Electoral results for the district of Albany

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

Members for Albany

Member		Party	Term
	Lancel de Hamel	Oppositionist	1890–1894
	George Leake	Oppositionist	1894–1900
	John Hassell	Oppositionist	1900–1901
	James Gardiner	Oppositionist	1901–1904
	Charles Keyser	Labor	1904–1905
	Edward Barnett	Ministerialist	1905–1909
	William Price	Labor	1909–1917
	Herbert Robinson	Nationalist	1917–1919
	John Scaddan	Nationalist	1919–1920
		Country	1920–1923
Country (MCP)		1923–1924
	Arthur Wansbrough	Labor	1924–1936
	Leonard Hill	Country	1936–1956
	Jack Hall	Labor	1956–1970
	Wyndham Cook	Labor	1970–1974
	Leo Watt	Liberal	1974–1993
	Kevin Prince	Liberal	1993–2001
	Peter Watson	Labor	2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Albany[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Watson	8,284	39.3	+0.2
	Liberal	Trevor Cosh	6,061	28.8	–4.1
	WA Nationals	Robert Sutton	4,357	20.7	+7.4
	Greens WA	Diane Evers	1,137	5.4	–2.2
	Christians	Hans Vermeulen	831	3.9	–0.9
	Family First	Barry Critchison	386	1.8	–0.4
Total formal votes			21,056	96.2	–0.9
Informal votes			828	3.8	+0.9
Turnout			21,884	92.8	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Watson	10,957	52.0	+1.8
	Liberal	Trevor Cosh	10,094	48.0	–1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Albany[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Watson	7,709	39.14	+2.5
	Liberal	Andrew Partington	6,486	32.93	-2.7
	WA Nationals	Sam Harma	2,628	13.34	+5.2
	Greens WA	Diane Evers	1,492	7.58	+1.7
	Christian Democrats	Justin Moseley	950	4.82	+0.8
	Family First	Colin Pyle	431	2.19	-0.7
Total formal votes			19,696	97.09	+1.30
Informal votes			590	2.91	-1.30
Turnout			20,286	90.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Watson	9,884	50.23	+2.5
	Liberal	Andrew Partington	9,795	49.77	–2.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.5

Western Australian state election, 2005: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Watson	5,569	43.6	+12.0
	Liberal	Andrew Partington	4,773	37.3	+4.3
	WA Nationals	Beverley Ford	651	5.1	+5.1
	Greens WA	Tony Evers	629	4.9	-3.5
	Christian Democrats	Greg Basden	453	3.5	+3.5
	Family First	Colin Pyle	371	2.9	+2.9
	One Nation	Brian Burns	340	2.7	-13.6
Total formal votes			12,786	95.8	+0.1
Informal votes			561	4.2	-0.1
Turnout			13,347	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Watson	6,564	51.4	-2.3
	Liberal	Andrew Partington	6,206	48.6	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.3

Western Australian state election, 2001: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	4,141	33.0	-24.9
	Labor	Peter Watson	3,960	31.6	-2.2
	One Nation	Darrell Simpson	2,035	16.2	+16.2
	Greens WA	Sandy Davis	1,060	8.5	+8.5
	liberals for forests	Diane Evers	1,001	8.0	+8.0
	Curtin Labor Alliance	John Watson	334	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			12,531	95.7	+0.3
Informal votes			561	4.3	-0.3
Turnout			13,092	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Watson	6,660	53.7	+15.6
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	5,748	46.3	-15.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+15.6

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	6,649	57.9	+25.7
	Labor	Matt Benson-Lidholm	3,873	33.8	+3.7
	CALM Resistance Movement	Rob Moir	952	8.3	+6.6
Total formal votes			11,474	95.4	+0.0
Informal votes			550	4.6	-0.0
Turnout			12,024	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	7,096	61.9	+1.1
	Labor	Matt Benson-Lidholm	4,368	38.1	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Western Australian state election, 1993: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	3,334	32.7	-14.9
	Labor	Ursula Richards	3,101	30.4	-6.5
	WA Nationals	Malcolm Cameron	2,789	27.4	+11.9
	Democrats	Roland Paver	297	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Drew Posthuma	247	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Robert Howard	235	2.3	+2.3
	CALM Resistance Movement	Alf Sharp	184	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			10,187	95.4	+1.8
Informal votes			492	4.6	-1.8
Turnout			10,679	94.6	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	6,108	60.0	-0.1
	Labor	Ursula Richards	4,079	40.0	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leo Watt	4,566	47.6	-5.7
	Labor	Brian Bradley	3,540	36.9	-9.8
	WA Nationals	Michael Jardine	1,487	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			9,593	93.6
Informal votes			657	6.4
Turnout			10,250	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leo Watt	5,769	60.1	+6.8
	Labor	Brian Bradley	3,824	39.9	-6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.8

Western Australian state election, 1986: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leo Watt	4,510	53.3	+10.8
	Labor	Josephine Lynch	3,947	46.7	+2.1
Total formal votes			8,457	98.1	+0.7
Informal votes			165	1.9	-0.7
Turnout			8,622	93.6	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Western Australian state election, 1983: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josephine Lynch	3,370	44.6
	Liberal	Leo Watt	3,210	42.5
	National Country	Darrall Simpson	691	9.1
	Democrats	John Chamberlain	286	3.8
Total formal votes			7,557	97.4
Informal votes			203	2.6
Turnout			7,760	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leo Watt	3,949	52.3
	Labor	Josephine Lynch	3,608	47.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1980: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leo Watt	4,236	57.7	-5.2
	Labor	Ronald Bowe	2,606	35.5	-1.6
	Progress	Douglas Joyce	500	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			7,342	96.5	-1.0
Informal votes			265	3.5	+1.0
Turnout			7,607	91.2	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leo Watt	4,586	62.5	-0.4
	Labor	Ronald Bowe	2,756	37.5	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.4

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Albany
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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wyndham Cook	3,075	44.5
	Liberal	Leo Watt	2,726	39.4
	National Alliance	Leslie Dean	1,111	16.1
Total formal votes			6,912	96.6
Informal votes			244	3.4
Turnout			7,156	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leo Watt	3,667	53.0
	Labor	Wyndham Cook	3,245	47.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1971: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wyndham Cook	3,305	54.0	-1.4
	Liberal	George Formby	2,368	38.7	-5.9
	Democratic Labor	Peter Cameron	449	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			6,122	97.6	-1.2
Informal votes			151	2.4	+1.2
Turnout			6,273	95.1	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wyndham Cook	3,372	55.1	-0.3
	Liberal	George Formby	2,750	44.9	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

References

1. "Albany District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
2. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Albany Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2011.