Electoral results for the district of Murdoch

This is a list of results for the electoral district of Murdoch in Western Australian state elections for the district's two periods of existence from 1977 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2008.

Members for Murdoch[edit]

First incarnation (1977–1989)
Member		Party	Term
	Barry MacKinnon	Liberal	1977–1989
Second incarnation (1996–2008)
	Mike Board	Liberal	1996–2005
	Trevor Sprigg	Liberal	2005–2008
	Christian Porter	Liberal	2008

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2008 Murdoch state by-election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Christian Porter	13,121	62.82	+14.43
	Greens	Hsien Harper	5,502	26.34	+19.01
	Christian Democrats	Ka-ren Chew	1,604	7.68	+4.33
	One Nation	Neil Gilmour	659	3.16	+2.19
Total formal votes			20,886	96.78	+1.42
Informal votes			696	3.22	-1.42
Turnout			21,582	74.72	-17.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Christian Porter	14,488	69.39	+13.48
	Greens	Hsien Harper	6,392	30.61	+30.61
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2005 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Trevor Sprigg	12,024	48.39	-0.99
	Labor	Jackie Ormsby	8,823	35.51	+2.64
	Greens	Jan Currie	1,821	7.33	-3.60
	Christian Democrats	Michael Dunjey	833	3.35	+3.35
	Family First	Shayne Weller	655	2.64	+2.54
	Independent	Damian Bramanis	452	1.82	+1.82
	One Nation	Ursula Stone	240	0.96	+0.87
Total formal votes			24,848	95.36	-1.03
Informal votes			1,209	4.64	+1.03
Turnout			26,057	91.84	+0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Trevor Sprigg	13,892	55.93	-0.59
	Labor	Jackie Ormsby	10,945	44.07	+0.59
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.59

2001 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Board	10,430	49.38	-10.66
	Labor	Gavin Waugh	6,943	32.87	+6.03
	Greens	Felicity McGeorge	2,308	10.93	-2.18
	Democrats	Carole Pestana	1,442	6.83	+6.83
Total formal votes			21,123	96.39	+0.15
Informal votes			790	3.61	-0.15
Turnout			21,913	91.43	+0.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Board	11,906	56.56	-8.50
	Labor	Gavin Waugh	9,144	43.44	+8.50
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.50

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1996 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Board	12,387	60.04	-0.42
	Labor	Monica Fitz	5,538	26.84	-4.37
	Greens	Graham Lapthorne	2,705	13.11	+13.11
Total formal votes			20,630	96.25	-0.97
Informal votes			805	3.75	+0.97
Turnout			21,435	91.40	-3.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Board	13,401	65.06	-4.74
	Labor	Monica Fitz	7,197	34.94	+4.74
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.74

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1986 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	13,600	50.79	-2.38
	Labor	Mark Johnson	12,385	46.26	+1.09
	Independent	Anthony Greatwood	515	1.92	+1.92
	Independent	Orlando Bertocchi	275	1.03	+1.03
Total formal votes			26,775	98.01	+0.06
Informal votes			545	1.99	-0.06
Turnout			27,320	93.34	+2.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	14,012	52.33	-1.61
	Labor	Mark Johnson	12,763	47.67	+1.61
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.61

1983 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	8,832	53.17	+4.42
	Labor	Eric Ripper	7,503	45.17	+2.72
	Independent	James Owen	276	1.66	+1.66
Total formal votes			16,611	97.95	+0.87
Informal votes			347	2.05	-0.87
Turnout			16,958	91.09	+0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	8,960	53.94	+0.16
	Labor	Eric Ripper	7,651	46.06	-0.16
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.16

1980 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	10,006	48.75	-3.68
	Labor	Garry Kelly	8,713	42.45	-5.12
	Democrats	Richard Jeffreys	1,808	8.80	+8.80
Total formal votes			20,527	97.08	+0.04
Informal votes			618	2.92	-0.04
Turnout			21,145	90.93	-1.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	11,040	53.78	+1.32
	Labor	Garry Kelly	9,487	46.22	-1.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.32

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	8,572	52.43	+11.0^[2]
	Labor	Garry Kelly	7,777	47.57	-11.0^[2]
Total formal votes			16,349	97.06
Informal votes			496	2.94
Turnout			16,845	92.52

References[edit]

^ "2008 Murdoch By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b Based on booth votes in 1974, and attributed to significant demographic change in the area. Calculated by David Black in Black, David (1979). Hamilton, Barbara (ed.). In Firm Hands: The Western Australian State Election 1977. UWA Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-909751-37-4.

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.
State Electoral Office (Western Australia). Legislative Assembly : statistics relating to the general elections. Government Printer, various years (1917–1983).

[1] "2008 Murdoch By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.

[1977swing-2] Based on booth votes in 1974, and attributed to significant demographic change in the area. Calculated by David Black in Black, David (1979). Hamilton, Barbara (ed.). In Firm Hands: The Western Australian State Election 1977. UWA Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-909751-37-4.

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