# Electoral results for the district of Claremont

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

## Members for Claremont

| Member | Party | Term |
| William Sayer | Ministerial | 1901–1902 |
| John Foulkes | Ministerial | 1902–1911 |
| Evan Wisdom | Liberal | 1911–1917 |
| John Stewart | Nationalist | 1917–1918 |
| Thomas Duff | Nationalist | 1918–1921 |
| John Thomson | Nationalist | 1921–1924 |
| John Thomson | Ind. Nationalist | 1924 |
| Charles North | Nationalist | 1924–1945 |
| Charles North | Liberal | 1945–1949 |
| Charles North | LCL | 1949–1956 |
| Bill Crommelin | LCL | 1956–1968 |

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

1965 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 7,171 | 77.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | John Henshaw | 2,141 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,312 | 97.2 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 265 | 2.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,577 | 91.1 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
1962 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 6,243 | 68.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Smith | 2,908 | 31.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,151 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,380 | 91.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |
1956 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 3,239 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Snook | 2,618 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles North | 1,948 | 25.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,805 | 93.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 541 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,346 | 91.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 4,295 | 55.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Laurence Snook | 3,510 | 45.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
1953 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles North | 5,636 | 63.9 | -36.1 |
| | Labor | Clifton Scott | 3,185 | 36.1 | +36.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,821 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,919 | 92.9 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles North | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles North | 5,092 | 65.0 | +31.6 |
| | Labor | William Carmody | 2,736 | 35.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,828 | 98.6 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.4 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,935 | 87.7 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1943 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Eric Gillett | 2,409 | 33.6 | +33.6 |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 2,398 | 33.4 | -66.6 |
| | Labor | John Vivian | 2,372 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,179 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,361 | 91.8 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 4,062 | 56.6 | -43.4 |
| | Nationalist | Eric Gillett | 3,117 | 43.4 | +43.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1936 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 2,118 | 51.0 | +8.5 |
| | Nationalist | Donald Cleland | 2,039 | 49.0 | +19.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,157 | 98.6 | +2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 1.4 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,216 | 63.6 | −28.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1933 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 2,448 | 42.5 | -17.4 |
| | Nationalist | Donald Cleland | 1,697 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Nationalist | Clarence Briggs | 1,619 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,764 | 95.7 | −3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 258 | 4.3 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,022 | 91.6 | +31.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 3,071 | 53.3 | |
| | Nationalist | Donald Cleland | 2,693 | 46.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1930 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 2,309 | 59.9 |
| | Independent | Ada Bromham | 1,548 | 40.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,857 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 60.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 4,029 | 57.0 | +23.1 |
| | Labor | Theodore Morgan | 3,036 | 43.0 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,065 | 99.3 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,115 | 66.3 | −1.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
1924 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Dennis | 2,086 | 36.6 | +15.0 |
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 1,933 | 33.9 | +3.8 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Thomson | 1,686 | 29.5 | +29.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,705 | 98.6 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,783 | 68.0 | −10.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Charles North | 3,356 | 58.8 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | George Dennis | 2,349 | 41.2 | -2.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
1921 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Thomson | 1,662 | 30.1 | -5.5 |
| | Independent | Ada Bromham | 1,289 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Labor | George Dennis | 1,191 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Nationalist | Karl Drake-Brockman | 721 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Nationalist | William Montgomery | 332 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Nationalist | William Rolfe | 332 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,527 | 98.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,638 | 78.4 | +15.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | John Thomson | 3,120 | 56.4 | |
| | Independent | Ada Bromham | 2,407 | 43.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Claremont state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Duff | 1,279 | 37.5 | |
| | Independent | Joseph Langsford | 852 | 25.0 | |
| | Independent | George Stevens | 796 | 23.3 | |
| | Independent | Percy Brunton | 253 | 7.4 | |
| | Independent | Harold Tuckfield | 230 | 6.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,410 | 96.8 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 3.2 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,523 | 53.6 | −9.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Thomas Duff | 1,852 | 54.3 | |
| | Independent | Joseph Langsford | 1,558 | 45.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1917 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Samuel MacAulay | 1,471 | 36.6 | +36.6 |
| | Nationalist | John Stewart | 1,431 | 35.6 | +35.6 |
| | Nationalist | George Stevens | 678 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Briggs | 444 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,024 | 98.1 | –1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 1.8 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,098 | 63.2 | +8.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | John Stewart | 2,013 | 50.0 | +50.0 |
| | Nationalist | Samuel MacAulay | 2,011 | 50.0 | +50.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1914 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Evan Wisdom | 2,261 | 57.0 | +28.4 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Langsford | 1,705 | 43.0 | +16.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,966 | 99.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,981 | 55.2 | −28.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Reginald Burchell | 1,648 | 44.9 |
| | Ministerialist | Evan Wisdom | 1,050 | 28.6 |
| | Ministerialist | Joseph Langsford | 975 | 26.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,673 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,697 | 83.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerialist | Evan Wisdom | 1,867 | 50.8 |
| | Labor | Reginald Burchell | 1,806 | 49.2 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | John Foulkes | 1,427 | 49.4 | -21.9 |
| | Ministerialist | Thomas Briggs | 825 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| | Ministerialist | John Stuart | 636 | 22.0 | +22.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,888 | 99.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | 74.2 | +28.6 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1905 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | John Foulkes | 1,064 | 71.3 | –11.1 |
| | Ministerialist | James Weir | 428 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,492 | 99.3 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 | –2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 45.6 | –13.9 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1904 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | John Foulkes | 1,553 | 82.4 | +41.0 |
| | Labour | Walter Abbott | 331 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,884 | 97.3 | –1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 2.7 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,937 | 59.5 | +8.7 |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1902 Claremont state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition | John Foulkes | 634 | 41.4 | +41.4 |
| | Ministerialist | Frank Wilson | 318 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Opposition | Joseph Langsford | 297 | 19.4 | –15.0 |
| | Opposition | Richard Pennefather | 182 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Ministerialist | George Temple-Poole | 99 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,530 | 98.7 | –0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,550 | 50.8 | –2.1 |
| | Opposition hold | Opposition hold | Swing | N/A | |
1901 Western Australian state election: Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | William Sayer | 551 | 38.1 | +38.1 |
| | Opposition | Joseph Langsford | 497 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
| | Opposition | Andrew Henning | 397 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,445 | 99.2 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.8 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,456 | 52.9 | n/a |
| | Ministerialist win | Ministerialist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |