Electoral results for the district of North Perth

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of North Perth in Western Australian state elections.

Members for North Perth[edit]

Member Party Term
  Charles Oldham PLP (Labour) 1897–1900
  Richard Speight Independent 1901
  George McWilliams Oppositionist 1901–1904
  Francis Ford Wilson Labour 1904–1905
  James Brebber Ministerialist 1905–1908
  Herbert Swan Labour 1908–1914
  James MacCallum Smith Liberal 1914–1917
Nationalist 1917–1939
  Arthur Abbott Nationalist 1939–1945
  Liberal 1945–1949
  LCL 1949–1950
  Ted Needham Labor 1950–1953
  Stan Lapham Labor 1953–1959
  Ray O'Connor LCL 1959–1962

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959 Western Australian state election: North Perth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray O'Connor 3,490 46.3 +0.6
Labor Stan Lapham 3,321 44.1 -10.2
Democratic Labor William Sawyer 725 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 7,536 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 188 2.4 -0.2
Turnout 7,724 91.9 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ray O'Connor 4,060 53.9 +8.2
Labor Stan Lapham 3,476 46.1 -8.2
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +8.2
1956 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Lapham 4,424 54.3
Liberal and Country Leslie Fawcett 3,720 45.7
Total formal votes 8,144 97.4
Informal votes 220 2.6
Turnout 8,364 92.1
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Lapham 3,825 55.5 -2.0
Liberal and Country Florence Hummerston 3,069 44.5 +2.0
Total formal votes 6,894 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 129 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 7,023 93.2 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.0
1950 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Needham 4,486 57.5
Liberal and Country Alfred Spencer 3,321 42.5
Total formal votes 7,807 97.9
Informal votes 165 2.1
Turnout 7,972 90.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Abbott 3,308 60.0 +19.6
Labor William Deal 2,203 40.0 -2.5
Total formal votes 5,511 97.7 +0.8
Informal votes 127 2.3 -0.8
Turnout 5,638 87.3 -7.9
Liberal hold Swing +6.1
1943 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gavan McMullan 2,500 42.5 +9.8
Nationalist Arthur Abbott 2,376 40.4 -3.0
Ind. Nationalist Agnes Robertson 1,003 17.1 +17.1
Total formal votes 5,879 96.9 -1.7
Informal votes 187 3.1 +1.7
Turnout 6,066 95.2 +4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Arthur Abbott 3,171 53.9 -8.7
Labor Gavan McMullan 2,708 46.1 +8.7
Nationalist hold Swing -8.7

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1939 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Arthur Abbott 2,493 43.4 +43.4
Labor Edward Holman 1,879 32.7 +2.0
Nationalist James MacCallum Smith 1,368 23.8 -8.9
Total formal votes 5,740 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 79 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 5,819 91.1 +15.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist Arthur Abbott 3,593 62.6 +62.6
Labor Edward Holman 2,147 37.4 -4.2
Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James MacCallum Smith 1,559 32.7 -29.6
Labor Edward Holman 1,462 30.7 +30.7
Nationalist Reginald Miller 1,010 21.2 +21.2
Nationalist Karl Drake-Brockman 730 15.3 +15.3
Total formal votes 4,761 99.0 +1.2
Informal votes 49 1.0 -1.2
Turnout 4,810 75.8 -16.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James MacCallum Smith 2,779 58.4 -3.9
Labor Edward Holman 1,982 41.6 +3.9
Nationalist hold Swing -3.9
1933 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 3,324 62.3 -0.7
Single Tax League Edward White 2,007 37.7 +37.7
Total formal votes 5,331 97.8 -1.0
Informal votes 119 2.2 +1.0
Turnout 5,450 92.2 +23.8
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 2,594 63.0
Nationalist Thomas Langley 1,521 37.0
Total formal votes 4,115 98.8
Informal votes 49 1.2
Turnout 4,164 68.4
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1927 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 3,321 52.7 +5.7
Labor Frank Darcey 2,985 47.3 +6.9
Total formal votes 6,306 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 69 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 6,375 76.9 +20.4
Nationalist hold Swing -0.9
1924 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 1,986 47.0 -10.5
Labor Frank Darcey 1,707 40.4 -2.1
Independent Richard White 535 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 4,228 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 53 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 4,281 56.5 -7.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James Smith 2,265 53.6 -3.9
Labor Frank Darcey 1,963 46.4 +3.9
Nationalist hold Swing -3.9
1921 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 2,349 57.5 -3.7
Labor Ted Needham 1,734 42.5 +42.5
Total formal votes 4,083 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 56 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 4,139 64.0 +15.5
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1917 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal James MacCallum Smith 1,690 61.3 +22.3
Independent Richard White 1,069 38.7 +38.7
Total formal votes 2,759 97.9 +2.0
Informal votes 58 2.1 –2.0
Turnout 2,817 48.5 –8.6
National Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Smith's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Liberal", rather than "National Liberal".
1914 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Smith 1,835 38.9 +12.9
Labor Herbert Swan 993 21.1 -35.3
Labor Sidney Gibson 643 13.7 +13.7
Liberal James George 456 9.7 +9.7
Labor Peter Wedd 366 7.8 +7.8
Liberal Arthur Wasley 242 5.1 +5.1
Liberal Charles Galwey 176 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 4,711 95.9 -3.0
Informal votes 203 4.1 +3.0
Turnout 4,914 57.1 -26.3
After distribution of preferences
Liberal James Smith 2,595 55.1
Labor Herbert Swan 1,202 25.5
Labor Sidney Gibson 914 19.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.
1911 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Swan 2,435 56.4
Ministerialist Walter Nairn 1,125 26.0
Ministerialist James Franklin 758 17.6
Total formal votes 4,318 98.9
Informal votes 49 1.1
Turnout 4,367 83.4
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1908 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Herbert Swan 1,534 30.6 -7.5
Ministerialist James Brebber 1,079 21.5 -40.4
Ministerialist James Franklin 1,004 20.0 +20.0
Ministerialist Edward Brady 586 11.7 +11.7
Independent Labour Cecil Le Mesurier 435 8.7 +8.7
Ministerialist Edward Hart 373 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 5,011 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 73 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 5,084 65.8 +17.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labour Herbert Swan 2,094 51.8 +13.7
Ministerialist James Brebber 1,952 48.2 -13.7
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing +13.7
1905 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist James Brebber 1,478 61.9 +40.6
Labour Francis Wilson 911 38.1 –8.1
Total formal votes 2,389 99.0 –0.2
Informal votes 25 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 2,416 48.2 +7.6
Ministerialist gain from Labour Swing +40.6
1904 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Wilson 1,178 30.0 +15.8
Independent Harry Stinton 932 23.7 +23.7
Ministerialist James Brebber 838 21.3 +21.3
Independent Richard Haynes 686 17.5 +17.5
Independent Edward Edgcombe 296 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 3,930 99.2 n/a
Informal votes 31 0.8 n/a
Turnout 3,961 40.6 n/a
Labour gain from Opposition Swing +15.8
1901 North Perth state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition George McWilliams 882 48.9 +48.9
Opposition Edgar Zollner 663 36.8 +16.7
Labour John Jones 257 14.3 -2.7
Total formal votes 1,802 100 +0.6
Informal votes 0 0 -0.6
Turnout 1,802 N/A N/A
Opposition gain from Independent Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Speight 1,125 62.9 +62.9
Opposition Edgar Zollner 360 20.1 +20.1
Labour Joseph Diver 303 16.9 +16.9
Total formal votes 1,788 99.4 +6.7
Informal votes 11 0.6 –6.7
Turnout 1,799 37.4 +24.6
Independent gain from Opposition Swing +62.9

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1897 Western Australian colonial election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Oldham 73 30.2
Ministerialist James Bennett 69 28.5
Ministerialist Horace Stirling 47 19.4
Independent Michael Cavanagh 34 14.1
Independent John Phair 19 7.9
Total formal votes 242 92.7
Informal votes 19 7.3
Turnout 261 62.0
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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