Electoral results for the district of Northam

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

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Members for Northam

MemberPartyTerm
  George Throssell Ministerial1890–1904
  Alfred Watts Labor 1904–1905
  James Mitchell Ministerial1905–1911
  Liberal (WA) 1911–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1933
  Albert Hawke Labor1933–1968
  Ken McIver Labor1968–1974

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1971 Western Australian state election: Northam [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken McIver 3,51660.9+12.1
Independent Claude Roediger2,10336.4+36.4
Democratic Labor John Van der Zanden1592.3+2.3
Total formal votes5,77897.3−1.6
Informal votes1612.7+1.6
Turnout 5,93993.0−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ken McIver 3,54061.3+7.7
Independent Claude Roediger2,23838.7+38.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken McIver 2,67448.8
Liberal and Country Claude Roediger1,80833.0
Country Maurice Armstrong1,00318.3
Total formal votes5,48598.9
Informal votes601.1
Turnout 5,54593.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McIver 2,94253.6
Liberal and Country Claude Roediger2,54346.4
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 3,07857.9−42.1
Liberal and Country Claude Roediger2,24042.1+42.1
Total formal votes5,31899.2
Informal votes430.8
Turnout 5,36192.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 2,91157.6−18.8
Liberal and Country Lawrence Solomon1,86036.8+36.8
Democratic Labor Brian McGinty2855.6+5.6
Total formal votes5,05699.2+1.3
Informal votes430.8−1.3
Turnout 5,09994.3+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Hawke 58.4−18.0
Liberal and Country Lawrence Solomon41.6+41.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1956 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 3,48376.4
Independent Liberal James Collins1,07523.6
Total formal votes4,55897.9
Informal votes962.1
Turnout 4,65491.5
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 3,12365.6
Country Thomas Letch1,63534.4
Total formal votes4,75898.7
Informal votes631.3
Turnout 4,82192.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 2,24556.2−13.7
Country Norm Baxter 1,75343.8+13.7
Total formal votes3,99898.7+0.3
Informal votes531.3−0.3
Turnout 4,05180.0−5.4
Labor hold Swing +13.7
1943 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 2,82869.9+7.1
Country Hurtle Prater1,21730.1+30.1
Total formal votes4,04598.4−0.4
Informal votes641.6+0.4
Turnout 4,10985.4−8.2
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 2,67062.8−1.5
Nationalist John Safe1,57937.2+1.5
Total formal votes4,24998.8−0.4
Informal votes531.2+0.4
Turnout 4,30293.6+7.8
Labor hold Swing -1.5
1936 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 2,53764.3+8.9
Nationalist Hal C.S. Colebatch1,40735.7−1.1
Total formal votes3,94499.2+0.4
Informal votes300.8−0.4
Turnout 3,97485.8−9.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Hawke 2,36955.4+8.8
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,57536.8−16.6
Country Thomas Peterson3347.8+7.8
Total formal votes4,27898.8−0.4
Informal votes521.2+0.4
Turnout 4,33095.3+14.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,98253.4
Labor Patrick Coffey1,72646.6
Total formal votes3,70899.2
Informal votes310.8
Turnout 3,73981.0
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,54653.6+0.6
Labor Bill Hegney 1,33746.4−0.6
Total formal votes2,88399.20.0
Informal votes230.80.0
Turnout 2,90684.5+9.0
Nationalist hold Swing +0.6
1924 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,29653.0−5.1
Labor Louis Grieve1,14947.0+5.1
Total formal votes2,44599.20.0
Informal votes200.80.0
Turnout 2,46575.5+2.3
Nationalist hold Swing -5.1
1921 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,05158.1−41.9
Labor Louis Grieve75841.9+41.9
Total formal votes1,80999.2
Informal votes140.8
Turnout 1,82373.2
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal James Mitchell unopposed
National Liberal hold Swing
1914 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Mitchell 1,08550.9−0.1
Labor James Kenneally87841.2−7.8
Country Oscar Bernard1677.8+7.8
Total formal votes2,13098.4−0.9
Informal votes351.6+0.9
Turnout 2,16566.1−5.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist James Mitchell 1,03751.0
Labor Alfred Watts99549.0
Total formal votes2,03299.3
Informal votes140.7
Turnout 2,04672.0
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist James Mitchell 1,37254.5−0.7
Labour Alfred Watts 1,14745.5+0.7
Total formal votes2,51997.8−1.7
Informal votes572.2+1.7
Turnout 2,57655.9+2.8
Ministerialist hold Swing -0.7
1905 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist James Mitchell 98455.2+11.9
Labour Alfred Watts 80044.8–11.9
Total formal votes1,78499.5+0.4
Informal votes80.5–0.4
Turnout 1,79053.1+6.3
Ministerialist gain from Labour Swing +11.9
1904 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Watts 1,03356.7+56.7
Ministerialist Charles Knight78843.3+43.3
Total formal votes1,82199.1n/a
Informal votes170.9n/a
Turnout 1,84746.8n/a
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing +56.7
1901 Western Australian state election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist George Throssell unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist George Throssell unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
None George Throssell 16373.4–26.6
NoneHenry Cooke5926.6+26.6
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Northam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
None George Throssell 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.