Electoral results for the district of Ashburton

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Ashburton in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Ashburton

Ashburton (1890–1901)
MemberPartyTerm
  Septimus Burt Ministerial 1890–1900
  David Forrest Ministerial 1900–1901
Ashburton (1989–1996)
MemberPartyTerm
  Pam Buchanan Labor 1989–1991
  Independent 1991–1992
  Fred Riebeling Labor 1992–1996

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1993: Ashburton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Riebeling 4,088 52.9 -0.6
Liberal Joy West 2,923 37.9 -0.2
Greens Hugh Paterson 712 9.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 7,723 95.9 +2.9
Informal votes 330 4.1 -2.9
Turnout 8,053 88.2 +7.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Riebeling 4,490 58.1 +0.2
Liberal Joy West 3,233 41.9 -0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2
Ashburton state by-election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Riebeling 3,760 47.5 -6.0
Liberal Joy West 3,173 40.1 +2.0
Greens Hugh Paterson 984 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 7,917 97.1 +4.9
Informal votes 234 2.9 -4.9
Turnout 8,151 83.4 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Riebeling 4,332 54.7 -3.2
Liberal Joy West 3,585 45.8 +3.2
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Ashburton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Buchanan 3,639 53.5 -12.4
Liberal Maurice Harper 2,592 38.1 +4.0
Independent David Fort 575 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 6,806 93.0
Informal votes 509 7.0
Turnout 7,315 80.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Buchanan 3,941 57.9 -8.0
Liberal Maurice Harper 2,865 42.1 +8.0
Labor hold Swing -8.0

References

  1. ↑ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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