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Western Australian state election, 12 April 1930[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1927–1933 >>

Enrolled voters 186,732[1]
Votes cast 139,013 Turnout 74.45% +1.03%
Informal votes 1,579 Informal 1.14% –0.26%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 52,824 38.44% –6.89% 23 – 4
  Nationalist 49,726 36.18% –0.67% 16 ± 0
  Country 25,792 18.77% +2.80% 10 + 3
  Independent Country 3,455 2.51% * 1 + 1
  Independent 5,637 4.11% +2.83% 0 ± 0
Total 137,434     50  

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1930 Western Australian election.

This election occurred after the first redistribution since the 1911 election, so the boundaries were greatly changed.

Results by Electoral district

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Albany

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1930 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,394 46.7
Country Leonard Hill 742 24.9
Independent Country Alfred Burvill 615 20.6
Labor Charles Watkins 235 7.9
Total formal votes 2,986 98.2
Informal votes 56 1.8
Turnout 3,042 75.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,539 51.5
Country Leonard Hill 1,447 48.5
Labor hold Swing

Avon

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1930 Western Australian state election: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Griffiths 1,981 63.2
Labor James Bermingham 1,153 36.8
Total formal votes 3,134 99.2
Informal votes 25 0.8
Turnout 3,159 74.5
Country hold Swing

Beverley

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1930 Western Australian state election: Beverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Mann 1,276 46.7
Country Charles Wansbrough 1,008 36.9
Country John O'Dea 448 16.4
Total formal votes 2,732 98.4
Informal votes 45 1.6
Turnout 2,777 65.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country James Mann 1,514 55.4
Country Charles Wansbrough 1,218 44.6
Country hold Swing

Boulder

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1930 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Brownhill-Ivanhoe

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1930 Western Australian state election: Brownhill-Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lutey unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bunbury

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1930 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frederick Withers 1,950 55.2
Nationalist John Hands 1,581 44.8
Total formal votes 3,531 99.2
Informal votes 28 0.8
Turnout 3,559 87.3
Labor hold Swing

Canning

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1930 Western Australian state election: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Herbert Wells 2,967 50.8
Labor Alexander Clydesdale 2,875 49.2
Total formal votes 5,842 99.3
Informal votes 40 0.7
Turnout 5,882 73.0
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing

Claremont

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1930 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Charles North 2,309 59.9
Independent Ada Bromham 1,548 40.1
Total formal votes 3,857 99.2
Informal votes 31 0.8
Turnout 3,888 60.2
Nationalist hold Swing

Collie

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1930 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wilson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

East Perth

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1930 Western Australian state election: East Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Kenneally 2,580 60.1
Independent Labor Thomas Hughes 1,714 39.9
Total formal votes 4,294 98.6
Informal votes 60 1.4
Turnout 4,354 62.0
Labor hold Swing

Forrest

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1930 Western Australian state election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor May Holman 2,216 65.8
Country James Egan 634 18.8
Nationalist Frank George 517 15.4
Total formal votes 3,367 99.3
Informal votes 23 0.7
Turnout 3,390 76.0
Labor hold Swing

Fremantle

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1930 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gascoyne

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1930 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Angelo 639 55.3
Labor James Hickey 517 44.7
Total formal votes 1,156 99.2
Informal votes 9 0.8
Turnout 1,165 82.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Geraldton

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1930 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Willcock 2,072 66.8
Country George Houston 1,029 33.2
Total formal votes 3,101 99.2
Informal votes 26 0.8
Turnout 3,127 77.9
Labor hold Swing

Greenough

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1930 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Kennedy 1,498 38.1
Country William Patrick 1,361 34.6
Independent Henry Maley 1,076 27.3
Total formal votes 3,935 99.0
Informal votes 40 1.0
Turnout 3,975 68.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Patrick 2,164 55.0
Labor Maurice Kennedy 1,771 45.0
Country gain from Labor Swing

Guildford-Midland

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1930 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Johnson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Hannans

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1930 Western Australian state election: Hannans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Selby Munsie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Irwin-Moore

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1930 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Percy Ferguson 1,483 66.2
Nationalist James Denton 759 33.8
Total formal votes 2,242 98.7
Informal votes 30 1.3
Turnout 2,272 64.0
Country hold Swing

Kalgoorlie

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1930 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Kanowna

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1930 Western Australian state election: Kanowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Walker 782 72.9
Country Sydney Hayes 291 27.1
Total formal votes 1,073 99.1
Informal votes 10 0.9
Turnout 1,083 59.5
Labor hold Swing

Katanning

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1930 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country Arnold Piesse 2,536 62.1
Country Alec Thomson 1,546 37.9
Total formal votes 4,082 98.8
Informal votes 49 1.2
Turnout 4,131 80.6
Independent Country gain from Country Swing

Kimberley

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1930 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 439 73.5
Nationalist Harold Forbes 158 26.5
Total formal votes 588 98.7
Informal votes 8 1.3
Turnout 604 60.6
Labor hold Swing

Leederville

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1930 Western Australian state election: Leederville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Panton 3,242 48.4
Nationalist George Taylor 1,734 25.9
Nationalist Henry Simper 1,056 15.8
Nationalist Charles Hammond 665 9.9
Total formal votes 6,697 98.7
Informal votes 86 1.3
Turnout 6,783 71.8
After distribution of preferences
Labor Alexander Panton 3,379 50.4
Nationalist George Taylor 2,015 30.1
Nationalist Henry Simper 1,304 19.5
Labor hold Swing

Maylands

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1930 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Barker 2,211 41.7
Nationalist John Scaddan 1,681 31.7
Nationalist Arthur Daley 1,269 23.9
Nationalist Peter Wedd 144 2.7
Total formal votes 5,305 98.9
Informal votes 60 1.1
Turnout 5,365 79.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Scaddan 2,879 54.3
Labor Ernest Barker 2,426 45.7
Nationalist hold Swing

Middle Swan

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1930 Western Australian state election: Middle Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Hegney 2,263 47.5
Nationalist Dick Ardagh 1,076 22.6
Nationalist Albert McGilvray 791 16.6
Country Alfred Yeates 638 13.4
Total formal votes 4,683 98.2
Informal votes 85 1.8
Turnout 4,853 70.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Hegney 2,532 53.1
Nationalist Dick Ardagh 2,236 46.9
Labor hold Swing

Mount Hawthorn

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1930 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Millington 2,002 53.5
Nationalist Peter Menzies 1,739 46.5
Total formal votes 3,741 98.7
Informal votes 48 1.3
Turnout 3,789 77.3
Labor hold Swing

Mount Magnet

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1930 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Troy 929 58.9
Labor Peter Cowan 648 41.1
Total formal votes 1,577 99.2
Informal votes 12 0.8
Turnout 1,589 79.1
Labor hold Swing

Mount Marshall

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1930 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Lindsay 2,356 72.0
Labor John Mulqueeny 915 28.0
Total formal votes 3,271 99.3
Informal votes 24 0.7
Turnout 3,295 67.3
Country hold Swing

Murchison

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1930 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Murray-Wellington

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1930 Western Australian state election: Murray-Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Tonkin 1,039 32.4
Nationalist Ross McLarty 929 29.0
Nationalist Hobart Tuckey 599 18.7
Country Francis Becher 407 12.7
Nationalist Charles Heppingstone 229 7.2
Total formal votes 3,203 98.0
Informal votes 65 2.0
Turnout 3,268 84.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Ross McLarty 2,003 62.5
Labor John Tonkin 1,200 37.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Nedlands

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1930 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Leonard 2,198 36.3
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 1,392 23.0
Nationalist Clifford Sadlier 1,150 19.0
Nationalist Isaac Foristal 741 12.2
Nationalist Thomas Molloy 245 4.1
Nationalist Adolphus Terelinck 232 3.8
Independent John Attey 99 1.6
Total formal votes 6,057 98.1
Informal votes 117 1.9
Turnout 6,174 82.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 3,387 55.9
Labor John Leonard 2,670 44.1
Nationalist hold Swing

Nelson

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1930 Western Australian state election: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Smith 2,716 66.7
Labor Walter Toyer 1,358 33.3
Total formal votes 4,037 99.1
Informal votes 37 0.9
Turnout 4,111 81.7
Nationalist hold Swing

North Perth

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1930 Western Australian state election: North Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Smith 2,594 63.0
Nationalist Thomas Langley 1,521 37.0
Total formal votes 4,115 98.8
Informal votes 49 1.2
Turnout 4,164 68.4
Nationalist hold Swing

North-East Fremantle

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1930 Western Australian state election: North-East Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Hubert Parker 2,554 50.1
Labor Francis Rowe 2,541 49.9
Total formal votes 5,095 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 5,134 68.9
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing

Northam

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1930 Western Australian state election: Northam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Mitchell 1,982 53.4
Labor Patrick Coffey 1,726 46.6
Total formal votes 3,708 99.2
Informal votes 31 0.8
Turnout 3,739 81.0
Nationalist hold Swing

Perth

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1930 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 2,991 53.1
Labor Ted Needham 2,591 46.1
Independent John McCoo 45 0.8
Total formal votes 5,627 98.5
Informal votes 86 1.5
Turnout 5,713 72.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Pilbara

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1930 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Lamond 229 54.3
Nationalist Edward Greene 166 39.3
Independent William Maher 27 6.4
Total formal votes 422 99.3
Informal votes 3 0.7
Turnout 425 84.2
Labor hold Swing

Pingelly

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1930 Western Australian state election: Pingelly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Brown 1,142 38.7
Country Harrie Seward 1,136 38.5
Labor William Carmody 671 22.8
Total formal votes 2,949 97.7
Informal votes 69 2.3
Turnout 3,018 73.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry Brown 1,526 51.7
Country Harrie Seward 1,423 48.3
Country hold Swing

Roebourne

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1930 Western Australian state election: Roebourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frederick Teesdale 317 70.1
Labor Arthur Orr 135 29.9
Total formal votes 452 99.6
Informal votes 2 0.4
Turnout 454 74.2
Nationalist hold Swing

South Fremantle

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1930 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alick McCallum unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Subiaco

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1930 Western Australian state election: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter Richardson 3,233 58.5
Labor Richard Nash 2,290 41.5
Total formal votes 5,469 99.0
Informal votes 54 1.0
Turnout 5,577 78.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Sussex

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1930 Western Australian state election: Sussex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist George Barnard 1,362 41.3
Labor John Close 1,150 34.9
Nationalist Benjamin Prowse 784 23.8
Total formal votes 3,296 99.1
Informal votes 31 0.9
Turnout 3,327 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist George Barnard 2,029 61.6
Labor John Close 1,267 38.4
Nationalist hold Swing

Swan

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1930 Western Australian state election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Sampson unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

Toodyay

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1930 Western Australian state election: Toodyay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lindsay Thorn 1,026 42.2
Country Ignatius Boyle 888 36.5
Independent Country James Pollitt 294 12.1
Nationalist Richard Fitzgerald 224 9.2
Total formal votes 2,432 98.7
Informal votes 32 1.3
Turnout 2,464 71.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Lindsay Thorn 1,313 54.0
Country Ignatius Boyle 1,119 46.0
Country hold Swing

Victoria Park

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1930 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Howard Raphael 2,757 48.4
Nationalist Charles Harper 1,796 31.6
Independent Labor Frederick White 1,138 20.0
Total formal votes 5,691 98.9
Informal votes 65 1.1
Turnout 5,756 81.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Howard Raphael 3,220 56.6
Nationalist Charles Harper 2,471 43.4
Labor hold Swing

Wagin

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1930 Western Australian state election: Wagin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sydney Stubbs 2,070 61.8
Country Adam Elder 1,281 38.2
Total formal votes 3,351 99.4
Informal votes 21 0.6
Turnout 3,372 72.8
Country hold Swing

West Perth

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1930 Western Australian state election: West Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Davy 2,884 55.9
Labor Frank Darcey 2,277 44.1
Total formal votes 5,114 99.1
Informal votes 47 0.9
Turnout 5,208 78.1
Nationalist hold Swing

Williams-Narrogin

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1930 Western Australian state election: Williams-Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Doney 1,966 70.4
Labor John McKenna 825 29.6
Total formal votes 2,791 99.5
Informal votes 14 0.5
Turnout 2,805 81.2
Country hold Swing

Yilgarn-Coolgardie

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1930 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn-Coolgardie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Price 848 38.5
Labor Edwin Corboy 678 30.8
Labor George Lambert 674 30.6
Total formal votes 2,200 99.0
Informal votes 22 1.0
Turnout 2,222 79.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edwin Corboy 1,262 57.4
Country William Price 938 42.6
Labor hold Swing

York

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1930 Western Australian state election: York
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Latham unopposed
Country hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Details of 1930 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
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