Electoral results for the district of Forrest

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

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Members for Forrest

MemberPartyTerm
  Albert Wilson Labor 1904–1906
  Independent 1906–1908
  Peter O'Loghlen Labor1908–1910
  Dennis Jones Labor1910
 Peter O'LoghlenLabor1910–1913
  Thomas Moore Labor1913
 Peter O'LoghlenLabor1913–1923
  John Holman Labor1923–1925
  May Holman Labor1925–1939
  Edward Holman Labor1939–1947
  Alfred Reynolds Labor1947–1950

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Forrest [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alfred Reynolds 1,57248.9−51.1
Liberal David Johnstone1,20937.6+37.6
Country Keith Porteous43713.6+13.6
Total formal votes3,21898.0
Informal votes652.0
Turnout 3,28381.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alfred Reynolds 1,64451.1−48.9
Liberal David Johnstone1,57448.9+48.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Holman 2,15563.6−3.0
Independent Carlyle Ferguson1,23136.4+3.0
Total formal votes3,38698.6−0.4
Informal votes471.4+0.4
Turnout 3,43385.4−3.6
Labor hold Swing -3.0
1939 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor May Holman 2,31866.6−33.4
Nationalist Percy Rettallack1,16133.4+33.4
Total formal votes3,47999.0
Informal votes361.0
Turnout 3,51589.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor May Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor May Holman 2,48072.7+6.9
Country William Hollingsworth93327.3+8.5
Total formal votes3,28196.3−3.0
Informal votes1323.7+3.0
Turnout 3,54585.4+9.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor May Holman 2,21665.8
Country James Egan63418.8
Nationalist Frank George51715.4
Total formal votes3,36799.3
Informal votes230.7
Turnout 3,39076.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor May Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1925 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor May Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1924 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1923 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Holman 60366.1N/A
Independent John Brosnan20021.9+21.9
Independent Dennis Jones11012.0+12.0
Total formal votes91398.0
Informal votes192.0
Turnout 93238.5
1921 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1914 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
July 1913 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen 1,25781.9N/A
Liberal Harold Tuckfield27718.1+18.1
Total formal votes1,53498.8
Informal votes181.2
Turnout 1,55244.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
April 1913 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Moore unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
July 1910 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen 83486.0N/A
Ministerialist Albert Wilson13614.0+14.0
Total formal votes97098.8
Informal votes121.2
Turnout 98235.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
March 1910 Forrest state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dennis Jones unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labour hold Swing
1905 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Wilson unopposed
Labour hold Swing
1904 Western Australian state election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Wilson 75177.5+77.5
Independent George Baxter21822.5+22.5
Total formal votes96999.8n/a
Informal votes20.2n/a
Turnout 97140.0n/a
Labour 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.