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Electoral results for the district of Mount Burges

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

Members for Mount Burges

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Member Party Term
  Fergie Reid Labour 1901–1904

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901 Western Australian state election: Mount Burges[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fergie Reid 586 69.0 +69.0
Opposition Charles McDowall 261 30.7 +30.7
Independent J. Thompson 2 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 849 98.4 n/a
Informal votes 14 1.6 n/a
Turnout 863 33.6 n/a
Labour win (new seat)
  • J. (Joseph?) Thompson withdrew from the race after the close of nominations, and his name consequently remained on the ballot paper.

References

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  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.