Results of the 1911 Western Australian state election

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Western Australian state election, 3 October 1911[1]
Legislative Assembly
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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[edit]

Albany[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Brownhill-Ivanhoe[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Brownhill-Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Scaddan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bunbury[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wilson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Coolgardie[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Cue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Heitmann unopposed
Labor hold Swing

East Perth[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Fremantle[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

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

Greenough[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Irwin[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Kanowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Walker unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Katanning[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Troy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Mount Margaret[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Mount Margaret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Taylor unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Murchison[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Murray-Wellington[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

1911 Western Australian state election: 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Details of 1911 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
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