Election figures

1917 (5 May)

Enrolment 40,747 Total votes 32,656 (80.14%) Informal 1,034 (3.17%)

Valid votes 31,622

*Reginald John Burchell

Nationalist

21,773

68.85%

John Joseph Simons

Labor

9,849

31.15%

* Sitting member

Majority for Burchell 11,924

Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision

 

Burchell

Simons

Total valid votes

Canning

72.50%

27.50%

3,589

Claremont

79.97%

20.03%

5,242

East Fremantle

60.12%

39.88%

3,014

Fremantle

58.51%

41.49%

1,786

Guildford

66.87%

33.13%

3,818

Maylands

71.57%

28.43%

2,350

Murray

78.17%

21.83%

971

North Fremantle

56.03%

43.97%

1,774

South Fremantle

52.96%

47.04%

3,340

West Subiaco

60.42%

39.58%

1,099

Absent

75.94%

24.06%

2,178

Overseas Service Votes

83.18%

16.82%

2,461

Total

68.85%

31.15%

31,622

 

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