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.

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 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Collie-Preston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Murray	8,708	43.2	-1.0
	Liberal	Jaimee Motion	8,250	40.9	+3.6
	WA Nationals	Peter Hutchinson	1,513	7.5	+7.5
	Greens WA	Kingsley Gibson	1,010	5.0	-2.9
	Family First	Alice Harper	529	2.6	-5.3
		Clinton Knop	158	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			20,168	95.0
Informal votes			1,069	5.0
Turnout			21,237	91.72
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Murray	10,108	50.1	-3.7
	Liberal	Jaimee Motion	10,052	49.9	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Collie-Preston^[2]
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-party-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

Western Australian state election, 2005: Collie-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Murray	6,798	50.5	+13.0
	Liberal	Craig Carbone	3,741	27.8	+3.9
	WA Nationals	Neale Armstrong	1,517	11.3	+0.6
	Greens WA	David Paris	432	3.2	+0.8
	One Nation	Kevin Gordon	283	2.1	-13.8
	Family First	Edward Dabrowski	282	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Gary Murrihy	222	1.6	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Tanya Dunjey	110	0.8	+0.8
	New Country	Martha Window	70	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			13,455	94.4	-0.7
Informal votes			798	5.6	+0.7
Turnout			14,253	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Murray	7,962	59.3	+6.7
	Liberal	Craig Carbone	5,463	40.7	-6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.7

Western Australian state election, 2001: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Murray	4,162	34.7	-6.0
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	2,922	24.4	-34.9
	Liberal	Steve Thomas	1,897	15.8	+15.8
	One Nation	Jan Hough	1,811	15.1	+15.1
	Greens WA	Peter Murphy	844	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Frank Marciano	191	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Andrew Williams	163	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			11,990	95.3	-2.2
Informal votes			588	4.7	+2.2
Turnout			12,578	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Murray	5,947	50.1	+9.4
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	5,913	49.9	-9.4
	Labor gain from WA Nationals		Swing	+9.4

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	6,954	59.3	+26.1
	Labor	Mick Murray	4,779	40.7	+1.8
Total formal votes			11,733	97.5	+1.0
Informal votes			295	2.5	-1.0
Turnout			12,028	92.4
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	+0.9

Western Australian state election, 1993: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Murray	4,280	42.2	-1.2
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	4,054	39.9	+9.0
	Liberal	Harald Peterson	1,427	14.1	-6.9
	Democrats	Sandra Churches	172	1.7	-1.6
	Independent	Adrianus Hladio	124	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	94	0.9	-0.5
Total formal votes			10,151	96.4	+2.3
Informal votes			374	3.6	-2.3
Turnout			10,525	94.9	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	5,635	55.5	+2.6
	Labor	Mick Murray	4,516	44.5	-2.6
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mumme	4,091	43.4	-8.1
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	2,914	30.9	+4.1
	Liberal	John Silcock	1,984	21.0	+0.5
	Democrats	Ursula Bolitho	311	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	129	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			9,429	94.1
Informal votes			592	5.9
Turnout			10,021	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	4,984	52.9	+6.5
	Labor	John Mumme	4,445	47.1	-6.5
	WA Nationals gain from Labor		Swing	+6.5

Western Australian state election, 1986: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,480	51.6	-14.0
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	2,509	28.9	-5.5
	Liberal	John Davison	1,563	18.0	+18.0
	Independent	Roy Bussell	131	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			8,683	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			183	2.1	-0.1
Turnout			8,866	94.2	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,706	54.2	-11.4
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	3,977	45.8	+11.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.4

Western Australian state election, 1983: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Jones	5,102	65.6
	National Country	Allen Mountford	2,674	34.4
Total formal votes			7,776	97.9
Informal votes			312	2.1
Turnout			7,953	92.1
	Labor hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1980: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Jones	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,609	61.1
	Liberal	Maurice Williams	2,937	38.9
Total formal votes			7,546	97.7
Informal votes			175	2.3
Turnout			7,721	94.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1974: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Jones	3,943	56.1
	National Alliance	Hilda Turnbull	1,619	23.0
	Liberal	Brian Menzies	1,465	20.9
Total formal votes			7,027	97.2
Informal votes			205	2.8
Turnout			7,232	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,186	59.6
	National Alliance	Hilda Turnbull	2,841	40.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1971: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,267	79.1	+25.8
	Liberal	Iain Paterson	859	15.9	-24.2
	Democratic Labor	Stanley Johnston	268	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			5,394	98.2	-0.5
Informal votes			101	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			5,495	94.7	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,307	79.8	+23.2
	Liberal	Iain Paterson	1,087	20.2	-23.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+23.2

References

↑ "Collie-Preston District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
↑ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Collie-Preston Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

Electoral results for the districts of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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