1972 (2 December)
Enrolment 62,769 Total votes 59,505 (94.80%) Informal votes 1,515 (2.55%)
Valid votes 57,990
*Kim Edward Beazley |
Labor |
32,803 |
56.57% |
Erica Patricia Lawton |
Liberal |
22,637 |
39.04% |
Francis Anthony Pownall |
Communist |
786 | 1.35% |
Rosemary Anne Taboni |
Democratic Labor Party |
1,764 | 3.04% |
* Sitting member
Absolute majority for Beazley 7,616
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Beazley |
Lawton |
Marks |
Taboni |
Total valid votes |
Applecross |
35.32% |
60.64% |
0.79% |
3.24% |
4,439 |
Ardross |
39.24% |
56.52% |
1.09% |
3.15% |
5,150 |
Coolbellup |
73.08% |
23.50% |
1.54% |
1.87% |
5,833 |
Fremantle |
62.78% |
30.57% |
1.63% |
5.02% |
6,074 |
Hamilton Hill |
70.47% |
24.85% |
1.45% |
3.24% |
3,457 |
Melville |
59.25% |
37.55% |
0.91% |
2.30% |
7,403 |
Palmyra |
56.42% |
40.24% |
0.81% |
2.54% |
7,886 |
Riverton |
42.46% |
53.80% |
1.34% |
2.39% |
7,310 |
South Fremantle |
72.29% |
22.54% |
1.59% |
3.58% |
5,084 |
Postal Votes |
57.93% |
36.00% |
1.79% |
4.29% |
1,688 |
Absent Votes |
57.46% |
35.66% |
3.21% |
3.66% |
3,578 |
Section votes |
61.22% |
35.71% |
1.02% |
2.04% |
98 |
Total |
56.57% |
39.04% |
1.35% |
3.04% |
57,990 |
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