# Electoral results for the district of Irwin

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

## Members for Irwin

Irwin (1890–1930) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Samuel J. Phillips | Ministerial | 1890–1904 |
| | Samuel Moore | Ministerial | 1904–1911 |
| | Samuel Moore | Liberal | 1911–1914 |
| | James Gardiner | Country | 1914–1921 |
| | Charles Maley | Country | 1921–1923 |
| | Charles Maley | Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 |
| | Charles Maley | Nationalist | 1924–1928 |
| | Charles Maley | Country | 1928–1929 |
| | Henry Maley | Country | 1929–1930 |
| Irwin-Moore (1930–1950) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Percy Ferguson | Country | 1930–1939 |
| | Claude Barker | Independent | 1939 |
| | Horace Berry | Independent | 1939–1947 |
| | John Ackland | Country | 1947–1950 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

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.
1943 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Horace Berry | 1,491 | 55.7 | +55.7 |
| | Labor | Angus Thomson | 570 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Country | Ida Swift | 366 | 13.7 | -31.3 |
| | Country | Terence Millsteed | 249 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,676 | 98.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 44 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 81.7 | −6.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Claude Barker | 1,648 | 55.0 | +55.0 |
| | Country | Percy Ferguson | 1,349 | 45.0 | -26.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,997 | 99.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,027 | 88.6 | +24.0 |
| | Independent gain from Country | Independent gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Percy Ferguson | 1,506 | 71.4 | +17.3 |
| | Independent | Cyril Rodoreda | 602 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,108 | 98.9 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | 64.6 | −21.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Percy Ferguson | 1,590 | 54.1 | -12.0 |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Nicholson | 980 | 33.3 | -0.5 |
| | Country | Corintin Honner | 371 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,941 | 98.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,995 | 85.8 | +21.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: Irwin-Moore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Percy Ferguson | 1,483 | 66.2 |
| | Nationalist | James Denton | 759 | 33.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,242 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 64.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Irwin state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John Stratton | 961 | 41.2 | -3.4 |
| | Nationalist | James Denton | 549 | 23.5 | -31.9 |
| | Country | Henry Maley | 494 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| | Country | Hugh McNeill | 330 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,334 | 98.9 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 52.5 | −11.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Henry Maley | 1,175 | 50.3 | |
| | Country | John Stratton | 1,159 | 49.7 | |
| | Country gain from Nationalist | Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
1927 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles Maley | 1,327 | 55.4 | +9.8 |
| | Country | John Stratton | 1,070 | 44.6 | -9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,397 | 99.4 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,412 | 64.2 | +4.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Charles Maley | 796 | 45.6 | +17.3 |
| | Executive Country | John Stratton | 534 | 30.6 | +30.6 |
| | Country | William Mitchell | 355 | 20.3 | -7.3 |
| | Executive Country | George Matthews | 62 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,747 | 98.2 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 1.8 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | 60.0 | +12.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Charles Maley | 1,071 | 61.3 | +8.2 |
| | Executive Country | John Stratton | 676 | 38.7 | +38.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Charles Maley | 304 | 28.3 | -71.7 |
| | Country | William Mitchell | 296 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
| | Country | Henry Carson | 143 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Country | Frederick Gill | 116 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Independent | William Clarke | 80 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Country | Edward Lang | 74 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Country | Henry Carr | 60 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,073 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,113 | 47.7 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Charles Maley | 571 | 53.2 | -46.8 |
| | Country | William Mitchell | 502 | 46.8 | +46.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Country | James Gardiner | unopposed | | |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | James Gardiner | 728 | 59.7 | +59.7 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Moore | 492 | 40.3 | -2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,220 | 99.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | 44.2 | −25.3 |
| | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | 479 | 43.0 |
| | Ministerialist | James Gardiner | 370 | 33.2 |
| | Labor | Archibald McDonald | 265 | 23.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,114 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,128 | 69.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | 586 | 52.6 |
| | Ministerialist | James Gardiner | 528 | 47.4 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | 520 | 51.4 | -48.6 |
| | Ministerialist | James Huggins | 297 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Ministerialist | William Jose | 194 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,011 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 53.6 | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Samuel Moore | 454 | 65.0 | +65.0 |
| | Independent | William Philbey | 134 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | Ministerialist | Charles Cheeseborough | 110 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 698 | 98.9 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 1.1 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 706 | 46.7 | n/a |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Samuel Phillips | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Samuel J. Phillips | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Samuel Phillips | unopposed | | |
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Irwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Samuel Phillips | unopposed | | |