Electoral results for the district of Menzies

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

Members for Menzies

Members		Party	Term
	Henry Gregory	Ministerial	1901–1911
	John Mullany	Labor	1911–1917
		National Labor	1917–1924
	Alexander Panton	Labor	1924–1930

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alexander Panton	134	59.8	−0.5
	Nationalist	Dick Ardagh	57	25.5	+25.5
	Nationalist	Albert Faul	33	14.7	+14.7
Total formal votes			224	98.2	−1.6
Informal votes			4	1.8	+1.6
Turnout			228	86.0	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

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

1921 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Labor	John Mullany	298	52.0	−10.4
	Labor	Edward Gaynor	275	48.0	+10.4
Total formal votes			573	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			6	1.0	−0.1
Turnout			579	79.4	+2.9
	National Labor hold		Swing	−10.4

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Labor	John Mullany	490	62.4	–6.8
	Labor	Harold Saunders	295	37.6	+37.6
Total formal votes			785	98.9	–0.3
Informal votes			9	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			794	76.5	+11.6
	National Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Mullany had run for Labor at the 1914 election.

1914 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullany	600	69.2	+4.3
	Liberal	William McMeikan	267	30.8	−4.3
Total formal votes			867	99.2	−0.4
Informal votes			7	0.8	+0.4
Turnout			874	64.9	−22.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

1911 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullany	941	64.9
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	509	35.1
Total formal votes			1,450	99.6
Informal votes			6	0.4
Turnout			1,456	87.5
	Labor gain from Ministerialist		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Menzies state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	1,322	51.1	+1.2
	Labour	Richard Buzacott	1,266	48.9	−1.2
Total formal votes			2,588	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			21	0.8	−0.1
Turnout			2,609	87.3	+5.2
	Ministerialist gain from Labour		Swing	+1.2

1908 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Buzacott	1,220	50.1	+2.6
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	1,213	49.9	−2.6
Total formal votes			2,433	99.1	−0.2
Informal votes			23	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			2,456	82.1	+15.0
	Labour gain from Ministerialist		Swing	+2.6

• This result was declared void and was contested again in the 1908 Menzies state by-election.

1905 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	874	52.5	–6.6
	Labour	Richard Buzacott	790	47.5	+6.6
Total formal votes			1,664	99.3	n/a
Informal votes			11	0.7	n/a
Turnout			1,675	67.1	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	–6.6

1904 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Henry Gregory	1,087	53.0	–47.0
	Labour	Richard Buzacott	966	47.0	+47.0
Total formal votes			2,053	99.5	n/a
Informal votes			10	0.5	n/a
Turnout			2,063	55.3	n/a
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	–47.0

1901 Western Australian state election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Opposition	Henry Gregory	unopposed
	Opposition win		(new seat)