Results of the 1974 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)
Appearance
Western Australian state election, 30 March 1974 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 597,335[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 538,365 | Turnout | 90.13% | –1.18% | ||
Informal votes | 21,966 | Informal | 4.08% | +0.23% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Liberal | 208,288 | 40.33% | +10.67% | 23 | + 6 | |
Labor | 248,395 | 48.10% | –0.81% | 22 | – 4 | |
Alliance (CP/DLP)[2] | 55,746 | 10.80% | –5.55% | 6 | – 2 | |
Australia Party | 2,052 | 0.40% | +0.36% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 1,918 | 0.37% | –2.91% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 516,399 | 51 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal/NA | 262,621 | 50.17% | +2.50% | |||
Labor | 260,805 | 49.83% | –2.50% |
This is a list of electoral district results of the 1974 Western Australian election.
Results by Electoral district
[edit]Albany
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Wyndham Cook | 3,075 | 44.5 | ||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 2,726 | 39.4 | ||
National Alliance | Leslie Dean | 1,111 | 16.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,912 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 244 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,156 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 3,667 | 53.0 | ||
Labor | Wyndham Cook | 3,245 | 47.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing |
Ascot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Mal Bryce | 8,912 | 67.2 | ||
Liberal | Robert Carter | 4,345 | 32.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,257 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 663 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 13,920 | 90.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Avon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken McIver | 3,542 | 50.5 | ||
Liberal | Owen Bloomfield | 1,777 | 25.3 | ||
National Alliance | Albert Llewellyn | 1,692 | 24.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,011 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 140 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,151 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken McIver | 3,796 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal | Owen Bloomfield | 3,215 | 45.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Balga
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Brian Burke | 8,761 | 62.0 | ||
Liberal | Neil Beck | 4,499 | 31.8 | ||
National Alliance | Kenneth Austin | 506 | 3.6 | ||
Independent | Ralph Brockman | 368 | 2.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,134 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 601 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 14,735 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Brian Burke | 9,021 | 63.8 | ||
Liberal | Neil Beck | 5,113 | 36.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Boulder-Dundas
[edit]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 |
Bunbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Sibson | 3,705 | 50.3 | ||
Labor | Robert Wells | 3,657 | 49.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,362 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 174 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,536 | 94.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Canning
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Bateman | 10,283 | 54.6 | ||
Liberal | John Sinclair | 7,145 | 37.9 | ||
National Alliance | Paul Clune | 1,010 | 5.4 | ||
Australia | Robert Russell-Brown | 394 | 2.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,832 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 725 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 19,557 | 91.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Bateman | 10,582 | 56.2 | ||
Liberal | John Sinclair | 8,250 | 43.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Clontarf
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Donald May | 7,452 | 50.8 | ||
Liberal | Tony Williams | 6,168 | 42.0 | ||
National Alliance | Anne-Marie Loney | 1,056 | 7.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,676 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 420 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 15,096 | 90.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Donald May | 7,610 | 51.9 | ||
Liberal | Tony Williams | 7,066 | 48.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Cockburn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Don Taylor | 10,058 | 70.3 | ||
Liberal | Lloyd Read-Brain | 3,531 | 24.7 | ||
National Alliance | Clifford Webb | 712 | 5.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,301 | 7.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,100 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,401 | 89.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Don Taylor | 10,165 | 71.1 | ||
Liberal | Lloyd Read-Brain | 4,136 | 28.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Collie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Jones | 3,943 | 56.1 | ||
National Alliance | Hilda Turnbull | 1,619 | 23.0 | ||
Liberal | Brian Menzies | 1,465 | 20.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,027 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 205 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,232 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Jones | 4,186 | 59.6 | ||
National Alliance | Hilda Turnbull | 2,841 | 40.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Cottesloe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ross Hutchinson | 7,233 | 52.7 | ||
Labor | Graham Rattigan | 5,438 | 39.6 | ||
National Alliance | Oldham Prestage | 726 | 5.3 | ||
Australia | Charles Pierce | 338 | 2.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,735 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 430 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,165 | 88.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ross Hutchinson | 8,019 | 58.4 | ||
Labor | Graham Rattigan | 5,716 | 41.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 4,730 | 51.0 | ||
Labor | Reginald Ewers | 3,944 | 42.5 | ||
National Alliance | June Fitzgerald | 598 | 6.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,272 | 94.6 | |||
Informal votes | 532 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,804 | 91.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 5,238 | 56.5 | ||
Labor | Reginald Ewers | 4,034 | 43.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
East Melville
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Des O'Neil | 8,029 | 52.8 | ||
Labor | Percy Johnson | 6,079 | 40.0 | ||
National Alliance | Rosemary Taboni | 1,097 | 7.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,205 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 452 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 15,657 | 91.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Des O'Neil | 8,961 | 58.9 | ||
Labor | Percy Johnson | 6,244 | 41.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Floreat
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 8,407 | 56.6 | ||
Labor | Peter Coyle | 5,012 | 33.8 | ||
National Alliance | Peter McGowan | 1,421 | 9.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,840 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 366 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 15,206 | 91.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Mensaros | 9,615 | 64.8 | ||
Labor | Peter Coyle | 5,225 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Fremantle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Harry Fletcher | 8,742 | 65.2 | ||
Liberal | Michael Coakley | 3,802 | 28.3 | ||
National Alliance | Peter Moorhouse | 869 | 6.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,413 | 91.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,258 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 14,671 | 88.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Harry Fletcher | 8,872 | 66.1 | ||
Liberal | Michael Coakley | 4,541 | 33.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Gascoyne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ian Laurance | 1,610 | 50.5 | ||
Labor | Frank Davis | 955 | 30.0 | ||
National Alliance | Wilson Tuckey | 511 | 16.0 | ||
Independent | Robert Phillips | 111 | 3.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,187 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 156 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,343 | 88.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ian Laurance | 2,100 | 65.9 | ||
Labor | Frank Davis | 1,087 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing |
Geraldton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jeff Carr | 3,318 | 47.5 | ||
Liberal | Joseph Willoughby | 2,236 | 32.0 | ||
Independent | Phillip Cooper | 997 | 14.3 | ||
National Alliance | Victor Askew | 431 | 6.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,982 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 224 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,206 | 89.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jeff Carr | 3,862 | 55.3 | ||
Liberal | Joseph Willoughby | 3,120 | 44.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Greenough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Brand | 4,999 | 78.8 | ||
Labor | Frederic Newman | 1,343 | 21.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,342 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 176 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,518 | 89.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kalamunda
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ian Thompson | 4,521 | 54.9 | ||
Labor | Michael Marsh | 2,917 | 35.4 | ||
National Alliance | Benjamin Ballantyne | 643 | 7.8 | ||
Independent | Francesco Nesci | 153 | 1.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,234 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 253 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,487 | 90.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ian Thompson | 5,149 | 62.5 | ||
Labor | Michael Marsh | 3,085 | 37.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kalgoorlie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Evans | 3,623 | 62.1 | ||
Liberal | Max Finlayson | 1,867 | 32.0 | ||
National Alliance | Geoffrey Sands | 346 | 5.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,836 | 92.8 | |||
Informal votes | 455 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,291 | 88.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Evans | 3,675 | 63.0 | ||
Liberal | Max Finlayson | 2,161 | 37.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Karrinyup
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clarko | 8,782 | 48.7 | ||
Labor | Mervyn Knight | 8,090 | 44.9 | ||
National Alliance | Laurence Butterly | 1,145 | 6.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,017 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 695 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 18,712 | 91.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clarko | 9,728 | 54.0 | ||
Labor | Mervyn Knight | 8,289 | 46.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing |
Katanning
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Alliance | Dick Old | 4,307 | 63.2 | ||
Labor | Kenneth Gawn | 1,333 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal | Peter Hatherly | 1,174 | 17.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,814 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 203 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,017 | 91.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Alliance | Dick Old | 5,364 | 78.7 | ||
Labor | Kenneth Gawn | 1,450 | 21.3 | ||
National Alliance hold | Swing |
Kimberley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alan Ridge | 1,785 | 54.6 | ||
Labor | Robert Baker | 1,327 | 40.6 | ||
National Alliance | Keith Wright | 156 | 4.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,268 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 183 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,451 | 79.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Alan Ridge | 1,918 | 58.7 | ||
Labor | Robert Baker | 1,350 | 41.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Maylands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Harman | 8,530 | 61.1 | ||
Liberal | Pauline Iles | 4,494 | 32.2 | ||
National Alliance | Edward Barlow | 949 | 6.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,973 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 730 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,703 | 89.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Harman | 8,672 | 62.1 | ||
Liberal | Pauline Iles | 5,301 | 37.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Melville
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Tonkin | 9,742 | 68.9 | ||
Liberal | Cedric Smith | 3,801 | 26.9 | ||
National Alliance | Barney Foley | 605 | 4.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,148 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 467 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 14,615 | 91.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Tonkin | 9,833 | 69.5 | ||
Liberal | Cedric Smith | 4,315 | 30.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Merredin-Yilgarn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Alliance | Hendy Cowan | 2,585 | 39.6 | ||
Labor | James Brown | 2,536 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal | Brian Cahill | 1,411 | 21.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,532 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 214 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,746 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Alliance | Hendy Cowan | 3,782 | 57.9 | ||
Labor | James Brown | 2,750 | 42.1 | ||
National Alliance gain from Labor | Swing |
Moore
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Alliance | Bert Crane | 4,248 | 67.7 | ||
Liberal | Terence Millstead | 2,026 | 32.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,274 | 94.6 | |||
Informal votes | 358 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,632 | 90.5 | |||
National Alliance hold | Swing |
Morley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Tonkin | 9,570 | 57.4 | ||
Liberal | Lloyd Stewart | 7,093 | 42.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,663 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 478 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 17,141 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Mount Hawthorn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ron Bertram | 7,447 | 54.7 | ||
Liberal | Timothy Foley | 5,256 | 38.6 | ||
National Alliance | Peter Tilley | 903 | 6.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,606 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 663 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 14,269 | 90.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ron Bertram | 7,582 | 55.7 | ||
Liberal | Timothy Foley | 6,024 | 44.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Mount Lawley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ray O'Connor | 7,441 | 53.2 | ||
Labor | Arthur Chauncy | 5,608 | 40.1 | ||
National Alliance | John Poole | 949 | 6.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,998 | 95.6 | |||
Informal votes | 640 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 14,638 | 89.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ray O'Connor | 8,247 | 58.9 | ||
Labor | Arthur Chauncy | 5,751 | 41.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mount Marshall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Alliance | Ray McPharlin | unopposed | |||
National Alliance hold | Swing |
Mundaring
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Moiler | 4,119 | 54.5 | ||
Liberal | Andrew Hugh | 2,803 | 37.1 | ||
National Alliance | Ivan Sands | 640 | 8.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,562 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 203 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,765 | 91.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | James Moiler | 4,215 | 55.7 | ||
Liberal | Andrew Hugh | 3,347 | 44.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Murchison-Eyre
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Coyne | 1,022 | 57.0 | ||
Labor | Julian Grill | 770 | 43.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,792 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 48 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,840 | 83.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Murray
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Geoffrey Dix | 3,409 | 45.5 | ||
Liberal | Richard Shalders | 3,241 | 43.2 | ||
National Alliance | Wayne McRostie | 848 | 11.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,498 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 243 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,741 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Richard Shalders | 3,887 | 51.8 | ||
Labor | Geoffrey Dix | 3,611 | 48.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Narrogin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Alliance | Peter Jones | 3,593 | 50.9 | ||
Liberal | Robert Farr | 1,978 | 28.0 | ||
Labor | Gordon Appleton | 1,492 | 21.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,063 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 140 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,203 | 92.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Alliance | Peter Jones | 4,936 | 69.9 | ||
Labor | Gordon Appleton | 2,127 | 30.1 | ||
National Alliance hold | Swing |
- Preferences were not distributed between the National Alliance and Liberal candidates for Narrogin.
Nedlands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Court | 9,103 | 66.8 | ||
Labor | Christopher Thompson | 4,516 | 33.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,619 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 286 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 13,905 | 88.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Perth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry Burke | 6,997 | 59.6 | ||
Liberal | Julius Re | 3,769 | 32.1 | ||
National Alliance | Robert Burns | 518 | 4.4 | ||
Australia | William Barrett | 456 | 3.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,740 | 92.6 | |||
Informal votes | 933 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 12,673 | 84.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Terry Burke | 7,303 | 62.2 | ||
Liberal | Julius Re | 4,437 | 37.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Pilbara
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Brian Sodeman | 3,440 | 49.1 | ||
Labor | Arthur Bickerton | 3,219 | 46.0 | ||
Australia | Ian Kelly | 347 | 4.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,006 | 93.5 | |||
Informal votes | 487 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,493 | 82.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Brian Sodeman | 3,594 | 51.3 | ||
Labor | Arthur Bickerton | 3,412 | 48.7 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing |
Rockingham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mike Barnett | 3,573 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal | Reginald Ritchie | 3,146 | 41.2 | ||
National Alliance | Ronald Harman | 629 | 8.2 | ||
Independent | Eric Edwards | 289 | 3.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,637 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 340 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,977 | 90.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Mike Barnett | 3,887 | 50.9 | ||
Liberal | Reginald Ritchie | 3,750 | 49.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Roe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Alliance | Bill Young | 3,047 | 43.3 | ||
Liberal | Geoff Grewar | 2,394 | 34.1 | ||
Labor | John Byrne | 1,588 | 22.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,029 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 205 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,234 | 90.9 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Geoff Grewar | 3,638 | 51.8 | ||
National Alliance | Bill Young | 3,391 | 48.2 | ||
Liberal gain from National Alliance | Swing |
Scarborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Des Moore | 6,629 | 46.9 | ||
Liberal | Ray Young | 6,442 | 45.6 | ||
National Alliance | Adrian Briffa | 1,070 | 7.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,141 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 474 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 14,615 | 90.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ray Young | 7,138 | 50.5 | ||
Labor | Des Moore | 7,003 | 49.5 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing |
South Perth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bill Grayden | 6,720 | 50.8 | ||
Labor | Garry Kelly | 5,295 | 40.0 | ||
National Alliance | Bill Wallace | 1,215 | 9.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,230 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 341 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 13,571 | 87.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bill Grayden | 7,753 | 58.6 | ||
Labor | Garry Kelly | 5,477 | 41.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Stirling
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Alliance | Matt Stephens | 3,775 | 54.4 | ||
Liberal | Glen Mitchell | 1,930 | 27.8 | ||
Labor | Eric Bromilow | 1,238 | 17.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,943 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 161 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,104 | 91.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Alliance | Matt Stephens | 4,889 | 70.4 | ||
Labor | Eric Bromilow | 2,054 | 29.6 | ||
National Alliance hold | Swing |
- Preferences were not distributed between the National Alliance and Liberal candidates for Stirling.
Subiaco
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tom Dadour | 6,339 | 49.9 | ||
Labor | Phillip Hall | 5,241 | 41.3 | ||
National Alliance | Francis Dwyer | 752 | 5.9 | ||
Australia | Ronald Hislop | 373 | 2.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,705 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 567 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 13,272 | 87.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tom Dadour | 7,169 | 56.4 | ||
Labor | Phillip Hall | 5,536 | 43.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Swan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Skidmore | 9,021 | 63.0 | ||
Liberal | Douglas Ismail | 4,244 | 29.6 | ||
National Alliance | Pietro Bendotti | 1,052 | 7.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,317 | 93.9 | |||
Informal votes | 926 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,243 | 89.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jack Skidmore | 9,179 | 64.1 | ||
Liberal | Douglas Ismail | 5,138 | 35.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Toodyay
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Clifford Hunt | 6,101 | 42.8 | ||
Liberal | Mick Nanovich | 5,630 | 39.5 | ||
National Alliance | Albert Tonkin | 2,369 | 16.6 | ||
Australia | George Gaunt | 144 | 1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,244 | 95.6 | |||
Informal votes | 660 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 14,904 | 93.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mick Nanovich | 7,420 | 52.1 | ||
Labor | Clifford Hunt | 6,824 | 47.9 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing |
Vasse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 4,548 | 60.0 | ||
Labor | Robert Goddard | 2,015 | 26.6 | ||
National Alliance | Ronald Loughton | 1,014 | 13.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,577 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 256 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,833 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 5,410 | 71.4 | ||
Labor | Robert Goddard | 2,167 | 28.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Victoria Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ron Davies | 8,869 | 63.3 | ||
Liberal | Frank Marciano | 4,171 | 29.8 | ||
National Alliance | Paul Daly | 962 | 6.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,002 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 598 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 14,600 | 87.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ron Davies | 9,013 | 64.4 | ||
Liberal | Frank Marciano | 4,989 | 35.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Warren
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Evans | 3,453 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal | Maurice Thompson | 2,089 | 31.5 | ||
National Alliance | John Dempster | 1,092 | 16.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,634 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 233 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,867 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Evans | 3,617 | 54.5 | ||
Liberal | Maurice Thompson | 3,017 | 45.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Wellington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Andrew Thomson | 3,036 | 41.1 | ||
Liberal | June Craig | 2,978 | 40.4 | ||
National Alliance | John Chidlow | 1,365 | 18.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,379 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 378 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,757 | 92.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | June Craig | 4,139 | 56.1 | ||
Labor | Andrew Thomson | 3,240 | 43.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Welshpool
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Colin Jamieson | 8,807 | 61.5 | ||
Liberal | George Fisher | 4,492 | 31.4 | ||
National Alliance | Laurence Eaton | 1,026 | 7.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,325 | 94.9 | |||
Informal votes | 763 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,088 | 88.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Colin Jamieson | 8,961 | 62.6 | ||
Liberal | George Fisher | 5,364 | 37.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- 1974 Western Australian state election
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977
- Candidates of the 1974 Western Australian state election
References
[edit]- ^ 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.