Results of the Western Australian state election, 1974 (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 30 March 1974
Legislative Assembly
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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

Albany

Western Australian state election, 1974: Albany[1]
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Ascot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Balga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Boulder-Dundas
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Bateman 10,283 54.6
Liberal John Sinclair 7,145 37.9
National Alliance Paul Clune 1,010 5.4
Australia Party 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Clontarf
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Donald May 7,452 50.8
Liberal Rex 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 Rex Williams 7,066 48.1
Labor hold Swing

Cockburn

Western Australian state election, 1974: Cockburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander 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 Alexander Taylor 10,165 71.1
Liberal Lloyd Read-Brain 4,136 28.9
Labor hold Swing

Collie

Western Australian state election, 1974: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Cottesloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ross Hutchinson 7,233 52.7
Labor Graham Rattigan 5,438 39.6
National Alliance Oldham Prestage 726 5.3
Australia Party 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Floreat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Laurance 1,610 50.5
Labor Frank Davis 955 30.0
National Alliance Charles 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Geraldton
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Kalamunda
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Kalgoorlie
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Karrinyup
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Kimberley
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Maylands
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Melville
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Merredin-Yilgarn
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Moore
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Morley
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Mount Hawthorn
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Mount Lawley
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Mount Marshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Alliance Ray McPharlin unopposed
National Alliance hold Swing

Mundaring

Western Australian state election, 1974: Mundaring
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Murchison-Eyre
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Murray
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Narrogin
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

Nedlands

Western Australian state election, 1974: Nedlands
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Perth
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 Party 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Brian Sodeman 3,440 49.1
Labor Arthur Bickerton 3,219 46.0
Australia Party 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Rockingham
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Roe
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Scarborough
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: South Perth
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Stirling
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

Subiaco

Western Australian state election, 1974: Subiaco
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 Party 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Swan
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Toodyay
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 Party 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Victoria Park
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Warren
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Wellington
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Welshpool
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

References

  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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