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Electoral results for the district of Mount Lawley

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

Members for Mount Lawley

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Mount Lawley (1950–1989)
Member Party Term
  Arthur Abbott Liberal 1950–1956
  Edward Oldfield Independent Liberal 1956–1962
  Ray O'Connor Liberal 1962–1984
  George Cash Liberal 1984–1989
Mount Lawley (2008–present)
Member Party Term
  Michael Sutherland Liberal 2008–2017
  Simon Millman Labor 2017–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Millman 14,653 59.0 +18.2
Liberal Suzanne Migdale 5,807 23.4 −17.3
Greens Lucy Nicol 2,768 11.1 −1.3
No Mandatory Vaccination John Watt 549 2.2 +2.2
Christians Ellen Joubert 425 1.7 −0.8
Western Australia Russell Goodrick 321 1.3 +1.3
One Nation Herbie Schaal 203 0.8 +0.8
WAxit Gurjant Sangha 108 0.4 −1.1
Total formal votes 24,834 96.6 +1.0
Informal votes 887 3.4 −1.0
Turnout 25,721 86.6 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Millman 17,768 71.6 +17.5
Liberal Suzanne Migdale 7,063 28.4 −17.5
Labor hold Swing +17.5

Elections in the 2010s

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2017 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Millman 9,642 40.8 +7.8
Liberal Michael Sutherland 9,621 40.7 −13.3
Greens Matt Roberts 2,938 12.4 +2.6
Christians Janelle van Burgel 583 2.5 +0.3
Animal Justice Kandi Revian 497 2.1 +2.1
Micro Business Alexandra Farsalas 352 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 23,633 95.6 +2.0
Informal votes 1,099 4.4 −2.0
Turnout 24,732 88.1 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Millman 12,767 54.1 +12.9
Liberal Michael Sutherland 10,858 46.0 −12.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.9
2013 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sutherland 11,537 54.5 +9.6
Labor Bob Kucera 6,888 32.6 –2.8
Greens Tim Clifford 2,086 9.9 –3.6
Christians Paul Connelly 452 2.1 –0.8
Family First Dave Bolt 187 0.9 –0.6
Total formal votes 21,150 93.6 −0.9
Informal votes 1,446 6.4 +0.9
Turnout 22,596 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Sutherland 12,551 59.4 +7.7
Labor Bob Kucera 8,594 40.6 –7.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 2000s

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2008 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sutherland 8,607 46.4 +8.1
Labor Karen Brown 6,487 35.0 -10.5
Greens Chris Dickinson 2,639 14.2 +4.9
Christian Democrats Paul Connelly 516 2.8 +0.0
Family First Kay Warwick 305 1.6 +0.1
Total formal votes 18,554 94.6
Informal votes 1,049 5.4
Turnout 19,603 85.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Sutherland 9,680 52.2 +8.1
Labor Karen Brown 8,865 47.8 -8.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1980s

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1986 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cash 8,615 52.1 -0.9
Labor Kenneth Withers 7,914 47.9 +2.4
Total formal votes 16,529 97.5 +0.7
Informal votes 431 2.5 −0.7
Turnout 16,960 92.8 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.3
1984 Mount Lawley state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cash 7,492 51.5 -1.5
Labor Kenneth Withers 6,214 42.7 -2.8
Democrats Julia Melland 544 3.7 +3.7
Independent Frank Ash 291 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 14,541 96.9 +0.1
Informal votes 465 3.1 −0.1
Turnout 15,006 79.9 −7.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1983 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 7,909 53.0
Labor Desmond Hoffman 6,789 45.5
Communist Cedric Beidatsch 217 1.5
Total formal votes 14,915 96.8
Informal votes 499 3.2
Turnout 15,414 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 7,965 53.4
Labor Desmond Hoffman 6,950 46.6
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 7,401 54.3 -2.3
Labor Leslie Whittle 4,885 35.8 -1.9
Democrats Ronald Downie 1,348 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 13,634 95.6 −1.0
Informal votes 620 4.4 +1.0
Turnout 14,254 88.4 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 8,075 59.2 -0.3
Labor Leslie Whittle 5,559 40.8 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Elections in the 1970s

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1977 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 8,196 56.6
Labor Athol Monck 5,459 37.7
Independent Malcolm Hall 824 5.7
Total formal votes 14,479 96.6
Informal votes 502 3.4
Turnout 14,981 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 8,608 59.5
Labor Athol Monck 5,871 40.5
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 7,441 53.2
Labor Arthur Chauncy 5,608 40.1
National Alliance John Poole 949 6.8
Total formal votes 13,998 95.6
Informal votes 640 4.4
Turnout 14,638 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 8,247 58.9
Labor Arthur Chauncy 5,751 41.1
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray O'Connor 6,056 50.6 -9.4
Labor Michael Helm 4,881 40.8 +0.8
Democratic Labor Keith Anderson 1,027 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 11,964 95.6 −0.7
Informal votes 553 4.4 +0.7
Turnout 12,517 89.4 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray O'Connor 6,794 56.8 -3.2
Labor Michael Helm 5,170 43.2 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray O'Connor 6,655 60.0
Labor Patrick Weir 4,440 40.0
Total formal votes 11,095 96.3
Informal votes 420 3.7
Turnout 11,515 91.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray O'Connor 6,189 63.6 +5.2
Labor Mervyn Knight 3,545 36.4 -5.2
Total formal votes 9,734 95.5 −3.2
Informal votes 461 4.5 +4.3
Turnout 10,195 91.1 −0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.2
1962 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray O'Connor 5,838 58.4
Labor Joe Berinson 4,156 41.6
Total formal votes 9,994 98.7
Informal votes 133 1.3
Turnout 10,127 91.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward Oldfield 4,963 44.8 -23.0
Liberal and Country Alexander Barras 4,705 42.5 +10.3
Democratic Labor Ernest Parker 1,412 12.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 11,080 97.2 +2.2
Informal votes 321 2.8 −2.2
Turnout 11,401 93.6 −0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Edward Oldfield 5,547 50.1 -17.7
Liberal and Country Alexander Barras 5,533 49.9 +17.7
Independent hold Swing -17.7
1956 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Edward Oldfield 6,242 67.8
Liberal and Country Arthur Abbott 2,965 32.2
Total formal votes 9,207 95.0
Informal votes 480 5.0
Turnout 9,687 93.9
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Abbott 5,944 89.8 +20.7
Independent Edward Zeffertt 672 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 6,616 90.6 −3.7
Informal votes 689 9.4 +3.7
Turnout 7,305 91.8 +1.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Abbott 4,963 69.1
Independent James Collins 2,223 30.9
Total formal votes 7,186 94.3
Informal votes 430 5.7
Turnout 7,616 89.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Mount Lawley District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Mount Lawley District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Mount Lawley Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.