ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Murray -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 16,759 Votes cast: 5,213 31.1 Informal votes: 148 02.8 Formal votes: 5,065 97.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- W E Adcock 102 02.0 Charles Jones 262 05.2 T O'Bierne Lab 1,831 36.2 Elias SOLOMON FT 2,870 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,065 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adcock and Jones were independent free trade candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elias Solomon (1839-1909): Elected 1901 Born: 2 September 1839, London, England. Career: Migrated as child. No formal education. Clerk, auctioneer, businessman Fremantle from 1868. Fremantle Council from 1877. Colonial politics: WA MLA for South Fremantle 1892-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Murray -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Free Trade over Labour 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 19,511 +16.4 Votes cast: 6,021 30.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 408 06.8 +04.0 Formal votes: 5,613 93.2 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William CARPENTER Lab 3,439 61.3 +25.1 Elias Solomon * FT 2,174 38.7 -18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,613 11.3 21.6 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Elias Solomon (1839-1909): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903 Died 23 May 1909 > William Henry Carpenter (1863-1930): Elected 1903 Born: 5 April 1863, Wiltshire, England. Career: Primary education. Migrated 1886. Railways foreman, South Australia. To Fremantle 1902, leading unionist. Colonial/State politics: SA MHA for Encounter Bay 1896-1902. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over Free Trade 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,078 +38.8 Votes cast: 10,145 37.5 +06.6 Informal votes: 718 07.1 +00.3 Formal votes: 9,427 92.9 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Carpenter * Lab 4,629 49.1 -12.2 William HEDGES WAP 4,798 50.9 +12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,427 00.9 12.2 to WAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The WAP vote is compared with the Free Trade vote in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Henry Carpenter (1863-1930): Elected 1903. Defeated 1906 Later career: Left ALP 1916 over conscription. Died 11 September 1930 > William Noah Hedges (1854-1935): Elected 1906 Born: 1854, Hertfordshire, England. Career: Primary education. Migrated 1878. Public works contractor. To Western Australia 1893. Company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hedges joined the Liberal Party in 1909. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: WAP over Labour 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 21,961 -18.9 Votes cast: 14,575 66.4 +28.9 Informal votes: 291 02.0 -05.1 Formal votes: 14,284 98.0 +05.` -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Carpenter ALP 6,496 45.5 -03.6 William HEDGES * Lib 7,788 54.5 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,284 04.5 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carpenter was member for Fremantle 1903-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Noah Hedges (1854-1935): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,813 +67.6 Votes cast: 28,628 77.8 +11.4 Informal votes: 975 03.4 +01.4 Formal votes: 27,653 96.4 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald BURCHELL ALP 15,428 55.8 +11.4 William Hedges * Lib 12,225 44.2 -11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,653 05.8 11.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Noah Hedges (1854-1935): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: President, Western Australian Employers Federation 1929-35. Died 21 November 1935 > Reginald John Burchell (1882-1955): Elected 1913 Born: 20 May 1882, Port Pirie, South Australia. Career: Primary education. To Western Australia 1897. Railwayman and railway unionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,953 +05.8 Votes cast: 30,027 77.1 -00.7 Informal votes: 937 03.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 29,090 96.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald BURCHELL * ALP 16,385 56.3 +00.5 Thomas Briggs Lib 12,705 43.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,090 06.3 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald John Burchell (1882-1955): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burchell left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,747 +04.6 Votes cast: 32,656 80.1 +03.0 Informal votes: 1,034 03.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 31,622 96.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald BURCHELL * Nat 21,773 68.9 +25.2 John Simons + ALP 9,849 31.1 -25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,622 18.9 25.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simons was WA MLA for East Perth 1921-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald John Burchell (1882-1955): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Canning, Claremont, Fremantle, Guildford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,455 +06.6 Votes cast: 26,942 62.0 -18.1 Informal votes: 660 02.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 26,282 97.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald BURCHELL * Nat 15,988 60.8 -08.1 Nils Clementson ALP 10,294 39.2 +08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,282 10.8 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald John Burchell (1882-1955): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Burchell retired in 1922. Later career: Company manager and administrative officer, Melbourne. Died 20 June 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Claremont, Fremantle, West Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.8 Effect of redistribution: 04.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,986 -19.5 Votes cast: 19,002 54.3 -07.7 Informal votes: 742 03.9 +01.5 Formal votes: 18,260 96.1 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hedges + Nat 3,550 19.4 -34.1 John Holman ALP 7,290 39.9 -04.4 William Watson 7,420 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,260 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hedges was member for Fremantle 1906-13. 2. Holman was WA MLA for North Murchison 1901-04, Murchison 1904-21, Forrest 1923-25. 3. Watson was a conservative independent (Australian Dictionary of Biography). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hedges's 3,550 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holman 589 16.6 7,879 43.1 WATSON 2,961 83.4 10,381 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,550 18,260 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Watson (1864-1938): Elected 1922 Born: 22 October 1864, Campbell's Creek, Victoria. Career: Educated public schools. Miner, bricklayer, farmer, Victoria. To Western Australia 1893. Bacon manufacturer, Fremantle. Local benefactor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Claremont, Fremantle, West Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Independent over Nationalist 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,314 +12.3 Votes cast: 36,257 92.2 +37.9 Informal votes: 877 02.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 35,380 97.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin ALP 14,812 41.9 +02.0 William WATSON * 20,568 58.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,380 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Curtin, see Fremantle 1928. 2. Watson's vote of 58.1% was an increase of 17.5% from the 40.6% he polled in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Watson (1864-1938): Elected 1922, 1925 Watson retired at the 1928 election. Later career: See Fremantle 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Claremont, Fremantle, West Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 majority: Independent over ALP 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,864 +11.6 Votes cast: 40,785 93.0 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,253 03.1 +00.7 Formal votes: 39,532 96.9 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin ALP 19,433 49.2 +07.3 Frank Gibson Nat 11,402 28.8 Keith Watson 8,697 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gibson was WA MLA for Fremantle 1921-24, WA MLC for Metropolitan- Suburban 1942-50, Suburban 1950-56. 2. Watson was WA MLC for Metropolitan 1948-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 8,697 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN 1,156 13.3 20,589 52.1 Gibson 7,541 86.7 18,943 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,697 39,532 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928 Born (as John Joseph Ambrose Curtin): 8 January 1885, Creswick, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools, Melbourne. Factory worker, labor journalist. Briefly imprisoned as anti-conscriptionist. Secretary Timberworkers Union. To Western Australia 1917. Labor editor 1917-28. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Claremont, Fremantle, West Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,151 +09.8 Votes cast: 43,822 91.0 -02.0 Informal votes: 914 02.1 -01.0 Formal votes: 42,980 97.9 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John CURTIN * ALP 24,482 57.0 +07.8 Keith Watson Nat 18,426 43.0 +14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,980 07.0 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watson was WA MLC for Metropolitan 1948-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Claremont, Fremantle, West Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,499 +02.8 Votes cast: 46,567 94.1 +03.1 Informal votes: 968 02.1 00.0 Formal votes: 45,599 97.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin * ALP 19,142 42.0 -15.0 Keith Watson 12,365 27.1 William Watson UAP 14,092 30.9 -12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,599 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Keith Watson was WA MLC for Metropolitan 1948-68. 2. William Watson was member for Fremantle 1922-28. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: K Watson's 12,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtin * 1,129 09.1 20,271 44.5 W WATSON 11,236 90.9 25,328 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,365 45,599 05.5 12.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: See Fremantle 1934. > William Watson (1864-1939): Elected 1922, 1925. Retired 1928. Elected 1931 Watson retired in 1934. Died 21 December 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Balcatta, Claremont, Fremantle, West Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 majority: UAP over ALP 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,584 Votes cast: 50,312 93.9 Informal votes: 1,438 02.9 Formal votes: 48,874 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Buchan DSC 6,782 13.9 Florence Cardell-Oliver + UAP 19,761 40.4 +09.5 John Curtin ALP 22,331 45.7 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cardell-Oliver (later Dame Florence) was WA MLA for Subiaco 1936- 56. She was the first woman to be a Cabinet minister in Australia (in 1949). She was also the first woman endorsed by a major party for a winnable seat in the House of Representatives. 2. Curtin was member for Fremantle 1928-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Buchan's 6,782 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardell-Oliver + 4,162 61.4 23,923 48.9 CURTIN 2,620 38.6 24,951 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,782 48,874 01.1 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934 Leader of the Opposition from 1 October 1935 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1 October 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtin was elected leader of the ALP following the resignation of Scullin. He defeated Frank Forde, the Deputy Leader, by one vote. His accession to the leadership was mainly due to the fact that he (unlike Forde) had opposed the Premiers' Plan in 1931 (Sydney Morning Herald 2 October 1935). His election led directly to the reunification of the federal ALP and the NSW Branch in March 1936. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Leederville, South Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 01.1 Effect of 1937 redistribution: 01.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over UAP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,434 +09.1 Votes cast: 55,313 94.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,827 03.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 53,486 96.7 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John CURTIN * ALP 29,548 55.2 +09.5 Eric Isaachsen UAP 21,857 40.9 +00.5 Henry Wright 2,081 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,486 07.2 e 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Leederville, South Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 07.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,681 +17.5 Votes cast: 58,416 94.7 00.0 Informal votes: 1,499 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 56,917 97.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guildford Clarke 3,344 05.9 John Curtin * ALP 27,299 48.0 -07.2 Frederick Lee UAP 26,274 46.2 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clarke's 3,344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN * 1,480 44.3 28,779 50.6 Lee 1,864 55.7 28,138 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,344 56,917 00.6 06.6 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 Prime Minister from 7 October 1941 Minister for Defence Co-ordination 7 October 1941 to 14 April 1942 Minister for Defence from 14 April 1942 Leader of the Opposition to 7 October 1941 Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Curtin's near-defeat was attributed to his absence from his seat while he campaigned in the eastern states, and to his opposition to the formation of a wartime all-party "national government" (West Australian, 23 September 1940). 2. Curtin formed a minority government following the defeat of the Fadden Government's budget in the House of Representatives. He was promised the support of the two independents, Coles and Wilson. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Leederville, South Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,677 +13.0 Votes cast: 69,020 99.1 +04.4 Informal votes: 1,226 01.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 67,794 98.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Bracks UAP 9,396 13.9 Rt Hon John CURTIN * ALP 45,352 66.9 +18.9 Frederick Lee 13,046 19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,794 19.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee was an independent Nationalist candidate. Her had been the UAP candidate in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curtin (1885-1945): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Prime Minister to 5 July 1945 Minister for Defence to 5 July 1945 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 5 July 1945 Died 5 July 1945 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtin died in Canberra of heart disease aggravated by stress. He was the second Prime Minister to die in office. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 8 AUGUST 1945 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Leederville, South Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Rt Hon John Curtin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over Ind 19.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,421 +03.9 Votes cast: 61,091 84.4 -14.7 Informal votes: 1,769 02.9 +01.1 Formal votes: 59,322 97.1 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY + ALP 34,009 57.3 -09.6 Donald Cleland Lib 19,880 33.5 +19.6 Carlyle Ferguson 1,273 02.1 Thomas Hughes 2,210 03.7 Louis Phillips 143 00.2 Patrick Troy CPA 1,807 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,322 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brigadier Cleland was Administrator of Papua and New Guinea 1953- 64. He was the first federal parliamentary candidate of the newly- established Liberal Party. 2. Ferguson was an independent Liberal candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By Born: 30 September 1917, Northam, Western Australia. Career: Educated Perth Modern School, University of Western Australia. Teacher in state schools. Tutor, University of Western Australia. Vice-President, Teachers Union of Western Australia. Father of Hon Kim Christian Beazley MP, grandfather of Hannah Beazley MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Leederville, South Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 19.3 e 1945 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Lib 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,301 +10.9 Votes cast: 72,719 94.1 -05.0 Informal votes: 1,908 02.6 -00.8 Formal votes: 70,811 97.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 45,383 64.1 -02.8 Claude Henderson Lib 25,428 35.9 +22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,811 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.1 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,467 -43.8 Votes cast: 41,918 96.4 +02.3 Informal votes: 862 02.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 41,056 97.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 22,463 54.7 -09.8 Billy Snedden Lib 17,918 43.6 +08.1 Patrick Troy CPA 675 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,056 06.2 e 08.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Snedden, See Bruce, Victoria, 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,413 +02.2 Votes cast: 43,134 97.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 960 02.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 42,174 97.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 23,901 56.7 +02.0 Leonard Seaton Lib 18,273 43.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,174 06.7 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,954 +12.5 Votes cast: 48,568 97.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 722 01.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 47,846 98.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 26,079 54.5 -02.2 Norman McPherson Lib 21,002 43.9 +00.6 Patrick Troy CPA 765 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,846 06.0 e 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.0 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 03.1 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,247 -17.4 Votes cast: 39,689 96.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,111 02.8 +01.3 Formal votes: 38,578 97.2 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 22,011 57.1 -00.5 Vernon Hubbard Lib 15,336 39.8 -00.9 Patrick Troy CPA 1,231 03.2 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,578 10.0 e 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,592 +08.1 Votes cast: 42,690 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,134 02.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 41,556 97.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 23,780 57.2 +00.1 Peter Goode Lib 16,725 40.2 +00.4 Patrick Troy CPA 1,051 02.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,556 09.5 e 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,942 +09.8 Votes cast: 46,737 95.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,268 02.7 00.0 Formal votes: 45,469 97.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 27,615 60.7 +03.5 John Waghorne Lib 16,747 36.8 -03.4 Marjorie Williams CPA 1,107 02.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,469 12.9 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,569 +07.4 Votes cast: 50,601 96.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,043 02.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 49,558 97.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 27,203 54.9 -05.8 James Collins 748 01.5 Patrick Troy CPA 676 01.4 -01.0 John Waghorne Lib 20,931 42.2 +05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,558 07.0 e 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,133 +08.7 Votes cast: 54,497 95.4 -00.9 Informal votes: 2,135 03.9 +01.8 Formal votes: 52,362 96.1 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 29,827 57.0 +02.1 John Martyr DLP 2,378 04.5 Patrick Troy CPA 1,248 02.4 +01.0 John Waghorne Lib 18,909 36.1 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,362 10.1 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Martyr, see Swan 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Coolbellup, Fremantle, Melville, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.1 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,316 +02.1 Votes cast: 55,479 95.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,206 02.2 -01.7 Formal votes: 54,273 97.8 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 34,336 63.3 +06.0 Robert French Lib 17,520 32.3 -03.5 Francis Pownall DLP 2,417 04.5 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,273 14.2 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Coolbellup, Fremantle, Melville, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,769 +07.6 Votes cast: 59,505 94.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,515 02.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 57,990 97.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 32,803 56.6 -06.7 Erica Lawton Lib 22,637 39.0 +06.7 Albert Marks CPA 786 01.4 Rosemary Tobori DLP 1,764 03.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,990 08.5 e 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Education from 19 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.5 e Effect of 1974 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Lib New notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,013 +03.6 Votes cast: 62,056 95.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,554 02.5 00.0 Formal votes: 60,502 97.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 35,932 59.4 +03.2 Douglas Fernihough Lib 21,711 35.9 -03.5 Peter Moorehouse NA 2,136 03.5 +00.5 Charles Pierce AP 723 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,502 10.6 e 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Education to 11 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Cottesloe, Fremantle, Melville, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,674 +04.1 Votes cast: 64,647 95.5 00.0 Informal votes: 1,568 02.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 63,079 96.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 32,570 51.6 -07.8 Leon Lapinski Lib 30,509 48.4 +12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,079 01.6 09.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Beazley retired at the 1977 election. Died 12 October 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beazley was the last living member of the 1943 and 1946 Parliaments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Cottesloe, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.6 Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,414 +05.5 Votes cast: 68,060 95.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,235 03.3 +00.9 Formal votes: 65,825 96.7 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Dawkins + ALP 29,700 45.1 -06.5 John Kernott AD 6,491 09.9 David Lavater 957 01.5 Peter Ramshaw Lib 27,372 41.6 -06.8 Victor Slater CPA 1,305 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,825 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawkins was member for Tangney 1974-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lavater's 957 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawkins + 165 17.2 29,865 45.4 Kernott 263 27.5 6,754 10.3 Ramshaw 481 50.3 27,853 42.3 Slater 48 05.0 1,353 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 957 65,825 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Slater's 1,353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawkins + 787 58.2 30,652 46.6 Kernott 136 10.1 6,890 10.5 Ramshaw 430 31.8 28,283 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,353 65,825 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kernott's 6,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DAWKINS + 3,461 50.2 34,113 51.8 Ramshaw 3,429 49.8 31,712 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,890 65,825 01.8 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Perth suburban: Cockburn, Coolbellup, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.8 Effect of 1980 redistribution: 04.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,467 -04.1 Votes cast: 64,385 94.0 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,982 03.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 62,403 96.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John DAWKINS * ALP 36,272 58.1 +08.5 Graham Hull AD 3,791 06.1 -03.8 Angelo Lopez 915 01.5 Donald McLeod Lib 21,425 34.3 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,403 13.1 e 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Perth suburban: Cockburn, Coolbellup, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,805 +09.3 Votes cast: 70,193 93.8 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,779 02.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 68,414 97.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxwell Adams Lib 22,025 32.2 -02.1 Margo Condoleon 360 00.5 John DAWKINS * ALP 43,326 63.3 +05.2 Colin Hull AD 1,733 02.5 -03.6 Timothy Peach 970 01.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,414 16.5 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Finance from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.5 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.6 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,657 -12.2 Votes cast: 62,164 94.7 +00.9 Informal votes: 5,634 09.1 +06.6 Formal votes: 56,530 90.9 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Adams Lib 19,152 33.9 +00.1 Shirley de la Hunty AD 3,362 05.9 +03.4 Hon John DAWKINS * ALP 33,366 59.0 -02.7 Timothy Peach 650 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Peach's 650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adams 160 24.7 19,312 34.2 De la Hunty 182 28.1 3,544 06.3 DAWKINS * 305 47.1 33,671 59.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 650 56,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: de la Hunty's 3,544 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adams 1,577 45.6 20,889 37.0 DAWKINS * 1,960 55.4 35,631 63.0 (exhausted 7 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,544 56,530 13.0 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Finance to 13 December 1984 Minister for Trade from 13 December 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,825 +04.8 Votes cast: 65,351 95.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 5,384 08.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 59,967 91.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenny van den Hoek Lib 19,487 32.5 -01.4 Hon John DAWKINS * ALP 36,646 61.1 +02.1 Jack Clarke NPA 3,834 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clarke's 3,834 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van den Hoek 4,815 62.1 22,338 37.3 DAWKINS * 2,935 37.9 37,628 62.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,834 59,967 12.8 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Trade to 24 July 1987 Minister for Employment, Education and Training from 24 July 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.8 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 01.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,207 +04.9 Votes cast: 68,415 94.7 -00.3 Informal votes: 3,175 04.6 -03.6 Formal votes: 65,240 95.4 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Tilbury AD 6,754 10.4 Jennie Cary Grn 6,886 10.6 Ronnie Riley 657 01.0 Ian Bolas 1,370 02.1 Paul Stevenage Lib 21,564 33.1 +01.6 Hon John Dawkins * ALP 28,009 42.9 -19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Riley's 657 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 131 20.3 6,885 10.6 Carey 221 34.2 7,107 10.9 Bolas 80 12.4 1,450 02.2 Stevenage 146 22.6 21,710 33.3 Dawkins * 68 10.5 28,077 43.0 (exhausted 11 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 657 65,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bolas's 1,450 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 199 13.9 7,084 10.9 Carey 836 58.5 7,943 12.2 Stevenage 130 09.1 21,840 33.5 Dawkins * 265 18.5 28,342 43.4 (exhausted 20 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,450 65,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tilbury's 7,084 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carey 4,803 68.7 12,746 19.6 Stevenage 896 12.8 22,736 34.9 Dawkins * 1,296 18.5 29,638 45.5 (exhausted 89 120 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,084 65,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carey's 12,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stevenage 4,370 34.6 27,106 41.7 DAWKINS * 8,252 65.4 37,890 58.3 (exhausted 124 244 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,746 65,240 08.3 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Employment, Education and Training to 27 December 1991 Treasurer from 27 December 1991 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,947 +03.8 Votes cast: 72,023 96.0 +01.3 Informal votes: 2,141 03.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 69,882 97.0 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Papaphotis Lib 27,071 38.7 +05.7 Hon John DAWKINS * ALP 35,084 50.2 +07.3 Tom Haynes 755 01.1 Mary Salter Grn 4,725 06.8 -03.8 Patrick Mullins AD 2,247 03.2 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Haynes's 755 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Papaphotis 100 13.3 27,171 38.9 DAWKINS * 146 19.4 35,230 50.4 Salter 407 54.1 5,132 07.3 Mullins 99 13.2 2,346 03.4 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 755 69,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mullins's 2,346 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Papaphotis 453 19.3 27,624 39.5 DAWKINS * 485 20.7 35,715 51.1 Salter 1,405 60.0 6,537 09.4 (exhausted 3 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,346 69,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Salter's 6,537 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Papaphotis 1,867 28.6 29,491 42.2 DAWKINS * 4,660 71.4 40,375 57.8 (exhausted 10 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,537 69,882 07.8 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sydney Dawkins (born 1947): Elected 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Treasurer to 24 December 1993 Resigned seat 4 February 1994 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 12 MARCH 1994 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon John Dawkins -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.8% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,721 -00.3 Votes cast: 64,144 85.8 -10.2 Informal votes: 1,669 02.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 62,475 97.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Conder 1,506 02.4 Geoff Hourn Lib 23,047 36.9 -01.9 Stephen Walker Grn 5,215 08.4 +01.6 Hon Dr Carmen LAWRENCE + ALP 32,707 52.4 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Conder's 1,506 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hourn 715 47.6 23,762 38.0 Walker 608 40.5 5,823 09.3 LAWRENCE + 178 11.9 32,885 52.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,506 62,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walker's 5,823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hourn 1,953 33.6 25,715 41.2 LAWRENCE 3,860 66.4 36,745 58.8 (exhausted 10 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,823 62,475 08.8 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the only by-election since Federation in which there has been a two-party swing towards the ALP in an ALP-held seat while an ALP federal government was in office. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 1948): Elected 1994 Born: 2 March 1948, Northam, WA Career: Educated University of Western Australia (PhD 1983). Psychologist. Tutor and lecturer, University of Melbourne, Western Australian Institute of Technology, University of Western Australia. State politics: WA MLA Subiaco 1986-89, Glendalough 1989-94. Minister for Education 1989-90, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1989-93. Premier 1990-93. Treasurer 1990-93. Minister for Public Sector Management 1990-93. Minister for Women's Interests 1990-93. Minister for the Family 1990-93. Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs 1990-93. Leader of the Opposition 1993-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Human Services and Health from 25 March 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.8 1994 by-election two-party majority ALP over Liberal 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,870 +03.9 Votes cast: 74,559 95.8 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,611 03.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 71,948 96.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence * ALP 33,763 46.9 -03.3 Joe Guenther AD 4,188 05.8 +02.7 Dr Mick Tiller Lib 29,067 40.4 +01.7 Alison de Garis Grn 4,930 06.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Guenther's 4,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence * 924 22.3 34,687 48.2 Tiller 966 23.3 30,033 41.8 De Garis 2,254 54.4 7,184 10.0 (exhausted 44 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,188 71,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: De Garis's 7,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE * 4,060 60.6 38,747 54.3 Tiller 2,641 39.4 32,674 45.8 (exhausted 483 527 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,184 71,948 04.3 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 1948): Elected 1994 by, 1996 Minister for Human Services and Health to 11 March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.3 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,440 +08.4 Votes cast: 80,473 95.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,269 04.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 77,204 95.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Hill ON 5,834 07.6 Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence * ALP 36,631 47.4 +00.7 Jakica Zaknic AD 3,450 04.5 -01.4 Leonie Deegan Grn 5,281 06.8 00.0 Lawrence Shave 957 01.2 Dr Mick Tiller Lib 25,051 32.4 -08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shave's 957 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hill 100 10.4 5,934 07.7 Lawrence * 158 16.5 36,789 47.7 Zaknic 123 12.9 3,573 04.6 Deegan 212 22.2 5,493 07.1 Tiller 364 38.0 25,415 32.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 957 77,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Zaknic's 3,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hill 167 04.7 6,101 07.9 Lawrence * 876 24.5 37,665 48.8 Deegan 1,849 51.7 7,342 09.5 Tiller 681 19.1 26,096 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,573 77,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hill's 6,101 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE * 2,265 37.1 39,930 51.7 Deegan 1,727 28.3 9,069 11.7 Tiller 2,109 34.6 28,205 36.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,101 77,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Deegan's 9,069 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE * 6,408 70.7 46,338 60.0 Tiller 2,661 29.3 30,866 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,069 77,204 10.0 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 1948): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.0 Effect of redistribution: 02.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,522 -04.6 Votes cast: 76,836 95.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,393 05.7 +01.6 Formal votes: 72,443 94.3 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Reynolds ON 4,308 05.9 -01.7 Michelle Shave CTA 1,025 01.4 Sarah Harris 588 00.8 Louise Smyth Lib 22,025 30.4 +00.1 Robert Delves Grn 6,565 09.1 +02.1 Rod Swift AD 3,878 05.3 +00.9 Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence * ALP 34,054 47.0 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 588 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynolds 77 13.1 4,385 06.0 Shave 85 14.5 1,110 01.5 Smyth 108 18.4 22,133 30.5 Delves 186 31.6 6,751 09.3 Swift 70 11.9 3,948 05.4 Lawrence * 62 10.5 34,116 47.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 588 72,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Shave's 1,110 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynolds 249 22.4 4,634 06.4 Smyth 475 42.8 22,608 31.2 Delves 131 11.8 6,882 09.5 Swift 120 10.8 4,068 05.6 Lawrence * 135 12.2 34,251 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,110 72,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Swift's 4,068 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynolds 235 05.8 4,869 06.7 Smyth 492 12.1 23,100 31.9 Delves 2,301 56.6 9,183 12.7 Lawrence * 1,040 25.6 35,291 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,068 72,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Reynolds's 4,869 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smyth 2,516 51.7 25,616 35.4 Delves 1,252 25.7 10,435 14.4 LAWRENCE * 1,101 22.6 36,392 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,869 72,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Delves's 10,435 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smyth 2,875 27.5 28,491 39.3 LAWRENCE * 7,560 72.5 43,952 60.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,435 72,443 10.7 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 1948): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,698 +03.9 Votes cast: 78,010 93.2 -02.2 Informal votes: 5,344 06.8 +01.1 Formal votes: 72,666 93.2 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Damian Poole 800 01.1 Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence * ALP 32,394 44.6 -02.4 Michelle Shave CDP 1,524 02.1 +00.7 Ian Jamieson 350 00.5 Delys Beaumont AD 1,231 01.7 -03.7 Carmelo Zagami Lib 26,118 35.9 +05.5 Craig Mackintosh ON 1,687 02.3 -03.6 Nicola Paris Grn 8,562 11.8 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jameson's 350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poole 29 08.3 829 01.1 Lawrence * 71 20.3 32,465 44.7 Shave 43 12.3 1,567 02.2 Beaumont 37 10.6 1,268 01.7 Zagami 20 05.7 26,138 36.0 Mackintosh 16 04.6 1,703 02.3 Paris 134 38.3 8,696 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 350 72,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Poole's 829 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence * 478 57.7 32,943 45.3 Shave 132 15.9 1,699 02.3 Beaumont 48 05.8 1,316 01.8 Zagami 56 06.8 26,194 36.1 Mackintosh 47 05.7 1,750 02.4 Paris 68 08.2 8,764 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 829 72,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Beaumont's 1,316 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence * 262 19.9 33,205 45.7 Shave 83 06.3 1,782 02.4 Zagami 316 24.0 26,510 36.5 Mackintosh 79 06.0 1,829 02.5 Paris 576 43.8 9,340 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,316 72,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Shave's 1,782 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence * 411 23.1 33,616 46.3 Zagami 967 54.3 27,477 37.8 Mackintosh 198 11.1 2,027 02.8 Paris 206 11.6 9,546 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,782 72,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mackintosh's 2,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence * 468 23.1 34,084 46.9 Zagami 764 37.7 28,241 38.9 Paris 795 39.2 10,341 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,027 72,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Paris's 10,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE * 7,886 76.3 41,970 57.8 Zagami 2,455 23.7 30,696 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,341 72,666 07.8 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 1948): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Lawrence retired at the 2007 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,984 +06.3 Votes cast: 83,449 93.8 +00.6 Informal votes: 3,548 04.3 -02.5 Formal votes: 79,901 95.7 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Walker Grn 11,645 14.6 +02.8 Melissa Parke + ALP 36,102 45.2 +00.6 Paul Ellison 242 00.3 Andriette Du Plessis FF 1,145 01.4 Sam Wainwright 361 00.5 John Jamieson Lib 28,042 35.1 -00.8 Bill Heggers CDP 1,376 01.7 -00.4 Sue Bateman ON 988 01.2 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ellison's 242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 54 22.3 11,699 14.6 Parke + 75 31.0 36,177 45.3 Du Plessis 40 16.5 1,185 01.5 Wainwright 29 12.0 390 00.5 Jamieson 22 09.1 28,064 35.1 Heggers 5 02.1 1,381 01.7 Bateman 17 07.0 1,005 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 242 79,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wainwright's 390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 187 48.0 11,886 14.9 Parke + 60 15.4 36,237 45.4 Du Plessis 47 12.1 1,232 01.5 Jamieson 50 12.8 28,114 35.2 Heggers 26 06.7 1,407 01.8 Bateman 20 05.1 1,025 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 390 79,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bateman's 1,025 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 263 25.7 12,149 15.2 Parke + 175 17.1 36,412 45.6 Du Plessis 163 15.9 1,395 01.8 Jamieson 265 25.9 28,379 35.5 Heggers 159 15.5 1,566 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,025 79,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Du Plessis's 1,395 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 325 23.3 12,474 15.6 Parke + 371 26.6 36,783 46.0 Jamieson 434 31.1 28,813 36.1 Heggers 265 19.0 1,831 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,395 79,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Heggers's 1,831 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 361 19.7 12,835 16.1 Parke + 271 14.8 37,054 46.4 Jamieson 1,199 65.5 30,012 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,831 79,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Walker's 12,835 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKE + 10,199 79.5 47,253 59.1 Jamieson 2,636 20.5 32,648 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,835 79,901 09.1 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Parke (born 1966): Elected 2007 Born: 11 August 1966, Bunbury, WA. Career: Educated Curtin University, University of NSW, Murdoch University (LLM), Sydney University of Technology. Lawyer. Lecturer in law, Murdoch University. Senior International Lawyer, United Nations 1999-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Perth: Coolbelup, Fremantle, Jandakot, Willagee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.1 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,314 +04.9 Votes cast: 87,060 93.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,724 05.4 +01.1 Formal votes: 82,336 94.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Taylor Lib 31,755 38.6 +03.5 Kate Davis Grn 14,531 17.7 +03.1 Larry Parsons FF 1,409 01.7 +00.3 Scott Robertson CDP 1,294 01.5 -00.2 Melissa Parke * ALP 32,063 38.9 -06.2 Keith McEncroe 622 00.8 Sanna Andrew 662 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McEncroe's 622 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 100 16.1 31,855 38.7 Davis 126 20.3 14,657 17.8 Parsons 45 07.2 1,454 01.8 Robertson 62 10.0 1,356 01.7 Parke * 220 35.4 32,283 39.2 Andrew 69 11.1 731 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 622 82,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Andrew's 731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 81 11.1 31,936 38.8 Davis 298 40.8 14,955 18.2 Parsons 60 08.2 1,514 01.8 Robertson 80 10.9 1,436 01.7 Parke * 212 29.0 32,495 39.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 731 82,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Robertson's 1,436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 339 23.6 32,275 39.2 Davis 133 09.3 15,088 18.3 Parsons 790 55.0 2,304 02.8 Parke * 174 12.1 32,669 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,436 82,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Parsons's 2,304 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 1,090 47.3 33,365 40.5 Davis 740 32.1 15,828 19.2 Parke * 474 20.6 33,143 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,304 82,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davis's 15,828 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 3,113 19.7 36,478 44.3 PARKE * 12,715 80.3 45,858 55.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,828 82,336 05.7 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Parke (born 1966): Elected 2007, 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health 4 February 2013 to 1 July 2013 Parliamentary Secretary for Homelessness and Social Housing 4 February 13 to 1 July 2013 Minister for International Development from 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Perth: Coolbelup, Fremantle, Jandakot, Willagee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,833 +08.1 Votes cast: 93,024 92.3 -01.0 Informal votes: 5,916 06.4 +01.0 Formal votes: 87,108 93.6 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard McNaught KAP 1,061 01.2 Jordon Steele-John Grn 10,354 11.9 -05.8 Owen Mulder 1,163 01.3 Teresa van Lieshout 205 00.2 Vashil Sharma PUP 3,451 04.0 Matthew Hanssen Lib 33,219 38.1 -00.4 Jim McCourt FF 811 00.9 -00.8 Ron Rowlands 131 00.2 Philip Scott 416 00.5 Sam Wainwright 743 00.9 Hon Melissa Parke * ALP 35,554 40.8 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Steele-John, see Senate 2016, Appointments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rowlands's 131 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNaught 9 06.9 1,070 01.2 Steele-John 8 06.1 10,362 11.9 Mulder 2 01.5 1,165 01.3 van Lieshout 11 08.4 216 00.3 Sharma 20 15.3 3,471 04.0 Hanssen 11 08.4 33,230 38.2 McCourt 23 17.6 834 01.0 Scott 27 20.6 443 00.5 Wainwright 4 03.1 747 00.9 Parke * 16 12.2 35,570 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 131 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: van Lieshout's 216 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNaught 29 13.4 1,099 01.3 Steele-John 25 11.6 10,387 11.9 Mulder 19 08.8 1,184 01.4 Sharma 30 13.9 3,501 04.0 Hanssen 30 13.9 33,260 38.2 McCourt 25 11.6 859 01.0 Scott 27 12.5 470 00.5 Wainwright 6 02.8 753 00.9 Parke * 25 11.6 35,595 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 216 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Scott's 470 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNaught 51 10.9 1,150 01.3 Steele-John 49 10.4 10,436 12.0 Mulder 50 10.6 1,234 01.4 Sharma 56 11.9 3,557 04.1 Hanssen 54 11.5 33,314 38.2 McCourt 85 18.1 944 01.1 Wainwright 68 14.5 821 00.9 Parke * 57 12.1 35,652 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 470 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wainwright's 821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNaught 30 03.7 1,180 01.4 Steele-John 393 47.9 10,829 12.4 Mulder 20 02.4 1,254 01.4 Sharma 43 05.2 3,600 04.1 Hanssen 46 05.6 33,360 38.3 McCourt 58 07.1 1,002 01.2 Parke * 231 28.1 35,883 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 821 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McCourt's 1,002 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNaught 107 10.7 1,287 01.5 Steele-John 169 16.9 10,998 12.6 Mulder 179 17.9 1,433 01.7 Sharma 159 15.9 3,759 04.3 Hanssen 203 20.3 33,563 38.5 Parke * 185 18.5 36,068 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,002 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McNaught's 1,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steele-John 658 51.3 11,656 13.4 Mulder 199 15.5 1,632 01.9 Sharma 202 15.7 3,961 04.6 Hanssen 121 09.4 33,684 38.7 Parke * 107 08.3 36,175 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,287 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Mulder's 1,632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steele-John 324 19.9 11,980 13.8 Sharma 293 18.0 4,254 04.9 Hanssen 774 47.4 34,458 39.6 Parke * 241 14.8 36,416 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,632 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Sharma's 4,254 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steele-John 1,533 36.0 13,513 15.5 Hanssen 1,464 34.4 35,922 41.2 Parke * 1,257 29.6 37,673 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,254 87,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Steele-John's 13,513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hanssen 3,481 25.8 39,403 45.2 PARKE * 10,032 74.2 47,705 54.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,513 87,108 04.8 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Parke (born 1966): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for International Development to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parke retired at the 2016 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Perth: Coolbelup, Fremantle, Jandakot, Willagee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.8 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 00.6 shift to Labor 2016 notional two-party: Labor over Liberal 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,550 -01.3 Votes cast: 88,411 88.8 -03.5 Informal votes: 3,535 04.0 -02.4 Formal votes: 84,876 96.0 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mick Connolly 2,335 02.8 Chris Jenkins 1,404 01.7 +00.8 Kate Davis Grn 15,053 17.7 +05.9 Pierrette Kelly Lib 31,292 36.9 -00.6 Josh Wilson + ALP 34,792 41.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jenkins's 1,404 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connolly 505 36.0 2,840 03.4 Davis 559 39.8 15,612 18.4 Kelly 120 08.6 31,412 37.0 Wilson + 220 15.7 35,012 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,404 84,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Connolly's 2,840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 1,391 49.0 17,003 20.0 Kelly 749 26.4 32,161 37.9 Wilson + 700 24.7 35,712 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,840 84,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davis's 17,003 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 3,894 22.9 36,055 42.5 WILSON + 13,109 77.1 48,821 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,003 84,691 07.5 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Hamilton Wilson (born 1972): Elected 2016 Born: 5 June 1972, London UK Career: Educated University of Melbourne, University of WA. Photojournalist, paralegal. Staffer to Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence MP, Hon Melissa Parke MP. Associate Lecturer, Curtin University. Fremantle City Council 2009-16, Deputy Mayor 2011-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned 10 May 2018 (see by-elections) Wilson resigned when it became apparent that he was ineligible to sit under section 44 of the Constitution. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 JULY 2018 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Josh Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Perth: Coolbelup, Fremantle, Jandakot, Willagee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,149 +03.6 Votes cast: 68,176 66.1 -22.7 Informal votes: 4,933 07.2 +03.2 Formal votes: 63,243 92.8 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Staer AChr 3,350 05.3 Dorinda Cox Grn 10,456 16.5 -01.2 Katrina Love 3,297 05.2 Josh WILSON + ALP 33,277 52.6 +11.6 John Gray LDP 8,916 14.1 James Harfouche 708 01.1 Jason Spanbroek 3,239 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson was MP for Fremantle 2016-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harfouche's 708 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Staer 69 09.8 3,419 05.4 Cox 59 08.3 10,515 16.6 Love 73 10.3 3,370 05.3 WILSON + 94 13.3 33,371 52.8 Gray 135 19.1 9,051 14.3 Spanbroek 278 39.3 3,517 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 708 63,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Love's 3,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Staer 239 07.1 3,658 05.8 Cox 1,487 44.1 12,002 19.0 WILSON + 764 22.7 34,135 54.0 Gray 402 11.9 9,453 15.0 Spanbroek 478 14.2 3,995 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,370 63,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Staer's 3,658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 765 20.9 12,767 20.2 WILSON + 565 15.5 34,700 54.9 Gray 913 25.0 10,366 16.4 Spanbroek 1,415 38.7 5,410 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,658 63,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Spanbroek's 5,410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 967 17.9 13,734 21.7 WILSON + 772 14.3 35,472 56.1 Gray 3,671 67.9 14,037 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,410 63,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cox's 13,734 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON + 10,903 79.4 46,375 73.3 Gray 2,831 20.6 16,868 26.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,734 63,243 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Hamilton Wilson (born 1972): Elected 2016. Resigned 2018. Elected 2018 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Perth: Cockburn, Coolbellup, Fremantle, Hammond Park, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.5 2018 by-election majority: Labor over Liberal Democrats 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,465 +05.9 Votes cast: 96,302 91.3 +02.5 Informal votes: 5,199 05.4 +01.4 Formal votes: 91,103 94.6 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janetia Knapp WAP 2,333 02.6 Josh Wilson * ALP 34,636 38.0 -03.0 Brett Weary PHON 3,485 03.8 Fatima Lever UAP 1,767 01.9 Sam Wainwright 990 01.1 Nicole Robins Lib 31,862 35.0 -01.9 Jesse Hutchinson Grn 14,574 16.0 -01.7 Laetisia Mulder AChr 1,456 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wainwright's 990 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knapp 76 07.7 2,409 02.6 Wilson * 174 17.6 34,810 38.2 Weary 32 03.2 3,517 03.9 Lever 56 05.7 1,823 02.0 Robins 43 04.3 31,905 35.0 Hutchinson 587 59.3 15,161 16.6 Mulder 22 02.2 1,478 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 990 91,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mulder's 1,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knapp 173 11.7 2,582 02.8 Wilson * 134 09.1 34,944 38.4 Weary 126 08.5 3,643 04.0 Lever 82 05.6 1,905 02.1 Robins 812 54.9 32,717 35.9 Hutchinson 151 10.2 15,312 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,478 91,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lever's 1,905 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knapp 293 15.4 2,875 03.2 Wilson * 238 12.5 35,182 38.6 Weary 636 33.4 4,279 04.7 Robins 555 29.1 33,272 36.5 Hutchinson 183 09.6 15,495 17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,905 91,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Knapp's 2,875 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson * 1,127 39.2 36,309 39.9 Weary 596 20.7 4,875 05.4 Robins 608 21.2 33,880 37.2 Hutchinson 544 18.9 16,039 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,875 91,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Weary's 4,875 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson * 1,523 31.2 37,832 41.5 Robins 2,251 46.2 36,131 39.7 Hutchinson 1,101 22.6 17,140 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,875 91,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hutchinson's 17,140 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON * 14,020 81.8 51,852 56.9 Robins 3,120 18.2 39,251 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,140 91,103 06.9 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Hamilton Wilson (born 1972): Elected 2016. Resigned 2018. Elected 2018 by, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Perth: Cockburn, Coolbellup, Fremantle, Hammond Park, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.9 Effect of 2021 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 116,783 +10.9 Votes cast: 104,078 89.1 -02.2 Informal votes: 6,025 05.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 98,053 94.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Tilbury GAP 2,293 02.3 Sam Wainwright SAll 1,184 01.2 +00.1 Cathy Gavranich AFP 1,367 01.4 Josh Wilson * ALP 43,111 44.0 +06.0 Stella Jinman UAP 2,000 02.0 +00.1 Bill Koul Lib 23,749 24.2 -10.8 Felicity Townsend Grn 17,790 18.1 +02.1 Yan Loh LDP 1,251 01.3 Janetia Knapp WAP 2,248 02.3 -00.3 William Edgar PHON 3,060 03.1 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wainwright's 1,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 87 07.4 2,380 02.4 Gavranich 58 04.9 1,425 01.5 Wilson * 222 18.8 43,333 44.2 Jinman 17 01.4 2,017 02.1 Koul 17 01.4 23,766 24.2 Townsend 707 59.7 18,497 18.9 Loh 12 01.0 1,263 01.3 Knapp 46 03.9 2,294 02.3 Edgar 18 01.5 3,078 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,184 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Loh's 1,263 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 64 05.1 2,444 02.5 Gavranich 85 06.7 1,510 01.5 Wilson * 164 13.0 43,497 44.4 Jinman 147 11.6 2,164 02.2 Koul 324 25.7 24,090 24.6 Townsend 143 11.3 18,640 19.0 Knapp 171 13.5 2,465 02.5 Edgar 165 13.1 3,243 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,263 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gavranich's 1,510 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 665 44.0 3,109 03.2 Wilson * 156 10.3 43,653 44.5 Jinman 140 09.3 2,304 02.4 Koul 96 06.4 24,186 24.7 Townsend 160 10.6 18,800 19.2 Knapp 129 08.5 2,594 02.7 Edgar 164 10.9 3,407 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,510 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jinman's 2,304 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 313 13.6 3,422 03.5 Wilson * 186 08.1 43,839 44.7 Koul 250 10.9 24,436 24.9 Townsend 168 07.3 18,968 19.3 Knapp 204 08.9 2,798 02.9 Edgar 1,183 51.4 4,590 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,304 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Knapp's 2,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilbury 607 21.7 4,029 04.1 Wilson * 610 21.8 44,449 45.3 Koul 465 16.6 24,901 25.4 Townsend 566 20.2 19,534 19.9 Edgar 550 19.7 5,140 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,798 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Tilbury's 4,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson * 1,076 26.7 45,525 46.4 Koul 549 13.6 25,450 26.0 Townsend 560 13.9 20,094 20.5 Edgar 1,844 45.8 6,984 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,029 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Edgar's 6,984 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson * 1,316 18.8 46,841 47.8 Koul 3,213 46.0 28,663 29.2 Townsend 2,455 35.2 22,549 23.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,984 98,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Townsend's 22,549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON * 18,744 83.1 65,585 66.9 Koul 3,805 16.9 32,468 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,549 98,053 16.9 10.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Hamilton Wilson (born 1972): Elected 2016. Resigned 2018. Elected 2018 by, 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy from 29 July 2024. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson was the sixth Labor member for Fremantle in succession to hold ministerial office. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Perth: Cockburn, Coolbellup, Fremantle, Hammond Park, Palmyra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 16.9 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,331 +01.3 Votes cast: 105,894 89.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,764 03.6 -02.3 Formal votes: 102,130 96.4 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Hulett 23,500 23.0 John Bird 932 00.9 Hon Josh Wilson * Labor 39,427 38.6 -05.5 Amy Warne Grn 11,802 11.6 -06.5 Tait Marston Lib 19,254 18.9 -05.3 Hannah Marriner PHON 6,245 06.1 +02.9 Joshua Last Soc A 970 00.9 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 102,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bird's 932 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hulett 317 34.0 23,817 23.3 Wilson * 139 14.9 39,566 38.7 Warne 85 09.1 11,887 11.6 Marston 81 08.7 19,335 18.9 Marriner 204 21.9 6,449 06.3 Last 106 11.4 1,076 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 932 102,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Last's 1,076 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hulett 299 27.8 24,116 23.6 Wilson * 145 13.5 39,711 38.9 Warne 443 41.2 12,330 12.1 Marston 34 03.2 19,369 19.0 Marriner 155 14.4 6,604 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,076 102,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Marriner's 6,604 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hulett 2,443 37.0 26,559 26.0 Wilson * 558 08.5 40,269 39.4 Warne 458 06.9 12,788 12.5 Marston 3,145 47.6 22,514 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,604 102,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Warne's 12,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hulett 6,565 51.3 33,124 32.4 Wilson * 5,563 43.5 45,832 44.9 Marston 660 05.2 23,174 22.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,788 102,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Marston's 23,174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hulett 17,241 74.4 50,365 49.3 WILSON * 5,933 25.6 51,765 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,174 102,130 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Hamilton Wilson (born 1972): Elected 2016. Resigned 2018. Elected 2018 by, 2019, 2022, 2025 Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Assistant Minister for Emergency Management from 13 May 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 6th count: Hulett's 33,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON * 24,313 73.4 70,145 68.7 Marston 8,811 26.6 31,985 31.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,124 102,130 18.7 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.