Electoral results for the Division of Hunter

For the New South Wales state electorates, see Electoral results for the district of Hunter and Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter.

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hunter in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Edmund Barton	Protectionist	1901–1903
	Frank Liddell	Free Trade	1903–1910
	Matthew Charlton	Labor	1910–1928
	Rowley James		1928–1931
		Labor (NSW)	1931–1936
		Labor	1936–1958
	H.V. Evatt		1958–1960
	Bert James		1960–1980
	Bob Brown		1980–1984
	Eric Fitzgibbon		1984–1996
	Joel Fitzgibbon		1996–2022
	Dan Repacholi		2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hunter.[edit]

2025 Australian federal election: Hunter^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Repacholi	48,582	43.50	+4.07
	National	Sue Gilroy	20,290	18.17	−6.51
	One Nation	Stuart Bonds	18,011	16.13	+6.04
	Greens	Louise Stokes	8,286	7.42	−1.40
	Legalise Cannabis	Andrew Fenwick	5,655	5.06	+5.06
	Trumpet of Patriots	Suellen Wrightson	4,068	3.64	+3.64
	Family First	Paul Farrelly	2,644	2.37	+2.37
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Kyle Boddan	2,507	2.24	+2.24
	Animal Justice	Victoria Davies	1,629	1.46	−0.61
Total formal votes			111,672	91.95	−0.68
Informal votes			9,782	8.05	+0.68
Turnout			121,454	91.88	+4.29
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Dan Repacholi	66,424	59.48	+4.70
	National	Sue Gilroy	45,248	40.52	−4.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Repacholi	65,926	59.04	+4.26
	One Nation	Stuart Bonds	45,746	40.96	+40.96
	Labor hold

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hunter.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Hunter^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Repacholi	41,514	38.54	+0.97
	National	James Thomson	29,540	27.42	+3.95
	One Nation	Dale McNamara	10,759	9.99	−11.60
	Greens	Janet Murray	9,562	8.88	+2.01
	Independent	Stuart Bonds	6,126	5.69	+5.69
	United Australia	Geoff Passfield	4,370	4.06	−0.26
	Animal Justice	Victoria Davies	2,469	2.29	−0.91
	Independent	Scott Laruffa	1,929	1.79	+1.79
	Informed Medical Options	Cathy Townsend	1,458	1.35	+1.35
Total formal votes			107,727	92.37	+1.34
Informal votes			8,901	7.63	−1.34
Turnout			116,628	90.85	−1.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Repacholi	58,200	54.03	+1.05
	National	James Thomson	49,527	45.97	−1.05
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.05

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Hunter in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hunter.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Hunter^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	38,331	37.57	−14.22
	National	Josh Angus	23,942	23.47	−2.87
	One Nation	Stuart Bonds	22,029	21.59	+21.59
	Greens	Janet Murray	7,007	6.87	−0.22
	United Australia	Paul Davies	4,407	4.32	+4.32
	Animal Justice	James Murphy	3,267	3.20	+3.20
	Christian Democrats	Richard Stretton	2,356	2.31	−1.07
	Socialist Equality	Max Boddy	687	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			102,026	91.03	−1.09
Informal votes			10,049	8.97	+1.09
Turnout			112,075	92.29	−0.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	54,050	52.98	−9.48
	National	Josh Angus	47,976	47.02	+9.48
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.48

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hunter.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Hunter^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	49,962	51.79	+7.08
	National	Ruth Rogers	25,409	26.34	+9.65
	Greens	Peter Morris	6,842	7.09	+1.00
	Independent	John Harvey	4,740	4.91	+4.91
	Christian Democrats	Richard Stretton	3,260	3.38	+0.79
	Independent	Cordelia Troy	3,216	3.33	+3.33
	Independent	John Warham	1,934	2.00	+2.00
	Independent	Arjay Martin	1,103	1.14	+1.14
Total formal votes			96,466	92.12	−1.26
Informal votes			8,249	7.88	+1.26
Turnout			104,715	92.33	−0.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	60,255	62.46	+6.78
	National	Ruth Rogers	36,211	37.54	−6.78
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.78

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hunter.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Hunter^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	38,241	44.50	−9.81
	National	Michael Johnsen	30,170	35.11	+4.06
	Palmer United	Jennifer Stefanac	6,552	7.62	+7.62
	Greens	David Atwell	5,066	5.89	−3.03
	One Nation	Bill Fox	3,245	3.78	+0.43
	Christian Democrats	Richard Stretton	1,834	2.13	−0.25
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	833	0.97	+0.97
Total formal votes			85,941	93.46	−0.33
Informal votes			6,014	6.54	+0.33
Turnout			91,955	94.51	−0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	46,125	53.67	−8.81
	National	Michael Johnsen	39,816	46.33	+8.81
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.81

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hunter.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Hunter^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	44,159	54.31	−5.28
	National	Michael Johnsen	25,245	31.05	+3.83
	Greens	Chris Parker	7,251	8.92	+2.60
	One Nation	Jennifer Leayr	2,721	3.35	+3.35
	Christian Democrats	Wayne Riley	1,938	2.38	+0.34
Total formal votes			81,314	93.79	−1.94
Informal votes			5,383	6.21	+1.94
Turnout			86,697	94.73	−1.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	50,803	62.48	−3.20
	National	Michael Johnsen	30,511	37.52	+3.20
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.20

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	49,561	59.95	+8.64
	National	Beth Black	22,328	27.01	−2.89
	Greens	Jan Davis	5,265	6.37	+0.11
	Climate Change	John Harvey	2,500	3.02	+3.02
	Christian Democrats	Bernie Neville	1,736	2.10	+0.36
	Citizens Electoral Council	Daniel Albury	1,287	1.56	−1.33
Total formal votes			82,677	95.71	+0.95
Informal votes			3,710	4.29	−0.95
Turnout			86,387	95.77	+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	54,504	65.92	+4.83
	National	Beth Black	28,173	34.08	−4.83
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.83

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	43,216	53.60	+1.28
	National	Beth Black	21,621	26.81	−0.69
	Greens	Kerry Suwald	5,195	6.44	+1.92
	Independent	Bill Fox	2,618	3.25	+3.25
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	2,590	3.21	+1.76
	One Nation	Neil Scholes	2,543	3.15	−7.16
	Christian Democrats	Adrian Melbourne	1,673	2.07	+2.07
	Family First	Michael Woods	1,176	1.46	+1.46
Total formal votes			80,632	94.70	−1.88
Informal votes			4,512	5.30	+1.88
Turnout			85,144	95.67	−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	51,401	63.75	+2.89
	National	Beth Black	29,231	36.25	−2.89
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.89

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	41,123	52.32	−2.94
	National	Rob Macaulay	21,613	27.50	+21.95
	One Nation	Bill Fox	8,100	10.31	+0.43
	Greens	Larry O'Brien	3,553	4.52	+2.30
	Democrats	Rod Bennison	3,071	3.91	+1.16
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	1,137	1.45	+0.91
Total formal votes			78,597	96.58	−0.20
Informal votes			2,780	3.42	+0.20
Turnout			81,377	96.76
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	47,838	60.86	−3.83
	National	Rob Macaulay	30,759	39.14	+39.14
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.83

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	39,187	54.63	+3.88
	Liberal	Cherrilyn McLean	11,919	16.62	+16.62
	One Nation	Darren Culley	8,131	11.33	+11.33
	National	Rob Macaulay	7,976	11.12	−25.92
	Democrats	Rod Bennison	2,278	3.18	−1.91
	Greens	James Ryan	1,433	2.00	−2.15
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	362	0.50	+0.50
	Australia First	Peter Meddows	296	0.41	+0.41
	Socialist Equality	Terry Cook	152	0.21	+0.21
Total formal votes			71,734	96.71	−0.63
Informal votes			2,441	3.29	+0.63
Turnout			74,175	96.16	−0.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	46,405	64.69	+7.72
	Liberal	Cherrilyn McLean	25,329	35.31	+35.31
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.72

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	36,674	50.74	−9.85
	National	Michael Johnsen	26,767	37.04	+19.64
	Democrats	Rod Bennison	3,672	5.08	+5.08
	Greens	Jenny Vaughan	3,000	4.15	+4.15
	Independent	Bernard Burke	2,160	2.99	+2.99
Total formal votes			72,273	97.34	−0.30
Informal votes			1,976	2.66	+0.30
Turnout			74,249	97.05	+0.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	41,003	56.97	−6.95
	National	Michael Johnsen	30,976	43.03	+6.95
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.95

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	43,068	60.60	+9.61
	Liberal	Chris Barnes	13,637	19.19	+2.83
	National	Bruce Crossing	12,366	17.40	−1.69
	Natural Law	Robert Walker	2,004	2.82	+2.82
Total formal votes			71,075	97.64	−0.17
Informal votes			1,719	2.36	+0.17
Turnout			72,794	96.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	45,414	63.92	+4.87
	Liberal	Chris Barnes	25,638	36.08	−4.87
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.87

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	34,099	49.2	+0.3
	Liberal	Ashley Saunders	19,145	27.6	+7.4
	Democrats	Chris Richards	8,717	12.6	+6.6
	National	Alison Davey	7,312	10.6	−14.2
Total formal votes			69,273	97.9
Informal votes			1,483	2.1
Turnout			70,756	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	40,403	58.4	+4.9
	Liberal	Ashley Saunders	28,724	41.6	−4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	31,656	48.9	+1.6
	National	John Turner	16,067	24.8	+4.3
	Liberal	Graham Dunkley	13,053	20.2	−7.1
	Democrats	Maureen Simpson	3,902	6.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			64,678	96.6
Informal votes			2,267	3.4
Turnout			66,945	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	34,685	53.6	+1.2
	National	John Turner	29,993	46.4	+46.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	28,589	47.3	−3.2
	Liberal	Ron Dolton	16,483	27.3	+20.8
	National	John Turner	12,420	20.5	−14.3
	Democrats	Warren Reid	2,952	4.9	−2.6
Total formal votes			60,444	95.1
Informal votes			3,101	4.9
Turnout			63,545	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Fitzgibbon	31,642	52.4	−2.6
	Liberal	Ron Dolton	28,789	47.6	+47.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Brown	54,213	68.1	+0.2
	Liberal	James White	19,508	24.5	−2.0
	Democrats	Edwina Wilson	5,942	7.5	+1.9
Total formal votes			79,663	98.2
Informal votes			1,492	1.8
Turnout			81,155	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Brown		72.6	+1.3
	Liberal	James White		27.4	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Brown	51,061	67.9	+7.2
	Liberal	Ashley Saunders	19,896	26.5	−1.3
	Democrats	Edwina Wilson	4,227	5.6	−5.9
Total formal votes			75,184	98.1
Informal votes			1,454	1.9
Turnout			76,638	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Brown		71.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Ashley Saunders		28.7	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	42,076	60.7	−5.8
	Liberal	Oliver Fennell	19,299	27.8	−5.7
	Democrats	Elisabeth Kirkby	7,944	11.5	+11.5
Total formal votes			69,319	98.0
Informal votes			1,383	2.0
Turnout			70,702	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		66.5	+0.0
	Liberal	Oliver Fennell		32.5	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	43,590	68.4	−4.2
	Liberal	Stephen Walker	20,100	31.6	+6.7
Total formal votes			63,690	98.3
Informal votes			1,114	1.7
Turnout			64,804	96.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	44,987	72.6	−2.5
	Liberal	Alex Bevan	15,442	24.9	+0.0
	Australia	Des Kynaston	1,501	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			61,930	98.5
Informal votes			954	1.5
Turnout			62,884	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		74.0	−1.1
	Liberal	Alex Bevan		26.0	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	40,631	75.1	+1.6
	Liberal	Stanley Gumbleton	13,436	24.9	−1.6
Total formal votes			54,067	98.1
Informal votes			1,041	1.9
Turnout			55,108	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	36,504	73.5	+4.3
	Liberal	Raymond Hughes	13,159	26.5	+4.1
Total formal votes			49,663	97.6
Informal votes			1,205	2.4
Turnout			50,868	96.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	33,037	71.9	+0.8
	Liberal	William Gilchrist	9,044	19.7	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	Donald Richards	3,839	8.4	+0.9
Total formal votes			45,920	96.1
Informal votes			1,856	3.9
Turnout			47,776	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		73.6	−4.0
	Liberal	William Gilchrist		26.4	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.0

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	32,132	71.1	−4.4
	Liberal	John Wassell	7,555	16.7	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	Aubrey Barr	3,389	7.5	+7.5
	Communist	Evan Phillips	2,103	4.7	−1.0
Total formal votes			45,179	97.9
Informal votes			976	2.1
Turnout			46,155	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		77.6	−3.0
	Liberal	John Wassell		22.4	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	33,435	75.5	+1.1
	Liberal	Edward Farrell	8,337	18.8	+4.7
	Communist	John Tapp	2,527	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			44,299	98.0
Informal votes			894	2.0
Turnout			45,193	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		80.6	+3.1
	Liberal	Edward Farrell		19.4	−3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

1960 by-election

1960 Hunter by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert James	21,978	57.0	−17.4
	Independent Labor	Bob Brown	11,876	30.8	+30.8
	Communist	Charles Dumbrell	3,895	10.1	+10.1
	Independent	Keith Murinane	826	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			38,575	97.6
Informal votes			965	2.4
Turnout			39,540	85.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert James		77.2	−0.3
	Independent Labor	Bob Brown		32.8	+32.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	31,740	74.4	+3.6
	Liberal	John Marsden	6,036	14.1	−7.2
	Democratic Labor	William Burke	4,884	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			42,660	97.8
Informal votes			972	2.2
Turnout			43,632	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Herbert Evatt		77.5	−0.3
	Liberal	John Marsden		32.5	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	28,766	70.8	+2.0
	Liberal	Edward Farrell	8,604	21.3	+1.1
	Communist	Evan Phillips	3,158	7.8	+2.6
Total formal votes			40,328	97.4
Informal votes			1,071	2.6
Turnout			41,399	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		77.8	+1.3
	Liberal	Edward Farrell		32.2	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	29,637	67.1	−3.7
	Liberal	Edward Farrell	8,380	19.0	+2.1
	Communist	Evan Phillips	2,710	6.1	−1.1
	Independent	John McCroarey	2,594	5.9	+5.9
	Independent	John White	875	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			44,196	98.0
Informal votes			905	2.0
Turnout			45,101	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		76.5	−2.4
	Liberal	Edward Farrell		33.5	+2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	28,595	70.8	+2.2
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher	6,810	16.9	−4.9
	Communist	Evan Phillips	2,927	7.2	−2.4
	Independent	Arthur English	2,075	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			40,407	97.6
Informal votes			1,007	2.4
Turnout			41,414	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		78.9	+1.6
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher		21.1	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	26,704	68.6	−14.4
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher	8,502	21.8	+10.4
	Communist	Evan Phillips	3,729	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			38,935	97.6
Informal votes			964	2.4
Turnout			39,899	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		77.3	−9.7
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher		32.7	+9.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	25,366	76.9	−23.1
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher	10,208	17.3	+17.3
	Lang Labor	John Cain	3,392	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			58,966	98.1
Informal votes			1,119	1.9
Turnout			60,085	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		80.3	−19.7
	Liberal	Ted Fletcher		19.7	+19.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−19.7

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	38,921	75.0	−25.0
	State Labor	Bill Gollan	12,956	25.0	+25.0
Total formal votes			51,877	97.1
Informal votes			1,524	2.9
Turnout			53,401	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−25.0

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	unopposed
	Labor gain from Labor (NSW)		Swing

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James	31,180	65.1	+17.0
	Labor	Thomas Ledsam	11,844	24.7	+14.3
	Communist	Henry Scanlon	4,904	10.2	+6.3
Total formal votes			47,928	95.7
Informal votes			2,173	4.3
Turnout			50,101	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James		74.3	+17.1
	Labor	Thomas Ledsam		25.7	+25.7
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+17.1

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James	23,194	48.1	+48.1
	Independent	Arnold Bailey	18,879	39.2	+39.2
	Labor	Allan Howie	4,213	8.7	−91.3
	Communist	Harris Burnham	1,891	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			48,177	96.0
Informal votes			2,008	4.0
Turnout			50,185	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James		57.2	+57.2
	Independent	Arnold Bailey		42.8	+42.8
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+57.2

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	28,331	62.2	−9.1
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr	9,145	20.1	−8.6
	Independent Labor	Jim Brown	8,073	17.7	+17.7
Total formal votes			45,549	94.5
Informal votes			2,640	5.5
Turnout			48,189	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		70.6	−0.7
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr		39.4	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	31,244	71.3	−28.7
	Nationalist	Alfred Horsfall	12,550	28.7	+28.7
Total formal votes			43,794	98.2
Informal votes			791	1.8
Turnout			44,585	92.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−28.7

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	13,692	58.9	+5.5
	Nationalist	John Lee	9,558	41.1	−5.5
Total formal votes			23,250	98.0
Informal votes			485	2.0
Turnout			23,735	60.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	13,327	53.4	−1.2
	Nationalist	William Ferguson	11,633	46.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,960	97.7
Informal votes			585	2.3
Turnout			25,545	67.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	12,057	54.6	+0.1
	Liberal	Alexander Hay	10,045	45.4	−0.1
Total formal votes			22,102	98.1
Informal votes			429	1.9
Turnout			22,531	61.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Charlton	12,884	54.5	−2.4
	Liberal	John Fegan	10,763	45.5	+2.4
Total formal votes			23,647	98.1
Informal votes			462	1.9
Turnout			24,109	67.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matthew Charlton	14,803	60.9	+11.7
	Liberal	Frank Liddell	9,523	39.1	−11.7
Total formal votes			24,326	98.5
Informal votes			373	1.5
Turnout			24,699	69.3
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.7

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Frank Liddell	6,843	50.8	−8.5
	Labour	William Kearsley	6,617	49.2	+41.2
Total formal votes			13,460	97.7
Informal votes			314	2.3
Turnout			13,774	51.4
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing	−12.5

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Frank Liddell	7,697	59.3	+59.3
	Ind. Protectionist	James Waller	4,241	32.7	+32.7
	Labour	Arthur Rae	1,044	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			12,982	98.1
Informal votes			256	1.9
Turnout			13,238	49.1
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+59.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Edmund Barton	unopposed
	Protectionist win		(new seat)