# Electoral results for the district of Forrest

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

## Members for Forrest

| Member | Party | Term |
| Albert Wilson | Labor | 1904–1906 |
| Albert Wilson | Independent | 1906–1908 |
| Peter O'Loghlen | Labor | 1908–1910 |
| Dennis Jones | Labor | 1910 |
| Peter O'Loghlen | Labor | 1910–1913 |
| Thomas Moore | Labor | 1913 |
| Peter O'Loghlen | Labor | 1913–1923 |
| John Holman | Labor | 1923–1925 |
| May Holman | Labor | 1925–1939 |
| Edward Holman | Labor | 1939–1947 |
| Alfred Reynolds | Labor | 1947–1950 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alfred Reynolds | 1,572 | 48.9 | -51.1 |
| | Liberal | David Johnstone | 1,209 | 37.6 | +37.6 |
| | Country | Keith Porteous | 437 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,218 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,283 | 81.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alfred Reynolds | 1,644 | 51.1 | -48.9 |
| | Liberal | David Johnstone | 1,574 | 48.9 | +48.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Holman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Holman | 2,155 | 63.6 | -3.0 |
| | Independent | Carlyle Ferguson | 1,231 | 36.4 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,386 | 98.6 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,433 | 85.4 | −3.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
1939 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | May Holman | 2,318 | 66.6 | -33.4 |
| | Nationalist | Percy Rettallack | 1,161 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,479 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 89.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | May Holman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | May Holman | 2,480 | 72.7 | +6.9 |
| | Country | William Hollingsworth | 933 | 27.3 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,281 | 96.3 | −3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 3.7 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,545 | 85.4 | +9.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1930 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,367 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,390 | 76.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | May Holman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1925 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | May Holman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Holman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1923 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Holman | 603 | 66.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Brosnan | 200 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| | Independent | Dennis Jones | 110 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 913 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | 38.5 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1921 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
July 1913 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | 1,257 | 81.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Harold Tuckfield | 277 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,534 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,552 | 44.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
April 1913 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Moore | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
July 1910 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter O'Loghlen | 834 | 86.0 | N/A |
| | Ministerialist | Albert Wilson | 136 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 970 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 982 | 35.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
March 1910 Forrest state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dennis Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter O'Loghlen | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Wilson | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Forrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Wilson | 751 | 77.5 | +77.5 |
| | Independent | George Baxter | 218 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 969 | 99.8 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.2 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 40.0 | n/a |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |