Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Grampians was won by Edmund Jowett (VFU) at the 1919 federal election, with a margin of 3,881 votes over Mark Lazarus after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Grampians from 1901 to 1919.
Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.
Full Election History (After Preferences), 1901–1919
Election
Winner
Party
Final Votes
Final Share
Runner-up
Margin
1901
Thomas Skene
FT
2,576
57.1%
Alfred Rinder (Prot)
642 (14.2 pts)
1903
Thomas Skene
FT
3,836
53.9%
Archibald Ritchie (Prot)
551 (7.7 pts)
1906
Hans Irvine
AS
7,598
55.8%
Edward Grayndler (Labor)
1,585 (11.6 pts)
1910
Hans Irvine
Liberal
9,000
50.4%
Archibald Stewart (Labor)
143 (0.8 pts)
1913
Hans Irvine
Liberal
15,414
53.9%
Archibald Stewart (Labor)
2,223 (7.8 pts)
1914
Edward Jolley
Labor
14,694
50.3%
Hans Irvine (Liberal)
177 (0.6 pts)
1917
Charles Salmon
National
15,089
57.0%
John Mcdougall (Labor)
3,699 (14.0 pts)
1919
Edmund Jowett
VFU
13,736
58.2%
Mark Lazarus (Labor)
3,881 (16.5 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1901
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Thomas Skene
FT
2,576
49.0%
Alfred Rinder
Prot
1,934
36.8%
Holford Wettenhall
Independent
745
14.2%
1903
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Thomas Skene
FT
3,836
36.3%
Archibald Ritchie
Prot
3,285
31.1%
Patrick Mcgrath
Labor
2,735
25.9%
Albert Andrews
Independent
722
6.8%
1906
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Hans Irvine
AS
7,598
55.8%
Edward Grayndler
Labor
6,013
44.2%
1910
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Hans Irvine
Liberal
9,000
50.4%
Archibald Stewart
Labor
8,857
49.6%
1913
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Hans Irvine
Liberal
15,414
53.9%
Archibald Stewart
Labor
13,191
46.1%
1914
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Edward Jolley
Labor
14,694
50.3%
Hans Irvine
Liberal
14,517
49.7%
1917
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Charles Salmon
National
15,089
57.0%
John Mcdougall
Labor
11,390
43.0%
1919
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Edmund Jowett
VFU
13,736
58.2%
Mark Lazarus
Labor
9,855
41.8%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Grampians has been contested at 8 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, Labor, National, VFU.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Grampians in the 1919 federal election?
Edmund Jowett (VFU) won Grampians in 1919 after preferences, with 13,736 votes (58.2%) to Mark Lazarus's 9,855.
Which parties have won Grampians since 1901?
Since 1901, Grampians has been won by: AS, FT, Labor, Liberal, National, VFU.
What was the closest result in Grampians?
The closest result on record for Grampians was 1914, when Edward Jolley (Labor) beat Hans Irvine by 177 votes (0.6 percentage points) after preferences.