This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of York in Western Australian state elections.
Members for York
editMember | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Henry Parker | Non-aligned | 1890–1892 | |
Frederick Monger | Ministerial | 1892–1903 | |
Richard Burges | Ministerial | 1903–1905 | |
Frederick Monger | Ministerial | 1905–1911 | |
Liberal | 1911–1914 | ||
Harry Griffiths | Country | 1914–1921 | |
Charles Latham | Country | 1921–1923 | |
Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 | ||
Nationalist | 1924–1928 | ||
Country | 1928–1942 | ||
Charles Perkins | Country | 1942–1950 |
Election results
editElections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Perkins | 1,621 | 67.1 | +32.5 | |
Labor | Colin Thorn | 794 | 32.9 | +5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 2,415 | 99.0 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 25 | 1.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,440 | 85.0 | −6.2 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Perkins | 855 | 34.6 | −26.9 | |
Labor | Douglas McRae | 676 | 27.4 | +27.4 | |
Independent | John Keast | 515 | 20.9 | −17.6 | |
Country | Albert Noonan | 422 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,468 | 98.8 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 31 | 1.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,499 | 91.2 | −0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Charles Perkins | 1,437 | 58.2 | −3.3 | |
Labor | Douglas McRae | 1,031 | 41.8 | +3.3 | |
Country hold | Swing | −3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Perkins | 599 | 27.0 | –34.5 | |
Independent | John Keast | 478 | 21.5 | –17.0 | |
Labor | Alfred Reynolds | 472 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Independent Country | Albert Noonan | 396 | 17.8 | +17.8 | |
Independent Labor | Harry Hyams | 170 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal (All-Parties) | Carlyle Ferguson | 107 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,222 | 98.8 | –0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 28 | 1.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,250 | 80.3 | –11.7 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Charles Perkins | 1,131 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Independent | John Keast | 1,091 | 49.1 | N/A | |
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Latham | 1,717 | 61.5 | −5.8 | |
Independent | John Keast | 1,074 | 38.5 | +5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,791 | 99.4 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 17 | 0.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,808 | 92.0 | +14.9 | ||
Country hold | Swing | −5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Latham | 1,485 | 67.3 | +7.9 | |
Independent | John Keast | 720 | 32.7 | +32.7 | |
Total formal votes | 2,205 | 99.2 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 17 | 0.8 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,222 | 77.1 | −13.5 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Latham | 1,605 | 59.4 | −40.6 | |
Independent Country | Donald Sutherland | 555 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
Independent | Charles Foreman | 542 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,702 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 38 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,740 | 90.6 | |||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Latham | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Charles Latham | 1,736 | 55.1 | −5.6 | |
Labor | Walter Butler | 827 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
Country | Peter Ledsham | 586 | 18.6 | −20.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,149 | 98.1 | −1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 62 | 1.9 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,211 | 72.7 | +8.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Charles Latham | 859 | 54.2 | −1.8 | |
Country | William Burges | 727 | 45.8 | +45.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,586 | 99.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.5 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,594 | 57.1 | +3.4 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Country | Harry Griffiths | 852 | 56.1 | –1.5 | |
National Country | Frederick Monger | 668 | 43.9 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,520 | 99.4 | –0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,529 | 53.7 | +3.4 | ||
National Country hold | Swing | –1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Griffiths | 1,116 | 57.5 | +57.5 | |
Liberal | Frederick Monger | 826 | 42.5 | −4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,942 | 99.6 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 7 | 0.4 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,949 | 50.4 | −14.1 | ||
Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | 763 | 46.5 | ||
Labor | Henry Dhu | 395 | 24.1 | ||
Ministerialist | Charles Baxter | 341 | 20.8 | ||
Ministerialist | Edward Neville | 141 | 8.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,640 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 30 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,670 | 64.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | 1,104 | 67.3 | ||
Labor | Henry Dhu | 536 | 32.7 | ||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | 633 | 51.5 | −5.9 | |
Ministerialist | Edward Neville | 418 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
Ministerialist | John Taylor | 179 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,230 | 98.6 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 18 | 1.4 | +1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,248 | 65.7 | +15.3 | ||
Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | 315 | 57.4 | –42.6 | |
Ministerialist | Hugh Roche | 234 | 42.6 | +42.6 | |
Total formal votes | 549 | 99.6 | n/a | ||
Informal votes | 2 | 0.4 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 551 | 50.4 | n/a | ||
Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Richard Burges | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Richard Burges | 346 | 59.9 | N/A | |
Opposition | Hugh Roche | 127 | 22.0 | +22.0 | |
Opposition | Percy Wardell-Johnson | 105 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Total formal votes | 578 | 100 | |||
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |||
Turnout | 578 | 52.4 | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerialist | Frederick Monger | unopposed | |||
Ministerialist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Frederick Monger | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Frederick Monger | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Stephen Parker | 196 | 75.4 | n/a | |
None | Joseph Pyke | 64 | 24.6 | n/a |
References
edit- ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.