# Electoral results for the district of Guildford

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

## Members for Guildford

Guildford (1901–1930) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Hector Rason | Opposition | 1901–1904 |
| | Hector Rason | Ministerial | 1904–1906 |
| | William Johnson | Labor | 1906–1917 |
| | Joseph Davies | National Labor | 1917–1924 |
| | William Johnson | Labor | 1924–1930 |
| Guildford-Midland (1930–1962) ||||
| | William Johnson | Labor | 1930–1948 |
| | John Brady | Labor | 1948–1962 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Brady | 7,689 | 94.0 | 0.0 |
| | Communist | John Gandini | 493 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,182 | 90.8 | −4.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 824 | 9.2 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,006 | 92.6 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
1956 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Brady | 8,108 | 94.0 |
| | Communist | Albert Marks | 516 | 6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,624 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,053 | 92.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1953 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Brady | 7,910 | 92.8 | +34.3 |
| | Communist | Albert Marks | 614 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,524 | 93.8 | −4.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 562 | 6.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,086 | 94.0 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Brady | 4,931 | 58.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Irene Seaton | 2,869 | 34.0 |
| | Communist | Alexander Jolly | 633 | 7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,433 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,585 | 92.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Brady | | 65.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Irene Seaton | | 34.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1940s

1948 Guildford-Midland state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Brady | 2,465 | 37.6 | –9.8 |
| | Liberal | David Grayden | 2,189 | 33.4 | –1.2 |
| | Communist | Alexander Jolly | 1,264 | 19.3 | +0.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles Plunkett | 269 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Country | Walter Chamberlain | 243 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Joseph Davies | 60 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | James Collins | 60 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,550 | 96.5 | –1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 269 | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,787 | 90.0 | +3.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Brady | 3,515 | 53.7 | –4.5 |
| | Liberal | David Grayden | 3,035 | 46.3 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –4.5 | |
* Collins and Davies recorded the same number of first-preference votes, but Collins' preferences were distributed first.
1947 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,058 | 46.5 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Thompson | 2,272 | 34.6 | +34.6 |
| | Communist | Alexander Jolly | 1,243 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,573 | 97.8 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 2.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,723 | 86.8 | −3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,826 | 58.2 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Thompson | 2,747 | 41.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,218 | 53.6 | -11.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Francis Tuohy | 1,834 | 30.5 | +30.5 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Leonard Seaton | 955 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,007 | 97.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,147 | 90.2 | −3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,797 | 64.9 | -35.1 |
| | Independent | Joseph Batkin | 2,054 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,851 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,960 | 93.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,930 | 70.8 | -29.2 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Crowther | 1,624 | 29.2 | +29.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,554 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,654 | 93.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1930 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 4,951 | 64.1 | +8.3 |
| | Nationalist | Hubert Parker | 2,768 | 35.9 | -8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,719 | 99.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,774 | 71.9 | +0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,552 | 55.8 | +9.8 |
| | National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,814 | 44.2 | -5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,366 | 99.5 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 0.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,398 | 71.2 | +1.3 |
| | Labor gain from National Labor | Labor gain from National Labor | Swing | +8.7 | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,621 | 49.2 | +17.3 |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 2,454 | 46.0 | +2.9 |
| | National Labor | Henry Berry | 256 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,331 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,429 | 69.9 | +4.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,819 | 52.9 | -2.5 |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 2,512 | 47.1 | +2.5 |
| | National Labor hold | National Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 2,055 | 43.1 | –26.4 |
| | National Labor | Joseph Davies | 1,522 | 32.0 | +32.0 |
| | Nationalist | George Hiscox | 539 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Crosbie | 397 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Kerruish | 251 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,764 | 97.9 | –1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,868 | 65.8 | +11.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,639 | 55.4 | +55.4 |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 2,125 | 44.6 | –24.9 |
| | National Labor gain from Labor | National Labor gain from Labor | Swing | +55.4 | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 3,119 | 69.5 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Harold Tuckfield | 1,372 | 30.5 | +13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,491 | 99.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 1.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,537 | 54.8 | −27.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 2,682 | 66.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Frederick Percy | 672 | 16.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Percival Robinson | 554 | 13.8 |
| | Ministerialist | Peter Gugeri | 114 | 2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,022 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,073 | 82.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Johnson | 1,980 | 69.6 | +69.6 |
| | Ministerialist | Hubert Gull | 534 | 18.8 | -81.2 |
| | Ministerialist | George Lefroy | 306 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Edward Stevens | 26 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,846 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,895 | 79.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Ministerialist | Labour gain from Ministerialist | Swing | | |
1906 Guildford state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Johnson | 1,747 | 68.3 | +68.3 |
| | Ministerialist | Ferdinand Farrall | 811 | 31.7 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,558 | 99.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,568 | 47.5 | |
| | Labor gain from Ministerialist | Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | N/A | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Hector Rason | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Hector Rason | 1,343 | 69.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Samuel Jackson | 604 | 31.0 | +31.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,947 | 99.2 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 | –0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,962 | 48.5 | n/a |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Guildford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Hector Rason | 241 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
| | Independent | Arthur Gull | 339 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| | Opposition | Henry Downing | 180 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| | Ministerialist | Alexander Watt | 157 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 807 | 99.1 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.9 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814 | 57.6 | n/a |
| | Ministerialist win | Ministerialist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |