Electoral results for the district of Sussex

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

## Members for Sussex[edit]

Member | Party | Term

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| Joseph Cookworthy | Non-aligned  | 1890–1897
| Ernest Locke | Ministerial  | 1897–1901
| Henry Yelverton | Ministerial  | 1901–1904
| Frank Wilson | Independent | 1904–1905
| Ministerial  | 1905–1911
| Liberal | 1911–1917
| Independent  | 1917
| William Pickering | Country  | 1917–1923
| Country (ECP)  | 1923–1924
| George Barnard | Nationalist | 1924–1933
| Edmund Brockman | Nationalist  | 1933–1938
| William Willmott | Nationalist  | 1938–1945
| Liberal | 1945–1947
| Stewart Bovell | Liberal  | 1947–1949
| LCL | 1949–1950

## Election results[edit]

### Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Sussex state by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Stewart Bovell | 2,352  | 59.7  | -4.6
| Independent Liberal | Robert Falkingham  | 1,097  | 27.9  | +27.9
| Independent Labor | John Blake  | 490  | 12.4  | +12.4
Total formal votes  | 3,939  | 96.7  | -2.2
Informal votes  | 136  | 3.3  | +2.2
Turnout | 4,075  | 87.5  | +0.3
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1947 Western Australian state election: Sussex[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Willmott | 2,531  | 64.3  | +2.0
| Labor | Robert Hearne  | 1,407  | 35.7  | -2.0
Total formal votes  | 3,938  | 98.9  | +1.0
Informal votes  | 44  | 1.1  | -1.0
Turnout | 3,982  | 87.2  | -0.1
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 |
1943 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | William Willmott | 2,060  | 62.3  | +20.7
| Labor | Albert Morgan  | 1,248  | 37.7  | +9.2
Total formal votes  | 3,308  | 97.9  | -0.7
Informal votes  | 70  | 2.1  | +0.7
Turnout | 3,378  | 87.3  | -8.3
| Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.4 |

### Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1939 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | William Willmott | 1,445  | 41.6  | -28.5
| Labor | Albert Morgan  | 994  | 28.5  | +28.5
| Country | Robert Falkingham  | 689  | 19.7  | +19.7
| Independent Country | William Morris  | 355  | 10.2  | +10.2
Total formal votes  | 3,493  | 98.6  | -0.1
Informal votes  | 50  | 1.4  | +0.1
Turnout | 3,543  | 95.6  | +11.2
Two-party-preferred result
| Nationalist | William Willmott | 2,189  | 62.7  |
| Labor | Albert Morgan  | 1,304  | 37.3  |
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A |
1938 Sussex state by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | William Willmott | 848  | 28.0  | -42.1
| Labor | Herbert Bartlett  | 799  | 26.4  | +26.4
| Country | Walter Noakes  | 452  | 14.9  | +14.9
| Ind. Nationalist | Robert Falkingham  | 390  | 12.9  | -5.0
| Ind. Nationalist | William Pickering  | 277  | 9.2  | +9.2
| Nationalist | Robert Reading  | 261  | 8.6  | +8.6
Total formal votes  | 3,027  | 98.1  | -0.6
Informal votes  | 60  | 1.9  | +0.6
Turnout | 3,087  | 90.5  | +6.1
Two-party-preferred result
| Nationalist | William Willmott | 2,007  | 66.3  | N/A
| Labor | Herbert Bartlett  | 1,020  | 33.7  | +33.7
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A |
1936 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | Edmund Brockman | 2,014  | 70.1  | +45.0
| Ind. Nationalist | Robert Falkingham  | 514  | 17.9  | +2.2
| Ind. Nationalist | Percy Bignell  | 345  | 12.0  | +12.0
Total formal votes  | 2,873  | 98.7  | +0.5
Informal votes  | 37  | 1.3  | -0.5
Turnout | 2,910  | 84.4  | -10.5
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1933 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Herbert Swinbourne  | 1,364  | 36.2  | +1.3
| Nationalist | Edmund Brockman | 946  | 25.1  | +25.1
| Nationalist | George Barnard | 865  | 23.0  | -18.3
| Independent | Robert Falkingham  | 591  | 15.7  | +15.7
Total formal votes  | 3,766  | 98.2  | -0.9
Informal votes  | 70  | 1.8  | +0.9
Turnout | 3,836  | 94.9  | +5.2
Two-party-preferred result
| Nationalist | Edmund Brockman | 2,033  | 54.0  | -7.6
| Labor | Herbert Swinbourne  | 1,733  | 46.0  | +7.6
| Nationalist hold | Swing | -7.6 |
1930 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | George Barnard | 1,362  | 41.3  |
| Labor | John Close  | 1,150  | 34.9  |
| Nationalist | Benjamin Prowse  | 784  | 23.8  |
Total formal votes  | 3,296  | 99.1  |
Informal votes  | 31  | 0.9  |
Turnout | 3,327  | 89.7  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Nationalist | George Barnard | 2,029  | 61.6  |
| Labor | John Close  | 1,267  | 38.4  |
| Nationalist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s[edit]

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

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| Nationalist | George Barnard | 1,469  | 42.2  | +0.5
| Labor | John Tonkin | 1,226  | 35.3  | +5.6
| Country | William Pickering | 782  | 22.5  | -6.1
Total formal votes  | 3,477  | 98.3  | -0.3
Informal votes  | 59  | 1.7  | +0.3
Turnout | 3,536  | 77.3  | +7.6
Two-party-preferred result
| Nationalist | George Barnard | 2,052  | 59.0  | +1.1
| Labor | John Tonkin | 1,425  | 41.0  | -1.1
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.1 |
1924 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nationalist | George Barnard | 1,076  | 41.7  | +17.3
| Labor | Thomas Lowry  | 767  | 29.7  | +29.7
| Executive Country | William Pickering | 739  | 28.6  | +28.6
Total formal votes  | 2,582  | 98.6  | +0.5
Informal votes  | 36  | 1.4  | -0.5
Turnout | 2,618  | 69.7  | -8.7
Two-party-preferred result
| Nationalist | George Barnard | 1,496  | 57.9  | +13.5
| Labor | Thomas Lowry  | 1,086  | 42.1  | +42.1
| Nationalist gain from Country | Swing | N/A |
1921 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country | William Pickering | 572  | 39.9  | -10.3
| Nationalist | George William Barnard | 350  | 24.4  | -25.4
| Country | Benjamin Prowse  | 222  | 15.5  | +15.5
| Country | Arthur Heppingstone  | 152  | 10.6  | +10.6
| Nationalist | Valentine Mitchell  | 113  | 7.9  | +7.9
| Independent | Walter Finlayson  | 26  | 1.8  | +1.8
Total formal votes  | 1,435  | 98.1  | -1.2
Informal votes  | 27  | 1.9  | +1.2
Turnout | 1,462  | 78.4  | +9.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
| Country | William Pickering | 798  | 55.6  | +5.4
| Nationalist | George Barnard | 637  | 44.4  | -5.4
| Country hold | Swing | +5.4 |

### Elections in the 1910s[edit]

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

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| National Country | William Pickering | 607  | 50.2  | +34.0
| National Liberal  | Frank Wilson | 603  | 49.8  | +6.4
Total formal votes  | 1,210  | 99.3  | +1.3
Informal votes  | 9  | 0.7  | –1.3
Turnout | 1,219  | 69.1  | +2.5
| National Country gain from National Liberal  | Swing | N/A |
1914 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Frank Wilson | 763  | 43.4  | -16.2
| Labor | John Blair  | 709  | 40.4  | 0.0
| Country | William Pickering  | 285  | 16.2  | +16.2
Total formal votes  | 1,757  | 98.0  | -1.5
Informal votes  | 36  | 2.0  | +1.5
Turnout | 1,793  | 66.6  | -3.8
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Frank Wilson | 999  | 56.9  | -2.7
| Labor | John Blair  | 758  | 43.1  | +2.7
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.7 |
1911 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerial | Frank Wilson | 943  | 59.6  |
| Labor | John Parke  | 638  | 40.4  |
Total formal votes  | 1,581  | 99.5  |
Informal votes  | 8  | 0.5  |
Turnout | 1,589  | 70.4  |
| Ministerial hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1900s[edit]

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

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| Ministerial | Frank Wilson | 574  | 53.6  | -22.9
| Labor | William Thomas  | 497  | 46.4  | +46.4
Total formal votes  | 1,071  | 99.6  | +2.6
Informal votes  | 4  | 0.4  | -2.6
Turnout | 1,075  | 88.1  | +15.6
| Ministerial hold | Swing | N/A |
1905 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerial | Frank Wilson | 520  | 76.5  | +8.3
| Ministerial | James Shekleton  | 160  | 23.5  | +23.5
Total formal votes  | 680  | 97.0  | n/a
Informal votes  | 21  | 3.0  | n/a
Turnout | 701  | 72.5  | n/a
| Ministerial hold | Swing | N/A |
1904 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Frank Wilson | 473  | 51.9  | +51.9
| Ministerial | Ernest Locke | 438  | 48.1  | +13.1
Total formal votes  | 911  | 98.4  | –1.1
Informal votes  | 15  | 1.6  | +1.1
Turnout | 926  | 83.7  | +20.4
| Independent gain from Ministerial | Swing | +51.9 |
1901 Western Australian state election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerial | Henry Yelverton | 249  | 43.6  | +43.6
| Ministerial | Ernest Locke | 200  | 35.0  | –8.1
| Opposition | Henry Mills  | 122  | 21.4  | +21.4
Total formal votes  | 571  | 99.5  | +3.2
Informal votes  | 3  | 0.5  | –3.2
Turnout | 574  | 63.4  | –18.0
| Ministerial hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ministerial | Ernest Locke | 100  | 43.1  |
| Ministerial | Frank Backhouse  | 71  | 30.6  |
| Ministerial | Joseph Cookworthy | 61  | 26.3  |
Total formal votes  | 232  | 96.3  |
Informal votes  | 9  | 3.7  |
Turnout | 241  | 81.4  |
| Ministerial hold | Swing |  |
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| None  | Joseph Cookworthy | unopposed  |  |
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Sussex  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| None  | Joseph Cookworthy | 83  | 45.9  | n/a
| None  | Maurice Davies | 52  | 28.7  | n/a
| None  | George Cross  | 46  | 25.4  | n/a

## References[edit]

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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