Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle
This article lists electoral results for the Division of Fremantle in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 to the present.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Elias Solomon | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | |
William Carpenter | Labour | 1903–1906 | |
William Hedges | Western Australian | 1906–1909 | |
Liberal | 1909–1913 | ||
Reginald Burchell | Labor | 1913–1916 | |
National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
William Watson | Independent | 1922–1928 | |
John Curtin | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
William Watson | United Australia | 1931–1934 | |
John Curtin | Labor | 1934–1945 | |
Kim Beazley Sr. | 1945 by–1977 | ||
John Dawkins | 1977–1994 | ||
Carmen Lawrence | 1994 by–2007 | ||
Melissa Parke | 2007–2016 | ||
Josh Wilson | 2016–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 43,111 | 43.97 | +5.95 | |
Liberal | Bill Koul | 23,749 | 24.22 | −10.75 | |
Greens | Felicity Townsend | 17,790 | 18.14 | +2.14 | |
One Nation | William Edgar | 3,060 | 3.12 | −0.71 | |
Great Australian | Ben Tilbury | 2,293 | 2.34 | +2.34 | |
Western Australia | Janetia Knapp | 2,248 | 2.29 | −0.27 | |
United Australia | Stella Jinman | 2,000 | 2.04 | +0.10 | |
Australian Federation | Cathy Gavranich | 1,367 | 1.39 | +1.39 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yan Loh | 1,251 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 1,184 | 1.21 | +0.12 | |
Total formal votes | 98,053 | 94.21 | −0.39 | ||
Informal votes | 6,025 | 5.79 | +0.39 | ||
Turnout | 104,078 | 89.12 | −2.11 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 65,585 | 66.89 | +9.97 | |
Liberal | Bill Koul | 32,468 | 33.11 | −9.97 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.97 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 34,636 | 38.02 | −2.97 | |
Liberal | Nicole Robins | 31,862 | 34.97 | −1.90 | |
Greens | Jesse Hutchinson | 14,574 | 16.00 | −1.74 | |
One Nation | Brett Weary | 3,485 | 3.83 | +3.83 | |
Western Australia | Janetia Knapp | 2,333 | 2.56 | +2.56 | |
United Australia | Fatima Lever | 1,767 | 1.94 | +1.94 | |
Christians | Laetisia Mulder | 1,456 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 990 | 1.09 | −0.56 | |
Total formal votes | 91,103 | 94.60 | −1.40 | ||
Informal votes | 5,199 | 5.40 | +1.40 | ||
Turnout | 96,302 | 91.38 | +2.57 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 51,852 | 56.92 | −0.60 | |
Liberal | Nicole Robins | 39,251 | 43.08 | +0.60 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.60 |
2018 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2018 Fremantle by-election § Results.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 33,277 | 52.62 | +11.63 | |
Greens | Dorinda Cox | 10,456 | 16.53 | −1.21 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 8,916 | 14.10 | +14.10 | |
Christians | Mark Staer | 3,350 | 5.30 | +5.30 | |
Animal Justice | Katrina Love | 3,297 | 5.21 | +5.21 | |
Independent | Jason Spanbroek | 3,239 | 5.12 | +5.12 | |
People's Party | James Harfouche | 708 | 1.12 | +1.12 | |
Total formal votes | 63,243 | 92.76 | −3.24 | ||
Informal votes | 4,933 | 7.24 | +3.24 | ||
Turnout | 68,176 | 66.09 | −22.72 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 46,375 | 73.33 | +15.81 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 16,868 | 26.67 | +26.67 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
2016
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Josh Wilson | 34,792 | 40.99 | −0.36 | |
Liberal | Pierrette Kelly | 31,292 | 36.87 | −0.61 | |
Greens | Kate Davis | 15,053 | 17.74 | +5.87 | |
Mature Australia | Mick Connolly | 2,335 | 2.75 | +2.75 | |
Socialist Alliance | Chris Jenkins | 1,404 | 1.65 | +0.79 | |
Total formal votes | 84,876 | 96.00 | +2.51 | ||
Informal votes | 3,535 | 4.00 | −2.51 | ||
Turnout | 88,411 | 88.81 | −1.30 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 48,821 | 57.52 | +2.12 | |
Liberal | Pierrette Kelly | 36,055 | 42.48 | −2.12 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.12 |
2013
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Parke | 35,554 | 40.82 | +1.88 | |
Liberal | Matthew Hanssen | 33,219 | 38.14 | −0.43 | |
Greens | Jordon Steele-John | 10,354 | 11.89 | −5.76 | |
Palmer United | Vashil Sharma | 3,451 | 3.96 | +3.96 | |
Christians | Owen Mulder | 1,163 | 1.34 | +1.34 | |
Katter's Australian | Richard McNaught | 1,061 | 1.22 | +1.22 | |
Family First | Jim McCourt | 811 | 0.93 | −0.78 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 743 | 0.85 | +0.05 | |
Rise Up Australia | Philip Scott | 416 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
Protectionist | Teresa van Lieshout | 205 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Ron Rowlands | 131 | 0.15 | +0.15 | |
Total formal votes | 87,108 | 93.64 | −0.93 | ||
Informal votes | 5,916 | 6.36 | +0.93 | ||
Turnout | 93,024 | 92.26 | −0.97 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 47,705 | 54.77 | −0.93 | |
Liberal | Matthew Hanssen | 39,403 | 45.23 | +0.93 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.93 |
2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Parke | 32,063 | 38.94 | -6.24 | |
Liberal | Matt Taylor | 31,755 | 38.57 | +3.48 | |
Greens | Kate Davis | 14,531 | 17.65 | +3.07 | |
Family First | Larry Parsons | 1,409 | 1.71 | +0.28 | |
Christian Democrats | Scott Robertson | 1,294 | 1.57 | -0.15 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sanna Andrew | 662 | 0.80 | +0.35 | |
Democratic Labor | Keith McEncroe | 622 | 0.76 | +0.76 | |
Total formal votes | 82,336 | 94.57 | -1.18 | ||
Informal votes | 4,724 | 5.43 | +1.18 | ||
Turnout | 87,060 | 93.27 | -0.51 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 45,858 | 55.70 | -3.44 | |
Liberal | Matt Taylor | 36,478 | 44.30 | +3.44 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.44 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Melissa Parke | 36,102 | 45.18 | +0.60 | |
Liberal | John Jamieson | 28,042 | 35.10 | -0.84 | |
Greens | Steve Walker | 11,645 | 14.57 | +2.79 | |
Christian Democrats | Bill Heggers | 1,376 | 1.72 | -0.38 | |
Family First | Andriette du Plessis | 1,145 | 1.43 | +1.43 | |
One Nation | Sue Bateman | 988 | 1.24 | -1.08 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 361 | 0.45 | -0.03 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Paul Ellison | 242 | 0.30 | -0.80 | |
Total formal votes | 79,901 | 95.75 | +2.60 | ||
Informal votes | 3,548 | 4.25 | -2.60 | ||
Turnout | 83,449 | 93.75 | +0.55 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 47,253 | 59.14 | +1.38 | |
Liberal | John Jamieson | 32,648 | 40.86 | -1.38 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.38 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 32,394 | 44.58 | -2.43 | |
Liberal | Carmelo Zagami | 26,118 | 35.94 | +5.54 | |
Greens | Nicola Paris | 8,562 | 11.78 | +2.72 | |
One Nation | Craig Mackintosh | 1,687 | 2.32 | -3.63 | |
Christian Democrats | Michelle Shave | 1,524 | 2.10 | +0.69 | |
Democrats | Delys Beaumont | 1,231 | 1.69 | -3.66 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Damian Poole | 800 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
Socialist Alliance | Ian Jamieson | 350 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
Total formal votes | 72,666 | 93.15 | -1.14 | ||
Informal votes | 5,344 | 6.85 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 78,010 | 93.20 | -1.74 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 41,970 | 57.76 | -2.91 | |
Liberal | Carmelo Zagami | 30,696 | 42.24 | +2.91 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.91 |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 34,054 | 47.01 | -2.33 | |
Liberal | Louise Smyth | 22,025 | 30.40 | +0.08 | |
Greens | Robert Delves | 6,565 | 9.06 | +2.07 | |
One Nation | Chris Reynolds | 4,308 | 5.95 | -1.75 | |
Democrats | Rod Swift | 3,878 | 5.35 | +0.91 | |
Christian Democrats | Michelle Shave | 1,025 | 1.41 | +1.41 | |
Sarah Harris | 588 | 0.81 | +0.81 | ||
Total formal votes | 72,443 | 94.28 | -1.50 | ||
Informal votes | 4,393 | 5.72 | +1.50 | ||
Turnout | 76,836 | 95.42 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 43,952 | 60.72 | -1.57 | |
Liberal | Louise Smyth | 28,491 | 39.28 | +1.57 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.57 |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 36,631 | 47.45 | +0.72 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 25,051 | 32.45 | -8.07 | |
One Nation | Tony Hill | 5,834 | 7.56 | +7.56 | |
Greens | Leonie Deegan | 5,281 | 6.84 | -0.03 | |
Democrats | Jakica Zaknic | 3,450 | 4.47 | -1.40 | |
Independent | Lawrence Shave | 957 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
Total formal votes | 77,204 | 95.94 | -0.57 | ||
Informal votes | 3,269 | 4.06 | +0.57 | ||
Turnout | 80,473 | 94.88 | -0.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 46,338 | 60.02 | +5.81 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 30,866 | 39.98 | -5.81 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.81 |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 33,763 | 46.93 | -3.28 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 29,067 | 40.40 | +1.66 | |
Greens | Alison de Garis | 4,930 | 6.85 | +0.09 | |
Democrats | Joe Guentner | 4,188 | 5.82 | +2.61 | |
Total formal votes | 71,948 | 96.50 | -0.53 | ||
Informal votes | 2,611 | 3.50 | +0.53 | ||
Turnout | 74,559 | 95.75 | -0.35 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 38,747 | 54.25 | -3.54 | |
Liberal | Mick Tiller | 32,674 | 45.75 | +3.54 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.54 |
1994 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 32,707 | 52.35 | +2.15 | |
Liberal | Geoff Hourn | 23,047 | 36.89 | –1.85 | |
Greens | Stephen Walker | 5,215 | 8.35 | +1.59 | |
Independent | Raymond Conder | 1,506 | 2.41 | +2.41 | |
Total formal votes | 62,475 | 97.40 | +0.37 | ||
Informal votes | 1,669 | 2.60 | –0.37 | ||
Turnout | 64,144 | 85.84 | -10.26 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Carmen Lawrence | 36,745 | 58.83 | +1.04 | |
Liberal | Geoff Hourn | 25,715 | 42.21 | –1.04 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.04 |
1993
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 35,084 | 50.20 | +7.27 | |
Liberal | John Papaphotis | 27,071 | 38.74 | +5.68 | |
Greens | Mary Salter | 4,725 | 6.76 | -3.79 | |
Democrats | Patrick Mullins | 2,247 | 3.22 | -7.14 | |
Natural Law | Tom Haynes | 755 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
Total formal votes | 69,882 | 97.03 | +1.67 | ||
Informal votes | 2,141 | 2.97 | -1.67 | ||
Turnout | 72,023 | 96.10 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 40,375 | 57.79 | -0.51 | |
Liberal | John Papaphotis | 29,491 | 42.21 | +0.51 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.51 |
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 28,009 | 42.9 | -19.2 | |
Liberal | Paul Stevenage | 21,564 | 33.1 | +1.6 | |
Greens | Jennie Cary | 6,886 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
Democrats | Ray Tilbury | 6,754 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Independent | Ian Bolas | 1,370 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Grey Power | Ronnie Riley | 657 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 65,240 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 3,175 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 68,415 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 37,890 | 58.3 | -5.5 | |
Liberal | Paul Stevenage | 27,106 | 41.7 | +5.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 36,646 | 61.1 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Jenny van den Hoek | 19,487 | 32.5 | -1.4 | |
National | Jack Clarke | 3,834 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 59,967 | 91.8 | |||
Informal votes | 5,384 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 65,351 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 37,628 | 62.7 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | Jenny van den Hoek | 22,338 | 37.3 | +0.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.2 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 33,366 | 59.0 | -2.7 | |
Liberal | Max Adams | 19,152 | 33.9 | +0.1 | |
Democrats | Shirley de la Hunty | 3,362 | 5.9 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Timothy Peach | 650 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 56,530 | 90.9 | |||
Informal votes | 5,634 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 62,164 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 35,631 | 63.0 | -1.9 | |
Liberal | Max Adams | 20,889 | 37.0 | +1.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 |
1983
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 43,326 | 63.3 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Max Adams | 22,025 | 32.2 | -2.1 | |
Democrats | Colin Hull | 1,733 | 2.5 | -3.6 | |
Socialist Labour | Timothy Peach | 970 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Socialist Workers | Margo Condoleon | 360 | 0.5 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 68,414 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,779 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 70,193 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 66.5 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | Max Adams | 33.5 | -3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 36,272 | 58.1 | +8.5 | |
Liberal | Donald McLeod | 21,425 | 34.3 | -2.8 | |
Democrats | Graham Hull | 3,791 | 6.1 | -3.8 | |
Socialist Workers | Angelo Lopez | 915 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 62,403 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,982 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 64,385 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 63.1 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal | Donald McLeod | 36.9 | -6.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Elections in the 1970s
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dawkins | 29,700 | 45.1 | -6.5 | |
Liberal | Peter Ramshaw | 27,372 | 41.6 | -6.8 | |
Democrats | John Kernott | 6,491 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Communist | Vic Slater | 1,305 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Progress | David Lavater | 957 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 65,825 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 2,235 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 68,060 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Dawkins | 34,113 | 51.8 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Peter Ramshaw | 31,712 | 48.2 | -0.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 |
1975
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 32,570 | 51.6 | -7.8 | |
Liberal | Leon Lapinski | 30,509 | 48.4 | +12.5 | |
Total formal votes | 63,079 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,568 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 64,647 | 95.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -9.0 |
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 35,932 | 59.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Douglas Fernihough | 21,711 | 35.9 | -3.5 | |
National Alliance | Peter Moorehouse | 2,136 | 3.5 | +0.5 | |
Australia | Charles Pierce | 723 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,502 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,554 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 62,056 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 60.6 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal | Douglas Fernihough | 39.4 | -2.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 |
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 32,803 | 56.6 | -6.7 | |
Liberal | Erica Lawton | 22,637 | 39.0 | +6.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Rosemary Tobori | 1,764 | 3.0 | -1.5 | |
Communist | Jack Marks | 786 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 57,990 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,515 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 59,505 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 58.5 | -5.7 | ||
Liberal | Erica Lawton | 41.5 | +5.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Elections in the 1960s
1969
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 34,336 | 63.3 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Robert French | 17,520 | 32.3 | -3.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Frank Pownall | 2,417 | 4.5 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 54,273 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,206 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 55,479 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 64.2 | +4.4 | ||
Liberal | Robert French | 35.8 | -4.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 |
1966
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 29,827 | 57.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | John Waghorne | 18,909 | 36.1 | -6.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John Martyr | 2,378 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,248 | 2.4 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 52,362 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,135 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 54,497 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 60.1 | +3.1 | ||
Liberal | John Waghorne | 39.9 | -3.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 |
1963
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 27,203 | 54.9 | -5.8 | |
Liberal | John Waghorne | 20,931 | 42.2 | +5.4 | |
Independent | James Collins | 748 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 676 | 1.4 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 49,558 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,043 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 50,601 | 96.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 57.0 | -5.9 | ||
Liberal | John Waghorne | 43.0 | +5.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.9 |
1961
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 27,615 | 60.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Waghorne | 16,747 | 36.8 | -3.4 | |
Communist | Joan Williams | 1,107 | 2.4 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 45,469 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,268 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 46,737 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 62.9 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | John Waghorne | 37.1 | -3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 1950s
1958
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 23,780 | 57.2 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Peter Goode | 16,725 | 40.2 | +0.4 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,051 | 2.5 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 41,556 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,134 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 42,690 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 59.5 | -0.5 | ||
Liberal | Peter Goode | 40.5 | +0.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 |
1955
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 22,011 | 57.1 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | Vernon Hubbard | 15,336 | 39.8 | -0.9 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,231 | 3.2 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 38,578 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,111 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 39,689 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 60.0 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal | Vernon Hubbard | 40.0 | -0.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 |
1954
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 26,079 | 54.5 | -2.2 | |
Liberal | Douglas McPherson | 21,002 | 43.9 | +0.6 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 765 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 47,846 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 722 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 48,568 | 97.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 56.0 | -0.7 | ||
Liberal | Douglas McPherson | 44.0 | +0.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 |
1951
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 23,901 | 56.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Len Seaton | 18,273 | 43.3 | -0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 42,174 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 960 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 43,134 | 97.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1940s
1949
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 22,463 | 54.7 | -9.8 | |
Liberal | Billy Snedden | 17,918 | 43.6 | +8.1 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 675 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 41,056 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 862 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 41,918 | 96.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 56.2 | -8.3 | ||
Liberal | Billy Snedden | 43.8 | +8.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.3 |
1946
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley Sr. | 45,383 | 64.1 | -2.8 | |
Liberal | Claude Henderson | 25,428 | 35.9 | +22.0 | |
Total formal votes | 70,811 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,908 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 72,719 | 94.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 |
1945 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kim Beazley | 34,009 | 57.33 | –9.57 | |
Liberal | Donald Cleland | 19,880 | 33.51 | +0.41 | |
Independent | Thomas Hughes | 2,210 | 3.73 | +3.73 | |
Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,807 | 3.05 | +3.05 | |
State Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 1,273 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
Atokist | Louis Phillips | 143 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
Total formal votes | 59,322 | 97.10 | –1.12 | ||
Informal votes | 1,769 | 2.90 | +1.12 | ||
Turnout | 61,091 | 84.36 | –14.70 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
1943
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 45,352 | 66.9 | +18.9 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Lee | 13,046 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
United Australia | Alex Bracks | 9,396 | 13.9 | -32.3 | |
Total formal votes | 67,794 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,226 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 69,020 | 99.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 69.3 | +19.0 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Lee | 30.7 | +30.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +19.0 |
1940
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 27,299 | 48.0 | -7.2 | |
United Australia | Frederick Lee | 26,274 | 46.2 | +5.3 | |
Ind. United Australia | Gil Clarke | 3,344 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 56,917 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,499 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 58,416 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 28,779 | 50.6 | -6.6 | |
United Australia | Frederick Lee | 28,138 | 49.4 | +6.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
1937
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 29,548 | 55.2 | +9.5 | |
United Australia | Eric Isaachsen | 21,857 | 40.9 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Henry Wright | 2,081 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 53,486 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,827 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,313 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 57.2 | +4.6 | ||
United Australia | Eric Isaachsen | 42.8 | -4.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 |
1934
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 22,331 | 45.7 | +3.7 | |
United Australia | Florence Cardell-Oliver | 19,761 | 40.4 | +9.5 | |
Social Credit | William Buchan | 6,782 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Total formal votes | 48,874 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,438 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 50,312 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 24,951 | 51.1 | +6.6 | |
United Australia | Florence Cardell-Oliver | 23,923 | 48.9 | -6.6 | |
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +6.6 |
1931
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 19,142 | 42.0 | -15.0 | |
Independent | William Watson | 14,092 | 30.9 | -12.1 | |
United Australia | Keith Watson | 12,365 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Total formal votes | 45,599 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 968 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 46,567 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | William Watson | 25,328 | 55.5 | +12.5 | |
Labor | John Curtin | 20,271 | 44.5 | -12.5 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +12.5 |
Elections in the 1920s
1929
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 24,482 | 57.0 | +7.8 | |
Nationalist | Keith Watson | 18,426 | 43.0 | +14.2 | |
Total formal votes | 42,980 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 914 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 43,822 | 91.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 |
1928
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Curtin | 19,433 | 49.2 | +7.3 | |
Nationalist | Frank Gibson | 11,402 | 28.8 | +28.8 | |
Independent | Keith Watson | 8,697 | 22.0 | +22.0 | |
Total formal votes | 39,532 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,253 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 40,785 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Curtin | 20,589 | 52.1 | +10.2 | |
Nationalist | Frank Gibson | 18,943 | 47.9 | +47.9 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +10.2 |
1925
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Watson | 20,568 | 58.1 | +17.5 | |
Labor | John Curtin | 14,812 | 41.9 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 35,380 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 877 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 36,257 | 92.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | +1.2 |
1922
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Watson | 7,420 | 40.6 | +40.6 | |
Labor | John Holman | 7,290 | 39.9 | -4.4 | |
Nationalist | William Hedges | 3,550 | 19.4 | -34.1 | |
Total formal votes | 18,260 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 742 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 19,002 | 54.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | William Watson | 10,381 | 56.9 | +56.9 | |
Labor | John Holman | 7,879 | 43.1 | -0.6 | |
Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | +56.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
1919
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Reginald Burchell | 15,988 | 60.8 | -8.1 | |
Labor | Andrew Clementson | 10,294 | 39.2 | +8.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,282 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 660 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 26,942 | 62.0 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -8.1 |
1917
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Reginald Burchell | 21,773 | 68.9 | +25.2 | |
Labor | Jack Simons | 9,849 | 31.1 | -25.2 | |
Total formal votes | 31,622 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,034 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,656 | 80.1 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +25.2 |
1914
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reginald Burchell | 16,385 | 56.3 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Briggs | 12,705 | 43.7 | -0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 29,090 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 937 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 30,027 | 77.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
1913
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reginald Burchell | 15,428 | 55.8 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | William Hedges | 12,225 | 44.2 | -11.4 | |
Total formal votes | 27,653 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 975 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 28,628 | 77.8 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.4 |
1910
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hedges | 7,788 | 54.5 | +3.6 | |
Labour | William Carpenter | 6,496 | 45.5 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 14,284 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 291 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,575 | 66.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Elections in the 1900s
1906
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Australian | William Hedges | 4,798 | 50.9 | +12.2 | |
Labour | William Carpenter | 4,629 | 49.1 | -12.2 | |
Total formal votes | 9,427 | 92.9 | |||
Informal votes | 718 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,145 | 37.5 | |||
Western Australian gain from Labour | Swing | +12.2 |
1903
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Carpenter | 3,439 | 61.3 | +25.1 | |
Free Trade | Elias Solomon | 2,174 | 38.7 | -18.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,613 | 93.2 | |||
Informal votes | 408 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,021 | 30.9 | |||
Labour gain from Free Trade | Swing | +21.6 |
1901
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Elias Solomon | 2,870 | 56.7 | +56.7 | |
Labour | Tom O'Beirne | 1,831 | 36.2 | +36.2 | |
Ind. Free Trade | Charles Jones | 262 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Ind. Free Trade | William Adcock | 102 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,065 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 148 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,213 | 31.1 | |||
Free Trade win | (new seat) |
References
- ^ Fremantle, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Fremantle, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Fremantle by-election results: AEC".
- ^ "Fremantle by-election results: ABC".
- ^ Fremantle, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Fremantle, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Fremantle". AEC.
- Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
- Carr, Adam. Psephos
- John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Fremantle since 1901: Election figures
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