Electoral results for the Division of Bland

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bland in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1906.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Watson Labour 1901—1906

Election results

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Bland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Watson 4,779 55.4 −2.0
Free Trade John Longmuir 3,854 44.6 +33.6
Total formal votes 8,633 96.4
Informal votes 327 3.6
Turnout 8,960 43.0
Labour hold Swing−7.5

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Bland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Watson 4,132 57.4 +57.4
Ind. Protectionist Patrick Heffernan 2,271 31.6 +31.6
Free Trade William Lucas 792 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 7,195 97.6
Informal votes 175 2.4
Turnout 7,370 67.0
Labour win (new seat)

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