Election figures

1937 (23 October)

Enrolment 58,434 Total votes 55,313 (94.66%) Informal 1,827 (3.30%)

Valid votes 53,486

*John Curtin

Labor

29,548

55.24%

Eric Isaachsen

United Australia Party

21,857

40.86%

Henry Bertram Wright

Independent

2,081

3.90%

* Sitting member

Absolute majority for Curtin 5,610

Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision

 

Curtin

Isaachsen

Wright

Total valid votes

Claremont

37.85%

59.61%

2.54%

8,650

East Fremantle

63.56%

32.57%

3.88%

5,831

Fremantle

66.69%

29.25%

4.06%

2,612

Leederville

55.28%

41.45%

3.27%

9,409

North Fremantle

68.16%

29.13%

2.71%

2,324

South Fremantle

70.94%

23.55%

5.51%

4,976

South Perth

42.35%

53.39%

4.27%

5,552

Victoria Park

62.45%

33.26%

4.29%

6,897

Wembley Park

48.51%

48.07%

3.41%

2,725

Postal votes

48.65%

47.00%

4.35%

1,068

Absent votes

58.52%

35.21%

6.27%

3,583

Section votes

54.49%

42.31%

3.21.%

163

Total

55.24%

40.86%

3.90%

53,486

 

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