1940 (21 September)
Enrolment 61,681 Total votes 58,416 (94.71%) Informal votes 1,499 (2.57%)
Valid votes 56,917
Guildford Clarke |
Unendorsed Nationalist |
3,344 |
5.88% |
*John Curtin |
Labor |
27,299 |
47.96% |
Frederick Roy Lee |
United Australia Party |
26,274 |
46.16% |
* Sitting member
Final count after distribution of preferences
Clarke |
Unendorsed Nat |
3344 |
excluded |
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Curtin |
Labor |
27,299 |
1,480 (44.26%) |
28,779 |
50.56% |
Lee |
UAP |
26,274 |
1,864 (55.74%) |
28,138 |
49.44% |
Majority (after preferences) for Curtin 641
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Clarke |
Curtin |
Lee |
Total valid votes |
Claremont |
4.07% |
33.31% |
62.61% |
8,819 |
East Fremantle |
2.50% |
55.01% |
42.49% |
5,870 |
Fremantle |
4.11% |
56.52% |
39.37% |
2,629 |
Leederville |
8.04% |
48.29% |
43.67% |
9,961 |
North Fremantle |
2.86% |
62.48% |
34.65% |
2,375 |
South Fremantle |
3.03% |
63.60% |
33.37% |
4,819 |
South Perth |
6.41% |
34.96% |
58.63% |
6,490 |
Victoria Park |
7.14% |
51.37% |
41.49% |
6,712 |
Wembley Park |
6.86% |
41.15% |
51.99% |
3,614 |
Forces overseas votes |
10.97% |
68.71% |
20.32% |
328 |
Postal votes |
9.54% |
52.91% |
37.55% |
1,211 |
Absent votes |
10.59% |
54.04% |
35.38% |
4,264 |
Section votes |
3.72% |
59.04% |
37.23% |
192 |
Total |
5.88% |
47.96% |
46.16% |
56,917 |
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