Electoral results for the district of Murdoch

This is a list of results for the electoral district of Murdoch in Western Australian state elections for the district's two periods of existence from 1977 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2008.

Members for Murdoch

First incarnation (1977–1989)
Member		Party	Term
	Barry MacKinnon	Liberal	1977–1989
Second incarnation (1996–2008)
	Mike Board	Liberal	1996–2005
	Trevor Sprigg	Liberal	2005–2008
	Christian Porter	Liberal	2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Murdoch state by-election, 2008[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Christian Porter	13,121	62.82	+14.43
	Greens	Hsien Harper	5,502	26.34	+19.01
	Christian Democrats	Ka-ren Chew	1,604	7.68	+4.33
	One Nation	Neil Gilmour	659	3.16	+2.19
Total formal votes			20,886	96.78	+1.42
Informal votes			696	3.22	-1.42
Turnout			21,582	74.72	-17.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Christian Porter	14,488	69.39	+13.48
	Greens	Hsien Harper	6,392	30.61	+30.61
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Western Australian state election, 2005: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Trevor Sprigg	12024	48.39	-0.99
	Labor	Jackie Ormsby	8823	35.51	+2.64
	Greens	Jan Currie	1821	7.33	-3.60
	Christian Democrats	Michael Dunjey	833	3.35	+3.35
	Family First	Shayne Weller	655	2.54	+2.54
	Independent	Damian Bramanis	452	1.82	+1.82
	One Nation	Ursula Stone	240	0.87	+0.87
Total formal votes			24,848	95.36	-1.03
Informal votes			1209	4.64	+1.03
Turnout			26057	91.84	+0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Trevor Sprigg	13892	55.93	-0.59
	Labor	Jackie Ormsby	10945	44.07	+0.59
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.59

Western Australian state election, 2001: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Board	10430	49.38	-10.66
	Labor	Gavin Waugh	6943	32.87	+6.03
	Greens	Felicity McGeorge	2308	10.93	-2.18
	Democrats	Carole Pestana	1442	6.83	+6.83
Total formal votes			21,123	96.39	+0.15
Informal votes			790	3.61	-0.15
Turnout			21913	91.43	+0.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Board	11906	56.56	-8.50
	Labor	Gavin Waugh	9144	43.44	+8.50
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.50

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Board	12387	60.04	-0.42
	Labor	Monica Fitz	5538	26.84	-4.37
	Greens	Graham Lapthorne	2705	13.11	+13.11
Total formal votes			20,630	96.25	-0.97
Informal votes			805	3.75	+0.97
Turnout			21435	91.40	-3.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Board	13401	65.06	-4.74
	Labor	Monica Fitz	7197	34.94	+4.74
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.74

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1986: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	13600	50.79	-2.38
	Labor	Mark Johnson	12385	46.26	+1.09
	Independent	Anthony Greatwood	515	1.92	+1.92
	Independent	Orlando Bertocchi	275	1.03	+1.03
Total formal votes			26,775	98.01	+0.06
Informal votes			545	1.99	-0.06
Turnout			27320	93.34	+2.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	14012	52.33	-1.61
	Labor	Mark Johnson	12763	47.67	+1.61
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.61

Western Australian state election, 1983: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	8832	53.17	+4.42
	Labor	Eric Ripper	7503	45.17	+2.72
	Independent	James Owen	276	1.66	+1.66
Total formal votes			16,611	97.95	+0.87
Informal votes			347	2.05	-0.87
Turnout			16958	91.09	+0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	8960	53.94	+0.16
	Labor	Eric Ripper	12763	47.67	-0.16
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.16

Western Australian state election, 1980: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	10006	48.75	-3.68
	Labor	Garry Kelly	8713	42.45	-5.12
	Democrats	Richard Jeffreys	1808	8.80	+8.80
Total formal votes			20,527	97.08	+0.04
Informal votes			618	2.92	-0.04
Turnout			21145	90.93	-1.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	11040	53.78	+1.32
	Labor	Garry Kelly	9487	46.22	-1.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.32

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	8572	52.43	+11.0[2]
	Labor	Garry Kelly	7777	47.57	-11.0[2]
Total formal votes			16,349	97.06
Informal votes			496	2.94
Turnout			16845	92.52

References

1. "2008 Murdoch By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
2. Based on booth votes in 1974, and attributed to significant demographic change in the area. Calculated by David Black in Black, David (1979). Hamilton, Barbara, ed. In Firm Hands: The Western Australian State Election 1977. UWA Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-909751-37-4.

• Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.
• State Electoral Office (Western Australia). Legislative Assembly : statistics relating to the general elections. Government Printer, various years (1917–1983).