Electoral results for the district of Eyre

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

Members for Eyre[edit]

First incarnation (1950–1962)
Member Party Term
  Emil Nulsen Labor 1950–1962
Second incarnation (1989–2005)
Member Party Term
  Julian Grill Labor 1989–2001
  John Bowler Labor 2001–2005
Third incarnation (2008–present)
  Graham Jacobs Liberal 2008–2017

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2013 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Jacobs 5,870 41.1 –4.8
National Colin de Grussa 5,258 36.8 +9.9
Labor Greg Smith 2,082 14.6 –4.7
Greens Giorgia Johnson 715 5.0 –2.2
Christians Brett Hilton 366 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 14,291 94.6 –0.3
Informal votes 816 5.4 +0.3
Turnout 15,107 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Jacobs 10,474 73.3 +4.0
Labor Greg Smith 3,817 26.7 –4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Graham Jacobs 7,203 50.4 –3.0
National Colin de Grussa 7,078 49.6 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing –3.0

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2008 Western Australian state election: Eyre[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Jacobs 6,515 46.1 +0.5
National Suzie Williams 3,754 26.6 +9.9
Labor John Keogh 2,745 19.4 -9.0
Greens Linda Parker 1,019 7.2 +3.6
Citizens Electoral Council Arthur Edward Harvey 104 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 14,137 94.9 -0.9
Informal votes 757 5.1 +0.9
Turnout 14,894 83.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Graham Jacobs 7,578 53.6 -11.2
National Suzie Williams 6,550 46.4 +46.4
Liberal hold Swing -11.2
2001 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Bowler 3,143 42.4 -14.8
Liberal Laurie Ayers 1,922 25.9 +4.7
One Nation Neville Smith 1,310 17.7 +17.7
Independent Suzie Williams 1,036 14.0 +14.0
Total formal votes 7,411 95.5 +0.5
Informal votes 347 4.5 -0.5
Turnout 7,758 82.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bowler 4,252 57.9 -3.1
Liberal Laurie Ayers 3,092 42.1 +42.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1996 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julian Grill 4,611 57.2 +3.6
National Kathy Finlayson 1,732 21.5 +21.5
Liberal Don Green 1,714 21.3 -14.1
Total formal votes 8,057 95.1 -0.4
Informal votes 418 4.9 +0.4
Turnout 8,475 80.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Grill 4,908 61.0 +2.8
National Kathy Finlayson 3,139 39.0 +39.0
Labor hold Swing +2.8
1993 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julian Grill 5,137 54.1 -3.6
Liberal Stephen Sprigg 3,352 35.3 +3.5
Independent Darrall Renton 1,005 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 9,494 95.4 +3.2
Informal votes 457 4.6 -3.2
Turnout 9,951 86.8 +6.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Grill 5,558 58.5 -2.7
Liberal Stephen Sprigg 3,936 41.5 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1989 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julian Grill 4,843 57.7 -13.7
Liberal Stephen Sprigg 2,673 31.8 +9.1
Independent Yvonne Hicks 461 5.5 +5.5
Independent Donald Green 418 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 8,395 92.2
Informal votes 706 7.8
Turnout 9,101 80.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Grill 5,138 61.2 -13.0
Liberal Stephen Sprigg 3,257 38.8 +13.0
Labor hold Swing -13.0

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emil Nulsen 2,685 68.9 -31.1
Liberal and Country Orlando Stuart 1,214 31.1 +31.1
Total formal votes 3,899 99.2
Informal votes 31 0.8
Turnout 3,930 87.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1956 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emil Nulsen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emil Nulsen unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emil Nulsen 2,110 71.1
Liberal and Country Roy Cunningham 858 28.9
Total formal votes 2,968 97.6
Informal votes 73 2.4
Turnout 3,041 83.5
Labor hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Eyre Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.