Electoral results for the Division of Perth

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Perth in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	James Fowler	Labor	1901–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1922
	Edward Mann	Nationalist	1922–1929
		Independent Nationalist	1929–1929
	Walter Nairn	Nationalist	1929–1931
		United Australia	1931–1943
	Tom Burke	Labor	1943–1955
	Fred Chaney	Liberal	1955–1969
	Joe Berinson	Labor	1969–1975
	Ross McLean	Liberal	1975–1983
	Ric Charlesworth	Labor	1983–1993
	Stephen Smith	Labor	1993–2013
	Alannah MacTiernan	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alannah MacTiernan	34,215	41.25	+1.06
	Liberal	Darryl Moore	33,021	39.81	+1.07
	Greens	Jonathan Hallett	8,801	10.61	-5.54
	Palmer United	Gabriel Harfouche	2,897	3.49	+3.49
	Christians	Paul Connelly	1,891	2.28	+2.28
	Independent	Ant Clark	1,025	1.24	+1.24
	Family First	Lesley Croll	669	0.81	-0.74
	Rise Up Australia	Evelyn Edney	422	0.51	+0.51
Total formal votes			82,941	94.72	-0.08
Informal votes			4,625	5.28	+0.08
Turnout			87,566	92.12	+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alannah MacTiernan	45,079	54.35	-1.53
	Liberal	Darryl Moore	37,862	45.65	+1.53
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.53

Australian federal election, 2010: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	32,228	40.19	-6.12
	Liberal	Joe Ferrante	31,064	38.74	+1.84
	Greens	Jonathan Hallett	12,948	16.15	+5.82
	Christian Democrats	Paul Connelly	2,093	2.61	+0.62
	Family First	Nigel Irvine	1,243	1.55	+0.45
	Socialist Alliance	Alex Bainbridge	618	0.77	+0.22
Total formal votes			80,194	94.80	-0.61
Informal votes			4,400	5.20	+0.61
Turnout			84,594	92.05	-1.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	44,815	55.88	-2.06
	Liberal	Joe Ferrante	35,379	44.12	+2.06
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.06

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	36,684	46.87	+1.28
	Liberal	Daniel Nikolic	28,163	35.98	-0.90
	Greens	Damian Douglas-Meyer	8,320	10.63	+1.05
	Christian Democrats	Paul Connelly	1,594	2.04	-0.42
	Independent	Stephen Brooks	1,413	1.81	+1.81
	Family First	Sharon Fairfull	838	1.07	+1.07
	One Nation	Marie Edmonds	628	0.80	-1.19
	Socialist Alliance	Chris Latham	464	0.59	-0.75
	CEC	Orm Girvan	162	0.21	-0.13
Total formal votes			78,266	95.42	+1.40
Informal votes			3,757	4.58	-1.40
Turnout			82,023	93.03	+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	46,061	58.85	+2.12
	Liberal	Daniel Nikolic	32,205	41.15	-2.12
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.12

Australian federal election, 2004: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	33,532	45.59	-2.29
	Liberal	Alexander Lawrance	27,127	36.88	+4.55
	Greens	Alison Xamon	7,045	9.58	+2.22
	Christian Democrats	Augustine Loh	1,807	2.46	+2.46
	One Nation	Marie Edmonds	1,463	1.99	-2.40
	Democrats	Ray Bradbury	1,344	1.83	-5.45
	Socialist Alliance	Nikki Ulasowski	984	1.34	+1.34
	CEC	Ross Russell	247	0.34	+0.34
Total formal votes			73,549	94.02	-0.96
Informal votes			4,680	5.98	+0.96
Turnout			78,229	92.93	-1.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	41,723	56.73	-4.48
	Liberal	Alexander Lawrance	31,826	43.27	+4.48
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.48

Australian federal election, 2001: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	35,389	47.88	-1.88
	Liberal	Rod Webb	23,894	32.33	+1.95
	Greens	Alison Xamon	5,437	7.36	+1.27
	Democrats	Aaron Hewett	5,381	7.28	+2.63
	One Nation	Peter Gilberthorpe	3,244	4.39	-3.81
		Philip Chilton	568	0.77	+0.77
Total formal votes			73,913	94.98	-1.18
Informal votes			3,907	5.02	+1.18
Turnout			77,820	95.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	45,239	61.21	-1.33
	Liberal	Rod Webb	28,674	38.79	+1.33
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.33

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	38,395	50.16	+2.89
	Liberal	David Montani	22,689	29.64	-8.66
	One Nation	Kerry Mills	6,555	8.56	+8.56
	Greens	Gemma Carter	4,713	6.16	+0.24
	Democrats	Brendon Entrekin	3,517	4.59	-1.72
	Democratic Socialist	Iggy Kim	682	0.89	+0.89
Total formal votes			76,551	96.11	-0.03
Informal votes			3,102	3.89	+0.03
Turnout			79,653	94.32	+0.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	48,441	63.28	+6.60
	Liberal	David Montani	28,110	36.72	-6.60
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.60

Australian federal election, 1996: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	32,018	47.56	+1.19
	Liberal	Dee Kelly	25,262	37.53	-1.29
	Greens	Elena Jeffreys	4,189	6.22	+0.59
	Democrats	Jim Kerr	4,175	6.20	+3.88
	Independent	Raymond Conder	914	1.36	+1.36
		Anthony Benbow	418	0.62	+0.62
Total formal votes			67,315	96.17	-0.28
Informal votes			2,678	3.83	+0.28
Turnout			69,993	93.95	-1.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	37,756	56.46	+0.31
	Liberal	Dee Kelly	29,121	43.54	-0.31
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.31

Australian federal election, 1993: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	31,585	46.37	+3.79
	Liberal	Barney Cresswell	26,440	38.82	+1.20
	Greens	Patsy Molloy	3,836	5.63	-2.71
	Democrats	Irene Knight	1,581	2.32	-5.50
	Call to Australia	Chris Bignell	1,499	2.20	+2.20
	Independent	Peter Blurton	1,460	2.14	+2.14
	Independent	Michael Goff	857	1.26	+1.26
		Michelle Hovane	587	0.86	+0.86
	Natural Law	Jennifer Benjamin	268	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			68,113	96.45	+1.21
Informal votes			2,507	3.55	-1.21
Turnout			70,620	94.99
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	38,202	56.15	+0.97
	Liberal	Barney Cresswell	29,839	43.85	-0.97
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.97

Australian federal election, 1990: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	28,047	42.6	-16.4
	Liberal	Marylyn Rodgers	24,775	37.6	-5.9
	Greens	Brenda Conochie	5,496	8.3	+8.3
	Democrats	Brian Jenkins	5,152	7.8	+7.8
	Democratic Socialist	Richard Cheuk	1,211	1.8	+1.8
	Grey Power	Don Gudgeon	702	1.1	+1.1
	National	William Witham	483	0.7	-4.0
Total formal votes			65,866	95.2
Informal votes			3,292	4.8
Turnout			69,158	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	36,252	55.2	-5.2
	Liberal	Marylyn Rodgers	29,455	44.8	+5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.2

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	34,003	55.4	+0.2
	Liberal	Bob Campbell	24,494	39.9	-2.3
	National	Ted Lisle	2,857	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			61,354	92.3
Informal votes			5,151	7.7
Turnout			66,505	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	34,819	56.8	+0.5
	Liberal	Bob Campbell	26,535	43.2	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Australian federal election, 1984: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	32,906	55.2	-1.3
	Liberal	Joan Walters	25,148	42.2	+1.5
	Socialist Workers	Catherine Brown	1,535	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			59,589	91.3
Informal votes			5,670	8.7
Turnout			65,259	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	33,523	56.3	-1.9
	Liberal	Joan Walters	26,066	43.7	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

Australian federal election, 1983: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth	34,108	54.7	+9.0
	Liberal	Ross McLean	26,510	42.5	-5.7
	Democrats	Geoffrey Syme	1,770	2.8	-2.4
Total formal votes			62,388	97.7
Informal votes			1,446	2.3
Turnout			63,834	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ric Charlesworth		56.4	+7.4
	Liberal	Ross McLean		43.6	-7.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.4

Australian federal election, 1980: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross McLean	29,131	48.2	-2.6
	Labor	William Delaney	27,599	45.7	+10.4
	Democrats	Robert Foster	3,112	5.2	-4.6
	Prog. Conservative	June Steen-Olsen	551	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			60,403	97.0
Informal votes			1,843	3.0
Turnout			62,246	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross McLean	30,807	51.0	-8.5
	Labor	William Delaney	29,596	49.0	+8.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.5

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross McLean	31,944	50.8	-5.6
	Labor	James Moiler	22,177	35.3	-6.9
	Democrats	Thomas Garrick	6,153	9.8	+9.8
	Progress	Lawrence Curtis	2,591	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			62,865	96.5
Informal votes			2,266	3.5
Turnout			65,131	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross McLean		59.5	-3.0
	Labor	James Moiler		40.5	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.0

Australian federal election, 1975: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross McLean	31,658	50.7	+13.0
	Labor	Joe Berinson	29,902	47.9	-8.6
	Communist	Victor Slater	890	1.4	+0.5
Total formal votes			62,450	97.1
Informal votes			1,845	2.9
Turnout			64,295	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross McLean		50.8	+9.0
	Labor	Joe Berinson		49.2	-9.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.0

Australian federal election, 1974: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Berinson	33,786	56.5	+4.0
	Liberal	Derrick Tomlinson	22,529	37.7	-4.5
	National Alliance	Dorothy Cranley	2,487	4.2	-1.1
	Communist	Paul Marsh	539	0.9	+0.9
	Australia Party	Wilfred Campin	411	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			59,752	96.6
Informal votes			2,077	3.4
Turnout			61,829	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Berinson		58.2	+4.6
	Liberal	Derrick Tomlinson		41.8	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Australian federal election, 1972: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Berinson	28,226	51.3	-3.8
	Liberal	Derrick Tomlinson	23,911	43.4	+5.1
	Democratic Labor	Dorothy Cranley	2,928	5.3	+1.2
Total formal votes			55,065	97.1
Informal votes			1,623	2.9
Turnout			56,688	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Berinson		52.4	-5.8
	Liberal	Derrick Tomlinson		47.6	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.8

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Berinson	29,309	55.1	+15.6
	Liberal	Fred Chaney	20,373	38.3	-8.3
	Democratic Labor	John Martyr	2,159	4.1	-3.7
	Independent	Patricia Giles	1,308	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			53,149	96.6
Informal votes			1,866	3.4
Turnout			55,015	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Berinson		58.2	+12.2
	Liberal	Fred Chaney		41.8	-12.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.2

Australian federal election, 1966: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney	13,223	49.5	-4.8
	Labor	Alan Bate	9,785	36.6	-3.6
	Democratic Labor	George Mazak	2,071	7.8	+2.2
	Communist	Annette Aarons	1,627	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			26,706	92.9
Informal votes			2,046	7.1
Turnout			28,752	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Chaney		56.9	-1.9
	Labor	Alan Bate		43.1	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

Australian federal election, 1963: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney	15,867	54.3	-0.7
	Labor	Edward Halse	11,743	40.2	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	Arthur White	1,629	5.6	-3.6
Total formal votes			29,239	97.1
Informal votes			860	2.9
Turnout			30,099	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Chaney		58.8	-3.6
	Labor	Edward Halse		41.2	+3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.6

Australian federal election, 1961: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney	16,054	55.0	-1.0
	Labor	Laurie Wilkinson	10,443	35.8	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Julius Re	2,679	9.2	-1.1
Total formal votes			29,176	95.3
Informal votes			1,436	4.7
Turnout			30,612	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Chaney		62.4	-2.8
	Labor	Laurie Wilkinson		37.6	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney	17,426	56.0	+4.5
	Labor	Laurie Wilkinson	9,841	31.6	-16.9
	Democratic Labor	Terence Merchant	3,189	10.3	+10.3
	Independent	Claude Swaine	655	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			31,111	95.7
Informal votes			1,393	4.3
Turnout			32,504	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Chaney		65.2	+13.7
	Labor	Laurie Wilkinson		34.8	-13.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.7

Australian federal election, 1955: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Chaney	17,575	51.5	+4.6
	Labor	Tom Burke	16,536	48.5	-2.4
Total formal votes			34,111	96.8
Informal votes			1,142	3.2
Turnout			35,253	94.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.8

Australian federal election, 1954: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Burke	15,912	51.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Robert Phillips	14,087	45.7	-3.8
	All Parties	Carlyle Ferguson	530	1.7	+1.7
	Communist	John Gandini	275	0.9	-0.6
Total formal votes			30,804	97.8
Informal votes			679	2.2
Turnout			31,483	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke		52.3	+2.1
	Liberal	Robert Phillips		47.7	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Australian federal election, 1951: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	17,705	49.5	+3.1
	Labor	Tom Burke	17,501	49.0	+1.2
	Communist	James Kelly	532	1.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			35,738	97.4
Informal votes			965	2.6
Turnout			36,703	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke	17,926	50.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	17,812	49.8	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Burke	18,412	47.8	-7.7
	Liberal	Gordon Hack	17,858	46.4	+10.9
	Independent	James Collins	1,756	4.6	+4.6
	Communist	James Kelly	486	1.3	-2.3
Total formal votes			38,512	97.5
Informal votes			992	2.5
Turnout			39,504	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke	19,294	50.1	-11.3
	Liberal	Gordon Hack	19,218	49.9	+11.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.3

Australian federal election, 1946: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Burke	31,231	49.0	+6.7
	Liberal	Jim Paton	27,429	43.1	+13.7
	Services	John Graham	2,167	3.4	+3.4
	Communist	Kevin Healy	2,004	3.1	-3.0
	Independent	Robert Salter	889	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			63,710	95.8
Informal votes			2,820	4.2
Turnout			66,530	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke		52.4	-3.6
	Liberal	Jim Paton		47.6	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

Australian federal election, 1943: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Burke	25,376	42.3	+10.8
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	17,610	29.4	-33.0
	Independent	Thomas Hughes	8,112	13.5	+13.5
	Communist	Clarrie Boyd	3,639	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Stephenson Fox	2,611	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Robert Nicholson	1,501	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Dorothea Foster	495	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	William Herbert	419	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Thomas Groves	169	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			59,932	93.3
Informal votes			4,311	6.7
Turnout			64,243	99.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Burke	33,581	56.0	+20.5
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	26,351	44.0	-20.5
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+20.5

Australian federal election, 1940: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	33,999	62.4	+2.4
	Labor	Gavan McMillan	17,144	31.5	-2.6
	Independent	James Bolitho	3,326	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			54,469	96.9
Informal votes			1,738	3.1
Turnout			56,207	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Walter Nairn		64.5	+4.2
	Labor	Gavan McMillan		35.5	-4.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	+4.2

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	21,800	41.1	+22.6
	Labor	Tom Burke	18,091	34.1	+0.1
	United Australia	Jack Simons	10,035	18.9	+18.9
	Independent	Viv James	3,085	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			53,011	96.4
Informal votes			1,980	3.6
Turnout			54,991	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	31,942	60.3	+2.9
	Labor	Tom Burke	21,069	39.7	-2.9
	United Australia hold		Swing	+2.9

Australian federal election, 1934: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	16,727	41.6	-18.9
	Labor	Herb Graham	13,737	34.2	-5.3
	Nationalist	Tom Hartrey	6,713	16.7	+16.7
	Independent Liberal	Carlyle Ferguson	3,015	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			40,192	96.0
Informal votes			1,667	4.0
Turnout			41,859	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	22,821	56.8	-3.7
	Labor	Herb Graham	17,371	43.2	+3.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	-3.7

Australian federal election, 1931: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	22,102	60.5	+25.0
	Labor	John Moloney	14,459	39.5	-3.6
Total formal votes			36,561	95.4
Informal votes			1,762	4.6
Turnout			38,323	91.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	+10.0

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Needham	16,411	43.1	+9.1
	Nationalist	Walter Nairn	13,521	35.5	-26.3
	Ind. Nationalist	Edward Mann	7,645	20.1	+20.1
	Independent	John McCoo	522	1.4	-2.8
Total formal votes			38,099	97.4
Informal votes			1,020	2.6
Turnout			39,119	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Walter Nairn	19,254	50.5	-14.4
	Labor	Ted Needham	18,845	49.5	+14.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-14.4

Australian federal election, 1928: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Mann	22,002	61.8	-1.0
	Labor	Arthur Watts	12,082	34.0	-3.2
	Independent	John McCoo	1,499	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			35,583	95.2
Informal votes			1,803	4.8
Turnout			37,386	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Edward Mann		64.9	+2.1
	Labor	Arthur Watts		35.1	-2.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.1

Australian federal election, 1925: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Mann	21,517	62.8	-3.0
	Labor	Dick Lane	12,768	37.2	+3.0
Total formal votes			34,285	96.7
Informal votes			1,161	3.3
Turnout			35,446	91.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.9

Australian federal election, 1922: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Clementson	4,951	34.2	-0.3
	Nationalist	Edward Mann	3,073	21.3	+1.0
	Nationalist	James Fowler	2,583	17.9	+1.0
	Nationalist	Alfred Carson	2,125	14.7	+1.0
	Nationalist	Harry Bolton	1,728	12.0	+12.0
Total formal votes			14,460	92.1
Informal votes			1,246	7.9
Turnout			15,706	46.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Edward Mann	8,513	58.9	-2.9
	Labor	Andrew Clementson	5,947	41.1	+2.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-2.9

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Fowler	7,721	38.4	-7.7
	Labor	John Curtin	6,877	34.2	+3.7
	Nationalist	Lionel Carter	4,699	23.4	+23.4
	Ind. Free Trade	Gerald Hartrey	811	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			20,108	93.4
Informal votes			1,419	6.6
Turnout			21,527	58.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	James Fowler	12,275	61.0	-8.5
	Labor	John Curtin	7,833	39.0	+8.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-8.5

Australian federal election, 1917: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Fowler	18,715	69.5	+13.7
	Labor	Alexander Panton	8,221	30.5	-13.7
Total formal votes			26,936	95.8
Informal votes			1,191	4.2
Turnout			28,127	76.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+13.7

Australian federal election, 1914: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Fowler	15,256	55.8	+2.5
	Labor	Alick McCallum	12,071	44.2	-2.5
Total formal votes			27,327	97.0
Informal votes			836	3.0
Turnout			28,163	67.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.5

Australian federal election, 1913: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Fowler	14,846	53.3	-7.9
	Labor	Alick McCallum	13,001	46.7	+7.9
Total formal votes			27,847	97.1
Informal votes			1,116	3.9
Turnout			28,963	71.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.9

Australian federal election, 1910: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Fowler	9,648	60.7	+13.4
	Labour	Ernest Henshaw	6,237	39.3	-13.4
Total formal votes			15,885	97.7
Informal votes			371	2.3
Turnout			16,256	59.8
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+13.4

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fowler	4,892	52.7	-20.1
	Western Australian	Edward Thurstan	4,384	47.3	+20.1
Total formal votes			9,276	96.7
Informal votes			343	3.6
Turnout			9,619	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.1

Australian federal election, 1903: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fowler	4,248	72.8	+13.7
	Free Trade	Harry Venn	1,591	27.2	+27.2
Total formal votes			5,839	94.3
Informal votes			354	5.7
Turnout			6,193	22.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.7

Australian federal election, 1901: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Fowler	3,334	59.1	+59.1
	Protectionist	Michael Cavanagh	2,310	40.9	+40.9
Total formal votes			5,644	98.2
Informal votes			106	1.8
Turnout			5,750	31.1
	Labour win		(new division)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos