Electoral results for the district of Balcatta
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Balcatta in Western Australian state elections.
Members for Balcatta
Balcatta (1904–1911) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Frederick Gill | Labor | 1904–1905 | |
John Veryard | Ministerial | 1905–1908 | |
Frederick Gill | Labor | 1908–1911 | |
Balcatta (1962–1974) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Herb Graham | Labor | 1962–1973 | |
Brian Burke | Labor | 1973–1974 | |
Balcatta (1977–1996) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Brian Burke | Labor | 1977–1983 | |
Ron Bertram | Labor | 1983–1989 | |
Nick Catania | Labor | 1989–1996 | |
Balcatta (2005–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
John Kobelke | Labor | 2005–2013 | |
Chris Hatton | Liberal | 2013–2017 | |
David Michael | Labor | 2017–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | David Michael | 10,265 | 44.2 | +8.6 | |
Liberal | Chris Hatton | 8,885 | 38.3 | −13.3 | |
Greens | Nicole Harvey | 2,508 | 10.8 | +2.6 | |
Christians | Keith McEncroe | 749 | 3.2 | +1.6 | |
Micro Business | Mile Nasteski | 544 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Tait | 252 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 23,203 | 94.2 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,426 | 5.8 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,629 | 88.1 | +0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Michael | 12,950 | 55.8 | +12.9 | |
Liberal | Chris Hatton | 10,247 | 44.2 | −12.9 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Chris Hatton | 10,756 | 51.9 | +10.7 | |
Labor | Janet Pettigrew | 7,341 | 35.4 | –6.5 | |
Greens | Sheridan Young | 1,705 | 8.2 | –3.3 | |
Christians | Peter Dodd | 322 | 1.6 | –2.0 | |
Family First | Lesley Croll | 264 | 1.3 | –0.6 | |
Independent | Joe Ruzzi | 234 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Mubarak Kim Kidima | 122 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 20,744 | 92.3 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,727 | 7.7 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 22,471 | 89.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Chris Hatton | 11,886 | 57.3 | +9.5 | |
Labor | Janet Pettigrew | 8,841 | 42.7 | –9.5 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.5 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Kobelke | 7,897 | 42.10 | -9.7 | |
Liberal | Chris Hatton | 7,682 | 40.95 | +6.6 | |
Greens | Irma Lachmund | 2,110 | 11.25 | +2.6 | |
Christian Democrats | Peter Schofield | 692 | 3.69 | -1.4 | |
Family First | Inge George | 377 | 2.01 | +2.01 | |
Total formal votes | 18,758 | 93.05 | |||
Informal votes | 1,402 | 6.95 | |||
Turnout | 20,160 | 86.28 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Kobelke | 9,804 | 52.30 | -6.9 | |
Liberal | Chris Hatton | 8,941 | 47.70 | +6.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Kobelke | 12,489 | 52.2 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Melinda Poor | 8,028 | 33.6 | +2.5 | |
Greens | Kayt Davies | 2,122 | 8.9 | +2.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Michael Ewers | 1,278 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Total formal votes | 23,917 | 93.6 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,639 | 6.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 25,556 | 89.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Kobelke | 14,306 | 59.9 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | Melinda Poor | 9,575 | 40.1 | +1.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Nick Catania | 9,157 | 48.9 | -2.5 | |
Liberal | Katie Hodson-Thomas | 7,892 | 42.1 | +0.9 | |
Greens | Jack Geneff | 1,009 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Democrats | Yvette Heath | 670 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 18,728 | 95.0 | +5.9 | ||
Informal votes | 988 | 5.0 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 19,716 | 93.8 | +2.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nick Catania | 10,195 | 54.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Katie Hodson-Thomas | 8,533 | 45.6 | -0.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Nick Catania | 8,806 | 51.4 | -12.4 | |
Liberal | Marie Wordsworth | 7,065 | 41.2 | +5.0 | |
Grey Power | Brendan O'Dwyer | 1,267 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 17,138 | 89.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,088 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 19,226 | 91.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Nick Catania | 9,248 | 54.0 | -9.8 | |
Liberal | Marie Wordsworth | 7,890 | 46.0 | +9.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ron Bertram | 11,543 | 63.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Vincenzo Alessandrino | 6,654 | 36.6 | -0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 18,197 | 96.6 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 633 | 3.4 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 18,830 | 91.8 | +3.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ron Bertram | 9,562 | 63.0 | ||
Liberal | Vincenzo Allessandrino | 5,627 | 37.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,189 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 579 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 15,768 | 88.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Brian Burke | 10,709 | 68.7 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | John Bamford | 4,869 | 31.3 | -7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 15,578 | 96.0 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 650 | 4.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 16,228 | 86.9 | −3.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Herb Graham | 11,734 | 66.6 | +3.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Elmo Gugiatti | 5,891 | 33.4 | +33.4 | |
Total formal votes | 17,625 | 94.6 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,013 | 5.4 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 18,638 | 92.0 | −1.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- ^ Balcatta District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
- ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Balcatta Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.