title: Electoral results for the district of East Fremantle
text: # Electoral results for the district of East Fremantle
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of East Fremantle in Western Australian state elections.
  
  ## Members for East Fremantle
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Joseph Holmes | Ministerial | 1897–1904 |
  | William Angwin | Labour | 1904–1905 |
  | Joseph Holmes | Ministerial | 1905–1906 |
  | William Angwin | Labour | 1906–1911 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  1908 Western Australian state election: East Fremantle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Angwin | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1906 East Fremantle state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Angwin | 1,473 | 71.4 | +21.9 |
  | | Ministerial | Thomas Smith | 591 | 28.6 | -21.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,064 | 99.4 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | 73.9 | +8.7 |
  | | Labor gain from Ministerial | Labor gain from Ministerial | Swing | +21.9 | |
  
  1905 Western Australian state election: East Fremantle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Joseph Holmes | 1,019 | 50.5 | +3.5 |
  | | Labor | William Angwin | 999 | 49.5 | –3.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,018 | 99.7 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.3 | –0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 65.2 | +9.5 |
  | | Ministerial gain from Labor | Ministerial gain from Labor | Swing | –3.5 | |
  
  1904 Western Australian state election: East Fremantle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Angwin | 1,245 | 53.0 | +26.0 |
  | | Ministerial | Joseph Holmes | 1,104 | 47.0 | –26.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,349 | 99.6 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.4 | –0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 55.7 | +7.4 |
  | | Labor gain from Ministerial | Labor gain from Ministerial | Swing | +26.0 | |
  
  1901 Western Australian state election: East Fremantle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Opposition | Joseph Holmes | 1,054 | 73.0 | +22.2 |
  | | Labor | William Angwin | 389 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,443 | 99.0 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.0 | –0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,458 | 48.3 | –19.7 |
  | | Opposition hold | Opposition hold | Swing | +22.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  1897 Western Australian colonial election: East Fremantle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Joseph Holmes | 182 | 50.8 |
  | | Opposition | Matthew Moss | 176 | 49.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 358 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 364 | 68.0 |
  | | Ministerial gain from Opposition | Ministerial gain from Opposition | Swing | |
  