Results for the Electoral district of Perth

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This is a list of results for the electoral district of Perth in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1890 until the present.

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[edit] Members

First incarnation (1890–1950)
Member Party Term
  Edward Scott Non-aligned 1890–1892
  Thomas Molloy Non-aligned 1892–1894
  George Randell Oppositionist 1894–1897
  Lyall Hall Ministerialist 1897–1901
  Frank Wilson Ministerialist 1901–1901
  William Purkiss Oppositionist 1901–1904
  Harry Brown Ministerialist 1904–1911
  Sir Walter Dwyer Labor 1911–1914
  Sir James Connolly Liberal 1914–1917
  Robert Pilkington Nationalist 1917–1921
  Harry Mann Nationalist 1921–1933
  Ted Needham Labor 1933–1950
 
Second incarnation (1961–present)
Member Party Term
  Stanley Heal Labor 1962–1965
  Peter Durack Liberal 1965–1968
  Terry Burke Labor 1968–1987
  Dr Ian Alexander Labor 1987–1991
  Independent 1991–1993
  Diana Warnock Labor 1993–2001
  John Hyde Labor 2001–present

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

State Election 2005: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyde 11,303 49.07 +3.44
Liberal David Lagan 7,596 32.97 +0.91
Greens Damian Douglas-Meyer 2,982 12.94 +1.94
Christian Democrats Gus Loh 594 2.58 +2.58
Independent Don Hyland 375 1.63 +1.63
One Nation Marie Edmonds 186 0.81 -3.34
Total formal votes 23,036 94.89 +0.82
Informal votes 1,240 5.11 -0.82
Turnout 24,276 87.78 +0.53
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor John Hyde 14,287 62.04 +0.78
Liberal David Lagan 8,741 37.96 -0.78
Labor hold Swing 0.78
State Election 2001: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyde 8,423 45.63 -1.33
Liberal Peter Boyle 5,918 32.06 -5.01
Greens Su Hsien-Lee 2,031 11.00 -0.53
Democrats Paul Hubbard 819 4.44 +4.44
One Nation John Hakesley 766 4.15 +4.15
Independent Dave Chambers 303 1.64 +1.64
Julius Re 103 0.56 +0.56
Roberto Jorquera 99 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 18,461 94.07 -0.65
Informal votes 1,163 5.93 +0.65
Turnout 19,624 87.25 +0.94
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Labor John Hyde 11,263 61.26 +3.33
Liberal Peter Boyle 7,123 38.74 -3.33
Labor hold Swing 3.33

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

State Election 1968: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 5,141 49.89 +2.49
Liberal Peter Durack 3,643 35.35 -12.05
Independent Paul Ritter 1,128 10.95 +10.95
Democratic Labor William Spence 393 3.81 -1.44
Total formal votes 10,308 95.74 -0.23
Informal votes 458 4.26 +0.23
Turnout 10,763 86.19 -1.33
  Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.86
State Election 1965: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Durack 4,428 47.40 +7.02
Labor Stanley Heal 4,422 47.33 -6.03
Democratic Labor Terence Merchant 491 5.25 -0.99
Total formal votes 9,341 95.97 -1.56
Informal votes 391 4.03 +1.56
Turnout 9,733 87.52 -2.45
  Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.32
State Election 1962: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stanley Heal 5,485 53.36
Liberal Raymond Waller Newland 4,151 40.38
Democratic Labor Terence Merchant 642 6.24
Total formal votes 10,278 97.53
Informal votes 260 2.47
Turnout 10,538 89.97
  Labor hold Swing N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

[edit] Elections in the 1890s

State Election 1897: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerial (Forrest) Lyall Hall 268 50.47
Opposition (Leake) Stephen Henry Parker 263 49.53
Total formal votes 531 98.33
Informal votes 9 1.67
Turnout 540
State Election 1894: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
George Randell 378 61.26
Thomas Molloy 239 38.74
Total formal votes 617 98.56
Informal votes 9 1.44
Turnout 626 66.10
1892 by-election: Perth (12 January 1892)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Molloy 187 53.74
Edward Keane 161 46.36
Total formal votes 348 95.60
Informal votes 16 4.39
Turnout 364 77.78

The by-election was occasioned by the resignation of Dr Edward Scott in December 1891.

State Election 1890: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Edward Scott 234 61.58
Edward Kay Courthope 146 38.42
Total formal votes 380
Turnout 380 83.52

[edit] References

  • 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).