Results of the Western Australian state election, 1927 (Legislative Assembly)
Western Australian state election, 26 March 1927[1] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolled voters | 194,087[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 142,506 | Turnout | 73.42% | +11.05% | ||
Informal votes | 2,000 | Informal | 1.40% | +0.24% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 63,687 | 45.33% | +4.94% | 27 | ± 0 | |
United Party | 51,774 | 36.85% | –1.71% | 16 | ± 0 | |
Country | 22,439 | 15.97% | +3.89% | 7 | + 1 | |
Independent | 1,803 | 1.28% | –3.23% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Other | 803 | 0.57% | * | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 140,506 | 50 | ||||
This is a list of electoral district results of the 1927 Western Australian election.
Results by Electoral district
Albany
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wansbrough | 2,321 | 56.9 | +34.8 | |
Country | Archibald Booth | 1,758 | 43.1 | +43.1 | |
Total formal votes | 4,079 | 99.0 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 40 | 1.0 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,119 | 77.0 | +12.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Avon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Griffiths | 2,143 | 59.7 | +35.1 | |
Labor | Patrick Coffey | 1,449 | 40.3 | -4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 3,565 | 99.2 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 27 | 0.8 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,619 | 69.1 | +8.1 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +9.2 | |||
Beverley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Wansbrough | 968 | 52.8 | +11.8 | |
Nationalist | James Mann | 866 | 47.2 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,834 | 99.2 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,849 | 72.7 | +15.4 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Boulder
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Philip Collier | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Brownhill-Ivanhoe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Lutey | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Bunbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frederick Withers | 1,916 | 59.8 | +13.0 | |
Nationalist | Les Craig | 674 | 21.0 | -17.2 | |
Nationalist | George Clarke | 616 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Total formal votes | 3,206 | 99.1 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 30 | 0.9 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,236 | 87.6 | +13.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Canning
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alexander Clydesdale | 6,815 | 60.0 | -9.8 | |
Nationalist | Herbert Wells | 4,549 | 40.0 | +9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 11,364 | 98.8 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 138 | 1.2 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 11,502 | 66.3 | +16.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -9.8 | |||
Claremont
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Charles North | 4,029 | 57.0 | +23.1 | |
Labor | Theodore Morgan | 3,036 | 43.0 | +6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 7,065 | 99.3 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 50 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,115 | 66.3 | -1.7 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -1.8 | |||
Collie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wilson | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Coolgardie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Lambert | 477 | 69.9 | -30.1 | |
Nationalist | William Vale | 205 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
Total formal votes | 682 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 5 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 687 | 72.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cue
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Chesson | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
East Perth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Kenneally | 3,197 | 53.5 | -1.4 | |
Nationalist | Charles Bull | 1,104 | 18.5 | -10.5 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Ferguson | 1,081 | 18.1 | +1.9 | |
Nationalist | Gerald Hartrey | 597 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,979 | 98.0 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 124 | 2.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,103 | 75.8 | +14.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Forrest
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | May Holman | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Fremantle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joseph Sleeman | 1,867 | 64.3 | +6.4 | |
Nationalist | Richard Rennie | 608 | 20.9 | -21.2 | |
Nationalist | Donald Sinclair | 431 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,906 | 96.9 | -1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 94 | 3.1 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,000 | 79.1 | +15.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Gascoyne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edward Angelo | 613 | 58.8 | +3.2 | |
Labor | William Willesee | 430 | 41.2 | -3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,043 | 98.7 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 14 | 1.3 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,057 | 76.2 | +8.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Geraldton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Willcock | 1,513 | 69.2 | -30.8 | |
Country | Charles Counsel | 675 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,188 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 31 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,219 | 77.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Greenough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Maurice Kennedy | 1,191 | 47.7 | +3.6 | |
Country | Charles Smith | 661 | 26.5 | +6.7 | |
Nationalist | Henry Maley | 646 | 25.9 | -10.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,498 | 98.4 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 40 | 1.6 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,538 | 80.9 | +13.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Maurice Kennedy | 1,290 | 51.6 | +1.0 | |
Country | Charles Smith | 1,208 | 48.4 | -1.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Guildford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Johnson | 4,951 | 64.1 | +8.3 | |
Nationalist | Hubert Parker | 2,768 | 35.9 | -8.3 | |
Total formal votes | 7,719 | 99.3 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 55 | 0.7 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,774 | 71.9 | +0.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 | |||
Hannans
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Selby Munsie | 422 | 74.7 | -25.3 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Branwell Saunders | 143 | 25.3 | +25.3 | |
Total formal votes | 565 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 5 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 570 | 86.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irwin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Charles Maley | 1,327 | 55.4 | +9.8 | |
Country | John Stratton | 1,070 | 44.6 | -9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,397 | 99.4 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 15 | 0.6 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,412 | 64.2 | +4.2 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -5.9 | |||
Kalgoorlie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Cunningham | 1,509 | 52.5 | -10.2 | |
Nationalist | George Rainsford | 898 | 31.3 | +31.3 | |
Independent | James Cummins | 466 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,873 | 98.7 | -0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 37 | 1.3 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,910 | 86.3 | +21.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Kanowna
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Walker | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Katanning
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Alec Thomson | 2,246 | 70.7 | +5.5 | |
Labor | David Parker | 931 | 29.3 | -5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 3,177 | 99.1 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 28 | 0.9 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,205 | 70.7 | +6.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
Kimberley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Aubrey Coverley | 431 | 63.7 | +30.2 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Arthur Male | 144 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Percy | 102 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Total formal votes | 677 | 98.1 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 13 | 1.9 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 690 | 64.0 | -3.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Leederville
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Harry Millington | 5,000 | 55.4 | +2.2 | |
Nationalist | John Scaddan | 3,320 | 36.8 | -10.0 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Christina Blake | 711 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Total formal votes | 9,031 | 97.4 | -1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 243 | 2.6 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 9,274 | 77.9 | +20.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Menzies
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alexander Panton | 134 | 59.8 | -0.5 | |
Nationalist | Dick Ardagh | 57 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Nationalist | Albert Faul | 33 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Total formal votes | 224 | 98.2 | -1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 4 | 1.8 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 228 | 86.0 | -1.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Moore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Percy Ferguson | 1,439 | 60.6 | +21.9 | |
Nationalist | James Denton | 935 | 39.4 | -13.7 | |
Total formal votes | 2,344 | 98.7 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 30 | 1.3 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | 64.8 | +10.8 | ||
Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
Mount Leonora
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Heron | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Mount Magnet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Mount Margaret
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | George Taylor | 212 | 55.1 | +0.2 | |
Labor | Martin Hartigan | 173 | 44.9 | -0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 385 | 98.5 | -1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 6 | 1.5 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 391 | 80.1 | +5.1 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Murchison
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Marshall | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Murray-Wellington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Butler | 1,540 | 42.2 | -2.1 | |
Nationalist | William George | 1,250 | 34.3 | -11.5 | |
Country | Francis Becher | 856 | 23.5 | +13.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,646 | 98.2 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 68 | 1.8 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,714 | 72.5 | +8.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | William George | 1,899 | 52.1 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Thomas Butler | 1,747 | 47.9 | -1.1 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Nelson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Smith | 2,055 | 50.2 | -1.4 | |
Labor | Dennis Jones | 1,211 | 29.6 | -8.9 | |
Country | William Huggett | 829 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,095 | 98.2 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 75 | 1.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,170 | 74.0 | +14.5 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
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 | |||
North-East Fremantle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Francis Rowe | 4,009 | 72.5 | -27.5 | |
Nationalist | Oliver Strang | 1,518 | 27.5 | +27.5 | |
Total formal votes | 5,527 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 93 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,620 | 75.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Northam
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Mitchell | 1,546 | 53.6 | +0.6 | |
Labor | Bill Hegney | 1,337 | 46.4 | -0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,883 | 99.2 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 23 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,906 | 84.5 | +9.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Perth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Harry Mann | 1,656 | 50.0 | -2.0 | |
Labor | Cyril Longmore | 1,368 | 41.3 | -6.7 | |
Nationalist | William Murray | 285 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
Total formal votes | 3,309 | 96.6 | -2.4 | ||
Informal votes | 115 | 3.4 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,424 | 71.9 | +23.7 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Pilbara
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alfred Lamond | 223 | 55.2 | +9.5 | |
Nationalist | Henry Underwood | 149 | 36.9 | -1.7 | |
Independent Labor | Edward Snell | 32 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Total formal votes | 404 | 98.3 | +3.2 | ||
Informal votes | 7 | 1.7 | -3.2 | ||
Turnout | 411 | 78.6 | +22.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Pingelly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Henry Brown | 1,084 | 61.4 | +44.9 | |
Country | Joseph Watson | 402 | 22.8 | +6.5 | |
Nationalist | Joseph Keays | 279 | 15.8 | -13.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,765 | 98.3 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 31 | 1.7 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,796 | 64.4 | +7.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Roebourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Frederick Teesdale | 252 | 57.8 | -42.2 | |
Labor | Thomas McCarthy | 184 | 42.2 | +42.2 | |
Total formal votes | 436 | 99.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 437 | 66.2 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
South Fremantle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alick McCallum | 3,028 | 78.9 | -21.1 | |
Nationalist | Philip Jane | 812 | 21.1 | +21.1 | |
Total formal votes | 3,840 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 42 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,882 | 76.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Subiaco
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Walter Richardson | 4,489 | 55.1 | +11.6 | |
Labor | John Leonard | 3,653 | 44.9 | +11.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8,142 | 99.0 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 83 | 1.0 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 8,225 | 77.5 | +13.7 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -8.3 | |||
Sussex
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | George Barnard | 1,469 | 42.2 | +0.5 | |
Labor | John Tonkin | 1,226 | 35.3 | +5.6 | |
Country | William Pickering | 782 | 22.5 | -6.1 | |
Total formal votes | 3,477 | 98.3 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 59 | 1.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,536 | 77.3 | +7.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | George Barnard | 2,052 | 59.0 | +1.1 | |
Labor | John Tonkin | 1,425 | 41.0 | -1.1 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Richard Sampson | 2,395 | 61.6 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Charles Huntley | 1,495 | 38.4 | -3.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,890 | 99.1 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 35 | 0.9 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,925 | 71.7 | +2.2 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Toodyay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | John Lindsay | 1,762 | 61.1 | +35.7 | |
Country | Ignatius Boyle | 1,122 | 38.9 | +21.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,884 | 99.3 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 20 | 0.7 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,904 | 60.7 | +4.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Wagin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Sydney Stubbs | 1,432 | 59.2 | -4.9 | |
Country | Adam Elder | 689 | 28.5 | -7.4 | |
Country | Phillip Toll | 296 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Total formal votes | 2,417 | 98.7 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 31 | 1.3 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,448 | 75.8 | +14.5 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
West Perth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 1,766 | 44.4 | +9.6 | |
Labor | Alexander McDougall | 1,405 | 35.4 | +1.1 | |
Womens' Electoral League | Edith Cowan | 803 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Total formal votes | 3,974 | 97.5 | -1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 101 | 2.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,075 | 76.2 | +11.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 2,400 | 60.4 | -0.4 | |
Labor | Alexander McDougall | 1,574 | 39.6 | +0.4 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
Williams-Narrogin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Edward Johnston | 2,565 | 75.6 | +3.2 | |
Labor | John Clunas | 826 | 24.4 | -3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 3,368 | 99.3 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 23 | 0.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,414 | 70.9 | +7.9 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Yilgarn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edwin Corboy | 607 | 54.5 | -3.9 | |
Country | John Blake | 394 | 35.4 | +19.3 | |
Country | Arthur Brown | 112 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,113 | 98.4 | -1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 18 | 1.6 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,131 | 81.4 | +5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
York
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Charles Latham | 1,736 | 55.1 | -5.6 | |
Labor | Walter Butler | 827 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
Country | Peter Ledsham | 586 | 18.6 | -20.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,149 | 98.1 | -1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 62 | 1.9 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,211 | 72.7 | +8.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
See also
- Western Australian state election, 1927
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1930
References
- ↑ "Details of 1927 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
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