Electoral results for the district of Menzies

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

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Members for Menzies

MembersPartyTerm
  Henry Gregory Ministerial1901–1911
  John Mullany Labor 1911–1917
  National Labor 1917–1924
  Alexander Panton Labor1924–1930

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Menzies [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alexander Panton 13459.8−0.5
Nationalist Dick Ardagh 5725.5+25.5
Nationalist Albert Faul3314.7+14.7
Total formal votes22498.2−1.6
Informal votes41.8+1.6
Turnout 22886.0−1.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alexander Panton 25460.3+12.3
National Labor John Mullany 16739.7−12.3
Total formal votes42199.8+0.8
Informal votes10.2−0.8
Turnout 42287.4+8.0
Labor gain from National Labor Swing +12.3
1921 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Labor John Mullany 29852.0−10.4
Labor Edward Gaynor27548.0+10.4
Total formal votes57399.0+0.1
Informal votes61.0−0.1
Turnout 57979.4+2.9
National Labor hold Swing -10.4

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Labor John Mullany 49062.4–6.8
Labor Harold Saunders29537.6+37.6
Total formal votes78598.9–0.3
Informal votes91.1+0.3
Turnout 79476.5+11.6
National Labor hold Swing N/A
1914 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullany 60069.2+4.3
Liberal William McMeikan26730.8−4.3
Total formal votes86799.2−0.4
Informal votes70.8+0.4
Turnout 87464.9−22.6
Labor hold Swing +4.3
1911 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullany 94164.9
Ministerialist Henry Gregory 50935.1
Total formal votes1,45099.6
Informal votes60.4
Turnout 1,45687.5
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Menzies state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Henry Gregory 1,32251.1+1.2
Labour Richard Buzacott 1,26648.9−1.2
Total formal votes2,58899.2+0.1
Informal votes210.8−0.1
Turnout 2,60987.3+5.2
Ministerialist gain from Labour Swing +1.2
1908 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Buzacott 1,22050.1+2.6
Ministerialist Henry Gregory 1,21349.9−2.6
Total formal votes2,43399.1−0.2
Informal votes230.9+0.2
Turnout 2,45682.1+15.0
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing +2.6
1905 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Henry Gregory 87452.5–6.6
Labour Richard Buzacott 79047.5+6.6
Total formal votes1,66499.3n/a
Informal votes110.7n/a
Turnout 1,67567.1n/a
Ministerialist hold Swing –6.6
1904 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Henry Gregory 1,08753.0–47.0
Labour Richard Buzacott 96647.0+47.0
Total formal votes2,05399.5n/a
Informal votes100.5n/a
Turnout 2,06355.3n/a
Ministerialist hold Swing –47.0
1901 Western Australian state election: Menzies
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition Henry Gregory unopposed
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.