Electoral results for the district of Hannans

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

Members for Hannans

Member Party Term
  John Reside Labour 1901–1902
  Thomas Bath Labour 1902–1904
  Wallace Nelson Labour 1904–1905
  Francis Ware Labour 1905–1911
  Selby Munsie Labor 1911–1938
  David Leahy Labor 1938–1948
  Harry McCulloch Labor 1948–1956

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1953 Western Australian state election: Hannans[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert McCulloch 2,210 60.3 −1.2
Independent Harold Illingworth 1,453 39.7 +39.7
Total formal votes 3,663 97.4 −0.5
Informal votes 98 2.6 +0.5
Turnout 3,761 91.0 0.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert McCulloch 2,487 61.5
Liberal and Country Frederick Hicks 1,560 38.5
Total formal votes 4,047 97.9
Informal votes 87 2.1
Turnout 4,134 91.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1949 Hannans state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry McCulloch 1,512 57.4 N/A
Liberal Fred Hicks 1,124 42.6 +42.6
Total formal votes 2,636 98.7
Informal votes 35 1.3
Turnout 2,671 79.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1947 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Leahy unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Leahy 1,519 63.1 +1.4
Country Jack Guise 890 36.9 +36.9
Total formal votes 2,409 97.4 −0.4
Informal votes 64 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 2,473 71.8 −22.8
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Leahy 1,708 61.7 −38.3
Nationalist Keith Burton 1,060 38.3 +38.3
Total formal votes 2,768 97.8
Informal votes 61 2.2
Turnout 2,829 94.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1938 Hannans state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Leahy 1,034 49.5 N/A
Nationalist Richard Moore 618 29.6 +29.6
Nationalist Keith Burton 243 11.6 +11.6
Western Australia Democratic League Joseph D'Almeida 174 8.3 +8.3
Independent George Walker 20 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 2,089 98.3
Informal votes 35 1.7
Turnout 2,124 83.4
After distribution of preferences
Labor David Leahy 1,094 52.4 N/A
Nationalist Richard Moore 691 33.1 N/A
Nationalist Keith Burton 304 14.5 N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.
1936 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1930 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie 422 74.7 −25.3
Ind. Nationalist Branwell Saunders 143 25.3 +25.3
Total formal votes 565 99.1
Informal votes 5 0.9
Turnout 570 86.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
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

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie 856 59.8 –40.2
National Labor Walter Close 520 36.3 +36.3
Nationalist Richard Jordan 56 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 1,432 97.7 n/a
Informal votes 34 2.3 n/a
Turnout 1,466 67.9 n/a
Labor hold Swing –40.2
1914 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Ware 2,254 71.4 −2.8
Ministerialist Mark Rosenberg 905 28.6 +2.8
Total formal votes 3,159 99.6 +1.0
Informal votes 12 0.4 −1.0
Turnout 3,171 65.5 +10.0
Labour hold Swing −2.8
1905 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Ware 1,519 74.2 +8.8
Ministerialist Robert Boylen 529 25.8 +25.8
Total formal votes 2,041 98.6 –1.2
Informal votes 29 1.4 +1.2
Turnout 2,070 55.5 +9.2
Labour hold Swing +8.8
1904 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wallace Nelson 1,292 63.4 –36.6
Independent John Marshall 746 36.6 +36.6
Total formal votes 2,038 99.8 n/a
Informal votes 5 0.2 n/a
Turnout 2,043 46.3 n/a
Labour hold Swing –36.6
1902 Hannans state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Bath unopposed
Labour hold Swing
1901 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Reside 1,870 68.3 +68.3
Opposition James Wilkinson 857 31.3 +31.3
Independent Morgan Field 9 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 2,736 96.2 n/a
Informal votes 109 3.8 n/a
Turnout 2,845 40.5 n/a
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ 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.