Electoral results for the district of Cue

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

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Members for Cue

MemberPartyTerm
  Frederick Illingworth Opposition 1901–1904
  Edward Heitmann Labor 1904–1913
  Thomas Chesson Labor1913–1930

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Cue [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Chesson unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1924 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Chesson unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Chesson 35968.3-31.7
Country George Ellemor16731.7+31.7
Total formal votes526100
Informal votes00
Turnout 52669.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Chesson unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1914 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Chesson unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1913 Cue state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Chesson unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Heitmann unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Heitmann 1,41568.8+17.4
Ministerial James Chesson64231.2-17.4
Total formal votes2,05799.0+0.1
Informal votes211.0-0.1
Turnout 2,07869.0+17.4
Labour hold Swing +17.4
1905 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Heitmann 62451.4–5.0
Ministerial James Chesson59048.6+5.0
Total formal votes1,21498.9–0.5
Informal votes131.1+0.5
Turnout 1,21851.6–6.9
Labour hold Swing –5.0
1904 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Heitmann 85456.4+56.4
Ministerial Frederick Illingworth 66143.6–12.7
Total formal votes1,51599.4+0.2
Informal votes90.6–0.2
Turnout 1,52458.5+15.1
Labour gain from Ministerial Swing +56.4
1901 Western Australian state election: Cue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition Frederick Illingworth 40756.3+56.3
Opposition William Patrick 31643.7+43.7
Total formal votes72399.2n/a
Informal votes60.8n/a
Turnout 72943.4n/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.