# Electoral results for the district of Coolgardie

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

## Members for Coolgardie

| Members | Party | Term |
| Alf Morgans | Ministerial | 1897–1904 |
| Henry Ellis | Labor | 1904–1905 |
| Henry Ellis | Independent Labor | 1905 |
| William Eddy | Ministerial | 1905–1908 |
| Charles McDowall | Labor | 1908–1916 |
| George Lambert | Labor | 1916–1930 |

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

1927 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Lambert | 477 | 69.9 | -30.1 |
| | Nationalist | William Vale | 205 | 30.1 | +30.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 682 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 687 | 72.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Lambert | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Lambert | 565 | 60.8 | +6.9 |
| | National Labor | Peter Wedd | 222 | 23.9 | -9.0 |
| | Independent | William Faahan | 143 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 930 | 97.5 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 66.3 | −5.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Lambert | 744 | 53.9 | –46.1 |
| | National Labor | Albert Pascoe | 455 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | National Labor | Samuel Scotson | 182 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,381 | 98.0 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 2.0 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,409 | 71.9 | n/a |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –46.1 | |
* The previous Labor candidate, Charles McDowall, had been elected unopposed in 1914.
1916 Coolgardie state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Lambert | 1,164 | 71.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Donald MacPherson | 340 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | Independent | John Boileau | 115 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,619 | 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 hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles McDowall | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Charles McDowall | 1,348 | 62.7 |
| | Independent | Henry Ellis | 802 | 37.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,150 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,159 | 71.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles McDowall | 1,010 | 60.1 | +25.6 |
| | Ministerialist | William Eddy | 670 | 39.9 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,680 | 99.3 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.7 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 89.7 | +33.4 |
| | Labour gain from Ministerialist | Labour gain from Ministerialist | Swing | N/A | |
1906 Coolgardie state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | William Eddy | 1,051 | 52.5 | +16.5 |
| | Labor | Charles McDowall | 951 | 47.5 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,002 | 99.2 | +2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.8 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 73.4 | +17.1 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | William Eddy | 544 | 36.0 | –5.5 |
| | Labour | Charles McDowall | 521 | 34.5 | –24.0 |
| | Independent Labour | Henry Ellis | 446 | 29.5 | +29.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,511 | 96.3 | –2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | 0.8 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | 56.3 | –3.4 |
| | Ministerialist gain from Independent Labour | Ministerialist gain from Independent Labour | Swing | –5.5 | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Ellis | 1,159 | 58.5 | +58.5 |
| | Ministerialist | William Eddy | 821 | 41.5 | +41.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,980 | 99.2 | –0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | 59.7 | +19.6 |
| | Labour gain from Ministerialist | Labour gain from Ministerialist | Swing | +58.5 | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Alfred Morgans | 811 | 50.8 | –20.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Wedd | 414 | 25.9 | +25.9 |
| | Opposition | James MacCallum Smith | 372 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,597 | 99.2 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.8 | –1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,610 | 43.2 | +1.9 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | –20.0 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Coolgardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ministerialist | Alf Morgans | 595 | 70.8 |
| | Opposition | Alfred Hales | 245 | 29.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 840 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 859 | 41.3 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | |