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Electoral results for the Division of Bland

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bland in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1906.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Chris Watson Labour 1901—1906

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Bland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Watson 4,779 55.4 −2.0
Free Trade John Longmuir 3,854 44.6 +33.6
Total formal votes 8,633 96.4
Informal votes 327 3.6
Turnout 8,960 43.0
Labour hold Swing −7.5

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Bland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Watson 4,132 57.4 +57.4
Ind. Protectionist Patrick Heffernan 2,271 31.6 +31.6
Free Trade William Lucas 792 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 7,195 97.6
Informal votes 175 2.4
Turnout 7,370 67.0
Labour win (new seat)

References

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