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

Members for Boulder

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Boulder (1901–1962)
Member Party Term
  John Hopkins Ministerial 1901–1905
  Philip Collier Labor 1905–1948
  Charlie Oliver Labor 1948–1951
  Arthur Moir Labor 1951–1962
Boulder-Eyre (1962–1968)
  Arthur Moir Labor 1962–1968
Boulder-Dundas (1968–1977)
  Arthur Moir Labor 1968–1971
  Tom Hartrey Labor 1971–1977

Election results

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Elections in the 1970s

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1974 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hartrey 3,770 61.8
Liberal Eric Bingley 1,751 28.7
National Alliance John Madden 584 9.6
Total formal votes 6,105 92.2
Informal votes 519 7.8
Turnout 6,624 86.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Hartrey 3,858 63.2
Liberal Eric Bingley 2,247 36.8
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hartrey 4,202 75.8 −24.2
Independent Kevin Merriman 749 13.5 +13.5
Democratic Labor John Madden 595 10.7 +10.7
Total formal votes 5,546 96.3
Informal votes 214 3.7
Turnout 5,760 87.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tom Hartrey 4,351 78.5 −21.5
Independent Kevin Merriman 1,195 21.5 +21.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1962 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir 3,170 62.1
Liberal and Country Philip Charsley 1,161 22.7
Independent Orlando Stuart 389 7.6
Country William Kirwan 385 7.5
Total formal votes 5,105 98.4
Informal votes 81 1.6
Turnout 5,186 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Moir 66.7
Liberal and Country Philip Charsley 33.3
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote is estimated.

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1956 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1951 Boulder state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Oliver unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1948 Boulder state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Oliver 2,399 78.9 –21.1
Liberal Billy Snedden 553 18.2 +18.2
  Justice and Liberty Liberal James Collins 87 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 3,039 98.3 n/a
Informal votes 53 1.7 n/a
Turnout 3,092 87.4 n/a
Labor hold Swing n/a
1947 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1939 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier 2,039 61.6 −38.4
Independent Walter Coath 961 29.1 +29.1
Communist Wilfred Mountjoy 308 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 3,308 98.2
Informal votes 62 1.8
Turnout 3,370 95.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1936 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier 2,337 89.5 −10.5
Communist Wilfred Mountjoy 274 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 2,611 96.7
Informal votes 89 3.3
Turnout 2,700 92.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1927 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1924 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier 1,833 54.5 −3.9
National Labor James Rogers 1,533 45.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 3,366 99.5 −0.1
Informal votes 16 0.5 +0.1
Turnout 3,382 84.4 +12.4
Labor hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier 2,013 58.4 –41.6
National Labor James Reed 1,435 41.6 +41.6
Total formal votes 3,448 99.7 n/a
Informal votes 12 0.3 n/a
Turnout 3,460 72.0 n/a
Labor hold Swing –41.6
  • Collier won Boulder unopposed at the 1914 election.
1914 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Philip Collier unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

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1908 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Collier 1,798 73.1 +26.3
Ministerialist James Johnston 661 26.9 −18.8
Total formal votes 2,459 97.2 −2.4
Informal votes 71 2.8 +2.4
Turnout 2,530 75.8 +6.7
Labour hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Collier 872 46.8 +8.3
Ministerialist John Hopkins 853 45.7 –15.8
Independent William Rabbish 140 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 1,865 99.6 –0.1
Informal votes 8 0.4 +0.1
Turnout 1,880 69.1 +9.0
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing +8.3
1904 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Hopkins 1,327 61.5 +5.3
Labour Michael McCarthy 830 38.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 2,157 99.7 +0.7
Informal votes 6 0.3 –0.7
Turnout 2,157 60.1 +4.2
Ministerialist hold Swing +5.3
1901 Western Australian state election: Boulder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition John Hopkins 628 56.2 +56.2
Labour George Wiles 414 37.0 +37.0
Opposition John Keegan 76 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 1,118 99.0 n/a
Informal votes 11 1.0 n/a
Turnout 1,129 55.9 n/a
Opposition win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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