Electoral results for the district of Central Wheatbelt

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

Members for Central Wheatbelt

Member		Party	Term
	Brendon Grylls	National	2008–2013
	Mia Davies	National	2013–2025
	Lachlan Hunter	National	2025–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Central Wheatbelt.[ edit ]

2025 Western Australian state election: Central Wheatbelt ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lachlan Hunter	12,417	46.7	+1.3
	Labor	Rebecca Atkinson	5,314	20.0	−14.8
	Liberal	Lance French	3,928	14.8	+5.8
	One Nation	Peter Lines	2,475	9.3	+7.3
	Greens	Peter Stephen Leam	1,447	5.4	+3.2
	Christians	Les Holten	1,030	3.9	+2.2
Total formal votes			26,611	96.5	+0.6
Informal votes			976	3.5	−0.6
Turnout			27,587	85.8	+4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Lachlan Hunter	19,490	73.3	+14.1
	Labor	Rebecca Atkinson	7,096	26.7	−14.1
	National hold		Swing	+14.1

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

2021 Western Australian state election: Central Wheatbelt ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mia Davies	10,101	47.5	+1.4
	Labor	Michelle Nelson	7,191	33.8	+14.3
	Liberal	Rob Forster	1,762	8.3	−3.3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Stuart Singleton	739	3.5	−1.8
	Christians	Dennis Pease	427	2.0	−0.1
	One Nation	Shaun Reid	405	1.9	−9.6
	Greens	Annabelle Newbury	388	1.8	−1.3
	No Mandatory Vaccination	Brendon Cahill	179	0.8	+0.8
	WAxit	Estelle Gom	70	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			21,262	95.8	−0.3
Informal votes			938	4.2	+0.3
Turnout			22,200	85.8	−3.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Mia Davies	12,901	60.7	−11.5
	Labor	Michelle Nelson	8,357	39.3	+11.5
	National hold		Swing	−11.5

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Central Wheatbelt ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mia Davies	10,489	47.1	+2.6
	Labor	Gary Templeman	4,297	19.3	+2.3
	One Nation	Shaun Reid	2,571	11.5	+11.5
	Liberal	Bill Crabtree	2,496	11.2	−20.0
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Diff Reynders	1,158	5.2	+5.2
	Greens	Audrey Foote	684	3.1	−0.4
	Christians	Dennis Pease	448	2.0	+0.3
	Independent	Estelle Gom	150	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			22,293	95.9	+1.2
Informal votes			954	4.1	−1.2
Turnout			23,247	88.3	−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mia Davies	16,166	72.6	+13.6
	Labor	Gary Templeman	6,111	27.4	+27.4
	National hold		Swing	+13.6

2013 Western Australian state election: Central Wheatbelt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mia Davies	8,414	43.6	–5.9
	Liberal	Stephen Strange	6,088	31.5	+6.6
	Labor	John Watters	3,375	17.5	+1.5
	Greens	Tricia Walters	637	3.3	–2.2
	Independent	Gerald Sturman	474	2.5	+2.5
	Christians	Bob Adair	328	1.7	–1.5
Total formal votes			19,316	94.7	–1.4
Turnout			1,076	5.3	+1.4
Turnout			20,392	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Strange	13,729	71.1	–0.2
	Labor	John Watters	5,573	28.9	+0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Mia Davies	11,168	57.9	–10.9
	Liberal	Stephen Strange	8,110	42.1	+10.9
	National hold		Swing	–10.9

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Central Wheatbelt ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Brendon Grylls	8,334	47.79	−7.1
	Liberal	Stephen Strange	4,471	25.64	+11.9
	Labor	Gerry Sturman	2,909	16.68	+1.7
	Greens	Yvonne Dols	996	5.71	+1.5
	Christian Democrats	Ross Patterson	573	3.29	+0.9
	Citizens Electoral Council	Judy Sudholz	155	0.89	+0.89
Total formal votes			17,438	96.01
Informal votes			724	3.99
Turnout			18,162	88.63
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Brendon Grylls	11,806	67.92	N/A
	Liberal	Stephen Strange	5,577	32.08	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. 2025 State General Election – Central Wheatbelt District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. 2021 State General Election – Central Wheatbelt District Results, WAEC
3. Central Wheatbelt District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
4. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Central Wheatbelt Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.