Results for the Electoral district of Perth

This is a list of results for the electoral district of Perth in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1890 until the present.

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Election results

Elections in the 1890s

Election box begin
title=State Election 1890: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Edward Scott
party =
votes = 234
percentage = 61.58
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Edward Kay Courthope
party =
votes = 146
percentage = 38.42
change =

Election box formal
votes = 380
percentage =
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 380
percentage = 83.52
change =

The 1892 by-election was occasioned by the resignation of Dr Edward Scott in December 1891.

Election box begin
title=1892 by-election: Perth (12 January 1892)

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Thomas Molloy
party =
votes = 187
percentage = 53.74
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Edward Keane
party =
votes = 161
percentage = 46.36
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Election box formal
votes = 348
percentage = 95.60
change =

Election box informal
votes = 16
percentage = 4.39
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 364
percentage = 77.78
change =

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title=State Election 1894: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = George Randell
party =
votes = 378
percentage = 61.26
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Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Thomas Molloy
party =
votes = 239
percentage = 38.74
change =

Election box formal
votes = 617
percentage = 98.56
change =

Election box informal
votes = 9
percentage = 1.44
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 626
percentage = 66.10
change =

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title=State Election 1897: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Lyall Hall
party = Ministerial (Forrest)
votes = 268
percentage = 50.47
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Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Stephen Henry Parker
party = Opposition (Leake)
votes = 263
percentage = 49.53
change =

Election box formal
votes = 531
percentage = 98.33
change =

Election box informal
votes = 9
percentage = 1.67
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 540
percentage =
change =

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1960s

Election box begin
title=State Election 1962: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Stanley Heal
party = Labor
votes = 5,485
percentage = 53.36
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Raymond Waller Newland
party = Liberal
votes = 4,151
percentage = 40.38
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Terence Merchant
party = DLP
votes = 642
percentage = 6.24
change =

Election box formal
votes = 10,278
percentage = 97.53
change =

Election box informal
votes = 260
percentage = 2.47
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 10,538
percentage = 89.97
change =

Election box AU hold
winner = Labor
swing = N/A

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title=State Election 1965: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter Durack
party = Liberal
votes = 4,428
percentage = 47.40
change = +7.02

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Stanley Heal
party = Labor
votes = 4,422
percentage = 47.33
change = -6.03

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Terence Merchant
party = DLP
votes = 491
percentage = 5.25
change = -0.99

Election box formal
votes = 9,341
percentage = 95.97
change = -1.56

Election box informal
votes = 391
percentage = 4.03
change = +1.56

Election box turnout
votes = 9,733
percentage = 87.52
change = -2.45

Election box AU gain
winner = Liberal
loser = Labor
swing = +6.32

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title=State Election 1968: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Terry Burke
party = Labor
votes = 5,141
percentage = 49.89
change = +2.49

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter Durack
party = Liberal
votes = 3,643
percentage = 35.35
change = -12.05

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Paul Ritter
party = Independent
votes = 1,128
percentage = 10.95
change = +10.95

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = William Spence
party = DLP
votes = 393
percentage = 3.81
change = -1.44

Election box formal
votes = 10,308
percentage = 95.74
change = -0.23

Election box informal
votes = 458
percentage = 4.26
change = +0.23

Election box turnout
votes = 10,763
percentage = 86.19
change = -1.33

Election box AU gain
winner = Labor
loser = Liberal
swing = +3.86

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin
title=State Election 1993: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Diana Warnock
party = Labor
votes = 7,167
percentage = 39.25
change = -6.61

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Hal G. P. Colebatch
party = Liberal
votes = 7,741
percentage = 42.40
change = -0.71

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Kathleen Mallott
party = Independent
votes = 1,351
percentage = 7.40
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Penny Robinson
party = Greens
votes = 1,319
percentage = 7.22
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Michelle Hovane
party = Democratic Socialist
votes = 276
percentage = 1.51
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Chris Bignell
party = Call to Australia
votes = 145
percentage = 0.79
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Life Addvalue
party = Independent
votes = 137
percentage = 0.75
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Alex Manfrin
party =
votes = 122
percentage = 0.67
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate =
party = (Others)
votes =
percentage =
change = -11.03

Election box formal
votes = 18,258
percentage = 92.89
change = +1.26

Election box informal
votes = 1,398
percentage = 7.11
change = -1.26

Election box turnout
votes = 19,109
percentage = 91.17
change = +2.64

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Diana Warnock
votes = 9,182
percentage = 50.29
change = -0.86

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Hal G. P. Colebatch
votes = 9,076
percentage = 49.71
change = +0.86

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = -0.86

The 1994 redistribution added Leederville and Mount Hawthorn (Labor 54.6%) from the abolished seat of Glendalough, and removed Coolbinia, Menora and parts of Mount Lawley, Inglewood and North Perth (Liberal 56.6%) to the seats of Maylands and Yokine. The net result was a 4.1% two-party-preferred increase to the Labor margin.

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title=State Election 1996: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Diana Warnock
party = Labor
votes = 8,501
percentage = 46.96
change = +2.60

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Janet Davidson
party = Liberal
votes = 6,710
percentage = 37.07
change = -1.62

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Elena Jeffreys
party = Greens
votes = 2,087
percentage = 11.53
change = +5.19

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Raymond Conder
party = Independent
votes = 803
percentage = 4.44
change =

Election box candidate AU party
candidate =
party = (Others)
votes =
percentage =
change = -10.61

Election box formal
votes = 18,101
percentage = 94.72
change = +1.83

Election box informal
votes = 1,008
percentage = 5.28
change = -1.83

Election box turnout
votes = 19,109
percentage = 86.31
change = -4.86

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Diana Warnock
votes = 10,461
percentage = 57.93
change = +3.53

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Janet Davidson
votes = 7,597
percentage = 42.07
change = -3.53

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = 3.53

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin
title=State Election 2001: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = John Hyde
party = Labor
votes = 8,423
percentage = 45.63
change = -1.33

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter Boyle
party = Liberal
votes = 5,918
percentage = 32.06
change = -5.01

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Su Hsien-Lee
party = Greens
votes = 2,031
percentage = 11.00
change = -0.53

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Paul Hubbard
party = Democrats
votes = 819
percentage = 4.44
change = +4.44

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = John Hakesley
party = One Nation
votes = 766
percentage = 4.15
change = +4.15

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Dave Chambers
party = Independent
votes = 303
percentage = 1.64
change = +1.64

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Julius Re
party =
votes = 103
percentage = 0.56
change = +0.56

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Roberto Jorquera
party =
votes = 99
percentage = 0.53
change = +0.53

Election box formal
votes = 18,461
percentage = 94.07
change = -0.65

Election box informal
votes = 1,163
percentage = 5.93
change = +0.65

Election box turnout
votes = 19,624
percentage = 87.25
change = +0.94

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = John Hyde
votes = 11,263
percentage = 61.26
change = +3.33

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Peter Boyle
votes = 7,123
percentage = 38.74
change = -3.33

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = 3.33

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title=State Election 2005: PerthElection box candidate AU party
candidate = John Hyde
party = Labor
votes = 11,303
percentage = 49.07
change = +3.44

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = David Lagan
party = Liberal
votes = 7,596
percentage = 32.97
change = +0.91

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Damian Douglas-Meyer
party = Greens
votes = 2,982
percentage = 12.94
change = +1.94

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Gus Loh
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 594
percentage = 2.58
change = +2.58

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Hyland
party = Independent
votes = 375
percentage = 1.63
change = +1.63

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Marie Edmonds
party = One Nation
votes = 186
percentage = 0.81
change = -3.34

Election box formal
votes = 23,036
percentage = 94.89
change = +0.82

Election box informal
votes = 1,240
percentage = 5.11
change = -0.82

Election box turnout
votes = 24,276
percentage = 87.78
change = +0.53

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = John Hyde
votes = 14,287
percentage = 62.04
change = +0.78

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = David Lagan
votes = 8,741
percentage = 37.96
change = -0.78

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = 0.78

References

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* State Electoral Office (Western Australia). "Legislative Assembly : statistics relating to the general elections". Government Printer, various years (1917-1983).