Electoral results for the district of Claremont

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

Members for Claremont

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Member Party Term
  William Sayer Ministerial 1901–1902
  John Foulkes Ministerial 1902–1911
  Evan Wisdom Liberal 1911–1917
  John Stewart Nationalist 1917–1918
  Thomas Duff Nationalist 1918–1921
  John Thomson Nationalist 1921–1924
  Ind. Nationalist 1924
  Charles North Nationalist 1924–1945
  Liberal 1945–1949
  LCL 1949–1956
  Bill Crommelin LCL 1956–1968

Election results

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Elections in the 1960s

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1965 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Harold Crommelin 7,171 77.0 +8.8
Labor John Henshaw 2,141 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 9,312 97.2 −0.4
Informal votes 265 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 9,577 91.1 −0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +8.8
1962 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Harold Crommelin 6,243 68.2
Independent Liberal John Smith 2,908 31.8
Total formal votes 9,151 97.6
Informal votes 229 2.4
Turnout 9,380 91.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Harold Crommelin unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1956 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Harold Crommelin 3,239 41.5
Liberal and Country Laurence Snook 2,618 33.5
Liberal and Country Charles North 1,948 25.0
Total formal votes 7,805 93.5
Informal votes 541 6.5
Turnout 8,346 91.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Harold Crommelin 4,295 55.0
Liberal and Country Laurence Snook 3,510 45.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Charles North 5,636 63.9 −36.1
Labor Clifton Scott 3,185 36.1 +36.1
Total formal votes 8,821 98.9
Informal votes 98 1.1
Turnout 8,919 92.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Charles North unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles North 5,092 65.0 +31.6
Labor William Carmody 2,736 35.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 7,828 98.6 +1.1
Informal votes 107 1.4 −1.1
Turnout 7,935 87.7 −4.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Eric Gillett 2,409 33.6 +33.6
Nationalist Charles North 2,398 33.4 −66.6
Labor John Vivian 2,372 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 7,179 97.5
Informal votes 182 2.5
Turnout 7,361 91.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Charles North 4,062 56.6 −43.4
Nationalist Eric Gillett 3,117 43.4 +43.4
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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1939 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Charles North unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1936 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Charles North 2,118 51.0 +8.5
Nationalist Donald Cleland 2,039 49.0 +19.6
Total formal votes 4,157 98.6 +2.9
Informal votes 59 1.4 −2.9
Turnout 4,216 63.6 −28.0
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Charles North 2,448 42.5 −17.4
Nationalist Donald Cleland 1,697 29.4 +29.4
Nationalist Clarence Briggs 1,619 28.1 +28.1
Total formal votes 5,764 95.7 −3.5
Informal votes 258 4.3 +3.5
Turnout 6,022 91.6 +31.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Charles North 3,071 53.3
Nationalist Donald Cleland 2,693 46.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
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

Elections in the 1920s

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1927 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Charles North 4,029 57.0 +23.1
Labor Theodore Morgan 3,036 43.0 +6.4
Total formal votes 7,065 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 50 0.7 −0.7
Turnout 7,115 66.3 −1.7
Nationalist hold Swing −1.8
1924 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Dennis 2,086 36.6 +15.0
Nationalist Charles North 1,933 33.9 +3.8
Ind. Nationalist John Thomson 1,686 29.5 +29.5
Total formal votes 5,705 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 78 1.4 −0.6
Turnout 5,783 68.0 −10.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Charles North 3,356 58.8 +2.4
Labor George Dennis 2,349 41.2 −2.4
Nationalist hold Swing +2.4
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

Elections in the 1910s

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1918 Claremont state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Duff 1,279 37.5
Independent Joseph Langsford 852 25.0
Independent George Stevens 796 23.3
Independent Percy Brunton 253 7.4
Independent Harold Tuckfield 230 6.7
Total formal votes 3,410 96.8 −1.3
Informal votes 113 3.2 +1.3
Turnout 3,523 53.6 −9.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Thomas Duff 1,852 54.3
Independent Joseph Langsford 1,558 45.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1917 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Samuel MacAulay 1,471 36.6 +36.6
Nationalist John Stewart 1,431 35.6 +35.6
Nationalist George Stevens 678 16.9 +16.9
Nationalist Thomas Briggs 444 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 4,024 98.1 –1.5
Informal votes 74 1.8 +1.5
Turnout 4,098 63.2 +8.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist John Stewart 2,013 50.0 +50.0
Nationalist Samuel MacAulay 2,011 50.0 +50.0
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1914 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Evan Wisdom 2,261 57.0 +28.4
Liberal Joseph Langsford 1,705 43.0 +16.5
Total formal votes 3,966 99.6 +0.3
Informal votes 15 0.4 −0.3
Turnout 3,981 55.2 −28.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reginald Burchell 1,648 44.9
Ministerialist Evan Wisdom 1,050 28.6
Ministerialist Joseph Langsford 975 26.5
Total formal votes 3,673 99.3
Informal votes 24 0.7
Turnout 3,697 83.5
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerialist Evan Wisdom 1,867 50.8
Labor Reginald Burchell 1,806 49.2
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

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1908 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Foulkes 1,427 49.4 −21.9
Ministerialist Thomas Briggs 825 28.6 +28.6
Ministerialist John Stuart 636 22.0 +22.0
Total formal votes 2,888 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 17 0.6 −0.1
Turnout 2,905 74.2 +28.6
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Foulkes 1,064 71.3 –11.1
Ministerialist James Weir 428 28.7 +28.7
Total formal votes 1,492 99.3 +2.0
Informal votes 10 0.7 –2.0
Turnout 1,502 45.6 –13.9
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Foulkes 1,553 82.4 +41.0
Labour Walter Abbott 331 17.6 +17.6
Total formal votes 1,884 97.3 –1.4
Informal votes 53 2.7 +1.4
Turnout 1,937 59.5 +8.7
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1902 Claremont state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition John Foulkes 634 41.4 +41.4
Ministerialist Frank Wilson 318 20.8 +20.8
Opposition Joseph Langsford 297 19.4 –15.0
Opposition Richard Pennefather 182 11.9 +11.9
Ministerialist George Temple-Poole 99 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 1,530 98.7 –0.5
Informal votes 20 1.3 +0.5
Turnout 1,550 50.8 –2.1
Opposition hold Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist William Sayer 551 38.1 +38.1
Opposition Joseph Langsford 497 34.4 +34.4
Opposition Andrew Henning 397 27.5 +27.5
Total formal votes 1,445 99.2 n/a
Informal votes 11 0.8 n/a
Turnout 1,456 52.9 n/a
Ministerialist win (new seat)

References

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