Electoral results for the district of Geraldton

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

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Members for Geraldton

MemberPartyTerm
  Edward Vivien Harvey Keane Non-aligned1890–1891
  George Simpson Opposition1891–1899
  Richard Robson Independent 1899–1900
  Robert Hutchinson Opposition1900–1904
  Henry Carson Ministerial1904–1906
  Thomas Brown Labor 1906–1908
 Henry CarsonMinisterial1908–1911
  Bronte Dooley Labor1911–1913
  Samuel Elliott Liberal (WA) 1913–1914
  Edward Heitmann Labor1914–1917
  National Labor 1917
 Samuel ElliottLiberal (WA)1917
  John Willcock Labor1917–1947
  Edmund Hall Country 1947–1950
  Bill Sewell Labor1950–1974
  Jeff Carr Labor1974–1991
  Bob Bloffwitch Liberal 1991–2001
  Shane Hill Labor2001–2008
  Ian Blayney Liberal2008–2021
  Lara Dalton Labor2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Geraldton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lara Dalton 11,67654.7+21.0
National Ian Blayney 5,22224.5+7.0
Liberal Rob Dines2,75012.9−14.8
Greens Matt Roberts5362.5−1.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Chris Mellon3801.8−2.0
One Nation Bruce Davies3361.6−7.9
No Mandatory Vaccination Mark Long2481.2+1.2
WAxit Bey Bey Kung1270.6+0.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Genovese770.4+0.4
Total formal votes21,35296.6+0.9
Informal votes7463.4−0.9
Turnout 22,09882.6−2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lara Dalton 13,17061.7+13.0
National Ian Blayney 8,17338.3−13.0
Labor gain from National Swing +13.0

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Geraldton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lara Dalton 7,07133.7+16.6
Liberal Ian Blayney 5,80827.7−19.9
National Paul Brown 3,66917.5−8.9
One Nation Wayne Martin1,9799.4+9.4
Greens Paul Connolly8494.0−2.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers David Caudwell7913.8+3.8
Christians Greg Hall4132.0−0.5
Independent Victor Tanti3941.9+1.9
Total formal votes20,97495.7+1.4
Informal votes9374.3−1.4
Turnout 21,91185.5−2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 10,75951.3−21.5
Labor Lara Dalton 10,20148.7+48.7
Liberal hold Swing −21.5
2013 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Blayney 9,16747.6+10.7
National Shane Van Styn5,08126.4+7.1
Labor Kathryn Mannion3,29917.1–12.0
Greens Paul Connolly1,2396.4+0.7
Christians Carmen Burdett4692.4–0.6
Total formal votes19,25594.3–1.3
Informal votes1,1615.7+1.3
Turnout 20,41689.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 14,01372.8+14.3
Labor Kathryn Mannion5,22327.2–14.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 11,71160.9+2.4
National Shane Van Styn7,51739.1+39.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Geraldton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Blayney 6,61636.9−2.0
Labor Shane Hill 5,21329.1−9.4
National Andrew Short3,46019.3+9.0
Family First Jane Foreman1,0365.8+5.8
Greens Adam Volkerts1,0305.8+0.8
Christian Democrats Philip Sprigg5513.1−0.4
Total formal votes17,90695.7+0.4
Informal votes8124.3−0.4
Turnout 18,71887.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Blayney 10,46758.5+5.0
Labor Shane Hill 7,42041.5−5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0
2005 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Shane Hill 5,25244.5+17.8
Liberal Kevin Giudice4,60339.0+12.8
Greens Paul Connolly5814.9+4.9
National Sally Bennison5424.6−4.4
Christian Democrats Mac Forsyth4303.6+3.6
One Nation Ross Paravicini3753.2−18.6
Citizens Electoral Council Basil Atkins290.2+0.2
Total formal votes11,81294.8−0.7
Informal votes6425.2+0.7
Turnout 12,45488.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane Hill 6,11752.1−0.6
Liberal Kevin Giudice5,62747.9+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6
2001 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Shane Hill 2,70526.8−8.2
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 2,46924.5−25.8
One Nation Ross Paravicini2,12121.0+21.0
Independent Jackie Healy1,29812.9+12.9
National Brendin Flanigan9359.3+9.3
Independent Ron Ashplant2952.9+2.9
Independent Michael Walton1071.1+1.1
Independent Mark Douglas790.8+0.8
Independent Don Rolston610.6+0.6
Independent Noel Sharp190.2+0.2
Independent Stephen Gyorgy80.1+0.1
Total formal votes10,09795.4−0.7
Informal votes4894.6+0.7
Turnout 10,58689.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane Hill 5,39354.3+11.3
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 4,53845.7−11.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.3

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 5,23750.3+9.6
Labor Laurie Graham 3,64135.0+1.3
Independent Tony Cogan1,19411.5+11.5
Democrats Stephan Gyorgy3303.2+3.2
Total formal votes10,40296.0−0.5
Informal votes4284.0+0.5
Turnout 10,83088.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 5,91257.0−2.8
Labor Laurie Graham 4,46843.0+2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
1993 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 4,29340.3−3.2
Labor Gary Evershed3,59333.8−13.8
National Malcolm Short2,40222.6+22.6
Independent William Tomson3593.4+3.4
Total formal votes10,64796.5+2.5
Informal votes3813.5−2.5
Turnout 11,02894.2+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 6,35059.6+9.8
Labor Gary Evershed4,29740.4−9.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8
1991 Geraldton state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 4,44645.5+2.0
National Malcolm Short2,05421.0+21.0
Labor Dianne Spowart1,62016.6−31.0
Independent Faye Simpson4714.8+4.8
Independent Helena Shields3153.2+3.2
Independent Albert Lenane2862.9+2.9
Independent Kenneth Gallaher1651.7+1.7
Grey Power Jason Meotti1461.5−7.4
Independent Bruce Burges1441.5+1.5
Independent Arthur Davies670.7+0.7
Independent William Thomson570.6+0.6
Total formal votes9,77194.5+0.5
Informal votes5665.5−0.5
Turnout 10,33786.8−4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bob Bloffwitch 5,02451.4+1.6
National Malcolm Short4,74748.6+48.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,76747.6−2.8
Liberal Victor McCabe4,36143.5−6.1
Grey Power Mary Gould8898.9+8.9
Total formal votes10,01794.0
Informal votes6446.0
Turnout 10,66190.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 5,03250.2−0.2
Liberal Victor McCabe4,98549.8+0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2
1986 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,67650.4−12.7
Liberal Marjorie Tubby4,60949.6+12.7
Total formal votes9,28597.7−0.4
Informal votes2162.3+0.4
Turnout 9,50191.4+2.6
Labor hold Swing -12.7
1983 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Carr 5,32463.1
Liberal Harold Driscoll3,11636.9
Total formal votes8,44098.1
Informal votes1621.9
Turnout 8,60288.8
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,65458.7+4.4
Liberal Joseph Ricupero2,99437.8−2.8
Progress Paul Galbraith2793.5−1.6
Total formal votes7,92797.5−0.5
Informal votes2072.5+0.5
Turnout 8,13489.5−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 4,73859.8+4.2
Liberal Joseph Ricupero3,18940.2−4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,15754.3
Liberal John Grosse3,10440.6
Progress Fiona Ensor3925.1
Total formal votes7,65398.0
Informal votes1572.0
Turnout 7,81091.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 4,25555.6
Liberal John Grosse3,39844.4
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Carr 3,31847.5
Liberal Joseph Willoughby2,23632.0
Independent Phillip Cooper99714.3
National Alliance Victor Askew4316.2
Total formal votes6,98296.9
Informal votes2243.1
Turnout 7,20689.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 3,86255.3
Liberal Joseph Willoughby3,12044.7
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,80156.1−0.1
Liberal Ron Hamilton2,26333.4−10.4
Democratic Labor Lawrence Eaton4436.5+6.5
Independent Joyce Webber2694.0+4.0
Total formal votes6,77695.7−3.2
Informal votes3054.3+3.2
Turnout 7,08191.9+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 3,94858.3+2.1
Liberal Ron Hamilton2,82841.7−2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,10356.2
Liberal and Country Phillip Cooper2,42343.8
Total formal votes5,52698.9
Informal votes601.1
Turnout 5,58690.8
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 2,94852.40.0
Liberal and Country Charles Raynor2,45043.6+43.6
Independent Raymond Goss2244.0+4.0
Total formal votes5,62297.4−1.7
Informal votes1472.6+1.7
Turnout 5,76993.4−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 2,98253.0−2.5
Liberal and Country Charles Raynor2,64047.0+47.0
Labor hold Swing -2.5
1962 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 2,75052.4
Independent Charles Eadon-Clarke2,33844.6
Independent John Porteus1583.0
Total formal votes5,24699.1
Informal votes450.9
Turnout 5,29193.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 55.0
Independent Charles Eadon-Clarke45.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,25759.90.0
Liberal and Country Gerald Throssell1,77832.7+12.8
Democratic Labor Septimus Waldon3997.3+7.3
Total formal votes5,43499.1+0.5
Informal votes500.9−0.5
Turnout 5,48491.3−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 61.0−1.2
Liberal and Country Gerald Throssell39.0+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2
1956 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,05259.9
Liberal and Country Arnold Devlin1,01419.9
Country Charles Eadon-Clarke99519.5
Independent Joyce Webber330.7
Total formal votes5,09498.6
Informal votes711.4
Turnout 5,16591.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 62.2
Liberal and Country Arnold Devlin37.8
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,01161.9+11.2
Liberal and Country James McAleer1,12723.2+23.2
Liberal and Country Samuel Davey59312.2+12.2
Independent Joyce Webber1312.7+2.7
Total formal votes4,86298.2−0.7
Informal votes901.8+0.7
Turnout 4,95293.8+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sewell 64.5+13.8
Liberal and Country James McAleer35.5+35.5
Labor hold Swing +13.8
1950 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 2,28750.7
Country Edmund Hall 2,22749.3
Total formal votes4,51498.9
Informal votes501.1
Turnout 4,56490.4
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sewell 1,87447.7−22.7
Country Edmund Hall 1,15429.4+29.4
Liberal Harold Daffen 90323.0+23.0
Total formal votes3,93199.2+1.2
Informal votes320.8−1.2
Turnout 3,96387.7+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Edmund Hall 1,97150.1+50.1
Labor Bill Sewell 1,96049.9−20.5
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 2,40470.4+15.4
Independent John Bedwell1,01329.6+29.6
Total formal votes3,41798.0−1.1
Informal votes702.0+1.1
Turnout 3,48786.8−6.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 2,07555.0−5.6
Country Alfred Culewis1,38936.8−2.6
Nationalist Patrick Lynch 3098.2+8.2
Total formal votes3,77399.1−0.3
Informal votes330.9+0.3
Turnout 3,80693.5+13.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 1,93360.6−39.4
Country Alfred Curlewis1,25639.4+39.4
Total formal votes3,18999.4
Informal votes190.6
Turnout 3,20880.4
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1930 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 2,07266.8
Country George Houston1,02933.2
Total formal votes3,10199.2
Informal votes260.8
Turnout 3,12777.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 1,51369.2−30.8
Country Charles Counsel67530.8+30.8
Total formal votes2,18898.6
Informal votes311.4
Turnout 2,21977.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 1,26566.1+18.5
Country Ebenezer Bartlett64833.9+33.9
Total formal votes1,91399.2+1.3
Informal votes150.8−1.3
Turnout 1,92880.0+4.3
Labor hold Swing +15.3

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Willcock 90447.6–1.6
Nationalist Samuel Elliott 59631.4–19.4
Nationalist William Fallowfield39921.0+21.0
Total formal votes1,89997.9–1.1
Informal votes402.1+1.1
Turnout 1,93975.7n/a
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Willcock 96550.8+1.6
Nationalist Samuel Elliott 93449.2–1.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +1.6
1917 Geraldton state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Elliott 83950.8+7.2
Labor John Willcock 81349.2−7.2
Total formal votes1,65299.00.0
Informal votes161.00.0
Turnout 1,668N/AN/A
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2
1914 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Heitmann 1,37056.4+11.2
Liberal Samuel Elliott 1,06043.6+6.9
Total formal votes2,43099.0+0.3
Informal votes251.0−0.3
Turnout 2,45563.3−16.3
Labor hold Swing +3.8
1913 Geraldton state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Elliott 76250.4+13.7
Labor Edward Heitmann 75049.6+4.4
Total formal votes1,51299.2+0.5
Informal votes120.8−0.5
Turnout 1,52463.1−16.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.0
1911 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bronte Dooley 86445.2
Ministerialist Henry Carson 70236.7
Ministerialist Patrick Stone25213.2
Labor William Findlay924.8
Total formal votes1,91098.7
Informal votes251.3
Turnout 1,93579.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronte Dooley 1,00552.6
Ministerialist Henry Carson 90547.4
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Henry Carson 64644.3−6.8
Labor Thomas Brown 64244.0−4.9
Ministerialist Robert Cochrane17111.7+11.7
Total formal votes1,45998.9−0.1
Informal votes161.1+0.1
Turnout 1,47576.0+4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerialist Henry Carson 71051.7+0.6
Labor Thomas Brown 66348.3−0.6
Ministerialist hold Swing +0.6
1906 Geraldton state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Brown 60150.8+1.9
Ministerialist Henry Carson 58249.2−1.9
Total formal votes1,18399.00.0
Informal votes121.00.0
Turnout 1,19567.1−4.7
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing +1.9
1905 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Henry Carson 57751.2+6.2
Labour Thomas Brown 55148.8+5.8
Total formal votes1,12899.0+0.3
Informal votes111.0–0.3
Turnout 1,13971.8+3.3
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ministerialist Henry Carson 48245.0+45.0
Labour Thomas Brown 46143.0+43.0
Ministerialist Henry Spalding12912.0+12.0
Total formal votes1,07298.7n/a
Informal votes141.3n/a
Turnout 1,08668.5n/a
Ministerialist gain from Opposition Swing +45.0
1901 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition Robert Hutchinson unopposed
Opposition hold Swing
1900 Geraldton colonial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition Robert Hutchinson 24761.0+5.3
Independent Patrick Stone15839.0+39.0
Total formal votes40599.0+1.2
Informal votes41.0−1.2
Turnout 40959.5+9.5
Opposition gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

1899 Geraldton colonial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Robson 24159.8+59.8
Opposition George Simpson 16240.2−15.5
Total formal votes403100+2.2
Informal votes00−2.2
Turnout 40362.5+12.5
Independent gain from Opposition Swing N/A
1897 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Opposition George Simpson 14655.7
Opposition Joseph Thomson5922.5
Ministerialist Henry Spalding5420.6
Opposition James Simpson31.2
Total formal votes26297.8
Informal votes62.2
Turnout 26850.0
Opposition hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
None George Simpson 16053.5+53.5
None Patrick Stone 13946.5+46.5
1891 Geraldton colonial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
None George Simpson unopposed
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Geraldton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
None Edward Vivien Harvey Keane unopposed

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