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Results by electorate |
2010 Australian federal election |
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National results |
State and territory results |
This is a list of electoral division results for the 2010 Australian federal election for the state of Western Australia. [1] [2]
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
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Liberal | 566,145 | 47.02 | +0.71 | 11 | ||
Labor | 375,381 | 31.18 | –5.62 | 3 | 1 | |
Greens | 158,117 | 13.13 | +4.20 | |||
National [lower-alpha 1] | 43,101 | 3.58 | +2.44 | 1 | 1 | |
Christian Democrats | 27,833 | 2.31 | +0.20 | |||
Family First | 20,698 | 1.72 | +0.51 | |||
Independents | 5,079 | 0.42 | –1.27 | |||
Sex Party | 2,060 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |||
One Nation | 1,471 | 0.12 | −1.03 | |||
Socialist Alliance | 1,280 | 0.11 | +0.01 | |||
Citizens Electoral Council | 1,277 | 0.11 | −0.15 | |||
Democratic Labour | 622 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |||
Climate Sceptics | 539 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |||
Socialist Equality | 398 | 0.03 | +0.02 | |||
Total | 1,204,001 | 15 | ||||
Two-party-preferred vote | ||||||
Liberal | 679,140 | 56.41 | +3.15 | 11 | ||
Labor | 524,861 | 43.59 | –3.15 | 3 | 1 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 60,967 | 4.82 | +0.97 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,362,534 | 92.84 | ||||
Source: Commonwealth Election 2010 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gary Gray | 31,832 | 40.80 | −5.53 | |
Liberal | Donna Gordin | 30,731 | 39.38 | +1.28 | |
Greens | Dawn Jecks | 11,504 | 14.74 | +5.88 | |
Family First | Andrew Newhouse | 2,190 | 2.81 | +1.03 | |
Christian Democrats | Robert Burdett | 1,771 | 2.27 | −0.30 | |
Total formal votes | 78,028 | 94.77 | −1.36 | ||
Informal votes | 4,304 | 5.23 | +1.36 | ||
Turnout | 82,332 | 93.34 | +0.07 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gary Gray | 41,610 | 53.33 | −2.65 | |
Liberal | Donna Gordin | 36,418 | 46.67 | +2.65 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.65 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Don Randall | 36,999 | 46.18 | −2.23 | |
Labor | Alannah MacTiernan | 32,330 | 40.35 | +2.62 | |
Greens | Denise Hardie | 6,645 | 8.29 | +0.54 | |
Christian Democrats | Jamie van Burgel | 2,470 | 3.08 | +0.28 | |
Family First | Darren Vernede | 1,231 | 1.54 | +0.28 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Ian Tuffnell | 446 | 0.56 | +0.24 | |
Total formal votes | 80,121 | 95.48 | −1.07 | ||
Informal votes | 3,795 | 4.52 | +1.07 | ||
Turnout | 83,916 | 93.13 | +0.01 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Don Randall | 41,818 | 52.19 | −2.16 | |
Labor | Alannah MacTiernan | 38,303 | 47.81 | +2.16 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.16 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Luke Simpkins | 40,077 | 50.06 | +4.75 | |
Labor | Chas Hopkins | 25,975 | 32.45 | −9.91 | |
Greens | Rob Phillips | 10,033 | 12.53 | +6.83 | |
Christian Democrats | David Kingston | 2,081 | 2.60 | +0.70 | |
Family First | Alan Leach | 1,888 | 2.36 | +0.64 | |
Total formal votes | 80,054 | 94.88 | −0.96 | ||
Informal votes | 4,320 | 5.12 | +0.96 | ||
Turnout | 84,374 | 94.22 | −0.37 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Luke Simpkins | 45,062 | 56.29 | +5.01 | |
Labor | Chas Hopkins | 34,992 | 43.71 | −5.01 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.01 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Julie Bishop | 50,024 | 61.13 | +2.17 | |
Labor | Sophie van der Merwe | 15,771 | 19.27 | −5.71 | |
Greens | George Crisp | 14,498 | 17.72 | +4.49 | |
Christian Democrats | Pat Seymour | 1,534 | 1.87 | +0.61 | |
Total formal votes | 81,827 | 97.07 | −0.97 | ||
Informal votes | 2,471 | 2.93 | +0.97 | ||
Turnout | 84,298 | 93.25 | −0.63 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Julie Bishop | 54,158 | 66.19 | +2.93 | |
Labor | Sophie van der Merwe | 27,669 | 33.81 | −2.93 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.93 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Barry Haase | 32,446 | 45.07 | −1.00 | |
Labor | Shane Hill | 17,299 | 24.03 | −8.80 | |
National | Lynne Craigie | 12,742 | 17.70 | +9.67 | |
Greens | Julie Matheson | 6,661 | 9.25 | +3.32 | |
Family First | Jane Foreman | 1,729 | 2.40 | +1.09 | |
Christian Democrats | Mac Forsyth | 1,121 | 1.56 | −0.32 | |
Total formal votes | 71,998 | 95.14 | −0.44 | ||
Informal votes | 3,678 | 4.86 | +0.44 | ||
Turnout | 75,676 | 88.22 | +1.06 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry Haase | 45,843 | 63.67 | +6.02 | |
Labor | Shane Hill | 26,155 | 36.33 | −6.02 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.02 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Nola Marino | 39,460 | 48.96 | +3.81 | |
Labor | Jackie Jarvis | 22,724 | 28.19 | −2.43 | |
Greens | Luke Petersen | 10,863 | 13.48 | +5.07 | |
National | John Hill | 4,822 | 5.98 | +5.98 | |
Family First | Bev Custers | 1,573 | 1.95 | +0.57 | |
Christian Democrats | Lee Herridge | 1,158 | 1.44 | −0.45 | |
Total formal votes | 80,600 | 95.45 | −1.27 | ||
Informal votes | 3,844 | 4.55 | +1.27 | ||
Turnout | 84,444 | 94.21 | −0.29 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Nola Marino | 47,343 | 58.74 | +3.26 | |
Labor | Jackie Jarvis | 33,257 | 41.26 | −3.26 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.26 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Melissa Parke | 32,063 | 38.94 | −6.24 | |
Liberal | Matt Taylor | 31,755 | 38.57 | +3.48 | |
Greens | Kate Davis | 14,531 | 17.65 | +3.07 | |
Family First | Larry Parsons | 1,409 | 1.71 | +0.28 | |
Christian Democrats | Scott Robertson | 1,294 | 1.57 | −0.15 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sanna Andrew | 662 | 0.80 | +0.35 | |
Democratic Labor | Keith McEncroe | 622 | 0.76 | +0.76 | |
Total formal votes | 82,336 | 94.57 | −1.18 | ||
Informal votes | 4,724 | 5.43 | +1.18 | ||
Turnout | 87,060 | 93.27 | −0.51 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa Parke | 45,858 | 55.70 | −3.44 | |
Liberal | Matt Taylor | 36,478 | 44.30 | +3.44 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.44 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ken Wyatt | 34,638 | 41.99 | −1.38 | |
Labor | Sharryn Jackson | 30,957 | 37.53 | −3.82 | |
Greens | Glenice Smith | 10,539 | 12.78 | +4.47 | |
Christian Democrats | Linda Brewer | 2,505 | 3.04 | +0.04 | |
Family First | Jim McCourt | 1,861 | 2.26 | +1.03 | |
Ecology, Social Justice, Aboriginal | Dot Henry | 1,457 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
Climate Sceptics | Andrew Middleton | 539 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
Total formal votes | 82,496 | 94.36 | −1.31 | ||
Informal votes | 4,927 | 5.64 | +1.31 | ||
Turnout | 87,423 | 93.11 | −0.56 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ken Wyatt | 41,722 | 50.57 | +1.42 | |
Labor | Sharryn Jackson | 40,774 | 49.43 | −1.42 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.42 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mal Washer | 44,518 | 54.16 | +0.12 | |
Labor | Jeremy Brown | 21,678 | 26.37 | −6.64 | |
Greens | Sheridan Young | 11,159 | 13.57 | +5.45 | |
Christian Democrats | Meg Birch | 1,804 | 2.19 | +0.03 | |
Family First | Paul Barrett | 1,573 | 1.91 | +0.68 | |
One Nation | George Gault | 1,471 | 1.79 | +0.74 | |
Total formal votes | 82,203 | 95.65 | −1.26 | ||
Informal votes | 3,734 | 4.35 | +1.26 | ||
Turnout | 85,937 | 93.11 | −0.65 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mal Washer | 50,302 | 61.19 | +2.26 | |
Labor | Jeremy Brown | 31,901 | 38.81 | −2.26 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.26 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Wilson Tuckey | 31,294 | 38.36 | −10.36 | |
National | Tony Crook | 23,538 | 28.85 | +19.68 | |
Labor | Ian Bishop | 13,962 | 17.11 | −9.15 | |
Greens | Andy Huntley | 7,232 | 8.86 | +1.73 | |
Christian Democrats | Jacky Young | 2,221 | 2.72 | +0.09 | |
Ecology, Social Justice, Aboriginal | Geoffrey Stokes | 1,298 | 1.59 | +1.59 | |
Family First | Pat Scallan | 1,164 | 1.43 | +0.21 | |
Independent | Neil Smithson | 500 | 0.61 | +0.61 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Jean Robinson | 375 | 0.46 | +0.08 | |
Total formal votes | 81,584 | 94.63 | −1.11 | ||
Informal votes | 4,632 | 5.37 | +1.11 | ||
Turnout | 86,216 | 92.83 | −0.22 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Wilson Tuckey | 59,555 | 73.00 | +10.24 | |
Labor | Ian Bishop | 22,029 | 27.00 | −10.24 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Tony Crook | 43,693 | 53.56 | +53.56 | |
Liberal | Wilson Tuckey | 37,891 | 46.44 | −16.32 | |
National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Judi Moylan | 39,248 | 49.91 | −0.52 | |
Labor | Bill Leadbetter | 23,214 | 29.52 | −3.63 | |
Greens | Toni Warden | 10,414 | 13.24 | +4.32 | |
National | Darren Moir | 1,999 | 2.54 | +2.54 | |
Christian Democrats | Janet Broadstock | 1,691 | 2.15 | +0.18 | |
Family First | Ian Rose | 1,619 | 2.06 | +0.60 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Chris Pepper | 456 | 0.58 | +0.28 | |
Total formal votes | 78,641 | 94.29 | −1.72 | ||
Informal votes | 4,762 | 5.71 | +1.72 | ||
Turnout | 83,403 | 93.16 | −0.02 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Judi Moylan | 46,292 | 58.86 | +1.17 | |
Labor | Bill Leadbetter | 32,349 | 41.14 | −1.17 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.17 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Stephen Smith | 32,228 | 40.19 | −6.12 | |
Liberal | Joe Ferrante | 31,064 | 38.74 | +1.84 | |
Greens | Jonathan Hallett | 12,948 | 16.15 | +5.82 | |
Christian Democrats | Paul Connelly | 2,093 | 2.61 | +0.62 | |
Family First | Nigel Irvine | 1,243 | 1.55 | +0.45 | |
Socialist Alliance | Alex Bainbridge | 618 | 0.77 | +0.22 | |
Total formal votes | 80,194 | 94.80 | −0.61 | ||
Informal votes | 4,400 | 5.20 | +0.61 | ||
Turnout | 84,594 | 92.05 | −1.14 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Smith | 44,815 | 55.88 | −2.06 | |
Liberal | Joe Ferrante | 35,379 | 44.12 | +2.06 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.06 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michael Keenan | 40,228 | 49.91 | +2.71 | |
Labor | Louise Durack | 25,688 | 31.87 | −8.54 | |
Greens | Chris Martin | 10,399 | 12.90 | +5.25 | |
Independent | Elizabeth Re | 1,824 | 2.26 | +2.26 | |
Christian Democrats | Jenny Whately | 1,630 | 2.02 | +0.26 | |
Family First | Peter Clifford | 838 | 1.04 | +0.39 | |
Total formal votes | 80,607 | 94.98 | −0.11 | ||
Informal votes | 4,259 | 5.02 | +0.11 | ||
Turnout | 84,866 | 92.52 | −1.08 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Keenan | 44,775 | 55.55 | +4.28 | |
Labor | Louise Durack | 35,832 | 44.45 | −4.28 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.28 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Steve Irons | 36,951 | 46.51 | +2.76 | |
Labor | Tim Hammond | 28,023 | 35.28 | −5.69 | |
Greens | Rebecca Leighton | 9,380 | 11.81 | +1.69 | |
Sex Party | Bret Treasure | 2,060 | 2.59 | +2.59 | |
Christian Democrats | Steve Klomp | 1,646 | 2.07 | +0.30 | |
Family First | Barry Drennan | 981 | 1.23 | +0.38 | |
Socialist Equality | Joe Lopez | 398 | 0.50 | +0.30 | |
Total formal votes | 79,439 | 95.10 | −0.36 | ||
Informal votes | 4,089 | 4.90 | +0.36 | ||
Turnout | 83,528 | 92.03 | −0.97 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Steve Irons | 41,729 | 52.53 | +2.80 | |
Labor | Tim Hammond | 37,710 | 47.47 | −2.80 | |
Liberal notional gain from Labor | Swing | +2.80 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Dennis Jensen | 46,712 | 55.69 | +3.31 | |
Labor | David Doepel | 21,637 | 25.80 | −5.73 | |
Greens | Peter Best | 11,311 | 13.49 | +5.20 | |
Christian Democrats | Ka-ren Chew | 2,814 | 3.36 | +1.01 | |
Family First | Moyna Rapp | 1,399 | 1.67 | +0.53 | |
Total formal votes | 83,873 | 96.52 | −0.83 | ||
Informal votes | 3,028 | 3.48 | +0.83 | ||
Turnout | 86,901 | 94.28 | −0.80 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dennis Jensen | 52,266 | 62.32 | +2.51 | |
Labor | David Doepel | 31,607 | 37.68 | −2.51 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.51 | |||
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