Electoral results for the district of Mount Margaret
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Mount Margaret in Western Australian state elections.
Members for Mount Margaret
| Members | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Taylor | Labor
|
1901–1917 | |
| National Labor | 1917–1924 | ||
Nationalist
|
1924–1930 | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | George Taylor | 212 | 55.1 | +0.2 | |
| Labor | Martin Hartigan | 173 | 44.9 | -0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 385 | 98.5 | -1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 6 | 1.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 391 | 80.1 | +5.1 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Labor | George Taylor | 207 | 54.9 | -45.1 | |
| Labor | Patrick Maher | 170 | 45.1 | +45.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 377 | 99.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 1 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 378 | 75.0 | |||
| National Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Labor | George Taylor | unopposed | |||
| National Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Labor | George Taylor
|
513 | 63.3 | –36.7 | |
| Labor | George McLeod | 298 | 36.7 | +36.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 811 | 99.1 | n/a | ||
| Informal votes | 7 | 0.9 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 818 | 75.2 | n/a | ||
| National Labor hold | Swing | –36.7 | |||
- Taylor had been elected unopposed at the 1914 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Taylor | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Taylor | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Taylor | 1,085 | 71.6 | +17.7 | |
| Ministerialist | Andrew Faulds | 431 | 28.3 | +4.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,516 | 99.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,525 | 65.8 | +36.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Taylor
|
738 | 53.9 | –46.1 | |
| Ministerialist | John Smith | 323 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
| Labour | Thomas Campbell | 309 | 22.5 | +22.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,370 | 99.0 | n/a | ||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,384 | 29.7 | n/a | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | –46.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Taylor
|
unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Taylor
|
771 | 52.1 | +52.1 | |
| Opposition | George Hall | 709 | 47.9 | +47.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,480 | 99.1 | n/a | ||
| Informal votes | 14 | 0.9 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,494 | 54.9 | n/a | ||
| Labour win | (new seat) | ||||
References
- ISBN 0730984095.