User:Orderinchaos/Byelections

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By-elections of the State Parliament of Western Australia

(get pre-1960)

  • 14 July 1951 - South Fremantle (Thomas Fox (ALP) died 20/4/51, Phillip Richard Lawrence (ALP) elected 4631/7531)
  • 12 March 1960 - South Fremantle (Phillip Richard Lawrence (ALP) died 25/1/60, Henry Curran (ALP) elected 5266/10033 against William John Hughes - Ind Lab 4767) Rockingham/Kwinana strongly favoured the latter.
  • 26 August 1961 - Victoria Park (Hugh David Andrew (ALP) died 1/7/61 (memb since 1950), Ronald Davies (ALP) elected 5003/8680 against David Gerald Hooper (LCL) 2788, Bernard George Harrison (DLP) 889)
  • 23 June 1962 - Murray (Hon Sir Duncan Ross McLarty (LCL) resigned. Frederick Herbert Crockenberg ALP 1638; John Marshall Harries CP 734; Ewart Runciman LCL 1908; Dudley Charles Tuckey Ind Lib 501 (tot 4781). Tuckey split half to ALP/LCL, CP went entirely to LCL bar 8 votes. End result - 2889 Ewart Runciman elected, 1892 Crockenberg.)
  • 21 July 1962 - Darling Range (Court of Disputed Returns inval 22 June) - original result confirmed, Kenneth Wathen Dunn (LCL) elected.
  • 1 September 1962 - Bunbury (George Frederick Roberts (LCL) died) - Maurice Clifford Williams (LCL) elected 2572/5335 against Charles Frederick Webber (ALP) 2483 and Gilbert McIntosh Handcock (DLP) 280 (215 to LCL)
  • 8 May 1965 - Dale (Hon Gerald Percy Wild (LCL) resigned, became Agent General for WA) - Edgar Cyril Rushton (LCL) elected 2845/5755 against Robert Mervyn Bailey (ALP) 1820 and William John Hart (CP) 1090 (853 to LCL)
  • 2 September 1967 - Mount Marshall (George Meredith Connell (CP) died 6/7/67) - Walter Raymond McPharlin (CP) elected 2662/4146 against Djordje Milicic ALP 474 and William John McNee (Bill McNee) LCL 1010
  • 2 September 1967 - Roe (Thomas George Hart (CP) resigned 10/6/67) - William Gordon Young (CP) elected 3481/5204 against Melville Harold Bungey LCL 1723.
  • 6 June 1970 - Albany (Jack Hall (ALP) resigned) - Wyndham Truran Cook (ALP) elected 2538/5326 (2782 on 2pp) against George James Formby (LIB) 2080, Henry Edward Ayers (Ind Lib) 529, Brian John Burns (DLP) 179.
  • 13 November 1971 - Ascot (John Mervin Toms (ALP) died 8/10/71) - Malcolm John Bryce (ALP) elected 6463/12096 against Fred Chaney LIB 5037 and 596 votes to 3 other candidates.
  • 16 December 1972 - Blackwood (David Donald Reid (CP) resigned 26/10/72) - Alexander Ashley Lewis (Lib) elected 2023/5125 (3284 2pp) against Frederick Ray Hebbard (ALP) 1642->1841, Robert Wardell-Johnson CP 1460.
  • 7 April 1973 - Bunbury (Maurice Clifford Williams (LIB) resigned) - John Sibson (LIB) elected 3479/6816 against Frank McLeod Kirwan (ALP) 3337.
  • 28 July 1973 - Balcatta (Herbert Ernst Graham (ALP) resigned) - Brian Thomas Burke (ALP) elected 9075/18722 -> 9376 against Neil Gregory Beck (LIB) 9178 -> 9346 (30 vote deficit!) and Wilfred Kenneth Campin (Australia Party) 469 (301 to ALP)
  • 1 June 1975 - Greenough (David Brand (LIB) resigned Opp, Reginald John Tubby (LIB) elected 2851/6312)
  • 17 December 1977 - Kimberley (Disputed returns; Keith Ridge (LIB) re-elected 1705/3326) (24(1):109 APC - began in July, delivered early Nov (extensive discussion follows)) May be notable in its own right as the first time a ruling was necessary re Aboriginal illiterate voters. (see also discussion in "In Firm Hands")
  • 20 June 1981 - Kalgoorlie (Edward Thomas Evans (ALP) died, Ian Taylor (ALP) elected 4158/5861)
  • 13 March 1982 - Swan (John Skidmore resigned, Gordon Hill (ALP) elected 7491/12508)
  • 13 March 1982 - Nedlands (Charles Court (LIB) resigned, Richard Court (LIB) elected 5261/10632)
  • 8 October 1983 - Mundaring (Disputed returns; Gavan Troy (ALP) by 45 votes) - ALP Mundaring, Sawyers Valley, Stoneville, Mt Helena, Chidlow, Herne Hill, Upper Swan; LIB Bullsbrook, West Swan, Parkerville, Wooroloo, Gidgegannup; None Mahogany Creek.)
  • 17 November 1984 - Cockburn (Alexander Taylor (?) resigned, Clive Hughes (ALP) elected 11270/16685)
  • 17 November 1984 - Mt Lawley (Ray O'Connor resigned Opp, Samuel Cash (LIB) elected 7492/14541)
  • 7 June 1986 - Cockburn (Clive Hughes (ALP) resigned, Norm Marlborough (ALP) elected)
  • 7 June 1986 - Victoria Park (Ron Davies (ALP) resigned, Geoff Gallop (ALP) elected)
  • 9 May 1987 - Morley-Swan (Arthur Tonkin (ALP) resigned, Frank Donovan (ALP) elected)
  • 9 May 1987 - Narrogin (Crawford Nalder (NAT) resigned, Bob Wiese (NAT) elected)
  • 9 May 1987 - Perth (Terry Burke (ALP) resigned, Ian Alexander (ALP) elected)
  • 24 October 1987 - Darling Range (George Spriggs (LIB) resigned, Ian Thompson (LIB) elected
  • 24 October 1987 - Gascoyne (Ian Laurance (LIB) resigned, Dudley Maslen (LIB?) elected)
  • 19 March 1988 - Ascot (Malcolm Bryce (ALP) resigned, Eric Ripper (ALP) elected)
  • 19 March 1988 - Balga (Brian Burke (ALP) resigned Prem, Ted Cunningham (ALP) elected)
  • 7 May 1988 - Dale (Cyril Rushton (LIB) resigned, Fred Tubby (LIB) elected)
  • 26 May 1990 - Fremantle (David Parker (ALP) resigned DP, Jim McGinty (ALP) elected)
  • 26 May 1990 - Maylands (Peter Dowding (ALP) resigned Prem, Judy Edwards (ALP) elected)
  • 11 October 1990 - Cottesloe (Bill Hassell (LIB) resigned, Colin Barnett (LIB) elected)
  • 13 April 1991 - Geraldton (Jeff Carr (ALP) resigned, Bob Bloffwitch (LIB) elected)
  • 20 July 1991 - Floreat (Andrew Mensaros (LIB) resigned, Elizabeth Constable (IND) elected)
  • 4 April 1992 - Ashburton (Pamela Buchanan (ALP) resigned, Fred Riebeling (ALP) elected)
  • 19 March 1994 - Glendalough (Carmen Lawrence (ALP) resigned Opp, Michelle Roberts (ALP) elected)
  • 10 September 1994 - Helena (Gordon Hill (ALP) resigned, Rhonda Parker (LIB) elected)
  • 16 March 1996 - Kalgoorlie (Ian Taylor (ALP) resigned, Megan Anwyl (ALP) elected)
  • 9 June 2001 - Nedlands (Richard Court (LIB) resigned, Sue Walker (LIB) elected) - very strange election, 2PP against Greens despite Labor running, strong Ind vote - Robin Collin) [1]
  • 24 November 2001 - Merredin (Hendy Cowan (NAT) resigned, Brendon Grylls (NAT) elected) [2]
  • 11 March 2006 - Victoria Park by-election, 2006
  • 3 February 2007 - Peel by-election, 2007

(q - should these be ... state by-election, year?)