Electoral results for the district of Albany
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Albany in Western Australian state elections.
Members for Albany
Member | Party | Term | |
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Lancel de Hamel | Oppositionist | 1890–1894 | |
George Leake | Oppositionist | 1894–1900 | |
John Hassell | Oppositionist | 1900–1901 | |
James Gardiner | Oppositionist | 1901–1904 | |
Charles Keyser | Labor | 1904–1905 | |
Edward Barnett | Ministerialist | 1905–1909 | |
William Price | Labor | 1909–1917 | |
Herbert Robinson | Nationalist | 1917–1919 | |
John Scaddan | Nationalist | 1919–1920 | |
Country | 1920–1923 | ||
Country (MCP) | 1923–1924 | ||
Arthur Wansbrough | Labor | 1924–1936 | |
Leonard Hill | Country | 1936–1956 | |
Jack Hall | Labor | 1956–1970 | |
Wyndham Cook | Labor | 1970–1974 | |
Leo Watt | Liberal | 1974–1993 | |
Kevin Prince | Liberal | 1993–2001 | |
Peter Watson | Labor | 2001–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Western Australian state election, 2013: Albany[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 8,284 | 39.3 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Trevor Cosh | 6,061 | 28.8 | –4.1 | |
WA Nationals | Robert Sutton | 4,357 | 20.7 | +7.4 | |
Greens WA | Diane Evers | 1,137 | 5.4 | –2.2 | |
Christians | Hans Vermeulen | 831 | 3.9 | –0.9 | |
Family First | Barry Critchison | 386 | 1.8 | –0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 21,056 | 96.2 | –0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 828 | 3.8 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 21,884 | 92.8 | +2.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Watson | 10,957 | 52.0 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Trevor Cosh | 10,094 | 48.0 | –1.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Western Australian state election, 2008: Albany[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 7,709 | 39.14 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Andrew Partington | 6,486 | 32.93 | -2.7 | |
WA Nationals | Sam Harma | 2,628 | 13.34 | +5.2 | |
Greens WA | Diane Evers | 1,492 | 7.58 | +1.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Justin Moseley | 950 | 4.82 | +0.8 | |
Family First | Colin Pyle | 431 | 2.19 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 19,696 | 97.09 | +1.30 | ||
Informal votes | 590 | 2.91 | -1.30 | ||
Turnout | 20,286 | 90.13 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Watson | 9,884 | 50.23 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Andrew Partington | 9,795 | 49.77 | –2.5 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Western Australian state election, 2005: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 5,569 | 43.6 | +12.0 | |
Liberal | Andrew Partington | 4,773 | 37.3 | +4.3 | |
WA Nationals | Beverley Ford | 651 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Greens WA | Tony Evers | 629 | 4.9 | -3.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Greg Basden | 453 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Family First | Colin Pyle | 371 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
One Nation | Brian Burns | 340 | 2.7 | -13.6 | |
Total formal votes | 12,786 | 95.8 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 561 | 4.2 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 13,347 | 91.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Watson | 6,564 | 51.4 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | Andrew Partington | 6,206 | 48.6 | +2.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |||
Western Australian state election, 2001: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Kevin Prince | 4,141 | 33.0 | -24.9 | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 3,960 | 31.6 | -2.2 | |
One Nation | Darrell Simpson | 2,035 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Greens WA | Sandy Davis | 1,060 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
liberals for forests | Diane Evers | 1,001 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Curtin Labor Alliance | John Watson | 334 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 12,531 | 95.7 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 561 | 4.3 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 13,092 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Watson | 6,660 | 53.7 | +15.6 | |
Liberal | Kevin Prince | 5,748 | 46.3 | -15.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Western Australian state election, 1996: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Kevin Prince | 6,649 | 57.9 | +25.7 | |
Labor | Matt Benson-Lidholm | 3,873 | 33.8 | +3.7 | |
CALM Resistance Movement | Rob Moir | 952 | 8.3 | +6.6 | |
Total formal votes | 11,474 | 95.4 | +0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 550 | 4.6 | -0.0 | ||
Turnout | 12,024 | 92.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kevin Prince | 7,096 | 61.9 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Matt Benson-Lidholm | 4,368 | 38.1 | -1.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Western Australian state election, 1993: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Kevin Prince | 3,334 | 32.7 | -14.9 | |
Labor | Ursula Richards | 3,101 | 30.4 | -6.5 | |
WA Nationals | Malcolm Cameron | 2,789 | 27.4 | +11.9 | |
Democrats | Roland Paver | 297 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Independent | Drew Posthuma | 247 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Robert Howard | 235 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
CALM Resistance Movement | Alf Sharp | 184 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 10,187 | 95.4 | +1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 492 | 4.6 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,679 | 94.6 | +1.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kevin Prince | 6,108 | 60.0 | -0.1 | |
Labor | Ursula Richards | 4,079 | 40.0 | +0.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Western Australian state election, 1989: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Leo Watt | 4,566 | 47.6 | -5.7 | |
Labor | Brian Bradley | 3,540 | 36.9 | -9.8 | |
WA Nationals | Michael Jardine | 1,487 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Total formal votes | 9,593 | 93.6 | |||
Informal votes | 657 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 10,250 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 5,769 | 60.1 | +6.8 | |
Labor | Brian Bradley | 3,824 | 39.9 | -6.8 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
Western Australian state election, 1986: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Leo Watt | 4,510 | 53.3 | +10.8 | |
Labor | Josephine Lynch | 3,947 | 46.7 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 8,457 | 98.1 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 165 | 1.9 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 8,622 | 93.6 | +2.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Western Australian state election, 1983: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Josephine Lynch | 3,370 | 44.6 | ||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 3,210 | 42.5 | ||
National Country | Darrall Simpson | 691 | 9.1 | ||
Democrats | John Chamberlain | 286 | 3.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,557 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 203 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,760 | 90.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 3,949 | 52.3 | ||
Labor | Josephine Lynch | 3,608 | 47.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Western Australian state election, 1980: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Leo Watt | 4,236 | 57.7 | -5.2 | |
Labor | Ronald Bowe | 2,606 | 35.5 | -1.6 | |
Progress | Douglas Joyce | 500 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Total formal votes | 7,342 | 96.5 | -1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 265 | 3.5 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,607 | 91.2 | -2.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 4,586 | 62.5 | -0.4 | |
Labor | Ronald Bowe | 2,756 | 37.5 | +0.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Western Australian state election, 1977: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Leo Watt | 4,592 | 62.9 | ||
Labor | Ray Wood | 2,704 | 37.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,296 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 185 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,481 | 93.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Western Australian state election, 1974: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Wyndham Cook | 3,075 | 44.5 | ||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 2,726 | 39.4 | ||
National Alliance | Leslie Dean | 1,111 | 16.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,912 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 244 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,156 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Leo Watt | 3,667 | 53.0 | ||
Labor | Wyndham Cook | 3,245 | 47.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
Western Australian state election, 1971: Albany | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Wyndham Cook | 3,305 | 54.0 | -1.4 | |
Liberal | George Formby | 2,368 | 38.7 | -5.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Peter Cameron | 449 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 6,122 | 97.6 | -1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 151 | 2.4 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,273 | 95.1 | +1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Wyndham Cook | 3,372 | 55.1 | -0.3 | |
Liberal | George Formby | 2,750 | 44.9 | +0.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
References
- ↑ "Albany District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Albany Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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