Results of the 1917 Western Australian state election
Western Australian state election, 29 September 1917 Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
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138,115[1]
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Votes cast
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85,620
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Turnout
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61.99%
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+4.67%
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Informal votes
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1,447
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Informal
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1.69%
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+0.50%
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Summary of votes by party
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Party
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Primary votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats
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Change
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Labor
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20,867
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24.79%
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15
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+ 1
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Nationalist
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18,087
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21.49%
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8
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+ 3
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National Liberal
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11,242
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13.36%
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8
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– 3
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Country
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15,560
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18.49%
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12
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+ 1
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National Labor
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13,186
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15.67%
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6
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– 3
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Independent Labor WA
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2,490
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2.96%
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1
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+ 1
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Independent
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2,709
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3.22%
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0
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± 0
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Total
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84,173
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50
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This is a list of the results of the 1917 state election in Western Australia, listed by electoral district.
Results by electoral district
Albany
Avon
- Harrison's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Country", rather than "National Country".
Beverley
Boulder
- Collier won Boulder unopposed at the 1914 election.
Brownhill-Ivanhoe
Bunbury
Canning
Claremont
Collie
Coolgardie
- The previous Labor candidate, Charles McDowall, had been elected unopposed in 1914.
Cue
East Perth
Forrest
Fremantle
Gascoyne
- Gilchrist's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Liberal", rather than "National Liberal".
Geraldton
Greenough
Guildford
Hannans
Irwin
Kalgoorlie
Kanowna
Katanning
Kimberley
Leederville
- Veryard's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Liberal", rather than "National Liberal".
Menzies
- Mullany had run for Labor at the 1914 election.
Moore
Mount Leonora
- Foley had run for Labor at the 1914 election, and was elected unopposed.
Mount Magnet
Mount Margaret
- Taylor had been elected unopposed at the 1914 election.
Murchison
Murray-Wellington
Nelson
- Willmott's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Country", rather than "National Country".
Northam
North-East Fremantle
North Perth
- Smith's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Liberal", rather than "National Liberal".
Perth
Pilbara
Pingelly
Roebourne
South Fremantle
Subiaco
Sussex
Swan
- Nairn's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Liberal", rather than "National Liberal".
Toodyay
- Piesse's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Country", rather than "National Country".
Wagin
West Perth
Williams-Narrogin
Yilgarn
York
See also
References
- Black, David; Prescott, 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.
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