Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Illawarra was won by Hector Lamond (National) at the 1919 federal election, with a margin of 2,899 votes over Bertie Sheiles after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Illawarra 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
George Fuller
FT
5,788
61.0%
Alexander Hay (Prot)
2,095 (22.1 pts)
1903
George Fuller
FT
-1
100.0%
None (None)
-1 (100.0 pts)
1906
George Fuller
AS
9,726
63.8%
George Holt (Labor)
4,198 (27.5 pts)
1910
George Fuller
Liberal
9,763
52.0%
George Burns (Labor)
738 (3.9 pts)
1913
George Burns
Labor
14,852
50.2%
George Fuller (Liberal)
106 (0.4 pts)
1914
George Burns
Labor
17,884
54.2%
George Fuller (Liberal)
2,788 (8.5 pts)
1917
Hector Lamond
National
19,301
54.3%
George Burns (Labor)
3,058 (8.6 pts)
1919
Hector Lamond
National
15,419
55.2%
Bertie Sheiles (Labor)
2,899 (10.4 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1901
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
George Fuller
FT
5,788
56.9%
Alexander Hay
Prot
3,693
36.3%
Andrew Lysaght
Independent
689
6.8%
1903
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
George Fuller
FT
-1
100.0%
1906
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
George Fuller
AS
9,726
63.8%
George Holt
Labor
5,528
36.2%
1910
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
George Fuller
Liberal
9,763
52.0%
George Burns
Labor
9,025
48.0%
1913
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
George Burns
Labor
14,852
50.2%
George Fuller
Liberal
14,746
49.8%
1914
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
George Burns
Labor
17,884
54.2%
George Fuller
Liberal
15,096
45.8%
1917
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Hector Lamond
National
19,301
54.3%
George Burns
Labor
16,243
45.7%
1919
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Hector Lamond
National
15,419
50.6%
Bertie Sheiles
Labor
12,520
41.1%
George Burns
Independent
2,075
6.8%
Thomas Marshall
Independent
446
1.5%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Illawarra has been contested at 8 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, Labor, National.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Illawarra in the 1919 federal election?
Hector Lamond (National) won Illawarra in 1919 after preferences, with 15,419 votes (55.2%) to Bertie Sheiles's 12,520.
Which parties have won Illawarra since 1901?
Since 1901, Illawarra has been won by: AS, FT, Labor, Liberal, National.
What was the closest result in Illawarra?
The closest result on record for Illawarra was 1913, when George Burns (Labor) beat George Fuller by 106 votes (0.4 percentage points) after preferences.