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Electoral results for the district of West Kimberley

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

Members for West Kimberley

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Member Party Term
  Alexander Forrest Ministerial 1890–1901
  Sydney Pigott Ministerial 1901–1904

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901 Western Australian state election: West Kimberley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Alexander Forrest 105 78.4 –21.6
Opposition Frank Biddles 29 21.6 +21.6
Total formal votes 134 99.3 n/a
Informal votes 1 0.7 n/a
Turnout 135 53.8 n/a
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

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1897 Western Australian colonial election: West Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Alexander Forrest unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: West Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Alexander Forrest 53 64.6 –35.4
None George Streeter 29 35.4 +35.4
1890 Western Australian colonial election: West Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Alexander Forrest unopposed

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.