ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 18,811 Votes cast: unknown Informal votes: unknown Formal votes: 8,389 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hopkins 3,015 35.9 John KIRWAN FT 5,374 64.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,389 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopkins was WA MLA for Boulder 1901-05, Beverley 1908-10. He was an independent free trade candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Waters Kirwan (1869-1949): Elected 1901 Born: 2 December 1869, Galway, Ireland. Career: Primary education. Migrated 1889. Goldminer, Coolgardie. Newspaper proprietor, Kalgoorlie. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Independent 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,208 +23.4 Votes cast: 9,019 38.9 Informal votes: 286 03.2 Formal votes: 8,733 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles FRAZER Lab 5,820 66.6 John Kirwan * FT 2,913 33.4 -30.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,733 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Waters Kirwan (1869-1949): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903 Later career: Press proprietor and leading business figure. WA MLC for South-Western Province 1908-46. President of the Legislative Council 1926-46. Knighted 1930. Died 9 September 1949 > Charles Edward Frazer (1880-1913): Elected 1903 Born: 1880, Yarrawonga, Victoria. Career: Primary education. To Western Australian goldfields 1895. Railway worker, President Enginedrivers Union, Secretary Kalgoorlie Trades Hall Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Brown Hill, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over Free Trade 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,928 +20.3 Votes cast: 10,104 36.2 -02.7 Informal votes: 338 03.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 9,766 96.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Burton WAP 2,051 21.0 -12.4 Charles FRAZER * Lab 7,715 79.0 +12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,766 29.0 12.4 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- The WAP vote is compared with the Free Trade vote in 1903. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Frazer (1880-1913): Elected 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Brown Hill, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over WAP 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 21,647 -22.5 Votes cast: 13,926 64.3 +28.1 Informal votes: 214 01.5 -01.8 Formal votes: 13,712 98.5 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles FRAZER * ALP 11,162 81.4 +02.4 John Thornett Lib 2,550 18.6 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,712 31.4 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Frazer (1880-1913): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910 Minister without portfolio 24 April 1910 to 14 October 1911 Postmaster-General from 14 October 1911 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 31.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,126 +43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles FRAZER * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Fraser (1880-1913): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Postmaster-General to 24 June 1913 Died 25 November 1913 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 22 DECEMBER 1913 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Charles Frazer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 majority: none (ALP unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Hugh MAHON + ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was member for Coolgardie 1901-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Mahon (1857-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1913 By -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 majority: none (ALP unopposed 1913 by-election majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,547 -11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Hugh MAHON * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Mahon (1857-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1913 By, 1914 Assistant Minister 17 September 1914 to 14 December 1914 Minister for External Affairs 14 December 1914 to 14 November 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon resigned in protest at Hughes's leadership on the day Hughes led his followers out of the ALP Caucus. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,715 +00.6 Votes cast: 23,381 84.4 Informal votes: 635 02.7 Formal votes: 22,746 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward HEITMANN Nat 11,659 51.3 Hon Hugh Mahon * ALP 11,087 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,746 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hugh Mahon (1857-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1913 By, 1914. Defeated 1917 Later career: See Kalgoorlie 1919. > Edward Ernest Heitmann (1878-1934): Elected 1917 Born: 3 June 1878, California Gully, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Miner and enginedriver. To Western Australia 1895. President Enginedrivers Union. Left ALP 1916. State politics: WA MLA for Cue 1904-13, Geraldton 1914-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,605 -18.4 Votes cast: 17,937 79.3 -05.1 Informal votes: 237 01.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 17,700 98.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Heitmann * Nat 8,480 47.9 -03.4 Hon Hugh MAHON ALP 9,220 52.1 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,700 02.1 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was member for Coolgardie 1901-13 and for Kalgoorlie 1913-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edward Ernest Heitmann (1878-1934): Elected 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Controller of Demobilisation 1919. Businessman, Adelaide, farmer, Victoria. Died 30 January 1934 > Hugh Mahon (1857-1931): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1913 By, 1914. Defeated 1917. Elected 1919 Expelled from the House of Representatives 12 November 1920 (see By- elections) Died 28 August 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was expelled by a vote of the House following a speech outside the House in which he criticised British actions in Ireland. This is the only occasion on which a member has been expelled from the House. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 18 DECEMBER 1920 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the expulsion from the House of Hon Hugh Mahon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 20,789 -08.0 Votes cast: 16,434 79.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 113 00.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 16,321 99.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George FOLEY Nat 8,382 51.4 +03.5 Hon Hugh Mahon + ALP 7,939 48.6 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,321 01.4 03.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahon was Member for Coolgardie 1901-13 and for Kalgoorlie 1913-17 and 1919-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Foley (1873-1945): Elected 1920 By Born: 1873, Walhalla, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools, Victoria. To Western Australia 1895, goldminer. Active miners union. Left ALP 1916. State politics: WA MLA for Leonora 1911-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.1 1920 by-election two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.4 Effect of redistribution: 01.8 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,081 +37.5 Votes cast: 18,137 58.4 -20.9 Informal votes: 917 05.1 +03.8 Formal votes: 17,220 94.9 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Foley * Nat 7,331 42.6 +09.9 Albert GREEN ALP 9,889 57.4 +08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,220 07.4 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George James Foley (1873-1945): Elected 1920 By. Defeated 1922 Died 27 October 1945 > Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922 Born: 21 December 1869, Avoca, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools, Victoria. Bricklayer. To Western Australia 1895. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. Labor journalist. State politics: WA MLA for Kalgoorlie 1911-13, 1914-21. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,568 -04.9 Votes cast: 25,438 86.0 +27.6 Informal votes: 717 02.8 -02.3 Formal votes: 24,721 97.2 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert GREEN * ALP 14,245 57.6 +00.2 John Mullany Nat 10,476 42.4 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,721 07.6 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mullany was WA MLA for Menzies 1911-24. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,149 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert GREEN * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,734 +02.0 Votes cast: 25,153 84.6 Informal votes: 505 02.0 Formal votes: 24,648 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert GREEN * ALP 15,761 63.9 William Greenard Nat 3,203 13.0 William Pickering CP 5,684 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,648 15.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pickering was WA MLA for Sussex 1917-24. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Minister for Defence 22 October 1929 to 4 February 1931 Minister for Works and Railways from 4 February 1931 Postmaster-General from 4 February 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 15.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,932 +07.4 Votes cast: 27,630 86.5 -01.9 Informal votes: 807 02.9 +00.9 Formal votes: 26,823 97.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Albert GREEN * ALP 15,419 57.5 -06.4 William Pickering CP 7,156 26.7 +03.6 George Rainsford UAP 4,248 15.8 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,823 09.1 e 06.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Pickering was WA MLA for Sussex 1917-24. 2. Rainsford was WA MLC for South 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Minister for Works and Railways to 6 January 1932 Postmaster-General to 6 January 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie, Yilgarn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 09.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,238 +19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Albert GREEN * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: none (ALP unopposed) Effect of 1937 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,248 +07.9 Votes cast: 36,463 88.4 Informal votes: 1,457 04.0 Formal votes: 35,006 96.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Albert GREEN * ALP 25,771 73.6 Stephen Kellow UAP 9,235 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,006 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,900 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Albert GREEN * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Ernest Green (1869-1940): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Died 2 October 1940 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Albert Green -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,962 +02.5 Votes cast: 36,038 82.0 Informal votes: 567 01.6 Formal votes: 35,471 98.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlyle Ferguson UAP 1,140 03.2 Benjamin Finlay 1,721 04.9 Victor JOHNSON + ALP 18,228 51.4 Frederick Lee UAP 14,382 40.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,471 04.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined UAP vote was 43.7% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940 Born: 25 October 1889, Northampton, Western Australia. Career: Educated Catholic schools. Stationhand, shearer. Organiser, Australian Workers Union 1916-35. State Secretary 1935-43. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: none (ALP unopposed) 1940 by-election two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,418 -12.8 Votes cast: 35,746 95.5 Informal votes: 1,092 03.1 Formal votes: 34,654 96.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Healy CPA 3,002 08.7 Lance Horley UAP 6,227 18.0 Victor JOHNSON * ALP 23,424 67.6 William McGhie 463 01.3 Ralph Shaw UAP 1,538 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,654 25.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined UAP vote was 22.4%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940 by, 1943 Minister for the Interior from 13 July 1945 Minister assisting the Minister for Works and Housing from 13 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 25.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,833 +01.1 Votes cast: 34,050 90.0 -05.5 Informal votes: 749 02.2 -00.8 Formal votes: 33,301 98.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP 22,655 68.0 +00.4 Victor Vincent Lib 10,646 32.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,301 18.0 07.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Vincent, see Senate Western Australia 1949. 2. The Liberal vote of 32.0% was an increase of 9.6% from the 22.4% polled by two UAP candidates in 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940 By, 1943, 1946 Minister for the Interior -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.0 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 03.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 21.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,619 -16.4 Votes cast: 29,682 93.9 +03.9 Informal votes: 653 02.2 00.0 Formal votes: 29,029 07.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP 18,127 62.4 -09.3 John Porteus Lib 10,902 37.6 +09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,029 12.4 09.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940 By, 1943, 1946, 1949 Minister for the Interior to 19 December 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,911 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,580 -07.5 Votes cast: 26,615 93.1 Informal votes: 494 01.9 Formal votes: 26,121 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Illingworth Lib 8,991 34.4 Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP 17,130 65.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,121 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 15.4 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 02.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,050 +08.6 Votes cast: 28,944 93.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,067 03.7 +01.8 Formal votes: 27,877 96.3 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Illingworth 10,844 38.9 Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP 17,033 61.1 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,877 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Johnson retired at the 1958 election. Died 10 July 1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Independent 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,368 +01.0 Votes cast: 29,283 93.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,008 03.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 28,275 96.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antonius Berkhout DLP 3,363 11.9 Peter Browne Lib 10,337 36.6 Fred Collard + ALP 12,519 44.3 -16.8 Harold Illingworth 2,056 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Collard, see Kalgoorlie 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Illingworth's 2,056 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berkhout 310 15.1 3,673 13.0 Browne 833 40.5 11,170 39.5 Collard + 913 44.4 13,432 47.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,056 28,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Berkhout's 3,673 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWNE 3,057 83.2 14,227 50.3 Collard + 616 16.8 14,048 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,673 28,275 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Grahame Browne (1924-2000): Elected 1958 Born: 15 July 1924, England Career: Migrated as child. Drover and horsebreaker, Liberal Party organiser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,501 +06.8 Votes cast: 30,568 91.2 -02.2 Informal votes: 859 02.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 29,709 97.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Browne * Lib 12,850 43.3 +06.7 Fred Collard ALP 14,231 47.9 +03.6 Harold Illingworth 1,050 03.5 George Jensen DLP 1,578 05.3 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Illingworth's 1,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne * 440 41.9 13,290 44.7 Collard 417 39.7 14,648 49.3 Jensen 193 (18.4 1,771 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,050 29,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jensen's 1,771 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Browne * 1,385 78.2 14,675 49.4 COLLARD 386 21.8 15,034 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,771 29,709 00.6 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Graham Browne (1924-2000): Elected 1958. Defeated 1961 Died 11 September 2000 > Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961 Born: 6 June 1912, Beverley, Western Australia Career: Educated state schools. Goldminer. Official, Australian Workers Union. Military Service 1942-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,019 +04.5 Votes cast: 31,394 89.6 -01.6 Informal votes: 467 01.5 -01.3 Formal votes: 30,927 98.5 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ardagh DLP 1,328 04.3 Antonius Berkhout DLP 751 02.4 Peter Browne Lib 12,668 41.0 -02.3 Fred COLLARD * ALP 16,180 52.3 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,927 03.4 e 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Browne was member for Kalgoorlie 1958-61. 2. The combined DLP vote was 6.7%, an increase of 1.4% from the 5.3% polled by one DLP candidate in 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,641 +01.8 Votes cast: 31,940 89.6 00.0 Informal votes: 1,020 03.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 30,920 96.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred COLLARD * ALP 18,393 59.5 +07.2 Grahame Jonas Lib 10,762 34.8 -06.2 Geoffrey Sands DLP 1,765 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,920 10.6 e 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The DLP vote of 5.7% was a decrease of 1.0% from the 6.7% polled by two DLP candidates in 1963. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Dundas, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.6 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,579 +25.1 Votes cast: 39,929 89.6 00.0 Informal votes: 744 01.9 -01.3 Formal votes: 39,185 98.1 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred COLLARD * ALP 23,138 59.0 +01.6 James Samson Lib 14,064 35.9 -01.0 Geoffrey Sands DLP 1,983 05.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,185 10.0 e 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Dundas, Geraldton, Greenough, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,968 +16.6 Votes cast: 46,468 89.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,182 02.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 45,286 97.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred COLLARD * ALP 26,648 58.8 -00.2 Gerald Gloster Lib 15,837 35.0 -00.9 Geoffrey Sands DLP 2,801 06.2 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,286 10.0 e no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.0 e Effect of 1974 redistribution: 00.6 shift to Lib New notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,066 +02.1 Votes cast: 46,775 88.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,216 02.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 45,559 97.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred COLLARD * ALP 22,925 50.3 -08.5 John Cotter Lib 19,072 41.9 +06.9 James Jackson 487 01.1 Ian Kelly AP 555 01.2 George Kyros NA 2,520 05.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,559 02.1 e 07.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cotter, see Kalgoorlie 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,171 +07.7 Votes cast: 51,321 89.8 +01.7 Informal votes: 1,055 02.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 50,266 97.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Collard * ALP 22,734 45.2 -05.1 Mick COTTER Lib 25,994 51.7 +09.8 Graham Mills 1,538 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,266 04.2 e 06.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Walter Collard (1912-86): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Died 1 December 1986 > John Francis Cotter (born 1935): Elected 1975 Born: 21 March 1935, Yarram, Victoria Career: Pastoralist, prospector, miner and contractor. Coolgardie Shire Council 1965-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 02.0 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,728 +11.5 Votes cast: 57,691 90.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,855 03.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 55,836 96.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Conway ALP 20,862 37.4 -05.8 Mick Cotter * Lib 27,512 49.3 -04.4 Squire Fletcher NCP 2,399 04.3 Graham Mills 1,529 02.7 Edwin Routley AD 3,534 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mills's 1,529 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conway 168 11.0 21,030 37.7 COTTER * 958 62.7 28,470 51.0 Fletcher 173 11.3 2,572 04.6 Routley 230 15.0 3,764 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,529 55,836 08.5 e 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Francis Cotter (born 1935): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 e Effect of 1980 redistribution: 01.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,726 +04.7 Votes cast: 58,549 87.7 -02.8 Informal votes: 1,419 02.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 57,130 97.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trevor Butler AD 4,723 08.3 +02.0 Graeme Campbell ALP 25,845 45.2 +06.8 Mick Cotter * Lib 26,562 46.5 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butler's 4,723 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL 3,044 64.5 28,889 50.6 Cotter * 1,679 35.5 28,241 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,723 57,130 00.6 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Francis Cotter (born 1935): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 > Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980 Born: 13 August 1939, Cambridge, England Career: Pastoralist and businessman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,229 +09.7 Votes cast: 63,005 86.0 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,459 02.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,546 97.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Boschetti 1,778 02.9 Graeme CAMPBELL * ALP 34,843 56.6 +11.4 Douglas Krepp Lib 23,069 37.5 -09.0 Blair Nancarrow AD 1,856 03.0 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,546 09.5 e 08.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.5 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,450 -07.9 Votes cast: 58,901 87.3 +01.3 Informal votes: 4,485 07.6 +05.3 Formal votes: 54,416 92.4 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme CAMPBELL * ALP 27,903 51.3 -03.8 William Mason AD 1,649 03.0 +00.0 Douglas Krepp Lib 22,241 40.9 +01.9 David Nourish 2,623 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,416 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mason's 1,649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL * 572 34.7 28,475 52.3 Krepp 575 34.9 22,816 41.9 Nourish 502 30.4 3,125 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,649 54,416 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nourish's 3,125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL * 2,001 64.0 30,476 56.0 Krepp 1,124 36.0 23,940 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,125 54,416 06.0 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,838 +05.0 Votes cast: 62,546 88.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 3,899 06.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 58,647 93.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Johnston Lib 21,850 37.3 -03.6 Graeme CAMPBELL * ALP 30,841 52.6 +01.3 Ron Smales NPA 3,363 05.7 Frank Chulung AD 2,593 04.4 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,647 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Johnston, see Senate WA 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chulung's 2,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 467 18.0 22,317 38.1 CAMPBELL * 1,514 58.5 32,355 55.2 Smales 609 23.5 3,972 06.8 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,593 58,647 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smales's 3,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 3,103 78.1 25,420 43.3 CAMPBELL * 868 21.9 33,223 56.7 (exhausted 1 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,972 58,647 06.7 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 01.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,290 -00.8 Votes cast: 62,642 89.1 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,248 03.6 -02.6 Formal votes: 60,394 96.4 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vin Cooper AD 4,839 08.0 +03.6 Josh Sacino 606 01.0 Dascia Weckert NPA 1,810 03.0 -02.7 Graeme Campbell * ALP 29,883 49.5 -04.9 Louie Carnicelli Lib 19,441 32.2 -03.3 Robin Chapple Grn 3,815 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple was a WA MLC for Mining and Patoral Region 2001-05 and from 2008. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sacino's 606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 164 27.2 5,003 08.3 Weckert 92 15.3 1,902 03.1 Campbell * 80 13.3 29,963 49.6 Carnicelli 97 16.1 19,538 32.4 Chapple 170 28.2 3,985 06.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 606 60,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Weckert's 1,902 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 300 15.8 5,303 08.8 Campbell * 227 12.0 30,190 50.0 Carnicelli 1,194 63.0 20,732 34.3 Chapple 173 09.1 4,158 06.9 (exhausted 8 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,902 60,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chapple's 4,158 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 2,215 53.4 7,518 12.5 CAMPBELL * 1,263 30.5 31,453 52.1 Carnicelli 667 16.1 21,399 35.4 (exhausted 13 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,158 60,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cooper's 7,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL * 4,873 65.4 36,326 60.2 Carnicelli 2,581 34.6 23,980 39.8 (exhausted 11 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,518 60,394 10.2 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,058 +05.4 Votes cast: 66,445 89.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,713 02.6 -01.0 Formal votes: 64,732 97.4 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James O'Kenny 2,001 03.1 Robin Chapple Grn 2,702 04.2 -02.1 Shyama Peebles AD 1,713 02.7 -05.4 Don Green Lib 22,406 34.6 +02.4 Graeme CAMPBELL * ALP 35,187 54.4 +04.9 Byron Rigby 723 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,732 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple was a WA MLC for Mining and Patoral Region 2001-05 and from 2008-21. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rigby's 723 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Kenny 129 17.9 2,130 03.3 Chapple 162 22.5 2,864 04.4 Peebles 99 13.8 1,812 02.8 Green 146 20.3 22,552 34.8 CAMPBELL * 183 25.5 35,370 55.3 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 723 64,732 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Peebles's 1,812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Kenny 342 18.9 2,472 03.8 Chapple 702 38.8 3,566 05.5 Green 340 18.8 22,892 35.4 CAMPBELL * 423 23.4 35,793 55.3 (exhausted 5 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,812 64,732 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: O'Kenny's 2,472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple 1,233 50.2 4,799 07.4 Green 780 31.8 23,672 36.6 CAMPBELL * 443 18.0 36,236 56.0 (exhausted 16 25 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,472 64,732 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chapple's 4,799 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Green 2,235 46.9 25,907 40.1 CAMPBELL * 2,534 53.1 38,770 59.9 (exhausted 30 55 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,799 64,732 09.9 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell was expelled from the ALP by the party's Federal Executive in November 1995 because of his derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Keating. He then sat as an independent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,168 -02.6 Votes cast: 64,106 88.8 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,777 02.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 62,329 97.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deborah Botica Grn 2,324 03.7 -00.5 Cedric Wyatt Lib 15,144 24.3 -10.3 Graeme Campbell * 21,895 35.1 Hon Ian Taylor + ALP 21,648 34.7 -19.3 David Thackrah AD 1,318 02.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Campbell stood as an independent after being expelled from the ALP. 2. Taylor was WA MLA for Kalgoorlie 1981-96. 3. Wyatt was a cousin of Hon Ken Wyatt MHR and the father of Hon Ben Wyatt MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thackrah's 1,318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Botica 519 39.7 2,843 04.6 Wyatt 200 15.3 15,344 24.6 Campbell * 311 23.8 22,206 35.6 Taylor 279 21.3 21,927 35.2 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,318 62,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Botica's 2,843 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wyatt 712 25.5 16,056 25.8 Campbell * 994 35.6 23,200 37.3 Taylor 1,087 38.9 23,014 37.0 (exhausted 50 59 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,843 62,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wyatt's 16,056 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL * 14,336 89.7 37,536 60.4 Taylor 1,652 10.3 24,666 39.6 (exhausted 68 127 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,056 62,329 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Independent over ALP 10.4 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,901 +13.5 Votes cast: 71,721 87.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 3,335 04.6 +01.8 Formal votes: 68,386 95.4 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin Chapple Grn 2,899 04.3 +00.5 Clark Butson ALP 18,890 27.6 -06.1 Barry Haase Lib 19,169 28.0 +01.4 Dean Richter AD 1,367 02.0 -00.2 Kathy Finlayson NPA 4,088 06.0 +04.8 Graeme Campbell * 15,585 22.8 -09.7 Laurie Sugg CDP 466 00.7 Neville Smith ON 5,737 08.4 Ian Burt 185 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Campbell was an Australia First candidate. His vote is compared with the vote he polled as an indepdendent in 1996. 2. Chapple was a WA MLC for Mining and Patoral Region 2001-05 and from 2008-21. 3. Although the effect of the redistribution cannot be calculated, it certainly improved this seat for the Liberals vis à vis Labor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burt's 185 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple 28 15.1 2,927 04.3 Butson 12 06.5 18,902 27.6 Haase 6 03.2 19,175 28.0 Richter 11 05.9 1,378 02.0 Finlayson 7 03.8 4,095 06.0 Campbell * 40 21.6 15,625 22.8 Sugg 22 11.9 488 00.7 Smith 59 31.9 5,796 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 185 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sugg's 488 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple 56 11.5 2,983 04.4 Butson 51 10.5 18,953 27.7 Haase 110 22.5 19,285 28.2 Richter 32 06.6 1,410 02.1 Finlayson 50 10.2 4,145 06.1 Campbell * 133 27.3 15,758 23.0 Smith 56 11.5 5,852 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 488 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Richter's 1,410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple 508 36.0 3,491 05.1 Butson 331 23.5 19,284 28.2 Haase 222 15.7 19,507 28.5 Finlayson 139 09.9 4,284 09.3 Campbell * 154 10.9 15,912 23.3 Smith 56 04.0 5,908 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,410 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chapple's 3,491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Butson 1,823 52.2 21,107 30.9 Haase 535 15.3 20,042 29.3 Finlayson 361 10.3 4,645 06.8 Campbell * 507 14.5 16,419 24.0 Smith 265 07.6 6,173 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,491 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Finlayson's 4,645 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Butson 450 09.7 21,557 31.5 Haase 2,969 63.9 23,011 33.6 Campbell * 986 21.2 17,405 25.5 Smith 240 07.6 6,413 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,645 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Smith's 6,413 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Butson 1,163 18.1 22,720 33.2 Haase 1,344 21.0 24,355 35.6 Campbell * 3,906 60.9 21,311 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,413 68,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Campbell's 21,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Butson 10,034 47.1 32,754 47.9 HAASE 11,277 52.9 35,632 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,311 68,386 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Graeme Campbell (1939-2025): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996. Defeated 1998 Died 16 August 2025 > Barry Wayne Haase (born 1945): Elected 1998 Born: 19 November 1945, Southern Cross, Western Australia Career: Catering manager, company director. Military service 1964-67. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,498 +00.7 Votes cast: 71,645 86.8 -00.8 Informal votes: 4,010 05.6 +01.0 Formal votes: 67,635 94.4 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Hoddy AD 2,383 03.5 +01.5 Barry Haase * Lib 28,810 42.6 +14.6 Paul Browning ALP 23,712 35.1 +07.4 Robin Scott ON 5,818 08.6 +00.2 Laurie Miller Grn 2,554 03.8 -00.5 Ian Burt 447 00.7 Clark Butson 1,947 02.9 Neville Smith 474 00.7 Callum Payne 111 00.2 Peter McCumstie NPA 1,379 02.0 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Payne's 111 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoddy 11 09.9 2,394 03.5 Haase * 8 07.2 28,818 42.6 Browning 9 08.1 23,721 35.1 Scott 13 11.7 5,831 08.6 Miller 8 07.2 2,562 03.8 Burt 13 11.7 460 00.7 Butson 11 09.9 1,958 02.9 Smith 20 18.0 494 00.7 McCumstie 18 16.2 1,397 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 337 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burt's 460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoddy 46 10.0 2,440 03.6 Haase * 49 10.6 28,867 42.7 Browning 104 22.6 23,825 35.2 Scott 53 11.5 5,884 08.7 Miller 74 16.1 2,636 03.9 Butson 71 15.4 2,029 03.0 Smith 30 06.5 524 00.8 McCumstie 33 07.2 1,430 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 460 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Smith's 524 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoddy 41 07.8 2,481 03.7 Haase * 67 12.8 28,934 42.8 Browning 46 08.8 23,871 35.3 Scott 59 11.3 5,943 08.8 Miller 44 08.4 2,680 04.0 Butson 207 39.5 2,236 03.3 McCumstie 60 11.4 1,490 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 524 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McCumstie's 1,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoddy 119 08.0 2,600 03.8 Haase * 777 52.1 29,711 43.9 Browning 137 09.2 24,008 35.5 Scott 125 08.4 6,068 09.0 Miller 113 07.6 2,793 04.1 Butson 219 14.7 2,455 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,490 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Butson's 2,455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoddy 337 13.7 2,937 04.3 Haase * 580 23.6 30,291 44.8 Browning 523 21.3 24,531 36.3 Scott 389 15.8 6,457 09.5 Miller 626 25.5 3,419 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,455 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hoddy's 2,937 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haase * 1,045 35.6 31,336 46.3 Browning 756 25.7 25,287 37.4 Scott 250 08.5 6,707 09.9 Miller 886 30.2 4,305 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,937 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Miller's 4,305 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haase * 1,063 24.7 32,399 47.9 Browning 2,146 49.8 27,433 40.6 Scott 1,096 25.5 7,803 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,305 67,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Scott's 7,803 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAASE * 4,356 55.8 36,755 54.3 Browning 3,447 44.2 30,880 45.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,803 67,635 04.3 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Wayne Haase (born 1945): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Norseman, Pilbara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,987 -00.6 Votes cast: 68,487 83.5 -03.3 Informal votes: 3,656 05.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 64,831 94.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kado Muir Grn 4,101 06.3 +02.5 Barry Haase * Lib 29,475 45.5 +02.9 Robin Scott ON 1,511 02.3 -06.3 Don Hoddy AD 496 00.8 -02.7 Lorraine Thomas 318 00.5 Hon Tom Stephens ALP 20,691 31.9 -03.1 Brendon Cook 506 00.8 Graeme Campbell 6,654 10.3 Craig Hendry CDP 827 01.3 Nabil Rowland 252 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Campbell was member for Kalgoorlie 1980-98. 2. Stephens was WA MLC for Northern 1982-89, Mining and Pastoral 1989-2004, MLA for Kimberley Central-Pilbara 2005-08, Pilbara 2008-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rowland's 252 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 44 17.5 4,145 06.4 Haase * 21 08.3 29,496 45.5 Scott 9 03.6 1,520 02.3 Hoddy 10 04.0 506 00.8 Thomas 7 02.8 325 00.5 Stephens 23 09.1 20,714 32.0 Cook 30 11.9 536 00.8 Campbell 54 21.4 6,708 10.4 Hendry 54 21.4 881 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 252 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thomas's 325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 53 16.3 4,198 06.5 Haase * 55 16.9 29,551 45.6 Scott 33 10.2 1,553 02.4 Hoddy 43 13.2 549 00.9 Stephens 47 14.5 20,761 32.0 Cook 41 12.6 577 00.9 Campbell 35 10.8 6,783 10.5 Hendry 18 05.5 899 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 325 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hoddy's 549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 172 31.3 4,370 06.7 Haase * 85 15.5 29,636 45.7 Scott 72 13.1 1,625 02.5 Stephens 118 21.5 20,879 32.2 Cook 55 10.0 632 01.0 Campbell 40 07.3 6,783 10.5 Hendry 7 01.3 906 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 549 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cook's 632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 74 11.7 4,444 06.9 Haase * 91 14.4 29,727 45.9 Scott 49 07.8 1,674 02.6 Stephens 131 20.7 21,010 32.4 Campbell 251 39.7 7,034 10.9 Hendry 36 05.7 942 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 632 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hendry's 942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 86 09.1 4,530 07.0 Haase * 416 44.2 30,143 46.5 Scott 72 07.6 1,746 02.7 Stephens 151 16.0 21,161 32.6 Campbell 217 23.0 7,251 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 942 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Scott's 1,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 405 23.2 4,935 07.6 Haase * 539 30.9 30,682 47.3 Stephens 354 20.3 21,515 33.2 Campbell 448 25.7 7,699 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,746 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Muir's 4,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haase * 1,449 29.3 32,131 49.6 Stephens 2,433 49.3 23,948 36.9 Campbell 1,053 21.3 8,752 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,935 64,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Campbell's 8,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAASE * 4,371 49.9 36,502 56.3 Stephens 4,381 50.1 28,329 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,752 64,831 06.3 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Wayne Haase (born 1945): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 =================================================================== Outback WA: Broome, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Port Hedland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,821 -01.4 Votes cast: 68,356 84.6 +01.1 Informal votes: 2,785 04.1 -01.2 Formal votes: 65,571 95.9 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Thiel ALP 26,653 40.7 +08.7 Ian Burt 275 00.4 Ross Patterson CDP 962 01.5 +00.2 Barry Haase * Lib 31,565 48.1 -02.7 Robin Chapple Grn 4,045 06.2 -00.2 Ian Rose FF 820 01.3 Charles Dalton 176 00.3 Derek Major ON 1,075 01.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapple was WA MLC for Mining and Pastoral 2001-05, 2008-21. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dalton's 176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thiel 46 26.1 26,699 40.7 Burt 12 06.8 287 00.4 Patterson 8 04.6 970 01.5 Haase * 30 17.1 31,595 48.2 Chapple 28 15.9 4,073 06.2 Rose 18 10.2 838 01.3 Major 34 19.3 1,109 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 176 65,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burt's 287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thiel 86 30.0 26,785 40.9 Patterson 46 16.0 1,016 01.6 Haase * 58 20.2 31,653 48.3 Chapple 37 12.9 4,110 06.3 Rose 19 06.6 857 01.3 Major 41 14.3 1,150 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 287 65,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rose's 857 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thiel 163 19.0 26,948 41.1 Patterson 168 19.6 1,184 01.8 Haase * 220 25.7 31,873 48.6 Chapple 150 17.5 4,260 06.5 Major 156 18.2 1,306 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 857 65,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Patterson's 1,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thiel 248 21.0 27,196 41.5 Haase * 545 46.0 32,418 49.4 Chapple 177 15.0 4,437 06.8 Major 214 18.1 1,520 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,184 65,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Major's 1,520 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thiel 406 26.7 27,602 42.1 HAASE * 530 34.9 32,948 50.3 Chapple 584 38.4 5,021 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,520 65,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Chapple's 5,021 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thiel 3,495 69.6 31,097 47.4 HAASE * 1,526 30.4 34,474 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,021 65,571 02.6 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Wayne Haase (born 1945): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kalgoorlie was abolished at the 2009 redistribution. Haase contested Durack in 2010. --------------------------------------------------------------------