# Electoral results for the district of South Fremantle

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

## Members for South Fremantle

| Member | Party | Term |
| David Symon | Non-aligned | 1890–1892 |
| Elias Solomon | Independent | 1892–1901 |
| Arthur Diamond | Independent | 1901–1904 |
| Arthur Diamond | Ministerial | 1904–1906 |
| Arthur Davies | Ministerial | 1906–1911 |
| Harry Bolton | Labor | 1911–1917 |
| Harry Bolton | National Labor | 1917 |
| Samuel Rocke | Ind. Labor | 1917–1921 |
| Alick McCallum | Labor | 1922–1935 |
| Thomas Fox | Labor | 1935–1951 |
| Dick Lawrence | Labor | 1951–1960 |
| Henry Curran | Labor | 1960–1962 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s

1960 South Fremantle state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Henry Curran | 5,266 | 52.5 | -35.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William Hughes | 4,767 | 47.5 | +47.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,033 | 96.5 | +5.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 3.5 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,392 | 88.7 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dick Lawrence | 8,186 | 87.5 | +11.2 |
| | Communist | George Kendrick | 1,173 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,359 | 90.6 | −5.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 973 | 9.4 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,332 | 89.8 | −0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1956 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Dick Lawrence | 7,042 | 76.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Michael Robson | 2,191 | 23.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,233 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 369 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,602 | 90.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1953 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dick Lawrence | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1951 South Fremantle state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dick Lawrence | 4,631 | 61.5 | N/A |
| | All Parties Association | Carlyle Ferguson | 1,391 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Independent | Henry Miller | 1,144 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Communist | Paddy Troy | 365 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,531 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,716 | 84.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1950 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Fox | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Fox | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1943 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Fox | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Fox | 4,425 | 62.4 | -5.7 |
| | Nationalist | Ashbury Gartrell | 2,065 | 29.1 | +29.1 |
| | Independent | Arthur Ambrose | 605 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,095 | 97.4 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 2.6 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,284 | 95.9 | +35.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1936 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Fox | 2,955 | 68.1 | -10.4 |
| | Social Credit | David Byers | 1,385 | 31.9 | +31.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,340 | 98.9 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 1.1 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,389 | 60.1 | −34.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 South Fremantle state election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Fox | 2,282 | 59.6 | -18.9 |
| | Nationalist | Alexander Bracks | 1,544 | 40.4 | +40.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,826 | 98.8 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.2 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,873 | 53.8 | −40.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1933 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | 5,384 | 78.5 | -21.5 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Joshua Warner | 1,305 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| | Communist | Gregory Collins | 168 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,857 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 224 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,081 | 94.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | 3,028 | 78.9 | -21.1 |
| | Nationalist | Philip Jane | 812 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,840 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,882 | 76.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1924 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1921 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | 1,741 | 48.3 | +48.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Watson | 1,531 | 42.5 | +42.5 |
| | Independent Labor | Samuel Rocke | 332 | 9.2 | –40.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,604 | 97.9 | –0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 2.1 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,682 | 78.9 | +13.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | 1,849 | 51.3 | +51.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Watson | 1,755 | 48.7 | +48.7 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labor | Samuel Rocke | 1,481 | 50.1 | +50.1 |
| | National Labor | Harry Bolton | 1,475 | 49.9 | –5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,956 | 98.5 | –1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 1.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,001 | 65.3 | –0.3 |
| | Independent Labor gain from National Labor | Independent Labor gain from National Labor | Swing | +50.1 | |
1914 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Bolton | 2,018 | 55.8 | -11.0 |
| | Liberal | William Watson | 1,600 | 44.2 | +14.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,618 | 99.6 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 0.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,634 | 65.6 | −17.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Harry Bolton | 2,113 | 66.8 |
| | Ministerialist | John Cooke | 929 | 29.4 |
| | Ministerialist | John Brennan | 121 | 3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,163 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,201 | 83.3 |
| | Labor gain from Ministerialist | Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Arthur Davies | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1906 South Fremantle state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Arthur Davies | 1,509 | 66.9 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Joseph Dale | 748 | 33.1 | -10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,257 | 98.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | 51.5 | +0.1 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | +10.9 | |
1905 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Arthur Diamond | 1,116 | 56.0 | –2.5 |
| | Labour | Alick McCallum | 878 | 44.0 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,994 | 98.8 | –0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 51.4 | +12.2 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | –2.5 | |
1904 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Arthur Diamond | 1,357 | 58.5 | +21.6 |
| | Labour | Edward Gilleland | 964 | 41.5 | +11.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,321 | 99.4 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.6 | –0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,336 | 39.2 | –1.7 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | +21.6 | |
1901 Western Australian state election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Arthur Diamond | 492 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| | Labour | William Guilfoyle | 396 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| | Independent | William Forsythe | 296 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Opposition | Walter Mortess | 151 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,335 | 98.7 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.3 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | 40.9 | n/a |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elias Solomon | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
1894 Western Australian colonial election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Elias Solomon | unopposed | | |
1892 South Fremantle colonial by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Elias Solomon | 161 | 51.1 | |
| | None | William Wray | 154 | 48.9 | |
1890 Western Australian colonial election: South Fremantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | David Symon | 203 | 57.8 | n/a |
| | None | Daniel Congdon | 148 | 42.2 | n/a |