Electoral results for the district of Bunbury

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

Members for Bunbury

Member		Party	Term
	John Forrest	Ministerial	1890–1901
	Thomas Hayward	Ministerial	1901–1904
	Newton Moore	Ministerial	1904–1911
	William Thomas	Labor	1911–1917
		National Labor	1917
	Griffin Money	Nationalist	1917–1924
	Frederick Withers	Labor	1924–1947
	James Murray	Liberal	1947–1950
	Frank Guthrie	Labor	1950–1955
	George Roberts	Liberal	1955–1962
	Maurice Williams	Liberal	1962–1973
	John Sibson	Liberal	1973–1983
	Phil Smith	Labor	1983–1993
	Ian Osborne	Liberal	1993–2001
	Tony Dean	Labor	2001–2005
	John Castrilli	Liberal	2005–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Castrilli	10,375	52.7	+0.7
	Labor	Karen Steele	5,595	28.4	–1.2
	WA Nationals	James Forsyth	1,562	7.9	+6.8
	Greens	Mitchella Hutchins	1,250	6.4	–2.6
	Family First	Linda Rose	374	1.9	–4.0
	Independent	Lua Alfa Conedoli	285	1.4	+1.4
	Christians	Edward Dabrowski	243	1.2	–0.9
Total formal votes			19,684	93.7	-1.5
Informal votes			1,320	6.3	+1.5
Turnout			21,004	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Castrilli	12,420	63.1	+2.0
	Labor	Karen Steele	7,255	36.9	–2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Bunbury[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Castrilli	9,400	53.58	+12.2
	Labor	Peter MacFarlane	5,192	29.60	-12.7
	Greens WA	Peter Eckersley	1,591	9.07	+3.0
	Family First	Mandy Roberts	1,009	5.75	+1.9
	Christian Democrats	Edward Dabrowski	351	2.00	+0.7
Total formal votes			17,543	95.35
Informal votes			856	4.65
Turnout			18,399	83.87
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Castrilli	10,825	61.73	+12.6
	Labor	Peter MacFarlane	6,711	38.27	-12.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+12.6

Western Australian state election, 2005: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Castrilli	5,478	43.1	+4.4
	Labor	Tony Dean	5,344	42.0	+7.8
	Greens WA	Joshua Ledger	746	5.9	-0.5
	Family First	Mandy Roberts	426	3.3	+3.3
	One Nation	Brian McRae	300	2.4	-7.9
	Independent	Jodie Murray	188	1.5	+1.5
	Christian Democrats	Shane Flanegan	139	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Chris Cox	102	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			12,723	95.2	-0.3
Informal votes			646	4.8	+0.3
Turnout			13,369	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Castrilli	6,397	50.4	+0.6
	Labor	Tony Dean	6,294	49.6	-0.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+0.6

Western Australian state election, 2001: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	4,260	36.2	-11.5
	Labor	Tony Dean	4,092	34.7	+1.2
	One Nation	Alan Giorgi	1,233	10.5	+10.5
	Independent	Brendan Kelly	1,128	9.6	+9.6
	Greens WA	Marilyn Palmer	749	6.4	+1.2
	Democrats	Ron Hellyer	149	1.3	-1.0
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	68	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Geoffrey	52	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Mary Lupi	48	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			11,779	95.6	-0.4
Informal votes			548	4.4	+0.4
Turnout			12,327	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Dean	6,020	51.5	+6.8
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	5,674	48.5	-6.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	5,322	47.7	+2.1
	Labor	Barry Down	3,740	33.5	-9.9
	Independent	Mary Collins	1,069	9.6	+9.6
	Greens WA	Joan Jenkins	585	5.2	-1.3
	Democrats	Ronald Hellyer	256	2.3	+2.1
	Independent	Joanne Hill	195	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			11,167	96.0	-0.6
Informal votes			467	4.0	+0.6
Turnout			11,634	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	6,166	55.3	+5.0
	Labor	Barry Down	4,993	44.7	-5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Western Australian state election, 1993: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	4,659	47.3	+4.3
	Labor	Phil Smith	4,190	42.5	-5.2
	Greens	Marilyn Palmer	671	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Ronald Waldron	333	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			9,853	96.8	+2.5
Informal votes			328	3.2	-2.5
Turnout			10,181	95.2	+3.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	5,084	51.6	+3.1
	Labor	Phil Smith	4,769	48.4	-3.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.1

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,402	47.7	-6.9
	Liberal	Raymond Bosustow	3,969	43.0	-0.9
	Grey Power	Margaret Charnley	402	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Judyth Salom	349	3.8	+3.8
	CEC	David Morrissey	113	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			9,235	94.3
Informal votes			554	5.7
Turnout			9,789	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,759	51.5	-3.9
	Liberal	Raymond Bosustow	4,476	48.5	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

Western Australian state election, 1986: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,531	54.6	+3.4
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,644	43.9	-1.9
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	131	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			8,306	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			186	2.2	-0.6
Turnout			8,492	92.3	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,601	55.4	+2.7
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,705	44.6	-2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Western Australian state election, 1983: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,011	51.2
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,588	45.7
	Democrats	Donald Stewart	243	3.1
Total formal votes			7,842	97.2
Informal votes			227	2.8
Turnout			8,069	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,133	52.7
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,709	47.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1980: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Sibson	4,087	48.7	-5.8
	Labor	Philip Smith	3,813	45.5	0.0
	Democrats	Donald Stewart	483	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			8,383	97.5	-0.9
Informal votes			217	2.5	+0.9
Turnout			8,600	90.8	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Sibson	4,304	51.3	-3.2
	Labor	Philip Smith	4,079	48.7	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: 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

Western Australian state election, 1974: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,705	50.3
	Labor	Robert Wells	3,657	49.7
Total formal votes			7,362	97.7
Informal votes			174	2.3
Turnout			7,536	94.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1971: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Wells	3,096	45.9	+2.1
	Liberal	Maurice Williams	2,932	43.4	-9.2
	Democratic Labor	Michael Buswell	451	6.7	+3.1
	Independent	Charles Turner	272	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			6,751	96.9	-1.6
Informal votes			217	3.1	+1.6
Turnout			6,968	93.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Maurice Williams	3,458	51.2	-4.5
	Labor	Robert Wells	3,293	48.8	+4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.5

References

1. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Bunbury Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2011.