Electoral results for the district of North Murchison
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of North Murchison in Western Australian state elections.
Members for North Murchison
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Kenny | Opposition | 1897–1899 | |
| Frederick Moorhead | Ministerial | 1899–1901 | |
| John Holman | Labour | 1901–1904 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Holman | 188 | 55.6 | +32.8 | |
| Ministerialist | Frederick Moorhead | 150 | 44.4 | −32.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 338 | 98.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 6 | 1.7 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 344 | 40.8 | +1.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Ministerialist | Swing | +32.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Frederick Moorhead | 233 | 77.2 | –22.8 | |
| Labour | George Carlton | 69 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 302 | 98.1 | n/a | ||
| Informal votes | 6 | 1.9 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 308 | 39.1 | n/a | ||
| Opposition hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Moorhead had been elected unopposed at the previous election (a ministerial by-election in 1899).
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Frederick Moorhead | 118 | 56.2 | +9.3 | |
| Opposition | Joseph Thomson | 92 | 43.8 | −9.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 210 | 98.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 3 | 1.4 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 213 | 69.4 | +16.5 | ||
| Ministerialist gain from Opposition | Swing | +9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Henry Kenny | 52 | 53.1 | ||
| Ministerialist | Frederick Moorhead | 46 | 46.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 98 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 2 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 100 | 52.9 | |||
| Opposition hold | Swing | ||||