1954 (29 May)
Enrolment 49,954 Total votes 48,568 (97.23%) Informal votes 722 (1.49%)
Valid votes 47,846
*Kim Edward Beazley |
Labor |
26,079 |
54.51% |
Norman Douglas McPherson |
Liberal |
21,002 |
43.89% |
Patrick Laurence Troy |
Communist |
765 | 1.50% |
* Sitting member
Absolute majority for Beazley 4,312
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Beazley |
McPherson |
Troy |
Total valid votes |
Claremont |
39.46% |
59.68% |
0.86% |
10,970 |
East Fremantle |
55.72% |
42.96% |
1.32% |
13,683 |
Fremantle |
65.64% |
30.40% |
3.96% |
2,576 |
North Fremantle |
65.16% |
32.67% |
2.17% |
3,502 |
South Fremantle |
72.02% |
25.48% |
2.50% |
7,809 |
Wembley Park |
45.36% |
54.01% |
0.63% |
4,910 |
Postal votes |
44.30% |
53.52% |
2.18% |
1,622 |
Absent votes |
57.02% |
41.09% |
1.89% |
2,757 |
Section votes |
56.67% |
43.33% |
0.00% |
90 |
Total |
54.51% |
43.89% |
1.60% |
47,846 |
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