Results of the 1977 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Western Australian state election, 19 February 1977[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 663,113
Votes cast 601,975 Turnout 90.78% +0.65%
Informal votes 19,148 Informal 3.18% –0.90%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 287,651 49.35% +9.02% 27 + 4
  Labor 257,730 44.22% –3.88% 22 ± 0
  National Country 30,784 5.28% –5.52% 6 ± 0
  Progress 2,640 0.45% +0.45% 0 ± 0
  Australia Party 549 0.09% –0.31% 0 ± 0
  Independent 3,473 0.60% +0.23% 0 ± 0
Total 582,827     55  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal/NCP 318,796 54.70% +4.53%
  Labor 264,031 45.30% –4.53%

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1977 Western Australian election.

Results by district[edit]

Albany[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Albany[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leo Watt 4,592 62.9
Labor Ray Wood 2,704 37.1
Total formal votes 7,296 97.5
Informal votes 185 2.5
Turnout 7,481 93.2
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Ascot[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Ascot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mal Bryce 7,931 59.0
Liberal John Bamford 5,518 41.0
Total formal votes 13,449 95.8
Informal votes 589 4.2
Turnout 14,038 90.8
Labor hold Swing -7.4

Avon[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McIver 3,787 53.8
Liberal Kelvin Bulloch 3,257 46.2
Total formal votes 7,044 97.7
Informal votes 168 2.3
Turnout 7,212 93.8
Labor hold Swing -0.9

Balcatta[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Balcatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Burke 9,182 61.3
Liberal Geoffrey Hasler 5,799 38.7
Total formal votes 14,981 96.4
Informal votes 555 3.6
Turnout 15,536 90.0
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Bunbury[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Sibson 4,357 54.5
Labor David Smith 3,643 45.5
Total formal votes 8,000 98.4
Informal votes 131 1.6
Turnout 8,131 92.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Canning[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Bateman 7,686 53.1
Liberal Richard Shellabear 6,800 46.9
Total formal votes 14,486 96.5
Informal votes 524 3.5
Turnout 15,010 90.2
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Clontarf[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Clontarf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Williams 8,296 57.6
Labor Colin Puls 6,111 42.4
Total formal votes 14,407 96.7
Informal votes 490 3.3
Turnout 14,897 92.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8

Cockburn[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Taylor 9,171 67.5
Liberal George Grljusich 4,407 32.5
Total formal votes 13,578 96.5
Informal votes 486 3.5
Turnout 14,064 90.9
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Collie[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Jones 4,609 61.1
Liberal Maurice Williams 2,937 38.9
Total formal votes 7,546 97.7
Informal votes 175 2.3
Turnout 7,721 94.4
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Cottesloe[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Cottesloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hassell 8,147 59.7
Labor Howard Olney 5,489 40.3
Total formal votes 13,636 97.7
Informal votes 324 2.3
Turnout 13,960 89.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Dale[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Rushton 3,751 57.2
Labor Michael Marsh 2,804 42.8
Total formal votes 6,555 96.9
Informal votes 210 3.1
Turnout 6,765 90.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Darling Range[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Darling Range
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Spriggs 4,092 64.0
Labor William O'Brien 2,298 36.0
Total formal votes 6,390 95.6
Informal votes 291 4.4
Turnout 6,681 90.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

Dianella[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Dianella
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wilson 8,003 54.3
Liberal Peter Foeken 6,735 45.7
Total formal votes 14,738 96.6
Informal votes 512 3.4
Turnout 15,250 91.6
Labor hold Swing -3.7

East Melville[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Des O'Neil 9,720 65.5
Labor Lionel Christensen 5,119 34.5
Total formal votes 14,839 97.6
Informal votes 359 2.4
Turnout 15,198 91.8
Liberal hold Swing +6.1

Floreat[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Floreat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Mensaros 10,101 71.2
Labor Hilary Snell 3,404 24.0
Independent Frank Parry 675 4.8
Total formal votes 14,180 98.4
Informal votes 228 1.6
Turnout 14,408 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Mensaros 10,439 73.6 +9.8
Labor Hilary Snell 3,741 26.4 -9.8
Liberal hold Swing +9.8

Fremantle[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Troy 9,222 64.3
Liberal Ernestine Rosenstein 5,124 35.7
Total formal votes 14,346 94.3
Informal votes 868 5.7
Turnout 15,214 90.5
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Gascoyne[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Laurance 2,192 69.5
Labor Robert Brown 834 26.5
Independent Robert Phillips 127 4.0
Total formal votes 3,153 97.1
Informal votes 95 2.9
Turnout 3,248 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Laurance 2,256 71.6 +6.2
Labor Robert Brown 897 28.4 -6.2
Liberal hold Swing +6.2

Geraldton[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Carr 4,157 54.3
Liberal John Grosse 3,104 40.6
Progress Fiona Ensor 392 5.1
Total formal votes 7,653 98.0
Informal votes 157 2.0
Turnout 7,810 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Carr 4,255 55.6 -0.2
Liberal John Grosse 3,398 44.4 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Gosnells[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Gosnells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Pearce 6,840 48.9
Liberal Brian Piesse 6,712 47.9
Independent Gordon Stapp 450 3.2
Total formal votes 14,002 96.0
Informal votes 585 4.0
Turnout 14,587 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Pearce 7,120 50.9 -4.2
Liberal Brian Piesse 6,882 49.1 +4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Greenough[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Tubby 4,965 64.6
Labor Kenneth Davis 1,432 18.6
Progress Geoffrey McNeil 1,293 16.8
Total formal votes 7,690 97.6
Informal votes 190 2.4
Turnout 7,880 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Reg Tubby 5,935 77.2 -0.6
Labor Kenneth Davis 1,755 22.8 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Kalamunda[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Kalamunda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Thompson 5,397 68.6
Labor Shane Baker 2,468 31.4
Total formal votes 7,865 97.6
Informal votes 190 2.4
Turnout 8,055 90.5
Liberal hold Swing +9.3

Kalgoorlie[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 4,184 62.0
Liberal Stuart Dunkley 2,132 31.6
Progress Graham Mills 434 6.4
Total formal votes 6,750 96.2
Informal votes 269 3.8
Turnout 7,019 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Evans 4,292 63.6 -0.2
Liberal Stuart Dunkley 2,458 36.4 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Karrinyup[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Karrinyup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Clarko 8,963 61.0
Labor Peter Rose 5,738 39.0
Total formal votes 14,701 97.5
Informal votes 369 2.5
Turnout 15,070 91.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

Katanning[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Dick Old 5,122 72.9
Labor Christopher Bothams 976 13.9
Liberal Peter Hatherly 931 13.2
Total formal votes 7,029 97.8
Informal votes 155 2.2
Turnout 7,184 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Dick Old 5,960 84.8 +6.2
Labor Christopher Bothams 1,069 15.2 -6.2
National Country hold Swing +6.2

Kimberley[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,726 49.7
Labor Ernie Bridge 1,631 46.9
Independent Allan Rees 118 3.4
Total formal votes 3,475 91.8
Informal votes 311 8.2
Turnout 3,786 81.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,784 51.3 -7.1
Labor Ernie Bridge 1,691 48.7 +7.1
Liberal hold Swing -7.1

Maylands[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 8,150 54.6
Liberal Brian Dillon 6,777 45.4
Total formal votes 14,927 96.3
Informal votes 569 3.7
Turnout 15,496 90.2
Labor hold Swing -6.6

Melville[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Hodge 8,686 59.8
Liberal Daryl Williams 5,831 40.2
Total formal votes 14,517 96.7
Informal votes 495 3.3
Turnout 15,012 92.2
Labor hold Swing -9.8

Merredin[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Hendy Cowan 4,103 56.9
Labor George Banks 1,699 23.6
Liberal Garry Hawkes 1,408 19.5
Total formal votes 7,210 97.7
Informal votes 173 2.3
Turnout 7,383 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Hendy Cowan 5,370 74.5 +9.5
Labor George Banks 1,840 25.5 -9.5
National Country hold Swing +9.5

Moore[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bert Crane 3,395 44.5
Liberal Irwin Barrett-Lennard 2,625 34.4
Labor Ewold Jager 1,607 21.1
Total formal votes 7,627 96.6
Informal votes 272 3.4
Turnout 7,899 91.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Country Bert Crane 4,827 63.3
Liberal Irwin Barrett-Lennard 2,800 36.7
National Country hold Swing N/A

Morley[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 8,346 58.3
Liberal Madge Bicknell 5,980 41.7
Total formal votes 14,326 96.4
Informal votes 528 3.6
Turnout 14,854 91.0
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Mount Hawthorn[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Bertram 8,249 57.5
Liberal Brian Morris 6,105 42.5
Total formal votes 14,354 95.7
Informal votes 638 4.3
Turnout 14,992 89.7
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Mount Lawley[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 8,196 56.6
Labor Athol Monck 5,459 37.7
Independent Malcolm Hall 824 5.7
Total formal votes 14,479 96.6
Informal votes 502 3.4
Turnout 14,981 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 8,608 59.5 +0.9
Labor Athol Monck 5,871 40.5 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Mount Marshall[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ray McPharlin 4,937 69.8
Liberal Harold Lundy 2,140 30.2
Total formal votes 7,077 96.4
Informal votes 265 3.6
Turnout 7,342 91.6
National Country hold Swing N/A

Mundaring[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Mundaring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Herzfeld 3,409 49.2
Labor James Moiler 3,250 46.9
Progress Bryan Scott-Courtland 274 3.9
Total formal votes 6,933 96.4
Informal votes 257 3.6
Turnout 7,190 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Herzfeld 3,617 52.2 +3.8
Labor James Moiler 3,316 47.8 -3.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.8

Murchison-Eyre[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,069 63.8
Labor Patricia Logue 607 36.2
Total formal votes 1,676 97.5
Informal votes 43 2.5
Turnout 1,719 81.5
Liberal hold Swing +6.3

Murdoch[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry MacKinnon 8,572 52.4
Labor Garry Kelly 7,777 47.6
Total formal votes 16,349 97.1
Informal votes 496 2.9
Turnout 16,845 92.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.0

Murray[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Shalders 4,805 60.3
Labor Noel Truman 3,157 39.7
Total formal votes 7,962 97.4
Informal votes 7,962 2.6
Turnout 8,170 93.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.3

Narrogin[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Peter Jones 5,510 78.8
Liberal Francesco Buemi 1,479 21.2
Total formal votes 6,989 95.4
Informal votes 337 4.6
Turnout 7,326 93.6
National Country hold Swing N/A

Nedlands[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Court 9,434 71.0
Labor Gordon Black 3,044 22.9
Australia John Hallam 549 4.1
Independent Graeme Pratt 135 1.0
Independent James Croasdale 129 1.0
Total formal votes 13,291 97.9
Informal votes 284 2.1
Turnout 13,575 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Court 9,841 74.0 +6.5
Labor Gordon Black 3,450 26.0 -6.5
Liberal hold Swing +6.5

Perth[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 7,525 59.7
Liberal Hal Colebatch 5,083 40.3
Total formal votes 12,608 96.2
Informal votes 504 3.8
Turnout 13,112 85.2
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Pilbara[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Sodeman 6,027 52.8
Labor Norm Marlborough 5,393 47.2
Total formal votes 11,420 96.3
Informal votes 443 3.7
Turnout 11,863 83.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Rockingham[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Rockingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mike Barnett 4,843 54.0
Liberal Ernest England 4,125 46.0
Total formal votes 8,968 98.3
Informal votes 158 1.7
Turnout 9,126 92.5
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Roe[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Roe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Grewar 3,792 50.4
National Country Owen Kirwan 2,542 33.8
Labor Dianne Jones 1,190 15.8
Total formal votes 7,524 98.2
Informal votes 135 1.8
Turnout 7,659 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Grewar 6,080 80.8 +6.8
Labor Dianne Jones 1,444 19.2 -6.8
Liberal hold Swing +6.8
  • Preferences were not distributed between the Liberal and NCP candidates for Roe.

Scarborough[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Scarborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Young 7,828 56.6
Labor Desmond Moore 5,989 43.4
Total formal votes 13,817 97.2
Informal votes 396 2.8
Turnout 14,213 90.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

South Perth[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: South Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Grayden 8,162 62.8
Labor Bill Johnson 4,832 37.2
Total formal votes 12,994 97.4
Informal votes 345 2.6
Turnout 13,339 88.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Stirling[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Matt Stephens 5,175 71.3
Liberal Douglas Campbell 2,079 28.7
Total formal votes 7,254 96.5
Informal votes 262 3.5
Turnout 7,516 93.3
National Country hold Swing N/A

Subiaco[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Dadour 8,690 64.1
Labor Wendy Fatin 4,868 35.9
Total formal votes 13,558 97.7
Informal votes 315 2.3
Turnout 13,873 87.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

Swan[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Skidmore 7,831 56.0
Liberal Peter Unger 6,143 44.0
Total formal votes 13,974 95.9
Informal votes 604 4.1
Turnout 14,578 90.6
Labor hold Swing -6.4

Vasse[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,493 67.3
Labor Peter Naughton 1,961 24.0
Independent Alister Walker 707 8.7
Total formal votes 8,161 97.9
Informal votes 172 2.1
Turnout 8,333 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,847 71.6 +2.4
Labor Peter Naughton 2,314 28.4 -2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Victoria Park[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Davies 8,203 59.6
Liberal Michael Smith 5,563 40.4
Total formal votes 13,766 96.3
Informal votes 531 3.7
Turnout 14,297 89.7
Labor hold Swing -5.1

Warren[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Warren
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Evans 4,306 53.9
Liberal Bill King 3,374 42.2
Independent Noel Duggen 308 3.9
Total formal votes 7,988 98.3
Informal votes 137 1.7
Turnout 8,125 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hywel Evans 4,460 55.8 +3.3
Liberal Bill King 3,528 44.2 -3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Wellington[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal June Craig 4,630 61.3
Labor Robert Greeve 2,928 38.7
Total formal votes 7,558 97.1
Informal votes 224 2.9
Turnout 7,782 92.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

Welshpool[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Welshpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,772 56.2
Liberal Brian Rose 6,065 43.8
Total formal votes 13,837 95.7
Informal votes 621 4.3
Turnout 14,458 90.1
Labor hold Swing -7.9

Whitford[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Whitford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mick Nanovich 10,660 62.4
Labor Marilyn Anthony 6,426 37.6
Total formal votes 17,086 97.8
Informal votes 389 2.2
Turnout 17,475 92.8
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

Yilgarn-Dundas[edit]

1977 Western Australian state election: Yilgarn-Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julian Grill 4,209 61.8
Liberal Douglas Daws 2,352 34.5
Progress Jillian van der Woude 247 3.6
Total formal votes 6,808 94.1
Informal votes 429 5.9
Turnout 7,237 87.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Grill 4,271 62.7 +1.2
Liberal Douglas Daws 2,537 37.3 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Details of 1977 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
  2. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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