COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== CANNING, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Armadale, Harvey, Mandurah, Wagin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 majority: Country Party over Liberal 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,554 +03.2 Votes cast: 35,087 96.0 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,018 02.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 34,069 97.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard HAMILTON * CP 22,012 64.6 +27.8 Percy Munday ALP 12,057 35.4 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,069 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard William Hamilton (1899-1987): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Leederville, Mt Hawthorn, Nedlands, Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,761 -01.8 Votes cast: 41,054 96.0 +00.9 Informal votes: 863 02.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 40,191 97.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul HASLUCK * Lib 25,998 64.7 +03.5 John Henshaw ALP 14,193 35.3 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,191 14.7 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck (1905-93): Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for Territories from 11 May 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== South-western Western Australia: Albany, Collie, Katanning, Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,491 +03.6 Votes cast: 38,326 97.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 868 02.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 37,458 97.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon FREETH * Lib 22,287 59.5 +32.5 Frederick O'Connor ALP 15,171 40.5 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,458 09.5 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Freeth (1914-2001): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,413 +02.2 Votes cast: 43,134 97.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 960 02.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 42,174 97.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 23,901 56.7 +02.0 Leonard Seaton Lib 18,273 43.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,174 06.7 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,911 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Balcatta, Northam, Toodyay, Swan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,248 +03.0 Votes cast: 34,512 95.2 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,099 03.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 33,413 96.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Hunter ALP 13,492 40.4 +02.4 Hugh LESLIE * CP 19,921 59.6 +21.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,413 09.6 00.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Alan Leslie (1900-74): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: East Perth, Maylands, North Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,801 -07.7 Votes cast: 36,703 94.6 -00.3 Informal votes: 965 02.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 35,738 97.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Burke * ALP 17,501 49.0 +01.2 James Kelly CPA 532 01.5 +00.2 Billy Snedden Lib 17,705 49.5 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,738 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Snedden, see Bruce, Victoria, 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kelly's 532 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURKE * 425 79.9 17,926 50.2 Snedden 107 20.1 17,812 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 532 35,738 00.2 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Patrick Burke (1910-73): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Belmont, Guildford, South Perth, Victoria Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,081 +04.9 Votes cast: 47,029 95.8 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,155 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 45,874 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William GRAYDEN * Lib 24,336 53.0 +00.6 Alexander Jolly CPA 1,280 02.8 Harry Webb ALP 20,258 44.2 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,874 03.3 e 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Webb, see Swan 1954. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Grayden (born 1920): Elected 1949, 1951 --------------------------------------------------------------------