1945 ( 18 August by-election - occasioned by the death of John Curtin, 5 July 1945 )
Enrolment 72,421 Total votes 61,091 (84.36%) Informal votes 1769 (2.90%)
Valid votes 59,322
Kim Edward Beazley |
Labor |
34,009 |
57.33% |
Donald MacKinnon Cleland |
United Australia Party |
19,880 |
33.51% |
Carlyle Ferguson |
State Liberal |
1,273 |
1,273 |
Thomas John Hughes |
Independent |
2,210 | 3.73% |
Louis Phillips |
Atokist |
143 | 0.24% |
Patrick Laurence Troy |
Communist |
1,807 | 3.05% |
Absolute majority for Beazley 8,696
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Beazley |
Cleland |
Ferguson |
Hughes |
Phillips |
Troy |
Total valid votes |
Claremont |
42.99% |
50.24% |
1.86% |
2.65% |
0.32% |
1.94% |
9,019 |
East Fremantle |
64.67% |
27.86% |
1.01% |
2.82% |
0.14% |
3.50% |
6,428 |
Fremantle |
65.06% |
24.06% |
1.01% |
2.95% |
0.12% |
6.80% |
2,573 |
Leederville |
58.97% |
31.98% |
2.03% |
4.34% |
0.35% |
2.32% |
9,884 |
North Fremantle |
68.13% |
22.70% |
1.64% |
2.81% |
0.27% |
4.45% |
2,560 |
South Fremantle |
74.19% |
17.20% |
1.07% |
2.14% |
0.23% |
5.08% |
5,141 |
South Perth |
45.61% |
43.68% |
4.16% |
4.44% |
0.29% |
1.82% |
6,966 |
Victoria Park |
59.17% |
29.23% |
3.09% |
4.65% |
0.14% |
3.72% |
7,061 |
Wembley Park |
49.62% |
43.31% |
1.52% |
3.63% |
0.22% |
1.69% |
4,073 |
Members of the Forces |
67.26% |
18.00% |
3.40% |
7.75% |
0.18% |
3.40% |
2,850 |
Postal votes |
58.58% |
33.39% |
1.77% |
3.51% |
0.14% |
2.60% |
2,767 |
Total |
57.33% |
37.51% |
2.15% |
3.73% |
0.24% |
3.05% |
59,322 |
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