Election figures

1922 (16 December)

Enrolment 34,986 Total votes 19,002 (54.31%) Informal 742 (3.90%)

Valid votes 18,260

William Noah Hedges

Nationalist

3,550

19.44%

John Barkell Holman

Labor

7,290

39.92%

William Watson

Independent

7,420

40.63%

Final count after distribution of preferences

Hedges

Nat

3,550

Excluded

 

 

Holman

ALP

7,290

589 (16.59%)

7,879

43.15%

Watson

Ind

7,420

2,961 (83.41%)

10,381

55.85%

Majority (after preferences) for Watson 2,502

Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision

 

Hedges

Holman

Watson

Total valid votes

Balkatta

25.68%

37.76%

36.56%

3,914

Claremont

32.99%

25.57%

41.44%

4,607

East Fremantle

8.98%

46.08%

44.94%

2,539

Fremantle

12.81%

49.88%

37.31%

1,249

North Fremantle

7.92%

55.90%

36.17%

1,338

South Fremantle

4.80%

46.06%

49.14%

2,666

West Subiaco

20.44%

49.06%

30.50%

905

Postal votes

21.54%

46.92%

31.54%

130

Absent votes

22.50%

37.21%

40.30%

809

Section votes

7.77%

57.28%

34.95%

113

Total

19.44%

39.92%

40.63%

18,260

 

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