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Western Australian district election results

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)
Member Party Term
  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

2008 Murdoch state by-election
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
2005 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trevor Sprigg 12,024 48.39 −0.99
Labor Jackie Ormsby 8,823 35.51 +2.64
Greens Jan Currie 1,821 7.33 −3.60
Christian Democrats Michael Dunjey 833 3.35 +3.35
Family First Shayne Weller 655 2.64 +2.54
Independent Damian Bramanis 452 1.82 +1.82
One Nation Ursula Stone 240 0.96 +0.87
Total formal votes 24,848 95.36 −1.03
Informal votes 1,209 4.64 +1.03
Turnout 26,057 91.84 +0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Trevor Sprigg 13,892 55.93 −0.59
Labor Jackie Ormsby 10,945 44.07 +0.59
Liberal hold Swing −0.59
2001 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Board 10,430 49.38 −10.66
Labor Gavin Waugh 6,943 32.87 +6.03
Greens Felicity McGeorge 2,308 10.93 −2.18
Democrats Carole Pestana 1,442 6.83 +6.83
Total formal votes 21,123 96.39 +0.15
Informal votes 790 3.61 −0.15
Turnout 21,913 91.43 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Board 11,906 56.56 −8.50
Labor Gavin Waugh 9,144 43.44 +8.50
Liberal hold Swing −8.50

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Board 12,387 60.04 −0.42
Labor Monica Fitz 5,538 26.84 −4.37
Greens Graham Lapthorne 2,705 13.11 +13.11
Total formal votes 20,630 96.25 −0.97
Informal votes 805 3.75 +0.97
Turnout 21,435 91.40 −3.89
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mike Board 13,401 65.06 −4.74
Labor Monica Fitz 7,197 34.94 +4.74
Liberal hold Swing −4.74

Elections in the 1980s

1986 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 13,600 50.79 −2.38
Labor Mark Johnson 12,385 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 27,320 93.34 +2.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 14,012 52.33 −1.61
Labor Mark Johnson 12,763 47.67 +1.61
Liberal hold Swing −1.61
1983 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8,832 53.17 +4.42
Labor Eric Ripper 7,503 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 16,958 91.09 +0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8,960 53.94 +0.16
Labor Eric Ripper 7,651 46.06 −0.16
Liberal hold Swing +0.16
1980 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 10,006 48.75 −3.68
Labor Garry Kelly 8,713 42.45 −5.12
Democrats Richard Jeffreys 1,808 8.80 +8.80
Total formal votes 20,527 97.08 +0.04
Informal votes 618 2.92 −0.04
Turnout 21,145 90.93 −1.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 11,040 53.78 +1.32
Labor Garry Kelly 9,487 46.22 −1.32
Liberal hold Swing +1.32

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8,572 52.43 +11.0
Labor Garry Kelly 7,777 47.57 −11.0
Total formal votes 16,349 97.06
Informal votes 496 2.94
Turnout 16,845 92.52

References

  1. "2008 Murdoch By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ 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).
Electoral results for the former districts of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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