Electoral results for the district of Ashburton
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Western Australian district election results
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Ashburton in Western Australian state elections.
| Ashburton (1890–1901) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Septimus Burt | Ministerial | 1890–1900 | |
| David Forrest | Ministerial | 1900–1901 | |
| Ashburton (1989–1996) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Pam Buchanan | Labor | 1989–1991 | |
| Independent | 1991–1992 | ||
| Fred Riebeling | Labor | 1992–1996 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Fred Riebeling | 4,088 | 52.9 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | Joy West | 2,923 | 37.9 | −0.2 | |
| Greens | Hugh Paterson | 712 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,723 | 95.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 330 | 4.1 | −2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 8,053 | 88.2 | +7.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Fred Riebeling | 4,490 | 58.1 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | Joy West | 3,233 | 41.9 | −0.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Fred Riebeling | 3,760 | 47.5 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal | Joy West | 3,173 | 40.1 | +2.0 | |
| Greens | Hugh Paterson | 984 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,917 | 97.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 234 | 2.9 | −4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 8,151 | 83.4 | +3.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Fred Riebeling | 4,332 | 54.7 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal | Joy West | 3,585 | 45.8 | +3.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Pam Buchanan | 3,639 | 53.5 | −12.4 | |
| Liberal | Maurice Harper | 2,592 | 38.1 | +4.0 | |
| Independent | David Fort | 575 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 6,806 | 93.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 509 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,315 | 80.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Pam Buchanan | 3,941 | 57.9 | −8.0 | |
| Liberal | Maurice Harper | 2,865 | 42.1 | +8.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | David Forrest | unopposed | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerialist | Septimus Burt | unopposed | |||
| Ministerialist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Septimus Burt | unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Septimus Burt | unopposed | |||
References
- ↑ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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