# Electoral results for the Division of Echuca

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Echuca in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1937.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| James McColl | Protectionist | 1901–1904 |
| James McColl | Free Trade/Anti-Socialist | 1904–1906 |
| Albert Palmer | Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 |
| Albert Palmer | Liberal | 1909–1917 |
| Albert Palmer | Nationalist | 1917–1919 |
| William Hill | Victorian Farmers' Union/Country | 1919–1934 |
| John McEwen | Country | 1934–1937 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1934

1934 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Hartshorne | 12,407 | 29.2 | +29.2 |
| | Country | John McEwen | 11,371 | 26.7 | +31.1 |
| | Country | Galloway Stewart | 10,075 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Country | William Moss | 8,663 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,516 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,132 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,648 | 95.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | John McEwen | 27,599 | 64.9 | |
| | Country | Galloway Stewart | 14,917 | 35.1 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

#### 1931

1931 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Hill | 16,116 | 39.7 | -14.0 |
| | Independent Country | Galloway Stewart | 14,278 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Independent Country | William Moss | 8,020 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Ind. United Australia | John Fitzpatrick | 2,168 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,582 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,376 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,958 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | William Hill | 21,278 | 52.4 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | Galloway Stewart | 19,304 | 47.6 | +47.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Hill | 21,750 | 53.7 | -6.3 |
| | Labor | Edward Hill | 18,734 | 46.3 | +46.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,484 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 712 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,196 | 96.1 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -6.3 | |

#### 1928

1928 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Hill | 23,265 | 60.0 | -5.3 |
| | Country Progressive | Frederick Churches | 15,486 | 40.0 | +40.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,751 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,263 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,014 | 94.4 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

#### 1925

1925 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Hill | 25,321 | 65.3 | -5.0 |
| | Labor | Patrick O'Hanlon | 13,451 | 34.7 | +34.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,772 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 576 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,348 | 93.4 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

#### 1922

1922 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Hill | 13,991 | 70.3 | +27.0 |
| | Nationalist | James Stewart | 5,914 | 29.7 | -3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,905 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 854 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,759 | 52.2 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +27.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Victorian Farmers | William Hill | 11,411 | 43.3 | +43.3 |
| | Nationalist | James Stewart | 8,734 | 33.1 | -27.6 |
| | Labor | Edward Russell | 6,218 | 23.6 | -15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,363 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 852 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,215 | 76.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Victorian Farmers | William Hill | 16,878 | 64.0 | +64.0 |
| | Nationalist | James Stewart | 9,485 | 36.0 | -24.7 |
| | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | +24.7 | |
1919 Echuca by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Victorian Farmers | William Hill | 13,800 | 68.8 | +68.8 |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Purcell | 4,848 | 24.2 | -36.5 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Edwin Purbrick | 1,418 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,066 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 572 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,638 | 59.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Victorian Farmers | William Hill | | 72.3 | +72.3 |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Purcell | | 27.7 | -33.0 |
| | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | +33.0 | |

#### 1917

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 | |

#### 1914

1914 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Palmer | 16,805 | 58.2 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | James Gourley | 12,053 | 41.8 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,858 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,447 | 80.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

#### 1913

1913 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Palmer | 15,618 | 57.6 | +14.0 |
| | Labor | Chris Fitzgerald | 9,692 | 35.7 | +25.0 |
| | Independent | Egbert England | 1,811 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,121 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 734 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,885 | 74.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.6 | |

#### 1910

1910 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Palmer | 7,881 | 43.7 | -56.3 |
| | Independent | William Orr | 7,757 | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| | Independent | Anthony O'Dwyer | 1,188 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | William Everard | 1,052 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Davies | 168 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,046 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 476 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,522 | 62.4 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -56.3 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1907 Echuca by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Anti-Socialist | Albert Palmer | 11,618 | 52.6 | +2.5 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Kennedy | 10,481 | 47.4 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,099 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 230 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,329 | 71.5 | |
| | Anti-Socialist hold | Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

#### 1906

1906 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Anti-Socialist | Albert Palmer | 7,656 | 50.1 | +13.4 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Kennedy | 7,624 | 49.9 | -13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,280 | 94.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 867 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,147 | 55.3 | |
| | Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist | Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist | Swing | +13.4 | |

#### 1903

1903 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | James McColl | 5,511 | 63.3 | +9.3 |
| | Free Trade | Henry Williams | 3,188 | 36.7 | -9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,699 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 254 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,953 | 44.3 | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | +9.3 | |

#### 1901

1901 Australian federal election: Echuca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | James McColl | 3,632 | 54.0 | +54.0 |
| | Free Trade | Max Hirsch | 3,091 | 46.0 | +46.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,723 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,771 | 59.6 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |