Electoral results for the district of South Murchison
# Electoral results for the district of South Murchison

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

## Members for South Murchison

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Cornthwaite Rason | Ministerial | 1897–1901 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: South Murchison :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ministerial | Cornthwaite Rason | 87 | 40.8 |
| | Ministerial | Frederick Trude | 80 | 37.6 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Reid | 39 | 18.3 |
| | Opposition | John Perryman | 7 | 3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 213 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 216 | 54.1 |
| | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | |
