Electoral results for the district of Bassendean

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

Members for Bassendean

Member		Party	Term
	Clive Brown	Labor	1996–2005
	Martin Whitely	Labor	2005–2013
	Dave Kelly	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bassendean.[ edit ]

2021 Western Australian state election: Bassendean ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave Kelly	17,094	70.7	+11.2
	Liberal	Felicia Adeniyi	2,954	12.2	−10.7
	Greens	Charles Pratt	2,005	8.3	−2.6
	Christians	Dean Powell	705	2.9	−0.3
	No Mandatory Vaccination	Leni Erceg	685	2.8	+2.8
	One Nation	Lesley Pallister	486	2.0	+1.7
	WAxit	Peter Martin	265	1.1	−1.6
Total formal votes			24,194	95.4	+1.5
Informal votes			1,172	4.6	−1.5
Turnout			25,366	86.0	−2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dave Kelly	19,727	81.6	+10.0
	Liberal	Felicia Adeniyi	4,452	18.4	−10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Bassendean ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave Kelly	13,203	59.1	+12.4
	Liberal	Jim Seth	5,192	23.2	−16.3
	Greens	Sarah Quinton	2,532	11.3	+1.0
	Christians	Paul Mewhor	735	3.3	−0.2
	Micro Business	Graeme Martin	680	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			22,342	93.9	+2.1
Informal votes			1,455	6.1	−2.1
Turnout			23,797	87.2	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dave Kelly	15,967	71.5	+16.4
	Liberal	Jim Seth	6,365	28.5	−16.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+16.4

2013 Western Australian state election: Bassendean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave Kelly	9,663	46.7	–0.7
	Liberal	Bob Brown	8,167	39.5	+9.6
	Greens	Jennie Carter	2,119	10.2	–4.9
	Christians	Paul Mewhor	733	3.5	–1.8
Total formal votes			20,682	91.8	−0.7
Informal votes			1,854	9.1	+0.7
Turnout			22,536	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dave Kelly	11,397	55.1	–5.2
	Liberal	Bob Brown	9,273	44.9	+5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	–5.2

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Bassendean ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Whitely	8,973	47.80	−6.2
	Liberal	Benjamin Smith	5,751	30.64	+4.1
	Greens	Jennie Carter	2,999	15.98	+7.4
	Christian Democrats	Paul Mewhor	1,049	5.59	+2.1
Total formal votes			18,772	92.44	−0.88
Informal votes			1,535	7.56	+0.88
Turnout			20,307	87.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Whitely	11,320	60.33	−1.5
	Liberal	Benjamin Smith	7,442	39.67	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.5

2005 Western Australian state election: Bassendean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Whitely	12,052	52.9	−2.3
	Liberal	Michelle Stubbs	6,283	27.6	+7.0
	Greens	Gemma Carter	1,960	8.6	+0.5
	Family First	Peter Clifford	1,160	5.1	+5.1
	Christian Democrats	Paul Mewhor	778	3.4	+0.5
	One Nation	Graeme Harris	533	2.3	−7.0
Total formal votes			22,766	93.3	−0.4
Informal votes			1,630	6.7	+0.4
Turnout			24,396	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Whitely	14,379	63.7	−5.0
	Liberal	Michelle Stubbs	8,208	36.3	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

2001 Western Australian state election: Bassendean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clive Brown	12,012	56.1	+1.9
	Liberal	Ramesh Somasunderam	4,179	19.5	−13.8
	One Nation	Sandra Vinciullo	1,979	9.2	+9.2
	Greens	Leanne Lewis	1,752	8.2	+8.2
	Christian Democrats	Colleen Tapley	752	3.5	+3.5
	Democrats	Jack Fox	751	3.5	−9.0
Total formal votes			21,425	93.5	−0.6
Informal votes			1,480	6.5	+0.6
Turnout			22,905	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clive Brown	14,707	69.1	+7.1
	Liberal	Ramesh Somasunderam	6,562	30.9	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Bassendean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clive Brown	11,349	54.2	+2.1
	Liberal	Shane Shenton	6,986	33.3	+0.4
	Democrats	Kathy Ready	2,620	12.5	+11.1
Total formal votes			20,955	94.1	−0.7
Informal votes			1,312	5.9	+0.7
Turnout			22,267	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clive Brown	12,973	62.0	+2.2
	Liberal	Shane Shenton	7,945	38.0	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

References

1. 2021 State General Election – Bassendean District Results, WAEC
2. Bassendean District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
3. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Bassendean Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.