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Electoral results for the district of Central Murchison

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Central Murchison in Western Australian colonial elections.

Members for Central Murchison

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Member Party Term
  Frederick Illingworth Opposition 1897–1901

Election results

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Elections in the 1890s

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1897 Western Australian colonial election: Central Murchison[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition Frederick Illingworth 182 59.7
Ministerialist Joseph Thompson 97 31.8
Independent Daniel McIntosh 26 8.5
Total formal votes 305 97.8
Informal votes 7 2.2
Turnout 312 43.6
Opposition hold Swing

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.