Electoral results for the district of Belmont

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This is a list of results for the electoral district of Belmont in Western Australian state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1962 to 1974, the second from 1989 to the present.

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Members for Belmont

First incarnation (1962–1974)
MemberPartyTerm
  James Hegney Labor 1962–1968
  Colin Jamieson Labor 1968–1974
Second incarnation (1989–present)
  Eric Ripper Labor 1989–2013
  Glenys Godfrey Liberal 2013–2017
  Cassie Rowe Labor 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Belmont [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cassie Rowe 16,72270.4+21.3
Liberal Charlotte Butler3,81916.1−14.2
Greens Clint Uink1,6517.0−0.6
Christians Nitasha Naidu5662.4+0.5
One Nation Chris Fenech4331.8−4.7
No Mandatory Vaccination Shaun Rose3741.6+1.6
WAxit Mohammed Boksmati1740.7−0.6
Total formal votes23,73995.9+1.1
Informal votes1,0194.1−1.1
Turnout 24,75882.5+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cassie Rowe 18,79579.2+17.8
Liberal Charlotte Butler4,93820.8−17.8
Labor hold Swing +17.8

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Belmont [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cassie Rowe 10,54649.2+6.9
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 6,50030.3−17.0
Greens Bhuwan Khadka1,6207.6−0.6
One Nation Julie Mitchell1,3986.5+6.5
Christians Sue Fraser3941.8−0.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Ian Blevin3561.7+1.7
Animal Justice Brigit Anderson3551.7+1.7
Micro Business Miral Soboh2811.3+1.3
Total formal votes21,45094.8+1.5
Informal votes1,1695.2−1.5
Turnout 22,61984.5−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cassie Rowe 13,16261.4+12.4
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 8,27338.6−12.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.4
2013 Western Australian state election: Belmont [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 8,67747.1+13.2
Labor Cassie Rowe 7,82642.5-1.0
Greens Steve Wolff1,5038.2-4.0
Christians Steve Klomp4212.3-0.8
Total formal votes18,42793.33+0.34
Informal votes1,3176.67-0.34
Turnout 19,74487.48+2.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 9,37650.9+7.6
Labor Cassie Rowe 9,04649.1-7.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Belmont [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Ripper 7,65043.54-10.6
Liberal Edward Richards5,95333.88+2.9
Greens Louise Judge2,14312.20+4.5
Family First John Yarrow6773.85+3.85
Independent John Gleeson6033.43+3.43
Christian Democrats Tasman Gilbert5433.09-1.0
Total formal votes17,56992.99
Informal votes1,3257.01
Turnout 18,89485.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 9,96256.74-5.0
Liberal Edward Richards7,59643.26+5.0
Labor hold Swing -5.0
2005 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Ripper 12,16252.94+1.13
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 7,23131.47+7.03
Greens Steve Wolff1,8357.99+2.28
Christian Democrats Gwen Hamence9754.24+1.17
One Nation Bill Gaugg7723.36–7.47
Total formal votes22,97594.49+0.42
Informal votes1,3415.51–0.42
Turnout 24,31690.13–0.71
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 13,95260.81–3.91
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 8,99239.19+3.91
Labor hold Swing –3.91
2001 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Ripper 11,36351.8+3.8
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 5,36024.4-12.5
One Nation Bill Gaugg2,37510.8+10.8
Greens Cliff Holdom1,2535.7-2.7
Democrats Richard Aguero9094.1-2.6
Christian Democrats Brett Crook6733.1+3.1
Total formal votes21,93394.1+0.2
Informal votes1,3835.9-0.2
Turnout 23,31690.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 14,04964.7+7.2
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 7,65935.3-7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Ripper 9,91048.0-1.2
Liberal Andrew Murfin7,60536.9-1.8
Greens Teresa Castillo1,7298.4+3.8
Democrats Val Preston1,3856.7+4.4
Total formal votes20,62993.8-0.9
Informal votes1,3576.2+0.9
Turnout 21,98690.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 11,83457.5+2.1
Liberal Andrew Murfin8,73642.5-2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
1993 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Ripper 8,71048.8-4.2
Liberal Don Randall 6,94138.9+7.0
Independent Malcolm Meikle9675.4+5.4
Greens John Riordan8214.6+4.6
Democrats Kathleen Hill4142.3-1.8
Total formal votes17,85394.9+7.0
Informal votes9535.1-7.0
Turnout 18,80693.7+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 9,78954.8-5.7
Liberal Don Randall 8,06445.2+5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eric Ripper 9,07253.0-14.5
Liberal Brett Whitford5,45531.9-0.6
Grey Power Margaret Bright1,5278.9+8.9
Democrats Barbara Turner6994.1+4.1
Independent Clem Cumbo3672.1+2.1
Total formal votes17,12087.9
Informal votes2,35012.1
Turnout 19,47091.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 10,35860.5-7.0
Liberal Brett Whitford6,76239.5+7.0
Labor hold Swing -7.0

Elections in the 1970s

1971 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,84961.3-3.2
Independent Arthur Pearson2,51819.7+19.7
Democratic Labor Maxine Chamberlain2,43419.0+19.0
Total formal votes12,80195.1-2.5
Informal votes6614.9+2.5
Turnout 13,46291.3-0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Colin Jamieson 8,45866.1+1.6
Independent Arthur Pearson4,34333.9+33.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,10564.5
Liberal and Country Bruce Tomlinson3,90535.5
Total formal votes11,01097.6
Informal votes2652.4
Turnout 11,27592.2
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Hegney 5,74352.3-1.3
Liberal and Country Boyd Buttsworth5,24647.7+47.7
Total formal votes10,98995.9-0.4
Informal votes4644.1+0.4
Turnout 11,45393.2-1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Hegney 5,14353.6
Independent Hudson Hudson-Taylor2,05121.4
Independent Labor Patrick Faulkner1,19812.5
Democratic Labor Stanley Meredith8418.8
Independent Labor Michael Coffey3603.8
Total formal votes9,59396.3
Informal votes3723.7
Turnout 9,96595.1
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. 2021 State General Election – Belmont District Results, WAEC
  2. Belmont District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. "Belmont District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Belmont Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.