Electoral results for the district of Cottesloe

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

Members for Cottesloe

Member		Party	Term
	Ross Hutchinson	Liberal	1950–1977
	Bill Hassell	Liberal	1977–1990
	Colin Barnett	Liberal	1990–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	14,036	64.7	+1.2
	Labor	Emma Williams	2,650	12.2	–5.3
	Independent	Kevin Morgan	2,482	11.4	+11.4
	Greens	Greg Boland	2,246	10.4	–6.7
	Christians	Neil Fearis	281	1.3	–0.7
Total formal votes			21,695	96.5	+0.8
Informal votes			781	3.5	-0.8
Turnout			22,476	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	15,380	70.9	+1.5
	Labor	Emma Williams	6,307	29.1	–1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Cottesloe[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	12,552	63.45	+7.8
	Labor	Dave Hume	3,470	17.54	-7.0
	Greens WA	Greg Boland	3,366	17.02	+0.1
	Christian Democrats	Pat Seymour	393	1.99	-1.1
Total formal votes			19,781	95.74
Informal votes			880	4.26
Turnout			20.661	85.96
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	13,729	69.42	+7.9
	Labor	Dave Hume	6,047	30.58	-7.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.9

Western Australian state election, 2005: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	13,446	55.66	+4.9
	Labor	Owen Whittle	5,965	24.69	+2.5
	Greens WA	Steve Walker	3,997	16.55	+3.2
	Christian Democrats	Stuart Chapman	750	3.10	+3.10
Total formal votes			24,158	96.57	-0.71
Informal votes			857	3.43	+0.71
Turnout			25,015	89.74	+0.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	14,910	61.73	-0.7
	Labor	Owen Whittle	9,245	38.27	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

Western Australian state election, 2001: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	11,034	51.9	-8.6
	Labor	Simon Nield	4,946	23.3	+5.2
	Greens WA	Steve Walker	3,046	14.3	+0.5
	One Nation	Dianne Kenworthy	1,138	5.4	+5.4
	Democrats	Andrew Winchester	1,104	5.2	-2.3
Total formal votes			21,268	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			600	2.7	-0.1
Turnout			21,868	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	12,998	61.3	-8.5
	Labor	Simon Nield	8,189	38.7	+8.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.5

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	12,572	60.5	-1.6
	Labor	Paul Cecchini	3,766	18.1	-1.0
	Greens WA	Steve Walker	2,874	13.8	+3.7
	Democrats	Ken Meyer	1,560	7.5	+3.8
Total formal votes			20,772	97.2	-0.3
Informal votes			602	2.8	+0.3
Turnout			21,374	88.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	14,462	69.8	-2.2
	Labor	Paul Cecchini	6,268	30.2	+2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.2

Western Australian state election, 1993: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	12,503	65.0	+5.5
	Labor	James Wearne	3,943	20.5	-5.9
	Greens	Giz Watson	2,047	10.6	+10.6
	Democrats	Michael Barrett	748	3.9	-3.3
Total formal votes			19,241	97.5	+2.6
Informal votes			501	2.5	-2.6
Turnout			19,742	92.9	+4.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	13,699	71.2	+4.4
	Labor	James Wearne	5,542	28.8	-4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

Cottesloe state by-election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	7,708	52.5	-6.9
	Greens	Mary Salter	2,031	13.8	+13.8
	Independent	Ross Hutchinson	1,884	12.8	+12.8
		Peter Weygers	1,747	11.9	+11.9
	Democrats	Richard Jeffreys	777	5.3	-1.9
	Grey Power	Douglas Ratcliffe	278	1.9	-5.0
	Independent	William Hunt	204	1.4	+1.4
		Tony Bozich	63	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			14,692	96.7	+1.8
Informal votes			493	3.3	-1.8
Turnout			15,185	69.6	-19.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	10,323	70.3	+3.5
	Greens	Mary Salter	4,369	29.7	+29.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	10,824	59.4	+1.6
	Labor	John Noonan	4,811	26.4	-15.8
	Democrats	Martina Hagues	1,318	7.2	+7.2
	Grey Power	Marianne McCall	1,255	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			18,208	94.9
Informal votes			980	5.1
Turnout			19,188	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	12,169	66.8	+9.0
	Labor	John Noonan	6,039	33.2	-9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

Western Australian state election, 1986: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	9,451	58.2	+5.3
	Labor	John Noonan	6,789	41.8	+2.2
Total formal votes			16,420	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			338	2.0	-0.1
Turnout			16,578	89.1	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Western Australian state election, 1983: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	7,748	52.9
	Labor	Leslie Heinrich	5,791	39.6
	Democrats	Marjorie McKercher	890	6.1
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	215	1.5
Total formal votes			14,644	97.9
Informal votes			312	2.1
Turnout			14,956	87.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	8,245	56.3
	Labor	Leslie Heinrich	6,399	43.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1980: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	7,191	55.2	-4.5
	Labor	Richard Grounds	5,842	44.8	+4.5
Total formal votes			13,033	97.7	0.0
Informal votes			309	2.3	0.0
Turnout			13,342	87.0	-2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	8,147	59.7
	Labor	Howard Olney	5,489	40.3
Total formal votes			13,636	97.7
Informal votes			324	2.3
Turnout			13,960	89.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1974: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Hutchinson	7,233	52.7
	Labor	Graham Rattigan	5,438	39.6
	National Alliance	Oldham Prestage	726	5.3
	Australia Party	Charles Pierce	338	2.5
Total formal votes			13,735	97.0
Informal votes			430	3.0
Turnout			14,165	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Hutchinson	8,019	58.4
	Labor	Graham Rattigan	5,716	41.6
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1971: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Hutchinson	6,611	53.6	-3.7
	Labor	Howard Olney	4,830	39.2	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Keith Carton	881	7.2	+7.2
Total formal votes			12,322	97.3	-0.9
Informal votes			346	2.7	+0.9
Turnout			12,668	90.3	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Hutchinson	7,360	59.7	-0.3
	Labor	Howard Olney	4,962	40.3	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

References

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