Electoral results for the district of Nelson

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

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Members for Nelson

MemberPartyTerm
  James George Lee-Steere Independent 1890–1897
 Ministerial1897–1903
  John Walter Ministerial1903–1904
  Charles Layman Independent1904–1905
 Ministerial1905–1911
  Liberal 1911–1914
  Francis Willmott Country 1914–1921
  John Henry Smith Independent 1921–1922
 Country1922–1923
 Country (MCP)1923–1924
  Nationalist 1924–1936
  Clarence Doust Independent1936–1939
 John Henry SmithNationalist1939–1943
  Ernest Hoar Labor1943–1950

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Nelson [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Hoar 3,17359.0+8.8
Liberal Edward Cummins2,20441.0−8.8
Total formal votes5,37798.9+0.7
Informal votes621.1−0.7
Turnout 5,43985.9+2.3
Labor hold Swing +8.8
1943 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Hoar 2,35950.2+21.0
Nationalist John Smith 2,34249.8+25.3
Total formal votes4,70198.2+0.6
Informal votes871.8−0.6
Turnout 4,78883.6−8.8
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Pearce1,52729.2+5.0
Nationalist John Smith 1,27824.5−13.1
Independent Clarence Doust 1,11921.4−16.8
Country William Scott82215.7+15.7
Ind. Nationalist Guy Thomson4799.2+9.2
Total formal votes5,22597.6−1.4
Informal votes1282.4+1.4
Turnout 5,35392.4+14.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Smith 2,73752.4+9.5
Labor Roy Pearce2,48847.6+47.6
Nationalist gain from Independent Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clarence Doust 1,60938.2+38.2
Nationalist John Smith 1,58537.6−1.2
Labor Thomas Ladhams1,01824.2−13.2
Total formal votes4,21299.0+1.4
Informal votes441.0−1.4
Turnout 4,25678.0−11.0
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Clarence Doust 2,40657.1+57.1
Nationalist John Smith 1,80642.9−12.8
Independent gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Smith 1,81438.8−27.9
Labor Walter Toyer1,74837.4+4.1
Country William Huggett56912.2+12.2
Country Frederick Knapp54911.7+11.7
Total formal votes4,68097.6−1.5
Informal votes1152.4+1.5
Turnout 4,79589.0+7.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Smith 2,60755.7−11.0
Labor Walter Toyer2,07344.3+11.0
Nationalist hold Swing -11.0
1930 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Smith 2,71666.7
Labor Walter Toyer1,35833.3
Total formal votes4,03799.1
Informal votes370.9
Turnout 4,11181.7
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Smith 2,05550.2−1.4
Labor Dennis Jones 1,21129.6−8.9
Country William Huggett82920.2+20.2
Total formal votes4,09598.2−0.4
Informal votes751.8+0.4
Turnout 4,17074.0+14.5
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Smith 1,32251.6+16.5
Labor Thomas Anthony98638.5+14.3
Ind. Nationalist Edwin Ellis1445.6+5.6
Independent Thomas Ladhams1124.4+4.4
Total formal votes2,56498.6+0.8
Informal votes351.4−0.8
Turnout 2,59959.5−3.6
Country gain from Independent Country Swing N/A
1921 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Francis Willmott 82340.7−12.4
Independent Country John Smith 70935.1−11.8
Labor Thomas Ryan48824.2+24.2
Total formal votes2,02097.8−1.7
Informal votes452.2+1.7
Turnout 2,06563.1−1.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country John Smith 1,13055.9+9.0
Country Francis Willmott 89044.1−9.0
Independent Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Francis Willmott 1,10453.1–1.1
Independent Labor John Henry Smith 97446.9+46.9
Total formal votes2,07899.5+0.1
Informal votes100.5–0.1
Turnout 2,08864.7–3.9
National Country hold Swing –1.1
1914 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Francis Willmott 1,59354.2+54.2
Labor Roger Ryan1,34745.8−2.2
Total formal votes2,94099.4+0.1
Informal votes190.6−0.1
Turnout 2,95968.6−7.6
Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Charles Layman 1,11349.8
Labor William Johnston1,07348.0
Ministerialist Robert Uphill482.2
Total formal votes2,23499.3
Informal votes160.7
Turnout 2,25076.2
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerialist Charles Layman 1,14451.2
Labor William Johnston1,09048.8
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Charles Layman 1,07564.7+7.4
Labour William Spiers58635.3+35.3
Total formal votes1,66197.8−1.7
Informal votes372.2+1.7
Turnout 1,69875.4+3.2
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Charles Layman 55657.3+10.7
Ministerialist John Walter 41442.7+42.7
Total formal votes97099.5+0.4
Informal votes50.5–0.4
Turnout 98672.2+6.7
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Layman 55846.6+46.6
Labour Joseph Barraclough32026.7+26.7
Ministerialist John Clarke32026.7+26.7
Total formal votes1,19899.1n/a
Informal votes110.9n/a
Turnout 1,20965.5n/a
Independent gain from Ministerialist Swing +46.6
1903 Nelson state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist John Walter unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1901 Western Australian state election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Sir James Lee-Steere unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist James George Lee-Steere unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NoneSir James Lee-Steere unopposed
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NoneSir James Lee-Steere unopposed

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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.