1931 (19 December)
Enrolment 49,499 Total votes 46,567 (94.08%) Informal votes 968 (2.08%)
Valid votes 45,599
*John Curtin |
Labor |
19,142 |
41.98% |
Henry Keith Watson |
Independent |
12,365 |
27.12% |
William Watson |
United Australia Party |
14,092 |
30.90% |
* Sitting member
Final count after distribution of preferences
Curtin |
ALP |
19,142 |
1,129 (9.13%) |
20,271 |
44.45% |
HK Watson |
Ind |
12,365 |
Excluded |
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W Watson |
UAP |
14,092 |
11,236 (90.87%) |
25,328 |
55.55% |
Majority (after preferences) for William Watson 5,057
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
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Curtin |
H K Watson |
W Watson |
Total valid votes |
Balkatta |
44.79% |
26.30% |
28.91% |
11,597 |
Claremont |
26.94% |
35.61% |
37.45% |
10,973 |
East Fremantle |
46.70% |
24.05% |
29.25% |
5,871 |
Fremantle |
52.01% |
19.71% |
28.28% |
1,994 |
North Fremantle |
51.12% |
21.93% |
26.96% |
2,326 |
South Fremantle |
54.09% |
17.25% |
28.66% |
4,818 |
West Subiaco |
42.99% |
27.76% |
29.44% |
4,813 |
Postal votes |
41.14% |
27.48% |
31.38% |
666 |
Absent votes |
42.54% |
29.42% |
28.04% |
2,571 |
Section votes |
45.98% |
22.99% |
31.03% |
87 |
Total |
41.98% |
27.12% |
30.90% |
45,599 |
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