Electoral results for the district of Forrest

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

Members for Forrest edit

Member Party Term
  Albert Wilson Labor 1904–1906
  Independent 1906–1908
  Peter O'Loghlen Labor 1908–1910
  Dennis Jones Labor 1910
  Peter O'Loghlen Labor 1910–1913
  Thomas Moore Labor 1913
  Peter O'Loghlen Labor 1913–1923
  John Holman Labor 1923–1925
  May Holman Labor 1925–1939
  Edward Holman Labor 1939–1947
  Alfred Reynolds Labor 1947–1950

Election results edit

Elections in the 1940s edit

1947 Western Australian state election: Forrest[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Reynolds 1,572 48.9 -51.1
Liberal David Johnstone 1,209 37.6 +37.6
Country Keith Porteous 437 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 3,218 98.0
Informal votes 65 2.0
Turnout 3,283 81.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alfred Reynolds 1,644 51.1 -48.9
Liberal David Johnstone 1,574 48.9 +48.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s edit

1939 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Holman 2,155 63.6 -3.0
Independent Carlyle Ferguson 1,231 36.4 +3.0
Total formal votes 3,386 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 47 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 3,433 85.4 -3.6
Labor hold Swing -3.0
1939 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman 2,318 66.6 -33.4
Nationalist Percy Rettallack 1,161 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 3,479 99.0
Informal votes 36 1.0
Turnout 3,515 89.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman 2,480 72.7 +6.9
Country William Hollingsworth 933 27.3 +8.5
Total formal votes 3,281 96.3 -3.0
Informal votes 132 3.7 +3.0
Turnout 3,545 85.4 +9.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman 2,216 65.8
Country James Egan 634 18.8
Nationalist Frank George 517 15.4
Total formal votes 3,367 99.3
Informal votes 23 0.7
Turnout 3,390 76.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s edit

1927 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1925 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1924 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1923 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman 603 66.1 N/A
Independent John Brosnan 200 21.9 +21.9
Independent Dennis Jones 110 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 913 98.0
Informal votes 19 2.0
Turnout 932 38.5
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1921 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s edit

1917 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1914 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
July 1913 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen 1,257 81.9 N/A
Liberal Harold Tuckfield 277 18.1 +18.1
Total formal votes 1,534 98.8
Informal votes 18 1.2
Turnout 1,552 44.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
April 1913 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Moore unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
July 1910 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen 834 86.0 N/A
Ministerialist Albert Wilson 136 14.0 +14.0
Total formal votes 970 98.8
Informal votes 12 1.2
Turnout 982 35.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
March 1910 Forrest state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dennis Jones unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s edit

1908 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labour hold Swing
1905 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Wilson unopposed
Labour hold Swing
1904 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Wilson 751 77.5 +77.5
Independent George Baxter 218 22.5 +22.5
Total formal votes 969 99.8 n/a
Informal votes 2 0.2 n/a
Turnout 971 40.0 n/a
Labour win (new seat)

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.