Electoral results for the district of Vasse

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

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Members for Vasse

MemberPartyTerm
  William Bovell Liberal Country League 1950–1968
  Liberal 1968–1971
  Barry Blaikie Liberal1971–1996
  Bernie Masters Liberal1996–2004
  Independent 2004–2005
  Troy Buswell Liberal2005–2014
  Libby Mettam Liberal2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Vasse.[ edit ]
2021 Western Australian state election: Vasse [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Libby Mettam 11,69744.1−2.1
Labor Chris Hossen8,99834.0+13.3
Greens Mia Krasenstein2,76510.4−3.4
National Peter Gordon1,1354.3−15.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Cameron Van Veen5212.0+2.0
No Mandatory Vaccination A. W. Judd4891.8+1.8
Legalise Cannabis Neridah Rich4031.5+1.5
One Nation Jackson Wreford2531.0+1.0
Sustainable Australia Brad Satchell1910.7+0.7
WAxit Nicolas Oancea460.2+0.2
Total formal votes26,49896.5+0.5
Informal votes9583.5−0.5
Turnout 27,45687.8+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Libby Mettam 14,38754.3−10.3
Labor Chris Hossen12,10745.7+10.3
Liberal hold Swing −10.3

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Vasse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Libby Mettam 11,03246.2−11.0
Labor Wes Hartley4,91820.6+8.3
National Peter Gordon4,60619.3+12.0
Greens Luke O'Connell3,29713.8+3.8
Total formal votes23,85396.0+0.0
Informal votes9924.0−0.0
Turnout 24,84588.9+4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Libby Mettam 15,42964.7−6.5
Labor Wes Hartley8,42135.3+6.5
Liberal hold Swing −6.5
2014 Vasse state by-election [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Libby Mettam 8,80544.3−13.0
National Peter Gordon5,65628.5+21.2
Greens Michael Baldock3,56718.0+7.9
Independent Peter Johnson8734.4+4.4
Christians Wayne Barnett6863.5+3.5
Independent Teresa van Lieshout 2741.4+1.4
Total formal votes19,86197.2+1.2
Informal votes5692.8–1.2
Turnout 20,43082.6−8.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Libby Mettam 10,52053.0−18.2
National Peter Gordon9,32847.0+47.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2013 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Troy Buswell 11,59357.3–4.1
Labor Lee Edmundson2,50112.4–8.3
Greens Michael Baldock2,02610.0–5.6
Independent Bernie Masters 1,6248.0+8.0
National James Wishart1,4747.3+7.3
Independent Gary Norden6013.0+3.0
Family First Julie Westbrook4122.0+2.0
Total formal votes20,23196.0+0.5
Informal votes8484.0-0.5
Turnout 21,07991.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 14,39671.2+3.4
Labor Lee Edmundson5,82228.8–3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Vasse [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Troy Buswell 11,30655.5+14.9
Labor Marilyn Elson4,42721.8-0.8
Greens Mitchella Hutchins3,65317.9+8.3
Christian Democrats Gail Gifford9674.8+3.6
Total formal votes20,35395.6+0.1
Informal votes9474.4-0.1
Turnout 21,30087.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 12,91363.5+3.9
Labor Marilyn Elson7,42336.5-3.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.9
2005 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Troy Buswell 4,61137.6+9.4
Labor Ross Bromell2,64921.6-3.6
Independent Bernie Masters 2,52620.6+20.6
National Beryle Morgan1,2079.8-14.6
Greens Jim Matan6815.6-2.4
Family First Paul Clayson2221.8+1.8
Christian Democrats Tracey Brough1621.3+1.3
One Nation Charles Doyle1471.2-10.1
New Country Ron Asher610.5+0.5
Total formal votes12,26695.4-1.2
Informal votes5914.6+1.2
Turnout 12,85791.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 7,38860.3+6.2
Labor Ross Bromell4,87139.7-6.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 6,22850.9-3.2
Independent Bernie Masters 6,01949.1+49.1
Liberal hold Swing -3.2
2001 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bernie Masters 4,48129.7-13.5
Labor Ross Bromell3,61924.0+7.3
National Beryle Morgan3,48123.1-0.1
One Nation Patricia Embry1,85612.3+12.3
Greens Bill Franssen1,2068.0+8.0
Democrats John Partridge4312.9-0.7
Total formal votes15,07496.6+0.2
Informal votes5353.4-0.2
Turnout 15,60992.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Masters 8,30255.5-3.7
Labor Ross Bromell6,64844.5+44.5
Liberal hold Swing -14.2

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bernie Masters 5,43343.2-14.9
National Beryle Morgan2,91723.2+14.0
Labor Linda Mullins2,09716.7-5.5
Independent Mike Sully1,26110.0+10.0
Democrats Alf Denman4513.6+2.9
Independent Ron Palmer4133.3+3.3
Total formal votes12,57296.4-0.3
Informal votes4763.6+0.3
Turnout 13,04892.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Masters 8,74569.7-0.6
Labor Linda Mullins3,80230.3+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Masters 7,42459.2-11.1
National Beryle Morgan5,11640.8+40.8
Liberal hold Swing -11.1
1993 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,13958.1+1.2
Labor Leslie Longwood2,14620.3-7.8
Greens David Swainston1,20311.4+11.4
National Coralie Tarbotton1,07610.2-4.9
Total formal votes10,56496.8+1.8
Informal votes3453.2-1.8
Turnout 10,90994.7+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 7,52471.2+2.5
Labor Leslie Longwood3,04028.8-2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,20556.9-5.4
Labor Leslie Longwood2,56828.1-9.6
National Alan Hillier1,38015.1+15.1
Total formal votes9,15395.0
Informal votes4865.0
Turnout 9,63993.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,29268.7+6.4
Labor Leslie Longwood2,86131.3-6.4
Liberal hold Swing +6.4
1986 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,35963.5+4.0
Labor Laurie Watson3,64836.5+5.4
Total formal votes10,00798.1+0.3
Informal votes1951.9-0.3
Turnout 10,20294.3+1.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
1983 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 4,94759.5
Labor Dane Carroll2,58631.1
Independent Stewart Melville7839.4
Total formal votes8,31697.8
Informal votes1872.2
Turnout 8,50392.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,33964.2
Labor Dane Carroll2,97735.8
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,14768.2+0.9
Labor Barbara Taylor2,23624.8+0.8
Independent Alfred Bussell6236.9+6.9
Total formal votes9,00697.8-0.1
Informal votes2012.2+0.1
Turnout 9,20792.3-2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,45471.7+0.1
Labor Barbara Taylor2,55228.3-0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,49367.3
Labor Peter Naughton1,96124.0
Independent Alister Walker7078.7
Total formal votes8,16197.9
Informal votes1722.1
Turnout 8,33395.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,84771.6
Labor Peter Naughton2,31428.4
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 4,54860.0
Labor Robert Goddard2,01526.6
National Alliance Ronald Loughton1,01413.4
Total formal votes7,57796.7
Informal votes2563.3
Turnout 7,83393.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,41071.4
Labor Robert Goddard2,16728.6
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alexander Hemsley2,29937.3+37.3
Liberal Barry Blaikie 1,97732.1-67.9
Country Colin Fyfe1,12118.2+18.2
Independent Edward Packard4577.4+7.4
Democratic Labor John Brennan3065.0+5.0
Total formal votes6,16097.9
Informal votes1302.1
Turnout 6,29094.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 3,23152.4-47.6
Labor Alexander Hemsley2,92947.6+47.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell 3,58870.4-29.6
Labor Colin Smith1,51529.6+29.6
Total formal votes5,09398.7
Informal votes651.3
Turnout 5,15895.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell 3,98478.1-21.9
Democratic Labor George Shervington1,11921.9+21.9
Total formal votes5,10397.4
Informal votes1342.6
Turnout 5,23794.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1956 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Vasse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell 2,99664.8
Country Robert Leiper1,62535.2
Total formal votes4,62198.0
Informal votes942.0
Turnout 4,71594.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ 2021 State General Election – Vasse District Results, WAEC
  2. ↑ Vasse District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ↑ "2014 Vasse By-election". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony (18 October 2014). "Results: 2014 Vasse By-election". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "2008 Vasse District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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