Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle

This article lists electoral results for the Division of Fremantle in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 to the present.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Elias Solomon Free Trade 1901–1903
  William Carpenter Labour 1903–1906
  William Hedges Western Australian 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1913
  Reginald Burchell Labor 1913–1916
  National Labor 1916–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1922
  William Watson Independent 1922–1928
  John Curtin Labor 1928–1931
  William Watson United Australia 1931–1934
  John Curtin Labor 1934–1945
Kim Beazley Sr. 1945 by–1977
John Dawkins 1977–1994
Carmen Lawrence 1994 by–2007
Melissa Parke 2007–2016
Josh Wilson 2016–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Fremantle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josh Wilson 43,111 43.97 +5.95
Liberal Bill Koul 23,749 24.22 −10.75
Greens Felicity Townsend 17,790 18.14 +2.14
One Nation William Edgar 3,060 3.12 −0.71
Great Australian Ben Tilbury 2,293 2.34 +2.34
Western Australia Janetia Knapp 2,248 2.29 −0.27
United Australia Stella Jinman 2,000 2.04 +0.10
Federation Cathy Gavranich 1,367 1.39 +1.39
Liberal Democrats Yan Loh 1,251 1.28 +1.28
Socialist Alliance Sam Wainwright 1,184 1.21 +0.12
Total formal votes 98,053 94.21 −0.39
Informal votes 6,025 5.79 +0.39
Turnout 104,078 89.12 −2.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Josh Wilson 65,585 66.89 +9.97
Liberal Bill Koul 32,468 33.11 −9.97
Labor hold Swing +9.97
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Fremantle in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Fremantle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josh Wilson 34,636 38.02 −2.97
Liberal Nicole Robins 31,862 34.97 −1.90
Greens Jesse Hutchinson 14,574 16.00 −1.74
One Nation Brett Weary 3,485 3.83 +3.83
Western Australia Janetia Knapp 2,333 2.56 +2.56
United Australia Fatima Lever 1,767 1.94 +1.94
Christians Laetisia Mulder 1,456 1.60 +1.60
Socialist Alliance Sam Wainwright 990 1.09 −0.56
Total formal votes 91,103 94.60 −1.40
Informal votes 5,199 5.40 +1.40
Turnout 96,302 91.38 +2.57
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Josh Wilson 51,852 56.92 −0.60
Liberal Nicole Robins 39,251 43.08 +0.60
Labor hold Swing −0.60

2018 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2018 Fremantle by-election § Results.[edit]
Fremantle by-election: 28 July 2018[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josh Wilson 33,277 52.62 +11.63
Greens Dorinda Cox 10,456 16.53 −1.21
Liberal Democrats John Gray 8,916 14.10 +14.10
Christians Mark Staer 3,350 5.30 +5.30
Animal Justice Katrina Love 3,297 5.21 +5.21
Independent Jason Spanbroek 3,239 5.12 +5.12
People's Party James Harfouche 708 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 63,243 92.76 −3.24
Informal votes 4,933 7.24 +3.24
Turnout 68,176 66.09 −22.72
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Josh Wilson 46,375 73.33 +15.81
Liberal Democrats John Gray 16,868 26.67 +26.67
Labor hold Swing N/A

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Fremantle[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josh Wilson 34,792 40.99 −0.36
Liberal Pierrette Kelly 31,292 36.87 −0.61
Greens Kate Davis 15,053 17.74 +5.87
Mature Australia Mick Connolly 2,335 2.75 +2.75
Socialist Alliance Chris Jenkins 1,404 1.65 +0.79
Total formal votes 84,876 96.00 +2.51
Informal votes 3,535 4.00 −2.51
Turnout 88,411 88.81 −1.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Josh Wilson 48,821 57.52 +2.12
Liberal Pierrette Kelly 36,055 42.48 −2.12
Labor hold Swing +2.12

2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Fremantle[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Melissa Parke 35,554 40.82 +1.88
Liberal Matthew Hanssen 33,219 38.14 −0.43
Greens Jordon Steele-John 10,354 11.89 −5.76
Palmer United Vashil Sharma 3,451 3.96 +3.96
Christians Owen Mulder 1,163 1.34 +1.34
Katter's Australian Richard McNaught 1,061 1.22 +1.22
Family First Jim McCourt 811 0.93 −0.78
Socialist Alliance Sam Wainwright 743 0.85 +0.05
Rise Up Australia Philip Scott 416 0.48 +0.48
Protectionist Teresa van Lieshout 205 0.24 +0.24
Citizens Electoral Council Ron Rowlands 131 0.15 +0.15
Total formal votes 87,108 93.64 −0.93
Informal votes 5,916 6.36 +0.93
Turnout 93,024 92.26 −0.97
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa Parke 47,705 54.77 −0.93
Liberal Matthew Hanssen 39,403 45.23 +0.93
Labor hold Swing −0.93

2010

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Fremantle.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Fremantle[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Melissa Parke 32,063 38.94 −6.24
Liberal Matt Taylor 31,755 38.57 +3.48
Greens Kate Davis 14,531 17.65 +3.07
Family First Larry Parsons 1,409 1.71 +0.28
Christian Democrats Scott Robertson 1,294 1.57 −0.15
Socialist Alliance Sanna Andrew 662 0.80 +0.35
Democratic Labor Keith McEncroe 622 0.76 +0.76
Total formal votes 82,336 94.57 −1.18
Informal votes 4,724 5.43 +1.18
Turnout 87,060 93.27 −0.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa Parke 45,858 55.70 −3.44
Liberal Matt Taylor 36,478 44.30 +3.44
Labor hold Swing −3.44

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Melissa Parke 36,102 45.18 +0.60
Liberal John Jamieson 28,042 35.10 −0.84
Greens Steve Walker 11,645 14.57 +2.79
Christian Democrats Bill Heggers 1,376 1.72 −0.38
Family First Andriette du Plessis 1,145 1.43 +1.43
One Nation Sue Bateman 988 1.24 −1.08
Socialist Alliance Sam Wainwright 361 0.45 −0.03
Citizens Electoral Council Paul Ellison 242 0.30 −0.80
Total formal votes 79,901 95.75 +2.60
Informal votes 3,548 4.25 −2.60
Turnout 83,449 93.75 +0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa Parke 47,253 59.14 +1.38
Liberal John Jamieson 32,648 40.86 −1.38
Labor hold Swing +1.38

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carmen Lawrence 32,394 44.58 −2.43
Liberal Carmelo Zagami 26,118 35.94 +5.54
Greens Nicola Paris 8,562 11.78 +2.72
One Nation Craig Mackintosh 1,687 2.32 −3.63
Christian Democrats Michelle Shave 1,524 2.10 +0.69
Democrats Delys Beaumont 1,231 1.69 −3.66
Citizens Electoral Council Damian Poole 800 1.10 +1.10
Socialist Alliance Ian Jamieson 350 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 72,666 93.15 −1.14
Informal votes 5,344 6.85 +1.14
Turnout 78,010 93.20 −1.74
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carmen Lawrence 41,970 57.76 −2.91
Liberal Carmelo Zagami 30,696 42.24 +2.91
Labor hold Swing −2.91

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carmen Lawrence 34,054 47.01 −2.33
Liberal Louise Smyth 22,025 30.40 +0.08
Greens Robert Delves 6,565 9.06 +2.07
One Nation Chris Reynolds 4,308 5.95 −1.75
Democrats Rod Swift 3,878 5.35 +0.91
Christian Democrats Michelle Shave 1,025 1.41 +1.41
Sarah Harris 588 0.81 +0.81
Total formal votes 72,443 94.28 −1.50
Informal votes 4,393 5.72 +1.50
Turnout 76,836 95.42
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carmen Lawrence 43,952 60.72 −1.57
Liberal Louise Smyth 28,491 39.28 +1.57
Labor hold Swing −1.57

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carmen Lawrence 36,631 47.45 +0.72
Liberal Mick Tiller 25,051 32.45 −8.07
One Nation Tony Hill 5,834 7.56 +7.56
Greens Leonie Deegan 5,281 6.84 −0.03
Democrats Jakica Zaknic 3,450 4.47 −1.40
Independent Lawrence Shave 957 1.24 +1.24
Total formal votes 77,204 95.94 −0.57
Informal votes 3,269 4.06 +0.57
Turnout 80,473 94.88 −0.86
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carmen Lawrence 46,338 60.02 +5.81
Liberal Mick Tiller 30,866 39.98 −5.81
Labor hold Swing +5.81

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carmen Lawrence 33,763 46.93 −3.28
Liberal Mick Tiller 29,067 40.40 +1.66
Greens Alison de Garis 4,930 6.85 +0.09
Democrats Joe Guentner 4,188 5.82 +2.61
Total formal votes 71,948 96.50 −0.53
Informal votes 2,611 3.50 +0.53
Turnout 74,559 95.75 −0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carmen Lawrence 38,747 54.25 −3.54
Liberal Mick Tiller 32,674 45.75 +3.54
Labor hold Swing −3.54

1994 by-election

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1994 Fremantle by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carmen Lawrence 32,707 52.35 +2.15
Liberal Geoff Hourn 23,047 36.89 –1.85
Greens Stephen Walker 5,215 8.35 +1.59
Independent Raymond Conder 1,506 2.41 +2.41
Total formal votes 62,475 97.40 +0.37
Informal votes 1,669 2.60 –0.37
Turnout 64,144 85.84 −10.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carmen Lawrence 36,745 58.83 +1.04
Liberal Geoff Hourn 25,715 42.21 –1.04
Labor hold Swing +1.04

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 35,084 50.20 +7.27
Liberal John Papaphotis 27,071 38.74 +5.68
Greens Mary Salter 4,725 6.76 −3.79
Democrats Patrick Mullins 2,247 3.22 −7.14
Natural Law Tom Haynes 755 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 69,882 97.03 +1.67
Informal votes 2,141 2.97 −1.67
Turnout 72,023 96.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 40,375 57.79 −0.51
Liberal John Papaphotis 29,491 42.21 +0.51
Labor hold Swing −0.51

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 28,009 42.9 −19.2
Liberal Paul Stevenage 21,564 33.1 +1.6
Greens Jennie Cary 6,886 10.6 +10.6
Democrats Ray Tilbury 6,754 10.4 +10.4
Independent Ian Bolas 1,370 2.1 +2.1
Grey Power Ronnie Riley 657 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 65,240 95.4
Informal votes 3,175 4.6
Turnout 68,415 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 37,890 58.3 −5.5
Liberal Paul Stevenage 27,106 41.7 +5.5
Labor hold Swing −5.5

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 36,646 61.1 +2.1
Liberal Jenny van den Hoek 19,487 32.5 −1.4
National Jack Clarke 3,834 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 59,967 91.8
Informal votes 5,384 8.2
Turnout 65,351 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 37,628 62.7 −0.2
Liberal Jenny van den Hoek 22,338 37.3 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 33,366 59.0 −2.7
Liberal Max Adams 19,152 33.9 +0.1
Democrats Shirley de la Hunty 3,362 5.9 +3.4
Independent Timothy Peach 650 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 56,530 90.9
Informal votes 5,634 9.1
Turnout 62,164 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 35,631 63.0 −1.9
Liberal Max Adams 20,889 37.0 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 43,326 63.3 +5.2
Liberal Max Adams 22,025 32.2 −2.1
Democrats Colin Hull 1,733 2.5 −3.6
Socialist Labour Timothy Peach 970 1.4 +1.4
Socialist Workers Margo Condoleon 360 0.5 −1.0
Total formal votes 68,414 97.5
Informal votes 1,779 2.5
Turnout 70,193 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 66.5 +3.4
Liberal Max Adams 33.5 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 36,272 58.1 +8.5
Liberal Donald McLeod 21,425 34.3 −2.8
Democrats Graham Hull 3,791 6.1 −3.8
Socialist Workers Angelo Lopez 915 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 62,403 96.9
Informal votes 1,982 3.1
Turnout 64,385 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 63.1 +6.8
Liberal Donald McLeod 36.9 −6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 29,700 45.1 −6.5
Liberal Peter Ramshaw 27,372 41.6 −6.8
Democrats John Kernott 6,491 9.9 +9.9
Communist Vic Slater 1,305 2.0 +2.0
Progress David Lavater 957 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 65,825 96.7
Informal votes 2,235 3.3
Turnout 68,060 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 34,113 51.8 +0.2
Liberal Peter Ramshaw 31,712 48.2 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 32,570 51.6 −7.8
Liberal Leon Lapinski 30,509 48.4 +12.5
Total formal votes 63,079 97.6
Informal votes 1,568 2.4
Turnout 64,647 95.5
Labor hold Swing −9.0

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 35,932 59.4 +3.2
Liberal Douglas Fernihough 21,711 35.9 −3.5
National Alliance Peter Moorehouse 2,136 3.5 +0.5
Australia Charles Pierce 723 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 60,502 97.5
Informal votes 1,554 2.5
Turnout 62,056 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 60.6 +2.5
Liberal Douglas Fernihough 39.4 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 32,803 56.6 −6.7
Liberal Erica Lawton 22,637 39.0 +6.7
Democratic Labor Rosemary Tobori 1,764 3.0 −1.5
Communist Jack Marks 786 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 57,990 97.5
Informal votes 1,515 2.5
Turnout 59,505 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 58.5 −5.7
Liberal Erica Lawton 41.5 +5.7
Labor hold Swing −5.7

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 34,336 63.3 +6.0
Liberal Robert French 17,520 32.3 −3.5
Democratic Labor Frank Pownall 2,417 4.5 +0.0
Total formal votes 54,273 97.8
Informal votes 1,206 2.2
Turnout 55,479 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 64.2 +4.4
Liberal Robert French 35.8 −4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 29,827 57.0 +2.1
Liberal John Waghorne 18,909 36.1 −6.1
Democratic Labor John Martyr 2,378 4.5 +4.5
Communist Paddy Troy 1,248 2.4 +1.0
Total formal votes 52,362 96.1
Informal votes 2,135 3.9
Turnout 54,497 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 60.1 +3.1
Liberal John Waghorne 39.9 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 27,203 54.9 −5.8
Liberal John Waghorne 20,931 42.2 +5.4
Independent James Collins 748 1.5 +1.5
Communist Paddy Troy 676 1.4 −1.0
Total formal votes 49,558 97.9
Informal votes 1,043 2.1
Turnout 50,601 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 57.0 −5.9
Liberal John Waghorne 43.0 +5.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 27,615 60.7 +3.5
Liberal John Waghorne 16,747 36.8 −3.4
Communist Joan Williams 1,107 2.4 −0.1
Total formal votes 45,469 97.3
Informal votes 1,268 2.7
Turnout 46,737 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 62.9 +3.4
Liberal John Waghorne 37.1 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 23,780 57.2 +0.1
Liberal Peter Goode 16,725 40.2 +0.4
Communist Paddy Troy 1,051 2.5 −0.7
Total formal votes 41,556 97.3
Informal votes 1,134 2.7
Turnout 42,690 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 59.5 −0.5
Liberal Peter Goode 40.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.5

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 22,011 57.1 −0.5
Liberal Vernon Hubbard 15,336 39.8 −0.9
Communist Paddy Troy 1,231 3.2 +1.4
Total formal votes 38,578 97.2
Informal votes 1,111 2.8
Turnout 39,689 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 60.0 +0.9
Liberal Vernon Hubbard 40.0 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 26,079 54.5 −2.2
Liberal Douglas McPherson 21,002 43.9 +0.6
Communist Paddy Troy 765 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 47,846 98.5
Informal votes 722 1.5
Turnout 48,568 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 56.0 −0.7
Liberal Douglas McPherson 44.0 +0.7
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 23,901 56.7 +2.0
Liberal Len Seaton 18,273 43.3 −0.3
Total formal votes 42,174 97.8
Informal votes 960 2.2
Turnout 43,134 97.1
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 22,463 54.7 −9.8
Liberal Billy Snedden 17,918 43.6 +8.1
Communist Paddy Troy 675 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 41,056 97.9
Informal votes 862 2.1
Turnout 41,918 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 56.2 −8.3
Liberal Billy Snedden 43.8 +8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

1946

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1946 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley Sr. 45,383 64.1 −2.8
Liberal Claude Henderson 25,428 35.9 +22.0
Total formal votes 70,811 97.4
Informal votes 1,908 2.6
Turnout 72,719 94.1
Labor hold Swing −5.0

1945 by-election

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1945 Fremantle by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley 34,009 57.33 –9.57
Liberal Donald Cleland 19,880 33.51 +0.41
Independent Thomas Hughes 2,210 3.73 +3.73
Communist Paddy Troy 1,807 3.05 +3.05
  State Liberal Carlyle Ferguson 1,273 2.15 +2.15
  Atokist Louis Phillips 143 0.24 +0.24
Total formal votes 59,322 97.10 –1.12
Informal votes 1,769 2.90 +1.12
Turnout 61,091 84.36 –14.70
Labor hold Swing

1943

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1943 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 45,352 66.9 +18.9
Ind. Nationalist Frederick Lee 13,046 19.2 +19.2
United Australia Alex Bracks 9,396 13.9 −32.3
Total formal votes 67,794 98.2
Informal votes 1,226 1.8
Turnout 69,020 99.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 69.3 +19.0
Ind. Nationalist Frederick Lee 30.7 +30.7
Labor hold Swing +19.0

1940

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1940 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 27,299 48.0 −7.2
United Australia Frederick Lee 26,274 46.2 +5.3
Ind. United Australia Gil Clarke 3,344 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 56,917 97.4
Informal votes 1,499 2.6
Turnout 58,416 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 28,779 50.6 −6.6
United Australia Frederick Lee 28,138 49.4 +6.6
Labor hold Swing −0.5

Elections in the 1930s

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1937

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1937 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 29,548 55.2 +9.5
United Australia Eric Isaachsen 21,857 40.9 +0.5
Independent Henry Wright 2,081 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 53,486 96.7
Informal votes 1,827 3.3
Turnout 55,313 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 57.2 +4.6
United Australia Eric Isaachsen 42.8 −4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

1934

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1934 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 22,331 45.7 +3.7
United Australia Florence Cardell-Oliver 19,761 40.4 +9.5
Social Credit William Buchan 6,782 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 48,874 97.1
Informal votes 1,438 2.9
Turnout 50,312 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 24,951 51.1 +6.6
United Australia Florence Cardell-Oliver 23,923 48.9 −6.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +6.6

1931

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1931 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 19,142 42.0 −15.0
Independent William Watson 14,092 30.9 −12.1
United Australia Keith Watson 12,365 27.1 +27.1
Total formal votes 45,599 97.9
Informal votes 968 2.1
Turnout 46,567 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent William Watson 25,328 55.5 +12.5
Labor John Curtin 20,271 44.5 −12.5
Independent gain from Labor Swing +12.5

Elections in the 1920s

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1929

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1929 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 24,482 57.0 +7.8
Nationalist Keith Watson 18,426 43.0 +14.2
Total formal votes 42,980 97.9
Informal votes 914 2.1
Turnout 43,822 91.0
Labor hold Swing +4.9

1928

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1928 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 19,433 49.2 +7.3
Nationalist Frank Gibson 11,402 28.8 +28.8
Independent Keith Watson 8,697 22.0 +22.0
Total formal votes 39,532 96.9
Informal votes 1,253 3.1
Turnout 40,785 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 20,589 52.1 +10.2
Nationalist Frank Gibson 18,943 47.9 +47.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing +10.2

1925

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1925 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Watson 20,568 58.1 +17.5
Labor John Curtin 14,812 41.9 +2.0
Total formal votes 35,380 97.6
Informal votes 877 2.4
Turnout 36,257 92.2
Independent hold Swing +1.2

1922

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1922 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Watson 7,420 40.6 +40.6
Labor John Holman 7,290 39.9 −4.4
Nationalist William Hedges 3,550 19.4 −34.1
Total formal votes 18,260 96.1
Informal votes 742 3.9
Turnout 19,002 54.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent William Watson 10,381 56.9 +56.9
Labor John Holman 7,879 43.1 −0.6
Independent gain from Nationalist Swing +56.9

Elections in the 1910s

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1919

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1919 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Reginald Burchell 15,988 60.8 −8.1
Labor Andrew Clementson 10,294 39.2 +8.1
Total formal votes 26,282 97.6
Informal votes 660 2.4
Turnout 26,942 62.0
Nationalist hold Swing −8.1

1917

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1917 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Reginald Burchell 21,773 68.9 +25.2
Labor Jack Simons 9,849 31.1 −25.2
Total formal votes 31,622 96.8
Informal votes 1,034 3.2
Turnout 32,656 80.1
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +25.2

1914

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1914 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reginald Burchell 16,385 56.3 +0.5
Liberal Thomas Briggs 12,705 43.7 −0.5
Total formal votes 29,090 96.9
Informal votes 937 3.1
Turnout 30,027 77.1
Labor hold Swing +0.5

1913

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1913 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reginald Burchell 15,428 55.8 +11.4
Liberal William Hedges 12,225 44.2 −11.4
Total formal votes 27,653 96.6
Informal votes 975 3.4
Turnout 28,628 77.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.4

1910

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1910 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Hedges 7,788 54.5 +3.6
Labour William Carpenter 6,496 45.5 −3.6
Total formal votes 14,284 98.0
Informal votes 291 2.0
Turnout 14,575 66.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1900s

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1906

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1906 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Western Australian William Hedges 4,798 50.9 +12.2
Labour William Carpenter 4,629 49.1 −12.2
Total formal votes 9,427 92.9
Informal votes 718 7.1
Turnout 10,145 37.5
Western Australian gain from Labour Swing +12.2

1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Carpenter 3,439 61.3 +25.1
Free Trade Elias Solomon 2,174 38.7 −18.0
Total formal votes 5,613 93.2
Informal votes 408 6.8
Turnout 6,021 30.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +21.6

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Elias Solomon 2,870 56.7 +56.7
Labour Tom O'Beirne 1,831 36.2 +36.2
Ind. Free Trade Charles Jones 262 5.2 +5.2
Ind. Free Trade William Adcock 102 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 5,065 97.2
Informal votes 148 2.8
Turnout 5,213 31.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Fremantle, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Fremantle, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "Fremantle by-election results: AEC".
  4. ^ "Fremantle by-election results: ABC".
  5. ^ Fremantle, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  6. ^ 2013 results for Fremantle, AEC.
  7. ^ "2010 results for Fremantle". AEC.
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