Results of the 1996 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Western Australian state election, 14 December 1996^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1993–2001 >>
Enrolled voters		1,119,992
Votes cast		1,007,835		Turnout	89.99%	–3.51%
Informal votes		44,229		Informal	4.39%	+0.26%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	384,518	39.90%	–4.25%	29	+ 3
	Labor	345,159	35.82%	–1.26%	19	– 5
	National	55,817	5.79%	+0.46%	6	± 0
	Democrats	48,985	5.08%	+2.76%	0	± 0
	Greens	45,550	4.73%	+0.42%	0	± 0
	Marijuana	3,245	0.34%	+0.34%	0	± 0
	Other parties	6,929	0.72%	–4.35%	0	± 0
	Independent^[1]	74,179	7.70%	+1.21%	3	+ 2
Total		963,606			57
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal/National	530,603	55.16%	–0.28%
	Labor	431,245	44.84%	+0.28%

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1996 Western Australian election.

Results by Electoral district

Albany

1996 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	6,649	57.9	+25.7
	Labor	Matt Benson-Lidholm	3,873	33.8	+3.7
	CALM Resistance Movement	Rob Moir	952	8.3	+6.6
Total formal votes			11,474	95.4	+0.0
Informal votes			550	4.6	−0.0
Turnout			12,024	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Prince	7,096	61.9	+1.1
	Labor	Matt Benson-Lidholm	4,368	38.1	−1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Alfred Cove

1996 Western Australian state election: Alfred Cove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Doug Shave	10,657	49.9	−15.6
	Independent	Penny Hearne	5,756	27.0	+27.0
	Labor	Louise Pratt	4,134	19.4	−3.9
	Independent	Lyn Edwards	802	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			21,349	97.4	+0.7
Informal votes			569	2.6	−0.7
Turnout			21,918	91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Doug Shave	11,182	52.4	−18.7
	Independent	Penny Hearne	10,148	47.6	+47.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−18.7

Armadale

1996 Western Australian state election: Armadale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alannah MacTiernan	9,667	44.4	−4.4
	Liberal	Tony Andretta	6,830	31.4	−7.7
	Independent	Spike Fokkema	4,036	18.6	+18.6
	Democrats	Raelene Watson	1,221	5.6	+3.1
Total formal votes			21,754	95.0	−0.2
Informal votes			1,155	5.0	+0.2
Turnout			22,909	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alannah MacTiernan	11,732	54.0	−1.0
	Liberal	Tony Andretta	9,982	46.0	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.0

Avon

1996 Western Australian state election: Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Trenorden	6,795	60.9	+22.9
	Labor	Paul Andrews	3,080	27.6	−2.4
	Independent	Stephen Bluck	1,276	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			11,151	95.4	−0.9
Informal votes			536	4.6	+0.9
Turnout			11,687	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Trenorden	7,435	66.8	+1.9
	Labor	Paul Andrews	3,703	33.2	−1.9
	National hold		Swing	+1.9

Ballajura

1996 Western Australian state election: Ballajura
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rhonda Parker	9,974	43.5	−1.6
	Labor	John D'Orazio	9,273	40.5	−1.9
	Marijuana	Dave Sayer	869	3.8	+3.8
	Greens	Heather Aquilina	750	3.3	+1.0
	Independent	Robert Farrell	712	3.1	+3.1
	Democrats	Jim Kerr	703	3.1	+2.7
	Independent	Raymond Nelson	643	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			22,924	94.2	−1.7
Informal votes			1,402	5.8	+1.7
Turnout			24,326	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rhonda Parker	11,463	50.1	−1.5
	Labor	John D'Orazio	11,419	49.9	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.5

Bassendean

1996 Western Australian state election: Bassendean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clive Brown	11,349	54.2	+2.1
	Liberal	Shane Shenton	6,986	33.3	+0.4
	Democrats	Kathy Ready	2,620	12.5	+11.1
Total formal votes			20,955	94.1	−0.7
Informal votes			1,312	5.9	+0.7
Turnout			22,267	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clive Brown	12,973	62.0	+2.2
	Liberal	Shane Shenton	7,945	38.0	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Belmont

1996 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Ripper	9,910	48.0	−1.2
	Liberal	Andrew Murfin	7,605	36.9	−1.8
	Greens	Teresa Castillo	1,729	8.4	+3.8
	Democrats	Val Preston	1,385	6.7	+4.4
Total formal votes			20,629	93.8	−0.9
Informal votes			1,357	6.2	+0.9
Turnout			21,986	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Ripper	11,834	57.5	+2.1
	Liberal	Andrew Murfin	8,736	42.5	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Bunbury

1996 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	5,322	47.7	+2.1
	Labor	Barry Down	3,740	33.5	−9.9
	Independent	Mary Collins	1,069	9.6	+9.6
	Greens	Joan Jenkins	585	5.2	−1.3
	Democrats	Ronald Hellyer	256	2.3	+2.1
	Independent	Joanne Hill	195	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			11,167	96.0	−0.6
Informal votes			467	4.0	+0.6
Turnout			11,634	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Osborne	6,166	55.3	+5.0
	Labor	Barry Down	4,993	44.7	−5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Burrup

1996 Western Australian state election: Burrup
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Riebeling	4,436	47.5	−7.8
	Liberal	Barry Haase	3,627	38.8	+4.7
	National	Paul Ausburn	1,284	13.7	+13.7
Total formal votes			9,347	96.2	+0.2
Informal votes			365	3.8	−0.2
Turnout			9,712	84.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Riebeling	4,828	51.7	−9.7
	Liberal	Barry Haase	4,518	48.3	+9.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.7

Carine

1996 Western Australian state election: Carine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Katie Hodson-Thomas	10,124	46.5	−17.9
	Independent	Peter Kyle	5,069	23.3	+23.3
	Labor	Ros Harley	3,640	16.7	−7.2
	Independent	John Bombak	1,531	7.0	+7.0
	Greens	Catherine Goh	1,412	6.5	+0.3
Total formal votes			21,776	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			546	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			22,322	92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Katie Hodson-Thomas	11,360	52.2	−17.7
	Independent	Peter Kyle	10,387	47.8	+47.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−17.7

Churchlands

1996 Western Australian state election: Churchlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Constable	17,254	83.2	+35.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Baker	3,478	16.8	+10.0
Total formal votes			20,732	97.7	+0.0
Informal votes			492	2.3	−0.0
Turnout			21,224	89.7
	Independent hold		Swing	+5.1

Cockburn

1996 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Thomas	10,326	50.9	−3.4
	Liberal	Wendy Blake	6,793	33.5	−2.1
	Greens	Nadine Lapthorne	1,749	8.6	+2.1
	Democrats	Jakica Zaknic	1,427	7.0	+3.8
Total formal votes			20,295	94.1	−0.2
Informal votes			1,267	5.9	+0.2
Turnout			21,562	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Thomas	12,245	60.6	+0.2
	Liberal	Wendy Blake	7,976	39.4	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Collie

1996 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Hilda Turnbull	6,954	59.3	+26.1
	Labor	Mick Murray	4,779	40.7	+1.8
Total formal votes			11,733	97.5	+1.0
Informal votes			295	2.5	−1.0
Turnout			12,028	92.4
	National hold		Swing	+0.9

Cottesloe

1996 Western Australian state election: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Colin Barnett	12,572	60.5	−1.6
	Labor	Paul Cecchini	3,766	18.1	−1.0
	Greens	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

Darling Range

1996 Western Australian state election: Darling Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Day	11,711	54.9	+2.5
	Labor	Geoff Stallard	5,876	27.5	−0.7
	Democrats	Gail Kelly	1,923	9.0	+7.8
	Greens	Stewart Jackson	1,830	8.6	+3.2
Total formal votes			21,340	95.2	−0.8
Informal votes			1,066	4.8	+0.8
Turnout			22,406	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Day	13,390	62.9	−0.5
	Labor	Geoff Stallard	7,912	37.1	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.5

Dawesville

1996 Western Australian state election: Dawesville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Marshall	6,183	50.0	−0.1
	Labor	John Hughes	4,098	33.1	−7.8
	Independent	Alan Gent	1,163	9.4	+9.4
	Independent	Shelby Pearson	506	4.1	+4.1
	Democrats	Andrew Harrison	420	3.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			12,370	96.7	+0.4
Informal votes			416	3.3	−0.4
Turnout			12,786	90.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Arthur Marshall	7,398	59.9	+5.3
	Labor	John Hughes	4,947	40.1	−5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Eyre

1996 Western Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julian Grill	4,611	57.2	+3.6
	National	Kathy Finlayson	1,732	21.5	+21.5
	Liberal	Don Green	1,714	21.3	−14.1
Total formal votes			8,057	95.1	−0.4
Informal votes			418	4.9	+0.4
Turnout			8,475	80.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julian Grill	4,908	61.0	+2.8
	National	Kathy Finlayson	3,139	39.0	+39.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Fremantle

1996 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim McGinty	9,096	45.8	−0.3
	Liberal	Michael Mallis	6,479	32.6	−3.2
	Greens	Elisabeth Jones	2,874	14.5	+6.0
	Democrats	Corey Watts	1,420	7.1	+4.7
Total formal votes			19,869	94.7	+2.9
Informal votes			1,107	5.3	−2.9
Turnout			20,976	88.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	12,153	61.3	+4.6
	Liberal	Michael Mallis	7,662	38.7	−4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Geraldton

1996 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Bloffwitch	5,237	50.3	+9.6
	Labor	Laurie Graham	3,641	35.0	+1.3
	Independent	Tony Cogan	1,194	11.5	+11.5
	Democrats	Stephan Gyorgy	330	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			10,402	96.0	−0.5
Informal votes			428	4.0	+0.5
Turnout			10,830	88.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Bloffwitch	5,912	57.0	−2.8
	Labor	Laurie Graham	4,468	43.0	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

Girrawheen

1996 Western Australian state election: Girrawheen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Cunningham	10,689	55.9	−1.5
	Liberal	Avis Gobby	6,240	32.6	+0.9
	Democrats	Margaret Evans	2,200	11.5	+10.0
Total formal votes			19,129	93.1	−1.8
Informal votes			1,412	6.9	+1.8
Turnout			20,541	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Cunningham	11,966	62.6	−0.9
	Liberal	Avis Gobby	7,143	37.4	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

Greenough

1996 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Minson	8,202	72.1	+15.7
	Labor	Carl Reynolds	3,172	27.9	+2.7
Total formal votes			11,374	96.9	+0.3
Informal votes			367	3.1	−0.3
Turnout			11,741	90.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

Hillarys

1996 Western Australian state election: Hillarys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Johnson	12,085	53.3	+2.6
	Labor	Tony O'Gorman	7,442	32.8	−1.0
	Democrats	Sylvia Smith	3,139	13.8	+9.3
Total formal votes			22,666	95.6	−1.3
Informal votes			1,036	4.4	+1.3
Turnout			23,702	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Johnson	13,544	59.9	+0.9
	Labor	Tony O'Gorman	9,081	40.1	−0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Innaloo

1996 Western Australian state election: Innaloo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Strickland	9,516	46.1	−1.8
	Labor	Anne Barrett	7,334	35.6	−4.7
	Greens	Merilyn Keillor	1,566	7.6	+1.7
	Democrats	Peter Markham	1,320	6.4	+3.7
	Marijuana	Paul Shann	893	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			20,629	94.7	−1.5
Informal votes			1,159	5.3	+1.5
Turnout			21,788	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	George Strickland	11,117	54.0	+1.4
	Labor	Anne Barrett	9,489	46.0	−1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

Joondalup

1996 Western Australian state election: Joondalup
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Baker	10,557	47.5	+4.0
	Labor	Dianne Guise	7,777	35.0	−5.8
	Greens	Steve Magyar	1,527	6.9	+2.0
	Democrats	Sarah Gilfillan	1,238	5.6	+3.1
	Marijuana	Leigh Smith	809	3.6	+3.6
	Australian People's Party	Peter Rowlands	326	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			22,234	95.8	−0.7
Informal votes			983	4.2	+0.7
Turnout			23,217	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Baker	12,318	55.5	+4.0
	Labor	Dianne Guise	9,884	44.5	−4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Kalgoorlie

1996 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Megan Anwyl	4,985	46.7	−5.9
	Liberal	Karen McGay	3,435	32.2	−2.6
	National	Doug Daws	1,349	12.6	+12.6
	Independent	Darby Renton	898	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			10,667	96.7	+0.3
Informal votes			369	3.3	−0.3
Turnout			11,036	86.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Megan Anwyl	5,793	54.4	−3.2
	Liberal	Karen McGay	4,859	45.6	+3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

Kimberley

1996 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ernie Bridge	2,727	33.8	+33.8
	Independent	Brian Martin	2,365	29.3	+29.3
	Liberal	David Parker	2,265	28.1	−8.4
	National	James O'Kenny	711	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			8,068	96.9	−1.3
Informal votes			257	3.1	+1.3
Turnout			8,325	68.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ernie Bridge	4,954	61.5	+61.5
	Liberal	David Parker	3,104	38.5	+2.0
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+61.5

Kingsley

1996 Western Australian state election: Kingsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cheryl Edwardes	11,843	54.4	−4.0
	Labor	Jon Davies	7,071	32.5	+0.1
	Democrats	Bert Toonen	2,866	13.2	+9.0
Total formal votes			21,780	95.4	−1.5
Informal votes			1,058	4.6	+1.5
Turnout			22,838	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Cheryl Edwardes	13,104	60.2	−2.6
	Labor	Jon Davies	8,649	39.8	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

Mandurah

1996 Western Australian state election: Mandurah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,281	47.5	−2.9
	Labor	Kevin Holmes	4,374	39.3	−2.0
	Independent	John Smith	608	5.5	+5.5
	Greens	Patricia Keddie	569	5.1	+2.3
	Democrats	Marjorie McKercher	284	2.6	+2.3
Total formal votes			11,116	96.2	+0.5
Informal votes			443	3.8	−0.5
Turnout			11,559	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,877	53.0	−1.2
	Labor	Kevin Holmes	5,215	47.0	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.2

Maylands

1996 Western Australian state election: 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

Merredin

1996 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Hendy Cowan	9,488	81.2	+30.9
	Labor	Mick Cole	2,203	18.8	+3.7
Total formal votes			11,691	97.6	+0.4
Informal votes			282	2.4	−0.4
Turnout			11,973	91.8
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

Midland

1996 Western Australian state election: Midland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michelle Roberts	10,340	47.1	+0.4
	Liberal	Anne Fergusson-Stewart	8,745	39.8	+1.2
	Democrats	Michael Preston	2,890	13.2	+11.7
Total formal votes			21,975	94.5	−0.6
Informal votes			1,278	5.5	+0.6
Turnout			23,253	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michelle Roberts	11,912	54.3	0.0
	Liberal	Anne Fergusson-Stewart	10,032	45.7	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Mitchell

1996 Western Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Sullivan	6,146	48.2	+6.6
	Labor	Melissa Parke	5,272	41.4	−2.6
	Greens	Peter Eckersley	701	5.5	+0.2
	National	Peter Prowse	343	2.7	+2.7
	Democrats	Morgan Wilde	279	2.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			12,741	96.6	−0.2
Informal votes			450	3.4	+0.2
Turnout			13,191	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dan Sullivan	6,774	53.2	+3.7
	Labor	Melissa Parke	5,961	46.8	−3.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.7

Moore

1996 Western Australian state election: Moore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill McNee	8,497	77.9	+22.1
	Labor	Steve Kirby	2,409	22.1	+3.7
Total formal votes			10,906	97.4	+0.6
Informal votes			291	2.6	−0.6
Turnout			11,197	91.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

Murdoch

1996 Western Australian state election: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Board	12,387	60.0	−6.5
	Labor	Monica Fitz	5,538	26.8	+1.1
	Greens	Graham Lapthorne	2,705	13.1	+12.4
Total formal votes			20,630	96.2	−1.0
Informal votes			805	3.8	+1.0
Turnout			21,435	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Board	13,401	65.1	−5.0
	Labor	Monica Fitz	7,197	34.9	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

Murray-Wellington

1996 Western Australian state election: 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
	Citizens Electoral Council	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

Nedlands

1996 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Court	11,429	56.6	−7.3
	Labor	Neil Roberts	4,015	19.9	−0.5
	Greens	Mark Lockett	2,247	11.1	+0.6
	Democrats	Michael Barrett	1,577	7.8	+3.1
	Independent	Michael Parks	915	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			20,183	97.3	+0.3
Informal votes			556	2.7	−0.3
Turnout			20,739	87.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Richard Court	13,054	64.9	−5.4
	Labor	Neil Roberts	7,073	35.1	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

Ningaloo

1996 Western Australian state election: Ningaloo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Leahy	3,621	41.6	−3.8
	Liberal	Rod Sweetman	3,133	36.0	−3.7
	National	Margaret Day	1,175	13.5	+6.4
	Greens	John Blinkhorn	557	6.4	+1.5
	Democrats	Douglas Bearham	218	2.5	+0.8
Total formal votes			8,704	96.2	−0.1
Informal votes			348	3.8	+0.1
Turnout			9,052	83.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rod Sweetman	4,407	50.7	+1.9
	Labor	Kevin Leahy	4,288	49.3	−1.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.9

Nollamara

1996 Western Australian state election: Nollamara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Kobelke	10,493	53.9	+1.1
	Liberal	Brad Waghorn	7,178	36.9	+0.2
	Democrats	Sean Roda	1,801	9.2	+8.3
Total formal votes			19,472	92.6	−2.3
Informal votes			1,566	7.4	+2.3
Turnout			21,038	90.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Kobelke	11,449	58.9	+0.5
	Liberal	Brad Waghorn	7,998	41.1	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Peel

1996 Western Australian state election: Peel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Marlborough	11,605	53.5	−3.8
	Independent	Bill Hall	3,817	17.6	+17.6
	Liberal	James O'Malley	3,573	16.5	−12.6
	Greens	Paul Lewis	1,604	7.4	−0.5
	Democrats	David Coombs	1,100	5.1	+1.8
Total formal votes			21,699	94.9	−0.5
Informal votes			1,161	5.1	+0.5
Turnout			22,860	89.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Norm Marlborough	13,238	61.2	−2.7
	Independent	Bill Hall	8,385	38.8	+38.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

Perth

1996 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Diana Warnock	8,501	47.0	+3.7
	Liberal	Janet Davidson	6,710	37.1	−2.1
	Greens	Elena Jeffreys	2,087	11.5	+3.7
	Independent	Raymond Conder	803	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			18,101	94.7	+1.3
Informal votes			1,008	5.3	−1.3
Turnout			19,109	86.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Diana Warnock	10,461	57.9	+4.1
	Liberal	Janet Davidson	7,597	42.1	−4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Pilbara

1996 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Graham	4,284	63.8	+4.9
	Liberal	Domenick Palumbo	1,964	29.3	+5.8
	National	Anne O'Donoghue	465	6.9	+6.8
Total formal votes			6,713	95.4	+0.5
Informal votes			324	4.6	−0.5
Turnout			7,037	68.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Graham	4,407	65.7	−2.4
	Liberal	Domenick Palumbo	2,300	34.3	+2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

Riverton

1996 Western Australian state election: Riverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	9,686	46.6	−10.0
	Labor	Jane van den Herik	5,847	28.2	−6.2
	Independent	Margot Ross	3,583	17.3	+17.3
	Democrats	Eric Speed	1,083	5.2	−0.2
	Independent	Abraham Lynx	570	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			20,769	96.2	−0.6
Informal votes			823	3.8	+0.6
Turnout			21,592	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Kierath	11,746	56.7	−4.2
	Labor	Jane van den Herik	8,957	43.3	+4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.2

Rockingham

1996 Western Australian state election: Rockingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mark McGowan	9,759	48.5	+3.3
	Liberal	Rob Brown	7,029	34.9	+8.8
	Greens	Bob Goodale	1,211	6.0	+2.4
	Democrats	Barbara Edwards	821	4.1	+2.2
		Mal McFetridge	681	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Arthur Galletly	420	2.1	+0.8
		Frans Schutte	195	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			20,116	95.7	+0.2
Informal votes			895	4.3	−0.2
Turnout			21,011	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mark McGowan	11,531	57.5	+3.4
	Liberal	Rob Brown	8,530	42.5	3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Roe

1996 Western Australian state election: Roe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ross Ainsworth	6,286	53.6	0.0
	Independent	Lance Shearer	2,304	19.6	+19.6
	Independent	Lesley Parker	1,927	16.4	+16.4
	Labor	June Belton	1,217	10.4	−5.7
Total formal votes			11,734	97.7	+1.0
Informal votes			281	2.3	−1.0
Turnout			12,015	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ross Ainsworth	9,709	82.8	+0.8
	Labor	June Belton	2,011	17.2	−0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Ross Ainsworth	7,265	62.0	−20.0
	Independent	Lance Shearer	4,459	38.0	+38.0
	National hold		Swing	−20.0

Roleystone

1996 Western Australian state election: Roleystone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Tubby	10,164	48.3	−0.1
	Labor	Tom Hoyer	6,902	32.8	−4.4
	Greens	Catherine Hall	2,215	10.5	+7.9
	Democrats	Tony Bloomer	1,742	8.3	+5.6
Total formal votes			21,023	94.9	−0.5
Informal votes			1,125	5.1	+0.5
Turnout			22,148	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Tubby	11,994	57.2	+1.7
	Labor	Tom Hoyer	8,960	42.8	−1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

South Perth

1996 Western Australian state election: South Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Phillip Pendal	8,058	39.6	+39.6
	Liberal	Peter Spencer	6,764	33.3	−24.8
	Labor	Kim Bryant	4,031	19.8	+17.3
	Greens	Andrew Thomson	1,473	7.2	−1.4
Total formal votes			20,326	97.4	+1.5
Informal votes			553	2.6	−1.5
Turnout			20,879	88.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Phillip Pendal	13,045	64.2	+64.2
	Liberal	Peter Spencer	7,270	35.8	−30.8
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	+64.2

Southern River

1996 Western Australian state election: Southern River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Monica Holmes	9,528	43.6	+1.2
	Labor	Judyth Watson	8,912	40.8	−6.1
	Independent	Tim Dowsett	1,449	6.6	+6.6
	Democrats	Celia Dines	1,226	5.6	+2.5
	Call to Australia	Michelle Shave	733	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			21,848	95.2	−0.7
Informal votes			1,111	4.8	+0.7
Turnout			22,959	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Monica Holmes	11,234	51.5	+4.1
	Labor	Judyth Watson	10,574	48.5	−4.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.1

Stirling

1996 Western Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Monty House	7,569	66.7	+15.5
	Labor	Barry Christy	1,870	16.5	+0.3
	Greens	Paul Llewellyn	1,436	12.7	+5.5
	Democrats	Gaida Neggo	469	4.1	+2.4
Total formal votes			11,344	96.4	−0.7
Informal votes			425	3.6	+0.7
Turnout			11,769	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Monty House	8,395	74.1	−3.1
	Labor	Barry Christy	2,932	25.9	+3.1
	National hold		Swing	−3.1

Swan Hills

1996 Western Australian state election: Swan Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	June van de Klashorst	10,756	51.2	+5.6
	Labor	Peter Murray	5,701	27.1	−3.6
	Greens	Kathryn Driver	2,266	10.8	+4.2
	Democrats	Bobbie Moxham	1,696	8.1	+4.3
	Reform	David Gunnyon	589	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			21,008	96.1	+0.1
Informal votes			862	3.9	−0.1
Turnout			21,870	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	June van de Klashorst	12,505	59.7	+0.2
	Labor	Peter Murray	8,430	40.3	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

Thornlie

1996 Western Australian state election: Thornlie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Brand	9,077	43.1	+0.1
	Labor	Sheila McHale	8,853	42.1	−6.1
	Greens	Rebecca Byrne	1,602	7.6	+5.9
	Democrats	Charlton Bailey	1,514	7.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			21,046	94.7	−1.0
Informal votes			1,174	5.3	+1.0
Turnout			22,220	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sheila McHale	10,815	51.5	−1.2
	Liberal	Brian Brand	10,191	48.5	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

Vasse

1996 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernie Masters	5,433	43.2	−14.9
	National	Beryle Morgan	2,917	23.2	+14.0
	Labor	Linda Mullins	2,097	16.7	−5.5
	Independent	Mike Sully	1,261	10.0	+10.0
	Democrats	Alf Denman	451	3.6	+2.9
	Independent	Ron Palmer	413	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			12,572	96.4	−0.3
Informal votes			476	3.6	+0.3
Turnout			13,048	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bernie Masters	8,745	69.7	−0.6
	Labor	Linda Mullins	3,802	30.3	+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Bernie Masters	7,424	59.2	−11.1
	National	Beryle Morgan	5,116	40.8	+40.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.1

Victoria Park

1996 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Gallop	9,725	47.7	+0.8
	Liberal	Bruce Stevenson	7,313	35.9	−4.2
	Greens	Phil Farren	1,289	6.3	+0.4
	Democrats	Anne Millar	1,042	5.1	+2.3
	Independent	John Collins	1,015	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			20,384	95.5	+0.3
Informal votes			963	4.5	−0.3
Turnout			21,347	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Gallop	11,756	57.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Bruce Stevenson	8,570	42.2	−3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Wagin

1996 Western Australian state election: Wagin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Wiese	8,749	74.3	−1.3
	Labor	Phil Hogan	2,213	18.8	+17.7
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jean Robinson	819	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			11,781	96.6	+0.5
Informal votes			412	3.4	−0.5
Turnout			12,193	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Wiese	9,270	78.7	+0.5
	Labor	Phil Hogan	2,504	21.3	−0.5
	National hold		Swing	+0.5

Wanneroo

1996 Western Australian state election: Wanneroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Iain MacLean	11,252	44.8	+1.2
	Labor	Liz Prime	10,023	39.9	−2.3
	Greens	Miguel Castillo	2,011	8.0	+3.7
	Democrats	Jeanette Grieves	1,815	7.2	+6.1
Total formal votes			25,101	95.2	−0.2
Informal votes			1,266	4.8	+0.2
Turnout			26,367	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Iain MacLean	12,919	51.6	+0.6
	Labor	Liz Prime	12,123	48.4	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Warren-Blackwood

1996 Western Australian state election: Warren-Blackwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Omodei	8,033	61.8	−0.9
	Labor	Nicholas Oaks	3,198	24.6	+2.2
	Democrats	Sally Johnston	1,105	8.5	+8.5
	Citizens Electoral Council	Tony Drake	666	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			13,002	96.5	−0.3
Informal votes			467	3.5	+0.3
Turnout			13,469	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Omodei	8,721	67.1	−2.3
	Labor	Nicholas Oaks	4,276	32.9	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

Willagee

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1996 Western Australian state election: Willagee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Carpenter	10,186	50.1	+4.4
	Liberal	Tony Seman	7,466	36.7	−6.6
	Greens	Eddie Speed	1,765	8.7	+4.9
	Democrats	Ilse Trewin	915	4.5	+1.3
Total formal votes			20,332	95.2	+0.4
Informal votes			1,025	4.8	−0.4
Turnout			21,357	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Carpenter	11,919	58.8	+6.8
	Liberal	Tony Seman	8,367	41.2	−6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

Yokine

1996 Western Australian state election: Yokine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kim Hames	9,127	44.1	−1.0
	Labor	Nick Catania	7,698	37.2	−5.7
	Independent	Sam Piantadosi	1,116	5.4	+5.4
	Greens	Kim Herbert	1,094	5.3	+1.1
	Democrats	Margot Clifford	976	4.7	+3.0
	Marijuana	Lucy Honan	674	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			20,685	94.8	+0.4
Informal votes			1,127	5.2	−0.2
Turnout			21,812	90.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kim Hames	10,987	53.2	+2.6
	Labor	Nick Catania	9,663	46.8	−2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

References

^ Antony Green (June 2001). "Western Australian State Election 1996" (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

[1] Antony Green (June 2001). "Western Australian State Election 1996" (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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Results of the 1996 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Results by Electoral district

Albany

Alfred Cove

Armadale

Avon

Ballajura

Bassendean

Belmont

Bunbury

Burrup

Carine

Churchlands

Cockburn

Collie

Cottesloe

Darling Range

Dawesville

Eyre

Fremantle

Geraldton

Girrawheen

Greenough

Hillarys

Innaloo

Joondalup

Kalgoorlie

Kimberley

Kingsley

Mandurah

Maylands

Merredin

Midland

Mitchell

Moore

Murdoch

Murray-Wellington

Nedlands

Ningaloo

Nollamara

Peel

Perth

Pilbara

Riverton

Rockingham

Roe

Roleystone

South Perth

Southern River

Stirling

Swan Hills

Thornlie

Vasse

Victoria Park

Wagin

Wanneroo

Warren-Blackwood

Willagee

Yokine

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