Electoral results for the district of Murdoch

This is a list of results for the electoral district of Murdoch in Western Australian state elections for the district's two periods of existence from 1977 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2008.

Members for Murdoch

First incarnation (1977–1989)
MemberPartyTerm
  Barry MacKinnon Liberal 1977–1989
Second incarnation (1996–2008)
  Mike Board Liberal 1996–2005
  Trevor Sprigg Liberal 2005–2008
  Christian Porter Liberal 2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Murdoch state by-election, 2008[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christian Porter 13,121 62.82 +14.43
Greens Hsien Harper 5,502 26.34 +19.01
Christian Democrats Ka-ren Chew 1,604 7.68 +4.33
One Nation Neil Gilmour 659 3.16 +2.19
Total formal votes 20,886 96.78 +1.42
Informal votes 696 3.22 -1.42
Turnout 21,582 74.72 -17.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Christian Porter 14,488 69.39 +13.48
Greens Hsien Harper 6,392 30.61 +30.61
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Western Australian state election, 2005: Murdoch
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-party-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 state election, 2001: Murdoch
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-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Board 11906 56.56 -8.50
Labor Gavin Waugh 9144 43.44 +8.50
Liberal hold Swing -8.50

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Murdoch
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-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Board 13401 65.06 -4.74
Labor Monica Fitz 7197 34.94 +4.74
Liberal hold Swing -4.74

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1986: Murdoch
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-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 14012 52.33 -1.61
Labor Mark Johnson 12763 47.67 +1.61
Liberal hold Swing -1.61
Western Australian state election, 1983: Murdoch
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-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8960 53.94 +0.16
Labor Eric Ripper 12763 47.67 -0.16
Liberal hold Swing +0.16
Western Australian state election, 1980: Murdoch
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-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 11040 53.78 +1.32
Labor Garry Kelly 9487 46.22 -1.32
Liberal hold Swing +1.32

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8572 52.43 +11.0[2]
Labor Garry Kelly 7777 47.57 -11.0[2]
Total formal votes 16,349 97.06
Informal votes 496 2.94
Turnout 16845 92.52

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Murdoch By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Based on booth votes in 1974, and attributed to significant demographic change in the area. Calculated by David Black in Black, David (1979). Hamilton, Barbara, ed. In Firm Hands: The Western Australian State Election 1977. UWA Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-909751-37-4.
  • 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).