Electoral results for the district of Nelson
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Nelson in Western Australian state elections.
Members for Nelson
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
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James George Lee-Steere | Independent | 1890–1897 | |
Ministerial | 1897–1903 | ||
John Walter | Ministerial | 1903–1904 | |
Charles Layman | Independent | 1904–1905 | |
Ministerial | 1905–1911 | ||
Liberal | 1911–1914 | ||
Francis Willmott | Country | 1914–1921 | |
John Henry Smith | Independent | 1921–1922 | |
Country | 1922–1923 | ||
Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 | ||
Nationalist | 1924–1936 | ||
Clarence Doust | Independent | 1936–1939 | |
John Henry Smith | Nationalist | 1939–1943 | |
Ernest Hoar | Labor | 1943–1950 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest Hoar | 3,173 | 59.0 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | Edward Cummins | 2,204 | 41.0 | −8.8 | |
Total formal votes | 5,377 | 98.9 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 62 | 1.1 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,439 | 85.9 | +2.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest Hoar | 2,359 | 50.2 | +21.0 | |
Nationalist | John Smith | 2,342 | 49.8 | +25.3 | |
Total formal votes | 4,701 | 98.2 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 87 | 1.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,788 | 83.6 | −8.8 | ||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +2.6 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roy Pearce | 1,527 | 29.2 | +5.0 | |
Nationalist | John Smith | 1,278 | 24.5 | −13.1 | |
Independent | Clarence Doust | 1,119 | 21.4 | −16.8 | |
Country | William Scott | 822 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Guy Thomson | 479 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Total formal votes | 5,225 | 97.6 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 128 | 2.4 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,353 | 92.4 | +14.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | John Smith | 2,737 | 52.4 | +9.5 | |
Labor | Roy Pearce | 2,488 | 47.6 | +47.6 | |
Nationalist gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clarence Doust | 1,609 | 38.2 | +38.2 | |
Nationalist | John Smith | 1,585 | 37.6 | −1.2 | |
Labor | Thomas Ladhams | 1,018 | 24.2 | −13.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,212 | 99.0 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 44 | 1.0 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,256 | 78.0 | −11.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clarence Doust | 2,406 | 57.1 | +57.1 | |
Nationalist | John Smith | 1,806 | 42.9 | −12.8 | |
Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Smith | 1,814 | 38.8 | −27.9 | |
Labor | Walter Toyer | 1,748 | 37.4 | +4.1 | |
Country | William Huggett | 569 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Country | Frederick Knapp | 549 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Total formal votes | 4,680 | 97.6 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 115 | 2.4 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,795 | 89.0 | +7.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | John Smith | 2,607 | 55.7 | −11.0 | |
Labor | Walter Toyer | 2,073 | 44.3 | +11.0 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | −11.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Smith | 2,716 | 66.7 | ||
Labor | Walter Toyer | 1,358 | 33.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,037 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 37 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,111 | 81.7 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Smith | 2,055 | 50.2 | −1.4 | |
Labor | Dennis Jones | 1,211 | 29.6 | −8.9 | |
Country | William Huggett | 829 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,095 | 98.2 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 75 | 1.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,170 | 74.0 | +14.5 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | John Smith | 1,322 | 51.6 | +16.5 | |
Labor | Thomas Anthony | 986 | 38.5 | +14.3 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Edwin Ellis | 144 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Thomas Ladhams | 112 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 2,564 | 98.6 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 35 | 1.4 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,599 | 59.5 | −3.6 | ||
Country gain from Independent Country | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Francis Willmott | 823 | 40.7 | −12.4 | |
Independent Country | John Smith | 709 | 35.1 | −11.8 | |
Labor | Thomas Ryan | 488 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,020 | 97.8 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 45 | 2.2 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,065 | 63.1 | −1.6 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent Country | John Smith | 1,130 | 55.9 | +9.0 | |
Country | Francis Willmott | 890 | 44.1 | −9.0 | |
Independent Country gain from Country | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Country | Francis Willmott | 1,104 | 53.1 | –1.1 | |
Independent Labor | John Henry Smith | 974 | 46.9 | +46.9 | |
Total formal votes | 2,078 | 99.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 10 | 0.5 | –0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,088 | 64.7 | –3.9 | ||
National Country hold | Swing | –1.1 |
- Willmott's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Country", rather than "National Country".
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Francis Willmott | 1,593 | 54.2 | +54.2 | |
Labor | Roger Ryan | 1,347 | 45.8 | −2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,940 | 99.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 19 | 0.6 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,959 | 68.6 | −7.6 | ||
Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
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 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Charles Layman | 1,075 | 64.7 | +7.4 | |
Labour | William Spiers | 586 | 35.3 | +35.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,661 | 97.8 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 37 | 2.2 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,698 | 75.4 | +3.2 | ||
Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Charles Layman | 556 | 57.3 | +10.7 | |
Ministerialist | John Walter | 414 | 42.7 | +42.7 | |
Total formal votes | 970 | 99.5 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 5 | 0.5 | –0.4 | ||
Turnout | 986 | 72.2 | +6.7 | ||
Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Charles Layman | 558 | 46.6 | +46.6 | |
Labour | Joseph Barraclough | 320 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
Ministerialist | John Clarke | 320 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,198 | 99.1 | n/a | ||
Informal votes | 11 | 0.9 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 1,209 | 65.5 | n/a | ||
Independent gain from Ministerialist | Swing | +46.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | John Walter | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Sir James Lee-Steere | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | James George Lee-Steere | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Sir James Lee-Steere | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Sir James Lee-Steere | unopposed |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.