Results of the 1911 Western Australian state election
| Western Australian state election, 3 October 1911[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 122,375[1] | |||||
| Votes cast | 91,630 | Turnout | 74.88 | +8.48 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,287 | Informal | 1.40 | +0.19 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 47,558 | 52.64 | +14.73 | 34[1] | + 12 | |
| Ministerialist | 40,472 | 44.80 | –16.82 | 16 | – 12 | |
| Independent | 2,313 | 2.56 | +2.09 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 90,343 | 50 | ||||
This is a list of electoral district results of the 1911 Western Australian election.
Results by electoral district
Albany
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Price | 1,490 | 55.1 | ||
| Ministerialist | Ernest McKenzie | 633 | 23.4 | ||
| Ministerialist | William Mawson | 376 | 13.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | Alec Thomson | 119 | 4.4 | ||
| Independent | John Parks | 87 | 3.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,705 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 37 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,742 | 83.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Avon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Thomas Bath | 1,155 | 52.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | Hal Colebatch | 1,032 | 47.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,187 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,195 | 69.8 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Beverley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Frank Broun | 617 | 53.6 | ||
| Labor | Charles Kirkwood | 343 | 29.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | William Brown | 99 | 8.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | Edward Powell | 92 | 8.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,151 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 16 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,167 | 68.4 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Boulder
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Philip Collier | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Brownhill-Ivanhoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Scaddan | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Bunbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Thomas | 1,420 | 54.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | John Ewing | 1,169 | 45.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,589 | 99.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,597 | 92.0 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | N/A | |||
Canning
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charles Lewis | 1,711 | 52.2 | ||
| Ministerialist | Hugh Duncan | 597 | 18.2 | ||
| Ministerialist | George Wilson | 502 | 15.3 | ||
| Ministerialist | William Gordon | 299 | 9.1 | ||
| Ministerialist | Robert McMasters | 168 | 5.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,277 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 29 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,306 | 81.7 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Claremont
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Reginald Burchell | 1,648 | 44.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | Evan Wisdom | 1,050 | 28.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | Joseph Langsford | 975 | 26.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,673 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 24 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,697 | 83.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Evan Wisdom | 1,867 | 50.8 | ||
| Labor | Reginald Burchell | 1,806 | 49.2 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Collie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Arthur Wilson | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Coolgardie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charles McDowall | 1,348 | 62.7 | ||
| Independent | Henry Ellis | 802 | 37.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,150 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,159 | 71.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Cue
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edward Heitmann | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
East Perth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Titus Lander | 2,282 | 62.4 | ||
| Ministerialist | Henry Mills | 1,375 | 37.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,657 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 47 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,704 | 73.9 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Forrest
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Fremantle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Carpenter | 1,716 | 60.7 | ||
| Ministerialist | William Murphy | 1,110 | 39.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,826 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 40 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,866 | 80.9 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Gascoyne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John McDonald | 468 | 53.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | William Butcher | 405 | 46.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 873 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 878 | 48.5 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Geraldton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bronte Dooley | 864 | 45.2 | ||
| Ministerialist | Henry Carson | 702 | 36.7 | ||
| Ministerialist | Patrick Stone | 252 | 13.2 | ||
| Labor | William Findlay | 92 | 4.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,910 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,935 | 79.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bronte Dooley | 1,005 | 52.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | Henry Carson | 905 | 47.4 | ||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Greenough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | John Nanson | 721 | 51.0 | ||
| Labor | Sydney Hosken | 693 | 49.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,414 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,423 | 70.5 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Guildford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Johnson | 2,682 | 66.7 | ||
| Ministerialist | Frederick Percy | 672 | 16.7 | ||
| Ministerialist | Percival Robinson | 554 | 13.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | Peter Gugeri | 114 | 2.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,022 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 51 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,073 | 82.6 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Hannans
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Irwin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | 479 | 43.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | James Gardiner | 370 | 33.2 | ||
| Labor | Archibald McDonald | 265 | 23.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,114 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,128 | 69.5 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | 586 | 52.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | James Gardiner | 528 | 47.4 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Kalgoorlie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Albert Green | 2,510 | 86.6 | ||
| Independent | Mathias Richardson | 389 | 13.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,899 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 22 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,921 | 60.2 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Kanowna
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Thomas Walker | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Katanning
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Arnold Piesse | 1,310 | 77.4 | ||
| Independent | George Irving | 382 | 22.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,692 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 12 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,704 | 68.9 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Kimberley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Arthur Male | 418 | 59.3 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Brown | 287 | 40.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 705 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 14 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 719 | 41.7 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Leederville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frederick Gill | 2,192 | 57.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | John Veryard | 1,019 | 26.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | William Mitchell | 531 | 14.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | Joseph Elliott | 43 | 1.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,785 | 96.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 119 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,904 | 81.7 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Menzies
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Mullany | 941 | 64.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | Henry Gregory | 509 | 35.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,450 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 6 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,456 | 87.5 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Moore
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Henry Lefroy | 511 | 33.9 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Clune | 412 | 27.4 | ||
| Ministerialist | Duncan Munro | 209 | 13.9 | ||
| Ministerialist | James Spiers | 160 | 10.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | James Huggins | 155 | 10.3 | ||
| Ministerialist | John O'Neil | 59 | 3.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,506 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 29 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,535 | 63.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Henry Lefroy | 992 | 65.9 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Clune | 514 | 34.1 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Mount Leonora
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Foley | 1,019 | 87.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | Arthur Court | 153 | 13.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,172 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,180 | 48.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Mount Magnet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Mount Margaret
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Taylor | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Murchison
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Holman | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Murray-Wellington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | William George | 843 | 50.2 | ||
| Labor | Victor Urquhart | 606 | 36.1 | ||
| Ministerialist | Charles Heppingstone | 231 | 13.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,680 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 16 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,696 | 76.9 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Nelson
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Charles Layman | 1,113 | 49.8 | ||
| Labor | William Johnston | 1,073 | 48.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | Robert Uphill | 48 | 2.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,234 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 16 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,250 | 76.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Charles Layman | 1,144 | 51.2 | ||
| Labor | William Johnston | 1,090 | 48.8 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
North Perth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Herbert Swan | 2,435 | 56.4 | ||
| Ministerialist | Walter Nairn | 1,125 | 26.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | James Franklin | 758 | 17.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,318 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 49 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,367 | 83.4 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
North-East Fremantle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Angwin | 2,593 | 74.7 | ||
| Ministerialist | Patrick Hevron | 652 | 18.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | Dixon Hearder | 227 | 6.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,472 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 37 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,509 | 86.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Northam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | James Mitchell | 1,037 | 51.0 | ||
| Labor | Alfred Watts | 995 | 49.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,032 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 14 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,046 | 72.0 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Perth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Walter Dwyer | 1,932 | 53.3 | ||
| Ministerialist | Harry Brown | 1,692 | 46.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,624 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 47 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,671 | 78.7 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Pilbara
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Henry Underwood | 413 | 54.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | George Miles | 352 | 46.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 765 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 9 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 774 | 68.4 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Pingelly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Nat Harper | 1,034 | 65.2 | ||
| Labor | Matthew Bodey | 552 | 34.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,586 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 15 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,601 | 73.0 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Roebourne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joseph Gardiner | 379 | 66.3 | ||
| Ministerialist | Albert Wilson | 97 | 17.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | Henry Osborn | 96 | 16.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 572 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 597 | 54.5 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
South Fremantle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Harry Bolton | 2,113 | 66.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | John Cooke | 929 | 29.4 | ||
| Ministerialist | John Brennan | 121 | 3.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,163 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 38 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,201 | 83.3 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Subiaco
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bartholomew Stubbs | 1,846 | 50.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | Henry Daglish | 1,786 | 49.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,632 | 92.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 314 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,946 | 78.4 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Sussex
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Frank Wilson | 943 | 59.6 | ||
| Labor | John Parke | 638 | 40.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,581 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,589 | 70.4 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Swan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Philip Turvey | 1,012 | 51.2 | ||
| Ministerialist | Mathieson Jacoby | 963 | 48.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,975 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 7 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,982 | 77.8 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
Toodyay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Timothy Quinlan | 790 | 36.1 | ||
| Ministerialist | Alfred Piesse | 727 | 33.3 | ||
| Labor | Ernest Mitchell | 669 | 30.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,186 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 22 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,208 | 63.2 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Alfred Piesse | 1,171 | 53.6 | ||
| Ministerialist | Timothy Quinlan | 1,015 | 46.4 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Wagin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Sydney Stubbs | 1,042 | 68.7 | ||
| Labor | Julius Nenke | 474 | 31.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,516 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,541 | 73.3 | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
West Perth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Walter Simpson | 1,608 | 44.0 | ||
| Ministerialist | Eben Allen | 1,219 | 33.4 | ||
| Ministerialist | Richard Vincent | 825 | 22.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,652 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 52 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,704 | 82.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Eben Allen | 1,991 | 54.5 | ||
| Labor | Walter Simpson | 1,661 | 45.5 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Williams-Narrogin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edward Johnston | 1,229 | 54.2 | ||
| Ministerialist | Frank Cowcher | 1,018 | 44.9 | ||
| Independent | James Sale | 20 | 0.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,267 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 34 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,301 | 77.8 | |||
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Yilgarn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charles Hudson | 1,058 | 62.6 | ||
| Independent | Austin Horan | 633 | 37.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,691 | 99.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 3 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,694 | 67.0 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
York
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | 763 | 46.5 | ||
| Labor | Henry Dhu | 395 | 24.1 | ||
| Ministerialist | Charles Baxter | 341 | 20.8 | ||
| Ministerialist | Edward Neville | 141 | 8.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,640 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 30 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,670 | 64.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | 1,104 | 67.3 | ||
| Labor | Henry Dhu | 536 | 32.7 | ||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- 1911 Western Australian state election
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1911–1914
References
- ^ "Details of 1911 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.