title: Electoral results for the district of East Melbourne
text: # 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 | |
  