# Electoral results for the district of Leederville

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

## Members for Leederville

| Member | Party | Term |
| Frederick Gill | Labor | 1911–1914 |
| John Veryard | Liberal | 1914–1917 |
| John Veryard | Nationalist | 1917–1921 |
| Lionel Carter | Nationalist | 1921–1924 |
| Harry Millington | Labor | 1924–1930 |
| Alexander Panton | Labor | 1930–1951 |
| Ted Johnson | Labor | 1952–1959 |
| Guy Henn | LCL | 1959–1962 |

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

1959 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Guy Henn | 3,991 | 46.5 | -2.7 |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 3,497 | 40.8 | -10.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Antill | 1,089 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,577 | 98.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 158 | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,735 | 94.3 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Guy Henn | 4,951 | 57.7 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 3,626 | 42.3 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +8.5 | |
1956 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 4,353 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Les Nimmo | 4,217 | 49.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,570 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,714 | 93.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1953 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 4,067 | 56.0 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jessie Robertson | 3,193 | 44.0 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,260 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,390 | 94.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
1952 Leederville state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Johnson | 3,902 | 54.6 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Melville | 3,247 | 45.4 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,149 | 98.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,240 | 88.1 | −3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
1950 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 3,997 | 52.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Melville | 3,675 | 47.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,672 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,819 | 91.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 5,349 | 63.9 | +12.0 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Hammond | 3,024 | 36.1 | -1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,373 | 97.4 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 222 | 2.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,595 | 86.7 | −8.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 4,694 | 51.9 | -16.1 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Goodlet | 3,362 | 37.2 | +37.2 |
| | Independent | James Kelly | 991 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,047 | 98.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,200 | 95.6 | +13.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 3,688 | 58.3 | -0.1 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Veryard | 2,638 | 41.7 | +20.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,326 | 98.9 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 1.1 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,393 | 69.4 | −24.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 4,846 | 58.4 | +10.0 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Simper | 1,791 | 21.6 | +5.8 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Caddy | 1,660 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,297 | 97.7 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 196 | 2.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,493 | 93.7 | +21.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 3,242 | 48.4 |
| | Nationalist | George Taylor | 1,734 | 25.9 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Simper | 1,056 | 15.8 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Hammond | 665 | 9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,697 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,783 | 71.8 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | Alexander Panton | 3,379 | 50.4 |
| | Nationalist | George Taylor | 2,015 | 30.1 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Simper | 1,304 | 19.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Millington | 5,000 | 55.4 | +2.2 |
| | Nationalist | John Scaddan | 3,320 | 36.8 | -10.0 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Christina Blake | 711 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,031 | 97.4 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 243 | 2.6 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,274 | 77.9 | +20.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Millington | 3,177 | 53.2 | +16.5 |
| | Nationalist | Lionel Carter | 2,793 | 46.8 | +20.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,970 | 99.3 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 0.7 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,012 | 57.7 | −4.6 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +10.1 | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Millington | 1,995 | 36.7 | +36.7 |
| | Nationalist | Lionel Carter | 1,415 | 26.0 | -29.2 |
| | Nationalist | Fred Gulley | 1,165 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| | Nationalist | John Selby | 470 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | National Labor | John Slocombe | 198 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Herman Lehmann | 193 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,436 | 97.2 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 156 | 2.8 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,592 | 62.3 | +12.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Lionel Carter | 3,092 | 56.9 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Harry Millington | 2,344 | 43.1 | +43.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | John Veryard | 2,129 | 55.2 | +55.2 |
| | Nationalist | Sidney Gibson | 1,726 | 44.8 | +44.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,855 | 99.1 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.9 | –0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 49.9 | –7.1 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Veryard's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Liberal", rather than "National Liberal".
1914 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frederick Gill | 2,326 | 46.9 | -11.0 |
| | Liberal | John Veryard | 1,480 | 29.8 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Osmond Fry | 1,153 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,959 | 98.3 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 1.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,045 | 57.0 | −24.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Veryard | 2,520 | 50.8 | |
| | Labor | Frederick Gill | 2,439 | 49.2 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Leederville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frederick Gill | 2,192 | 57.9 |
| | Ministerialist | John Veryard | 1,019 | 26.9 |
| | Ministerialist | William Mitchell | 531 | 14.0 |
| | Ministerialist | Joseph Elliott | 43 | 1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,785 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 119 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,904 | 81.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.