Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member and margin of victory | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1867–1872 | 19.2% | David Stirton | Liberal | ||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | acclaimed | ||||
| 3rd | 1874–1876 | 56.3% | ||||
| 3rd* | 1876–1878 | 3.0% | Donald Guthrie | Liberal | ||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | 9.0% | ||||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | 3.4% | James Innes | Liberal | ||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | 2.6% | ||||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | 8.0% | ||||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | 2.8% | Christian Kloepfer | Conservative | ||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | 2.0% | Hugh Guthrie | Liberal | ||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | 5.4% | ||||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | 10.0% | ||||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | 10.2% | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | 55.0% | Unionist | |||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | 0.7% | Conservative | |||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | 4.2% | ||||
| 16th | 1926–1930 | 6.6% | ||||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | 5.0% | ||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | 17.7% | Robert Gladstone | Liberal | ||
| 19th | 1940–1945 | 17.6% | ||||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | 4.4% | ||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | 11.7% | Henry Alfred Hosking | Liberal | ||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | 2.7% | ||||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | 26.0% | Alfred Hales | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | 27.3% | ||||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | 10.5% | ||||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | 2.2% | ||||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | 7.2% | ||||
* denotes byelection
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