# Electoral results for the district of Hannans

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

## Members for Hannans

| Member | Party | Term |
| John Reside | Labour | 1901–1902 |
| Thomas Bath | Labour | 1902–1904 |
| Wallace Nelson | Labour | 1904–1905 |
| Francis Ware | Labour | 1905–1911 |
| Selby Munsie | Labor | 1911–1938 |
| David Leahy | Labor | 1938–1948 |
| Harry McCulloch | Labor | 1948–1956 |

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

1953 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert McCulloch | 2,210 | 60.3 | −1.2 |
| | Independent | Harold Illingworth | 1,453 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,663 | 97.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,761 | 91.0 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Herbert McCulloch | 2,487 | 61.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frederick Hicks | 1,560 | 38.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,047 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,134 | 91.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1949 Hannans state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry McCulloch | 1,512 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Fred Hicks | 1,124 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,636 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,671 | 79.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1947 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Leahy | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Leahy | 1,519 | 63.1 | +1.4 |
| | Country | Jack Guise | 890 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,409 | 97.4 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 71.8 | −22.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Leahy | 1,708 | 61.7 | −38.3 |
| | Nationalist | Keith Burton | 1,060 | 38.3 | +38.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,768 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,829 | 94.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1938 Hannans state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Leahy | 1,034 | 49.5 | N/A |
| | Nationalist | Richard Moore | 618 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| | Nationalist | Keith Burton | 243 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Western Australia Democratic League | Joseph D'Almeida | 174 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Independent | George Walker | 20 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,089 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | 83.4 | |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | David Leahy | 1,094 | 52.4 | N/A |
| | Nationalist | Richard Moore | 691 | 33.1 | N/A |
| | Nationalist | Keith Burton | 304 | 14.5 | N/A |
* Preferences were not distributed to completion.
1936 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1930 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | 422 | 74.7 | −25.3 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Branwell Saunders | 143 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 565 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 570 | 86.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | 792 | 67.0 | +7.2 |
| | National Labor | Walter Openshaw | 390 | 33.0 | −3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,182 | 99.1 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.9 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | 73.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | 856 | 59.8 | –40.2 |
| | National Labor | Walter Close | 520 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
| | Nationalist | Richard Jordan | 56 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,432 | 97.7 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 2.3 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 | 67.9 | n/a |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –40.2 | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Selby Munsie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Francis Ware | 2,254 | 71.4 | −2.8 |
| | Ministerialist | Mark Rosenberg | 905 | 28.6 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,159 | 99.6 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.4 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | 65.5 | +10.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Francis Ware | 1,519 | 74.2 | +8.8 |
| | Ministerialist | Robert Boylen | 529 | 25.8 | +25.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,041 | 98.6 | –1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 1.4 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,070 | 55.5 | +9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wallace Nelson | 1,292 | 63.4 | –36.6 |
| | Independent | John Marshall | 746 | 36.6 | +36.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,038 | 99.8 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.2 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 46.3 | n/a |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –36.6 | |
1902 Hannans state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Bath | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Hannans :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Reside | 1,870 | 68.3 | +68.3 |
| | Opposition | James Wilkinson | 857 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| | Independent | Morgan Field | 9 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,736 | 96.2 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 3.8 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,845 | 40.5 | n/a |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |