1961 (9 December)
Enrolment 48,924 Total votes 46,737 (95.53%) Informal votes 1,268 (2.71%)
Valid votes 45,469
*Kim Edward Beazley |
Labor |
27,615 |
60.73% |
John Leonard Waghorne |
Liberal and Country League |
16,747 |
36.83% |
Marjorie Georgina Joan Williams |
Communist |
1,107 | 2.43% |
* Sitting member
Absolute majority for Beazley 9,761
Percentage of primary valid votes in each subdivision
|
Beazley |
Waghorne |
Williams |
Total valid votes |
Cottesloe |
47.37% |
50.77% |
1.86% |
7,957 |
Fremantle |
67.85% |
29.59% |
2.56% |
6,946 |
Melville |
55.26% |
42.44% |
2.30% |
18,425 |
South Fremantle |
78.70% |
18.96% |
2.34% |
8,734 |
Postal votes |
59.17% |
38.16% |
2.67% |
1,161 |
Absent votes |
61.85% |
32.55% |
5.61% |
2,123 |
Section votes |
62.60% |
34.15% |
3.25% |
123 |
Total |
60.73% |
36.83% |
2.43% |
45,469 |
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