Electoral results for the district of Cannington

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

Members for Cannington

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Johnston	Labor	2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Cannington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Johnston	8,457	43.8	–1.7
	Liberal	Jesse Jacobs	8,310	43.0	+10.2
	Greens	Christine Cunningham	1,850	9.6	–6.7
	Independent	Mark Harrington	702	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			19,319	92.6	-0.4
Informal votes			1,536	7.4	+0.4
Turnout			20,855	87.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Johnston	10,054	52.1	–7.0
	Liberal	Jesse Jacobs	9,259	47.9	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	–7.0

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Cannington[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Johnston	8,475	45.44	-8.9
	Liberal	Ryan Chorley	6,105	32.73	+3.3
	Greens WA	Christine Cunningham	3,045	16.32	+9.3
	Christian Democrats	Mark Staer	1,028	5.51	+1.6
Total formal votes			18,653	93.02
Informal votes			1,399	6.98
Turnout			20,052	86.44
Two-party-preferred result^[1]
	Labor	Bill Johnston	11,003	59.04	-4.3
	Liberal	Ryan Chorley	7,633	40.96	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

References

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