Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle

This article lists electoral results for the Division of Fremantle in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 to the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Elias Solomon	Free Trade	1901—1903
	William Carpenter	Labor	1903—1906
	William Hedges	Western Australian	1906—1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909—1913
	Reginald Burchell	Labor	1913—1916
		Nationalist	1916—1922
	William Watson	Independent	1922—1928
	John Curtin	Labor	1928—1931
	William Watson	United Australia	1931—1934
	John Curtin	Labor	1934—1945
	Kim Beazley (senior)	Labor	1945—1977
	John Dawkins	Labor	1977—1994
	Carmen Lawrence	Labor	1994—2007
	Melissa Parke	Labor	2007—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Melissa Parke	35,554	40.82	+1.88
	Liberal	Matthew Hanssen	33,219	38.14	−0.43
	Greens	Jordon Steele-John	10,354	11.89	−5.76
	Palmer United	Vashil Sharma	3,451	3.96	+3.96
	Christians	Owen Mulder	1,163	1.34	+1.34
	Katter's Australian	Richard McNaught	1,061	1.22	+1.22
	Family First	Jim McCourt	811	0.93	−0.78
	Socialist Alliance	Sam Wainwright	743	0.85	+0.05
	Rise Up Australia	Philip Scott	416	0.48	+0.48
	Protectionist	Teresa van Lieshout	205	0.24	+0.24
	CEC	Ron Rowlands	131	0.15	+0.15
Total formal votes			87,108	93.64	−0.93
Informal votes			5,916	6.36	+0.93
Turnout			93,024	92.26	−0.97
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Melissa Parke	47,705	54.77	−0.93
	Liberal	Matthew Hanssen	39,403	45.23	+0.93
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.93

Australian federal election, 2010: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Melissa Parke	32,063	38.94	-6.24
	Liberal	Matt Taylor	31,755	38.57	+3.48
	Greens	Kate Davis	14,531	17.65	+3.07
	Family First	Larry Parsons	1,409	1.71	+0.28
	Christian Democrats	Scott Robertson	1,294	1.57	-0.15
	Socialist Alliance	Sanna Andrew	662	0.80	+0.35
	Democratic Labor	Keith McEncroe	622	0.76	+0.76
Total formal votes			82,336	94.57	-1.18
Informal votes			4,724	5.43	+1.18
Turnout			87,060	93.27	-0.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Melissa Parke	45,858	55.70	-3.44
	Liberal	Matt Taylor	36,478	44.30	+3.44
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.44

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Melissa Parke	36,102	45.18	+0.60
	Liberal	John Jamieson	28,042	35.10	-0.84
	Greens	Steve Walker	11,645	14.57	+2.79
	Christian Democrats	Bill Heggers	1,376	1.72	-0.38
	Family First	Andriette du Plessis	1,145	1.43	+1.43
	One Nation	Sue Bateman	988	1.24	-1.08
	Socialist Alliance	Sam Wainwright	361	0.45	-0.03
	CEC	Paul Ellison	242	0.30	-0.80
Total formal votes			79,901	95.75	+2.60
Informal votes			3,548	4.25	-2.60
Turnout			83,449	93.75	+0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Melissa Parke	47,253	59.14	+1.38
	Liberal	John Jamieson	32,648	40.86	-1.38
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.38

Australian federal election, 2004: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	32,394	44.58	-2.43
	Liberal	Carmelo Zagami	26,118	35.94	+5.54
	Greens	Nicola Paris	8,562	11.78	+2.72
	One Nation	Craig Mackintosh	1,687	2.32	-3.63
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Shave	1,524	2.10	+0.69
	Democrats	Delys Beaumont	1,231	1.69	-3.66
	CEC	Damian Poole	800	1.10	+1.10
	Socialist Alliance	Ian Jamieson	350	0.48	+0.48
Total formal votes			72,666	93.15	-1.14
Informal votes			5,344	6.85	+1.14
Turnout			78,010	93.20	-1.74
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	41,970	57.76	-2.91
	Liberal	Carmelo Zagami	30,696	42.24	+2.91
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.91

Australian federal election, 2001: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	34,054	47.01	-2.33
	Liberal	Louise Smyth	22,025	30.40	+0.08
	Greens	Robert Delves	6,565	9.06	+2.07
	One Nation	Chris Reynolds	4,308	5.95	-1.75
	Democrats	Rod Swift	3,878	5.35	+0.91
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Shave	1,025	1.41	+1.41
		Sarah Harris	588	0.81	+0.81
Total formal votes			72,443	94.28	-1.50
Informal votes			4,393	5.72	+1.50
Turnout			76,836	95.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	43,952	60.72	-1.57
	Liberal	Louise Smyth	28,491	39.28	+1.57
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.57

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	36,631	47.45	+0.72
	Liberal	Mick Tiller	25,051	32.45	-8.07
	One Nation	Tony Hill	5,834	7.56	+7.56
	Greens	Leonie Deegan	5,281	6.84	-0.03
	Democrats	Jakica Zaknic	3,450	4.47	-1.40
	Independent	Lawrence Shave	957	1.24	+1.24
Total formal votes			77,204	95.94	-0.57
Informal votes			3,269	4.06	+0.57
Turnout			80,473	94.88	-0.86
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	46,338	60.02	+5.81
	Liberal	Mick Tiller	30,866	39.98	-5.81
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.81

Australian federal election, 1996: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	33,763	46.93	-3.28
	Liberal	Mick Tiller	29,067	40.40	+1.66
	Greens	Alison de Garis	4,930	6.85	+0.09
	Democrats	Joe Guentner	4,188	5.82	+2.61
Total formal votes			71,948	96.50	-0.53
Informal votes			2,611	3.50	+0.53
Turnout			74,559	95.75	-0.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	38,747	54.25	-3.54
	Liberal	Mick Tiller	32,674	45.75	+3.54
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.54

Fremantle by-election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	32,707	52.35	+2.15
	Liberal	Geoff Hourn	23,047	36.89	–1.85
	Greens	Stephen Walker	5,215	8.35	+1.59
	Independent	Raymond Conder	1,506	2.41	+2.41
Total formal votes			62,475	97.40	+0.37
Informal votes			1,669	2.60	–0.37
Turnout			64,144	85.84	-10.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	36,745	58.83	+1.04
	Liberal	Geoff Hourn	25,715	42.21	–1.04
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.04

Australian federal election, 1993: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	35,084	50.20	+7.27
	Liberal	John Papaphotis	27,071	38.74	+5.68
	Greens	Mary Salter	4,725	6.76	-3.79
	Democrats	Patrick Mullins	2,247	3.22	-7.14
	Natural Law	Tom Haynes	755	1.08	+1.08
Total formal votes			69,882	97.03	+1.67
Informal votes			2,141	2.97	-1.67
Turnout			72,023	96.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins	40,375	57.79	-0.51
	Liberal	John Papaphotis	29,491	42.21	+0.51
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.51

Australian federal election, 1990: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	28,009	42.9	-19.2
	Liberal	Paul Stevenage	21,564	33.1	+1.6
	Greens	Jennie Cary	6,886	10.6	+10.6
	Democrats	Ray Tilbury	6,754	10.4	+10.4
	Independent	Ian Bolas	1,370	2.1	+2.1
	Grey Power	Ronnie Riley	657	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			65,240	95.4
Informal votes			3,175	4.6
Turnout			68,415	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins	37,890	58.3	-5.5
	Liberal	Paul Stevenage	27,106	41.7	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	36,646	61.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Jenny van den Hoek	19,487	32.5	-1.4
	National	Jack Clarke	3,834	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			59,967	91.8
Informal votes			5,384	8.2
Turnout			65,351	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins	37,628	62.7	-0.2
	Liberal	Jenny van den Hoek	22,338	37.3	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Australian federal election, 1984: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	33,366	59.0	-2.7
	Liberal	Max Adams	19,152	33.9	+0.1
	Democrats	Shirley de la Hunty	3,362	5.9	+3.4
	Independent	Timothy Peach	650	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			56,530	90.9
Informal votes			5,634	9.1
Turnout			62,164	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins	35,631	63.0	-1.9
	Liberal	Max Adams	20,889	37.0	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

Australian federal election, 1983: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	43,326	63.3	+5.2
	Liberal	Max Adams	22,025	32.2	-2.1
	Democrats	Colin Hull	1,733	2.5	-3.6
	Socialist Labour	Timothy Peach	970	1.4	+1.4
	Socialist Workers	Margo Condoleon	360	0.5	-1.0
Total formal votes			68,414	97.5
Informal votes			1,779	2.5
Turnout			70,193	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins		66.5	+3.4
	Liberal	Max Adams		33.5	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Australian federal election, 1980: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	36,272	58.1	+8.5
	Liberal	Donald McLeod	21,425	34.3	-2.8
	Democrats	Graham Hull	3,791	6.1	-3.8
	Socialist Workers	Angelo Lopez	915	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			62,403	96.9
Informal votes			1,982	3.1
Turnout			64,385	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins		63.1	+6.8
	Liberal	Donald McLeod		36.9	-6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dawkins	29,700	45.1	-6.5
	Liberal	Peter Ramshaw	27,372	41.6	-6.8
	Democrats	John Kernott	6,491	9.9	+9.9
	Communist	Victor Slater	1,305	2.0	+2.0
	Progress	David Lavater	957	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			65,825	96.7
Informal votes			2,235	3.3
Turnout			68,060	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Dawkins	34,113	51.8	+0.2
	Liberal	Peter Ramshaw	31,712	48.2	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Australian federal election, 1975: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	32,570	51.6	-7.8
	Liberal	Leon Lapinski	30,509	48.4	+12.5
Total formal votes			63,079	97.6
Informal votes			1,568	2.4
Turnout			64,647	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.0

Australian federal election, 1974: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	35,932	59.4	+3.2
	Liberal	Douglas Fernihough	21,711	35.9	-3.5
	National Alliance	Peter Moorehouse	2,136	3.5	+0.5
	Australia Party	Charles Pierce	723	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			60,502	97.5
Informal votes			1,554	2.5
Turnout			62,056	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		60.6	+2.5
	Liberal	Douglas Fernihough		39.4	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Australian federal election, 1972: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	32,803	56.6	-6.7
	Liberal	Erica Lawton	22,637	39.0	+6.7
	Democratic Labor	Rosemary Tobori	1,764	3.0	-1.5
	Communist	Jack Marks	786	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			57,990	97.5
Informal votes			1,515	2.5
Turnout			59,505	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		58.5	-5.7
	Liberal	Erica Lawton		41.5	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	34,336	63.3	+6.0
	Liberal	Robert French	17,520	32.3	-3.5
	Democratic Labor	Frank Pownall	2,417	4.5	+0.0
Total formal votes			54,273	97.8
Informal votes			1,206	2.2
Turnout			55,479	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		64.2	+4.4
	Liberal	Robert French		35.8	-4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Australian federal election, 1966: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	29,827	57.0	+2.1
	Liberal	John Waghorne	18,909	36.1	-6.1
	Democratic Labor	John Martyr	2,378	4.5	+4.5
	Communist	Paddy Troy	1,248	2.4	+1.0
Total formal votes			52,362	96.1
Informal votes			2,135	3.9
Turnout			54,497	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		60.1	+3.1
	Liberal	John Waghorne		39.9	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Australian federal election, 1963: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	27,203	54.9	-5.8
	Liberal	John Waghorne	20,931	42.2	+5.4
	Independent	James Collins	748	1.5	+1.5
	Communist	Paddy Troy	676	1.4	-1.0
Total formal votes			49,558	97.9
Informal votes			1,043	2.1
Turnout			50,601	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		57.0	-5.9
	Liberal	John Waghorne		43.0	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.9

Australian federal election, 1961: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	27,615	60.7	+3.5
	Liberal	John Waghorne	16,747	36.8	-3.4
	Communist	Joan Williams	1,107	2.4	-0.1
Total formal votes			45,469	97.3
Informal votes			1,268	2.7
Turnout			46,737	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		62.9	+3.4
	Liberal	John Waghorne		37.1	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	23,780	57.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Peter Goode	16,725	40.2	+0.4
	Communist	Paddy Troy	1,051	2.5	-0.7
Total formal votes			41,556	97.3
Informal votes			1,134	2.7
Turnout			42,690	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		59.5	-0.5
	Liberal	Peter Goode		40.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Australian federal election, 1955: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	22,011	57.1	-0.5
	Liberal	Vernon Hubbard	15,336	39.8	-0.9
	Communist	Paddy Troy	1,231	3.2	+1.4
Total formal votes			38,578	97.2
Informal votes			1,111	2.8
Turnout			39,689	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		60.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Vernon Hubbard		40.0	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Australian federal election, 1954: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	26,079	54.5	-2.2
	Liberal	Douglas McPherson	21,002	43.9	+0.6
	Communist	Paddy Troy	765	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			47,846	98.5
Informal votes			722	1.5
Turnout			48,568	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		56.0	-0.7
	Liberal	Douglas McPherson		44.0	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

Australian federal election, 1951: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	23,901	56.7	+2.0
	Liberal	Len Seaton	18,273	43.3	-0.3
Total formal votes			42,174	97.8
Informal votes			960	2.2
Turnout			43,134	97.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	22,463	54.7	-9.8
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	17,918	43.6	+8.1
	Communist	Paddy Troy	675	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			41,056	97.9
Informal votes			862	2.1
Turnout			41,918	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley		56.2	-8.3
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		43.8	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Australian federal election, 1946: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	45,383	64.1	-2.8
	Liberal	Claude Henderson	25,428	35.9	+22.0
Total formal votes			70,811	97.4
Informal votes			1,908	2.6
Turnout			72,719	94.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Fremantle by-election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	34,009	57.33	–9.57
	Liberal	Donald Cleland	19,880	33.51	+0.41
	Independent	Thomas Hughes	2,210	3.73	+3.73
	Communist	Paddy Troy	1,807	3.05	+3.05
	State Liberal	Carlyle Ferguson	1,273	2.15	+2.15
	Atokist	Louis Phillips	143	0.24	+0.24
Total formal votes			59,322	97.10	–1.12
Informal votes			1,769	2.90	+1.12
Turnout			61,091	84.36	–14.70
	Labor hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1943: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	45,352	66.9	+18.9
	Ind. Nationalist	Frederick Lee	13,046	19.2	+19.2
	United Australia	Alex Bracks	9,396	13.9	-32.3
Total formal votes			67,794	98.2
Informal votes			1,226	1.8
Turnout			69,020	99.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin		69.3	+19.0
	Ind. Nationalist	Frederick Lee		30.7	+30.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+19.0

Australian federal election, 1940: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	27,299	48.0	-7.2
	United Australia	Frederick Lee	26,274	46.2	+5.3
	Independent UAP	Gil Clarke	3,344	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			56,917	97.4
Informal votes			1,499	2.6
Turnout			58,416	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin	28,779	50.6	-6.6
	United Australia	Frederick Lee	28,138	49.4	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	29,548	55.2	+9.5
	United Australia	Eric Isaachsen	21,857	40.9	+0.5
	Independent	Henry Wright	2,081	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			53,486	96.7
Informal votes			1,827	3.3
Turnout			55,313	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin		57.2	+4.6
	United Australia	Eric Isaachsen		42.8	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Australian federal election, 1934: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	22,331	45.7	+3.7
	United Australia	Florence Cardell-Oliver	19,761	40.4	+9.5
	Social Credit	William Buchan	6,782	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			48,874	97.1
Informal votes			1,438	2.9
Turnout			50,312	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin	24,951	51.1	+6.6
	United Australia	Florence Cardell-Oliver	23,923	48.9	-6.6
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+6.6

Australian federal election, 1931: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	19,142	42.0	-15.0
	United Australia	William Watson	14,092	30.9	-12.1
	Independent	Keith Watson	12,365	27.1	+27.1
Total formal votes			45,599	97.9
Informal votes			968	2.1
Turnout			46,567	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	William Watson	25,328	55.5	+12.5
	Labor	John Curtin	20,271	44.5	-12.5
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+12.5

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	24,482	57.0	+7.8
	Nationalist	Keith Watson	18,426	43.0	+14.2
Total formal votes			42,980	97.9
Informal votes			914	2.1
Turnout			43,822	91.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Australian federal election, 1928: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	19,433	49.2	+7.3
	Nationalist	Frank Gibson	11,402	28.8	+28.8
	Independent	Keith Watson	8,697	22.0	+22.0
Total formal votes			39,532	96.9
Informal votes			1,253	3.1
Turnout			40,785	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin	20,589	52.1	+10.2
	Nationalist	Frank Gibson	18,943	47.9	+47.9
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+10.2

Australian federal election, 1925: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Watson	20,568	58.1	+17.5
	Labor	John Curtin	14,812	41.9	+2.0
Total formal votes			35,380	97.6
Informal votes			877	2.4
Turnout			36,257	92.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+1.2

Australian federal election, 1922: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Watson	7,420	40.6	+40.6
	Labor	John Holman	7,290	39.9	-4.4
	Nationalist	William Hedges	3,550	19.4	-34.1
Total formal votes			18,260	96.1
Informal votes			742	3.9
Turnout			19,002	54.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	William Watson	10,381	56.9	+56.9
	Labor	John Holman	7,879	43.1	-0.6
	Independent gain from Nationalist		Swing	+56.9

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Reginald Burchell	15,988	60.8	-8.1
	Labor	Andrew Clementson	10,294	39.2	+8.1
Total formal votes			26,282	97.6
Informal votes			660	2.4
Turnout			26,942	62.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-8.1

Australian federal election, 1917: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Reginald Burchell	21,773	68.9	+25.2
	Labor	Jack Simons	9,849	31.1	-25.2
Total formal votes			31,622	96.8
Informal votes			1,034	3.2
Turnout			32,656	80.1
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+25.2

Australian federal election, 1914: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reginald Burchell	16,385	56.3	+0.5
	Liberal	Thomas Briggs	12,705	43.7	-0.5
Total formal votes			29,090	96.9
Informal votes			937	3.1
Turnout			30,027	77.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Australian federal election, 1913: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reginald Burchell	15,428	55.8	+11.4
	Liberal	William Hedges	12,225	44.2	-11.4
Total formal votes			27,653	96.6
Informal votes			975	3.4
Turnout			28,628	77.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.4

Australian federal election, 1910: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hedges	7,788	54.5	+3.6
	Labour	William Carpenter	6,496	45.5	-3.6
Total formal votes			14,284	98.0
Informal votes			291	2.0
Turnout			14,575	66.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Western Australian	William Hedges	4,798	50.9	+12.2
	Labour	William Carpenter	4,629	49.1	-12.2
Total formal votes			9,427	92.9
Informal votes			718	7.1
Turnout			10,145	37.5
	Western Australian gain from Labour		Swing	+12.2

Australian federal election, 1903: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Carpenter	3,439	61.3	+25.1
	Free Trade	Elias Solomon	2,174	38.7	-18.0
Total formal votes			5,613	93.2
Informal votes			408	6.8
Turnout			6,021	30.9
	Labour gain from Free Trade		Swing	+21.6

Australian federal election, 1901: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Elias Solomon	2,870	56.7	+56.7
	Labour	Tom O'Beirne	1,831	36.2	+36.2
	Ind. Free Trade	Charles Jones	262	5.2	+5.2
	Ind. Free Trade	William Adcock	102	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			5,065	97.2
Informal votes			148	2.8
Turnout			5,213	31.1
	Free Trade win		(new division)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos
• John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Fremantle since 1901: Election figures