Results of the 1965 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)
# Results of the 1965 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 20 February 1965 Legislative Assembly

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| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 335,633 | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 309,893 | | Turnout | 92.33% | –0.76% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 9,634 | | Informal | 3.11% | +1.32% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal and Country | 144,178 | 48.02% | +6.84% | 21 | + 3 |
| | Labor | 128,025 | 42.64% | –1.77% | 21 | – 3 |
| | Country | 14,630 | 4.87% | –1.06% | 8 | ± 0 |
| | Democratic Labor | 2,825 | 0.94% | –1.32% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Communist | 284 | 0.09% | –0.32% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Ind. Lib. | 4,630 | 1.54% | –0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 5,687 | 1.89% | –2.38% | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 300,259 | | | 50 | |

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1965 Western Australian election.

## Results by Electoral district

### Albany

1965 Western Australian state election: Albany :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jack Hall | 3,586 | 58.2 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Norman Swarbrick | 1,685 | 27.3 | -8.4 |
| | Country | Charles Johnson | 890 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,161 | 98.0 | -1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 2.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,287 | 94.7 | -0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Hall | 3,675 | 59.6 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Norman Swarbrick | 2,486 | 40.4 | +4.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.7 | |

### Avon

1965 Western Australian state election: Avon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Harry Gayfer | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Balcatta

1965 Western Australian state election: Balcatta :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Herb Graham | 6,787 | 53.7 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Terrence Browne | 5,844 | 46.3 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,631 | 97.0 | -1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 389 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,020 | 94.4 | -1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

### Bayswater

1965 Western Australian state election: Bayswater :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Merv Toms | 6,711 | 53.8 | -46.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Walter Bonnett | 5,758 | 46.2 | +46.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,469 | 96.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 422 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,891 | 94.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Beeloo

1965 Western Australian state election: Beeloo :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Colin Jamieson | 6,440 | 60.1 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Henry Watson | 4,271 | 39.9 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,711 | 95.9 | -2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 463 | 4.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,174 | 92.3 | -1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Belmont

1965 Western Australian state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | James Hegney | 5,743 | 52.3 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Boyd Buttsworth | 5,246 | 47.7 | +47.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,989 | 95.9 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 464 | 4.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,453 | 93.2 | -1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Blackwood

1965 Western Australian state election: Blackwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | John Hearman | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Boulder-Eyre

1965 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Eyre :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Moir | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Bunbury

1965 Western Australian state election: Bunbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Maurice Williams | 3,033 | 52.4 | -1.3 |
| | Labor | Edward Cooke | 2,755 | 47.6 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,788 | 98.8 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,859 | 94.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Canning

1965 Western Australian state election: Canning :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Don May | 4,972 | 48.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ross Elliott | 4,890 | 47.5 | +8.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Louis Raven | 434 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,296 | 96.9 | -1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,621 | 92.9 | -1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Ross Elliott | 5,221 | 50.7 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Don May | 5,075 | 49.3 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +1.9 | |

### Claremont

1965 Western Australian state election: Claremont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Crommelin | 7,171 | 77.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | John Henshaw | 2,141 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,312 | 97.2 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 265 | 2.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,577 | 91.1 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +8.8 | |

### Cockburn

1965 Western Australian state election: Cockburn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Henry Curran | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Collie

1965 Western Australian state election: Collie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Harry May | 2,990 | 60.9 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Cocker | 1,923 | 39.1 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,913 | 97.7 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 117 | 2.3 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,030 | 94.7 | -0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

### Cottesloe

1965 Western Australian state election: Cottesloe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Ross Hutchinson | 5,954 | 61.7 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Richard Bryant | 3,697 | 38.3 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,651 | 98.3 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 1.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,813 | 91.6 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Dale

1965 Western Australian state election: Dale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 3,536 | 59.8 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Donald Culley | 2,380 | 40.2 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,916 | 96.9 | -2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 3.1 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,103 | 92.1 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### Darling Range

1965 Western Australian state election: Darling Range :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Ken Dunn | 2,635 | 41.6 | +8.7 |
| | Labor | Jack Metcalfe | 1,927 | 30.4 | -3.9 |
| | Country | Ray Owen | 1,768 | 27.9 | -5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,330 | 97.9 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,467 | 92.9 | -0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Ken Dunn | 3,857 | 60.9 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | Jack Metcalfe | 2,473 | 39.1 | -2.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

### East Melville

1965 Western Australian state election: East Melville :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Des O'Neil | 6,773 | 59.4 | -4.2 |
| | Independent | Louis Joseph | 4,630 | 40.6 | +40.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,403 | 95.1 | -4.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 585 | 4.9 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,988 | 93.2 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fremantle

1965 Western Australian state election: Fremantle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Harry Fletcher | 6,647 | 67.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ronald Shires | 3,221 | 32.6 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,868 | 95.8 | -1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 4.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,297 | 90.7 | -1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Gascoyne

1965 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Daniel Norton | 1,064 | 62.5 | -37.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Stewart Maver | 556 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| | Independent | Neville Brandstater | 82 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,702 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,745 | 85.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Daniel Norton | 1,106 | 65.8 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Stewart Maver | 596 | 34.2 | +2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

### Geraldton

1965 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 2,948 | 52.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Raynor | 2,450 | 43.6 | +43.6 |
| | Independent | Raymond Goss | 224 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,622 | 97.4 | -1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 2.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,769 | 93.4 | -0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 2,982 | 53.0 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Raynor | 2,640 | 47.0 | +47.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

### Greenough

1965 Western Australian state election: Greenough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | David Brand | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Kalgoorlie

1965 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Evans | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Karrinyup

1965 Western Australian state election: Karrinyup :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Les Nimmo | 6,291 | 51.8 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Stan Lapham | 5,247 | 43.2 | -3.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gerardus Sappelli | 605 | 5.0 | -1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,143 | 98.1 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 230 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,373 | 93.3 | -1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Les Nimmo | 6,805 | 56.0 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | Stan Lapham | 5,338 | 44.0 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Katanning

1965 Western Australian state election: Katanning :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Crawford Nalder | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Kimberley

1965 Western Australian state election: Kimberley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Rhatigan | 1,368 | 61.6 | -17.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Drysdale | 853 | 38.4 | +38.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,221 | 94.5 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 5.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,351 | 79.9 | +0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Maylands

1965 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Bob Marshall | 4,849 | 48.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Edward Oldfield | 4,631 | 46.4 | -4.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Pownall | 498 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,978 | 97.5 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 254 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,232 | 93.3 | -0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Bob Marshall | 5,246 | 52.6 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Edward Oldfield | 4,732 | 47.4 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Melville

1965 Western Australian state election: Melville :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Tonkin | 6,261 | 57.0 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Albert Gainsford-Brackley | 4,718 | 43.0 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,979 | 97.4 | -1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 293 | 2.6 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,272 | 94.0 | -0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.3 | |

### Merredin-Yilgarn

1965 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Lionel Kelly | 2,276 | 53.4 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jack Stewart | 1,326 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| | Country | Kenneth Jones | 662 | 15.5 | -26.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,264 | 97.3 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 2.7 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,382 | 91.6 | -1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lionel Kelly | 2,342 | 54.9 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Jack Stewart | 1,922 | 45.1 | +45.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

### Moore

1965 Western Australian state election: Moore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Edgar Lewis | 3,383 | 68.0 | -32.0 |
| | Independent | Albert Tonkin | 1,596 | 32.0 | +32.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,979 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,087 | 91.0 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Mount Hawthorn

1965 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Hegney | 5,175 | 52.7 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | James Ring | 4,641 | 47.3 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,816 | 96.3 | -2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 377 | 3.7 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,193 | 91.8 | -1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.5 | |

### Mount Lawley

1965 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Ray O'Connor | 6,189 | 63.6 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Mervyn Knight | 3,545 | 36.4 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,734 | 95.5 | -3.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 461 | 4.5 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,195 | 91.1 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Mount Marshall

1965 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | George Cornell | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Murchison

1965 Western Australian state election: Murchison :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Burt | 2,824 | 63.5 | +8.3 |
| | Labor | Tom Hartrey | 1,626 | 36.5 | -1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,450 | 97.2 | -1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 128 | 2.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,578 | 86.7 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Murray

1965 Western Australian state election: Murray :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Ewart Runciman | 3,181 | 63.8 | +23.9 |
| | Independent | Dudley Tuckey | 1,808 | 36.2 | +25.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,989 | 95.9 | -2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 4.1 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,201 | 94.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Narrogin

1965 Western Australian state election: Narrogin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | William Manning | 3,958 | 80.5 | -19.5 |
| | Independent | Percy Munday | 957 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,915 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,099 | 93.3 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Nedlands

1965 Western Australian state election: Nedlands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Court | 7,790 | 80.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | Alastair Rae | 1,835 | 19.1 | -9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,625 | 97.1 | -2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 291 | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,916 | 91.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Northam

1965 Western Australian state election: Northam :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Albert Hawke | 3,078 | 57.9 | -42.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Claude Roediger | 2,240 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,318 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,361 | 92.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Perth

1965 Western Australian state election: Perth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Durack | 4,428 | 47.4 | +7.0 |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 4,422 | 47.3 | -6.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Terence Merchant | 491 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,341 | 96.0 | -1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 392 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,733 | 87.5 | -2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Durack | 4,774 | 51.1 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Stanley Heal | 4,567 | 48.9 | -5.4 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Pilbara

1965 Western Australian state election: Pilbara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Bickerton | 976 | 67.2 | -32.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | David Hughes | 476 | 32.8 | +32.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,383 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | 79.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Roe

1965 Western Australian state election: Roe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Tom Hart | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### South Perth

1965 Western Australian state election: South Perth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Grayden | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Stirling

1965 Western Australian state election: Stirling :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Clayton Mitchell | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Subiaco

1965 Western Australian state election: Subiaco :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Hugh Guthrie | 5,274 | 53.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Baden-Powell | 4,040 | 40.9 | -2.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Martyr | 573 | 5.8 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,887 | 97.5 | -1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 258 | 2.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,145 | 91.7 | -0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Hugh Guthrie | 5,761 | 58.3 | +3.2 |
| | Labor | Frank Baden-Powell | 4,126 | 41.7 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

### Swan

1965 Western Australian state election: Swan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Brady | 6,863 | 66.3 | -25.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Lindsay Ellis | 3,208 | 31.0 | +31.0 |
| | Communist | Gordon Murray | 284 | 2.7 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,355 | 95.6 | +3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 474 | 4.4 | -3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,829 | 92.6 | -1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Brady | 7,119 | 68.7 | -23.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Lindsay Ellis | 3,236 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Toodyay

1965 Western Australian state election: Toodyay :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | James Craig | 3,588 | 74.2 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Charles Hooper | 1,244 | 25.8 | +25.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,832 | 93.8 | -4.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 6.2 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,149 | 91.2 | +0.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Vasse

1965 Western Australian state election: Vasse :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | 3,588 | 70.4 | -29.6 |
| | Labor | Colin Smith | 1,515 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,093 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,158 | 95.4 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Victoria Park

1965 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ron Davies | 6,183 | 64.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Nicholas Di Lello | 3,482 | 36.0 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,665 | 96.0 | -3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 401 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,066 | 92.1 | -3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

### Warren

1965 Western Australian state election: Warren :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Joseph Rowberry | 2,491 | 52.3 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Brockman | 1,887 | 39.6 | -4.5 |
| | Country | Gordon Errington | 381 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,759 | 97.4 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 2.6 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,885 | 94.5 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joseph Rowberry | 2,529 | 53.1 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Brockman | 2,230 | 46.9 | +2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

### Wellington

1965 Western Australian state election: Wellington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Iven Manning | 3,521 | 63.6 | -36.4 |
| | Labor | Ivor Hill | 2,013 | 36.4 | +36.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,534 | 96.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,763 | 92.9 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Wembley

1965 Western Australian state election: Wembley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Guy Henn | 8,466 | 69.6 | -30.4 |
| | Labor | Denis Kemp | 3,702 | 30.4 | +30.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,168 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,310 | 94.5 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
