Electoral results for the Division of Barrier

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Barrier of New South Wales in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1922.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Josiah Thomas	Labor	1901–1916
		Nationalist	1916—1917
	Michael Considine	Labor	1917–1919
		Independent	1919–1920
		Industrial Socialist Labor	1920–1922

Election results

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Considine	8,786	51.7	+1.8
	Returned Soldiers	Arthur Lawrence	4,735	27.9	+27.9
	Nationalist	Charles McAllister	3,476	20.5	+15.3
Total formal votes			16,997	96.4
Informal votes			637	3.6
Turnout			17,634	65.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Considine		53.8	+53.8
	Returned Soldiers	Arthur Lawrence		46.2	+46.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+53.8

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Considine	9,710	49.9	−29.8
	Ind. Nationalist	William Montgomery	8,734	44.9	+44.9
	Nationalist	Brian Doe	1,004	5.2	−15.1
Total formal votes			19,448	97.5
Informal votes			502	2.5
Turnout			19,950	60.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−27.2

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas	16,063	79.7	+2.9
	Liberal	William Ferguson	4,094	20.3	−2.9
Total formal votes			20,157	97.6
Informal votes			498	2.4
Turnout			20,655	56.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas	15,047	76.8	+7.6
	Liberal	Arthur Harrison	4,537	23.2	−7.6
Total formal votes			19,584	96.3
Informal votes			750	3.7
Turnout			20,334	62.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	9,447	85.8	+11.3
	Liberal	William Shepherd	1,562	14.2	−11.3
Total formal votes			11,009	98.5
Informal votes			166	1.5
Turnout			11,175	52.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.3

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	5,602	74.5	−7.5
	Anti-Socialist	George Marshall	1,919	25.5	+25.5
Total formal votes			7,521	95.8
Informal votes			311	4.2
Turnout			7,832	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.5

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	6,217	82.0	−5.4
	Ind. Protectionist	John Dunstan	1,367	18.0	+18.0
Total formal votes			7,584	97.7
Informal votes			175	2.3
Turnout			7,759	40.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.4

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Barrier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josiah Thomas	4,649	87.4	+87.4
	Independent	Benjamin Long	670	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			5,319	96.8
Informal votes			174	3.2
Turnout			5,493	53.4
	Labour win		(new seat)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos