Australian division election results
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 |
| 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
References
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