Election figures

1951 (28 April)

Enrolment 44,413 Total votes 43,134 (97.12%) Informal votes 960 (2.23%)

Valid votes 42,174

*Kim Edward Beazley

Labor

23,901

56.67%

Leonard Douglas Seaton

Liberal and Country League

18,273

43.33%

* Sitting member

Majority for Beazley 5,728

Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision

 

Beazley

Seaton

Total valid votes

Claremont

39.84%

60.16%

11,192

East Fremantle

59.60%

40.40%

9,814

Fremantle

69.96%

30.04%

3,079

North Fremantle

67.31%

32.69%

3,402

South Fremantle

73.74%

26.26%

7,084

Wembley Park

47.14%

52.86%

3,271

Forces overseas

52.73%

47.27%

165

Postal votes

47.80%

52.20%

1,475

Absent votes

59.10%

40.90%

2,611

Section votes

59.26%

40.74%

81

Total

56.67%

43.33%

42,174

 

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