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Electoral results for the district of Cockburn Sound

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

Members for Cockburn Sound

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Member Party Term
  Francis McDonald Opposition 1901–1904

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901 Western Australian state election: Cockburn Sound[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition Francis McDonald 290 44.3 +44.3
Opposition Henry Barker 174 26.6 +26.6
Labour Alexander McDougall 127 19.4 +19.4
Independent Richard Birch 58 8.9 +8.9
Independent James Simpson 6 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 655 97.9 n/a
Informal votes 14 2.1 n/a
Turnout 669 49.2 n/a
Opposition 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.