Results of the 1924 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Western Australian state election, 22 March 1924[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 159,356[1]
Votes cast 99,391 Turnout 62.37% –4.97%
Informal votes 1,151 Informal 1.16% –0.48%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 39,679 40.39% +3.58% 27 + 10
  Nationalist 25,282 25.73% –2.00% 9 – 1
  Majority Country 12,600 12.83% –4.95% 7 – 9
  Executive Country 11,872 12.08% * 6 + 6
  National Labor 3,846 3.91% –6.16% 1 – 3
  Independent 4,426 4.51% –3.09% 0 – 3
  Other 535 0.54% * 0 ± 0
Total 98,240     50  

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1924 Western Australian election.

Results by Electoral district[edit]

Albany[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Robinson 1,035 35.4 +35.4
Labor Washington Mather 648 22.2 -20.8
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 644 22.1 +22.1
Independent William Redman 211 7.2 +7.2
Country Percy Lambert 201 6.9 -50.2
Country Cuthbert McKenzie 182 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 2,921 97.9 -1.2
Informal votes 63 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 2,984 64.6 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,501 51.4 +8.5
Nationalist Robert Robinson 1,420 48.6 +48.6
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.5

Avon[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Patrick Coffey 1,199 44.9 -0.6
Executive Country Harry Griffiths 657 24.6 +24.6
Country Tom Harrison 504 18.9 -30.6
Executive Country Tom Bolton 311 11.6 +11.6
Total formal votes 2,671 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 46 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 2,717 61.0 +4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Executive Country Harry Griffiths 1,350 50.5 +50.5
Labor Patrick Coffey 1,321 49.5 +2.2
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Beverley[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Beverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Mann 506 44.2 -55.8
Executive Country Charles Wansbrough 469 41.0 +41.0
Executive Country Henry Clemens 170 14.8 +14.8
Total formal votes 1,145 98.7
Informal votes 15 1.3
Turnout 1,160 57.3
Two-party-preferred result
Executive Country Charles Wansbrough 580 50.7 +50.7
Country James Mann 565 49.3 -50.7
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Boulder[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Brownhill-Ivanhoe[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Brownhill-Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lutey 1,318 74.6 +17.9
National Labor George Holmes 259 14.7 -28.6
Ind. Nationalist Elliot Brown 190 10.8 +10.8
Total formal votes 1,767 98.4 -0.9
Informal votes 29 1.6 +0.9
Turnout 1,796 66.8 -9.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bunbury[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frederick Withers 1,251 46.8 -2.4
Nationalist Griffin Money 1,021 38.2 -12.6
Ind. Nationalist Hannah Thomas 399 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 2,671 98.4 -1.1
Informal votes 44 1.6 +1.1
Turnout 2,715 74.2 +6.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frederick Withers 1,346 50.4 +1.2
Nationalist Griffin Money 1,325 49.6 -1.2
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +1.2

Canning[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alec Clydesdale 3,976 69.8 +21.9
Nationalist Peter Wedd 1,719 30.2 -8.1
Total formal votes 5,695 99.3 +1.3
Informal votes 41 0.7 -1.3
Turnout 5,736 49.7 -20.0
Labor hold Swing +14.9

Claremont[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Dennis 2,086 36.6 +15.0
Nationalist Charles North 1,933 33.9 +3.8
Ind. Nationalist John Thomson 1,686 29.5 +29.5
Total formal votes 5,705 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 78 1.4 -0.6
Turnout 5,783 68.0 -10.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Charles North 3,356 58.8 +2.4
Labor George Dennis 2,349 41.2 -2.4
Nationalist hold Swing +2.4

Collie[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wilson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Coolgardie[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lambert unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Cue[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Cue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Chesson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

East Perth[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: East Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Hughes 2,528 54.9 +7.1
Nationalist Jack Simons 1,335 29.0 +10.0
Nationalist Thomas Ferguson 746 16.2 0.0
Total formal votes 4,609 98.8 +0.8
Informal votes 54 1.2 -0.8
Turnout 4,663 61.3 -9.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Forrest[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Fremantle[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 1,601 57.9 +12.8
Nationalist Frank Gibson 1,164 42.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 2,765 98.4 +1.2
Informal votes 44 1.6 -1.2
Turnout 2,809 63.8 -12.8
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +11.6

Gascoyne[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Angelo 490 55.6 -5.1
Labor William Willesee 391 44.4 +17.9
Total formal votes 881 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 6 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 887 68.2 +7.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Geraldton[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Greenough[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Kennedy 861 44.1 +6.0
Country Henry Maley 705 36.1 -25.8
Executive Country William Patrick 387 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 1,953 99.1 -0.3
Informal votes 17 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 1,970 67.1 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Kennedy 989 50.6 +12.5
Country Henry Maley 964 49.4 -12.5
Labor gain from Country Swing +12.5

Guildford[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Guildford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Johnson 3,552 55.8 +9.8
National Labor Joseph Davies 2,814 44.2 -5.0
Total formal votes 6,366 99.5 +1.3
Informal votes 32 0.5 -1.3
Turnout 6,398 71.2 +1.3
Labor gain from National Labor Swing +8.7

Hannans[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Irwin[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Irwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Maley 796 45.6 +17.3
Executive Country John Stratton 534 30.6 +30.6
Country William Mitchell 355 20.3 -7.3
Executive Country George Matthews 62 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 1,747 98.2 +1.8
Informal votes 32 1.8 -1.8
Turnout 1,779 60.0 +12.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Charles Maley 1,071 61.3 +8.2
Executive Country John Stratton 676 38.7 +38.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Kalgoorlie[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham 1,805 62.7 +16.5
Ind. Nationalist Henry Raven 839 29.2 +29.2
National Labor Charles Elliott 234 8.1 +3.2
Total formal votes 2,878 99.6 +0.3
Informal votes 11 0.4 -0.3
Turnout 2,889 64.8 -10.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kanowna[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Kanowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Walker 700 72.3 +9.0
Executive Country Neville Heenan 174 18.0 +18.0
Nationalist Charles Dempster 94 9.7 -27.0
Total formal votes 700 98.6 -1.1
Informal votes 14 1.4 +1.1
Turnout 982 69.3 +9.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Katanning[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Executive Country Alexander Thomson 1,634 65.2 +65.2
Country George McLeod 873 34.8 -39.8
Total formal votes 2,507 99.4 -0.2
Informal votes 16 0.6 +0.2
Turnout 2,523 64.1 +9.1
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Kimberley[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 234 33.5 +0.2
Nationalist George Foley 174 24.9 +24.9
Ind. Nationalist Ancell Gregory 155 22.2 +22.2
Ind. Nationalist William Chalmers 104 14.9 +14.9
Independent Walter Brown 32 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 699 98.3 -1.0
Informal votes 12 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 711 67.5 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Aubrey Coverley 404 57.8
Nationalist George Foley 295 42.2
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Leederville[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Leederville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Millington 3,177 53.2 +16.5
Nationalist Lionel Carter 2,793 46.8 +20.8
Total formal votes 5,970 99.3 +2.1
Informal votes 42 0.7 -2.1
Turnout 6,012 57.7 -4.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +10.1

Menzies[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Panton 254 60.3 +12.3
National Labor John Mullany 167 39.7 -12.3
Total formal votes 421 99.8 +0.8
Informal votes 1 0.2 -0.8
Turnout 422 87.4 +8.0
Labor gain from National Labor Swing +12.3

Moore[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Denton 911 53.1 +6.2
Executive Country Victor Spencer 388 22.6 +0.9
Executive Country Alexander Stone 172 10.0 +10.0
Independent George Welch 139 8.1 +8.1
Executive Country James Jones 105 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 1,715 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 41 2.3 -0.4
Turnout 1,756 54.0 +8.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Mount Leonora[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Heron 408 73.3 +15.4
Independent George Wilson 149 26.7 +26.7
Total formal votes 557 97.7 -1.7
Informal votes 13 2.3 +1.7
Turnout 570 73.0 -6.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mount Magnet[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Troy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Mount Margaret[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Mount Margaret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor George Taylor 207 54.9 -45.1
Labor Patrick Maher 170 45.1 +45.1
Total formal votes 377 99.7
Informal votes 1 0.3
Turnout 378 75.0
National Labor hold Swing N/A

Murchison[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Murray-Wellington[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Murray-Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William George 1,138 45.8 -10.5
Labor Thomas Butler 1,100 44.3 +44.3
Executive Country Hugh MacDonald 244 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 2,482 98.0 -0.4
Informal votes 50 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 2,532 63.7 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist William George 1,266 51.0
Labor Thomas Butler 1,216 49.0
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Nelson[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Smith 1,322 51.6 +16.5
Labor Thomas Anthony 986 38.5 +14.3
Ind. Nationalist Edwin Ellis 144 5.6 +5.6
Independent Thomas Ladhams 112 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 2,564 98.6 +0.8
Informal votes 35 1.4 -0.8
Turnout 2,599 59.5 -3.6
Country gain from Independent Country Swing N/A

North Perth[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 1,986 47.0 -10.5
Labor Frank Darcey 1,707 40.4 -2.1
Independent Richard White 535 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 4,228 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 53 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 4,281 56.5 -7.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James Smith 2,265 53.6 -3.9
Labor Frank Darcey 1,963 46.4 +3.9
Nationalist hold Swing -3.9

North-East Fremantle[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: North-East Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Angwin unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Northam[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Northam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,296 53.0 -5.1
Labor Louis Grieve 1,149 47.0 +5.1
Total formal votes 2,445 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 20 0.8 0.0
Turnout 2,465 75.5 +2.3
Nationalist hold Swing -5.1

Perth[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,395 52.0 +2.3
Labor Richard Lane 1,288 48.0 +18.5
Total formal votes 2,683 99.0 +1.9
Informal votes 26 1.0 -1.9
Turnout 2,709 48.2 -14.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Pilbara[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Lamond 195 45.7 +10.1
National Labor Henry Underwood 165 38.6 +38.6
Executive Country Arthur Brown 67 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 427 95.1 -3.6
Informal votes 22 4.9 +3.6
Turnout 449 56.3 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alfred Lamond 225 52.7 +17.1
National Labor Henry Underwood 202 47.3 +47.3
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Pingelly[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Pingelly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Hickmott 425 29.0 -40.0
Executive Country Henry Brown 242 16.5 +16.5
Executive Country Joseph Watson 239 16.3 +16.3
Executive Country Francis Wake 194 13.2 +13.2
Executive Country Edwin Corby 157 10.7 +10.7
Executive Country William Vinicombe 134 9.1 +9.1
Executive Country Johnson Kennard 76 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 1,467 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 34 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 1,501 56.8 +4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Executive Country Henry Brown 846 57.7
Country Henry Hickmott 621 42.3
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Roebourne[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Roebourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frederick Teesdale unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

South Fremantle[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Subiaco[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter Richardson 2,584 43.5 +18.8
Labor Ephraim Freedman 1,963 33.0 -1.2
Nationalist Clifford Sadlier 1,395 23.5 +23.5
Total formal votes 5,942 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 77 1.3 -0.2
Turnout 6,019 63.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Walter Richardson 3,768 63.4 +63.4
Labor Ephraim Freedman 2,174 36.6 -2.8
Nationalist gain from National Labor Swing N/A
  • Walter Richardson was the sitting member for Subiaco, who changed from the National Labor party to the Nationalists prior to the election.

Sussex[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Sussex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist George Barnard 1,076 41.7 +17.3
Labor Thomas Lowry 767 29.7 +29.7
Executive Country William Pickering 739 28.6 +28.6
Total formal votes 2,582 98.6 +0.5
Informal votes 36 1.4 -0.5
Turnout 2,618 69.7 -8.7
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist George Barnard 1,496 57.9 +13.5
Labor Thomas Lowry 1,086 42.1 +42.1
Nationalist gain from Country Swing N/A

Swan[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Sampson 1,875 57.9 +27.6
Labor William Logie 1,362 42.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 3,237 99.2 +1.5
Informal votes 25 0.8 -1.5
Turnout 3,262 69.5 +1.8
Country hold Swing -1.0

Toodyay[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Toodyay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Piesse 645 28.6 -31.1
Executive Country John Lindsay 574 25.4 +25.4
Executive Country Ignatius Boyle 399 17.7 +17.7
Executive Country Charles Fraser 346 15.3 +15.3
Nationalist Robert Gamble 293 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 2,257 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 51 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 2,308 56.4 +6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Executive Country John Lindsay 1,187 52.6 +52.6
Country Alfred Piesse 1,070 47.4 -12.3
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Wagin[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Wagin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sydney Stubbs 1,110 64.1 -3.5
Executive Country Norman Harvey 621 35.9 +35.9
Total formal votes 1,731 99.2 +0.3
Informal votes 13 0.8 -0.3
Turnout 1,744 61.3 +3.2
Country hold Swing N/A

West Perth[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: West Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Davy 1,250 34.8 +34.8
Labor Alexander McDougall 1,233 34.3 +34.3
Nationalist Edith Cowan 1,108 30.8 -7.5
Total formal votes 3,561 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 30 0.8 -0.7
Turnout 3,621 64.8 -4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Thomas Davy 2,182 60.8
Labor Alexander McDougall 1,409 39.2
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Williams-Narrogin[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Williams-Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Executive Country Edward Johnston 1,881 72.4
Labor Cyril Longmore 717 27.6
Total formal votes 2,598 99.6
Informal votes 9 0.4
Turnout 2,607 63.0
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Yilgarn[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Corboy 409 58.4 +10.4
Nationalist Austin Allom 134 19.1 +19.1
Executive Country Thomas Hamerston 113 16.1 +16.1
Executive Country Christian Andre 45 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 701 99.6 +2.5
Informal votes 3 0.4 -2.5
Turnout 704 76.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

York[edit]

1924 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham 1,407 60.7 +6.5
Executive Country William Burges 910 39.3 -6.5
Total formal votes 2,317 99.4 -0.1
Informal votes 15 0.6 +0.1
Turnout 2,332 64.1 +7.0
Country hold Swing +6.5

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Details of 1924 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
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