This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Perth in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.
Members
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
James Fowler | Labour | 1901–1909 | |
Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
Edward Mann | Nationalist | 1922–1929 | |
Independent Nationalist | 1929 | ||
Walter Nairn | Nationalist | 1929–1931 | |
United Australia | 1931–1943 | ||
Tom Burke | Labor | 1943–1955 | |
Fred Chaney Sr. | Liberal | 1955–1969 | |
Joe Berinson | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
Ross McLean | Liberal | 1975–1983 | |
Dr Ric Charlesworth | Labor | 1983–1993 | |
Stephen Smith | Labor | 1993–2013 | |
Alannah MacTiernan | Labor | 2013–2016 | |
Tim Hammond | Labor | 2016–2018 | |
Patrick Gorman | Labor | 2018–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 40,066 | 39.25 | +5.66 | |
Liberal | David Dwyer | 27,294 | 26.74 | −12.24 | |
Greens | Caroline Perks | 22,621 | 22.16 | +3.79 | |
One Nation | Cameron Bailey | 2,749 | 2.69 | −0.03 | |
Western Australia | Dave Vos | 1,878 | 1.84 | −0.57 | |
United Australia | Sonya Eberhart | 1,605 | 1.57 | −0.23 | |
Animal Justice | Sarah Szmekura-Moor | 1,535 | 1.50 | +1.50 | |
Christians | Dean Powell | 1,514 | 1.48 | +1.09 | |
Liberal Democrats | Evan Nickols | 1,407 | 1.38 | +1.38 | |
Australian Federation | Aiden Gyuru | 710 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
Great Australian | Sean Connor | 702 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
Total formal votes | 102,081 | 94.42 | −1.20 | ||
Informal votes | 6,028 | 5.58 | +1.20 | ||
Turnout | 108,109 | 88.19 | −1.34 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 66,151 | 64.80 | +11.57 | |
Liberal | David Dwyer | 35,930 | 35.20 | −11.57 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +11.57 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Grayden | 32,800 | 37.40 | −4.91 | |
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 30,207 | 34.44 | −2.92 | |
Greens | Caroline Perks | 16,552 | 18.87 | +1.80 | |
One Nation | Mel Lownds | 2,333 | 2.66 | +2.66 | |
Western Australia | Jane Boxall | 2,222 | 2.53 | +2.53 | |
United Australia | Chas Hopkins | 1,661 | 1.89 | +1.89 | |
Science | Gary Davies | 1,329 | 1.52 | +1.52 | |
VOTEFLUX.ORG | Curtis Greening | 602 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
Total formal votes | 87,706 | 95.41 | −0.82 | ||
Informal votes | 4,220 | 4.59 | +0.82 | ||
Turnout | 91,926 | 90.65 | +2.61 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 48,176 | 54.93 | +1.60 | |
Liberal | Jim Grayden | 39,530 | 45.07 | −1.60 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.60 |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 22,812 | 39.33 | +1.96 | |
Greens | Caroline Perks | 10,908 | 18.81 | +1.74 | |
Independent | Paul Collins | 5,516 | 9.51 | +9.51 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wesley Du Preez | 3,880 | 6.69 | +4.98 | |
Independent | Julie Matheson | 3,123 | 5.38 | +5.38 | |
Independent Liberal | Jim Grayden | 2,565 | 4.42 | +4.42 | |
Animal Justice | Nicole Arielli | 1,815 | 3.13 | +3.13 | |
Independent | Ian Britza | 1,705 | 2.94 | +2.94 | |
Christians | Ellen Joubert | 1,474 | 2.54 | +2.54 | |
Science | Aaron Hammond | 1,002 | 1.73 | +1.73 | |
Mental Health | Ben Mullings | 930 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
Sustainable Australia | Colin Scott | 774 | 1.33 | +1.33 | |
Liberty Alliance | Tony Robinson | 682 | 1.18 | +1.18 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Barry Mason | 596 | 1.03 | +1.03 | |
People's Party | Gabriel Harfouche | 222 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
Total formal votes | 58,004 | 89.94 | −6.29 | ||
Informal votes | 6,486 | 10.06 | +6.29 | ||
Turnout | 64,490 | 64.07 | −23.97 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 36,601 | 63.10 | +9.77 | |
Greens | Caroline Perks | 21,403 | 36.90 | +36.90 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeremy Quinn | 35,381 | 42.31 | +0.20 | |
Labor | Tim Hammond | 31,248 | 37.36 | −1.02 | |
Greens | Tim Clifford | 14,272 | 17.07 | +5.10 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Walmsley | 1,430 | 1.71 | +1.71 | |
Online Direct Democracy | Andrew Chambers | 1,300 | 1.55 | +1.55 | |
Total formal votes | 83,631 | 96.23 | +1.12 | ||
Informal votes | 3,274 | 3.77 | −1.12 | ||
Turnout | 86,905 | 88.04 | −2.79 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tim Hammond | 44,602 | 53.33 | +1.15 | |
Liberal | Jeremy Quinn | 39,029 | 46.67 | −1.15 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.15 |
2013
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alannah MacTiernan | 34,215 | 41.25 | +1.06 | |
Liberal | Darryl Moore | 33,021 | 39.81 | +1.07 | |
Greens | Jonathan Hallett | 8,801 | 10.61 | −5.54 | |
Palmer United | Gabriel Harfouche | 2,897 | 3.49 | +3.49 | |
Christians | Paul Connelly | 1,891 | 2.28 | +2.28 | |
Independent | Ant Clark | 1,025 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
Family First | Lesley Croll | 669 | 0.81 | −0.74 | |
Rise Up Australia | Evelyn Edney | 422 | 0.51 | +0.51 | |
Total formal votes | 82,941 | 94.72 | −0.08 | ||
Informal votes | 4,625 | 5.28 | +0.08 | ||
Turnout | 87,566 | 91.96 | −0.08 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Alannah MacTiernan | 45,079 | 54.35 | −1.53 | |
Liberal | Darryl Moore | 37,862 | 45.65 | +1.53 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.53 |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 32,228 | 40.19 | -6.12 | |
Liberal | Joe Ferrante | 31,064 | 38.74 | +1.84 | |
Greens | Jonathan Hallett | 12,948 | 16.15 | +5.82 | |
Christian Democrats | Paul Connelly | 2,093 | 2.61 | +0.62 | |
Family First | Nigel Irvine | 1,243 | 1.55 | +0.45 | |
Socialist Alliance | Alex Bainbridge | 618 | 0.77 | +0.22 | |
Total formal votes | 80,194 | 94.80 | −0.61 | ||
Informal votes | 4,400 | 5.20 | +0.61 | ||
Turnout | 84,594 | 92.05 | −1.14 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 44,815 | 55.88 | -2.06 | |
Liberal | Joe Ferrante | 35,379 | 44.12 | +2.06 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.06 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 36,684 | 46.87 | +1.28 | |
Liberal | Daniel Nikolic | 28,163 | 35.98 | -0.90 | |
Greens | Damian Douglas-Meyer | 8,320 | 10.63 | +1.05 | |
Christian Democrats | Paul Connelly | 1,594 | 2.04 | -0.42 | |
Independent | Stephen Brooks | 1,413 | 1.81 | +1.81 | |
Family First | Sharon Fairfull | 838 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
One Nation | Marie Edmonds | 628 | 0.80 | -1.19 | |
Socialist Alliance | Chris Latham | 464 | 0.59 | -0.75 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Orm Girvan | 162 | 0.21 | -0.13 | |
Total formal votes | 78,266 | 95.42 | +1.40 | ||
Informal votes | 3,757 | 4.58 | −1.40 | ||
Turnout | 82,023 | 93.03 | +0.10 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 46,061 | 58.85 | +2.12 | |
Liberal | Daniel Nikolic | 32,205 | 41.15 | -2.12 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.12 |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 33,532 | 45.59 | -2.29 | |
Liberal | Alexander Lawrance | 27,127 | 36.88 | +4.55 | |
Greens | Alison Xamon | 7,045 | 9.58 | +2.22 | |
Christian Democrats | Augustine Loh | 1,807 | 2.46 | +2.46 | |
One Nation | Marie Edmonds | 1,463 | 1.99 | -2.40 | |
Democrats | Ray Bradbury | 1,344 | 1.83 | -5.45 | |
Socialist Alliance | Nikki Ulasowski | 984 | 1.34 | +1.34 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Ross Russell | 247 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
Total formal votes | 73,549 | 94.02 | −0.96 | ||
Informal votes | 4,680 | 5.98 | +0.96 | ||
Turnout | 78,229 | 92.93 | −1.92 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 41,723 | 56.73 | -4.48 | |
Liberal | Alexander Lawrance | 31,826 | 43.27 | +4.48 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.48 |
2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 35,389 | 47.88 | -1.88 | |
Liberal | Rod Webb | 23,894 | 32.33 | +1.95 | |
Greens | Alison Xamon | 5,437 | 7.36 | +1.27 | |
Democrats | Aaron Hewett | 5,381 | 7.28 | +2.63 | |
One Nation | Peter Gilberthorpe | 3,244 | 4.39 | -3.81 | |
Philip Chilton | 568 | 0.77 | +0.77 | ||
Total formal votes | 73,913 | 94.98 | −1.18 | ||
Informal votes | 3,907 | 5.02 | +1.18 | ||
Turnout | 77,820 | 95.25 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 45,239 | 61.21 | -1.33 | |
Liberal | Rod Webb | 28,674 | 38.79 | +1.33 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.33 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 38,395 | 50.16 | +2.89 | |
Liberal | David Montani | 22,689 | 29.64 | -8.66 | |
One Nation | Kerry Mills | 6,555 | 8.56 | +8.56 | |
Greens | Gemma Carter | 4,713 | 6.16 | +0.24 | |
Democrats | Brendon Entrekin | 3,517 | 4.59 | -1.72 | |
Democratic Socialist | Iggy Kim | 682 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
Total formal votes | 76,551 | 96.11 | −0.03 | ||
Informal votes | 3,102 | 3.89 | +0.03 | ||
Turnout | 79,653 | 94.32 | +0.37 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 48,441 | 63.28 | +6.60 | |
Liberal | David Montani | 28,110 | 36.72 | -6.60 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.60 |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 32,018 | 47.56 | +1.19 | |
Liberal | Dee Kelly | 25,262 | 37.53 | -1.29 | |
Greens | Elena Jeffreys | 4,189 | 6.22 | +0.59 | |
Democrats | Jim Kerr | 4,175 | 6.20 | +3.88 | |
Independent | Raymond Conder | 914 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
Anthony Benbow | 418 | 0.62 | +0.62 | ||
Gary Nelson | 339 | 0.50 | +0.50 | ||
Total formal votes | 67,315 | 96.17 | −0.28 | ||
Informal votes | 2,678 | 3.83 | +0.28 | ||
Turnout | 69,993 | 93.95 | −1.04 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 37,756 | 56.46 | +0.31 | |
Liberal | Dee Kelly | 29,121 | 43.54 | -0.31 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.31 |
1993
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stephen Smith | 31,585 | 46.37 | +3.79 | |
Liberal | Barney Cresswell | 26,440 | 38.82 | +1.20 | |
Greens | Patsy Molloy | 3,836 | 5.63 | -2.71 | |
Democrats | Irene Knight | 1,581 | 2.32 | -5.50 | |
Call to Australia | Chris Bignell | 1,499 | 2.20 | +2.20 | |
Independent | Peter Blurton | 1,460 | 2.14 | +2.14 | |
Independent | Michael Goff | 857 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
Michelle Hovane | 587 | 0.86 | +0.86 | ||
Natural Law | Jennifer Benjamin | 268 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
Total formal votes | 68,113 | 96.45 | +1.21 | ||
Informal votes | 2,507 | 3.55 | −1.21 | ||
Turnout | 70,620 | 94.99 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 38,202 | 56.15 | +0.97 | |
Liberal | Barney Cresswell | 29,839 | 43.85 | -0.97 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.97 |
1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 28,047 | 42.6 | -16.4 | |
Liberal | Marylyn Rodgers | 24,775 | 37.6 | -5.9 | |
Greens | Brenda Conochie | 5,496 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Democrats | Brian Jenkins | 5,152 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Democratic Socialist | Richard Cheuk | 1,211 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Grey Power | Don Gudgeon | 702 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
National | William Witham | 483 | 0.7 | -4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 65,866 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 3,292 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 69,158 | 93.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 36,252 | 55.2 | -5.2 | |
Liberal | Marylyn Rodgers | 29,455 | 44.8 | +5.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1987
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 34,003 | 55.4 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Bob Campbell | 24,494 | 39.9 | -2.3 | |
National | Ted Lisle | 2,857 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Total formal votes | 61,354 | 92.3 | |||
Informal votes | 5,151 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 66,505 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 34,819 | 56.8 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Bob Campbell | 26,535 | 43.2 | -0.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 32,906 | 55.2 | -1.3 | |
Liberal | Joan Walters | 25,148 | 42.2 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Workers | Catherine Brown | 1,535 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 59,589 | 91.3 | |||
Informal votes | 5,670 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 65,259 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 33,523 | 56.3 | -1.9 | |
Liberal | Joan Walters | 26,066 | 43.7 | +1.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 |
1983
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 34,108 | 54.7 | +9.0 | |
Liberal | Ross McLean | 26,510 | 42.5 | -5.7 | |
Democrats | Geoffrey Syme | 1,770 | 2.8 | -2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 62,388 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,446 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 63,834 | 92.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ric Charlesworth | 56.4 | +7.4 | ||
Liberal | Ross McLean | 43.6 | -7.4 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.4 |
1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ross McLean | 29,131 | 48.2 | -2.6 | |
Labor | William Delaney | 27,599 | 45.7 | +10.4 | |
Democrats | Robert Foster | 3,112 | 5.2 | -4.6 | |
Progressive Conservative | June Steen-Olsen | 551 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 60,403 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,843 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 62,246 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ross McLean | 30,807 | 51.0 | -8.5 | |
Labor | William Delaney | 29,596 | 49.0 | +8.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ross McLean | 31,944 | 50.8 | -5.6 | |
Labor | James Moiler | 22,177 | 35.3 | -6.9 | |
Democrats | Thomas Garrick | 6,153 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Progress | Lawrence Curtis | 2,591 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 62,865 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 2,266 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 65,131 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ross McLean | 59.5 | -3.0 | ||
Labor | James Moiler | 40.5 | +3.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.0 |
1975
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ross McLean | 31,658 | 50.7 | +13.0 | |
Labor | Joe Berinson | 29,902 | 47.9 | -8.6 | |
Communist | Vic Slater | 890 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 62,450 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,845 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 64,295 | 94.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ross McLean | 50.8 | +9.0 | ||
Labor | Joe Berinson | 49.2 | -9.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.0 |
1974
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joe Berinson | 33,786 | 56.5 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Derrick Tomlinson | 22,529 | 37.7 | -4.5 | |
National Alliance | Dorothy Cranley | 2,487 | 4.2 | -1.1 | |
Communist | Paul Marsh | 539 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Australia | Wilfred Campin | 411 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 59,752 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,077 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 61,829 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joe Berinson | 58.2 | +4.6 | ||
Liberal | Derrick Tomlinson | 41.8 | -4.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 |
1972
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joe Berinson | 28,226 | 51.3 | -3.8 | |
Liberal | Derrick Tomlinson | 23,911 | 43.4 | +5.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Dorothy Cranley | 2,928 | 5.3 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 55,065 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,623 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 56,688 | 92.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joe Berinson | 52.4 | -5.8 | ||
Liberal | Derrick Tomlinson | 47.6 | +5.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.8 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1969
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joe Berinson | 29,309 | 55.1 | +15.6 | |
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 20,373 | 38.3 | -8.3 | |
Democratic Labor | John Martyr | 2,159 | 4.1 | -3.7 | |
Independent | Patricia Giles | 1,308 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 53,149 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,866 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 55,015 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joe Berinson | 58.2 | +12.2 | ||
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 41.8 | -12.2 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.2 |
1966
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 13,223 | 49.5 | -4.8 | |
Labor | Alan Bate | 9,785 | 36.6 | -3.6 | |
Democratic Labor | George Mazak | 2,071 | 7.8 | +2.2 | |
Communist | Annette Aarons | 1,627 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,706 | 92.9 | |||
Informal votes | 2,046 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 28,752 | 93.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 56.9 | -1.9 | ||
Labor | Alan Bate | 43.1 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.9 |
1963
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 15,867 | 54.3 | -0.7 | |
Labor | Edward Halse | 11,743 | 40.2 | +4.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Arthur White | 1,629 | 5.6 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,239 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 860 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 30,099 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 58.8 | -3.6 | ||
Labor | Edward Halse | 41.2 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 |
1961
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 16,054 | 55.0 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Laurie Wilkinson | 10,443 | 35.8 | +4.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Julius Re | 2,679 | 9.2 | -1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 29,176 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,436 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 30,612 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 62.4 | -2.8 | ||
Labor | Laurie Wilkinson | 37.6 | +2.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1958
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 17,426 | 56.0 | +4.5 | |
Labor | Laurie Wilkinson | 9,841 | 31.6 | -16.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Terence Merchant | 3,189 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Independent | Claude Swaine | 655 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 31,111 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,393 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 32,504 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 65.2 | +13.7 | ||
Labor | Laurie Wilkinson | 34.8 | -13.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +13.7 |
1955
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Chaney Sr. | 17,575 | 51.5 | +4.6 | |
Labor | Tom Burke | 16,536 | 48.5 | -2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 34,111 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,142 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 35,253 | 94.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.8 |
1954
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Burke | 15,912 | 51.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Phillips | 14,087 | 45.7 | -3.8 | |
All Parties | Carlyle Ferguson | 530 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Communist | John Gandini | 275 | 0.9 | -0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 30,804 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 679 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 31,483 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Burke | 52.3 | +2.1 | ||
Liberal | Robert Phillips | 47.7 | -2.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 |
1951
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Billy Snedden | 17,705 | 49.5 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Tom Burke | 17,501 | 49.0 | +1.2 | |
Communist | James Kelly | 532 | 1.5 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 35,738 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 965 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 36,703 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Burke | 17,926 | 50.2 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Billy Snedden | 17,812 | 49.8 | -0.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1949
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Burke | 18,412 | 47.8 | -7.7 | |
Liberal | Gordon Hack | 17,858 | 46.4 | +10.9 | |
Independent | James Collins | 1,756 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Communist | James Kelly | 486 | 1.3 | -2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 38,512 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 992 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 39,504 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Burke | 19,294 | 50.1 | -11.3 | |
Liberal | Gordon Hack | 19,218 | 49.9 | +11.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -11.3 |
1946
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Burke | 31,231 | 49.0 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | Jim Paton | 27,429 | 43.1 | +13.7 | |
Services | John Graham | 2,167 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Communist | Kevin Healy | 2,004 | 3.1 | -3.0 | |
Independent | Robert Salter | 889 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 63,710 | 95.8 | |||
Informal votes | 2,820 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 66,530 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Burke | 52.4 | -3.6 | ||
Liberal | Jim Paton | 47.6 | +3.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.6 |
1943
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Burke | 25,376 | 42.3 | +10.8 | |
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 17,610 | 29.4 | -33.0 | |
Independent | Thomas Hughes | 8,112 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Communist | Clarrie Boyd | 3,639 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Independent | Stephenson Fox | 2,611 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Independent | Robert Nicholson | 1,501 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Dorothea Foster | 495 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | William Herbert | 419 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Thomas Groves | 169 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 59,932 | 93.3 | |||
Informal votes | 4,311 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 64,243 | 99.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Burke | 33,581 | 56.0 | +20.5 | |
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 26,351 | 44.0 | -20.5 | |
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +20.5 |
1940
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 33,999 | 62.4 | +2.4 | |
Labor | Gavan McMillan | 17,144 | 31.5 | -2.6 | |
Independent | James Bolitho | 3,326 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Total formal votes | 54,469 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,738 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 56,207 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 64.5 | +4.2 | ||
Labor | Gavan McMillan | 35.5 | -4.2 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1937
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 21,800 | 41.1 | +22.6 | |
Labor | Tom Burke | 18,091 | 34.1 | +0.1 | |
United Australia | Jack Simons | 10,035 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Independent | Viv James | 3,085 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 53,011 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,980 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 54,991 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 31,942 | 60.3 | +2.9 | |
Labor | Tom Burke | 21,069 | 39.7 | -2.9 | |
United Australia hold | Swing | +2.9 |
1934
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 16,727 | 41.6 | -18.9 | |
Labor | Herb Graham | 13,737 | 34.2 | -5.3 | |
Nationalist | Tom Hartrey | 6,713 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Independent Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 3,015 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Total formal votes | 40,192 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,667 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 41,859 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 22,821 | 56.8 | -3.7 | |
Labor | Herb Graham | 17,371 | 43.2 | +3.7 | |
United Australia hold | Swing | -3.7 |
1931
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Walter Nairn | 22,102 | 60.5 | +25.0 | |
Labor | John Moloney | 14,459 | 39.5 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 36,561 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,762 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 38,323 | 91.3 | |||
United Australia hold | Swing | +10.0 |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1929
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Needham | 16,411 | 43.1 | +9.1 | |
Nationalist | Walter Nairn | 13,521 | 35.5 | -26.3 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Edward Mann | 7,645 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Independent | John McCoo | 522 | 1.4 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 38,099 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,020 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 39,119 | 89.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Walter Nairn | 19,254 | 50.5 | -14.4 | |
Labor | Ted Needham | 18,845 | 49.5 | +14.4 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | -14.4 |
1928
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edward Mann | 22,002 | 61.8 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Arthur Watts | 12,082 | 34.0 | -3.2 | |
Independent | John McCoo | 1,499 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 35,583 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,803 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 37,386 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Edward Mann | 64.9 | +2.1 | ||
Labor | Arthur Watts | 35.1 | -2.1 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.1 |
1925
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edward Mann | 21,517 | 62.8 | -3.0 | |
Labor | Dick Lane | 12,768 | 37.2 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 34,285 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,161 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 35,446 | 91.3 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.9 |
1922
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Andrew Clementson | 4,951 | 34.2 | -0.3 | |
Nationalist | Edward Mann | 3,073 | 21.3 | +1.0 | |
Nationalist | James Fowler | 2,583 | 17.9 | +1.0 | |
Nationalist | Alfred Carson | 2,125 | 14.7 | +1.0 | |
Nationalist | Harry Bolton | 1,728 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Total formal votes | 14,460 | 92.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,246 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 15,706 | 46.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Edward Mann | 8,513 | 58.9 | -2.9 | |
Labor | Andrew Clementson | 5,947 | 41.1 | +2.9 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1919
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Fowler | 7,721 | 38.4 | -7.7 | |
Labor | John Curtin | 6,877 | 34.2 | +3.7 | |
Nationalist | Lionel Carter | 4,699 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
Ind. Free Trade | Gerald Hartrey | 811 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 20,108 | 93.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,419 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,527 | 58.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | James Fowler | 12,275 | 61.0 | -8.5 | |
Labor | John Curtin | 7,833 | 39.0 | +8.5 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | -8.5 |
1917
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Fowler | 18,715 | 69.5 | +13.7 | |
Labor | Alexander Panton | 8,221 | 30.5 | -13.7 | |
Total formal votes | 26,936 | 95.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,191 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 28,127 | 76.5 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +13.7 |
1914
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Fowler | 15,256 | 55.8 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Alick McCallum | 12,071 | 44.2 | -2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 27,327 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 836 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 28,163 | 67.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 |
1913
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Fowler | 14,846 | 53.3 | -7.9 | |
Labor | Alick McCallum | 13,001 | 46.7 | +7.9 | |
Total formal votes | 27,847 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,116 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 28,963 | 71.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.9 |
1910
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Fowler | 9,648 | 60.7 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Ernest Henshaw | 6,237 | 39.3 | -13.4 | |
Total formal votes | 15,885 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 371 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 16,256 | 59.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +13.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1906
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Fowler | 4,892 | 52.7 | -20.1 | |
Western Australian | Edward Thurstan | 4,384 | 47.3 | +20.1 | |
Total formal votes | 9,276 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 343 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,619 | 30.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -20.1 |
1903
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Fowler | 4,248 | 72.8 | +13.7 | |
Free Trade | Harry Venn | 1,591 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Total formal votes | 5,839 | 94.3 | |||
Informal votes | 354 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,193 | 22.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.7 |
1901
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Fowler | 3,334 | 59.1 | +59.1 | |
Protectionist | Michael Cavanagh | 2,310 | 40.9 | +40.9 | |
Total formal votes | 5,644 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 106 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,750 | 31.1 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ Perth, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Perth, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Federal Member for Perth Tim Hammond quits politics for family, triggering WA by-election". ABC News. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra. "House of Representatives division information". Australian Electoral Commission.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Perth, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Perth, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Perth". AEC.