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Electoral results for the district of York

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

Members for York edit

Member Party Term
  Stephen Henry Parker Non-aligned 1890–1892
  Frederick Monger Ministerial 1892–1903
  Richard Burges Ministerial 1903–1905
  Frederick Monger Ministerial 1905–1911
  Liberal 1911–1914
  Harry Griffiths Country 1914–1921
  Charles Latham Country 1921–1923
  Country (MCP) 1923–1924
  Nationalist 1924–1928
  Country 1928–1942
  Charles Perkins Country 1942–1950

Election results edit

Elections in the 1940s edit

1947 Western Australian state election: York[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Perkins 1,621 67.1 +32.5
Labor Colin Thorn 794 32.9 +5.5
Total formal votes 2,415 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 25 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 2,440 85.0 -6.2
Country hold Swing +8.9
1943 Western Australian state election: 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
1942 York state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Perkins 599 27.0 –34.5
Independent John Keast 478 21.5 –17.0
Labor Alfred Reynolds 472 21.2 +21.2
Independent Country Albert Noonan 396 17.8 +17.8
Independent Labor Harry Hyams 170 7.7 +7.7
Liberal (All-Parties) Carlyle Ferguson 107 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 2,222 98.8 –0.6
Informal votes 28 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 2,250 80.3 –11.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Charles Perkins 1,131 50.9 N/A
Independent John Keast 1,091 49.1 N/A
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s edit

1939 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham 1,717 61.5 -5.8
Independent John Keast 1,074 38.5 +5.8
Total formal votes 2,791 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 17 0.6 -0.2
Turnout 2,808 92.0 +14.9
Country hold Swing -5.8
1936 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham 1,485 67.3 +7.9
Independent John Keast 720 32.7 +32.7
Total formal votes 2,205 99.2 +0.8
Informal votes 17 0.8 -0.8
Turnout 2,222 77.1 -13.5
Country hold Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham 1,605 59.4 -40.6
Independent Country Donald Sutherland 555 20.5 +20.5
Independent Charles Foreman 542 20.1 +20.1
Total formal votes 2,702 98.6
Informal votes 38 1.4
Turnout 2,740 90.6
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s edit

1927 Western Australian state election: 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.
1924 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham 1,407 60.7 +6.5
Executive Country William Burges 910 39.3 -6.5
Total formal votes 2,317 99.4 -0.1
Informal votes 15 0.6 +0.1
Turnout 2,332 64.1 +7.0
Country hold Swing +6.5
1921 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham 859 54.2 -1.8
Country William Burges 727 45.8 +45.8
Total formal votes 1,586 99.5 +0.1
Informal votes 8 0.5 -0.1
Turnout 1,594 57.1 +3.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s edit

1917 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Harry Griffiths 852 56.1 –1.5
National Country Frederick Monger 668 43.9 +1.5
Total formal votes 1,520 99.4 –0.2
Informal votes 9 0.6 +0.2
Turnout 1,529 53.7 +3.4
National Country hold Swing –1.5
1914 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Griffiths 1,116 57.5 +57.5
Liberal Frederick Monger 826 42.5 -4.0
Total formal votes 1,942 99.6 +1.4
Informal votes 7 0.4 -1.4
Turnout 1,949 50.4 -14.1
Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Monger 763 46.5
Labor Henry Dhu 395 24.1
Ministerialist Charles Baxter 341 20.8
Ministerialist Edward Neville 141 8.6
Total formal votes 1,640 98.2
Informal votes 30 1.8
Turnout 1,670 64.5
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerialist Frederick Monger 1,104 67.3
Labor Henry Dhu 536 32.7
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s edit

1908 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Monger 633 51.5 -5.9
Ministerialist Edward Neville 418 34.0 +34.0
Ministerialist John Taylor 179 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 1,230 98.6 -1.0
Informal votes 18 1.4 +1.0
Total formal votes 1,248 65.7 +15.3
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Monger 315 57.4 –42.6
Ministerialist Hugh Roche 234 42.6 +42.6
Total formal votes 549 99.6 n/a
Informal votes 2 0.4 n/a
Turnout 551 50.4 n/a
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Richard Burges unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1903 York state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Richard Burges 346 59.9 N/A
Opposition Hugh Roche 127 22.0 +22.0
Opposition Percy Wardell-Johnson 105 18.2 +18.2
Total formal votes 578 100
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 578 52.4
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Monger unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s edit

1899 York colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Monger unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1897 Western Australian colonial election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Monger unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Frederick Monger unopposed
1892 York colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Frederick Monger unopposed
1890 Western Australian colonial election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Stephen Parker 196 75.4 n/a
None Joseph Pyke 64 24.6 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.
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