1958 (22 November)
Enrolment 44,592 Total votes 42,690 (95.73%) Informal 1,134 (2.66%)
Valid votes 41,556
*Kim Edward Beazley |
Labor |
23,780 |
57.22% |
Peter Goode |
Liberal and Country League |
16,725 |
40.25% |
Patrick Laurence Troy |
Communist |
1,051 | 2.52% |
* Sitting member
Absolute majority for Beazley 6,004
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Beazley |
Goode |
Troy |
Total valid votes |
Cottesloe |
43.88% |
54.67% |
1.45% |
7,926 |
Fremantle |
63.63% |
33.42% |
2.94% |
7,166 |
Melville |
53.03% |
45.05% |
1.93% |
14,842 |
South Fremantle |
72.70% |
23.63% |
3.67% |
8,228 |
Postal votes |
51.84% |
43.99% |
4.17% |
1,198 |
Absent votes |
57.37% |
38.70% |
3.92% |
2,036 |
Section votes |
63.12% |
32.50% |
4.38% |
160 |
Total |
57.22% |
40.25% |
2.53% |
41,556 |
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