Electoral results for the district of Boulder

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

Contents

Members for Boulder

Boulder (1901–1962)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Hopkins Ministerial1901–1905
  Philip Collier Labor1905–1948
  Charlie Oliver Labor1948–1951
  Arthur Moir Labor1951–1962
Boulder-Eyre (1962–1968)
 Arthur MoirLabor1962–1968
Boulder-Dundas (1968–1977)
 Arthur MoirLabor1968–1971
  Tom Hartrey Labor1971–1977

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1974 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Hartrey 3,77061.8
Liberal Eric Bingley1,75128.7
National Alliance John Madden5849.6
Total formal votes6,10592.2
Informal votes5197.8
Turnout 6,62486.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Hartrey 3,85863.2
Liberal Eric Bingley2,24736.8
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Hartrey 4,20275.8-24.2
Independent Kevin Merriman74913.5+13.5
Democratic Labor John Madden59510.7+10.7
Total formal votes5,54696.3
Informal votes2143.7
Turnout 5,76087.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tom Hartrey 4,35178.5-21.5
Independent Kevin Merriman1,19521.5+21.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1962 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir 3,17062.1
Liberal and Country Philip Charsley1,16122.7
Independent Orlando Stuart3897.6
Country William Kirwan3857.5
Total formal votes5,10598.4
Informal votes811.6
Turnout 5,18692.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Moir 66.7
Liberal and Country Philip Charsley33.3
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1956 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1951 Boulder state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Oliver unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1948 Boulder state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Oliver 2,39978.9–21.1
Liberal Billy Snedden 55318.2+18.2
Justice and Liberty LiberalJames Collins872.9+2.9
Total formal votes3,03998.3n/a
Informal votes531.7n/a
Turnout 3,09287.4n/a
Labor hold Swing n/a
1947 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier 2,03961.6-38.4
Independent Walter Coath96129.1+29.1
Communist Wilfred Mountjoy3089.3+9.3
Total formal votes3,30898.2
Informal votes621.8
Turnout 3,37095.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier 2,33789.5-10.5
Communist Wilfred Mountjoy27410.5+10.5
Total formal votes2,61196.7
Informal votes893.3
Turnout 2,70092.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1924 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier 1,83354.5-3.9
National Labor James Rogers1,53345.5+3.9
Total formal votes3,36699.5-0.1
Informal votes160.5+0.1
Turnout 3,38284.4+12.4
Labor hold Swing -3.9

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier 2,01358.4–41.6
National Labor James Reed1,43541.6+41.6
Total formal votes3,44899.7n/a
Informal votes120.3n/a
Turnout 3,46072.0n/a
Labor hold Swing –41.6
1914 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Collier 1,79873.1+26.3
Ministerial James Johnston66126.9-18.8
Total formal votes2,45997.2-2.4
Informal votes712.8+2.4
Turnout 2,53075.8+6.7
Labour hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Collier 87246.8+8.3
Ministerial John Hopkins 85345.7–15.8
Total formal votes1,86599.6–0.1
Informal votes80.4+0.1
Turnout 1,88069.1+9.0
Labour gain from Ministerial Swing +8.3
1904 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerial John Hopkins 1,32761.5+5.3
Labour Michael McCarthy83038.5+1.5
Total formal votes2,15799.7+0.7
Informal votes60.3–0.7
Turnout 2,15760.1+4.2
Ministerial hold Swing +5.3
1901 Western Australian state election: Boulder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition John Hopkins 62856.2+56.2
Labour George Wiles41437.0+37.0
Opposition John Keegan766.8+6.8
Total formal votes1,11899.0n/a
Informal votes111.0n/a
Turnout 1,12955.9n/a
Opposition win(new seat)

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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.