Results of the Western Australian state election, 1943 (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 20 November 1943
Legislative Assembly
<< 1939 — 1947 >>

Enrolled voters 212,376[1]
Votes cast 183,781 Turnout 86.54% –5.04%
Informal votes 4,548 Informal 2.47% +0.73%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 77,567 43.28% [1] 30 + 3
  Nationalist 43,529 24.29% +0.31% 7 ± 0
  Country 22,251 12.41% +0.41% 10 – 2
  Ind. Nat.[2] 9,187 5.13% –1.67% 1 – 1
  Ind. Labor 7,909 4.41% +4.41% 1 + 1
  Communist 713 0.40% +0.25% 0 ± 0
  Independent 10,324 5.97% –1.68% 2 ± 0
Total 179,233     50  

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1943 Western Australian election.

Results by Electoral district

Albany

Western Australian state election, 1943: Albany[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Leonard Hill 2,074 54.6 +8.5
Labor Adrian Stacey 1,727 45.4 +2.9
Total formal votes 3,801 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 69 1.8 -0.3
Turnout 3,870 83.6 -6.6
Country hold Swing -0.2

Avon

Western Australian state election, 1943: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Telfer 1,433 50.3 +8.0
Country Ignatius Boyle 1,418 49.7 -8.0
Total formal votes 2,851 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 64 2.2 -0.3
Turnout 2,915 87.6 -5.9
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.0

Beverley

Western Australian state election, 1943: Beverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country James Mann 1,816 59.6 -40.4
Independent Labor Frank Durack 979 32.2 +32.2
Independent Labor John Wilkinson 250 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 3,045 98.5
Informal votes 47 1.5
Turnout 3,092 86.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Boulder

Western Australian state election, 1943: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Brown Hill-Ivanhoe

Western Australian state election, 1943: Brown Hill-Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frederick Smith unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bunbury

Western Australian state election, 1943: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frederick Withers 2,565 55.5 +1.6
Country Jasper Norton 2,060 44.5 +18.3
Total formal votes 4,625 98.2 -0.2
Informal votes 86 1.8 +0.2
Turnout 4,711 85.8 -8.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Canning

Western Australian state election, 1943: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Cross 5,636 50.1 +5.1
Nationalist Arthur Bishop 3,421 30.4 -3.2
Independent Carlyle Ferguson 1,583 14.1 -7.3
Independent William Herbert 608 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 11,248 96.7 -2.0
Informal votes 386 3.3 +2.0
Turnout 11,634 88.5 -4.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Claremont

Western Australian state election, 1943: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Eric Gillett 2,409 33.6 +33.6
Nationalist Charles North 2,398 33.4 -66.6
Labor John Vivian 2,372 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 7,179 97.5
Informal votes 182 2.5
Turnout 7,361 91.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Charles North 4,062 56.6 -43.4
Nationalist Eric Gillett 3,117 43.4 +43.4
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Collie

Western Australian state election, 1943: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Wilson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

East Perth

Western Australian state election, 1943: East Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
{{{party}}} Herb Graham unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Forrest

Western Australian state election, 1943: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edward Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Fremantle

Western Australian state election, 1943: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joseph Sleeman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gascoyne

Western Australian state election, 1943: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Wise unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Geraldton

Western Australian state election, 1943: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Willcock 2,404 70.4 +15.4
Independent John Bedwell 1,013 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 3,417 98.0 -1.1
Informal votes 70 2.0 +1.1
Turnout 3,487 86.8 -6.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Greenough

Western Australian state election, 1943: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Newton 1,944 52.8 +52.8
Country William Patrick 1,737 47.2 -52.8
Total formal votes 3,681 98.6
Informal votes 52 1.4
Turnout 3,733 80.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Guildford-Midland

Western Australian state election, 1943: Guildford-Midland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Johnson 3,218 53.6 -11.3
Independent Labor Francis Tuohy 1,834 30.5 +30.5
Ind. Nationalist Leonard Seaton 955 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 6,007 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 140 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 6,147 90.2 -3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hannans

Western Australian state election, 1943: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Leahy 1,519 63.1 +1.4
Country Jack Guise 890 36.9 +36.9
Total formal votes 2,409 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 64 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 2,473 71.8 -22.8
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Irwin-Moore

Western Australian state election, 1943: Irwin-Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Horace Berry 1,491 55.7 +55.7
Labor Angus Thomson 570 21.3 +21.3
Country Ida Swift 366 13.7 -31.3
Country Terence Millsteed 249 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 2,676 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 44 0.6 +0.6
Turnout 2,720 81.7 -6.9
Independent hold Swing N/A

Kalgoorlie

Western Australian state election, 1943: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Herbert Styants unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Kanowna

Western Australian state election, 1943: Kanowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Emil Nulsen unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Katanning

Western Australian state election, 1943: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Arthur Watts 3,165 72.1 +2.6
Independent Labor Clayton Mitchell 1,227 27.9 +27.9
Total formal votes 4,392 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 72 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 4,464 84.9 -6.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Kimberley

Western Australian state election, 1943: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Aubrey Coverley 334 77.3 -22.7
Nationalist Douglas Davidson 98 22.7 +22.7
Total formal votes 432 97.7
Informal votes 10 2.3
Turnout 442 74.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Leederville

Western Australian state election, 1943: Leederville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander Panton 5,349 63.9 +12.0
Nationalist Charles Hammond 3,024 36.1 -1.1
Total formal votes 8,373 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 222 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 8,595 86.7 -8.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maylands

Western Australian state election, 1943: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Ind. Nationalist Harry Shearn 4,342 55.0 -9.2
Labor Roderick Hough 2,178 27.6 -8.2
Communist Clarence Boyd 713 9.0 +9.0
Independent John Walton 346 4.4 +4.4
Independent Jessie Reid 314 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 7,893 97.0 -1.6
Informal votes 245 3.0 +1.6
Turnout 8,138 88.8 -2.9
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Middle Swan

Western Australian state election, 1943: Middle Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Hegney 4,183 49.1 -2.9
Nationalist Karl Drake-Brockman 2,326 27.3 -20.7
Independent Henry Hawkins 2,004 23.5 +23.5
Total formal votes 8,513 97.3 -0.1
Informal votes 236 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 8,749 84.5 -4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Hegney 4,945 58.1 +6.1
Nationalist Karl Drake-Brockman 3,568 41.9 -6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1

Mount Hawthorn

Western Australian state election, 1943: Mount Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Millington 7113 66.7 +8.1
Nationalist Norman Hard 3,549 33.3 -8.1
Total formal votes 10,662 97.0 -0.9
Informal votes 327 3.0 +0.9
Turnout 10,989 88.7 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +8.1

Mount Magnet

Western Australian state election, 1943: Mount Magnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lucien Triat 1,075 68.7 +13.7
Independent Labor Arthur Cooper 489 31.3 +31.3
Total formal votes 1,564 97.4 +0.1
Informal votes 41 2.6 -0.1
Turnout 1,605 72.1 -9.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mount Marshall

Western Australian state election, 1943: Mount Marshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Stanley Hook 996 35.7 +35.7
Country Hugh Leslie 950 34.0 -20.4
Independent John Lindsay 845 30.3 +30.3
Total formal votes 2,791 98.0 -0.6
Informal votes 57 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 2,848 82.2 -8.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hugh Leslie 1,605 57.5 +3.1
Labor Stanley Hook 1,186 42.5 +42.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Murchison

Western Australian state election, 1943: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Murray-Wellington

Western Australian state election, 1943: Murray-Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Ross McLarty unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

Nedlands

Western Australian state election, 1943: Nedlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 7,964 72.1 +24.1
Independent Wilfred Lewis 3,084 27.9 +27.9
Total formal votes 11,048 97.4 -0.8
Informal votes 300 2.6 +0.8
Turnout 11,348 84.5 -8.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Nelson

Western Australian state election, 1943: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernest Hoar 2,359 50.2 +21.0
Nationalist John Smith 2,342 49.8 +25.3
Total formal votes 4,701 98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 87 1.8 -0.6
Turnout 4,788 83.6 -8.8
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +2.6

North-East Fremantle

Western Australian state election, 1943: North-East Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Tonkin unopposed
Labor hold Swing

North Perth

Western Australian state election, 1943: 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

Northam

Western Australian state election, 1943: Northam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Hawke 2,828 69.9 +7.1
Country Hurtle Prater 1,217 30.1 +30.1
Total formal votes 4,045 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 64 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 4,109 85.4 -8.2
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Perth

Western Australian state election, 1943: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edward Needham 4,066 59.4 +10.2
Nationalist William Murray 1,477 21.6 -8.4
Ind. Nationalist Walter Maddeford 1,304 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 6,847 96.4 -1.8
Informal votes 258 3.6 +1.8
Turnout 7,105 86.7 +3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Pilbara

Western Australian state election, 1943: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Hegney 401 64.7 +12.1
Country Peter Cassey 173 27.9 +27.9
Progressive Labor Donald McLeod 46 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 620 96.7 -2.4
Informal votes 21 3.3 +2.4
Turnout 641 78.9 -6.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Pingelly

Western Australian state election, 1943: Pingelly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harrie Seward 1,970 67.8 -32.2
Independent Percy Munday 935 32.2 +32.2
Total formal votes 2,905 98.7
Informal votes 39 1.3
Turnout 2,944 80.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Roebourne

Western Australian state election, 1943: Roebourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alec Rodoreda 221 69.5 +7.4
Country George Monger 97 30.5 +30.5
Total formal votes 318 98.8 -0.8
Informal votes 4 1.2 +0.8
Turnout 322 65.5 -19.3
Labor hold Swing +7.4

South Fremantle

Western Australian state election, 1943: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Fox unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Subiaco

Western Australian state election, 1943: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Florence Cardell-Oliver 4,132 58.7 +18.5
Labor William Lonnie 2,909 41.3 +4.4
Total formal votes 7,041 97.5 -1.5
Informal votes 183 2.5 +1.5
Turnout 7,224 93.8 -1.3
Nationalist hold Swing +0.7

Sussex

Western Australian state election, 1943: Sussex
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist William Willmott 2,060 62.3 +20.7
Labor Albert Morgan 1,248 37.7 +9.2
Total formal votes 3,308 97.9 -0.7
Informal votes 70 2.1 +0.7
Turnout 3,378 87.3 -8.3
Nationalist hold Swing -0.4

Swan

Western Australian state election, 1943: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Richard Sampson 3,583 62.7 +16.8
Labor Owen Hanlon 2,128 37.3 +5.8
Total formal votes 5,711 96.4 -1.5
Informal votes 215 3.6 +1.5
Turnout 5,926 93.0 +3.4
Country hold Swing +0.7

Toodyay

Western Australian state election, 1943: Toodyay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Lindsay Thorn 2,290 67.0 -33.0
Labor Dominic Johnston 1,127 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 3,417 98.6
Informal votes 49 1.4
Turnout 3,466 80.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Victoria Park

Western Australian state election, 1943: Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Howard Raphael 5,446 66.2 -1.8
Nationalist Albert Hansen 2,785 33.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 8,231 97.4 -1.1
Informal votes 218 2.6 +1.1
Turnout 8,449 91.3 -2.3
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Wagin

Western Australian state election, 1943: Wagin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Sydney Stubbs 1,435 42.7 -23.9
Labor Patrick Moore 822 24.5 +24.5
Country Gerald Piesse 750 22.3 +22.3
Country Alistair Wills-Johnson 353 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 3,360 98.0 -0.6
Informal votes 67 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 3,427 86.9 -4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sydney Stubbs 2,286 68.0
Labor Patrick Moore 1,074 32.0
Country hold Swing N/A

West Perth

Western Australian state election, 1943: West Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Robert McDonald 3,168 53.8 -9.0
Labor William Beadle 2,723 46.2 +9.0
Total formal votes 5,891 97.7 -0.2
Informal votes 139 2.3 +0.2
Turnout 6,030 84.0 -5.4
Nationalist hold Swing -9.0

Williams-Narrogin

Western Australian state election, 1943: Williams-Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Victor Doney 1,749 66.6 -3.6
Labor Edward Dolan 877 33.4 +3.6
Total formal votes 2,626 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 37 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 2,663 84.8 -4.7
Country hold Swing -3.6

Yilgarn-Coolgardie

Western Australian state election, 1943: Yilgarn-Coolgardie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Lionel Kelly 1,269 59.9 +20.5
Labor Francis Bennett 849 40.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 2,118 97.2 -1.0
Informal votes 60 2.8 +1.0
Turnout 2,178 81.5 +13.6
Independent hold Swing +6.3

York

Western Australian state election, 1943: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Charles Perkins 855 34.6 -26.9
Labor Douglas McRae 676 27.4 +27.4
Independent John Keast 515 20.9 -17.6
Country Albert Noonan 422 17.1 +17.1
Total formal votes 2,468 98.8 -0.6
Informal votes 31 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 2,499 91.2 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Perkins 1,437 58.2 -3.3
Labor Douglas McRae 1,031 41.8 +3.3
Country hold Swing -3.3

See also

References

  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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