COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== CANNING, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Armadale, Harvey, Mandurah, Wagin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,186 +09.9 Votes cast: 38,766 96.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 856 02.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 37,910 98.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard HAMILTON * CP 23,196 61.2 -03.4 Percy Munday ALP 14,714 38.8 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,910 11.2 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard William Hamilton (1899-1987): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Leederville, Mt Hawthorn, Nedlands, Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,192 -03.7 Votes cast: 39,569 96.1 +00.1 Informal votes: 530 01.3 -00.8 Formal votes: 39,039 98.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Bishop ALP 15,089 38.7 +03.4 Hon Paul HASLUCK * Lib 23,950 61.3 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,039 11.3 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck (1905-93): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Territories -------------------------------------------------------------------- FORREST, WA ==================================================================== South-western Western Australia: Albany, Collie, Katanning, Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,820 +08.4 Votes cast: 41,657 97.3 +00.3 Informal votes: 683 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 40,974 98.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon FREETH * Lib 23,643 57.7 -01.8 Frederick O'Connor ALP 17,331 42.3 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,974 07.7 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Freeth (1914-2001): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Claremont, Fremantle, Wembley Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,954 +12.5 Votes cast: 48,568 97.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 722 01.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 47,846 98.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim BEAZLEY * ALP 26,079 54.5 -02.2 Norman McPherson Lib 21,002 43.9 +00.6 Patrick Troy CPA 765 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,846 06.0 e 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim Edward Beazley (1917-2007): Elected 1945 By, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KALGOORLIE, WA ==================================================================== Outback Western Australia: Boulder, Geraldton, Hannans, Kalgoorlie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,580 -07.5 Votes cast: 26,615 93.1 Informal votes: 494 01.9 Formal votes: 26,121 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Illingworth Lib 8,991 34.4 Hon Victor JOHNSON * ALP 17,130 65.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,121 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Victor Johnson (1889-1962): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, WA ==================================================================== Country Western Australia: Balcatta, Northam, Toodyay, Swan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,275 +16.6 Votes cast: 40,644 96.1 +00.9 Informal votes: 741 01.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 39,903 98.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Dargin ALP 17,143 43.0 +02.6 Hugh LESLIE * CP 22,760 57.0 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,903 07.0 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Alan Leslie (1900-74): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERTH, WA ==================================================================== Inner Perth: East Perth, Maylands, North Perth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,585 -16.0 Votes cast: 31,483 96.6 +02.0 Informal votes: 679 02.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 30,804 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas BURKE * ALP 15,912 51.7 +02.7 Carlyle Ferguson 530 01.7 Rivo Gandini CPA 275 00.9 -00.6 Robert Phillips Lib 14,087 45.7 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,804 01.9 e 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Patrick Burke (1910-73): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN, WA ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Belmont, Guildford, South Perth, Victoria Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,761 +15.6 Votes cast: 54,386 95.8 00.0 Informal votes: 856 02.5 00.0 Formal votes: 53,530 97.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Grayden * Lib 25,893 48.4 -04.6 Albert Marks CPA 838 01.6 -01.2 Harry WEBB ALP 26,799 50.1 +05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,530 01.5 e 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Leonard Grayden (born 1920): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954 Later career: WA MLA South Perth 1956-93. > Charles Harry Webb (1908-2000): Elected 1954 Born: 2 February 1908, England Career: Migrated 1913, educated state schools, locomotive engineman. WA Secretary AFULE, executive member ACTU, president WA Trades Union Industrial Council, WA Labor Party. --------------------------------------------------------------------