Electoral results for the district of East Melbourne
# Electoral results for the district of East Melbourne

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of East Melbourne in Victorian state elections.

## Members for East Melbourne

| Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alexander Hunter | Oct 1859 – Jun 1861 | Sir James McCulloch | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 |
| Sir Graham Berry | Jul 1861 | Sir James McCulloch | Oct 1859 – Jul 1861 |
| Ambrose Kyte | Aug 1861 – Dec 1865 | Edward Cohen | Aug 1861 – Dec 1865 |
| Edward Langton | Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 | Nathaniel Levi | Feb 1866 – Dec 1867 |
| Frederick Walsh | Mar 1868 – Mar 1874 | Edward Cohen | Mar 1868 – Apr 1877 |
| George Selth Coppin | May 1874 – Apr 1877 | Edward Cohen | Mar 1868 – Apr 1877 |
| Ephraim Zox | May 1877 – Jun 1879 | Alexander Kennedy Smith | May 1877 – Jan 1881 |
| Ephraim Zox | Jul 1879 – Oct 1899 | Frederick Walsh | Feb 1881 – Feb 1883 |
| Ephraim Zox | Jul 1879 – Oct 1899 | George Selth Coppin | Feb 1883 – Mar 1889 |
| Ephraim Zox | Jul 1879 – Oct 1899 | Frank Stuart | Apr 1889 – Sep 1894 |
| Ephraim Zox | Jul 1879 – Oct 1899 | John Anderson | Oct 1894 – Jun 1901 |
| Sir Samuel Gillott | Nov 1899 – Dec 1906 | John Francis Deegan | Jul 1901 – Sep 1902 |
| Sir Samuel Gillott | Nov 1899 – Dec 1906 | William Watt | Oct 1902 – May 1904 |

Single Member District 1904–1927 :

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Samuel Gillott | Unaligned | 1904–1906 |
| Henry Weedon | Unaligned | 1906–1911 |
| Alfred Farthing | Liberal | 1911–1917 |
| Alfred Farthing | Nationalist | 1917–1924 |
| Alfred Farthing | Liberal | 1924–1927 |

    = by-election
    = resigned

## Election results

### Elections in the 1920s

1924 Victorian state election: East Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | George Hooper | 2,625 | 47.5 | +1.8 |
| | Australian Liberal | Alfred Farthing | 2,542 | 46.0 | +46.0 |
| | Independent | William Carnegie | 363 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,530 | 97.2 | -2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,691 | 52.0 | +9.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Australian Liberal | Alfred Farthing | 2,826 | 51.1 | +51.1 |
| | Labor | George Hooper | 2,704 | 48.9 | +3.2 |
| | Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |

1921 Victorian state election: East Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 2,810 | 54.3 | -22.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Collins | 2,363 | 45.7 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,173 | 99.4 | +6.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 0.6 | -6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,202 | 42.6 | -12.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

1920 Victorian state election: East Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Collins | 2,506 | 40.6 | +10.5 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 1,940 | 31.5 | -3.0 |
| | Nationalist | George Kemp | 1,722 | 27.9 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,168 | 92.9 | -3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 474 | 7.1 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,642 | 55.2 | +7.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 3,133 | 50.8 | |
| | Labor | Michael Collins | 3,035 | 49.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: East Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 1,854 | 34.5 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Sydney Walker | 1,615 | 30.1 | +2.3 |
| | Nationalist | George Kemp | 1,325 | 24.7 | +24.7 |
| | Temperance Movement | John Barrett | 577 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,371 | 96.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 203 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,574 | 47.3 | -4.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 3,157 | 58.8 | |
| | Nationalist | George Kemp | 2,214 | 41.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

1914 Victorian state election: East Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Henry Weedon | 1,990 | 29.8 | +29.8 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Farthing | 1,910 | 28.6 | -16.7 |
| | Labor | Percy Clarey | 1,853 | 27.8 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Valentine Cole | 918 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,671 | 96.1 | -2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 270 | 3.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,941 | 52.1 | -2.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alfred Farthing | 3,729 | 55.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Henry Weedon | 2,942 | 44.1 | -4.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

1911 Victorian state election: East Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Henry Weedon | 2,737 | 45.3 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | Alfred Farthing | 1,716 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| | Labor | Frank Opitz | 1,588 | 26.3 | +26.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,043 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,154 | 55.8 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Liberal | Alfred Farthing | 3,084 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal | Henry Weedon | 2,957 | 49.0 | |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
