Electoral results for the district of Capel

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

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Members for Capel

MemberPartyTerm
  Steve Thomas Liberal 2005–2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2005 Western Australian state election: Capel [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve Thomas 5,79144.2+11.7
Labor John Mondy3,78428.9+2.9
National Murray Scott1,1909.1−5.1
Greens Richard Chapman1,0698.2−0.3
Family First Marilyn Shraga7365.6+5.6
One Nation Carol Johnson3702.8−11.5
Christian Democrats Trista Palmer1661.3+1.3
Total formal votes13,10694.5−1.5
Informal votes7585.5+1.5
Turnout 13,86489.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Thomas 7,75759.2+2.7
Labor John Mondy5,33540.8−2.7
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

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References

  1. Green, Antony (February 2006). "Western Australian State Election 2005" (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.