Electoral results for the district of Yokine

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

Contents

Members for Yokine

MemberPartyTerm
  Kim Hames Liberal 1996–2001
  Bob Kucera Labor 2001–2008
  Independent 2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2005 Western Australian state election: Yokine [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Kucera 11,64549.0+0.9
Liberal Dave Vos8,52335.8+1.8
Greens Heather Aquilina1,5596.6+0.4
Family First Emily Hopkinson7243.0+3.0
Christian Democrats Warick Smith6442.7+2.7
Independent Jean Thornton4712.0+2.0
One Nation Frank Feher2230.9-0.9
Total formal votes23,78993.4-0.8
Informal votes1,6726.6+0.8
Turnout 25,46190.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Kucera 13,84658.2-0.6
Liberal Dave Vos9,92641.8+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6
2001 Western Australian state election: Yokine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Kucera 8,59341.5+4.3
Liberal Kim Hames 7,92738.2-5.9
Greens Heather Aquilina1,7598.5+3.2
One Nation James Ring8103.9+3.9
Democrats Aaron Hewett7563.6-1.1
Independent Ron Samuel5972.9+2.9
Seniors PartyPenny Searle2871.4+1.4
Total formal votes20,72995.2+0.3
Informal votes1,0504.8-0.3
Turnout 21,77989.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Kucera 11,00853.4+6.6
Liberal Kim Hames 9,59546.6-6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Yokine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kim Hames 9,12744.1-1.0
Labor Nick Catania 7,69837.2-5.7
Independent Sam Piantadosi 1,1165.4+5.4
Greens Kim Herbert1,0945.3+1.1
Democrats Margot Clifford9764.7+3.0
Marijuana Lucy Honan6743.3+3.3
Total formal votes20,68594.8+0.4
Informal votes1,1275.2-0.2
Turnout 21,81290.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kim Hames 10,98753.2+2.6
Labor Nick Catania 9,66346.8-2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Results of the 2005 WA Election" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.