Electoral results for the district of Guildford

Western Australian district election results

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Guildford in Western Australian state elections.

## Members for Guildford

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Guildford (1901–1930)

Member | Party | Term
| Hector Rason | Opposition  | 1901–1904
| Ministerial  | 1904–1906
| William Johnson | Labor | 1906–1917
| Joseph Davies | National Labor | 1917–1924
| William Johnson  | Labor  | 1924–1930
Guildford-Midland (1930–1962)
| William Johnson  | Labor  | 1930–1948
| John Brady | Labor  | 1948–1962

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | John Brady | 7,689  | 94.0  | 0.0
| Communist | John Gandini  | 493  | 6.0  | 0.0
Total formal votes  | 8,182  | 90.8  | −4.5
Informal votes  | 824  | 9.2  | +4.5
Turnout | 9,006  | 92.6  | +0.5
| Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 |
1956 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | John Brady | 8,108  | 94.0  |
| Communist | Albert Marks  | 516  | 6.0  |
Total formal votes  | 8,624  | 95.3  |
Informal votes  | 429  | 4.7  |
Turnout | 9,053  | 92.1  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |
1953 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | John Brady | 7,910  | 92.8  | +34.3
| Communist | Albert Marks  | 614  | 7.2  | -0.3
Total formal votes  | 8,524  | 93.8  | −4.4
Informal votes  | 562  | 6.2  | +4.4
Turnout | 9,086  | 94.0  | −1.1
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1950 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | John Brady | 4,931  | 58.5  |
| Liberal and Country | Irene Seaton  | 2,869  | 34.0  |
| Communist | Alexander Jolly  | 633  | 7.5  |
Total formal votes  | 8,433  | 98.2  |
Informal votes  | 152  | 1.8  |
Turnout | 8,585  | 92.9  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | John Brady |  | 65.2  |
| Liberal and Country | Irene Seaton  |  | 34.8  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1940s

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1948 Guildford-Midland state by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | John Brady | 2,465  | 37.6  | –9.8
| Liberal | David Grayden | 2,189  | 33.4  | –1.2
| Communist | Alexander Jolly  | 1,264  | 19.3  | +0.4
| Independent Liberal | Charles Plunkett  | 269  | 4.1  | +4.1
| Country | Walter Chamberlain  | 243  | 3.7  | +3.7
| Independent | Joseph Davies | 60  | 0.9  | +0.9
| Independent Liberal | James Collins  | 60  | 0.9  | +0.9
Total formal votes  | 6,550  | 96.5  | –1.3
Informal votes  | 269  | 3.5  | +1.3
Turnout | 6,787  | 90.0  | +3.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
| Labor | John Brady | 3,515  | 53.7  | –4.5
| Liberal | David Grayden | 3,035  | 46.3  | +4.5
| Labor hold | Swing | –4.5 |

* Collins and Davies recorded the same number of first-preference votes, but Collins' preferences were distributed first.

1947 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 3,058  | 46.5  | -7.1
| Liberal | Arthur Thompson  | 2,272  | 34.6  | +34.6
| Communist | Alexander Jolly  | 1,243  | 18.9  | +18.9
Total formal votes  | 6,573  | 97.8  | +0.1
Informal votes  | 150  | 2.2  | −0.1
Turnout | 6,723  | 86.8  | −3.4
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | William Johnson | 3,826  | 58.2  |
| Liberal | Arthur Thompson  | 2,747  | 41.8  |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1943 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 3,218  | 53.6  | -11.3
| Independent Labor | Francis Tuohy  | 1,834  | 30.5  | +30.5
| Ind. Nationalist | Leonard Seaton  | 955  | 13.9  | +13.9
Total formal votes  | 6,007  | 97.7  | −0.5
Informal votes  | 140  | 2.3  | +0.5
Turnout | 6,147  | 90.2  | −3.3
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

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1939 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 3,797  | 64.9  | -35.1
| Independent | Joseph Batkin  | 2,054  | 35.1  | +35.1
Total formal votes  | 5,851  | 98.2  |
Informal votes  | 109  | 1.8  |
Turnout | 5,960  | 93.5  |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1936 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | unopposed  |  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |
1933 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 3,930  | 70.8  | -29.2
| Nationalist | Robert Crowther  | 1,624  | 29.2  | +29.2
Total formal votes  | 5,554  | 98.2  |
Informal votes  | 100  | 1.8  |
Turnout | 5,654  | 93.1  |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1930 Western Australian state election: Guildford-Midland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | unopposed  |  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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1927 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 4,951  | 64.1  | +8.3
| Nationalist | Hubert Parker | 2,768  | 35.9  | -8.3
Total formal votes  | 7,719  | 99.3  | −0.2
Informal votes  | 55  | 0.7  | +0.2
Turnout | 7,774  | 71.9  | +0.7
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 |
1924 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 3,552  | 55.8  | +9.8
| National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,814  | 44.2  | -5.0
Total formal votes  | 6,366  | 99.5  | +1.3
Informal votes  | 32  | 0.5  | −1.3
Turnout | 6,398  | 71.2  | +1.3
| Labor gain from National Labor | Swing | +8.7 |
1921 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,621  | 49.2  | +17.3
| Labor | William Johnson | 2,454  | 46.0  | +2.9
| National Labor | Henry Berry  | 256  | 4.8  | +4.8
Total formal votes  | 5,331  | 98.2  | +0.3
Informal votes  | 98  | 1.8  | −0.3
Turnout | 5,429  | 69.9  | +4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
| National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,819  | 52.9  | -2.5
| Labor | William Johnson | 2,512  | 47.1  | +2.5
| National Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 |

### Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 2,055  | 43.1  | –26.4
| National Labor | Joseph Davies | 1,522  | 32.0  | +32.0
| Nationalist | George Hiscox  | 539  | 11.3  | +11.3
| Nationalist | William Crosbie  | 397  | 8.3  | +8.3
| Nationalist | Ernest Kerruish  | 251  | 5.3  | +5.3
Total formal votes  | 4,764  | 97.9  | –1.1
Informal votes  | 104  | 2.1  | +1.1
Turnout | 4,868  | 65.8  | +11.0
Two-party-preferred result
| National Labor | Joseph Davies | 2,639  | 55.4  | +55.4
| Labor | William Johnson | 2,125  | 44.6  | –24.9
| National Labor gain from Labor | Swing | +55.4 |
1914 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 3,119  | 69.5  | +2.8
| Liberal | Harold Tuckfield  | 1,372  | 30.5  | +13.8
Total formal votes  | 4,491  | 99.0  | +0.3
Informal votes  | 46  | 1.0  | −0.3
Turnout | 4,537  | 54.8  | −27.8
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1911 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 2,682  | 66.7  |
| Ministerialist | Frederick Percy  | 672  | 16.7  |
| Ministerialist | Percival Robinson  | 554  | 13.8  |
| Ministerialist | Peter Gugeri  | 114  | 2.8  |
Total formal votes  | 4,022  | 98.7  |
Informal votes  | 51  | 1.3  |
Turnout | 4,073  | 82.6  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1900s

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1908 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Johnson | 1,980  | 69.6  | +69.6
| Ministerialist | Hubert Gull  | 534  | 18.8  | -81.2
| Ministerialist | George Lefroy  | 306  | 10.7  | +10.7
| Ministerialist | Edward Stevens  | 26  | 0.9  | +0.9
Total formal votes  | 2,846  | 98.3  |
Informal votes  | 49  | 1.7  |
Turnout | 2,895  | 79.7  |
| Labour gain from Ministerialist | Swing |  |
1906 Guildford state by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | William Johnson | 1,747  | 68.3  | +68.3
| Ministerialist | Ferdinand Farrall  | 811  | 31.7  | N/A
Total formal votes  | 2,558  | 99.6  |
Informal votes  | 10  | 0.4  |
Turnout | 2,568  | 47.5  |
| Labor gain from Ministerialist | Swing | N/A |
1905 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerialist | Hector Rason | unopposed  |  |
| Ministerialist hold | Swing |  |
1904 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerialist | Hector Rason | 1,343  | 69.0  | +2.9
| Labour | Samuel Jackson  | 604  | 31.0  | +31.0
Total formal votes  | 1,947  | 99.2  | +0.8
Informal votes  | 15  | 0.8  | –0.8
Turnout | 1,962  | 48.5  | n/a
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | +2.9 |
1901 Western Australian state election: Guildford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerialist | Hector Rason | 241  | 29.9  | +29.9
| Independent | Arthur Gull | 339  | 28.4  | +28.4
| Opposition | Henry Downing  | 180  | 22.3  | +22.3
| Ministerialist | Alexander Watt  | 157  | 19.4  | +19.4
Total formal votes  | 807  | 99.1  | n/a
Informal votes  | 7  | 0.9  | n/a
Turnout | 814  | 57.6  | n/a
| Ministerialist win | (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.

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