Electoral results for the district of Churchlands

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

Members for Churchlands

Member		Party	Term
	Liz Constable	Independent	1996–2013
	Sean L'Estrange	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Churchlands[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sean L'Estrange	13,366	59.0	+54.3
	Labor	Patrick Ashforth	3,543	15.6	-2.6
	Independent	Wayne Monks	1,828	8.1	+8.1
	Greens WA	Cameron Pidgeon	1,740	7.7	-6.8
	Independent	Elizabeth Re	1,072	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Jim Bivoltsis	783	3.5	+3.5
	Christians	Pat Seymour	327	1.4	+1.43
Total formal votes			22,659	96.47
Informal votes			829	3.53
Turnout			23,488	91.39
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sean L'Estrange	15,887	70.2	+70.2
	Labor	Patrick Ashforth	6,756	29.8	+2.3
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+70.2

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Churchlands[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Constable	13,326	67.30	+36.2
	Labor	Sinisa Krstic	3,545	17.90	-4.9
	Greens WA	George Crisp	2,931	14.80	+5.0
Total formal votes			19,802	96.70
Informal votes			676	3.30
Turnout			20,478	87.52
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Constable	14,549	73.47	+4.7
	Labor	Sinisa Krstic	5,253	26.53	-4.7
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.7

Western Australian state election, 2005: Churchlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Constable	10,612	43.67	–2.91
	Liberal	Greg Preston	5,817	23.94	–2.56
	Labor	Tony Walker	5,335	21.96	+4.35
	Greens WA	Sonja Lundie-Jenkins	1,851	7.62	+1.79
	Christian Democrats	Jennifer Whately	684	2.81	–0.01
Total formal votes			24,299	96.89	-0.33
Informal votes			780	3.11	+0.33
Turnout			25,079	89.90	–1.19
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Constable	17,387	71.58	N/A
	Labor	Tony Walker	6,903	28.42	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Western Australian state election, 2001: Churchlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Constable	9,814	46.6	-36.6
	Liberal	Marlene Anderton	5,583	26.5	+26.5
	Labor	David Michael	3,437	16.3	-0.5
	Greens WA	Candice Heedes	1,229	5.8	+5.8
	Christian Democrats	Mary Minorgan	594	2.8	+2.8
	Democrats	Christine Emerson	411	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			21,068	97.2	-0.5
Informal votes			602	2.8	+0.5
Turnout			21,670	91.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Constable	14,557	69.2	-14.0
	Liberal	Marlene Anderton	6,470	30.8	+30.8
	Independent hold		Swing	-14.0

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Churchlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Constable	17,254	83.2	+35.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Baker	3,478	16.8	+10.0
Total formal votes			20,732	97.7	+0.0
Informal votes			492	2.3	-0.0
Turnout			21,224	89.7
	Independent hold		Swing	+5.1

References

1. "Churchlands District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
2. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Churchlands Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2010-10-07.