# Electoral results for the district of Roebourne

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

## Members for Roebourne

| Member | Party | Term |
| George Leake | Non-aligned | 1890 |
| Horace Sholl | Ministerial | 1891–1901 |
| John Sydney Hicks | Ministerial | 1901–1908 |
| Henry Osborn | Ministerial | 1908–1911 |
| Joseph Gardiner | Labor | 1911–1915 |
| William Butcher | Liberal | 1915–1917 |
| William Butcher | Nationalist | 1917 |
| Frederick Teesdale | Nationalist | 1917–1932 |
| John Church | Nationalist | 1932–1933 |
| Aloysius Rodoreda | Labor | 1933–1950 |

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

1947 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | 221 | 69.5 | +7.4 |
| | Country | George Monger | 97 | 30.5 | +30.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 318 | 98.8 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 322 | 65.5 | −19.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | 355 | 62.1 | -37.9 |
| | Nationalist | Alexander Angelo | 217 | 37.9 | +37.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 572 | 99.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 574 | 84.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | 261 | 52.3 | +22.4 |
| | Nationalist | John Church | 238 | 47.7 | -22.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 499 | 98.6 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 1.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 506 | 86.4 | +12.2 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +22.4 | |
1932 Roebourne state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Church | 108 | 28.9 | n/a |
| | Labor | John Archer | 68 | 18.2 | –11.7 |
| | Independent | Harold Cornish | 61 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Independent | Ernest Foulkes-Taylor | 54 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Nationalist | Richard Sleeman | 50 | 13.4 | n/a |
| | Country | Charles Ferguson | 33 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 374 | 96.9 | –2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 3.1 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 386 | 83.9 | +9.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | John Church | 211 | 56.4 | –13.7 |
| | Independent | Harold Cornish | 163 | 43.5 | +43.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1930 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Teesdale | 317 | 70.1 |
| | Labor | Arthur Orr | 135 | 29.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 452 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 454 | 74.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Teesdale | 252 | 57.8 | -42.2 |
| | Labor | Thomas McCarthy | 184 | 42.2 | +42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 436 | 99.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 437 | 66.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Teesdale | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Teesdale | 246 | 74.8 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Thomas Daley | 47 | 14.3 | -7.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Hancock | 36 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 329 | 98.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 1.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 334 | 57.6 | +8.9 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Teesdale | 271 | 77.9 | +77.9 |
| | Labor | John Haughey | 77 | 22.1 | –25.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 348 | 99.7 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1 | 0.3 | –1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 349 | 48.7 | n/a |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1915 Roebourne state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Butcher | 254 | 53.8 | +8.2 |
| | Labor | William Waugh | 218 | 46.2 | -8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 472 | 98.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 480 | N/A | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.2 | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Gardiner | 324 | 54.4 | -11.9 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Teesdale | 272 | 45.6 | +28.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 596 | 97.5 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 2.5 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 611 | 54.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joseph Gardiner | 379 | 66.3 |
| | Ministerialist | Albert Wilson | 97 | 17.0 |
| | Ministerialist | Henry Osborn | 96 | 16.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 572 | 95.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 597 | 54.5 |
| | Labor gain from Ministerialist | Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Henry Osborn | 185 | 52.7 | -47.3 |
| | Ministerialist | Albert Wilson | 145 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Ministerialist | William Withnell | 21 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 351 | 93.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 375 | 48.1 | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | John Sydney Hicks | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | John Sydney Hicks | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Sydney Hicks | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Horace Sholl | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Horace Sholl | unopposed | | |
1891 Roebourne colonial by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Horace Sholl | unopposed | | |
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | George Leake | unopposed | | |