Electoral results for the district of Bulla

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Electoral results for the district of Bulla

Overview
Bulla is a former Victorian state electoral district. From 1904 to 1924, the seat was held mainly by Andrew Robertson (Nationalist/Ministerialist/Liberal), and in 1924 Ralph Hjorth (Labor) won the seat.

Members for Bulla
- Andrew Robertson — Ministerialist (1904–1911)
- Andrew Robertson — Fusion Liberal (1911–1917)
- Andrew Robertson — Economy Party (1917–1918)
- Andrew Robertson — Nationalist (1918–1924)
- Ralph Hjorth — Labor (1924–1927)

Election results (highlights)

Elections in the 1910s
- 1911 Victorian state election
- Liberal: Andrew Robertson — 3,527 votes (61.3%)
- Labor: George McGowan — 2,222 votes (38.7%)
- Total formal: 5,749 (about 98.4%); turnout ~61%
- Result: Liberal hold

- 1914 Victorian state election
- Liberal: Andrew Robertson — 3,689 votes (62.2%)
- Labor: George McGowan — 2,246 votes (37.8%)
- Total formal: 5,935 (about 97.8%)
- Result: Liberal hold

- 1917 Victorian state election
- Nationalist: Andrew Robertson — 2,875 votes (54.2%)
- Country: James Cunningham — 1,847 votes (34.8%)
- Nationalist: James Gilchrist — 586 votes (11.0%)
- Total formal: ~5,308 (about 97.6%)
- Two-candidate-preferred: Robertson ~59.7% vs Cunningham ~40.3%
- Swing: Nationalist gain/maintain balance (roughly −2.5 against Robertson in TPP)

Elections in the 1920s
- 1920 Victorian state election
- Nationalist: Andrew Robertson — 4,118 votes (67.0%)
- Country: Michael McGuinness — 2,030 votes (33.0%)
- Total formal: 6,148 (about 92.6%)
- Turnout: ~58.4%
- Result: Nationalist hold; swing +1.8

- 1921 Victorian state election
- Nationalist: Andrew Robertson — unopposed
- Result: Nationalist hold
- Note: Two-candidate-preferred results were estimated for this election

- 1924 Victorian state election
- Labor: Ralph Hjorth — 3,301 votes (45.6%)
- Nationalist: Andrew Robertson — 2,359 votes (32.6%)
- Country: Henry Pickering — 1,577 votes (21.8%)
- Total formal: 7,237 (about 98.2%)
- Turnout: ~62.4%
- Two-party-preferred: Hjorth 51.1% vs Robertson 48.9%
- Result: Labor gain from Nationalist

Notes
- Some two-candidate/TPP (two-party-preferred) results were estimated for certain elections.
- The seat switched to Labor in 1924 after many years of Nationalist/Liberal representation.

Reference
- Hughes, Colin A. Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964.