This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Mount Magnet in Western Australian state elections.
Members for Mount Magnet
This section is an excerpt from Electoral district of Mount Magnet § Members.| Members | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wallace | Opposition | 1901–1904 | |
| Frank Troy | Labor | 1904–1939 | |
| Lucien Triat | Labor | 1939–1950 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lucien Triat | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lucien Triat | 1,075 | 68.7 | +13.7 | |
| Independent Labor | Arthur Cooper | 489 | 31.3 | +31.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,564 | 97.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 41 | 2.6 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,605 | 72.1 | −9.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lucien Triat | 1,548 | 55.0 | −45.0 | |
| Country | Peter Cassey | 839 | 29.8 | +29.8 | |
| Independent | Arthur Cooper | 429 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,816 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 79 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,895 | 81.7 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | 929 | 58.9 | ||
| Labor | Peter Cowan | 648 | 41.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,577 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,589 | 79.1 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | 710 | 80.1 | −19.9 | |
| Nationalist | William Woodgate | 114 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
| Country | Louis Dewar | 63 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 887 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 12 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 899 | 72.4 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Troy | unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Troy | 557 | 66.2 | +4.9 | |
| Ministerialist | George Baxter | 285 | 33.8 | –4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 842 | 98.6 | –2.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 12 | 1.4 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 854 | 45.4 | –3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Troy | 721 | 61.3 | +28.5 | |
| Ministerialist | Joseph Bryant | 456 | 38.7 | +38.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,177 | 95.8 | –3.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 52 | 4.2 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,227 | 48.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Opposition | Swing | +28.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Frank Wallace | 265 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
| Labour | John Holman | 211 | 32.8 | +32.8 | |
| Ministerialist | Alec Clydesdale | 168 | 26.1 | +26.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 644 | 99.7 | n/a | ||
| Informal votes | 2 | 0.3 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 646 | 48.2 | n/a | ||
| Opposition win | (new seat) | ||||
References
- Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, : Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.