Electoral results for the district of Collie-Preston

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

Contents

Members for Collie-Preston

South-West Mining
Member Party Term
  John Ewing 1901–1904
Collie
  Ernest Henshaw Labor 1904–1905
  John Ewing Ministerial 1905–1908
  Arthur Wilson Labor 1908–1947
  Harry May Labor 1947–1968
  Tom Jones Labor 1968–1989
  Dr Hilda Turnbull Nationals 1989–2001
  Mick Murray Labor 2001–2005
Collie-Wellington
  Mick Murray Labor 2005–2008
Collie-Preston
  Mick Murray Labor 2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Collie-Preston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Murray 8,439 41.00 -1.3
Liberal Steve Thomas 8,260 40.13 +2.4
Greens WA Richard Chapman 1,802 8.75 +2.7
Family First Keith Hopper 1,534 7.45 +4.6
Christian Democrats Wayne Barnett 548 2.66 +1.2
Total formal votes 20,583 95.46
Informal votes 979 4.54
Turnout 21,562 90.33
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Mick Murray 10,494 51.00 +0.1
Liberal Steve Thomas 10,083 49.00 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

References