Electoral results for the district of Albany

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

Members for Albany

Member Party Term
  Lancel de Hamel Oppositionist 1890–1894
  George Leake Oppositionist 1894–1900
  John Hassell Oppositionist 1900–1901
  James Gardiner Oppositionist 1901–1904
  Charles Keyser Labor 1904–1905
  Ministerialist 1905
  Edward Barnett Ministerialist 1905–1909
  William Price Labor 1909–1917
  Herbert Robinson Nationalist 1917–1919
  John Scaddan Nationalist 1919–1920
  Country 1920–1923
Country (MCP) 1923–1924
  Arthur Wansbrough Labor 1924–1936
  Leonard Hill Country 1936–1956
  Jack Hall Labor 1956–1970
  Wyndham Cook Labor 1970–1974
  Leon Watt Liberal 1974–1993
  Kevin Prince Liberal 1993–2001
  Peter Watson Labor 2001–2021
  Rebecca Stephens Labor 2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Albany.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Albany[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rebecca Stephens 11,804 50.8 +6.2
Liberal Scott Leary 4,236 18.2 +0.9
National Delma Baesjou 2,480 10.7 −9.0
Greens Nelson Gilmour 1,310 5.6 −1.0
Christians Ian 't Hart 1,246 5.4 +0.3
One Nation Michelle Kinsella 602 2.6 −4.2
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Karrie Louden 459 2.0 +2.0
Legalise Cannabis Caroline Cull 417 1.8 +1.8
No Mandatory Vaccination Sandra Madeo 325 1.4 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Dodson 170 0.7 +0.7
Sustainable Australia Barry Purcell 143 0.6 +0.6
WAxit Emil Bacanaru 47 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 23,239 96.7 +0.1
Informal votes 799 3.3 −0.1
Turnout 24,038 87.5 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rebecca Stephens 14,780 63.7 +7.8
Liberal Scott Leary 8,432 36.3 +36.3
Labor hold  

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Albany[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 10,349 43.9 +5.5
National Robert Sutton 4,750 20.1 −2.0
Liberal Greg Stocks 4,149 17.6 −10.9
One Nation Anthony Griffiths 1,624 6.9 +6.9
Greens David Rastrick 1,547 6.6 +1.2
Christians Ian 't Hart 1,167 4.9 +1.1
Total formal votes 23,586 96.6 +0.4
Informal votes 838 3.4 −0.4
Turnout 24,424 90.0 −0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 12,988 55.1 +4.1
National Robert Sutton 10,585 44.9 +44.9
Labor hold Swing +4.1
2013 Western Australian state election: Albany[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 8,284 39.3 +0.2
Liberal Trevor Cosh 6,061 28.8 –4.1
National Robert Sutton 4,357 20.7 +7.4
Greens Diane Evers 1,137 5.4 –2.2
Christians Hans Vermeulen 831 3.9 –0.9
Family First Barry Critchison 386 1.8 –0.4
Total formal votes 21,056 96.2 –0.9
Informal votes 828 3.8 +0.9
Turnout 21,884 92.8 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 10,957 52.0 +1.8
Liberal Trevor Cosh 10,094 48.0 –1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Albany[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 7,709 39.14 +2.5
Liberal Andrew Partington 6,486 32.93 −2.7
National Sam Harma 2,628 13.34 +5.2
Greens Diane Evers 1,492 7.58 +1.7
Christian Democrats Justin Moseley 950 4.82 +0.8
Family First Colin Pyle 431 2.19 −0.7
Total formal votes 19,696 97.09 +1.30
Informal votes 590 2.91 −1.30
Turnout 20,286 90.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 9,884 50.23 +2.5
Liberal Andrew Partington 9,795 49.77 –2.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.5
2005 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 5,569 43.6 +12.0
Liberal Andrew Partington 4,773 37.3 +4.3
National Beverley Ford 651 5.1 +5.1
Greens Tony Evers 629 4.9 −3.5
Christian Democrats Greg Basden 453 3.5 +3.5
Family First Colin Pyle 371 2.9 +2.9
One Nation Brian Burns 340 2.7 −13.6
Total formal votes 12,786 95.8 +0.1
Informal votes 561 4.2 −0.1
Turnout 13,347 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 6,564 51.4 −2.3
Liberal Andrew Partington 6,206 48.6 +2.3
Labor hold Swing −2.3
2001 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Prince 4,141 33.0 −24.9
Labor Peter Watson 3,960 31.6 −2.2
One Nation Darrall Simpson 2,035 16.2 +16.2
Greens Sandy Davis 1,060 8.5 +8.5
Liberals for Forests Diane Evers 1,001 8.0 +8.0
Curtin Labor Alliance John Watson 334 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 12,531 95.7 +0.3
Informal votes 561 4.3 −0.3
Turnout 13,092 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 6,660 53.7 +15.6
Liberal Kevin Prince 5,748 46.3 −15.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +15.6

Elections in the 1990s

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
1993 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Prince 3,334 32.7 −14.9
Labor Ursula Richards 3,101 30.4 −6.5
National Malcolm Cameron 2,789 27.4 +11.9
Democrats Roland Paver 297 2.9 +2.9
Independent Drew Posthuma 247 2.4 +2.4
Independent Robert Howard 235 2.3 +2.3
CALM Resistance Movement Alf Sharp 184 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 10,187 95.4 +1.8
Informal votes 492 4.6 −1.8
Turnout 10,679 94.6 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Prince 6,108 60.0 −0.1
Labor Ursula Richards 4,079 40.0 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing −0.1

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,566 47.6 −5.7
Labor Brian Bradley 3,540 36.9 −9.8
National Michael Jardine 1,487 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 9,593 93.6
Informal votes 657 6.4
Turnout 10,250 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 5,769 60.1 +6.8
Labor Brian Bradley 3,824 39.9 −6.8
Liberal hold Swing +6.8
1986 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,510 53.3 +10.8
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,947 46.7 +2.1
Total formal votes 8,457 98.1 +0.7
Informal votes 165 1.9 −0.7
Turnout 8,622 93.6 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
1983 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,370 44.6
Liberal Leon Watt 3,210 42.5
National Country Darrall Simpson 691 9.1
Democrats John Chamberlain 286 3.8
Total formal votes 7,557 97.4
Informal votes 203 2.6
Turnout 7,760 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 3,949 52.3
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,608 47.7
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,236 57.7 −5.2
Labor Ronald Bowe 2,606 35.5 −1.6
Progress Douglas Joyce 500 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 7,342 96.5 −1.0
Informal votes 265 3.5 +1.0
Turnout 7,607 91.2 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 4,586 62.5 −0.4
Labor Ronald Bowe 2,756 37.5 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,592 62.9
Labor Ray Wood 2,704 37.1
Total formal votes 7,296 97.5
Informal votes 185 2.5
Turnout 7,481 93.2
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,075 44.5
Liberal Leon Watt 2,726 39.4
National Alliance Leslie Dean 1,111 16.1
Total formal votes 6,912 96.6
Informal votes 244 3.4
Turnout 7,156 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 3,667 53.0
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,245 47.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,305 54.0 −1.4
Liberal George Formby 2,368 38.7 −5.9
Democratic Labor Peter Cameron 449 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 6,122 97.6 −1.2
Informal votes 151 2.4 +1.2
Turnout 6,273 95.1 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,372 55.1 −0.3
Liberal George Formby 2,750 44.9 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3
1970 Albany state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wyndham Cook 2,538 47.7 −7.7
Liberal George Formby 2,080 39.0 −5.6
Independent Liberal Henry Ayers 529 9.9 +9.9
Independent Brian Burns 179 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 5,326 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 77 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 5,403 88.5 −4.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wyndham Cook 2,782 52.2 −3.2
Liberal George Formby 2,544 47.8 +3.2
Labor hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Hall 2,958 55.4
Liberal and Country Henry Ayers 2,386 44.6
Total formal votes 5,344 98.8
Informal votes 65 1.2
Turnout 5,409 93.4
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Hall 3,586 58.2 −6.1
Liberal and Country Norman Swarbrick 1,685 27.3 −8.4
Country Charles Johnson 890 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 6,161 98.0 −1.2
Informal votes 126 2.0 +1.2
Turnout 6,287 94.7 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Hall 3,675 59.6 −4.7
Liberal and Country Norman Swarbrick 2,486 40.4 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7
1962 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Hall 3,765 64.3
Liberal and Country John Hutchinson 2,095 35.7
Total formal votes 5,860 99.2
Informal votes 49 0.8
Turnout 5,909 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Hall 3,041 53.8 +8.2
Liberal and Country Roy Wellington 1,199 21.2 +21.2
Country Vincent Liddelow 1,007 17.8 −16.9
Independent Charles Johnson 345 6.1 +6.1
Independent Ernest Rogers 63 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 5,655 98.3 −0.3
Informal votes 98 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 5,753 95.1 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Hall 59.2 +9.0
Liberal and Country Roy Wellington 40.8 +40.8
Labor hold Swing +9.0
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Hall 2,302 45.6
Country Leonard Hill 1,748 34.7
Country Alfred Gulvin 994 19.7
Total formal votes 5,044 98.6
Informal votes 73 1.4
Turnout 5,117 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Hall 2,531 50.2
Country Leonard Hill 2,513 49.8
Labor gain from Country Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leonard Hill 3,307 55.9 +12.0
Labor Karl Schulze 2,604 44.1 +3.3
Total formal votes 5,911 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 77 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 5,988 95.3 +1.0
Country hold Swing −1.1
1950 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leonard Hill 2,112 44.0
Labor William Martin 1,962 40.8
Liberal and Country Alistair MacDonald 687 14.3
Independent James Bolitho 45 0.9
Total formal votes 4,806 98.9
Informal votes 52 1.1
Turnout 4,858 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leonard Hill 2,742 57.0
Labor William Martin 2,064 43.0
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leonard Hill 2,141 49.6 −5.0
Labor William Martin 2,090 48.4 +3.0
Progressive (WA) Egbert Shenton 89 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 4,320 99.2 +1.0
Informal votes 33 0.8 −1.0
Turnout 4,353 91.3 +7.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leonard Hill 2,195 50.8 −3.8
Labor William Martin 2,125 49.2 +3.8
Country hold Swing −3.8
1943 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leonard Hill 2,074 54.6 +8.5
Labor Adrian Stacey 1,727 45.4 +2.9
Total formal votes 3,801 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 69 1.8 −0.3
Turnout 3,870 83.6 −6.6
Country hold Swing −0.2

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leonard Hill 1,854 46.1 +8.2
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,711 42.5 +3.8
Ind. Nationalist Charles Hammond 374 9.3 +9.3
Independent James Bolitho 84 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 4,023 97.9 −1.3
Informal votes 85 2.1 +1.3
Turnout 4,108 90.2 +14.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leonard Hill 2,203 54.8 −2.8
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,820 45.2 +2.8
Country hold Swing −2.8
1936 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,285 38.7 −12.8
Country Leonard Hill 1,260 37.9 +13.3
Independent Charles Bolt 780 23.5 +23.5
Total formal votes 3,325 99.2 +0.4
Informal votes 26 0.8 −0.4
Turnout 3,351 75.9 −16.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leonard Hill 1,917 57.6
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,408 42.4
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 2,031 51.5 +4.8
Country William Day 969 24.6 −0.2
Independent Country George Cooper 804 20.4 +20.4
Country Alfred Lawrence 142 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 3,946 98.8 +0.6
Informal votes 46 1.2 −0.6
Turnout 3,992 92.6 +17.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,394 46.7
Country Leonard Hill 742 24.9
Independent Country Alfred Burvill 615 20.6
Labor Charles Watkins 235 7.9
Total formal votes 2,986 98.2
Informal votes 56 1.8
Turnout 3,042 75.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,539 51.5
Country Leonard Hill 1,447 48.5
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 2,321 56.9 +34.8
Country Archibald Booth 1,758 43.1 +43.1
Total formal votes 4,079 99.0 +1.1
Informal votes 40 1.0 −1.1
Turnout 4,119 77.0 +12.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1924 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Robinson 1,035 35.4 +35.4
Labor Washington Mather 648 22.2 −20.8
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 644 22.1 +22.1
Independent William Redman 211 7.2 +7.2
Country Percy Lambert 201 6.9 −50.2
Country Cuthbert McKenzie 182 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 2,921 97.9 −1.2
Informal votes 63 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 2,984 64.6 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,501 51.4 +8.5
Nationalist Robert Robinson 1,420 48.6 +48.6
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.5
1921 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Scaddan 1,529 57.1 +57.1
Labor Arthur Wansbrough 1,149 42.9 +4.6
Total formal votes 2,678 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 21 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 2,699 66.2 −5.2
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1919 Albany state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Scaddan 1,680 61.7 +34.8
Labor William Johnson 1,041 38.3 +12.5
Total formal votes 2,721 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 19 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 2,740 71.4 −2.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1917 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor John Scaddan 793 26.9 +26.9
Labor Francis Knowles 760 25.8 –25.2
Nationalist Herbert Robinson 722 24.5 +24.5
National Country Ernest McKenzie 376 12.8 +12.8
National Country Stephen Johnson 298 10.1 +10.1
Total formal votes 2,949 98.8 –0.5
Informal votes 35 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 2,984 73.7 +7.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Herbert Robinson 1,645 55.8 +55.8
National Labor John Scaddan 1,304 44.2 +44.2
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +55.8
1914 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Price 1,560 51.0 −4.1
Liberal Ernest McKenzie 1,497 49.0 +25.6
Total formal votes 2,705 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 21 0.7 −0.7
Turnout 3,078 66.2 −17.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Price 1,490 55.1
Ministerialist Ernest McKenzie 633 23.4
Ministerialist William Mawson 376 13.9
Ministerialist Alexander Thomson 119 4.4
Independent John Parks 87 3.2
Total formal votes 2,705 98.6
Informal votes 37 1.4
Turnout 2,742 83.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1900s

1909 Albany state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Price 703 44.3 +1.2
Ministerialist Phillip Meeks 466 29.4 −27.5
Ministerialist Wesley Maley 418 26.3 +26.3
Total formal votes 1,587 99.1 −0.4
Informal votes 14 0.9 +0.4
Turnout 1,601 62.7 −6.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Price 745 52.0 +8.9
Ministerialist Phillip Meeks 689 48.0 −8.9
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing +8.9
1908 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Edward Barnett 938 56.9 +1.8
Labour Edward Morgans 710 43.1 +43.1
Total formal votes 1,648 99.5 +0.4
Informal votes 9 0.5 −0.4
Turnout 1,657 69.4 +23.6
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Edward Barnett 674 55.1 +55.1
Ministerialist Charles Keyser 550 44.9 –6.5
Total formal votes 1,224 99.1 +2.2
Informal votes 11 0.9 –2.2
Turnout 1,241 45.8 +1.7
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1904 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Keyser 852 51.4 +51.4
Ministerialist Albert Hassell 806 48.6 +48.6
Total formal votes 1,658 96.9 –2.4
Informal votes 53 3.1 +2.4
Turnout 1,711 43.1 –8.4
Labour gain from Opposition Swing +51.4
1901 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition James Gardiner 590 69.2 +21.1
Opposition William Nutting 263 30.8 +30.8
Total formal votes 853 99.3 +0.4
Informal votes 6 0.7 –0.4
Turnout 859 51.5 +0.8
Opposition hold Swing N/A
1900 Albany colonial by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition John Hassell 240 52.0
Opposition James Gardiner 222 48.0
Total formal votes 462 98.9
Informal votes 5 1.1
Turnout 467 50.7
Opposition hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition George Leake unopposed
Opposition hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None George Leake 187 50.1 +50.1
None Francis Dymes 186 49.9 +49.9
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None Lancel de Hamel 194 78.2 n/a
None Francis Bird 54 21.8 n/a

References

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Albany District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Albany District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "Albany District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Albany Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.