Electoral results for the district of Belmont

This is a list of results for the electoral district of Belmont in Western Australian state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1962 to 1974, the second from 1989 to the present.

Members for Belmont

First incarnation (1962–1974)
Member Party Term
  James Hegney Labor 1962–1968
  Colin Jamieson Labor 1968–1974
Second incarnation (1989–present)
  Eric Ripper Labor 1989–2013
  Glenys Godfrey Liberal 2013–2017
  Cassie Rowe Labor 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Belmont.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Belmont[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cassie Rowe 16,722 70.4 +21.3
Liberal Charlotte Butler 3,819 16.1 −14.2
Greens Clint Uink 1,651 7.0 −0.6
Christians Nitasha Naidu 566 2.4 +0.5
One Nation Chris Fenech 433 1.8 −4.7
No Mandatory Vaccination Shaun Rose 374 1.6 +1.6
WAxit Mohammed Boksmati 174 0.7 −0.6
Total formal votes 23,739 95.9 +1.1
Informal votes 1,019 4.1 −1.1
Turnout 24,758 82.5 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cassie Rowe 18,795 79.2 +17.8
Liberal Charlotte Butler 4,938 20.8 −17.8
Labor hold Swing +17.8

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Belmont[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cassie Rowe 10,546 49.2 +6.9
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 6,500 30.3 −17.0
Greens Bhuwan Khadka 1,620 7.6 −0.6
One Nation Julie Mitchell 1,398 6.5 +6.5
Christians Sue Fraser 394 1.8 −0.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Ian Blevin 356 1.7 +1.7
Animal Justice Brigit Anderson 355 1.7 +1.7
Micro Business Miral Soboh 281 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 21,450 94.8 +1.5
Informal votes 1,169 5.2 −1.5
Turnout 22,619 84.5 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cassie Rowe 13,162 61.4 +12.4
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 8,273 38.6 −12.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.4
2013 Western Australian state election: Belmont[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 8,677 47.1 +13.2
Labor Cassie Rowe 7,826 42.5 −1.0
Greens Steve Wolff 1,503 8.2 −4.0
Christians Steve Klomp 421 2.3 −0.8
Total formal votes 18,427 93.33 +0.34
Informal votes 1,317 6.67 −0.34
Turnout 19,744 87.48 +2.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 9,376 50.9 +7.6
Labor Cassie Rowe 9,046 49.1 −7.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Belmont[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ripper 7,650 43.54 −10.6
Liberal Edward Richards 5,953 33.88 +2.9
Greens Louise Judge 2,143 12.20 +4.5
Family First John Yarrow 677 3.85 +3.85
Independent John Gleeson 603 3.43 +3.43
Christian Democrats Tasman Gilbert 543 3.09 −1.0
Total formal votes 17,569 92.99
Informal votes 1,325 7.01
Turnout 18,894 85.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 9,962 56.74 −5.0
Liberal Edward Richards 7,596 43.26 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0
2005 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ripper 12,162 52.94 +1.13
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 7,231 31.47 +7.03
Greens Steve Wolff 1,835 7.99 +2.28
Christian Democrats Gwen Hamence 975 4.24 +1.17
One Nation Bill Gaugg 772 3.36 –7.47
Total formal votes 22,975 94.49 +0.42
Informal votes 1,341 5.51 –0.42
Turnout 24,316 90.13 –0.71
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 13,952 60.81 –3.91
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 8,992 39.19 +3.91
Labor hold Swing –3.91
2001 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ripper 11,363 51.8 +3.8
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 5,360 24.4 −12.5
One Nation Bill Gaugg 2,375 10.8 +10.8
Greens Cliff Holdom 1,253 5.7 −2.7
Democrats Richard Aguero 909 4.1 −2.6
Christian Democrats Brett Crook 673 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 21,933 94.1 +0.2
Informal votes 1,383 5.9 −0.2
Turnout 23,316 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 14,049 64.7 +7.2
Liberal Glenys Godfrey 7,659 35.3 −7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1990s

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
1993 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ripper 8,710 48.8 −4.2
Liberal Don Randall 6,941 38.9 +7.0
Independent Malcolm Meikle 967 5.4 +5.4
Greens John Riordan 821 4.6 +4.6
Democrats Kathleen Hill 414 2.3 −1.8
Total formal votes 17,853 94.9 +7.0
Informal votes 953 5.1 −7.0
Turnout 18,806 93.7 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 9,789 54.8 −5.7
Liberal Don Randall 8,064 45.2 +5.7
Labor hold Swing −5.7

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ripper 9,072 53.0 −14.5
Liberal Brett Whitford 5,455 31.9 −0.6
Grey Power Margaret Bright 1,527 8.9 +8.9
Democrats Barbara Turner 699 4.1 +4.1
Independent Clem Cumbo 367 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 17,120 87.9
Informal votes 2,350 12.1
Turnout 19,470 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ripper 10,358 60.5 −7.0
Liberal Brett Whitford 6,762 39.5 +7.0
Labor hold Swing −7.0

Elections in the 1970s

1971 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,849 61.3 −3.2
Independent Arthur Pearson 2,518 19.7 +19.7
Democratic Labor Maxine Chamberlain 2,434 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 12,801 95.1 −2.5
Informal votes 661 4.9 +2.5
Turnout 13,462 91.3 −0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Colin Jamieson 8,458 66.1 +1.6
Independent Arthur Pearson 4,343 33.9 +33.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,105 64.5
Liberal and Country Bruce Tomlinson 3,905 35.5
Total formal votes 11,010 97.6
Informal votes 265 2.4
Turnout 11,275 92.2
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Hegney 5,743 52.3 −1.3
Liberal and Country Boyd Buttsworth 5,246 47.7 +47.7
Total formal votes 10,989 95.9 −0.4
Informal votes 464 4.1 +0.4
Turnout 11,453 93.2 −1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Hegney 5,143 53.6
Independent Hudson Hudson-Taylor 2,051 21.4
Independent Labor Patrick Faulkner 1,198 12.5
Democratic Labor Stanley Meredith 841 8.8
Independent Labor Michael Coffey 360 3.8
Total formal votes 9,593 96.3
Informal votes 372 3.7
Turnout 9,965 95.1
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

References

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Belmont District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Belmont District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "Belmont District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Belmont Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.