# Electoral results for the district of Mount Leonora

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

## Members for Mount Leonora

| Members | Party | Term |
| Patrick Lynch | Labor | 1904–1906 |
| Julian Stuart | Labor | 1906–1908 |
| Hugh Gourley | Labor | 1908–1911 |
| George Foley | Labor | 1911–1917 |
| George Foley | National Labor | 1917–1920 |
| Thomas Heron | Labor | 1920–1928 |
| Ernest Cowan | Labor | 1928–1930 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1920s

1928 Mount Leonora state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Cowan | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1927 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Heron | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Heron | 408 | 73.3 | +15.4 |
| | Independent | George Wilson | 149 | 26.7 | +26.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 557 | 97.7 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 570 | 73.0 | −6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Heron | 465 | 57.9 | +19.4 |
| | National Labor | Sydney Fowler | 338 | 42.1 | −19.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 803 | 99.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 808 | 79.2 | −4.7 |
| | Labor gain from National Labor | Labor gain from National Labor | Swing | +19.4 | |
1920 Mount Leonora state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Heron | 399 | 56.6 | +18.1 |
| | National Labor | Sydney Fowler | 306 | 43.4 | −18.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 705 | N/A | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Labor gain from National Labor | Labor gain from National Labor | Swing | +18.1 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Labor | George Foley | 598 | 61.5 | –38.5 |
| | Labor | Frederick Madden | 375 | 38.5 | +38.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 973 | 99.7 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.3 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 976 | 83.9 | n/a |
| | National Labor hold | National Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Foley had run for Labor at the 1914 election, and was elected unopposed.
1914 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Foley | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Foley | 1,019 | 87.0 |
| | Ministerialist | Arthur Court | 153 | 13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,172 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | 48.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Gourley | 767 | 42.0 | −25.5 |
| | Ministerialist | Joseph Semken | 639 | 35.0 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | John Carr | 422 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,828 | 98.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 1.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | 53.0 | +25.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labour | Hugh Gourley | 1,079 | 62.0 | −5.5 |
| | Ministerialist | Joseph Semken | 662 | 38.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.5 | |
1906 Mount Leonora state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Gourley | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Lynch | 786 | 67.5 | +0.9 |
| | Ministerialist | Joseph Semken | 378 | 32.5 | –0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,204 | 98.5 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 1.5 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | 67.1 | n/a |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Mount Leonora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Lynch | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |