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Yarra — Australian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Yarra was won by Jim Cairns (Labor) at the 1966 federal election, with a margin of 5,522 votes over Lionel Hawkins after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Yarra from 1901 to 1966.

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), 1901–1966

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1901 Frank Tudor Labor 3,174 53.6% William Wilson (Prot) 429 (7.2 pts)
1903 Frank Tudor Labor 13,930 68.2% William Wilson (Prot) 7,434 (36.4 pts)
1906 Frank Tudor Labor 8,591 59.8% Richard Vale (Independent) 2,815 (19.6 pts)
1910 Frank Tudor Labor 13,549 76.1% Elisha De Garis (Liberal) 9,291 (52.2 pts)
1913 Frank Tudor Labor 22,168 75.0% Edwin Purbrick (Liberal) 14,770 (50.0 pts)
1914 Frank Tudor Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1917 Frank Tudor Labor 22,358 71.3% Charles Copeland (National) 13,365 (42.6 pts)
1919 Frank Tudor Labor 19,843 70.3% Andrew Davidson (National) 11,445 (40.5 pts)
1922 James Scullin Labor 17,897 78.0% Thomas Fitzgerald (National) 12,855 (56.0 pts)
1925 James Scullin Labor 31,451 74.8% Marcus Towler (National) 20,841 (49.5 pts)
1928 James Scullin Labor 28,495 74.8% Cecil Keeley (National) 18,877 (49.5 pts)
1929 James Scullin Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1931 James Scullin Labor 22,843 63.2% John Davis (United Australia Party) 9,559 (26.5 pts)
1934 James Scullin Labor 25,601 70.4% Harold Holt (United Australia Party) 14,860 (40.9 pts)
1937 James Scullin Labor 37,381 64.0% Douglas Knight (United Australia Party) 16,382 (28.1 pts)
1940 James Scullin Labor 32,790 63.2% Frederick Edmunds (United Australia Party) 13,658 (26.3 pts)
1943 James Scullin Labor 36,709 76.5% Gilbert Jenkin (United Australia Party) 25,415 (52.9 pts)
1946 James Scullin Labor 39,880 67.8% Kenneth Bisney (Liberal) 20,946 (35.6 pts)
1949 Stan Keon Labor 23,211 62.1% Charles Barrington (Liberal) 9,022 (24.1 pts)
1951 Stan Keon Labor 23,039 62.8% Kenneth Bisney (Liberal) 9,371 (25.5 pts)
1954 Stan Keon Labor 21,058 64.5% James Macdonald (Liberal) 9,467 (29.0 pts)
1955 Jim Cairns Labor 19,727 51.0% Stan Keon (Labor (Anti-Communist)) 791 (2.0 pts)
1958 Jim Cairns Labor 19,218 69.3% Cecil Lanyon (Liberal) 10,713 (38.6 pts)
1961 Jim Cairns Labor 17,137 67.3% Andrew Peacock (Liberal) 8,796 (34.5 pts)
1963 Jim Cairns Labor 17,976 66.1% Anthony Hearder (Liberal) 8,742 (32.1 pts)
1966 Jim Cairns Labor 15,351 61.0% Lionel Hawkins (Liberal) 5,522 (21.9 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor3,17433.1%
William WilsonProt2,74528.6%
Patrick O'connorIndependent2,63127.4%
John GahanIndependent1,04310.9%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor13,93068.2%
William WilsonProt6,49631.8%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor8,59158.3%
Richard ValeIndependent5,77639.2%
George RobertsIndependent3582.4%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor13,54976.1%
Elisha De GarisLiberal4,25823.9%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor22,16875.0%
Edwin PurbrickLiberal7,39825.0%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor-1100.0%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor22,35871.3%
Charles CopelandNational8,99328.7%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank TudorLabor19,84370.3%
Andrew DavidsonNational8,39829.7%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor17,89778.0%
Thomas FitzgeraldNational5,04222.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor31,45174.8%
Marcus TowlerNational10,61025.2%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor28,49574.8%
Cecil KeeleyNational9,61825.2%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor-1100.0%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor22,84359.9%
John DavisUnited Australia Party13,28434.9%
Ernest ThorntonCommunist Party of Australia1,0952.9%
Patrick BranaganIndependent8952.3%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor25,60165.0%
Harold HoltUnited Australia Party10,74127.3%
Ernest ThorntonCommunist Party of Australia3,0727.8%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor37,38164.0%
Douglas KnightUnited Australia Party20,99936.0%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor32,79057.4%
Frederick EdmundsUnited Australia Party19,13233.5%
Ralph GibsonIndependent5,1759.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor36,70960.4%
Gilbert JenkinUnited Australia Party11,29418.6%
Ralph GibsonCommunist Party of Australia6,58510.8%
William JenkinsSC5,1388.5%
Allan MacdonaldIndependent1,0651.8%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ScullinLabor39,88063.7%
Kenneth BisneyLiberal18,93430.2%
Kenneth MillerCommunist Party of Australia3,8386.1%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stan KeonLabor23,21158.8%
Charles BarringtonLiberal14,18935.9%
John PrescottCommunist Party of Australia1,0982.8%
Wenham VinesIndependent9912.5%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stan KeonLabor23,03960.1%
Kenneth BisneyLiberal13,66835.7%
Kenneth MillerCommunist Party of Australia1,6194.2%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stan KeonLabor21,05862.3%
James MacdonaldLiberal11,59134.3%
Kenneth MillerCommunist Party of Australia1,1393.4%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor18,36347.5%
Stan KeonLabor (Anti-Communist)10,49227.1%
James WilkieLiberal9,01623.3%
Kenneth MillerCommunist Party of Australia7922.0%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor19,21853.6%
Cecil LanyonLiberal8,50523.7%
Stan KeonDemocratic Labor Party7,60021.2%
Kenneth MillerCommunist Party of Australia5241.5%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor17,13752.1%
Andrew PeacockLiberal8,34125.3%
Stan KeonDemocratic Labor Party5,53516.8%
Geoffrey BroomhallIndependent1,3454.1%
Kenneth MillerCommunist Party of Australia5641.7%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor17,97656.0%
Anthony HearderLiberal9,23428.8%
Stan KeonDemocratic Labor Party4,86515.2%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor14,35248.8%
Lionel HawkinsLiberal9,38131.9%
Stan KeonDemocratic Labor Party4,11014.0%
Bruno BonomoIndependent1,5645.3%

Margin Over Time

Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.

1901: Labor margin 7.2 pts 1903: Labor margin 36.4 pts 1906: Labor margin 19.6 pts 1910: Labor margin 52.2 pts 1913: Labor margin 50.0 pts 1914: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1917: Labor margin 42.6 pts 1919: Labor margin 40.5 pts 1922: Labor margin 56.0 pts 1925: Labor margin 49.5 pts 1928: Labor margin 49.5 pts 1929: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1931: Labor margin 26.5 pts 1934: Labor margin 40.9 pts 1937: Labor margin 28.1 pts 1940: Labor margin 26.3 pts 1943: Labor margin 52.9 pts 1946: Labor margin 35.6 pts 1949: Labor margin 24.1 pts 1951: Labor margin 25.5 pts 1954: Labor margin 29.0 pts 1955: Labor margin 2.0 pts 1958: Labor margin 38.6 pts 1961: Labor margin 34.5 pts 1963: Labor margin 32.1 pts 1966: Labor margin 21.9 pts 1901 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966

Trend

Yarra has been contested at 26 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning party over that span: Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Yarra in the 1966 federal election?

Jim Cairns (Labor) won Yarra in 1966 after preferences, with 15,351 votes (61.0%) to Lionel Hawkins's 9,829.

Which parties have won Yarra since 1901?

Since 1901, Yarra has been won by: Labor.

What was the closest result in Yarra?

The closest result on record for Yarra was 1955, when Jim Cairns (Labor) beat Stan Keon by 791 votes (2.0 percentage points) after preferences.

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