Electoral results for the district of Maylands

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Maylands in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1948 until the present.

Members for Maylands

Member		Party	Term
	John Scaddan	Nationalist	1930–1933
	Robert Clothier	Labor	1933–1936
	Harry Shearn	Ind. Nationalist	1936–1951
	Edward Oldfield	Liberal	1951–1956
	Merv Toms	Labor	1956–1962
	Edward Oldfield	Labor	1962–1965
	Bob Marshall	Liberal	1965–1968
	John Harman	Labor	1968–1986
	Peter Dowding	Labor	1986–1990
	Judy Edwards	Labor	1990–2008
	Lisa Baker	Labor	2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sylvan Albert	8,893	42.8	+8.7
	Labor	Lisa Baker	8,796	42.3	–1.2
	Greens	Dee O'Neill	2,554	12.3	–6.6
	Christians	Paul Madden	533	2.6	–0.9
Total formal votes			20,776	93.5	-0.2
Informal votes			1,445	6.5	+0.2
Turnout			22,221	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Baker	11,020	53.1	–5.7
	Liberal	Sylvan Albert	9,751	46.9	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	–5.7

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Maylands[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lisa Baker	8,065	43.7	-10.8
	Liberal	Ainslie Gatt	6,270	33.9	+7.4
	Greens	Hsien Harper	3,524	19.1	+7.2
	Christian Democrats	Dunstan Hartley	614	3.3	-0.4
Total formal votes			18,473	93.7	-0.6
Informal votes			1,241	6.3	+0.6
Turnout			19,714	84.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Baker	10,899	59.0	-8.4
	Liberal	Ainslie Gatt	7,572	41.0	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Western Australian state election, 2005: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Judy Edwards	12,668	53.88	+3.27
	Liberal	Roslyn Webb	6,464	27.49	–0.42
	Greens	James Rayner	2,646	11.25	+2.83
	Christian Democrats	Dunstan Hartley	921	3.92	+3.92
	Family First	Judy Joyce	812	3.45	+3.45
Total formal votes			23,511	94.02	–0.23
Informal votes			1,496	5.98	+0.23
Turnout			25,007	89.60	+0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Judy Edwards	15,626	66.52	+2.04
	Liberal	Roslyn Webb	7,863	33.48	–2.04
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.04

Western Australian state election, 2001: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Judy Edwards	10,549	50.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Bev Brennan	5,818	27.9	-9.4
	Greens	Corinne Glenn	1,755	8.4	-0.6
	One Nation	Bill Goulthorp	1,209	5.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Michael Phillips-Ryder	813	3.9	-2.8
	Independent	Troy Ellis	441	2.1	+2.1
		Neil Gray	259	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			20,844	94.3	-0.3
Informal votes			1,271	5.7	+0.3
Turnout			22,115	89.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Judy Edwards	13,391	64.5	+7.4
	Liberal	Bev Brennan	7,378	35.5	-7.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.4

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Judy Edwards	9,516	47.0	+0.6
	Liberal	Bev Brennan	7,564	37.3	-3.1
	Greens	Colin Speed	1,822	9.0	+3.2
	Democrats	Pat Lim	1,361	6.7	+3.9
Total formal votes			20,263	94.6	-0.9
Informal votes			1,162	5.4	+0.9
Turnout			21,425	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Judy Edwards	11,549	57.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Bev Brennan	8,678	42.9	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Western Australian state election, 1993: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Judy Edwards	9,605	50.0	-6.1
	Liberal	Gary Lilleyman	7,097	36.9	+3.7
	Greens	Robert Paton	1,230	6.4	+6.4
	Democrats	Rosslyn Tilbury	708	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Noel Sharp	575	3.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			19,215	95.3	+4.5
Informal votes			957	4.7	-4.5
Turnout			20,172	93.1	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Judy Edwards	11,061	57.6	-2.5
	Liberal	Gary Lilleyman	8,154	42.4	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.5

Maylands state by-election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Judy Edwards	8,083	44.8	-11.8
	Liberal	Deanne Koppman	6,586	36.5	+3.3
	Greens	Bevan Carter	1,763	9.8	+9.8
	Democrats	Robert Whitehead	584	3.2	+3.2
	Grey Power	Josh Sacino	366	2.0	-2.4
	Independent	Avon Lovell	292	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Roger Broinowski	109	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Barry Lloyd	87	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Jurgen Marter	61	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Paul Augustson	46	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Noel Sharp	36	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Arthur Galletly	12	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			18,025	96.0	+5.2
Informal votes			759	4.0	-5.2
Turnout			18,784	80.8	-9.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Judy Edwards	10,017	55.6	-4.5
	Liberal	Deanne Koppman	8,008	44.4	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Dowding	10,575	56.1	-6.2
	Liberal	Peter Blaxell	6,255	33.2	+1.2
	Grey Power	John Redmond	825	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Norman Heslington	593	3.2	+3.2
	Family Movement	Brian Peachey	404	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Noel Sharp	195	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			18,847	90.8
Informal votes			1,901	9.2
Turnout			20,748	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Dowding	11,335	60.1	-5.1
	Liberal	Peter Blaxell	7,512	39.9	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.1

Western Australian state election, 1986: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Dowding	9,393	59.8	-5.1
	Liberal	Michael MacAulay	4,728	30.1	-5.0
	Independent	David MacLiver	855	5.4	+5.4
	Democrats	Peter Hayes	474	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Clive Turner	141	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Michael Pal	127	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			15,718	96.1	-1.0
Informal votes			634	3.9	+1.0
Turnout			16,352	91.4	+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Dowding	10,547	67.1	+2.2
	Liberal	Michael MacAulay	4,728	30.1	-2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Western Australian state election, 1983: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harman	9,169	64.9
	Liberal	Wouterina Klein	4,952	35.1
Total formal votes			14,121	97.1
Informal votes			420	2.9
Turnout			14,541	86.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1980: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harman	8,454	60.2	+5.6
	Liberal	John Urquhart	5,583	39.8	-5.6
Total formal votes			14,037	95.6	-0.7
Informal votes			650	4.4	+0.7
Turnout			14,687	86.5	-3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.6

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harman	8,150	54.6
	Liberal	Brian Dillon	6,777	45.4
Total formal votes			14,927	96.3
Informal votes			569	3.7
Turnout			15,496	90.2
	Labor hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1974: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harman	8,530	61.1
	Liberal	Pauline Iles	4,494	32.2
	National Alliance	Edward Barlow	949	6.8
Total formal votes			13,973	95.0
Informal votes			730	5.0
Turnout			14,703	89.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harman	8,672	62.1
	Liberal	Pauline Iles	5,301	37.9
	Labor hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1971: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harman	6,687	58.4	+7.4
	Liberal	Ross Trobe	3,952	34.5	-7.5
	Democratic Labor	Francis Pownall	819	7.1	+2.7
Total formal votes			11,458	96.6	-1.0
Informal votes			404	3.4	+1.0
Turnout			11,862	90.4	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harman	6,810	59.4	+6.4
	Liberal	Ross Trobe	4,648	40.6	-6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

References

1. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Maylands Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 December 2011.