Electoral results for the district of Hannans

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

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Members for Hannans

MemberPartyTerm
  John Reside Labour 1901–1902
  Thomas Bath Labour1902–1904
  Wallace Nelson Labour1904–1905
  Francis Ware Labour1905–1911
  Selby Munsie Labor1911–1938
  David Leahy Labor1938–1948
  Harry McCulloch Labor1948–1956

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1953 Western Australian state election: Hannans [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert McCulloch 2,21060.3−1.2
Independent Harold Illingworth1,45339.7+39.7
Total formal votes3,66397.4−0.5
Informal votes982.6+0.5
Turnout 3,76191.00.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert McCulloch 2,48761.5
Liberal and Country Frederick Hicks1,56038.5
Total formal votes4,04797.9
Informal votes872.1
Turnout 4,13491.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1949 Hannans state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry McCulloch 1,51257.4N/A
Liberal Fred Hicks1,12442.6+42.6
Total formal votes2,63698.7
Informal votes351.3
Turnout 2,67179.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1947 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Leahy unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Leahy 1,51963.1+1.4
Country Jack Guise89036.9+36.9
Total formal votes2,40997.4−0.4
Informal votes642.6+0.4
Turnout 2,47371.8−22.8
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Leahy 1,70861.7−38.3
Nationalist Keith Burton1,06038.3+38.3
Total formal votes2,76897.8
Informal votes612.2
Turnout 2,82994.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1938 Hannans state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Leahy 1,03449.5N/A
Nationalist Richard Moore61829.6+29.6
Nationalist Keith Burton24311.6+11.6
Western Australia Democratic LeagueJoseph D'Almeida1748.3+8.3
Independent George Walker201.0+1.0
Total formal votes2,08998.3
Informal votes351.7
Turnout 2,12483.4
After distribution of preferences
Labor David Leahy 1,09452.4N/A
Nationalist Richard Moore69133.1N/A
Nationalist Keith Burton30414.5N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1930 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie 42274.7−25.3
Ind. Nationalist Branwell Saunders14325.3+25.3
Total formal votes56599.1
Informal votes50.9
Turnout 57086.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie 79267.0+7.2
National Labor Walter Openshaw39033.0−3.3
Total formal votes1,18299.1+1.4
Informal votes110.9−1.4
Turnout 1,19373.2+5.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie 85659.8–40.2
National Labor Walter Close52036.3+36.3
Nationalist Richard Jordan563.9+3.9
Total formal votes1,43297.7n/a
Informal votes342.3n/a
Turnout 1,46667.9n/a
Labor hold Swing –40.2
1914 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Ware 2,25471.4−2.8
Ministerialist Mark Rosenberg90528.6+2.8
Total formal votes3,15999.6+1.0
Informal votes120.4−1.0
Turnout 3,17165.5+10.0
Labour hold Swing −2.8
1905 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Ware 1,51974.2+8.8
Ministerialist Robert Boylen52925.8+25.8
Total formal votes2,04198.6–1.2
Informal votes291.4+1.2
Turnout 2,07055.5+9.2
Labour hold Swing +8.8
1904 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wallace Nelson 1,29263.4–36.6
Independent John Marshall74636.6+36.6
Total formal votes2,03899.8n/a
Informal votes50.2n/a
Turnout 2,04346.3n/a
Labour hold Swing –36.6
1902 Hannans state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Bath unopposed
Labour hold Swing
1901 Western Australian state election: Hannans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Reside 1,87068.3+68.3
Opposition James Wilkinson85731.3+31.3
Independent Morgan Field90.3+0.3
Total formal votes2,73696.2n/a
Informal votes1093.8n/a
Turnout 2,84540.5n/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.