# Results of the 1947 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 15 March 1947 Legislative Assembly
<< 1943–1950 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 194,270 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 166,905 | | Turnout | 85.91% | –0.63% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,415 | | Informal | 2.05% | –0.43% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 64,377 | 39.38% | –3.90% | 23 | – 7 |
| | Liberal | 57,621 | 35.24% | +10.96% | 13 | + 6 |
| | Country | 26,416 | 16.16% | +3.74% | 12 | + 2 |
| | Ind. Nat. | 2,321 | 1.42% | | 1 | ± 0 |
| | Communist | 1,641 | 1.00% | +0.60% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Progressive | 701 | 0.48% | +0.48% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 10,324 | 6.31% | –4.07% | 1 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 163,490 | | | 50 | |
This is a list of electoral district results of the 1947 Western Australian election.

## Results by Electoral district
### Albany

1947 Western Australian state election: Albany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Leonard Hill | 2,141 | 49.6 | -5.0 |
| | Labor | William Martin | 2,090 | 48.4 | +3.0 |
| | Progressive (WA) | Egbert Shenton | 89 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,320 | 99.2 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.8 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,353 | 91.3 | +7.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leonard Hill | 2,195 | 50.8 | -3.8 |
| | Labor | William Martin | 2,125 | 49.2 | +3.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -3.8 | |

### Avon

1947 Western Australian state election: Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | George Cornell | 1,529 | 50.7 | +1.0 |
| | Labor | William Telfer | 1,487 | 49.3 | -1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,016 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,054 | 85.7 | −1.9 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +1.0 | |

### Beverley

1947 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | James Mann | 2,260 | 76.0 | +16.4 |
| | Independent | John Wilkinson | 713 | 24.0 | +15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,973 | 98.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | 84.0 | −2.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Boulder

1947 Western Australian state election: Boulder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Philip Collier | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Brown Hill-Ivanhoe

1947 Western Australian state election: Brown Hill-Ivanhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frederick Smith | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Bunbury

1947 Western Australian state election: Bunbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Kirke | 2,370 | 45.4 | -10.1 |
| | Liberal | James Murray | 1,517 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Country | Albert Scott | 1,338 | 25.6 | -18.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,225 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,294 | 90.9 | +5.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | James Murray | 2,658 | 50.9 | +6.4 |
| | Labor | John Kirke | 2,567 | 49.1 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.4 | |

### Canning

1947 Western Australian state election: Canning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Yates | 7,278 | 56.0 | +25.6 |
| | Labor | Charles Cross | 5,714 | 44.0 | -6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,992 | 96.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 388 | 3.1 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,380 | 87.1 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Claremont

1947 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles North | 5,092 | 65.0 | +31.6 |
| | Labor | William Carmody | 2,736 | 35.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,828 | 98.6 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.4 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,935 | 87.7 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Collie

1947 Western Australian state election: Collie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry May | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### East Perth

1947 Western Australian state election: East Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herb Graham | 3,731 | 57.8 | -42.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | James Collins | 2,321 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| | Communist | Henry Mountjoy | 398 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,450 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,659 | 86.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Forrest

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 | |

### Fremantle

1947 Western Australian state election: Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Sleeman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoyne

1947 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Wise | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Geraldton

1947 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 1,874 | 47.7 | -22.7 |
| | Country | Edmund Hall | 1,154 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Liberal | Harold Daffen | 903 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,931 | 99.2 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 0.8 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,963 | 87.7 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Edmund Hall | 1,971 | 50.1 | +50.1 |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 1,960 | 49.9 | -20.5 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Greenough

1947 Western Australian state election: Greenough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Brand | 2,601 | 66.9 | +66.9 |
| | Labor | Thomas Shanahan | 1,286 | 33.1 | -19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,887 | 99.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,921 | 82.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +19.7 | |
* The Liberal candidate David Brand had won the seat from Labor at the 1945 Greenough state by-election.

### Guildford-Midland

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 | |

### Hannans

1947 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Leahy | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Irwin-Moore

1947 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John Ackland | 1,443 | 52.3 | +38.6 |
| | Labor | Luke Travers | 660 | 23.9 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Horace Berry | 658 | 23.8 | -31.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,761 | 99.2 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | 80.3 | −1.4 |
| | Country gain from Independent | Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Kalgoorlie

1947 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert Styants | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Kanowna

1947 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Katanning

1947 Western Australian state election: Katanning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Arthur Watts | 3,682 | 78.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | John Powell | 1,018 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,700 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,762 | 89.8 | +4.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Kimberley

1947 Western Australian state election: Kimberley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Aubrey Coverley | 389 | 65.3 | -12.0 |
| | Independent | Kimberley Durack | 207 | 34.7 | +34.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 596 | 98.5 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 1.5 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 605 | 70.2 | −4.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Leederville

1947 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Maylands

1947 Western Australian state election: Maylands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Harry Shearn | unopposed | | |
| | Independent Liberal hold | Independent Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Middle Swan

1947 Western Australian state election: Middle Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Hegney | 4,933 | 47.1 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal | Bill Grayden | 4,180 | 39.9 | +12.6 |
| | Country | Mary Hamersley | 1,370 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,483 | 97.9 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 2.1 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,703 | 85.1 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Grayden | 5,267 | 50.2 | +8.3 |
| | Labor | James Hegney | 5,216 | 49.8 | -8.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Mount Hawthorn

1947 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Les Nimmo | 5,594 | 45.3 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | William Beadle | 5,400 | 43.8 | -22.9 |
| | Independent | Archibald Cruikshank | 920 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Country | Norman Hard | 281 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | | Arthur West | 145 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,340 | 96.3 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 479 | 3.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,819 | 85.6 | −3.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Nimmo | 6,313 | 51.2 | +17.9 |
| | Labor | William Beadle | 6,027 | 48.8 | -17.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +17.9 | |

### Mount Magnet

1947 Western Australian state election: Mount Magnet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lucien Triat | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Mount Marshall

1947 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hugh Leslie | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Murchison

1947 Western Australian state election: Murchison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Marshall | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Murray-Wellington

1947 Western Australian state election: Murray-Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ross McLarty | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Nedlands

1947 Western Australian state election: Nedlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Norbert Keenan | 9,210 | 73.5 | +1.4 |
| | Independent Labor | William Williams | 3,318 | 26.5 | +26.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,528 | 97.9 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 2.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,792 | 82.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Nelson

1947 Western Australian state election: Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Hoar | 3,173 | 59.0 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Cummins | 2,204 | 41.0 | -8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,377 | 98.9 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,439 | 85.9 | +2.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.8 | |

### Northam

1947 Western Australian state election: Northam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Hawke | 2,245 | 56.2 | -13.7 |
| | Country | Norm Baxter | 1,753 | 43.8 | +13.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,998 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,051 | 80.0 | −5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.7 | |

### North Perth

1947 Western Australian state election: North Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Abbott | 3,308 | 60.0 | +19.6 |
| | Labor | William Deal | 2,203 | 40.0 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,511 | 97.7 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 2.3 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,638 | 87.3 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1 | |

### North-East Fremantle

1947 Western Australian state election: North-East Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Tonkin | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Perth

1947 Western Australian state election: Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Needham | 3,418 | 52.7 | -6.7 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Perry | 2,507 | 38.7 | +17.1 |
| | Independent | Carlyle Ferguson | 556 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,481 | 96.8 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 214 | 3.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,695 | 86.1 | −0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Pilbara

1947 Western Australian state election: Pilbara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Hegney | 235* | 50.1 | -14.6 |
| | Independent | Leonard Taplin | 234 | 49.9 | +49.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 468 | 97.5 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 2.5 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 480 | 73.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Includes the casting vote of the returning officer. The result was challenged and resulted in the 1947 Pilbara state by-election.

### Pingelly

1947 Western Australian state election: Pingelly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harrie Seward | 2,108 | 70.2 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Percy Munday | 896 | 29.8 | -2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,004 | 98.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 77.6 | −2.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Roebourne

1947 Western Australian state election: Roebourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Rodoreda | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### South Fremantle

1947 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Fox | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Subiaco

1947 Western Australian state election: Subiaco :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Florence Cardell-Oliver | 4,450 | 62.7 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Percival Potter | 2,651 | 37.3 | -4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,101 | 98.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | 1.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,230 | 90.6 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Sussex

1947 Western Australian state election: Sussex :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Willmott | 2,531 | 64.3 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Hearne | 1,407 | 35.7 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,938 | 98.9 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 44 | 1.1 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,982 | 87.2 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Swan

1947 Western Australian state election: Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald Wild | 2,765 | 44.8 | +44.8 |
| | Independent | Ray Owen | 2,653 | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| | Country | Edward Parker | 751 | 12.2 | -50.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,169 | 97.0 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 3.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,362 | 85.4 | −7.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gerald Wild | 3,135 | 50.8 | +50.8 |
| | Independent | Ray Owen | 3,034 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
* Swan was won in a by-election by Independent candidate Ray Owen upon the death of sitting Country member Richard Sampson.

### Toodyay

1947 Western Australian state election: Toodyay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Lindsay Thorn | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria Park

1947 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Read | 4,939 | 55.1 | +55.1 |
| | Labor | Charles Johnson | 4,024 | 44.9 | -21.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,963 | 98.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 171 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,134 | 88.9 | −2.4 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
* Victoria Park was won by the Independent member William Read at the 1945 by-election upon the death of the sitting Labor member Howard Stirling.

### Wagin

1947 Western Australian state election: Wagin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Crawford Nalder | 928 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Labor | Eric Kealley | 882 | 25.3 | +0.8 |
| | Country | Archibald Irving | 851 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| | Country | Gerald Piesse | 830 | 23.8 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,491 | 97.3 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 2.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 86.0 | −0.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Crawford Nalder | 1,953 | 55.9 | +55.9 |
| | Country | Archibald Irving | 1,538 | 44.1 | +44.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### West Perth

1947 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert McDonald | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Williams-Narrogin

1947 Western Australian state election: Williams-Narrogin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Victor Doney | 1,939 | 70.5 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Moses Mowday | 813 | 29.5 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,752 | 99.2 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,773 | 84.5 | −0.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Yilgarn-Coolgardie

1947 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn-Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lionel Kelly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### York

1947 Western Australian state election: York :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Charles Perkins | 1,621 | 67.1 | +32.5 |
| | Labor | Colin Thorn | 794 | 32.9 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,415 | 99.0 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,440 | 85.0 | −6.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +8.9 | |