Electoral results for the district of Fremantle

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

Members for Fremantle

Member Party Term
  William Marmion Ministerialist 1890–1896
  John Higham Ministerialist 1896–1904
  Ted Needham Labor 1904–1905
  James Price Ministerialist 1905–1910
  William Murphy Ministerialist 1910–1911
  William Carpenter Labor 1911–1917
  National Labor 1917
  Walter Jones Labor 1917–1921
  Frank Gibson Nationalist 1921–1924
  Joseph Sleeman Labor 1924–1959
  Harry Fletcher Labor 1959–1977
  John Troy Labor 1977–1980
  David Parker Labor 1980–1990
  Jim McGinty Labor 1990–2009
  Adele Carles Greens WA 2009–2010
  Independent 2010–2013
  Simone McGurk Labor 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Fremantle.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Fremantle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simone McGurk 14,646 57.3 +6.0
Greens Liberty Cramer 4,769 18.6 +0.0
Liberal Miquela Riley 3,837 15.0 −5.5
Socialist Alliance Sam Wainwright 726 2.8 +0.8
No Mandatory Vaccination W. Schulze 577 2.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Carl Schelling 492 1.9 +1.9
Independent Rod Grljusich 318 1.2 +1.2
Western Australia Janetia Knapp 216 0.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 25,581 96.6 +1.2
Informal votes 900 3.4 −1.2
Turnout 26,481 84.5 +1.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Simone McGurk 19,957 78.1 +5.1
Liberal Miquela Riley 5,596 21.9 −5.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Simone McGurk 16,800 65.7 −7.3
Greens Liberty Cramer 8,753 34.3 +34.3
Labor hold  

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Fremantle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simone McGurk 12,008 51.2 +7.0
Liberal Hayden Shenton 4,799 20.5 −8.8
Greens Martin Spencer 4,408 18.8 −0.2
One Nation Warren Duffy 1,004 4.3 +4.3
Socialist Alliance Chris Jenkins 482 2.1 +2.1
Christians Gabrielle van der Linde 453 1.9 +1.9
Matheson for WA Janetia Knapp 160 0.7 +0.7
Micro Business Andrew Ayre 144 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,458 95.5 +2.1
Informal votes 1,112 4.5 −2.1
Turnout 24,570 85.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simone McGurk 17,127 73.1 +7.7
Liberal Hayden Shenton 6,318 26.9 −7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7
2013 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simone McGurk 8,249 38.2 –0.7
Liberal Matthew Hanssen 7,760 35.9 +7.3
Greens Andrew Sullivan 3,925 18.2 –8.5
Independent Adele Carles 1,186 5.5 +5.5
Sanna Andrew 252 1.2 +1.2
Independent Jan Ter Horst 225 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 21,597 94.7 +0.3
Informal votes 1,219 5.3 −0.3
Turnout 22,816 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simone McGurk 12,488 57.9 –4.2
Liberal Matthew Hanssen 9,094 42.1 +4.2
Labor hold Swing –4.2

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Fremantle state by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Adele Carles 8,722 44.06 +16.50
Labor Peter Tagliaferri 7,632 38.55 −0.14
Independent Carmelo Zagami 999 5.05 +5.05
Independent Nik Varga 701 3.54 +3.54
Sam Wainwright 454 2.29 +2.29
Independent Steve Boni 340 1.72 +1.72
Christian Democrats Julie Hollett 339 1.71 −0.15
Family First Andriette du Plessis 194 0.98 −0.71
Independent Jan Ter Horst 188 0.95 +0.95
Independent Rosemary Anne Lorrimar 171 0.86 +0.86
Citizens Electoral Council Rob Totten 56 0.28 +0.28
Total formal votes 19,796 95.71 +1.38
Informal votes 888 4.29 –1.38
Turnout 20,684 87.20 +2.81
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Adele Carles 10,664 53.96 +53.96
Labor Peter Tagliaferri 9,100 46.04 −15.97
Greens gain from Labor Swing +53.96
2008 Western Australian state election: Fremantle[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim McGinty 7,286 38.7 −5.1
Liberal Brian Christie 5,689 30.2 +3.4
Greens Adele Carles 5,191 27.6 +10.5
Christian Democrats Julie Hollett 350 1.9 +0.2
Family First Andriétte Du Plessis 318 1.7 −0.1
Total formal votes 18,834 94.3 +1.9
Informal votes 1,132 5.7 −1.9
Turnout 19,966 84.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim McGinty 11,667 62.0 −2.1
Liberal Brian Christie 7,147 38.0 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1
2005 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim McGinty 9,803 44.9 −3.3
Liberal Rita Scolaro 5,800 26.6 +2.4
Greens Jim Scott 3,457 15.8 −0.7
Independent Adele Carles 1,256 5.8 +5.8
Independent Ian Muir 436 2.0 +2.0
Family First Paul Thurbon 387 1.8 +1.8
Christian Democrats Michelle Shave 359 1.6 +1.6
One Nation Kerry-Ann Winmar 223 1.0 −4.0
Independent Lionel Richards 111 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 21,832 91.7 −1.3
Informal votes 1,982 8.3 +1.3
Turnout 23,814 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim McGinty 14,043 64.4 −3.3
Liberal Rita Scolaro 7,763 35.6 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3
2001 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim McGinty 9,518 47.2 +1.4
Liberal Rita Scolaro 4,941 24.5 −8.1
Greens Ian Alexander 3,434 17.0 +2.5
One Nation Bob Johnston 979 4.9 +4.9
Democrats William Hall 694 3.4 −3.7
Independent Steve Ratcliffe 383 1.9 +1.9
Independent Anthony Benbow 112 0.6 +0.6
Seniors Party Fred Parker 90 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 20,151 92.8 −1.9
Informal votes 1,558 7.2 +1.9
Turnout 21,709 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim McGinty 13,448 67.2 +5.9
Liberal Rita Scolaro 6,553 32.8 −5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim McGinty 9,096 45.8 −0.3
Liberal Michael Mallis 6,479 32.6 −3.2
Greens Elisabeth Jones 2,874 14.5 +6.0
Democrats Corey Watts 1,420 7.1 +4.7
Total formal votes 19,869 94.7 +2.9
Informal votes 1,107 5.3 −2.9
Turnout 20,976 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim McGinty 12,153 61.3 +4.6
Liberal Michael Mallis 7,662 38.7 −4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6
1993 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim McGinty 8,828 45.9 +3.3
Liberal Phillip Storey 6,930 36.0 +5.7
Greens Katherine Anketell 1,597 8.3 +8.3
Democrats Kevin Allen 479 2.5 −2.6
Donald De San Miguel 383 2.0 +2.0
Independent Anthony Seman 261 1.4 +1.4
Independent Clarrie Isaacs 247 1.3 +1.3
Independent Patrick Mullins 207 1.1 +1.1
Independent Fred Rieben 162 0.8 +0.8
Democratic Socialist Geoffrey Spencer 145 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 19,239 91.9 +2.3
Informal votes 1,698 8.1 −2.3
Turnout 20,937 92.7 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim McGinty 10,850 56.4 −6.0
Liberal Phillip Storey 8,389 43.6 +6.0
Labor hold Swing −6.0
1990 Fremantle state by-election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Marshall 6,356 35.70 +5.40
Labor Jim McGinty 6,009 33.75 −8.89
Greens Christabel Chamarette 2,209 12.41 +7.51
John Troy 1,652 9.58 −3.26
Independent Pietro Tagliaferri 645 3.62 +3.62
Democrats Peter Nettleton 293 1.65 −3.46
Independent Philip Hooper 266 1.49 +1.49
Independent Marie Murray 105 0.59 +0.59
Independent Jeff Brockway 103 0.58 +0.58
Grey Power Richard Finney 96 0.54 −3.66
Independent Alfred Bussell 68 0.38 +0.38
Total formal votes 17,802 94.72 +5.15
Informal votes 992 5.28 −5.15
Turnout 18,794 82.46 −7.34
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim McGinty 9,770 54.88 −7.53
Liberal Arthur Marshall 8,032 45.12 +7.53
Labor hold Swing −7.53

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Parker 7,556 42.6 −26.8
Liberal Peter Cumins 5,367 30.3 −0.3
Independent John Troy 2,276 12.8 +12.8
Democrats Mary Druskovich 906 5.1 +5.1
Alternative Coalition Dee Margetts 869 4.9 +4.9
Grey Power Jack Webb 745 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 17,719 89.6
Informal votes 2,063 10.4
Turnout 19,782 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Parker 11,058 62.4 −7.0
Liberal Peter Cumins 6,661 37.6 +7.0
Labor hold Swing −7.0
1986 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Parker 9,784 65.0 −0.3
Liberal Aileen Atkins 3,939 26.2 −3.5
Socialist Workers Frank Noakes 777 5.2 +0.1
Independent Wendy Schulze 548 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 15,048 95.6 +1.5
Informal votes 690 4.4 −1.5
Turnout 15,738 90.1 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Parker 10,804 71.8 +2.7
Liberal Aileen Aitkins 4,244 28.2 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7
1983 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Parker 8,860 65.3
Liberal Joseph Faliti 4,030 29.7
Socialist Labour Timothy Peach 688 5.1
Total formal votes 13,578 94.1
Informal votes 843 5.9
Turnout 14,421 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Parker 9,382 69.1
Liberal Joseph Faliti 4,196 30.9
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Parker 7,739 57.5 −6.8
Liberal James Miorada 3,978 29.5 −6.2
Socialist Labour Angelo Lopez 766 5.7 +5.7
Independent Christopher Mayhew 547 4.1 +4.1
Communist Victor Slater 438 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 13,468 92.7 −1.6
Informal votes 1,060 7.3 +1.6
Turnout 14,528 87.0 −3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Parker 9,097 67.5 +3.2
Liberal James Miorada 4,371 32.5 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Troy 9,222 64.3
Liberal Ernestine Rosenstein 5,124 35.7
Total formal votes 14,346 94.3
Informal votes 868 5.7
Turnout 15,214 90.5
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 8,742 65.2
Liberal Michael Coakley 3,802 28.3
National Alliance Peter Moorhouse 869 6.5
Total formal votes 13,413 91.4
Informal votes 1,258 8.6
Turnout 14,671 88.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Fletcher 8,872 66.1
Liberal Michael Coakley 4,541 33.9
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 7,183 66.4 −7.1
Liberal Richard Utting 2,996 27.7 +27.7
Democratic Labor William Kenneally 639 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 10,818 95.1 +0.4
Informal votes 552 4.9 −0.4
Turnout 11,370 90.3 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Fletcher 7,279 67.3 +2.3
Liberal Richard Utting 3,539 32.7 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 7,393 73.5
Democratic Labor William Kenneally 2,673 26.5
Total formal votes 10,066 94.7
Informal votes 565 5.3
Turnout 10,631 90.7
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 6,647 67.4 +0.1
Liberal and Country Ronald Shires 3,221 32.6 +1.8
Total formal votes 9,868 95.8 −1.5
Informal votes 429 4.2 +1.5
Turnout 10,297 90.7 −1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.6
1962 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 7,005 67.3
Liberal and Country Charles Scampton 3,208 30.8
Communist George Kendrick 194 1.9
Total formal votes 10,407 97.3
Informal votes 286 2.7
Turnout 10,693 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Fletcher 69.0
Liberal and Country Charles Scampton 31.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 5,389 69.7 −21.5
Democratic Labor Henry Miller 1,981 25.6 +25.6
Communist Paddy Troy 367 4.7 −4.1
Total formal votes 7,737 95.6 −0.3
Informal votes 356 4.4 +0.3
Turnout 8,093 89.6 +0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1956 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 7,395 91.2
Communist Paddy Troy 714 8.8
Total formal votes 8,109 95.9
Informal votes 344 4.1
Turnout 8,453 89.5
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 6,795 92.0 +34.2
Communist Paddy Troy 595 8.0 +5.7
Total formal votes 7,390 94.4 −3.5
Informal votes 434 5.6 +3.5
Turnout 7,824 91.7 +1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 4,647 57.8
Liberal and Country Lennox Dickson 2,667 33.2
Independent Labor Kathleen Duff 539 6.7
Communist Kevin Healy 182 2.3
Total formal votes 8,035 97.9
Informal votes 176 2.1
Turnout 8,211 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Sleeman 64.5
Liberal and Country Lennox Dickson 35.5
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 5,288 68.1 −5.9
Nationalist James Wilson 2,472 31.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 7,760 98.0 −0.7
Informal votes 158 2.0 +0.7
Turnout 7,918 95.8 +34.2
Labor hold Swing −5.9
1936 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 3,429 74.0 −26.0
Nationalist Aidan Bryan 1,204 26.0 +26.0
Total formal votes 4,633 98.7
Informal votes 59 1.3
Turnout 4,692 61.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1930 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 1,867 64.3 +6.4
Nationalist Richard Rennie 608 20.9 −21.2
Nationalist Donald Sinclair 431 14.8 +14.8
Total formal votes 2,906 96.9 −1.5
Informal votes 94 3.1 +1.5
Turnout 3,000 79.1 +15.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Sleeman 1,601 57.9 +12.8
Nationalist Frank Gibson 1,164 42.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 2,765 98.4 +1.2
Informal votes 44 1.6 −1.2
Turnout 2,809 63.8 −12.8
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +11.6
1921 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Jones 1,399 45.1 −13.1
Nationalist Frank Gibson 1,119 36.0 +36.0
Nationalist Joseph Allen 586 18.9 +18.9
Total formal votes 3,104 97.2 −2.5
Informal votes 88 2.8 +2.5
Turnout 3,192 76.6 +11.6
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Frank Gibson 1,667 53.7 +53.7
Labor Walter Jones 1,437 46.3 −11.9
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Jones 1,654 58.2 +4.4
National Labor William Carpenter 1,189 41.8 +41.8
Total formal votes 2,843 99.7 +2.4
Informal votes 9 0.3 –2.4
Turnout 2,852 65.0 +6.4
Labor gain from National Labor Swing N/A
1914 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Carpenter 1,716 53.8 −6.9
Liberal John Stewart 938 29.4 −9.9
Liberal Frederick McLaren 537 16.8 +16.8
Total formal votes 3,191 97.3 −1.3
Informal votes 90 2.7 +1.3
Turnout 3,281 58.6 −22.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1911 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Carpenter 1,716 60.7
Ministerialist William Murphy 1,110 39.3
Total formal votes 2,826 98.6
Informal votes 40 1.4
Turnout 2,866 80.9
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing
1910 Fremantle state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist William Murphy 858 56.3 N/A
Labor William Somerville 665 43.7 +43.7
Total formal votes 1,523 99.6
Informal votes 6 0.4
Turnout 1,529 62.7
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A

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Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist James Price unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1905 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist James Price 744 52.5 +3.3
Labour Ted Needham 674 47.5 –3.3
Total formal votes 1,418 98.1 –0.7
Informal votes 28 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 1,446 61.9 +28.7
Ministerialist gain from Labour Swing +3.3
1904 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ted Needham 875 50.8 +50.8
Ministerialist Frank Cadd 847 49.2 +49.2
Total formal votes 1,722 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 21 1.2 –0.5
Turnout 1,743 33.2 +10.6
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing +50.8
1901 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Higham 194 65.1 –34.9
Opposition George Bricknell 104 34.9 +34.9
Total formal votes 298 98.3 n/a
Informal votes 5 1.7 n/a
Turnout 303 22.6 n/a
Ministerialist hold Swing –34.9
  • Higham had held the seat unopposed in 1897.

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Higham unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None William Marmion 218 53.7 –46.3
None Arthur Diamond 188 46.3 +46.3
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None William Marmion unopposed

References

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Fremantle District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Fremantle District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
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  4. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Fremantle Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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