# Electoral results for the district of Kanowna

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

## Members for Kanowna

| Members | Party | Term |
| Robert Hastie | Labour | 1901–1905 |
| Thomas Walker | Labor | 1905–1932 |
| Emil Nulsen | Labor | 1932–1950 |

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

1947 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1932 Kanowna state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Emil Nulsen | 823 | 62.6 | -10.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Greenard | 312 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Liberation League | Edward White | 179 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,314 | 99.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 71.6 | +12.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | 782 | 72.9 |
| | Country | Sydney Hayes | 291 | 27.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,073 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | 59.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | 700 | 72.3 | +9.0 |
| | Executive Country | Neville Heenan | 174 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Dempster | 94 | 9.7 | -27.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 700 | 98.6 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 982 | 69.3 | +9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | 470 | 63.3 | +5.2 |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Campbell | 273 | 36.7 | +30.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 743 | 99.7 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.3 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | 60.0 | +6.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | 598 | 58.1 | –41.9 |
| | National Labor | John Eastmon | 363 | 35.3 | +35.3 |
| | Nationalist | John Keegan | 68 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,029 | 97.1 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 2.9 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | 53.4 | n/a |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –41.9 | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Walker | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Walker | 945 | 82.8 | +13.9 |
| | Ministerialist | Braidwood Evans | 196 | 17.2 | -13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,141 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | 56.0 | +8.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.9 | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Walker | 965 | 68.9 | –31.1 |
| | Ministerialist | Henry Field | 435 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,400 | 99.1 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.9 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | 47.9 | n/a |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –31.1 | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Hastie | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Kanowna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Hastie | 912 | 60.0 | +60.0 |
| | Opposition | Charles Mann | 155 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Opposition | John Auldjo | 143 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Opposition | Alfred McKenzie | 139 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Opposition | William McMeikan | 118 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Opposition | Frederick Hancey | 53 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,520 | 94.1 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 5.9 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 27.8 | n/a |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |