Electoral results for the district of Cockburn

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

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Members for Cockburn

MemberPartyTerm
  Henry Curran Labor 1962–1968
  Don Taylor Labor1968–1984
  Clive Hughes Labor1984–1986
  Norm Marlborough Labor1986–1989
  Bill Thomas Labor1989–2001
  Fran Logan Labor2001–2021
  David Scaife Labor2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Cockburn [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Scaife 17,71468.4+16.7
Liberal Owen Mulder4,82218.6−9.8
Greens Jesse Smith1,6556.4−2.5
No Mandatory Vaccination Elspeth Taimre4611.8+1.8
One Nation Igor Mironenko4561.8−0.1
WAxit Andrew Baker4261.6+0.4
Liberal Democrats Brian Murray3741.4+1.4
Total formal votes25,90896.3+1.4
Informal votes9953.7−1.4
Turnout 26,90387.4+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Scaife 19,87076.7+12.4
Liberal Owen Mulder6,02423.3−12.4
Labor hold Swing +12.4

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Cockburn [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fran Logan 12,46053.6+5.4
Liberal Lavin Raja-Yogam6,38927.5−14.0
Greens Shannon Hewitt2,0718.9+1.3
Independent Steve Portelli1,1945.1+5.1
Christians Edward Roose5922.5+2.5
Micro Business Connor McHugh2641.1+1.1
Flux the System! Erinn Stanfield2641.1+1.1
Total formal votes23,23494.5+0.0
Informal votes1,3545.5−0.0
Turnout 24,58888.1+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fran Logan 15,31165.9+11.3
Liberal Lavin Raja-Yogam7,91134.1−11.3
Labor hold Swing +11.3
2013 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fran Logan 10,62847.8–0.5
Liberal Don Barrett9,33642.0+10.1
Greens Shannon Hewitt1,6877.6–5.0
Independent Derek Rosborough5782.6+2.6
Total formal votes22,22994.7+2.1
Informal votes1,2355.3−2.1
Turnout 23,46490.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fran Logan 11,99354.1–5.1
Liberal Don Barrett10,17845.9+5.1
Labor hold Swing –5.1

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Cockburn [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fran Logan 9,62048.70−4.1
Liberal Donald Barrett6,18831.32+6.2
Greens Andrew Sullivan2,53112.81+5.9
Independent Mary Jenkins1,4167.17+7.2
Total formal votes19,75592.43+1.3
Informal votes1,6177.57−1.3
Turnout 21,37287.45
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fran Logan 11,77359.60−5.2
Liberal Donald Barrett7,98240.40+5.2
Labor hold Swing -5.2
2005 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fran Logan 12,57055.3+0.6
Liberal John Jamieson5,28923.3+2.8
Greens Anne Otness1,5476.8−3.3
Family First Damon Fowler1,2785.6+5.6
Independent Robyn Scherr8043.5+3.5
One Nation Carol Teather6502.9−7.1
Christian Democrats Bill Heggers6052.7+2.7
Total formal votes22,74393.0−1.9
Informal votes1,7227.0+1.9
Turnout 24,46590.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fran Logan 15,08466.4−3.0
Liberal John Jamieson7,64033.6+3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0
2001 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fran Logan 12,52753.9+3.0
Liberal Sandra Comley5,45323.5−10.0
Greens Heather Smedley2,61011.2+2.6
One Nation Jerry Gier1,7227.4+7.4
Democrats Andrew Donaldson9123.9−3.1
Total formal votes23,22494.1+0.0
Informal votes1,4475.9−0.0
Turnout 24,67192.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fran Logan 15,69368.3+7.7
Liberal Sandra Comley7,28931.7−7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Thomas 10,32650.9−3.4
Liberal Wendy Blake6,79333.5−2.1
Greens Nadine Lapthorne1,7498.6+2.1
Democrats Jakica Zaknic1,4277.0+3.8
Total formal votes20,29594.1−0.2
Informal votes1,2675.9+0.2
Turnout 21,56291.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Thomas 12,24560.6+0.2
Liberal Wendy Blake7,97639.4−0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2
1993 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Thomas 10,57858.2−0.2
Liberal Janette McTaggart5,94432.7+2.5
Greens Margaret-Mary Jenkins1,0465.8+5.8
Democrats Lynda Somers6233.4+3.4
Total formal votes18,19194.1+7.0
Informal votes1,1345.9−7.0
Turnout 19,32594.6+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Thomas 11,64864.0−0.6
Liberal Janette McTaggart6,54336.0+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Thomas 9,20658.4−17.1
Liberal Simon O'Brien 4,75330.1+7.0
Grey Power Isobel Davison1,0566.7+6.7
Alternative CoalitionAlison Jensen7504.8+4.8
Total formal votes15,76587.1
Informal votes2,33112.9
Turnout 18,09692.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Thomas 10,18364.6−11.8
Liberal Simon O'Brien 5,58235.4+11.8
Labor hold Swing -11.8
1986 Cockburn state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Marlborough 9,34650.3−24.4
Liberal Mark Iriks4,83226.0+0.7
Independent Labor Lawrence Humphreys3,45018.6+18.6
Independent Linda McLaughlan9505.1+5.1
Total formal votes18,57895.9−0.2
Informal votes7934.1+0.2
Turnout 19,37183.7−9.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1986 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Hughes 15,32874.7−3.9
Liberal Mark Iriks5,20225.3+3.9
Total formal votes20,53096.1+0.4
Informal votes8293.9−0.4
Turnout 21,35993.5−0.7
Labor hold Swing -3.9
1984 Cockburn state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Hughes 11,27067.6−11.0
Liberal Anthony Seman4,48126.9+5.5
Independent Giuseppe De Petra9345.6+5.6
Total formal votes16,68594.8−0.9
Informal votes9065.2+0.9
Turnout 17,59179.9−14.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1983 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Taylor 12,46178.6
Liberal Gregory Bowler3,39821.4
Total formal votes15,85995.7
Informal votes7044.3
Turnout 16,56394.2
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Taylor 10,17373.1+5.6
Liberal Herbert Fancott3,74826.9−5.6
Total formal votes13,92195.2−1.3
Informal votes7064.8+1.3
Turnout 14,62789.4−1.5
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Taylor 9,17167.5
Liberal George Grljusich 4,40732.5
Total formal votes13,57896.5
Informal votes4863.5
Turnout 14,06490.9
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Taylor 10,05870.3
Liberal Lloyd Read-Brain3,53124.7
National Alliance Clifford Webb7125.0
Total formal votes14,3017.1
Informal votes1,1007.1
Turnout 15,40189.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Taylor 10,16571.1
Liberal Lloyd Read-Brain4,13628.9
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Taylor 12,58073.3+4.7
Democratic Labor Henry Miller2,59215.1+15.1
Communist Victor Williams1,99011.6+11.6
Total formal votes17,16294.0−1.1
Informal votes1,0926.0+1.1
Turnout 18,25492.4−0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Don Taylor 14,07382.0+13.4
Democratic Labor Henry Miller3,08918.0+18.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Taylor 8,36068.6
Liberal and Country Stanley Elliman3,82531.4
Total formal votes12,18595.1
Informal votes6224.9
Turnout 12,80792.7
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Curran unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1962 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Curran 6,03465.0
Liberal and Country James Burns2,54427.4
Democratic Labor Maurice Robinson7137.7
Total formal votes9,29198.0
Informal votes1912.0
Turnout 9,48294.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Henry Curran 66.1
Liberal and Country James Burns33.9
Labor hold Swing

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References

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