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Electoral results for the district of Geraldton

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

Members for Geraldton

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Member Party Term
  Edward Vivien Harvey Keane Non-aligned 1890–1891
  George Simpson Opposition 1891–1899
  Richard Robson Independent 1899–1900
  Robert Hutchinson Opposition 1900–1904
  Henry Carson Ministerial 1904–1906
  Thomas Brown Labor 1906–1908
  Henry Carson Ministerial 1908–1911
  Bronte Dooley Labor 1911–1913
  Samuel Elliott Liberal (WA) 1913–1914
  Edward Heitmann Labor 1914–1917
  National Labor 1917
  Samuel Elliott Liberal (WA) 1917
  John Willcock Labor 1917–1947
  Edmund Hall Country 1947–1950
  Bill Sewell Labor 1950–1974
  Jeff Carr Labor 1974–1991
  Bob Bloffwitch Liberal 1991–2001
  Shane Hill Labor 2001–2008
  Ian Blayney Liberal 2008–2021
  Lara Dalton Labor 2021–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Western Australian state election: Geraldton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lara Dalton 11,676 54.7 +21.0
National Ian Blayney 5,222 24.5 +7.0
Liberal Rob Dines 2,750 12.9 −14.8
Greens Matt Roberts 536 2.5 −1.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Chris Mellon 380 1.8 −2.0
One Nation Bruce Davies 336 1.6 −7.9
No Mandatory Vaccination Mark Long 248 1.2 +1.2
WAxit Bey Bey Kung 127 0.6 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Genovese 77 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 21,352 96.6 +0.9
Informal votes 746 3.4 −0.9
Turnout 22,098 82.6 −2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lara Dalton 13,170 61.7 +13.0
National Ian Blayney 8,173 38.3 −13.0
Labor gain from National Swing +13.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2017 Western Australian state election: Geraldton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lara Dalton 7,071 33.7 +16.6
Liberal Ian Blayney 5,808 27.7 −19.9
National Paul Brown 3,669 17.5 −8.9
One Nation Wayne Martin 1,979 9.4 +9.4
Greens Paul Connolly 849 4.0 −2.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers David Caudwell 791 3.8 +3.8
Christians Greg Hall 413 2.0 −0.5
Independent Victor Tanti 394 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,974 95.7 +1.4
Informal votes 937 4.3 −1.4
Turnout 21,911 85.5 −2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 10,759 51.3 −21.5
Labor Lara Dalton 10,201 48.7 +48.7
Liberal hold Swing −21.5
2013 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Blayney 9,167 47.6 +10.7
National Shane Van Styn 5,081 26.4 +7.1
Labor Kathryn Mannion 3,299 17.1 –12.0
Greens Paul Connolly 1,239 6.4 +0.7
Christians Carmen Burdett 469 2.4 –0.6
Total formal votes 19,255 94.3 –1.3
Informal votes 1,161 5.7 +1.3
Turnout 20,416 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 14,013 72.8 +14.3
Labor Kathryn Mannion 5,223 27.2 –14.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 11,711 60.9 +2.4
National Shane Van Styn 7,517 39.1 +39.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 2000s

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2008 Western Australian state election: Geraldton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Blayney 6,616 36.9 −2.0
Labor Shane Hill 5,213 29.1 −9.4
National Andrew Short 3,460 19.3 +9.0
Family First Jane Foreman 1,036 5.8 +5.8
Greens Adam Volkerts 1,030 5.8 +0.8
Christian Democrats Philip Sprigg 551 3.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 17,906 95.7 +0.4
Informal votes 812 4.3 −0.4
Turnout 18,718 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 10,467 58.5 +5.0
Labor Shane Hill 7,420 41.5 −5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0
2005 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane Hill 5,252 44.5 +17.8
Liberal Kevin Giudice 4,603 39.0 +12.8
Greens Paul Connolly 581 4.9 +4.9
National Sally Bennison 542 4.6 −4.4
Christian Democrats Mac Forsyth 430 3.6 +3.6
One Nation Ross Paravicini 375 3.2 −18.6
Citizens Electoral Council Basil Atkins 29 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 11,812 94.8 −0.7
Informal votes 642 5.2 +0.7
Turnout 12,454 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane Hill 6,117 52.1 −0.6
Liberal Kevin Giudice 5,627 47.9 +0.6
Labor hold Swing −0.6
2001 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane Hill 2,705 26.8 −8.2
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 2,469 24.5 −25.8
One Nation Ross Paravicini 2,121 21.0 +21.0
Independent Jackie Healy 1,298 12.9 +12.9
National Brendin Flanigan 935 9.3 +9.3
Independent Ron Ashplant 295 2.9 +2.9
Independent Michael Walton 107 1.1 +1.1
Independent Mark Douglas 79 0.8 +0.8
Independent Don Rolston 61 0.6 +0.6
Independent Noel Sharp 19 0.2 +0.2
Independent Stephen Gyorgy 8 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 10,097 95.4 −0.7
Informal votes 489 4.6 +0.7
Turnout 10,586 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane Hill 5,393 54.3 +11.3
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 4,538 45.7 −11.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.3

Elections in the 1990s

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1996 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 5,237 50.3 +9.6
Labor Laurie Graham 3,641 35.0 +1.3
Independent Tony Cogan 1,194 11.5 +11.5
Democrats Stephan Gyorgy 330 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 10,402 96.0 −0.5
Informal votes 428 4.0 +0.5
Turnout 10,830 88.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 5,912 57.0 −2.8
Labor Laurie Graham 4,468 43.0 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing −2.8
1993 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 4,293 40.3 −3.2
Labor Gary Evershed 3,593 33.8 −13.8
National Malcolm Short 2,402 22.6 +22.6
Independent William Tomson 359 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 10,647 96.5 +2.5
Informal votes 381 3.5 −2.5
Turnout 11,028 94.2 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 6,350 59.6 +9.8
Labor Gary Evershed 4,297 40.4 −9.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8
1991 Geraldton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 4,446 45.5 +2.0
National Malcolm Short 2,054 21.0 +21.0
Labor Dianne Spowart 1,620 16.6 −31.0
Independent Faye Simpson 471 4.8 +4.8
Independent Helena Shields 315 3.2 +3.2
Independent Albert Lenane 286 2.9 +2.9
Independent Kenneth Gallaher 165 1.7 +1.7
Grey Power Jason Meotti 146 1.5 −7.4
Independent Bruce Burges 144 1.5 +1.5
Independent Arthur Davies 67 0.7 +0.7
Independent William Thomson 57 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 9,771 94.5 +0.5
Informal votes 566 5.5 −0.5
Turnout 10,337 86.8 −4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 5,024 51.4 +1.6
National Malcolm Short 4,747 48.6 +48.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

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1989 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,767 47.6 −2.8
Liberal Victor McCabe 4,361 43.5 −6.1
Grey Power Mary Gould 889 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 10,017 94.0
Informal votes 644 6.0
Turnout 10,661 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 5,032 50.2 −0.2
Liberal Victor McCabe 4,985 49.8 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2
1986 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,676 50.4 −12.7
Liberal Marjorie Tubby 4,609 49.6 +12.7
Total formal votes 9,285 97.7 −0.4
Informal votes 216 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 9,501 91.4 +2.6
Labor hold Swing −12.7
1983 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 5,324 63.1
Liberal Harold Driscoll 3,116 36.9
Total formal votes 8,440 98.1
Informal votes 162 1.9
Turnout 8,602 88.8
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,654 58.7 +4.4
Liberal Joseph Ricupero 2,994 37.8 −2.8
Progress Paul Galbraith 279 3.5 −1.6
Total formal votes 7,927 97.5 −0.5
Informal votes 207 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 8,134 89.5 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 4,738 59.8 +4.2
Liberal Joseph Ricupero 3,189 40.2 −4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1970s

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1977 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,157 54.3
Liberal John Grosse 3,104 40.6
Progress Fiona Ensor 392 5.1
Total formal votes 7,653 98.0
Informal votes 157 2.0
Turnout 7,810 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 4,255 55.6
Liberal John Grosse 3,398 44.4
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 3,318 47.5
Liberal Joseph Willoughby 2,236 32.0
Independent Phillip Cooper 997 14.3
National Alliance Victor Askew 431 6.2
Total formal votes 6,982 96.9
Informal votes 224 3.1
Turnout 7,206 89.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 3,862 55.3
Liberal Joseph Willoughby 3,120 44.7
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,801 56.1 −0.1
Liberal Ron Hamilton 2,263 33.4 −10.4
Democratic Labor Lawrence Eaton 443 6.5 +6.5
Independent Joyce Webber 269 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 6,776 95.7 −3.2
Informal votes 305 4.3 +3.2
Turnout 7,081 91.9 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 3,948 58.3 +2.1
Liberal Ron Hamilton 2,828 41.7 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,103 56.2
Liberal and Country Phillip Cooper 2,423 43.8
Total formal votes 5,526 98.9
Informal votes 60 1.1
Turnout 5,586 90.8
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 2,948 52.4 0.0
Liberal and Country Charles Raynor 2,450 43.6 +43.6
Independent Raymond Goss 224 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 5,622 97.4 −1.7
Informal votes 147 2.6 +1.7
Turnout 5,769 93.4 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 2,982 53.0 −2.5
Liberal and Country Charles Raynor 2,640 47.0 +47.0
Labor hold Swing −2.5
1962 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 2,750 52.4
Independent Charles Eadon-Clarke 2,338 44.6
Independent John Porteus 158 3.0
Total formal votes 5,246 99.1
Informal votes 45 0.9
Turnout 5,291 93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 55.0
Independent Charles Eadon-Clarke 45.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,257 59.9 0.0
Liberal and Country Gerald Throssell 1,778 32.7 +12.8
Democratic Labor Septimus Waldon 399 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 5,434 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 50 0.9 −0.5
Turnout 5,484 91.3 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 61.0 −1.2
Liberal and Country Gerald Throssell 39.0 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,052 59.9
Liberal and Country Arnold Devlin 1,014 19.9
Country Charles Eadon-Clarke 995 19.5
Independent Joyce Webber 33 0.7
Total formal votes 5,094 98.6
Informal votes 71 1.4
Turnout 5,165 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 62.2
Liberal and Country Arnold Devlin 37.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1953 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,011 61.9 +11.2
Liberal and Country James McAleer 1,127 23.2 +23.2
Liberal and Country Samuel Davey 593 12.2 +12.2
Independent Joyce Webber 131 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 4,862 98.2 −0.7
Informal votes 90 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 4,952 93.8 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 64.5 +13.8
Liberal and Country James McAleer 35.5 +35.5
Labor hold Swing +13.8
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1950 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 2,287 50.7
Country Edmund Hall 2,227 49.3
Total formal votes 4,514 98.9
Informal votes 50 1.1
Turnout 4,564 90.4
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 1,874 47.7 −22.7
Country Edmund Hall 1,154 29.4 +29.4
Liberal Harold Daffen 903 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 3,931 99.2 +1.2
Informal votes 32 0.8 −1.2
Turnout 3,963 87.7 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Edmund Hall 1,971 50.1 +50.1
Labor Bill Sewell 1,960 49.9 −20.5
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 2,404 70.4 +15.4
Independent John Bedwell 1,013 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 3,417 98.0 −1.1
Informal votes 70 2.0 +1.1
Turnout 3,487 86.8 −6.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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1939 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 2,075 55.0 −5.6
Country Alfred Culewis 1,389 36.8 −2.6
Nationalist Patrick Lynch 309 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 3,773 99.1 −0.3
Informal votes 33 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 3,806 93.5 +13.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 1,933 60.6 −39.4
Country Alfred Curlewis 1,256 39.4 +39.4
Total formal votes 3,189 99.4
Informal votes 19 0.6
Turnout 3,208 80.4
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1930 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 2,072 66.8
Country George Houston 1,029 33.2
Total formal votes 3,101 99.2
Informal votes 26 0.8
Turnout 3,127 77.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1927 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 1,513 69.2 −30.8
Country Charles Counsel 675 30.8 +30.8
Total formal votes 2,188 98.6
Informal votes 31 1.4
Turnout 2,219 77.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 1,265 66.1 +18.5
Country Ebenezer Bartlett 648 33.9 +33.9
Total formal votes 1,913 99.2 +1.3
Informal votes 15 0.8 −1.3
Turnout 1,928 80.0 +4.3
Labor hold Swing +15.3

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 904 47.6 –1.6
Nationalist Samuel Elliott 596 31.4 –19.4
Nationalist William Fallowfield 399 21.0 +21.0
Total formal votes 1,899 97.9 –1.1
Informal votes 40 2.1 +1.1
Turnout 1,939 75.7 n/a
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Willcock 965 50.8 +1.6
Nationalist Samuel Elliott 934 49.2 –1.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +1.6
1917 Geraldton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Elliott 839 50.8 +7.2
Labor John Willcock 813 49.2 −7.2
Total formal votes 1,652 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 16 1.0 0.0
Turnout 1,668 N/A N/A
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2
1914 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Heitmann 1,370 56.4 +11.2
Liberal Samuel Elliott 1,060 43.6 +6.9
Total formal votes 2,430 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 25 1.0 −0.3
Turnout 2,455 63.3 −16.3
Labor hold Swing +3.8
1913 Geraldton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Elliott 762 50.4 +13.7
Labor Edward Heitmann 750 49.6 +4.4
Total formal votes 1,512 99.2 +0.5
Informal votes 12 0.8 −0.5
Turnout 1,524 63.1 −16.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.0
1911 Western Australian state election: 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

Elections in the 1900s

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1908 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Henry Carson 646 44.3 −6.8
Labor Thomas Brown 642 44.0 −4.9
Ministerialist Robert Cochrane 171 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 1,459 98.9 −0.1
Informal votes 16 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 1,475 76.0 +4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerialist Henry Carson 710 51.7 +0.6
Labor Thomas Brown 663 48.3 −0.6
Ministerialist hold Swing +0.6
1906 Geraldton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Brown 601 50.8 +1.9
Ministerialist Henry Carson 582 49.2 −1.9
Total formal votes 1,183 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 12 1.0 0.0
Turnout 1,195 67.1 −4.7
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing +1.9
1905 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Henry Carson 577 51.2 +6.2
Labour Thomas Brown 551 48.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 1,128 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 11 1.0 –0.3
Turnout 1,139 71.8 +3.3
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Henry Carson 482 45.0 +45.0
Labour Thomas Brown 461 43.0 +43.0
Ministerialist Henry Spalding 129 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 1,072 98.7 n/a
Informal votes 14 1.3 n/a
Turnout 1,086 68.5 n/a
Ministerialist gain from Opposition Swing +45.0
1901 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition Robert Hutchinson unopposed
Opposition hold Swing
1900 Geraldton colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition Robert Hutchinson 247 61.0 +5.3
Independent Patrick Stone 158 39.0 +39.0
Total formal votes 405 99.0 +1.2
Informal votes 4 1.0 −1.2
Turnout 409 59.5 +9.5
Opposition gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

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1899 Geraldton colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Robson 241 59.8 +59.8
Opposition George Simpson 162 40.2 −15.5
Total formal votes 403 100 +2.2
Informal votes 0 0 −2.2
Turnout 403 62.5 +12.5
Independent gain from Opposition Swing N/A
1897 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition George Simpson 146 55.7
Opposition Joseph Thomson 59 22.5
Ministerialist Henry Spalding 54 20.6
Opposition James Simpson 3 1.2
Total formal votes 262 97.8
Informal votes 6 2.2
Turnout 268 50.0
Opposition hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None George Simpson 160 53.5 +53.5
None Patrick Stone 139 46.5 +46.5
1891 Geraldton colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None George Simpson unopposed
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Edward Vivien Harvey Keane unopposed

References

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  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Geraldton District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Geraldton District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Geraldton Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.