Electoral results for the district of Murray-Wellington

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

Members for Murray-Wellington

Murray (1890–1911)
Member		Party	Term
	William Paterson		1890–1895
	William James George	Opposition	1895–1902
	William Atkins	Independent	1902–1904
	John McLarty	Ministerial	1904–1909
	William James George	Ministerial	1909–1911
Murray-Wellington (1911–1950)
	William James George	Liberal (WA)	1911–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1930
	Ross McLarty	Nationalist	1930–1945
		Liberal	1945–1950
Murray (1950–1983)
	Ross McLarty	Liberal	1950–1962
	Henry Runciman	Liberal	1962–1974
	Richard Shalders	Liberal	1974–1983
Murray-Wellington (1983–1989)
	John Bradshaw	Liberal	1983–1989
Murray (1989–1996)
	Keith Read	Labor	1989–1993
	Arthur Marshall	Liberal	1993–1996
Murray-Wellington (1996–2005)
	John Bradshaw	Liberal	1996–2005
Murray (2005–2008)
	Murray Cowper	Liberal	2005–2008
Murray-Wellington (2008–present)
	Murray Cowper	Liberal	2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	10,044	49.9	+4.9
	Labor	David Scaife	5,674	28.2	–1.4
	WA Nationals	Michael Rose	2,280	11.3	+3.3
	Greens	Deni Fuller	1,134	5.6	–1.2
	Family First	Laurie Rankin	621	3.1	–3.1
	Independent	Norm Heslington	383	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			20,136	93.0	-1.1
Informal votes			1,507	7.0	+1.1
Turnout			21,643	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	12,476	62.0	+3.2
	Labor	David Scaife	7,653	38.0	–3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Murray-Wellington[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	8,713	44.4	+1.1
	Labor	Anthony Marinovich	5,824	29.6	-5.7
	WA Nationals	Michael Rose	1,643	8.4	+0.8
	Greens	Deni Fuller	1,374	7.0	+2.5
	Family First	David Bolt	1,232	6.3	+4.7
	Christian Democrats	Vivian Hill	415	2.1	+0.2
	Independent	Alycia Bermingham	216	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Kevin Cloghan	143	0.7	+0.7
	CEC	Brian McCarthy	85	0.4	+0.2
Total formal votes			19,645	94.1	-0.4
Informal votes			1,234	5.9	+0.4
Turnout			20,879	87.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	11,467	58.4	+2.4
	Labor	Anthony Marinovich	8,154	41.6	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Western Australian state election, 2005: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nuala Keating	5,242	42.0	+7.8
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	4,991	40.0	+3.9
	WA Nationals	Julie Giumelli	517	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Morris Bessant	454	3.6	+3.6
	Greens	Rochelle Brady	445	3.6	+1.2
	Family First	Ron Armstrong	314	2.5	+2.5
	One Nation	Angelo Dacheff	244	2.0	-17.5
	Christian Democrats	Saskia Matthews	137	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Wayne Donnelly	79	0.6	+0.6
	CEC	Brian McCarthy	52	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			12,475	94.3	-2.3
Informal votes			753	5.7	+2.3
Turnout			13,228	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	6,331	50.8	+1.5
	Labor	Nuala Keating	6,133	49.2	-1.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.5

Western Australian state election, 2001: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	4,690	36.8	-17.9
	Labor	Patricia Briggs	3,826	30.0	0.0
	One Nation	Joe Dacheff	2,656	20.8	+20.8
	Independent	Ian Campbell	1,135	8.9	+8.9
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Brian McCarthy	451	3.5	+1.9
Total formal votes			12,758	95.1	-0.2
Informal votes			658	4.9	+0.2
Turnout			13,416	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	6,695	53.0	-9.0
	Labor	Patricia Briggs	5,926	47.0	+9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.0

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	6,401	54.7	+0.9
	Labor	Laurie Preston	3,513	30.0	-4.8
	Australia First	Morris Bessant	1,006	8.6	+8.6
	Democrats	Les Taylor	592	5.1	+2.4
	CEC	Brian McCarthy	186	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			11,698	95.3	-0.4
Informal votes			579	4.7	+0.4
Turnout			12,277	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	7,247	62.0	+1.7
	Labor	Laurie Preston	4,434	38.0	-1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

Western Australian state election, 1993: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Marshall	6,330	44.8	-0.4
	Labor	Keith Read	6,160	43.6	-0.6
	WA Nationals	Frank Letchford	586	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Kim Blacklock	361	2.6	+2.6
	Democrats	Susan Ishmael	213	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Wayne Whitcroft	206	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Laurence Preston	173	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Theo Kearing	87	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			14,116	95.8	+3.3
Informal votes			612	4.2	-3.3
Turnout			14,728	94.1	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Arthur Marshall	7,242	51.3	+2.2
	Labor	Keith Read	6,874	48.7	-2.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.2

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian McLean	4,086	45.2	-1.3
	Labor	Keith Read	3,991	44.2	-7.2
	Independent	Luna Gardiner	488	5.4	+5.4
	Independent	Terence Caraher	287	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Susan Ishmael	183	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			9,035	92.5
Informal votes			727	7.5
Turnout			9,762	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Read	4,598	50.9	-1.5
	Liberal	Brian McLean	4,437	49.1	+1.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	-1.5

Western Australian state election, 1986: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	6,119	59.8	+3.1
	Labor	Terrence Caraher	4,112	40.2	-0.1
Total formal votes			10,231	97.8	+0.5
Informal votes			233	2.2	-0.5
Turnout			10,464	93.2	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Western Australian state election, 1983: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	4,666	56.7
	Labor	James Hersey	3,317	40.3
	Independent	Marius Loeffler	242	2.9
Total formal votes			8,225	97.3
Informal votes			232	2.7
Turnout			8,457	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	4,787	58.2
	Labor	James Hersey	3,438	41.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1980: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Shalders	5,640	59.2	-1.1
	Labor	David King	3,893	40.8	+1.1
Total formal votes			9,533	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			217	2.2	-0.4
Turnout			9,750	92.1	-1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Shalders	4,805	60.3
	Labor	Noel Truman	3,157	39.7
Total formal votes			7,962	97.4
Informal votes			7,962	2.6
Turnout			8,170	93.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1974: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoffrey Dix	3,409	45.5
	Liberal	Richard Shalders	3,241	43.2
	National Alliance	Wayne McRostie	848	11.3
Total formal votes			7,498	96.9
Informal votes			243	3.1
Turnout			7,741	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Richard Shalders	3,887	51.8
	Labor	Geoffrey Dix	3,611	48.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Western Australian state election, 1971: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Spencer Geroff	3,235	42.8	-3.4
	Liberal	Henry Runciman	2,864	37.9	-15.9
	Country	Dudley Tuckey	1,130	14.9	+14.9
	Democratic Labor	Peter O'Shea	335	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			7,564	97.3	-1.2
Informal votes			208	2.7	+1.2
Turnout			7,772	94.0	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Henry Runciman	4,027	53.2	-0.7
	Labor	Spencer Geroff	3,537	46.8	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

References

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