Results of the 1921 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 12 March 1921[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 146,948[1]
Votes cast 98,958 Turnout 67.34% +5.19%
Informal votes 1,620 Informal 1.64% –0.05%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 35,829 36.81% +11.99% 17 + 2
  Nationalist 26,995 27.73% +6.68% 10 + 2
  Country 17,311 17.78% –1.28% 16 + 4
  National Labor 9,809 10.08% –6.77% 4 – 2
  Independent 7,394 7.60% +1.86% 3 + 2
Total 97,338     50  

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1921 Western Australian election.

Results by Electoral district

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Albany

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1921 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Scaddan 1,529 57.1 +57.1
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,149 42.9 +4.6
Total formal votes 2,678 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 21 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 2,699 66.2 −5.2
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Avon

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1921 Western Australian state election: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Harrison 1,028 49.5 +14.2
Labor Steven Donovan 943 45.5 +7.8
Independent Country Alma McCorry 104 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 2,075 98.1 +1.1
Informal votes 40 1.9 −1.1
Turnout 2,115 56.7 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Harrison 1,093 52.7 −2.3
Labor Steven Donovan 982 47.3 +2.3
Country hold Swing −2.3

Beverley

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1921 Western Australian state election: Beverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Broun unopposed
Country hold Swing

Boulder

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1921 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier 1,833 54.5 −3.9
National Labor James Rogers 1,533 45.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 3,366 99.5 −0.1
Informal votes 16 0.5 +0.1
Turnout 3,382 84.4 +12.4
Labor hold Swing −3.9

Brownhill-Ivanhoe

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1921 Western Australian state election: Brownhill-Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lutey 1,490 56.7 +4.1
National Labor James Reed 1,140 43.3 −4.1
Total formal votes 2,630 99.3 −0.3
Informal votes 19 0.7 +0.3
Turnout 2,649 76.4 +1.7
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Bunbury

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1921 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Griffin Money 1,143 50.8 +17.4
Labor Frederick Withers 1,108 49.2 +23.0
Total formal votes 2,251 99.5 +1.2
Informal votes 12 0.5 −1.2
Turnout 2,263 68.2 −8.1
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Canning

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1921 Western Australian state election: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Clydesdale 3,213 47.9 +17.7
Nationalist Robert Robinson 2,571 38.3 −31.5
Independent Ada Butler 563 8.4 +8.4
Independent Duncan Munro 364 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 6,711 98.0 −0.6
Informal votes 138 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 6,849 69.7 +17.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alexander Clydesdale 3,687 54.9 +24.7
Nationalist Robert Robinson 3,024 45.1 −24.7
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +24.7

Claremont

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1921 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Thomson 1,662 30.1 −5.5
Independent Ada Bromham 1,289 23.3 +23.3
Labor George Dennis 1,191 21.6 +21.6
Nationalist Karl Drake-Brockman 721 13.0 +13.0
Nationalist William Montgomery 332 6.0 +6.0
Nationalist William Rolfe 332 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 5,527 98.0 −0.2
Informal votes 111 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 5,638 78.4 +15.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist John Thomson 3,120 56.4
Independent Ada Bromham 2,407 43.6
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Collie

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1921 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wilson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Coolgardie

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1921 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lambert 565 60.8 +6.9
National Labor Peter Wedd 222 23.9 −9.0
Independent William Faahan 143 15.4 +15.4
Total formal votes 930 97.5 −0.5
Informal votes 24 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 954 66.3 −5.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1921 Western Australian state election: Cue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Chesson 359 68.3 −31.7
Country George Ellemor 167 31.7 +31.7
Total formal votes 526 100
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 526 69.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

East Perth

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1921 Western Australian state election: East Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Simons 2,182 47.8 +6.8
Nationalist Charles Heppingstone 866 19.0 +3.0
National Labor Thomas Ferguson 740 16.2 +3.7
Nationalist John Hardwick 666 14.6 −5.3
Nationalist William Henderson 112 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 4,566 98.0 +1.7
Informal votes 93 2.0 −1.7
Turnout 4,659 70.5 +10.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simons 2,363 51.8 +3.2
Nationalist Charles Heppingstone 2,203 48.2 −3.2
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +3.2

Forrest

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1921 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter O'Loghlen unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Fremantle

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1921 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Jones 1,399 45.1 −13.1
Nationalist Frank Gibson 1,119 36.0 +36.0
Nationalist Joseph Allen 586 18.9 +18.9
Total formal votes 3,104 97.2 −2.5
Informal votes 88 2.8 +2.5
Turnout 3,192 76.6 +11.6
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Frank Gibson 1,667 53.7 +53.7
Labor Walter Jones 1,437 46.3 −11.9
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A

Gascoyne

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1921 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Angelo 412 60.7 +60.7
Labor George Jones 180 26.5 +26.5
Independent Edmund Holden 87 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 679 99.0 −1.0
Informal votes 7 1.0 +1.0
Turnout 686 60.9 +7.6
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Geraldton

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1921 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 1,265 66.1 +18.5
Country Ebenezer Bartlett 648 33.9 +33.9
Total formal votes 1,913 99.2 +1.3
Informal votes 15 0.8 −1.3
Turnout 1,928 80.0 +4.3
Labor hold Swing +15.3

Greenough

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1921 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Maley 968 61.9 +38.4
Labor Patrick Moy 595 38.1 +4.3
Total formal votes 1,563 99.4 +2.6
Informal votes 10 0.6 −2.6
Turnout 1,573 69.4 +8.3
Country hold Swing +4.1

Guildford

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1921 Western Australian state election: Guildford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor Joseph Davies 2,621 49.2 +17.3
Labor William Johnson 2,454 46.0 +2.9
National Labor Henry Berry 256 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 5,331 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 98 1.8 −0.3
Turnout 5,429 69.9 +4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Labor Joseph Davies 2,819 52.9 −2.5
Labor William Johnson 2,512 47.1 +2.5
National Labor hold Swing −2.5

Hannans

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1921 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie 792 67.0 +7.2
National Labor Walter Openshaw 390 33.0 −3.3
Total formal votes 1,182 99.1 +1.4
Informal votes 11 0.9 −1.4
Turnout 1,193 73.2 +5.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Irwin

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1921 Western Australian state election: Irwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Maley 304 28.3 −71.7
Country William Mitchell 296 27.6 +27.6
Country Henry Carson 143 13.3 +13.3
Country Frederick Gill 116 10.8 +10.8
Independent William Clarke 80 7.5 +7.5
Country Edward Lang 74 6.9 +6.9
Country Henry Carr 60 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 1,073 96.4
Informal votes 40 3.6
Turnout 1,113 47.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Charles Maley 571 53.2 −46.8
Country William Mitchell 502 46.8 +46.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Kalgoorlie

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1921 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 1,597 46.2 −4.3
Ind. Nationalist John Boyland 1,268 36.7 +36.7
Nationalist Charles Cutbush 423 12.2 +12.2
National Labor Walter Close 169 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 3,457 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 25 0.7 −0.8
Turnout 3,482 75.7 +9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist John Boyland 1,831 53.0
Labor Albert Green 1,626 47.0
Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A

Kanowna

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1921 Western Australian state election: Kanowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Walker 470 63.3 +5.2
Nationalist Frederick Campbell 273 36.7 +30.1
Total formal votes 743 99.7 +2.6
Informal votes 2 0.3 −2.6
Turnout 745 60.0 +6.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Katanning

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1921 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alec Thomson 1,258 74.6 +8.3
Labor Washington Mather 428 25.4 +25.4
Total formal votes 1,686 99.6 +1.9
Informal votes 6 0.6 −1.9
Turnout 1,692 55.0 −7.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Kimberley

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1921 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Michael Durack 378 51.0 −21.5
Labor Charles Cornish 247 33.3 +15.1
Independent William Willesee 116 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 741 99.3 +2.1
Informal votes 5 0.7 −2.1
Turnout 746 65.2 +12.9
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Leederville

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1921 Western Australian state election: Leederville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Millington 1,995 36.7 +36.7
Nationalist Lionel Carter 1,415 26.0 −29.2
Nationalist Fred Gulley 1,165 21.4 +21.4
Nationalist John Selby 470 8.6 +8.6
National Labor John Slocombe 198 3.6 +3.6
Independent Labor Herman Lehmann 193 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 5,436 97.2 −1.9
Informal votes 156 2.8 +1.9
Turnout 5,592 62.3 +12.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Lionel Carter 3,092 56.9 +1.7
Labor Harry Millington 2,344 43.1 +43.1
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Menzies

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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

Moore

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1921 Western Australian state election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Denton 561 46.9 +46.9
Country Henry Lefroy 376 31.4 −68.6
Country Victor Spencer 260 21.7 +21.7
Total formal votes 1,197 97.3
Informal votes 33 2.7
Turnout 1,230 45.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country James Denton 707 59.1 +59.1
Country Henry Lefroy 490 40.9 −59.1
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Mount Leonora

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1921 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Heron 465 57.9 +19.4
National Labor Sydney Fowler 338 42.1 −19.4
Total formal votes 803 99.4 −0.3
Informal votes 5 0.6 +0.3
Turnout 808 79.2 −4.7
Labor gain from National Labor Swing +19.4

Mount Magnet

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1921 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Troy 710 80.1 −19.9
Nationalist William Woodgate 114 12.8 +12.8
Country Louis Dewar 63 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 887 98.7
Informal votes 12 1.3
Turnout 899 72.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Mount Margaret

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1921 Western Australian state election: Mount Margaret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor George Taylor unopposed
National Labor hold Swing

Murchison

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1921 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall 455 55.2 −8.7
Nationalist Joseph Bryant 198 24.0 +24.0
Country James Chesson 171 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 824 97.7 −1.6
Informal votes 19 2.3 +1.6
Turnout 843 73.0 +14.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Murray-Wellington

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1921 Western Australian state election: Murray-Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William George 881 56.3 −3.7
Country James Paterson 380 24.3 −15.7
Independent Caleb Joyce 303 19.4 +19.4
Total formal votes 1,564 98.4 −1.1
Informal votes 26 1.6 +1.1
Turnout 1,590 60.0 −5.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Nelson

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1921 Western Australian state election: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Francis Willmott 823 40.7 −12.4
Independent Country John Smith 709 35.1 −11.8
Labor Thomas Ryan 488 24.2 +24.2
Total formal votes 2,020 97.8 −1.7
Informal votes 45 2.2 +1.7
Turnout 2,065 63.1 −1.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country John Smith 1,130 55.9 +9.0
Country Francis Willmott 890 44.1 −9.0
Independent Country gain from Country Swing N/A

North Perth

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1921 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 2,349 57.5 −3.7
Labor Ted Needham 1,734 42.5 +42.5
Total formal votes 4,083 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 56 1.4 −0.7
Turnout 4,139 64.0 +15.5
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

North-East Fremantle

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1921 Western Australian state election: North-East Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Angwin unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Northam

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1921 Western Australian state election: Northam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,051 58.1 −41.9
Labor Louis Grieve 758 41.9 +41.9
Total formal votes 1,809 99.2
Informal votes 14 0.8
Turnout 1,823 73.2
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Perth

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1921 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,356 49.7 −6.9
Labor Herbert Swan 805 29.5 −3.6
Independent Percy Brunton 293 10.7 +10.7
Independent Thomas Molloy 273 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 2,727 97.1 +0.5
Informal votes 82 2.9 −0.5
Turnout 2,809 62.9 +8.5
After distribution of preferences
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,504 55.1
Labor Herbert Swan 872 32.0
Independent Percy Brunton 351 12.9
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Pilbara

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1921 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Underwood 241 64.4 −35.6
Labor Arthur Edwards 133 35.6 +35.6
Total formal votes 374 98.7
Informal votes 5 98.7
Turnout 379 58.1
Independent gain from National Labor Swing N/A

Pingelly

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1921 Western Australian state election: Pingelly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Hickmott 816 69.0 −35.7
Country Harrie Seward 207 17.5 +17.5
Country Harry Gayfer 159 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 1,182 98.2 +1.8
Informal votes 22 1.8 −1.8
Turnout 1,204 52.7 −9.1
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Roebourne

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1921 Western Australian state election: Roebourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frederick Teesdale 246 74.8 −3.1
Labor Thomas Daley 47 14.3 −7.8
Independent Richard Hancock 36 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 329 98.5 −1.2
Informal votes 5 1.5 +1.2
Turnout 334 57.6 +8.9
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

South Fremantle

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1921 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum 1,741 48.3 +48.3
Nationalist William Watson 1,531 42.5 +42.5
Independent Labor Samuel Rocke 332 9.2 –40.9
Total formal votes 3,604 97.9 –0.6
Informal votes 78 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 3,682 78.9 +13.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alick McCallum 1,849 51.3 +51.3
Nationalist William Watson 1,755 48.7 +48.7
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing N/A

Subiaco

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1921 Western Australian state election: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor Walter Richardson 2,020 41.0 +41.0
Labor Arthur Ramsbottom 1,686 34.2 −65.8
Nationalist Samuel Brown 1,218 24.7 +24.7
Total formal votes 4,924 98.5
Informal votes 73 1.5
Turnout 4,997 63.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Labor Walter Richardson 2,985 60.6 +60.6
Labor Arthur Ramsbottom 1,939 39.4 −60.6
National Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Sussex

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1921 Western Australian state election: Sussex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Pickering 572 39.9 −10.3
Nationalist George William Barnard 350 24.4 −25.4
Country Benjamin Prowse 222 15.5 +15.5
Country Arthur Heppingstone 152 10.6 +10.6
Nationalist Valentine Mitchell 113 7.9 +7.9
Independent Walter Finlayson 26 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 1,435 98.1 −1.2
Informal votes 27 1.9 +1.2
Turnout 1,462 78.4 +9.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country William Pickering 798 55.6 +5.4
Nationalist George Barnard 637 44.4 −5.4
Country hold Swing +5.4

Swan

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1921 Western Australian state election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Sampson 725 30.3 +30.3
Labor John Holman 719 30.0 +30.0
Nationalist Caryl Molyneux 301 12.6 −34.0
Country George Wilson 268 11.2 +11.2
Independent Neil Dungey 327 3.7 +3.7
Nationalist Fred Serisier 53 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 2,393 97.7 −1.8
Informal votes 56 2.3 +1.8
Turnout 2,449 67.7 +9.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Richard Sampson 1,409 58.9 +58.9
Labor John Holman 984 41.1 +41.1
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Toodyay

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1921 Western Australian state election: Toodyay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Piesse 959 59.7 +18.6
Independent Country Henry Clarkson 647 40.3 +27.6
Total formal votes 1,606 97.7 0.0
Informal votes 37 2.3 0.0
Turnout 1,643 50.4 +5.2
Country hold Swing +0.9

Wagin

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1921 Western Australian state election: Wagin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sydney Stubbs 990 67.6 +16.0
Country John Gettingby 474 32.4 +32.4
Informal votes 1,464 99.5 +0.5
Informal votes 7 0.5 −0.5
Turnout 1,471 58.1 −11.8
Country hold Swing N/A

West Perth

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1921 Western Australian state election: West Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edith Cowan 1,164 38.3 +38.3
Nationalist Thomas Draper 1,109 36.5 −16.8
Nationalist Ebenezer Allen 767 25.2 +25.2
Total formal votes 3,040 98.5 +3.1
Informal votes 45 1.5 −3.1
Turnout 3,085 69.3 +8.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Edith Cowan 1,543 50.8
Nationalist Thomas Draper 1,497 49.2
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Williams-Narrogin

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1921 Western Australian state election: Williams-Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Johnston unopposed
Country hold Swing

Yilgarn

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1921 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Corboy 358 48.0 +9.6
National Labor Charles Hudson 222 29.8 −4.5
Country Maurice Solomon 166 22.2 +22.2
Total formal votes 746 97.1 −1.5
Informal votes 22 2.9 +1.5
Turnout 768 72.1 −1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Edwin Corboy 397 53.2 +9.5
National Labor Charles Hudson 349 46.8 −9.5
Labor gain from National Labor Swing +9.5

York

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1921 Western Australian state election: York
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Details of 1921 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.