Electoral results for the district of East Perth

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

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Members for East Perth

MemberPartyTerm
  Alfred Canning Unaligned1890–1894
  Walter James Opposition1894–1904
  John Hardwick Ministerial1904–1911
  Titus Lander Labor 1911–1914
 John Hardwick Liberal 1914–1917
 Nationalist1917–1921
  Jack Simons Labor1921–1922
  Independent 1922
  Nationalist 1922
  Thomas Hughes Labor1922–1926
 Ind. Labor1926–1927
  James Kenneally Labor1927–1936
 Thomas HughesInd. Labor1936–1943
  Herb Graham Labor1943–1962

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: East Perth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham 3,55749.6−16.2
Liberal and Country John Martin2,83539.6+5.4
Democratic Labor John Deane77310.8+10.8
Total formal votes7,16597.80.0
Informal votes1632.20.0
Turnout 7,32889.2−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herb Graham 3,81853.3−12.5
Liberal and Country John Martin3,34746.7+12.5
Labor hold Swing -12.5
1956 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham 5,27365.8
Liberal and Country Edmund Madigan2,73934.2
Total formal votes8,01297.8
Informal votes1802.2
Turnout 8,19289.4
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham 5,59263.9
Liberal and Country Fred Book 3,16036.1
Total formal votes8,75298.4
Informal votes1401.6
Turnout 8,89289.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham 3,73157.8−42.2
Independent Liberal James Collins2,32136.0+36.0
Communist Henry Mountjoy3986.2+6.2
Total formal votes6,45096.9
Informal votes2093.1
Turnout 6,65986.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 East Perth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herb Graham 3,20666.9+20.7
Nationalist Andrew Paterson1,09422.8+22.8
Independent Harold Callaghan49310.3+10.3
Total formal votes4,79398.0−0.4
Informal votes992.0+0.4
Turnout 4,89273.0−13.8
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Higgins3,01146.2+9.4
Independent Thomas Hughes 2,99445.9−17.3
Ind. Nationalist Herbert Wells 5117.8+7.8
Total formal votes6,51698.4−0.7
Informal votes1081.6+0.7
Turnout 6,62486.8+15.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Thomas Hughes 3,40852.3−10.9
Labor Robert Higgins3,10847.7+10.9
Independent hold Swing -10.9
1936 East Perth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Hughes 3,36163.2+22.1
Labor James Kenneally 1,95736.8−9.0
Total formal votes5,31899.1+1.0
Informal votes490.9−1.0
Turnout 5,36771.0+6.4
Independent hold Swing +11.1
1936 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Kenneally 2,13645.8−15.8
Independent Labor Thomas Hughes 1,91941.1+41.1
Independent Felix Hughes49410.6+10.6
Communist Wilfred Mountjoy1182.5+2.5
Total formal votes4,66798.1+1.7
Informal votes921.9−1.7
Turnout 4,75964.6−23.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor Thomas Hughes 2,43352.1
Labor James Kenneally 2,23447.9
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Kenneally 3,84361.6+1.5
Nationalist William Murray1,96131.4+31.4
Independent Carlyle Ferguson4407.1+7.1
Total formal votes6,24496.4−2.2
Informal votes2323.6+2.2
Turnout 6,47687.7+25.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Kenneally 2,58060.1
Independent Labor Thomas Hughes 1,71439.9
Total formal votes4,29498.6
Informal votes601.4
Turnout 4,35462.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Kenneally 3,19753.5−1.4
Nationalist Charles Bull1,10418.5−10.5
Nationalist Thomas Ferguson1,08118.1+1.9
Nationalist Gerald Hartrey59710.0+10.0
Total formal votes5,97998.0−0.8
Informal votes1242.0+0.8
Turnout 6,10375.8+14.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Hughes 2,52854.9+7.1
Nationalist Jack Simons 1,33529.0+10.0
Nationalist Thomas Ferguson74616.20.0
Total formal votes4,60998.8+0.8
Informal votes541.2−0.8
Turnout 4,66361.3−9.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1922 East Perth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Hughes 1,35436.0−11.8
Nationalist Jack Simons 1,17731.3+12.3
National LiberalCharles Heppingstone62716.7+16.7
Nationalist James Franklin59915.9+15.9
Total formal votes3,75798.2+0.2
Informal votes681.8−0.2
Turnout 3,82554.1−16.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Thomas Hughes 2,05754.8+3.0
Nationalist Jack Simons 1,70045.2−3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0
1921 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Simons 2,18247.8+6.8
Nationalist Charles Heppingstone86619.0+3.0
National Labor Thomas Ferguson74016.2+3.7
Nationalist John Hardwick 66614.6−5.3
Nationalist William Henderson1122.4+2.4
Total formal votes4,56698.0+1.7
Informal votes932.0−1.7
Turnout 4,65970.5+10.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simons 2,36351.8+3.2
Nationalist Charles Heppingstone2,20348.2−3.2
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Simons 1,43541.0–18.0
National Liberal John Hardwick 69619.9+2.3
Nationalist Alfred Sims55816.0+16.0
National Labor Thomas Dunne43812.5+12.5
DemocraticJohn Powell37010.6+10.6
Total formal votes3,49796.3–1.8
Informal votes1353.7+1.8
Turnout 3,63259.9+10.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Liberal John Hardwick 1,79651.4–1.3
Labor Jack Simons 1,70148.6+1.3
National Liberal hold Swing –1.3
1914 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Titus Lander 1,94944.3−18.1
Liberal Lewis Butt81218.4+18.4
Liberal John Hardwick 77317.6+17.6
Liberal Henry Mills64714.7−22.9
Liberal Albert Keeley2215.0+5.0
Total formal votes4,40298.1−0.6
Informal votes871.9+0.6
Turnout 4,48949.9−24.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hardwick 2,32152.7+15.1
Labor Titus Lander 2,08147.3−15.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.1
1911 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Titus Lander 2,28262.4
Ministerialist Henry Mills1,37537.6
Total formal votes3,65798.7
Informal votes471.3
Turnout 3,70473.9
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist John Hardwick 88739.1−11.6
Labour John Curran53823.7−5.2
Ministerialist Henry Mills42518.7+18.7
Ministerialist Henry Braidwood34415.2+15.2
Ministerialist Hugh McKernan733.2+3.2
Total formal votes2,26798.3−0.7
Informal votes381.7+0.7
Turnout 2,30563.0+14.4
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerialist John Hardwick 1,18261.0
Labour John Curran75539.0
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist John Hardwick 1,09050.7–4.6
Labour Joseph Fabre62128.9–15.8
Ministerialist Frank Smalpage43720.3+20.3
Total formal votes2,14899.0±0.0
Informal votes221.0±0.0
Turnout 2,17048.6+15.8
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 East Perth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition John Hardwick 1,25155.3N/A
Labor John Curran1,01344.7−2.6
Total formal votes2,26499.0+0.6
Informal votes221.0−0.6
Turnout 2,28632.8−5.9
Opposition gain from Ministerialist Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Walter James 1,39652.7–10.0
Labour Edward Casson1,25347.3+47.3
Total formal votes2,64998.4–0.7
Informal votes421.6+0.7
Turnout 2,69538.7–0.9
Ministerialist hold Swing –10.0
1901 Western Australian state election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition Walter James 61462.7–8.4
Opposition Arthur Short36637.3+37.3
Total formal votes98099.1+1.9
Informal votes90.9–1.9
Turnout 98939.6+2.1
Opposition hold Swing –8.4

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition Walter James 24671.1
Opposition Archibald Sanderson6518.8
Independent Nicholas Raven3510.1
Total formal votes34697.2
Informal votes102.8
Turnout 35637.5
Opposition hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Education Walter James 52271.1+71.1
Education Defence Alfred Canning 21228.9–19.9
1890 Western Australian colonial election: East Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
None Alfred Canning 17948.8n/a
None Henry Saunders 16344.4n/a
NoneWilliam Nicholson256.8n/a

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  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.