Electoral results for the district of Geraldton
# Electoral results for the district of Geraldton

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

## Members for Geraldton

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Edward Vivien Harvey Keane | Non-aligned | 1890–1891 |
| George Simpson | Opposition | 1891–1899 |
| Richard Robson | Independent | 1899–1900 |
| Robert Hutchinson | Opposition | 1900–1904 |
| Henry Carson | Ministerial | 1904–1906 |
| Thomas Brown | Labor | 1906–1908 |
| Henry Carson | Ministerial | 1908–1911 |
| Bronte Dooley | Labor | 1911–1913 |
| Samuel Elliott | Liberal (WA) | 1913–1914 |
| Edward Heitmann | Labor | 1914–1917 |
| Edward Heitmann | National Labor | 1917 |
| Samuel Elliott | Liberal (WA) | 1917 |
| John Willcock | Labor | 1917–1947 |
| Edmund Hall | Country | 1947–1950 |
| Bill Sewell | Labor | 1950–1974 |
| Jeff Carr | Labor | 1974–1991 |
| Bob Bloffwitch | Liberal | 1991–2001 |
| Shane Hill | Labor | 2001–2008 |
| Ian Blayney | Liberal | 2008–2021 |
| Lara Dalton | Labor | 2021–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Lara Dalton | 11,676 | 54.7 | +21.0 |
| | National | Ian Blayney | 5,222 | 24.5 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal | Rob Dines | 2,750 | 12.9 | −14.8 |
| | Greens | Matt Roberts | 536 | 2.5 | −1.5 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Chris Mellon | 380 | 1.8 | −2.0 |
| | One Nation | Bruce Davies | 336 | 1.6 | −7.9 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | Mark Long | 248 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | WAxit | Bey Bey Kung | 127 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Genovese | 77 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,352 | 96.6 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 746 | 3.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,098 | 82.6 | −2.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lara Dalton | 13,170 | 61.7 | +13.0 |
| | National | Ian Blayney | 8,173 | 38.3 | −13.0 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +13.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Lara Dalton | 7,071 | 33.7 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 5,808 | 27.7 | −19.9 |
| | National | Paul Brown | 3,669 | 17.5 | −8.9 |
| | One Nation | Wayne Martin | 1,979 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Greens | Paul Connolly | 849 | 4.0 | −2.4 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | David Caudwell | 791 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Christians | Greg Hall | 413 | 2.0 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Victor Tanti | 394 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,974 | 95.7 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 937 | 4.3 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,911 | 85.5 | −2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 10,759 | 51.3 | −21.5 |
| | Labor | Lara Dalton | 10,201 | 48.7 | +48.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −21.5 | |

2013 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 9,167 | 47.6 | +10.7 |
| | National | Shane Van Styn | 5,081 | 26.4 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | Kathryn Mannion | 3,299 | 17.1 | –12.0 |
| | Greens | Paul Connolly | 1,239 | 6.4 | +0.7 |
| | Christians | Carmen Burdett | 469 | 2.4 | –0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,255 | 94.3 | –1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,161 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,416 | 89.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 14,013 | 72.8 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | Kathryn Mannion | 5,223 | 27.2 | –14.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 11,711 | 60.9 | +2.4 |
| | National | Shane Van Styn | 7,517 | 39.1 | +39.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 6,616 | 36.9 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Shane Hill | 5,213 | 29.1 | -9.4 |
| | National | Andrew Short | 3,460 | 19.3 | +9.0 |
| | Family First | Jane Foreman | 1,036 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Greens | Adam Volkerts | 1,030 | 5.8 | +0.8 |
| | Christian Democrats | Philip Sprigg | 551 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,906 | 95.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 812 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,718 | 87.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ian Blayney | 10,467 | 58.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Shane Hill | 7,420 | 41.5 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

2005 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Shane Hill | 5,252 | 44.5 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Giudice | 4,603 | 39.0 | +12.8 |
| | Greens | Paul Connolly | 581 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | National | Sally Bennison | 542 | 4.6 | -4.4 |
| | Christian Democrats | Mac Forsyth | 430 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | One Nation | Ross Paravicini | 375 | 3.2 | -18.6 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Basil Atkins | 29 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,812 | 94.8 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 642 | 5.2 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,454 | 88.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Shane Hill | 6,117 | 52.1 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Giudice | 5,627 | 47.9 | +0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

2001 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Shane Hill | 2,705 | 26.8 | -8.2 |
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 2,469 | 24.5 | -25.8 |
| | One Nation | Ross Paravicini | 2,121 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | Independent | Jackie Healy | 1,298 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | National | Brendin Flanigan | 935 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | Independent | Ron Ashplant | 295 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Michael Walton | 107 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Mark Douglas | 79 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Don Rolston | 61 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Noel Sharp | 19 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Gyorgy | 8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,097 | 95.4 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 4.6 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,586 | 89.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Shane Hill | 5,393 | 54.3 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 4,538 | 45.7 | -11.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 5,237 | 50.3 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | Laurie Graham | 3,641 | 35.0 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Tony Cogan | 1,194 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| | Democrats | Stephan Gyorgy | 330 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,402 | 96.0 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 428 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,830 | 88.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 5,912 | 57.0 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | Laurie Graham | 4,468 | 43.0 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

1993 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 4,293 | 40.3 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Gary Evershed | 3,593 | 33.8 | -13.8 |
| | National | Malcolm Short | 2,402 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Independent | William Tomson | 359 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,647 | 96.5 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,028 | 94.2 | +3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 6,350 | 59.6 | +9.8 |
| | Labor | Gary Evershed | 4,297 | 40.4 | -9.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.8 | |

1991 Geraldton state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 4,446 | 45.5 | +2.0 |
| | National | Malcolm Short | 2,054 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | Labor | Dianne Spowart | 1,620 | 16.6 | -31.0 |
| | Independent | Faye Simpson | 471 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Helena Shields | 315 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Albert Lenane | 286 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Gallaher | 165 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Grey Power | Jason Meotti | 146 | 1.5 | -7.4 |
| | Independent | Bruce Burges | 144 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Arthur Davies | 67 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | William Thomson | 57 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,771 | 94.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 566 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,337 | 86.8 | -4.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Bloffwitch | 5,024 | 51.4 | +1.6 |
| | National | Malcolm Short | 4,747 | 48.6 | +48.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 4,767 | 47.6 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal | Victor McCabe | 4,361 | 43.5 | -6.1 |
| | Grey Power | Mary Gould | 889 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,017 | 94.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 644 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,661 | 90.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 5,032 | 50.2 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | Victor McCabe | 4,985 | 49.8 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

1986 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 4,676 | 50.4 | -12.7 |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Tubby | 4,609 | 49.6 | +12.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,285 | 97.7 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,501 | 91.4 | +2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -12.7 | |

1983 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 5,324 | 63.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold Driscoll | 3,116 | 36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,440 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,602 | 88.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1980 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 4,654 | 58.7 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Ricupero | 2,994 | 37.8 | -2.8 |
| | Progress | Paul Galbraith | 279 | 3.5 | -1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,927 | 97.5 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 207 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,134 | 89.5 | -1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 4,738 | 59.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Ricupero | 3,189 | 40.2 | -4.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 4,157 | 54.3 |
| | Liberal | John Grosse | 3,104 | 40.6 |
| | Progress | Fiona Ensor | 392 | 5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,653 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,810 | 91.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 4,255 | 55.6 |
| | Liberal | John Grosse | 3,398 | 44.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1974 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 3,318 | 47.5 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Willoughby | 2,236 | 32.0 |
| | Independent | Phillip Cooper | 997 | 14.3 |
| | National Alliance | Victor Askew | 431 | 6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,982 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 224 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,206 | 89.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jeff Carr | 3,862 | 55.3 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Willoughby | 3,120 | 44.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1971 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,801 | 56.1 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal | Ron Hamilton | 2,263 | 33.4 | -10.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Lawrence Eaton | 443 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Joyce Webber | 269 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,776 | 95.7 | -3.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 305 | 4.3 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,081 | 91.9 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,948 | 58.3 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Ron Hamilton | 2,828 | 41.7 | -2.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,103 | 56.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Phillip Cooper | 2,423 | 43.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,526 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,586 | 90.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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 | |

1962 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 2,750 | 52.4 |
| | Independent | Charles Eadon-Clarke | 2,338 | 44.6 |
| | Independent | John Porteus | 158 | 3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,246 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,291 | 93.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | | 55.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Eadon-Clarke | | 45.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

* Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,257 | 59.9 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Gerald Throssell | 1,778 | 32.7 | +12.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Septimus Waldon | 399 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,434 | 99.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,484 | 91.3 | -0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | | 61.0 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Gerald Throssell | | 39.0 | +1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1956 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,052 | 59.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Arnold Devlin | 1,014 | 19.9 |
| | Country | Charles Eadon-Clarke | 995 | 19.5 |
| | Independent | Joyce Webber | 33 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,094 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,165 | 91.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | | 62.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Arnold Devlin | | 37.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1953 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 3,011 | 61.9 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | James McAleer | 1,127 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Samuel Davey | 593 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Joyce Webber | 131 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,862 | 98.2 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 93.8 | +3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | | 64.5 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | James McAleer | | 35.5 | +35.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.8 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1950 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 2,287 | 50.7 |
| | Country | Edmund Hall | 2,227 | 49.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,514 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,564 | 90.4 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 1,874 | 47.7 | -22.7 |
| | Country | Edmund Hall | 1,154 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Liberal | Harold Daffen | 903 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,931 | 99.2 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,963 | 87.7 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Edmund Hall | 1,971 | 50.1 | +50.1 |
| | Labor | Bill Sewell | 1,960 | 49.9 | -20.5 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

1943 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 2,404 | 70.4 | +15.4 |
| | Independent | John Bedwell | 1,013 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,417 | 98.0 | -1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 70 | 2.0 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,487 | 86.8 | -6.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 2,075 | 55.0 | -5.6 |
| | Country | Alfred Culewis | 1,389 | 36.8 | -2.6 |
| | Nationalist | Patrick Lynch | 309 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,773 | 99.1 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,806 | 93.5 | +13.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1936 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 1,933 | 60.6 | -39.4 |
| | Country | Alfred Curlewis | 1,256 | 39.4 | +39.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,189 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,208 | 80.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1933 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1930 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 2,072 | 66.8 |
| | Country | George Houston | 1,029 | 33.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,101 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,127 | 77.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 1,513 | 69.2 | -30.8 |
| | Country | Charles Counsel | 675 | 30.8 | +30.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,188 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,219 | 77.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1924 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1921 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 1,265 | 66.1 | +18.5 |
| | Country | Ebenezer Bartlett | 648 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,913 | 99.2 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,928 | 80.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +15.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 904 | 47.6 | –1.6 |
| | Nationalist | Samuel Elliott | 596 | 31.4 | –19.4 |
| | Nationalist | William Fallowfield | 399 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,899 | 97.9 | –1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,939 | 75.7 | n/a |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Willcock | 965 | 50.8 | +1.6 |
| | Nationalist | Samuel Elliott | 934 | 49.2 | –1.6 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +1.6 | |

1917 Geraldton state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Samuel Elliott | 839 | 50.8 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | John Willcock | 813 | 49.2 | -7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,652 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.2 | |

1914 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edward Heitmann | 1,370 | 56.4 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Elliott | 1,060 | 43.6 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,430 | 99.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,455 | 63.3 | -16.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

1913 Geraldton state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Samuel Elliott | 762 | 50.4 | +13.7 |
| | Labor | Edward Heitmann | 750 | 49.6 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,512 | 99.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 63.1 | -16.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.0 | |

1911 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bronte Dooley | 864 | 45.2 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 702 | 36.7 |
| | Ministerial | Patrick Stone | 252 | 13.2 |
| | Labor | William Findlay | 92 | 4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,910 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,935 | 79.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bronte Dooley | 1,005 | 52.6 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 905 | 47.4 |
| | Labor gain from Ministerial | Labor gain from Ministerial | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 646 | 44.3 | -6.8 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 642 | 44.0 | -4.9 |
| | Ministerial | Robert Cochrane | 171 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,459 | 98.9 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 76.0 | +4.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 710 | 51.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 663 | 48.3 | -0.6 |
| | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

1906 Geraldton state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 601 | 50.8 | +1.9 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 582 | 49.2 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,183 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,195 | 67.1 | -4.7 |
| | Labor gain from Ministerial | Labor gain from Ministerial | Swing | +1.9 | |

1905 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 577 | 51.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 551 | 48.8 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,128 | 99.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.0 | –0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139 | 71.8 | +3.3 |
| | Ministerial hold | Ministerial hold | Swing | N/A | |

1904 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ministerial | Henry Carson | 482 | 45.0 | +45.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 461 | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Spalding | 129 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,072 | 98.7 | n/a |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.3 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,086 | 68.5 | n/a |
| | Ministerial gain from Opposition | Ministerial gain from Opposition | Swing | +45.0 | |

1901 Western Australian state election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Opposition | Robert Hutchinson | unopposed | | |
| | Opposition hold | Opposition hold | Swing | | |

1900 Geraldton colonial by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Opposition | Robert Hutchinson | 247 | 61.0 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Patrick Stone | 158 | 39.0 | +39.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 405 | 99.0 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 409 | 59.5 | +9.5 |
| | Opposition gain from Independent | Opposition gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1899 Geraldton colonial by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Robson | 241 | 59.8 | +59.8 |
| | Opposition | George Simpson | 162 | 40.2 | -15.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 403 | 100 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 403 | 62.5 | +12.5 |
| | Independent gain from Opposition | Independent gain from Opposition | Swing | N/A | |

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Opposition | George Simpson | 146 | 55.7 |
| | Opposition | Joseph Thomson | 59 | 22.5 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Spalding | 54 | 20.6 |
| | Opposition | James Simpson | 3 | 1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 262 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 268 | 50.0 |
| | Opposition hold | Opposition hold | Swing | |

1894 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | None | George Simpson | 160 | 53.5 | +53.5 |
| | None | Patrick Stone | 139 | 46.5 | +46.5 |

1891 Geraldton colonial by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | None | George Simpson | unopposed | | |

1890 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | None | Edward Vivien Harvey Keane | unopposed | | |
