Electoral results for the district of Nedlands

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Nedlands in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1929 until the present.

Contents

Members for Nedlands

MemberPartyTerm
  Norbert Keenan Nationalist 1930–1947
  Liberal 1947–1950
  David Grayden Independent Liberal 1950–1953
  Charles Court Liberal1953–1982
  Richard Court Liberal1982–2001
  Sue Walker Liberal2001–2008
 Independent2008
  Bill Marmion Liberal2008–2021
  Katrina Stratton Labor 2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Nedlands.[ edit ]
2021 Western Australian state election: Nedlands [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Katrina Stratton 9,32735.7+9.1
Liberal Bill Marmion 9,16035.0−16.6
Greens Tamara Alderdice3,54913.6−1.9
Independent Fiona Argyle2,88311.0+11.0
Independent Andrew Mangano6322.4+2.4
No Mandatory Vaccination Vivien Forrest4121.6+1.6
WAxit Dennis Jennings1790.7−0.7
Total formal votes26,14297.6+0.8
Informal votes6482.4−0.8
Turnout 26,79088.4+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Katrina Stratton 13,80552.8+10.8
Liberal Bill Marmion 12,33047.2−10.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.8

Elections in the 2010s

2017

2017 Western Australian state election: Nedlands [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Marmion 12,09351.9−6.5
Labor Penny Taylor6,12526.3+12.2
Greens Daniel Grosso3,64115.6+2.6
Matheson for WA Andrew Mangano6082.6+2.6
Christians Christopher Shaw5252.3+0.8
Micro Business Keith Ginbey3291.4+1.4
Total formal votes23,32196.8+0.5
Informal votes7803.2−0.5
Turnout 24,10188.1+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Marmion 13,58858.3−10.9
Labor Penny Taylor9,72841.7+10.9
Liberal hold Swing −10.9

2013

2013 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Marmion 12,35158.4+14.3
Labor Tony Walker2,98714.1–1.7
Independent Max Hipkins2,75813.0+13.0
Greens George Crisp2,75213.0–1.1
Christians Gail Forder3161.5+0.3
Total formal votes21,16496.2−0.5
Informal votes8273.8+0.5
Turnout 21,99190.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Marmion 14,62269.1+2.5
Labor Tony Walker6,52930.9–2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 2000s

2008

2008 Western Australian state election: Nedlands [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Marmion 8,88945.5−8.3
Independent Sue Walker 4,44922.8+22.8
Labor Colin Cochrane3,09815.8−10.2
Greens Lee Hemsley2,75414.1−1.8
Christian Democrats Gail Forder2331.2−1.3
Family First Brian Langenberg1310.7−1.0
Total formal votes19,55496.8+0.3
Informal votes6563.2−0.3
Turnout 20,21085.51−3.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Bill Marmion 12,95466.3+6.2
Labor Colin Cochrane6,59733.7–6.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bill Marmion 10,26652.5−7.6
Independent Sue Walker 9,28047.5+47.5
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

2005

2005 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sue Walker 12,91251.89+2.71
Labor Chris Hondros6,87627.63+8.56
Greens Tom Wilson3,94415.85+9.16
Christian Democrats Gail Forder7072.84+2.84
Family First Brian Langenberg4461.79+1.79
Total formal votes24,88596.45−1.00
Informal votes9153.55+1.00
Turnout 25,80090.28+2.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sue Walker 14,53358.43−0.7
Labor Chris Hondros10,33841.57+0.7
Liberal hold Swing 3.50

2001 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2001 Nedlands state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
Nedlands state by-election, 2001 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sue Walker 6,88743.5–5.7
Labor Simon Corrigan2,91218.4–0.7
Greens Steve Walker2,21414.0+7.3
  Liberals for Forests Robin Collin1,92812.2–6.1
Democrats Ashley Buckle9606.1+2.8
One Nation Bill Edgar5833.7+1.0
Independent Karen McDonald2541.6+1.6
Independent Frank Ash930.6+0.6
Total formal votes15,83197.7+0.3
Informal votes3722.3–0.3
Turnout 16,20368.3–19.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Sue Walker 8,43953.4–1.5
Greens Steve Walker7,36246.6+46.6
Liberal hold Swing –1.5

2001

2001 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 9,94849.2−7.4
Labor Neil Roberts3,85619.1−0.8
Liberals for Forests Liz Davenport3,68818.2+18.2
Greens Elena Jeffreys1,3536.7−4.4
Democrats Ashley Buckle6563.2−4.6
One Nation Bill Edgar5462.7+2.7
Independent Doug Greypower1810.9+0.9
Total formal votes20,22897.4+0.1
Informal votes5302.6−0.1
Turnout 20,75888.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Richard Court 12,13460.2−4.6
Labor Neil Roberts8,00739.8+4.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Richard Court 11,07954.9−10.0
Liberals for Forests Liz Davenport9,08945.1+45.1
Liberal hold Swing -10.0

Elections in the 1990s

1996

1996 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 11,42956.6−7.3
Labor Neil Roberts4,01519.9−0.5
Greens Mark Lockett2,24711.1+0.6
Democrats Michael Barrett1,5777.8+3.1
Independent Michael Parks9154.5+4.5
Total formal votes20,18397.3+0.3
Informal votes5562.7−0.3
Turnout 20,73987.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Court 13,05464.9−5.4
Labor Neil Roberts7,07335.1+5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

1993

1993 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 11,83164.3+4.7
Labor William Harman3,64119.8−5.2
Greens Elisabeth Jones2,00610.9+10.9
Democrats Fraser Pope9105.0−3.9
Total formal votes18,38897.1+1.8
Informal votes5552.9−1.8
Turnout 18,94391.8+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Court 12,99570.7+3.4
Labor William Harman5,39329.3−3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s

1989

1989 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 10,82459.5−3.2
Labor Ross Connell4,53925.0−12.0
Democrats Kevin Judd1,6168.9+8.9
Grey Power Douglas Ratcliffe1,1986.6+6.6
Total formal votes18,17795.3
Informal votes9054.7
Turnout 19,08287.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Court 12,24367.3+4.5
Labor Ross Connell5,93432.7−4.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

1986

1986 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 9,88664.9+0.8
Labor Ross Williamson5,34135.1−0.8
Total formal votes15,22797.7−0.3
Informal votes3572.3+0.3
Turnout 15,58489.1+0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

1983

1983 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 8,94564.1
Labor Saliba Sassine5,01135.9
Total formal votes13,95698.0
Informal votes2802.0
Turnout 14,23688.7
Liberal hold Swing

1982 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1982 Nedlands state by-election § Results.[ edit ]

As largely predicted, Richard Court retained the seat for the Liberal Party, albeit against an estimated swing of 9.1% to the ALP. [5]

Nedlands state by-election, 1982 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Court 5,26149.48–18.31
Labor Ian Temby 3,54233.31+6.67
Independent Liberal Margaret Sheen1,0209.59+9.59
Democrats Malcolm McKercher7457.01+7.01
Independent Alf Bussell480.45+0.45
Independent James Croasdale160.15–5.42
Total formal votes10,63298.27+0.72
Informal votes1871.73−0.72
Turnout 10,81979.76–8.51
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Court 59.8–9.1
Labor Ian Temby 40.2+9.1
Liberal hold Swing –9.1

1980

1980 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Court 8,44867.8−3.2
Labor Peter O'Donoghue3,32026.6+3.7
Independent James Croasdale6945.6+4.6
Total formal votes12,46297.5−0.4
Informal votes3132.5+0.4
Turnout 12,77588.3−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Court 8,79570.6−3.4
Labor Peter O'Donoghue3,66729.4+3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Court 9,43471.0
Labor Gordon Black3,04422.9
Australia John Hallam5494.1
Independent Graeme Pratt1351.0
Independent James Croasdale1291.0
Total formal votes13,29197.9
Informal votes2842.1
Turnout 13,57590.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Court 9,84174.0
Labor Gordon Black3,45026.0
Liberal hold Swing

1974

1974 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Court 9,10366.8
Labor Christopher Thompson4,51633.2
Total formal votes13,61997.9
Informal votes2862.1
Turnout 13,90588.7
Liberal hold Swing

1971

1971 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Court 7,64866.1−10.5
Labor John Crouch2,53221.9−1.5
Democratic Labor George Mazak8557.4+7.4
Communist Paul Marsh2752.4+2.4
Independent Ralph Von Paleske2642.3+2.3
Total formal votes11,57497.6−0.8
Informal votes2802.4+0.8
Turnout 11,85489.3−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Court 8,66674.9−1.8
Labor John Crouch2,90825.1+1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court 8,53376.6
Labor Eric Hicks2,59923.4
Total formal votes11,13298.4
Informal votes1781.6
Turnout 11,31089.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

1965

1965 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court 7,79080.9+9.5
Labor Alastair Rae1,83519.1−9.5
Total formal votes9,62597.1−2.1
Informal votes2912.9+2.1
Turnout 9,91691.6+1.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +9.5

1962

1962 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court 7,16571.4
Labor John Henshaw2,86628.6
Total formal votes10,03199.2
Informal votes760.8
Turnout 10,10790.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

1956

1956 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court 6,03772.9
Independent Liberal David Grayden 2,24927.1
Total formal votes8,28696.8
Informal votes2773.2
Turnout 8,56391.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

1953

1953 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court 2,83432.3−7.7
Independent Liberal David Grayden 2,40927.5−6.4
Labor Margaret Pitt Morrison1,94822.2+22.2
Liberal and Country Peter Aldred92410.5+10.5
Independent Noel Symington4575.2+5.2
Liberal and Country Sidney Bedells2052.3+2.3
Total formal votes8,77798.0+0.5
Informal votes1832.0−0.5
Turnout 8,96093.5+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Charles Court 4,80754.8+8.2
Independent Liberal David Grayden 3,97045.2−8.2
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Liberal Swing +8.2

1950

1950 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Cyril Bird3,37540.0
Independent Liberal David Grayden 2,85633.9
Liberal and Country Norbert Keenan 1,96223.3
Independent Liberal John Symonds2412.9
Total formal votes8,43497.5
Informal votes2162.5
Turnout 8,65089.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Liberal David Grayden 4,50053.4
Liberal and Country Cyril Bird3,93446.6
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 9,21073.52+1.43
Independent W. M. Williams3,31826.48–1.43
Total formal votes12,52897.94+0.58
Informal votes2642.06–0.58
Turnout 12,79282.59–1.89

1943

1943 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 7,96472.09+24.10
Independent Wilfred Lewis3,08427.91+27.91
Total formal votes11,04897.36–0.81
Informal votes3002.64+0.81
Turnout 11,34884.48–8.31

The Independent candidate at the 1947 election was a member of the Labor Party but did not receive the party's endorsement.

Elections in the 1930s

1939

1939 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 5,10247.99–11.16
Labor Dorothy Tangney 3,26730.73–10.12
Independent Albert Crooks2,26221.28+21.28
Total formal votes10,63198.39–1.22
Informal votes1981.83+1.22
Turnout 10,82992.79+23.95
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 7,02566.08+6.93
Labor Dorothy Tangney 3,60633.92–6.93

1936

1936 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 3,96659.15+4.01
Labor Dorothy Tangney 2,73940.85–4.01
Total formal votes6,70599.39+0.65
Informal votes410.61–0.65
Turnout 6,74668.84–23.02

1933

1933 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 4,23455.14–0.78
Labor Frank Darcey3,44544.86+0.78
Total formal votes7,67998.74+0.64
Informal votes981.26–0.64
Turnout 7,77791.86+9.47

1930

1930 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Leonard2,19836.29
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 1,39222.98
Nationalist Cliff Sadlier 1,15018.99
Nationalist Isaac Foristal74112.23
Nationalist Thomas Molloy 2454.05
Nationalist Adolphus Terelinck2323.83
Independent John William Attey991.63
Total formal votes6,05798.10
Informal votes1171.90
Turnout 6,17482.39
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Norbert Keenan 3,38755.92
Labor John Leonard2,67044.08

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References

  1. ↑ 2021 State General Election – Nedlands District Results, WAEC
  2. ↑ Nedlands District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ↑ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Nedlands Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Nedlands By-election 2001, Parliamentary Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Until 1987, electoral legislation only required preference distribution until one party obtained 50% or more; this happened on the third preference distribution. However, Malcolm Mackerras estimated a two-party count for the election.
  6. ↑ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890–1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN   0-7309-8409-5. p. 245.
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