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Electoral results for the district of Murchison-Eyre

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

Members for Murchison-Eyre

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Murchison (1890–1968)
Member Party Term
  Everard Darlot Ministerial 1890–1894
  E. T. Hooley Ministerial 1894–1897
  Samuel Mitchell Ministerial 1897–1901
  John Nanson Ministerial 1901–1904
  John Holman Labor 1904–1921
  William Marshall Labor 1921–1952
  Everard O'Brien Labor 1952–1959
  Richard Burt Liberal Country League 1959–1968
Murchison-Eyre (1968–1989)
Member Party Term
  Richard Burt Liberal 1968–1971
  Peter Coyne Liberal 1971–1986
  Ross Lightfoot Liberal 1986–1989
Murchison-Eyre (2005–2008)
Member Party Term
  John Bowler Labor 2005–2006
  Independent 2006–2008

Election results

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Elections in the 2000s

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2005 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Bowler 5,186 51.8 +10.1
Liberal Colin Brand 3,706 37.0 +11.0
Greens Scott Ludlam 498 5.0 +3.9
One Nation Derek Major 355 3.5 -12.5
Christian Democrats Don Byrne 265 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 10,010 95.4 −0.4
Informal votes 485 4.6 +0.4
Turnout 10,495 73.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bowler 5,811 58.1 +0.4
Liberal Colin Brand 4,194 41.9 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Elections in the 1980s

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1986 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 1,124 41.2 -8.1
Labor Christopher Sweeney 956 35.1 -9.3
Independent Aubrey Lynch 189 6.9 +6.9
Independent Neil Dimer 158 5.8 +5.8
Independent Cyril Barnes 153 5.6 +5.6
Independent John Ford 147 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 2,727 94.8 −1.2
Informal votes 150 5.2 +1.2
Turnout 2,877 77.7 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 1,411 51.7 +0.4
Labor Christopher Sweeney 1,316 48.3 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
1983 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,167 49.3
Labor Francis Donovan 1,052 44.4
Independent Kevin Seivwright 149 6.3
Total formal votes 2,368 96.0
Informal votes 98 4.0
Turnout 2,466 76.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,214 51.3
Labor Francis Donovan 1,154 48.7
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 746 48.4 -15.4
Labor Mark Nevill 558 36.2 0.0
National Kevin Seivwright 237 15.4 +15.4
Total formal votes 1,541 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 37 2.3 −0.2
Turnout 1,578 78.9 −2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 909 59.0 -4.9
Labor Mark Nevill 632 41.0 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9

Elections in the 1970s

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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
1974 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,022 57.0
Labor Julian Grill 770 43.0
Total formal votes 1,792 97.4
Informal votes 48 2.6
Turnout 1,840 83.0
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 658 46.0 -54.0
Labor Geoffrey Bailey 600 42.0 +42.0
United Farmers Bevan Hamersley 109 7.6 +7.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Sauer 62 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 1,429 95.6
Informal votes 65 4.4
Turnout 1,494 81.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 747 52.3 -47.7
Labor Geoffrey Bailey 682 47.7 +47.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Burt unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Burt 2,824 63.5 +8.3
Labor Tom Hartrey 1,626 36.5 -1.7
Total formal votes 4,450 97.2 −1.8
Informal votes 128 2.8 +1.8
Turnout 4,578 86.7 −3.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.9
1962 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Burt 2,738 55.2
Labor William Matthews 1,892 38.2
Democratic Labor Kevin Bartle 329 6.6
Total formal votes 4,959 99.0
Informal votes 52 1.0
Turnout 5,011 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Richard Burt 60.9
Labor William Matthews 39.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Everard O'Brien 1,638 47.0 -12.1
Liberal and Country Richard Burt 1,555 44.6 +3.7
Democratic Labor George Jensen 295 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 3,488 98.7 +1.5
Informal votes 47 1.3 −1.5
Turnout 3,535 87.8 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Richard Burt 1,778 51.0 +10.1
Labor Everard O'Brien 1,710 49.0 -10.1
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +10.1
1956 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Everard O'Brien 2,064 59.1
Liberal and Country Carlyle Newman 1,430 40.9
Total formal votes 3,494 97.2
Informal votes 102 2.8
Turnout 3,596 85.1
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Everard O'Brien 1,559 59.2 -0.8
Liberal and Country John Porteus 569 21.6 +21.6
Liberal and Country John Thompson 505 19.2 -20.8
Total formal votes 2,633 97.2 −1.0
Informal votes 77 2.8 +1.0
Turnout 2,710 89.6 +10.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Everard O'Brien 61.1 +1.1
Liberal and Country John Porteus 38.9 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1952 Murchison state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Everard O'Brien 1,440 60.0 N/A
Liberal and Country John Thompson 959 40.0 +40.0
Total formal votes 2,399 98.2
Informal votes 45 1.8
Turnout 2,444 79.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1939 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall 2,959 81.9 -18.1
Independent Labor John Montgomery 655 18.1 +18.1
Total formal votes 3,614 97.3
Informal votes 99 2.7
Turnout 3,713 76.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1933 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall 1,483 86.9 -13.1
Independent Labor Donald Dunjey 224 13.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 1,707 96.1
Informal votes 69 3.9
Turnout 1,776 69.6
Labor hold Swing
1930 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1927 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1924 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Marshall 455 55.2 -8.7
Nationalist Joseph Bryant 198 24.0 +24.0
Country James Chesson 171 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 824 97.7 −1.6
Informal votes 19 2.3 +1.6
Turnout 843 73.0 +14.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman 562 63.9 –36.1
National Labor William Spiers 318 36.1 +36.1
Total formal votes 880 99.3 n/a
Informal votes 6 0.7 n/a
Turnout 886 58.3 n/a
Labor hold Swing –36.1
1914 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Holman unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

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1908 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Holman 941 90.6 -9.4
Ministerialist Samuel Dyke 98 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 1,039 98.0
Informal votes 21 2.0
Turnout 1,060 50.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Holman unopposed
Labour hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Holman unopposed
Labour gain from Ministerialist Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition John Nanson 153 50.2 +50.2
Ministerialist Samuel Mitchell 152 49.8 –50.2
Total formal votes 305 98.4 n/a
Informal votes 5 1.6 n/a
Turnout 310 68.1 n/a
Opposition gain from Ministerialist Swing +50.2
  • Mitchell had held the seat unopposed in 1897.

Elections in the 1890s

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1897 Western Australian colonial election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Samuel Mitchell unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Everard Darlot unopposed
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Everard Darlot unopposed

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Results of the 2005 WA Election" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.