title: Electoral results for the Division of Illawarra
text: # Electoral results for the Division of Illawarra
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Illawarra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1922.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | George Fuller | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1901—1909 |
  | George Fuller | Liberal | 1909—1913 |
  | George Burns | Labor | 1913—1917 |
  | Hector Lamond | Nationalist | 1917—1922 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1919**
  
  1919 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Hector Lamond | 15,419 | 50.6 | -3.7 |
  | | Labor | Bertie Sheiles | 12,520 | 41.1 | -4.6 |
  | | Ind. Socialist Labor | George Burns | 2,075 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Independent | Thomas Marshall | 446 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,460 | 90.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,080 | 9.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,540 | 71.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Nationalist | Hector Lamond | | 53.1 | -1.2 |
  | | Labor | Bertie Sheiles | | 46.9 | +1.2 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Hector Lamond | 19,301 | 54.3 | +8.5 |
  | | Labor | George Burns | 16,243 | 45.7 | -8.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,544 | 97.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 802 | 2.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,346 | 75.7 | |
  | | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  **1914**
  
  1914 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Burns | 17,884 | 54.2 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal | George Fuller | 15,096 | 45.8 | -4.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,980 | 98.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 1.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,362 | 75.7 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Burns | 14,852 | 50.2 | -2.7 |
  | | Liberal | George Fuller | 14,746 | 49.8 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,598 | 97.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 794 | 2.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,392 | 77.7 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.7 | |
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | George Fuller | 9,763 | 52.0 | -11.8 |
  | | Labour | George Burns | 9,025 | 48.0 | +11.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,788 | 98.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 202 | 1.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,990 | 68.7 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1906**
  
  1906 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Anti-Socialist | George Fuller | 9,726 | 63.8 | -36.2 |
  | | Labour | George Holt | 5,528 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,254 | 96.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 486 | 3.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,740 | 59.6 | |
  | | Anti-Socialist hold | Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | -36.2 | |
  
  **1903**
  
  1903 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | George Fuller | unopposed | | |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | Swing | | |
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 Australian federal election: Illawarra :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | George Fuller | 5,788 | 56.9 | +56.9 |
  | | Protectionist | Alexander Hay | 3,693 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
  | | Ind. Protectionist | Andrew Lysaght | 689 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,170 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,353 | 76.4 | |
  | | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  