Electoral results for the Division of Mernda
# Electoral results for the Division of Mernda

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mernda in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1913.

## Members

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Robert Harper | Protectionist | 1901–1909 |
| | Robert Harper | Liberal | 1909–1913 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1910s

**1910**

1910 Australian federal election: Mernda :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Robert Harper | 7,917 | 44.1 | -18.2 |
| | Labour | James Kenneally | 7,280 | 40.6 | +13.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Thomas Hunt | 1,945 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Independent | Stephen Thompson | 794 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,936 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 386 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,322 | 62.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1906**

1906 Australian federal election: Mernda :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Robert Harper | 5,306 | 36.5 | -16.5 |
| | Labour | James Kenneally | 3,962 | 27.2 | +27.2 |
| | Anti-Socialist | John Leckie | 3,753 | 25.8 | -3.0 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Richard O'Neill | 1,534 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,555 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 702 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,257 | 52.3 | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | -7.4 | |

**1903**

1903 Australian federal election: Mernda :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Robert Harper | 5,178 | 53.0 | +7.7 |
| | Free Trade | Frederick Hickford | 2,807 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Edward Hodges | 1,776 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,761 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,927 | 45.2 | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

**1901**

1901 Australian federal election: Mernda :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Robert Harper | 2,601 | 45.3 | +45.3 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Thomas Hunt | 2,110 | 37.8 | +37.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Sydney Stott | 1,026 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,737 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,786 | 50.7 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
