# Electoral results for the district of North Melbourne

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of North Melbourne in Victorian state elections.

## Members for North Melbourne

Two members initially, one from the redistribution of 1889 when Port Melbourne and other districts were created.
| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| John Sinclair | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 | George Elliott Barton | Oct 1859 – Jul? 1861 |
| Patrick Costello | Aug 1861 – Nov 1861 | John Davies | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
| John Sinclair | Nov 1861– Aug 1864 | John Davies | Aug 1861 – Aug 1864 |
| John Goulson Burtt | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | William Robinson | Nov 1864 – Dec 1865 |
| John Goulson Burtt | Nov 1864 – Mar 1874 | John Harbison | Feb 1866 – Jan 1871 |
| James Munro | May 1874 – Apr 1877 | John Curtain | Apr 1871 – Apr 1877 |
| John Laurens | May 1877 – Mar 1889 | Joseph Storey | May 1877 – Mar 1881 |
| John Laurens | May 1877 – Mar 1889 | James Munro | Apr 1881 – Feb 1883 |
| John Laurens | May 1877 – Mar 1889 | James Rose | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 |
Single Member District 1889–1927 :
| Member | Party | Term |
| John Laurens | Unaligned | 1889–1892 |
| David Wyllie | Unaligned | 1892–1893 |
| Sylvanus Reynolds | Unaligned | 1893–1894 |
| George Prendergast | Labour | 1894–1897 |
| William Watt | Unaligned | 1897–1900 |
| George Prendergast | Labor | 1900–1927 |
    $^b$ = by-election
    $^x$ = expelled

## Election results
### Elections in the 1920s

1924 Victorian state election: North Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1921 Victorian state election: North Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1920 Victorian state election: North Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | 7,359 | 67.8 | +1.4 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Raphael | 3,496 | 32.2 | -1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,855 | 98.6 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 1.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,007 | 62.7 | +10.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: North Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | 5,731 | 66.4 | -3.1 |
| | Nationalist | John Vroland | 2,899 | 33.6 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,630 | 96.2 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 341 | 3.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,971 | 52.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
1914 Victorian state election: North Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | 5,294 | 69.5 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Nolan | 2,320 | 30.5 | -10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,614 | 96.8 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 253 | 3.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,867 | 45.0 | −19.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.9 | |
1911 Victorian state election: North Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | 5,637 | 58.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Solomon Bloom | 3,982 | 41.4 | +41.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,619 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,722 | 64.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |