08.0 Informal votes: 327 01.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 20,426 98.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank TUDOR * Lab 13,930 68.2 +35.1 William Wilson Prot 6,496 31.8 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,426 18.2 15.9 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866-1922): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbottsford, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over Protectionist 18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,292 -18.6 Votes cast: 15,198 50.2 -05.6 Informal votes: 473 03.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 14,725 96.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Roberts 358 02.4 Hon Frank TUDOR * Lab 8,591 58.3 -09.9 Richard Vale 5,776 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,725 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Roberts was Vic MLA for Richmond 1903-04. He was an independent Labour candidate. 2. Vale was Vic MLA for West Ballarat 1886-89, 1892-1902. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Minister for Trade and Customs 13 November 1908 to 2 June 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbottsford, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Labour over Independent 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,612 -08.8 Votes cast: 17,996 65.2 +15.0 Informal votes: 189 01.1 -02.0 Formal votes: 17,807 98.9 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elisha de Garis Lib 4,258 23.9 Hon Frank TUDOR * ALP 13,549 76.1 +17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,807 26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Minister for Trade and Customs from 29 April 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 26.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,007 +52.1 Votes cast: 30,037 71.5 +06.3 Informal votes: 471 01.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 29,566 98.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Purbrick Lib 7,398 25.0 +00.2 Hon Frank TUDOR * ALP 22,168 75.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,566 25.0 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1966-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Minister for Trade and Customs to 24 June 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,607 -05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank TUDOR * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1966-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Minister for Trade and Customs 17 September 1914 to 14 September 1916 Leader of the Opposition from 17 February 1917 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 15 November 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tudor resigned in protest at Hughes's introduction of the Military Services Referendum Bill. He was elected Leader of the ALP following Hughes's deposition. He became Leader of the Opposition when Hughes's followers merged with the Liberal Party to form the Nationalist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,250 -03.4 Votes cast: 32,156 84.1 Informal votes: 805 02.5 Formal votes: 31,351 97.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Copeland Nat 8,993 28.7 Hon Frank TUDOR * ALP 22,358 71.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,351 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1966-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,071 +02.1 Votes cast: 28,613 73.2 -10.9 Informal votes: 372 01.3 -01.2 Formal votes: 28,241 98.7 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Davidson Nat 8,398 29.7 +01.0 Hon Frank TUDOR * ALP 19,843 70.3 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,241 20.3 01.0 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Leader of the Opposition to 10 January 1922 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 10 January 1922 Died 10 January 1922 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 18 FEBRUARY 1922 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Richmond North -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Frank Tudor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,098 +00.1 Votes cast: 16,745 42.8 -30.4 Informal votes: 590 03.5 +02.2 Formal votes: 16,155 96.5 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Davidson Nat 3,473 21.5 -08.2 James SCULLIN + ALP 12,553 77.7 +07.4 Frederick Smyth 129 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,155 28.1 e 07.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scullin was member for Corangamite 1910-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 20.3 1922 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 28.1 Effect of redistribution: 00.7 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,477 +19.0 Votes cast: 23,803 51.2 -22.0 Informal votes: 864 03.6 +02.3 Formal votes: 22,939 96.4 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Fitzgerald Nat 5,042 22.0 -08.4 James SCULLIN * ALP 17,897 78.0 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,939 28.0 08.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,858 +00.8 Votes cast: 43,025 91.8 +40.6 Informal votes: 964 02.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 42,061 97.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James SCULLIN * ALP 31,451 74.8 -03.2 Marcus Towler Nat 10,610 25.2 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,061 24.8 03.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925 Deputy Leader of the Opposition 3 March 1927 to 26 April 1928 Leader of the Opposition from 26 April 1928 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party 3 March 1927 to 26 April 1928 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 26 April 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scullin was elected Leader of the ALP following the retirement of Charlton. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,993 -08.2 Votes cast: 40,228 93.6 +01.8 Informal votes: 2,115 05.3 +03.1 Formal votes: 38,113 94.7 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cecil Keeley Nat 9,618 25.2 +00.0 James SCULLIN * ALP 28,495 74.8 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,113 24.8 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,765 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James SCULLIN * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Prime Minister from 22 October 1929 Minister for External Affairs from 22 October 1929 Minister for Industry from 22 October 1929 Treasurer 9 July 1930 to 29 January 1931 Leader of the Opposition to 22 October 1929 Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,128 +00.8 Votes cast: 40,619 94.2 Informal votes: 2,502 06.2 Formal votes: 38,117 93.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Branagan 895 02.3 John Davis UAP 13,284 34.9 Rt Hon James SCULLIN * ALP 22,843 59.9 Ernest Thornton CPA 1,095 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,117 13.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thorton was General Secretary of the Federated Ironworkers Union 1935-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 by, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Prime Minister to 6 January 1932 Minister for External Affairs to 6 January 1932 Minister for Industry to 6 January 1932 Leader of the Opposition from 7 January 1932 Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,235 +02.6 Votes cast: 41,380 93.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,966 04.8 -01.4 Formal votes: 39,414 95.2 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Holt UAP 10,741 27.3 -07.6 Rt Hon James SCULLIN * ALP 25,601 65.0 +05.1 Ernest Thornton CPA 3,072 07.8 +04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,414 22.1 e 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Holt, see Fawkner 1935 by-election 2. Thorton was General Secretary of the Federated Ironworkers Union 1935-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Leader of the Opposition to 1 October 1935 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 1 October 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scullin resigned the ALP leadership after his second successive election loss. He had led the ALP in four elections, a record to that time and until 1977, when Gough Whitlam led the ALP in a fifth election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 22.1 e Effect of 1937 redistribution: 10.5 shift to UAP New notional majority: ALP over UAP 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,142 +42.7 Votes cast: 59,773 94.7 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,393 02.3 -02.5 Formal votes: 58,380 97.7 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Knight UAP 20,999 36.0 +00.2 Rt Hon James SCULLIN * ALP 37,381 64.0 +09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,380 14.0 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,023 -01.8 Votes cast: 58,853 94.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,756 03.0 +00.7 Formal votes: 57,097 97.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Edmunds UAP 19,132 33.5 -02.5 Ralph Gibson 5,175 09.1 Rt Hon James SCULLIN * ALP 32,790 57.4 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,097 15.6 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Edmunds was Vic MLA for Hawthorn 1945-50. 2. Gibson was a senior member of the Communist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 15.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,814 +07.7 Votes cast: 63,423 94.9 00.0 Informal votes: 2,632 04.1 +01.1 Formal votes: 60,791 95.9 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Gibson CPA 6,585 10.8 Gilbert Jenkin UAP 11,294 18.6 -14.9 William Jenkins SC 5,138 08.5 Allan MacDonald 1,065 01.8 Rt Hon James SCULLIN * ALP 36,709 60.4 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,791 24.3 e 08.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 24.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,675 +04.3 Votes cast: 64,873 93.1 -01.8 Informal votes: 2,221 03.4 -00.7 Formal votes: 62,652 96.6 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Bisney Lib 18,934 30.2 +11.6 Kenneth Miller CPA 3,838 06.1 -04.7 Rt Hon James SCULLIN * ALP 39,880 63.7 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,652 19.3 e 05.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Scullin retired at the 1949 election. Died 28 January 1953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 19.3 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 02.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,480 -39.0 Votes cast: 40,507 95.4 +02.4 Informal votes: 1,018 02.5 -00.9 Formal votes: 39,489 97.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Barrington Lib 14,189 35.9 +02.9 Stan KEON + ALP 23,211 58.8 -01.8 John Prescott CPA 1,098 02.8 -03.1 Wenham Vines 991 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,489 12.7 e 03.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Standish Michael Keon (1915-87): Elected 1949 Born: 2 July 1915, Melbourne. Career: Educated Catholic schools. Public servant. Secretary, Victorian Public Service Association. Victorian Executive ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,013 -03.5 Votes cast: 39,209 95.6 +00.2 Informal votes: 883 02.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,326 97.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Bisney Lib 13,668 35.7 -00.2 Stan KEON * ALP 23,039 60.1 +01.3 Kenneth Miller CPA 1,619 04.2 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,326 13.9 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Standish Michael Keon (1915-87): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,056 -12.1 Votes cast: 34,366 95.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 578 01.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 33,788 98.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stan KEON * ALP 21,058 62.3 +02.2 James MacDonald Lib 11,591 34.3 -01.4 Kenneth Miller CPA 1,139 03.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,788 15.4 e 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald was Vic MLA for Burwood 1955-67, Glen Iris 1967-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Standish Michael Keon (1915-87): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In April 1955 Keon was one of seven MPs who were expelled from the ALP and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 15.4 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 04.2 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,207 +19.8 Votes cast: 40,459 93.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,796 04.4 +02.1 Formal votes: 38,663 95.6 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Cairns ALP 18,363 47.5 -19.1 Stan Keon * ALPAC 10,492 27.1 Kenneth Miller CPA 792 02.0 -01.2 James Wilkie Lib 9,016 23.3 -06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miller's 792 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns 546 68.9 18,909 48.9 Keon * 130 16.4 10,622 27.5 Wilkie 116 14.6 9,132 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 792 38,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wilkie's 9,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAIRNS 818 09.0 19,727 51.0 Keon * 8,314 91.0 18,936 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,132 38,663 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Standish Michael Keon (1915-87): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954. Defeated 1955 Later career: Wine merchant and company director. Died 22 January 1987 > James Ford Cairns (1914-2003): Elected 1955 Born: 4 October 1914, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools, University of Melbourne, Oxford University. Clerk, Police officer. Obtained commerce degree while working. Lecturer and senior lecturer, University of Melbourne. Military Service 1945-46. Secretary, University of Melbourne Staff Association. Gained PhD in economics while in Parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: Labor over ALP(AC) 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,320 -09.0 Votes cast: 37,193 94.6 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,346 03.6 -00.8 Formal votes: 35,847 96.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim CAIRNS * ALP 19,218 53.6 +06.1 Stan Keon DLP 7,600 21.2 -05.9 Cecil Lanyon Lib 8,505 23.7 +00.4 Kenneth Miller CPA 524 01.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,847 07.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keon was member for Yarra 1949-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ford Cairns (1914-2003): Elected 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,042 -05.8 Votes cast: 34,542 93.2 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,620 04.7 +01.1 Formal votes: 32,922 95.3 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Broomhall 1,345 04.1 Dr Jim CAIRNS * ALP 17,137 52.1 -01.5 Stan Keon DLP 5,535 16.8 -04.4 Kenneth Miller CPA 564 01.7 +00.2 Andrew Peacock Lib 8,341 25.3 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,922 07.9 e 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Keon was member for Yarra 1949-55. 2. For Peacock, see Kooyong by-election 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ford Cairns (1914-2003): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,606 -07.5 Votes cast: 32,737 94.6 -01.4 Informal votes: 662 02.0 -02.7 Formal votes: 32,075 98.0 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Jim CAIRNS * ALP 17,976 56.0 +03.9 Anthony Hearder Lib 9,234 28.8 +03.5 Stan Keon DLP 4,865 15.2 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,075 07.5 e 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keon was member for Yarra 1949-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ford Cairns (1914-2003): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Burnley, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,169 -04.2 Votes cast: 31,001 93.5 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,594 05.1 +03.1 Formal votes: 29,407 94.9 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruno Bonomo 1,564 05.3 Dr Jim Cairns * ALP 14,352 48.8 -07.2 Lionel Hawkins Lib 9,381 31.9 +03.1 Stan Keon DLP 4,110 14.0 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keon was member for Yarra 1949-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bonomo's 1,564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAIRNS * 999 63.9 15,351 52.2 Hawkins 448 28.6 9,829 33.4 Keon 117 07.5 4,227 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,564 29,407 03.6 e 03.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ford Cairns (1914-2003): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Yarra was abolished at the 1968 redistribution. Cairns contested Lalor in 1969. --------------------------------------------------------------------