Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle
Appearance
This article lists electoral results for the Division of Fremantle in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 to the present.
Members
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Elias Solomon | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | |
William Carpenter | Labour | 1903–1906 | |
William Hedges | Western Australian | 1906–1909 | |
Liberal | 1909–1913 | ||
Reginald Burchell | Labor | 1913–1916 | |
National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
William Watson | Independent | 1922–1928 | |
John Curtin | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
William Watson | United Australia | 1931–1934 | |
John Curtin | Labor | 1934–1945 | |
Kim Beazley Sr. | 1945 by–1977 | ||
John Dawkins | 1977–1994 | ||
Carmen Lawrence | 1994 by–2007 | ||
Melissa Parke | 2007–2016 | ||
Josh Wilson | 2016–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 43,111 | 43.97 | +5.95 | |
Liberal | Bill Koul | 23,749 | 24.22 | −10.75 | |
Greens | Felicity Townsend | 17,790 | 18.14 | +2.14 | |
One Nation | William Edgar | 3,060 | 3.12 | −0.71 | |
Great Australian | Ben Tilbury | 2,293 | 2.34 | +2.34 | |
Western Australia | Janetia Knapp | 2,248 | 2.29 | −0.27 | |
United Australia | Stella Jinman | 2,000 | 2.04 | +0.10 | |
Australian Federation | Cathy Gavranich | 1,367 | 1.39 | +1.39 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yan Loh | 1,251 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 1,184 | 1.21 | +0.12 | |
Total formal votes | 98,053 | 94.21 | −0.39 | ||
Informal votes | 6,025 | 5.79 | +0.39 | ||
Turnout | 104,078 | 89.12 | −2.11 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 65,585 | 66.89 | +9.97 | |
Liberal | Bill Koul | 32,468 | 33.11 | −9.97 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.97 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 34,636 | 38.02 | −2.97 | |
Liberal | Nicole Robins | 31,862 | 34.97 | −1.90 | |
Greens | Jesse Hutchinson | 14,574 | 16.00 | −1.74 | |
One Nation | Brett Weary | 3,485 | 3.83 | +3.83 | |
Western Australia | Janetia Knapp | 2,333 | 2.56 | +2.56 | |
United Australia | Fatima Lever | 1,767 | 1.94 | +1.94 | |
Christians | Laetisia Mulder | 1,456 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 990 | 1.09 | −0.56 | |
Total formal votes | 91,103 | 94.60 | −1.40 | ||
Informal votes | 5,199 | 5.40 | +1.40 | ||
Turnout | 96,302 | 91.38 | +2.57 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 51,852 | 56.92 | −0.60 | |
Liberal | Nicole Robins | 39,251 | 43.08 | +0.60 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.60 |
2018 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 33,277 | 52.62 | +11.63 | |
Greens | Dorinda Cox | 10,456 | 16.53 | −1.21 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 8,916 | 14.10 | +14.10 | |
Christians | Mark Staer | 3,350 | 5.30 | +5.30 | |
Animal Justice | Katrina Love | 3,297 | 5.21 | +5.21 | |
Independent | Jason Spanbroek | 3,239 | 5.12 | +5.12 | |
People's Party | James Harfouche | 708 | 1.12 | +1.12 | |
Total formal votes | 63,243 | 92.76 | −3.24 | ||
Informal votes | 4,933 | 7.24 | +3.24 | ||
Turnout | 68,176 | 66.09 | −22.72 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 46,375 | 73.33 | +15.81 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 16,868 | 26.67 | +26.67 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 34,792 | 40.99 | −0.36 | |
Liberal | Pierrette Kelly | 31,292 | 36.87 | −0.61 | |
Greens | Kate Davis | 15,053 | 17.74 | +5.87 | |
Mature Australia | Mick Connolly | 2,335 | 2.75 | +2.75 | |
Socialist Alliance | Chris Jenkins | 1,404 | 1.65 | +0.79 | |
Total formal votes | 84,876 | 96.00 | +2.51 | ||
Informal votes | 3,535 | 4.00 | −2.51 | ||
Turnout | 88,411 | 88.81 | −1.30 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 48,821 | 57.52 | +2.12 | |
Liberal | Pierrette Kelly | 36,055 | 42.48 | −2.12 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.12 |
2013
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Parke | 35,554 | 40.82 | +1.88 | |
Liberal | Matthew Hanssen | 33,219 | 38.14 | −0.43 | |
Greens | Jordon Steele-John | 10,354 | 11.89 | −5.76 | |
Palmer United | Vashil Sharma | 3,451 | 3.96 | +3.96 | |
Christians | Owen Mulder | 1,163 | 1.34 | +1.34 | |
Katter's Australian | Richard McNaught | 1,061 | 1.22 | +1.22 | |
Family First | Jim McCourt | 811 | 0.93 | −0.78 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 743 | 0.85 | +0.05 | |
Rise Up Australia | Philip Scott | 416 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
Protectionist | Teresa van Lieshout | 205 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Ron Rowlands | 131 | 0.15 | +0.15 | |
Total formal votes | 87,108 | 93.64 | −0.93 | ||
Informal votes | 5,916 | 6.36 | +0.93 | ||
Turnout | 93,024 | 92.26 | −0.97 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 47,705 | 54.77 | −0.93 | |
Liberal | Matthew Hanssen | 39,403 | 45.23 | +0.93 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.93 |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Parke | 32,063 | 38.94 | -6.24 | |
Liberal | Matt Taylor | 31,755 | 38.57 | +3.48 | |
Greens | Kate Davis | 14,531 | 17.65 | +3.07 | |
Family First | Larry Parsons | 1,409 | 1.71 | +0.28 | |
Christian Democrats | Scott Robertson | 1,294 | 1.57 | -0.15 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sanna Andrew | 662 | 0.80 | +0.35 | |
Democratic Labor | Keith McEncroe | 622 | 0.76 | +0.76 | |
Total formal votes | 82,336 | 94.57 | −1.18 | ||
Informal votes | 4,724 | 5.43 | +1.18 | ||
Turnout | 87,060 | 93.27 | −0.51 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 45,858 | 55.70 | -3.44 | |
Liberal | Matt Taylor | 36,478 | 44.30 | +3.44 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.44 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Parke | 36,102 | 45.18 | +0.60 | |
Liberal | John Jamieson | 28,042 | 35.10 | -0.84 | |
Greens | Steve Walker | 11,645 | 14.57 | +2.79 | |
Christian Democrats | Bill Heggers | 1,376 | 1.72 | -0.38 | |
Family First | Andriette du Plessis | 1,145 | 1.43 | +1.43 | |
One Nation | Sue Bateman | 988 | 1.24 | -1.08 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 361 | 0.45 | -0.03 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Paul Ellison | 242 | 0.30 | -0.80 | |
Total formal votes | 79,901 | 95.75 | +2.60 | ||
Informal votes | 3,548 | 4.25 | −2.60 | ||
Turnout | 83,449 | 93.75 | +0.55 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 47,253 | 59.14 | +1.38 | |
Liberal | John Jamieson | 32,648 | 40.86 | -1.38 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.38 |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 32,394 | 44.58 | -2.43 | |
Liberal | Carmelo Zagami | 26,118 | 35.94 | +5.54 | |
Greens | Nicola Paris | 8,562 | 11.78 | +2.72 | |
One Nation | Craig Mackintosh | 1,687 | 2.32 | -3.63 | |
Christian Democrats | Michelle Shave | 1,524 | 2.10 | +0.69 | |
Democrats | Delys Beaumont | 1,231 | 1.69 | -3.66 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Damian Poole | 800 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
Socialist Alliance | Ian Jamieson | 350 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
Total formal votes | 72,666 | 93.15 | −1.14 | ||
Informal votes | 5,344 | 6.85 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 78,010 | 93.20 | −1.74 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 41,970 | 57.76 | -2.91 | |
Liberal | Carmelo Zagami | 30,696 | 42.24 | +2.91 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.91 |
2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 34,054 | 47.01 | -2.33 | |
Liberal | Louise Smyth | 22,025 | 30.40 | +0.08 | |
Greens | Robert Delves | 6,565 | 9.06 | +2.07 | |
One Nation | Chris Reynolds | 4,308 | 5.95 | -1.75 | |
Democrats | Rod Swift | 3,878 | 5.35 | +0.91 | |
Christian Democrats | Michelle Shave | 1,025 | 1.41 | +1.41 | |
Sarah Harris | 588 | 0.81 | +0.81 | ||
Total formal votes | 72,443 | 94.28 | −1.50 | ||
Informal votes | 4,393 | 5.72 | +1.50 | ||
Turnout | 76,836 | 95.42 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 43,952 | 60.72 | -1.57 | |
Liberal | Louise Smyth | 28,491 | 39.28 | +1.57 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.57 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 36,631 | 47.45 | +0.72 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 25,051 | 32.45 | -8.07 | |
One Nation | Tony Hill | 5,834 | 7.56 | +7.56 | |
Greens | Leonie Deegan | 5,281 | 6.84 | -0.03 | |
Democrats | Jakica Zaknic | 3,450 | 4.47 | -1.40 | |
Independent | Lawrence Shave | 957 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
Total formal votes | 77,204 | 95.94 | −0.57 | ||
Informal votes | 3,269 | 4.06 | +0.57 | ||
Turnout | 80,473 | 94.88 | −0.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 46,338 | 60.02 | +5.81 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 30,866 | 39.98 | -5.81 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.81 |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 33,763 | 46.93 | -3.28 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 29,067 | 40.40 | +1.66 | |
Greens | Alison de Garis | 4,930 | 6.85 | +0.09 | |
Democrats | Joe Guentner | 4,188 | 5.82 | +2.61 | |
Total formal votes | 71,948 | 96.50 | −0.53 | ||
Informal votes | 2,611 | 3.50 | +0.53 | ||
Turnout | 74,559 | 95.75 | −0.35 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 38,747 | 54.25 | -3.54 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 32,674 | 45.75 | +3.54 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.54 |
1994 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 32,707 | 52.35 | +2.15 | |
Liberal | Geoff Hourn | 23,047 | 36.89 | –1.85 | |
Greens | Stephen Walker | 5,215 | 8.35 | +1.59 | |
Independent | Raymond Conder | 1,506 | 2.41 | +2.41 | |
Total formal votes | 62,475 | 97.40 | +0.37 | ||
Informal votes | 1,669 | 2.60 | –0.37 | ||
Turnout | 64,144 | 85.84 | −10.26 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 36,745 | 58.83 | +1.04 | |
Liberal | Geoff Hourn | 25,715 | 42.21 | –1.04 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.04 |
1993
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 35,084 | 50.20 | +7.27 | |
Liberal | John Papaphotis | 27,071 | 38.74 | +5.68 | |
Greens | Mary Salter | 4,725 | 6.76 | -3.79 | |
Democrats | Patrick Mullins | 2,247 | 3.22 | -7.14 | |
Natural Law | Tom Haynes | 755 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
Total formal votes | 69,882 | 97.03 | +1.67 | ||
Informal votes | 2,141 | 2.97 | −1.67 | ||
Turnout | 72,023 | 96.10 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 40,375 | 57.79 | -0.51 | |
Liberal | John Papaphotis | 29,491 | 42.21 | +0.51 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.51 |
1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 28,009 | 42.9 | -19.2 | |
Liberal | Paul Stevenage | 21,564 | 33.1 | +1.6 | |
Greens | Jennie Cary | 6,886 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
Democrats | Ray Tilbury | 6,754 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Independent | Ian Bolas | 1,370 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Grey Power | Ronnie Riley | 657 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 65,240 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 3,175 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 68,415 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 37,890 | 58.3 | -5.5 | |
Liberal | Paul Stevenage | 27,106 | 41.7 | +5.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1987
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 36,646 | 61.1 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Jenny van den Hoek | 19,487 | 32.5 | -1.4 | |
National | Jack Clarke | 3,834 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 59,967 | 91.8 | |||
Informal votes | 5,384 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 65,351 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 37,628 | 62.7 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | Jenny van den Hoek | 22,338 | 37.3 | +0.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.2 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 33,366 | 59.0 | -2.7 | |
Liberal | Max Adams | 19,152 | 33.9 | +0.1 | |
Democrats | Shirley de la Hunty | 3,362 | 5.9 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Timothy Peach | 650 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 56,530 | 90.9 | |||
Informal votes | 5,634 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 62,164 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 35,631 | 63.0 | -1.9 | |
Liberal | Max Adams | 20,889 | 37.0 | +1.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 |
1983
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 43,326 | 63.3 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Max Adams | 22,025 | 32.2 | -2.1 | |
Democrats | Colin Hull | 1,733 | 2.5 | -3.6 | |
Socialist Labour | Timothy Peach | 970 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Socialist Workers | Margo Condoleon | 360 | 0.5 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 68,414 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,779 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 70,193 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 66.5 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | Max Adams | 33.5 | -3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 36,272 | 58.1 | +8.5 | |
Liberal | Donald McLeod | 21,425 | 34.3 | -2.8 | |
Democrats | Graham Hull | 3,791 | 6.1 | -3.8 | |
Socialist Workers | Angelo Lopez | 915 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 62,403 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,982 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 64,385 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 63.1 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal | Donald McLeod | 36.9 | -6.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 29,700 | 45.1 | -6.5 | |
Liberal | Peter Ramshaw | 27,372 | 41.6 | -6.8 | |
Democrats | John Kernott | 6,491 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Communist | Vic Slater | 1,305 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Progress | David Lavater | 957 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 65,825 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 2,235 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 68,060 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 34,113 | 51.8 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Peter Ramshaw | 31,712 | 48.2 | -0.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 |
1975
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 32,570 | 51.6 | -7.8 | |
Liberal | Leon Lapinski | 30,509 | 48.4 | +12.5 | |
Total formal votes | 63,079 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,568 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 64,647 | 95.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -9.0 |
1974
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 35,932 | 59.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Douglas Fernihough | 21,711 | 35.9 | -3.5 | |
National Alliance | Peter Moorehouse | 2,136 | 3.5 | +0.5 | |
Australia | Charles Pierce | 723 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,502 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,554 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 62,056 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 60.6 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal | Douglas Fernihough | 39.4 | -2.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 |
1972
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 32,803 | 56.6 | -6.7 | |
Liberal | Erica Lawton | 22,637 | 39.0 | +6.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Rosemary Tobori | 1,764 | 3.0 | -1.5 | |
Communist | Jack Marks | 786 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 57,990 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,515 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 59,505 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 58.5 | -5.7 | ||
Liberal | Erica Lawton | 41.5 | +5.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1969
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 34,336 | 63.3 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Robert French | 17,520 | 32.3 | -3.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Frank Pownall | 2,417 | 4.5 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 54,273 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,206 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 55,479 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 64.2 | +4.4 | ||
Liberal | Robert French | 35.8 | -4.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 |
1966
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 29,827 | 57.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | John Waghorne | 18,909 | 36.1 | -6.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John Martyr | 2,378 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,248 | 2.4 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 52,362 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,135 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 54,497 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 60.1 | +3.1 | ||
Liberal | John Waghorne | 39.9 | -3.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 |
1963
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 27,203 | 54.9 | -5.8 | |
Liberal | John Waghorne | 20,931 | 42.2 | +5.4 | |
Independent | James Collins | 748 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 676 | 1.4 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 49,558 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,043 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 50,601 | 96.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 57.0 | -5.9 | ||
Liberal | John Waghorne | 43.0 | +5.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.9 |
1961
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 27,615 | 60.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Waghorne | 16,747 | 36.8 | -3.4 | |
Communist | Joan Williams | 1,107 | 2.4 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 45,469 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,268 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 46,737 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 62.9 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | John Waghorne | 37.1 | -3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1958
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 23,780 | 57.2 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Peter Goode | 16,725 | 40.2 | +0.4 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,051 | 2.5 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 41,556 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,134 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 42,690 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 59.5 | -0.5 | ||
Liberal | Peter Goode | 40.5 | +0.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 |
1955
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 22,011 | 57.1 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | Vernon Hubbard | 15,336 | 39.8 | -0.9 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,231 | 3.2 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 38,578 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,111 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 39,689 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 60.0 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal | Vernon Hubbard | 40.0 | -0.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 |
1954
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 26,079 | 54.5 | -2.2 | |
Liberal | Douglas McPherson | 21,002 | 43.9 | +0.6 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 765 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 47,846 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 722 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 48,568 | 97.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 56.0 | -0.7 | ||
Liberal | Douglas McPherson | 44.0 | +0.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 |
1951
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 23,901 | 56.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Len Seaton | 18,273 | 43.3 | -0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 42,174 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 960 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 43,134 | 97.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1949
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 22,463 | 54.7 | -9.8 | |
Liberal | Billy Snedden | 17,918 | 43.6 | +8.1 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 675 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 41,056 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 862 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 41,918 | 96.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 56.2 | -8.3 | ||
Liberal | Billy Snedden | 43.8 | +8.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.3 |
1946
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 45,383 | 64.1 | -2.8 | |
Liberal | Claude Henderson | 25,428 | 35.9 | +22.0 | |
Total formal votes | 70,811 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,908 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 72,719 | 94.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 |
1945 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley | 34,009 | 57.33 | –9.57 | |
Liberal | Donald Cleland | 19,880 | 33.51 | +0.41 | |
Independent | Thomas Hughes | 2,210 | 3.73 | +3.73 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,807 | 3.05 | +3.05 | |
State Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 1,273 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
Atokist | Louis Phillips | 143 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
Total formal votes | 59,322 | 97.10 | –1.12 | ||
Informal votes | 1,769 | 2.90 | +1.12 | ||
Turnout | 61,091 | 84.36 | –14.70 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
1943
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 45,352 | 66.9 | +18.9 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Lee | 13,046 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
United Australia | Alex Bracks | 9,396 | 13.9 | -32.3 | |
Total formal votes | 67,794 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,226 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 69,020 | 99.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 69.3 | +19.0 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Lee | 30.7 | +30.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +19.0 |
1940
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 27,299 | 48.0 | -7.2 | |
United Australia | Frederick Lee | 26,274 | 46.2 | +5.3 | |
Ind. United Australia | Gil Clarke | 3,344 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 56,917 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,499 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 58,416 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 28,779 | 50.6 | -6.6 | |
United Australia | Frederick Lee | 28,138 | 49.4 | +6.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1937
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 29,548 | 55.2 | +9.5 | |
United Australia | Eric Isaachsen | 21,857 | 40.9 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Henry Wright | 2,081 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 53,486 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,827 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,313 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 57.2 | +4.6 | ||
United Australia | Eric Isaachsen | 42.8 | -4.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 |
1934
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 22,331 | 45.7 | +3.7 | |
United Australia | Florence Cardell-Oliver | 19,761 | 40.4 | +9.5 | |
Social Credit | William Buchan | 6,782 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Total formal votes | 48,874 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,438 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 50,312 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 24,951 | 51.1 | +6.6 | |
United Australia | Florence Cardell-Oliver | 23,923 | 48.9 | -6.6 | |
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +6.6 |
1931
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 19,142 | 42.0 | -15.0 | |
Independent | William Watson | 14,092 | 30.9 | -12.1 | |
United Australia | Keith Watson | 12,365 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Total formal votes | 45,599 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 968 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 46,567 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | William Watson | 25,328 | 55.5 | +12.5 | |
Labor | John Curtin | 20,271 | 44.5 | -12.5 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +12.5 |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1929
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 24,482 | 57.0 | +7.8 | |
Nationalist | Keith Watson | 18,426 | 43.0 | +14.2 | |
Total formal votes | 42,980 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 914 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 43,822 | 91.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 |
1928
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 19,433 | 49.2 | +7.3 | |
Nationalist | Frank Gibson | 11,402 | 28.8 | +28.8 | |
Independent | Keith Watson | 8,697 | 22.0 | +22.0 | |
Total formal votes | 39,532 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,253 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 40,785 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 20,589 | 52.1 | +10.2 | |
Nationalist | Frank Gibson | 18,943 | 47.9 | +47.9 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +10.2 |
1925
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Watson | 20,568 | 58.1 | +17.5 | |
Labor | John Curtin | 14,812 | 41.9 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 35,380 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 877 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 36,257 | 92.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | +1.2 |
1922
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Watson | 7,420 | 40.6 | +40.6 | |
Labor | John Holman | 7,290 | 39.9 | -4.4 | |
Nationalist | William Hedges | 3,550 | 19.4 | -34.1 | |
Total formal votes | 18,260 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 742 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 19,002 | 54.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | William Watson | 10,381 | 56.9 | +56.9 | |
Labor | John Holman | 7,879 | 43.1 | -0.6 | |
Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | +56.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1919
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Reginald Burchell | 15,988 | 60.8 | -8.1 | |
Labor | Andrew Clementson | 10,294 | 39.2 | +8.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,282 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 660 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 26,942 | 62.0 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -8.1 |
1917
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Reginald Burchell | 21,773 | 68.9 | +25.2 | |
Labor | Jack Simons | 9,849 | 31.1 | -25.2 | |
Total formal votes | 31,622 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,034 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,656 | 80.1 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +25.2 |
1914
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reginald Burchell | 16,385 | 56.3 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Briggs | 12,705 | 43.7 | -0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 29,090 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 937 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 30,027 | 77.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
1913
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reginald Burchell | 15,428 | 55.8 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | William Hedges | 12,225 | 44.2 | -11.4 | |
Total formal votes | 27,653 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 975 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 28,628 | 77.8 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.4 |
1910
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hedges | 7,788 | 54.5 | +3.6 | |
Labour | William Carpenter | 6,496 | 45.5 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 14,284 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 291 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,575 | 66.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1906
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Australian | William Hedges | 4,798 | 50.9 | +12.2 | |
Labour | William Carpenter | 4,629 | 49.1 | -12.2 | |
Total formal votes | 9,427 | 92.9 | |||
Informal votes | 718 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,145 | 37.5 | |||
Western Australian gain from Labour | Swing | +12.2 |
1903
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Carpenter | 3,439 | 61.3 | +25.1 | |
Free Trade | Elias Solomon | 2,174 | 38.7 | -18.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,613 | 93.2 | |||
Informal votes | 408 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,021 | 30.9 | |||
Labour gain from Free Trade | Swing | +21.6 |
1901
[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Elias Solomon | 2,870 | 56.7 | +56.7 | |
Labour | Tom O'Beirne | 1,831 | 36.2 | +36.2 | |
Ind. Free Trade | Charles Jones | 262 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Ind. Free Trade | William Adcock | 102 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,065 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 148 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,213 | 31.1 | |||
Free Trade win | (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ Fremantle, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Fremantle, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Fremantle by-election results: AEC".
- ^ "Fremantle by-election results: ABC".
- ^ Fremantle, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Fremantle, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Fremantle". AEC.
- Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
- Carr, Adam. Psephos
- John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Fremantle since 1901: Election figures