Electoral results for the district of Yilgarn
# Electoral results for the district of Yilgarn

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

## Members for Yilgarn

| Members | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Charles Moran | Non-aligned | 1894–1897 |
| William Oats | Independent | 1897–1904 |
| Austin Horan | Labor | 1904–1911 |
| Austin Horan | Independent | 1911 |
| Charles Hudson | Labor | 1911–1916 |
| Charles Hudson | National Labor | 1916–1921 |
| Edwin Corboy | Labor | 1921–1930 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edwin Corboy | 607 | 54.5 | -3.9 |
| | Country | John Blake | 394 | 35.4 | +19.3 |
| | Country | Arthur Brown | 112 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,113 | 98.4 | -1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 1.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,131 | 81.4 | +5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1924 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edwin Corboy | 409 | 58.4 | +10.4 |
| | Nationalist | Austin Allom | 134 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Executive Country | Thomas Hamerston | 113 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Executive Country | Christian Andre | 45 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 701 | 99.6 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 704 | 76.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1921 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edwin Corboy | 358 | 48.0 | +9.6 |
| | National Labor | Charles Hudson | 222 | 29.8 | -4.5 |
| | Country | Maurice Solomon | 166 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 746 | 97.1 | -1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 768 | 72.1 | -1.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edwin Corboy | 397 | 53.2 | +9.5 |
| | National Labor | Charles Hudson | 349 | 46.8 | -9.5 |
| | Labor gain from National Labor | Labor gain from National Labor | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | 430 | 38.4 | +38.4 |
| | National Labor | Charles Hudson | 384 | 34.3 | –26.2 |
| | Nationalist | Archibald McIntyre | 244 | 21.8 | –17.6 |
| | Nationalist | John Dunstan | 62 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,120 | 98.6 | –0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | 73.5 | +9.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National Labor | Charles Hudson | 631 | 56.3 | –4.3 |
| | Labor | Alick McCallum | 489 | 43.7 | +43.7 |
| | National Labor hold | National Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1914 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Charles Hudson | 803 | 60.6 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal | Archibald McIntyre | 523 | 39.4 | +39.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,326 | 99.0 | -0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 1.0 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 64.2 | -2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1911 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Charles Hudson | 1,058 | 62.6 |
| | Independent | Austin Horan | 633 | 37.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,691 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,694 | 67.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Austin Horan | 676 | 90.5 | +31.8 |
| | Ministerial | William Allen | 71 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 747 | 99.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | 35.9 | -7.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1905 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Austin Horan | 517 | 58.7 | –2.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Fergie Reid | 364 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 881 | 99.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.5 | –0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | 43.4 | +13.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –2.9 | |

1904 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Austin Horan | 1,172 | 61.6 | +30.2 |
| | Ministerial | William Hedges | 732 | 38.4 | +38.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,904 | 98.9 | –0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 30.0 | –17.6 |
| | Labor gain from Opposition | Labor gain from Opposition | Swing | +30.2 | |

1901 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Opposition | William Oats | 186 | 39.7 | –11.2 |
| | Labor | Richard Sneddon | 147 | 31.4 | +31.4 |
| | Ministerial | Isidor Cohn | 74 | 15.8 | –23.6 |
| | Independent | William Montgomery | 61 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 468 | 99.4 | +4.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.6 | –4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 471 | 47.6 | +0.1 |
| | Opposition hold | Opposition hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Yilgarn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | William Oats | 115 | 50.9 |
| | Ministerial | Isidor Cohn | 89 | 39.4 |
| | Opposition | George Leckie | 22 | 9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 226 | 95.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237 | 47.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
