# Electoral results for the district of West Perth

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

## Members for West Perth

| Member | Party | Term |
| Timothy Quinlan | Non-aligned | 1890–1894 |
| Barrington Wood | Ministerialist | 1894–1901 |
| George Leake | Oppositionist | 1901–1902 |
| Charles Moran | Independent | 1902–1905 |
| Frederick Illingworth | Ministerialist | 1905–1907 |
| Thomas Draper | Ministerialist | 1907–1911 |
| Eben Allen | Liberal | 1911–1917 |
| Thomas Draper | Nationalist | 1917–1921 |
| Edith Cowan | Nationalist | 1921–1924 |
| Thomas Davy | Nationalist | 1924–1933 |
| Robert Ross McDonald | Nationalist | 1933–1945 |
| Robert Ross McDonald | Liberal | 1945–1949 |
| Robert Ross McDonald | Liberal Country League | 1949–1950 |
| Joseph Totterdell | Liberal Country League | 1950–1953 |
| Stanley Heal | Labor | 1953–1962 |

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

1959 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 3,421 | 50.7 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Nowland | 3,322 | 49.3 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,743 | 97.9 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 2.1 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,888 | 87.9 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
1956 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 4,385 | 57.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Raymond Nowland | 3,206 | 42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,591 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,803 | 88.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1953 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 3,665 | 52.4 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Joseph Totterdell | 3,333 | 47.6 | -5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,998 | 98.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,130 | 91.9 | +3.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +8.1 | |
1950 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Joseph Totterdell | 4,355 | 52.9 |
| | Labor | Lucien Triat | 3,425 | 41.6 |
| | Independent | Frederick Swaine | 448 | 5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,228 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,444 | 88.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Joseph Totterdell | | 55.7 |
| | Labor | Lucien Triat | | 44.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert McDonald | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
1943 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McDonald | 3,168 | 53.8 | -9.0 |
| | Labor | William Beadle | 2,723 | 46.2 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,891 | 97.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 139 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,030 | 84.0 | −5.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McDonald | 3,691 | 62.8 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Roy Nevile | 2,183 | 37.2 | -7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,874 | 97.9 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 2.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,000 | 89.4 | +20.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
1936 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McDonald | 2,595 | 55.0 | +15.7 |
| | Labor | William Beadle | 2,122 | 45.0 | -0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,717 | 99.1 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 0.9 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,762 | 69.4 | −21.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
1933 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Blair | 2,738 | 45.8 | +1.7 |
| | Nationalist | Robert McDonald | 2,349 | 39.3 | -16.6 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Leonard Goold | 549 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Frank Cato | 345 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,981 | 98.1 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 117 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,098 | 91.1 | +13.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Robert McDonald | 3,041 | 50.8 | -5.1 |
| | Labor | John Blair | 2,940 | 49.2 | +5.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
1930 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 2,884 | 55.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Darcey | 2,277 | 44.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,114 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,208 | 78.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 1,766 | 44.4 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | Alexander McDougall | 1,405 | 35.4 | +1.1 |
| | Women's Electoral League | Edith Cowan | 803 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,974 | 97.5 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 2.5 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,075 | 76.2 | +11.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 2,400 | 60.4 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Alexander McDougall | 1,574 | 39.6 | +0.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
1924 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 1,250 | 34.8 | +34.8 |
| | Labor | Alexander McDougall | 1,233 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Nationalist | Edith Cowan | 1,108 | 30.8 | -7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,561 | 99.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,621 | 64.8 | −4.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Thomas Davy | 2,182 | 60.8 | |
| | Labor | Alexander McDougall | 1,409 | 39.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1921 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Edith Cowan | 1,164 | 38.3 | +38.3 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Draper | 1,109 | 36.5 | -16.8 |
| | Nationalist | Ebenezer Allen | 767 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,040 | 98.5 | +3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 1.5 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 69.3 | +8.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Edith Cowan | 1,543 | 50.8 | |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Draper | 1,497 | 49.2 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Draper | 1,525 | 53.3 | +53.3 |
| | National Liberal | Ebenezer Allen | 1,159 | 40.5 | –23.1 |
| | National Liberal | Joseph East | 178 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,862 | 95.4 | –4.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 139 | 4.6 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,001 | 61.3 | +13.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1914 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Eben Allen | 2,288 | 63.6 | +30.2 |
| | Labor | James Doland | 1,308 | 36.4 | -7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,596 | 99.7 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,605 | 48.3 | −33.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
1911 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Walter Simpson | 1,608 | 44.0 |
| | Ministerialist | Eben Allen | 1,219 | 33.4 |
| | Ministerialist | Richard Vincent | 825 | 22.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,652 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,704 | 82.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerialist | Eben Allen | 1,991 | 54.5 |
| | Labor | Walter Simpson | 1,661 | 45.5 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Thomas Draper | 1,401 | 54.7 | -10.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Walter Simpson | 1,161 | 45.3 | +45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,562 | 99.6 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.4 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,571 | 66.0 | +16.8 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1907 West Perth state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Political League | Thomas Draper | 1,433 | 57.4 | +57.4 |
| | Ministerialist | Walter Simpson | 1,064 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,497 | 99.4 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 0.6 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,513 | 65.4 | +16.2 |
| | National Political League hold | National Political League hold | Swing | N/A | |
1905 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Frederick Illingworth | 1,276 | 65.4 | +65.4 |
| | Ministerialist | James Speed | 655 | 33.6 | +33.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Norman | 21 | 1.1 | –23.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,952 | 98.4 | ±0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 1.6 | ±0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 49.2 | +9.7 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1904 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charles Moran | 1,064 | 38.2 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Norman | 1,049 | 37.6 | +11.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Walter Simpson | 676 | 24.2 | +24.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,789 | 98.4 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 44 | 1.6 | –1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | 39.5 | n/a |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
1902 West Perth state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charles Moran | 495 | 31.9 | +31.9 |
| | Labour | Fred Gill | 402 | 25.9 | +25.9 |
| | Independent | John Phair | 263 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Opposition | Alfred Russell | 169 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Anti Early Closing Association | Thomas Molloy | 153 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Opposition | John Brickhill | 71 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,553 | 96.9 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 3.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,603 | N/A | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Opposition | Independent gain from Opposition | Swing | N/A | |
1901 Western Australian state election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition | George Leake | 886 | 51.7 | +51.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Barrington Wood | 828 | 48.3 | –5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,714 | 98.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.3 | –0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,736 | 46.8 | +2.3 |
| | Opposition gain from Ministerialist | Opposition gain from Ministerialist | Swing | +51.7 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ministerialist | Barrington Wood | 411 | 53.9 |
| | Ministerialist | Thomas Molloy | 260 | 34.1 |
| | Opposition | Robert Knox-Peden | 91 | 11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 762 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 775 | 44.5 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | |
1894 Western Australian colonial election: West Perth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| National Education | Barrington Wood | 398 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| Education Defence | Timothy Quinlan | 379 | 40.1 | –11.7 |
| None | Richard Haynes | 169 | 17.9 | –29.3 |
1890 Western Australian colonial election: West Perth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Timothy Quinlan | 249 | 52.8 | n/a |
| | None | Richard Haynes | 223 | 47.2 | n/a |