title: Electoral results for the district of Beverley
text: # Electoral results for the district of Beverley
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Beverley in Western Australian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Beverley
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charles Harper | Ministerial | 1890–1901 |
  | Charles Harper | Opposition | 1901–1904 |
  | Charles Harper | Independent | 1904–1905 |
  | Edmund Smith | Ministerial | 1905–1908 |
  | John Hopkins | Ministerial | 1908–1910 |
  | Nat Harper | Ministerial | 1910–1911 |
  | Frank Broun | Liberal | 1911–1914 |
  | Charles Wansbrough | Country | 1914–1917 |
  | Frank Broun | Country | 1917–1923 |
  | Frank Broun | Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 |
  | Charles Wansbrough | Country (ECP) | 1924–1930 |
  | James Mann | Country | 1930–1949 |
  | James Mann | Independent | 1949 |
  | James Mann | LCL | 1949–1950 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | 2,260 | 76.0 | +16.4 |
  | | Independent | John Wilkinson | 713 | 24.0 | +15.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,973 | 98.3 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.7 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | 84.0 | -2.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1943 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | 1,816 | 59.6 | -40.4 |
  | | Independent Labor | Frank Durack | 979 | 32.2 | +32.2 |
  | | Independent Labor | John Wilkinson | 250 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,045 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,092 | 86.1 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1939 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1936 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | 1,514 | 54.6 | -8.7 |
  | | Country | Thomas Retalic | 596 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
  | | Country | George Weaver | 384 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
  | | Independent Country | John O'Dea | 281 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,775 | 98.9 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,806 | 72.1 | -12.5 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1933 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | 2,164 | 63.3 | +16.6 |
  | | Country | Charles Wansbrough | 1,257 | 36.7 | -0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,421 | 98.5 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,473 | 84.6 | +19.0 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1930 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | 1,276 | 46.7 |
  | | Country | Charles Wansbrough | 1,008 | 36.9 |
  | | Country | John O'Dea | 448 | 16.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,732 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,777 | 65.6 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | James Mann | 1,514 | 55.4 |
  | | Country | Charles Wansbrough | 1,218 | 44.6 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1927 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Charles Wansbrough | 968 | 52.8 | +11.8 |
  | | Nationalist | James Mann | 866 | 47.2 | +3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,834 | 99.2 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | 72.7 | +15.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
  
  1924 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | James Mann | 506 | 44.2 | -55.8 |
  | | Executive Country | Charles Wansbrough | 469 | 41.0 | +41.0 |
  | | Executive Country | Henry Clemens | 170 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,145 | 98.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | 57.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Executive Country | Charles Wansbrough | 580 | 50.7 | +50.7 |
  | | Country | James Mann | 565 | 49.3 | -50.7 |
  | | Executive Country gain from Country | Executive Country gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1921 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Frank Broun | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Frank Broun | 548 | 56.7 | +56.7 |
  | | Country | Henry Stanistreet | 418 | 43.3 | –17.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 966 | 99.7 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.3 | –1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | 50.6 | –6.3 |
  | | Nationalist gain from Country | Nationalist gain from Country | Swing | +56.7 | |
  
  1914 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Charles Wansbrough | 809 | 60.4 | +60.4 |
  | | Labor | Charles Kirkwood | 289 | 21.6 | +8.2 |
  | | Liberal | Richard White | 242 | 18.1 | -35.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,340 | 98.7 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,357 | 56.9 | -11.5 |
  | | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1911 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Frank Broun | 617 | 53.6 |
  | | Labor | Charles Kirkwood | 343 | 29.8 |
  | | Ministerial | Frank Broun | 99 | 8.6 |
  | | Ministerial | Edward Powell | 92 | 8.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,151 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 | 68.4 |
  | | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1910 Beverley state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Nat Harper | 574 | 44.8 | |
  | | Ministerial | Walter James | 492 | 38.4 | |
  | | Ministerial | Charles Naylor | 216 | 16.8 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,282 | 98.5 | +1.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 48.6 | -9.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Ministerial | Nat Harper | 663 | 53.7 | |
  | | Ministerial | Walter James | 571 | 46.3 | |
  | | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  1908 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | John Hopkins | 501 | 32.3 | +32.3 |
  | | Ministerial | Edmund Smith | 431 | 27.7 | -16.6 |
  | | Ministerial | George Ricks | 297 | 19.1 | -5.9 |
  | | Labor | Patrick Whiteley | 166 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
  | | Ministerial | Edmund Lennard | 132 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
  | | Ministerial | James Martin | 14 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
  | | Ministerial | Richard Smith | 12 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,553 | 97.4 | -1.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 2.6 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 57.9 | +6.4 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Ministerial | John Hopkins | 677 | 50.7 | |
  | | Ministerial | Edmund Smith | 659 | 49.3 | |
  | | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1905 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Edmund Smith | 325 | 44.3 | +44.3 |
  | | Ministerial | George Ricks | 183 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
  | | Ministerial | Francis McDonald | 179 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
  | | Ministerial | Hugh Edmiston | 46 | 6.3 | –40.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 733 | 99.3 | –0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 51.5 | +4.4 |
  | | Ministerial gain from Independent | Ministerial gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1904 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Charles Harper | 376 | 53.4 | +0.4 |
  | | Ministerial | Hugh Edmiston | 328 | 46.6 | –0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 704 | 99.4 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | 0.6 | –1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 708 | 47.1 | –10.5 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | –0.4 | |
  
  1901 Western Australian state election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Charles Harper | 151 | 53.0 | –10.4 |
  | | Ministerial | Hugh Edmiston | 134 | 47.0 | +47.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 285 | 97.9 | +1.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 2.1 | –1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 291 | 57.6 | +3.0 |
  | | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  1897 Western Australian colonial election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ministerial | Charles Harper | 90 | 63.4 |
  | | Opposition | James Dempster | 52 | 36.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 142 | 96.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 3.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147 | 54.7 |
  | | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | |
  
  1894 Western Australian colonial election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | None | Charles Harper | 85 | 50.6 | –49.4 |
  | | None | James Dempster | 83 | 49.4 | +49.4 |
  
  1890 Western Australian colonial election: Beverley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | None | Charles Harper | unopposed | | |
  