Results for the Electoral district of Murdoch

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This is a list of results for the electoral district of Murdoch in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1977 until the present.

Contents

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
  Barry MacKinnon Liberal 1977–1993
  Mike Board Liberal 1993–2005
  Trevor Sprigg Liberal 2005–2008
  Christian Porter Liberal 2008–present

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

Murdoch state by-election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christian Porter 12991 62.93
Christian Democrats Ka-ren Chew 1589 7.70
One Nation Neil Gilmour 646 3.13
Greens Hsien Harper 5,418 26.24
Total formal votes 20,644 96.88 +1.52
Informal votes 664 3.12 -1.52
Turnout 21308 73.78 -18.06
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Christian Porter
Greens Hsien Harper
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Western Australian general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trevor Sprigg 12024 48.39 -0.99
Labor Jackie Ormsby 8823 35.51 +2.64
Greens Jan Currie 1821 7.33 -3.60
Christian Democrats Michael Dunjey 833 3.35 +3.35
Family First Shayne Weller 655 2.54 +2.54
Independent Damian Bramanis 452 1.82 +1.82
One Nation Ursula Stone 240 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 24,848 95.36 -1.03
Informal votes 1209 4.64 +1.03
Turnout 26057 91.84 +0.42
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Trevor Sprigg 13892 55.93 -0.59
Labor Jackie Ormsby 10945 44.07 +0.59
Liberal hold Swing -0.59
Western Australian general election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Board 10430 49.38 -10.66
Labor Gavin Waugh 6943 32.87 +6.03
Greens Felicity McGeorge 2308 10.93 -2.18
Democrats Carole Pestana 1442 6.83 +6.83
Total formal votes 21,123 96.39 +0.15
Informal votes 790 3.61 -0.15
Turnout 21913 91.43 +0.03
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Mike Board 11906 56.56 -8.50
Labor Gavin Waugh 9144 43.44 +8.50
Liberal hold Swing -8.50

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Board 12387 60.04 -0.42
Labor Monica Fitz 5538 26.84 -4.37
Greens Graham Lapthorne 2705 13.11 +13.11
Total formal votes 20,630 96.25 -0.97
Informal votes 805 3.75 +0.97
Turnout 21435 91.40 -3.89
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Mike Board 13401 65.06 -4.74
Labor Monica Fitz 7197 34.94 +4.74
Liberal hold Swing -4.74
Western Australian general election, 1993 (Jandakot)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Board 12919 62.51 +2.96
Labor Dermot Buckley 6262 30.30 -1.86
Democrats David Banner 1487 7.19 +7.19
Total formal votes 20,668 97.18 +2.96
Informal votes 599 2.82 -2.96
Turnout 21267 95.29 +2.14
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Mike Board 13619 65.89 +1.33
Labor Dermot Buckley 7049 34.11 -1.33
Liberal hold Swing +1.33

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian general election, 1989 (Jandakot)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 10504 59.55 +4.29
Labor William Lyon 5672 32.16 -10.96
Grey Power Bryan Cortese 1092 6.20 +6.20
Timothy Thies 370 2.10 +2.10
Total formal votes 17,639 94.22 -3.89
Informal votes 1,083 5.78 +3.89
Turnout 18722 93.15 -0.19
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 11387 64.56 +8.84
Labor William Lyon 6252 35.44 -8.84
Liberal hold Swing +8.84
Western Australian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 13600 50.79 -2.38
Labor Mark Johnson 12385 46.26 +1.09
Independent Anthony Greatwood 515 1.92 +1.92
Independent Orlando Bertocchi 275 1.03 +1.03
Total formal votes 26,775 98.01 +0.06
Informal votes 545 1.99 -0.06
Turnout 27320 93.34 +2.25
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 14012 52.33 -1.61
Labor William Lyon 12763 47.67 +1.61
Liberal hold Swing -1.61
Western Australian general election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8832 53.17 +4.42
Labor Eric Ripper 7503 45.17 +2.72
Independent James Owen 276 1.66 +1.66
Total formal votes 16,611 97.95 +0.87
Informal votes 347 2.05 -0.87
Turnout 16958 91.09 +0.16
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8960 53.94 +0.16
Labor William Lyon 12763 47.67 -0.16
Liberal hold Swing +0.16
Western Australian general election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 10006 48.75 -3.68
Labor Garry Kelly 8713 42.45 -5.12
Democrats Richard Jeffreys 1808 8.80 +8.80
Total formal votes 20,527 97.08 +0.04
Informal votes 618 2.92 -0.04
Turnout 21145 90.93 -1.59
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 11040 53.78 +1.32
Labor William Lyon 9487 46.22 -1.32
Liberal hold Swing +1.32

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian general election, 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8572 52.43 +11.0[1]
Labor Garry Kelly 7777 47.57 -11.0[1]
Total formal votes 16,349 97.06
Informal votes 496 2.94
Turnout 16845 92.52

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Based on booth votes in 1974, and attributed to significant demographic change in the area. Calculated by David Black in Black, David (1979). in Hamilton, Barbara: In Firm Hands: the Western Australian State Election 1977. UWA Press, 196. ISBN 0-090751-37-4. 
  • Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5. 
  • State Electoral Office (Western Australia). Legislative Assembly : statistics relating to the general elections. Government Printer, various years (1917-1983).