# Results of the 1917 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 5 May 1917 House of Representatives
<< 1914–1919 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 2,835,327 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,934,478 | | Turnout | 78.30 | +4.77 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 51,044 | | Informal | 2.64 | +0.32 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Nationalist | 1,021,138 | 54.22% | +7.01% | 53 | + 21 |
| | Labor | 827,541 | 43.94% | –6.96% | 22 | – 20 |
| | Independent | 34,755 | 1.85% | –0.04% | 0 | – 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,883,434 | | | 75 | |
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1917 federal election.

## New South Wales
### Barrier

1917 Australian federal election: Barrier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Considine | 9,710 | 49.9 | −29.8 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Montgomery | 8,734 | 44.9 | +44.9 |
| | Nationalist | Brian Doe | 1,004 | 5.2 | −15.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,448 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 502 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,950 | 60.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −27.2 | |

### Calare

1917 Australian federal election: Calare :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Henry Pigott | 13,222 | 51.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas Lavelle | 12,320 | 48.2 | −0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,542 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 717 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,259 | 80.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Cook

1917 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Catts | 18,101 | 64.4 | +3.7 |
| | Nationalist | Richard Sleath | 9,985 | 35.6 | −1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,086 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 950 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,036 | 70.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Cowper

1917 Australian federal election: Cowper :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Thomson | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### Dalley

1917 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Mahony | 15,658 | 54.0 | −7.3 |
| | Nationalist | Albert Lane | 13,352 | 46.0 | +7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,010 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 845 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,855 | 72.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.3 | |

### Darling

1917 Australian federal election: Darling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Blakeley | 11,523 | 53.3 | −7.2 |
| | Nationalist | William Spence | 10,081 | 46.7 | +7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,604 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 651 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,255 | 74.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.2 | |

### East Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: East Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John West | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Eden-Monaro

1917 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Austin Chapman | 12,879 | 57.2 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | John Bailey | 9,623 | 42.8 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,502 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 521 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,023 | 77.4 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### Gwydir

1917 Australian federal election: Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Webster | 13,275 | 56.5 | +10.3 |
| | Labor | Cecil Last | 10,239 | 43.5 | -10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,514 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 781 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,295 | 69.4 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +10.3 | |

### Hume

1917 Australian federal election: Hume :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Franc Falkiner | 13,714 | 51.9 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | Robert Cruickshank | 12,732 | 48.1 | −0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,446 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 772 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,218 | 75.1 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Hunter

1917 Australian federal election: Hunter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Matthew Charlton | 13,327 | 53.4 | -1.2 |
| | Nationalist | William Ferguson | 11,633 | 46.6 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,960 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 585 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,545 | 67.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 | |

### Illawarra

1917 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Hector Lamond | 19,301 | 54.3 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | George Burns | 16,243 | 45.7 | -8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,544 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 802 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,346 | 75.7 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +8.5 | |

### Lang

1917 Australian federal election: Lang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Elliot Johnson | 21,495 | 60.4 | +6.9 |
| | Labor | Percy Evans | 14,081 | 39.6 | -6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,576 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,030 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,606 | 72.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

### Macquarie

1917 Australian federal election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Samuel Nicholls | 13,566 | 50.0 | -3.3 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Carr | 13,557 | 50.0 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,123 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 655 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,778 | 76.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

### Nepean

1917 Australian federal election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Richard Orchard | 22,402 | 60.5 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Tom Arthur | 14,600 | 39.5 | -7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,002 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,034 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,036 | 72.8 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### New England

1917 Australian federal election: New England :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Percy Abbott | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### Newcastle

1917 Australian federal election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Watkins | 17,643 | 58.0 | -42.0 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Griffith | 12,784 | 42.0 | +42.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,427 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 789 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,216 | 69.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -42.0 | |

### North Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Granville Ryrie | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### Parkes

1917 Australian federal election: Parkes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Bruce Smith | 26,432 | 65.4 | +6.9 |
| | Labor | Mark Gosling | 13,982 | 34.6 | -6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,414 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,288 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,702 | 68.8 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

### Parramatta

1917 Australian federal election: Parramatta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Joseph Cook | 26,869 | 73.8 | -26.2 |
| | Independent | Alfred Conroy | 9,551 | 26.2 | +26.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,420 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,585 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,005 | 70.9 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -26.2 | |

### Richmond

1917 Australian federal election: Richmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Walter Massy-Greene | 17,732 | 75.2 | -24.8 |
| | Labor | John Steele | 5,843 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,575 | 96.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 966 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,541 | 71.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -24.8 | |

### Riverina

1917 Australian federal election: Riverina :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Chanter | 14,140 | 59.2 | +11.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Williams | 9,726 | 40.8 | -11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,866 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 786 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,652 | 70.6 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +11.3 | |

### Robertson

1917 Australian federal election: Robertson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Fleming | 12,827 | 56.2 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Eva Seery | 10,008 | 43.8 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,835 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 655 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,490 | 71.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### South Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: South Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 17,056 | 63.3 | -5.5 |
| | Nationalist | Alick Kay | 9,898 | 36.7 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,954 | 96.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,112 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,066 | 65.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

### Wentworth

1917 Australian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Willie Kelly | 22,653 | 68.5 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Henrietta Greville | 10,437 | 31.5 | -12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,090 | 96.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,340 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,430 | 67.4 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +12.0 | |

### Werriwa

1917 Australian federal election: Werriwa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Lynch | 14,607 | 52.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Jack Christopher | 13,071 | 47.2 | −2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,678 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 769 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,447 | 75.9 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +2.8 | |

### West Sydney

1917 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Con Wallace | 14,664 | 66.5 | -8.8 |
| | Nationalist | Gideon Gillespie | 7,389 | 33.5 | +8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,053 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 739 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,792 | 63.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.8 | |

## Victoria
### Balaclava

1917 Australian federal election: Balaclava :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Watt | 23,308 | 66.6 | +8.2 |
| | Labor | Alfred Foster | 11,690 | 33.4 | −8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,998 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 848 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,846 | 84.0 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.2 | |

### Ballaarat

1917 Australian federal election: Ballaarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles McGrath | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Batman

1917 Australian federal election: Batman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Brennan | 18,868 | 60.9 | -39.1 |
| | Nationalist | Frederick O'Neill | 12,098 | 39.1 | +39.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,966 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 950 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,916 | 88.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -39.1 | |

### Bendigo

1917 Australian federal election: Bendigo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Billy Hughes | 16,272 | 57.4 | +12.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred Hampson | 12,091 | 42.6 | −12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,363 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 618 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,981 | 89.7 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +12.5 | |

### Bourke

1917 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 22,814 | 54.5 | −11.4 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur May | 19,033 | 45.5 | +11.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,847 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 596 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,443 | 83.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −11.4 | |

### Corangamite

1917 Australian federal election: Corangamite :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Chester Manifold | 18,432 | 60.4 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | Christopher Bennett | 12,067 | 39.6 | −8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,499 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 562 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,061 | 84.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.8 | |

### Corio

1917 Australian federal election: Corio :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Lister | 18,902 | 57.3 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred Ozanne | 14,102 | 42.7 | −8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,004 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 536 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,540 | 86.8 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +8.5 | |

### Echuca

1917 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Albert Palmer | 17,585 | 60.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Thomas Power | 11,371 | 39.3 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,956 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 554 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,510 | 83.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Fawkner

1917 Australian federal election: Fawkner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Maxwell | 16,907 | 51.1 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Joseph Hannan | 15,976 | 48.3 | -11.0 |
| | Independent | Frank Henty | 203 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,086 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 959 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,045 | 84.7 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +10.7 | |

### Flinders

1917 Australian federal election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Sir William Irvine | 19,398 | 61.2 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | David Russell | 12,322 | 38.8 | -8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,720 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 762 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,482 | 80.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.5 | |

### Gippsland

1917 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Wise | 21,851 | 72.7 | +23.7 |
| | Labor | Thomas Holloway | 8,215 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,066 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 518 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,584 | 84.6 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Independent Labor | Nationalist gain from Independent Labor | Swing | +24.7 | |

### Grampians

1917 Australian federal election: Grampians :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Carty Salmon | 15,089 | 57.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labor | John McDougall | 11,390 | 43.0 | -7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,479 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 509 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,988 | 84.4 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Henty

1917 Australian federal election: Henty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | James Boyd | 30,119 | 70.6 | +17.8 |
| | Labor | William Smith | 12,526 | 29.4 | -8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,645 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 908 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,553 | 81.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +12.9 | |

### Indi

1917 Australian federal election: Indi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Leckie | 16,216 | 56.2 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | Parker Moloney | 12,639 | 43.8 | −7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,855 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 422 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,277 | 89.5 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Kooyong

1917 Australian federal election: Kooyong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Sir Robert Best | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### Maribyrnong

1917 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Fenton | 20,156 | 52.2 | -12.1 |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Jowett | 18,483 | 47.8 | +12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,639 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 675 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,314 | 84.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -12.1 | |

### Melbourne

1917 Australian federal election: Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Maloney | 16,871 | 60.3 | -9.0 |
| | Nationalist | Reginald Tracey | 11,130 | 39.7 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,001 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 842 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,843 | 80.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.0 | |

### Melbourne Ports

1917 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Mathews | 22,689 | 66.3 | -33.7 |
| | Nationalist | William Fozard | 11,557 | 33.7 | +33.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,246 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 801 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,047 | 80.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -33.7 | |

### Wannon

1917 Australian federal election: Wannon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Rodgers | 15,597 | 54.8 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Egerton Holden | 12,888 | 45.2 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,485 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 506 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,991 | 83.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### Wimmera

1917 Australian federal election: Wimmera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Sydney Sampson | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### Yarra

1917 Australian federal election: Yarra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Tudor | 22,358 | 71.3 | -28.7 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Copeland | 8,993 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,351 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 805 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,156 | 84.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -28.7 | |

## Queensland
### Brisbane

1917 Australian federal election: Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Finlayson | 19,571 | 50.0 | −10.3 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Plane | 19,556 | 50.0 | +10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,127 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 877 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,004 | 90.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.3 | |

### Capricornia

1917 Australian federal election: Capricornia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Higgs | 15,544 | 52.3 | −15.1 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Duncan | 14,153 | 47.7 | +15.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,697 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 638 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,335 | 92.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −15.1 | |

### Darling Downs

1917 Australian federal election: Darling Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Littleton Groom | 17,815 | 56.1 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | John Wilson | 13,937 | 43.9 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,752 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 544 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,296 | 90.5 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Herbert

1917 Australian federal election: Herbert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Fred Bamford | 18,583 | 51.3 | +15.7 |
| | Labor | Eugene McKenna | 17,634 | 48.7 | -15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,217 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 921 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,138 | 90.0 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +15.7 | |

### Kennedy

1917 Australian federal election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles McDonald | 15,346 | 62.8 | -37.2 |
| | Nationalist | Hubert Sizer | 9,076 | 37.2 | +37.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,422 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 667 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,089 | 79.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -37.2 | |

### Lilley

1917 Australian federal election: Lilley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Mackay | 24,844 | 62.7 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Harald Jensen | 14,751 | 37.3 | -10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,595 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 746 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,341 | 90.4 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +10.4 | |

### Maranoa

1917 Australian federal election: Maranoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Page | 13,850 | 54.8 | -45.2 |
| | Nationalist | Herbert Yeates | 11,409 | 45.2 | +45.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,259 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 753 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,012 | 84.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -45.2 | |

### Moreton

1917 Australian federal election: Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Hugh Sinclair | 16,292 | 50.1 | -7.2 |
| | Labor | Cuthbert Butler | 16,234 | 49.9 | +7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,526 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 601 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,127 | 87.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -7.2 | |

### Oxley

1917 Australian federal election: Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | James Bayley | 21,603 | 52.8 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | James Sharpe | 19,331 | 47.2 | -9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,934 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 708 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,642 | 90.6 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +9.6 | |

### Wide Bay

1917 Australian federal election: Wide Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Edward Corser | 15,991 | 52.9 | +52.9 |
| | Labor | Frederick Martyn | 14,250 | 47.1 | -17.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,241 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,766 | 91.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +17.2 | |

## South Australia
### Adelaide

1917 Australian federal election: Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Edwin Yates | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Angas

1917 Australian federal election: Angas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Paddy Glynn | 10,031 | 50.8 | −49.2 |
| | Labor | Sid O'Flaherty | 9,700 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,731 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 955 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,686 | 69.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | −49.2 | |

### Barker

1917 Australian federal election: Barker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Livingston | 16,869 | 63.9 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | Stanley Whitford | 9,522 | 36.1 | −7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,391 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 938 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,329 | 70.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Boothby

1917 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Story | 21,293 | 64.5 | +19.8 |
| | Labor | John Gunn | 11,700 | 35.5 | −19.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,993 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,067 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,060 | 74.1 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +19.8 | |

### Grey

1917 Australian federal election: Grey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alexander Poynton | 13,495 | 57.7 | +11.7 |
| | Labor | Thomas Lyons | 9,909 | 42.3 | -11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,404 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 840 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,244 | 70.1 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +11.7 | |

### Hindmarsh

1917 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Archibald | 19,174 | 55.8 | +30.2 |
| | Labor | James Cavanagh | 15,177 | 44.2 | -30.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,351 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,264 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,615 | 74.9 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +30.2 | |

### Wakefield

1917 Australian federal election: Wakefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Richard Foster | 13,706 | 56.2 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Norman Makin | 10,663 | 43.8 | -3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,369 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 849 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,218 | 73.0 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

## Western Australia
### Dampier

1917 Australian federal election: Dampier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Henry Gregory | 15,310 | 71.4 | +17.5 |
| | Labor | Michael Costello | 6,144 | 28.6 | −17.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,454 | 95.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,025 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,479 | 72.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +17.5 | |

### Fremantle

1917 Australian federal election: Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Reginald Burchell | 21,773 | 68.9 | +25.2 |
| | Labor | Jack Simons | 9,849 | 31.1 | -25.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,622 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,034 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,656 | 80.1 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +25.2 | |

### Kalgoorlie

1917 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Edward Heitmann | 11,659 | 51.3 | +51.3 |
| | Labor | Hugh Mahon | 11,087 | 48.7 | -51.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,746 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 635 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,381 | 84.4 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +51.3 | |

### Perth

1917 Australian federal election: Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | James Fowler | 18,715 | 69.5 | +13.7 |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 8,221 | 30.5 | -13.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,936 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,191 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,127 | 76.5 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +13.7 | |

### Swan

1917 Australian federal election: Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Sir John Forrest | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

## Tasmania
### Bass

1917 Australian federal election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Jens Jensen | 9,669 | 59.9 | +15.9 |
| | Labor | James Mooney | 6,466 | 40.1 | −15.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,135 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 478 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,613 | 72.2 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +15.9 | |

### Darwin

1917 Australian federal election: Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles Howroyd | 9,073 | 58.8 | +14.9 |
| | Labor | King O'Malley | 6,361 | 41.2 | -14.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,434 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 401 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,835 | 83.2 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +14.9 | |

### Denison

1917 Australian federal election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Laird Smith | 10,964 | 56.3 | +12.2 |
| | Labor | Benjamin Watkins | 8,507 | 43.7 | -12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,471 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 576 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,047 | 79.1 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +12.2 | |

### Franklin

1917 Australian federal election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William McWilliams | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### Wilmot

1917 Australian federal election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Llewellyn Atkinson | 7,874 | 61.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Christopher Sheedy | 4,240 | 33.1 | -6.0 |
| | Independent | Norman Cameron | 590 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Louis Page | 108 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,812 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 566 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,378 | 71.5 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.3 | |