Electoral results for the district of South Fremantle

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

Members for South Fremantle edit

Member Party Term
  David Symon Non-aligned 1890–1892
  Elias Solomon Independent 1892–1901
  Arthur Diamond Independent 1901–1904
  Ministerial 1904–1906
  Arthur Davies Ministerial 1906–1911
  Harry Bolton Labor 1911–1917
  National Labor 1917
  Samuel Rocke Ind. Labor 1917–1921
  Alick McCallum Labor 1922–1935
  Thomas Fox Labor 1935–1951
  Dick Lawrence Labor 1951–1960
  Henry Curran Labor 1960–1962

Election results edit

Elections in the 1960s edit

1960 South Fremantle state by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Curran 5,266 52.5 -35.0
Independent Labor William Hughes 4,767 47.5 +47.5
Total formal votes 10,033 96.5 +5.9
Informal votes 359 3.5 -5.9
Turnout 10,392 88.7 -1.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s edit

1959 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Lawrence 8,186 87.5 +11.2
Communist George Kendrick 1,173 12.5 +12.5
Total formal votes 9,359 90.6 -5.6
Informal votes 973 9.4 +5.6
Turnout 10,332 89.8 -0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1956 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Lawrence 7,042 76.3
Independent Labor Michael Robson 2,191 23.7
Total formal votes 9,233 96.2
Informal votes 369 3.8
Turnout 9,602 90.4
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Lawrence unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1951 South Fremantle state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Lawrence 4,631 61.5 N/A
All Parties Association Carlyle Ferguson 1,391 18.5 +18.5
Independent Henry Miller 1,144 15.2 +15.2
Communist Paddy Troy 365 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 7,531 97.6
Informal votes 185 2.4
Turnout 7,716 84.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1950 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Fox unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s edit

1947 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Fox unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Fox unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s edit

1939 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Fox 4,425 62.4 -5.7
Nationalist Ashbury Gartrell 2,065 29.1 +29.1
Independent Arthur Ambrose 605 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 7,095 97.4 -1.5
Informal votes 189 2.6 +1.5
Turnout 7,284 95.9 +35.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Fox 2,955 68.1 -10.4
Social Credit David Byers 1,385 31.9 +31.9
Total formal votes 4,340 98.9 +2.1
Informal votes 49 1.1 -2.1
Turnout 4,389 60.1 -34.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 South Fremantle state election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Fox 2,282 59.6 -18.9
Nationalist Alexander Bracks 1,544 40.4 +40.4
Total formal votes 3,826 98.8 +2.0
Informal votes 47 1.2 -2.0
Turnout 3,873 53.8 -40.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum 5,384 78.5 -21.5
Ind. Nationalist Joshua Warner 1,305 19.0 +19.0
Communist Gregory Collins 168 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 6,857 96.8
Informal votes 224 3.2
Turnout 7,081 94.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s edit

1927 Western Australian state election: 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
1924 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum 1,741 48.3 +48.3
Nationalist William Watson 1,531 42.5 +42.5
Independent Labor Samuel Rocke 332 9.2 –40.9
Total formal votes 3,604 97.9 –0.6
Informal votes 78 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 3,682 78.9 +13.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alick McCallum 1,849 51.3 +51.3
Nationalist William Watson 1,755 48.7 +48.7
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s edit

1917 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Samuel Rocke 1,481 50.1 +50.1
National Labor Harry Bolton 1,475 49.9 –5.9
Total formal votes 2,956 98.5 –1.1
Informal votes 45 1.5 +1.1
Turnout 3,001 65.3 –0.3
Independent Labor gain from National Labor Swing +50.1
1914 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bolton 2,018 55.8 -11.0
Liberal William Watson 1,600 44.2 +14.8
Total formal votes 3,618 99.6 +0.8
Informal votes 16 0.4 -0.8
Turnout 3,634 65.6 -17.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bolton 2,113 66.8
Ministerialist John Cooke 929 29.4
Ministerialist John Brennan 121 3.8
Total formal votes 3,163 98.8
Informal votes 38 1.2
Turnout 3,201 83.3
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1900s edit

1908 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Arthur Davies unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1906 South Fremantle state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Arthur Davies 1,509 66.9 +10.9
Labour Joseph Dale 748 33.1 -10.9
Total formal votes 2,257 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 33 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 2,290 51.5 +0.1
Ministerialist hold Swing +10.9
1905 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Arthur Diamond 1,116 56.0 –2.5
Labour Alick McCallum 878 44.0 +2.5
Total formal votes 1,994 98.8 –0.6
Informal votes 24 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 2,018 51.4 +12.2
Ministerialist hold Swing –2.5
1904 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Arthur Diamond 1,357 58.5 +21.6
Labour Edward Gilleland 964 41.5 +11.8
Total formal votes 2,321 99.4 +0.7
Informal votes 15 0.6 –0.7
Turnout 2,336 39.2 –1.7
Ministerialist hold Swing +21.6
1901 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Diamond 492 36.9 +36.9
Labour William Guilfoyle 396 29.7 +29.7
Independent William Forsythe 296 22.2 +22.2
Opposition Walter Mortess 151 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 1,335 98.7 n/a
Informal votes 17 1.3 n/a
Turnout 1,352 40.9 n/a
Independent hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s edit

1897 Western Australian colonial election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elias Solomon unopposed
Independent hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Elias Solomon unopposed
1892 South Fremantle colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Elias Solomon 161 51.1
None William Wray 154 48.9
1890 Western Australian colonial election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None David Symon 203 57.8 n/a
None Daniel Congdon 148 42.2 n/a

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.