Electoral results for the district of Bassendean

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

Members for Bassendean

Member Party Term
  Clive Brown Labor 1996–2005
  Martin Whitely Labor 2005–2013
  Dave Kelly Labor 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Bassendean[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave Kelly 17,094 70.7 +11.2
Liberal Felicia Adeniyi 2,954 12.2 −10.7
Greens Charles Pratt 2,005 8.3 −2.6
Christians Dean Powell 705 2.9 −0.3
No Mandatory Vaccination Leni Erceg 685 2.8 +2.8
One Nation Lesley Pallister 486 2.0 +1.7
WAxit Peter Martin 265 1.1 −1.6
Total formal votes 24,194 95.4 +1.5
Informal votes 1,172 4.6 −1.5
Turnout 25,366 86.0 −2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dave Kelly 19,727 81.6 +10.0
Liberal Felicia Adeniyi 4,452 18.4 −10.0
Labor hold Swing +10.0

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Bassendean[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave Kelly 13,203 59.1 +12.4
Liberal Jim Seth 5,192 23.2 −16.3
Greens Sarah Quinton 2,532 11.3 +1.0
Christians Paul Mewhor 735 3.3 −0.2
Micro Business Graeme Martin 680 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 22,342 93.9 +2.1
Informal votes 1,455 6.1 −2.1
Turnout 23,797 87.2 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dave Kelly 15,967 71.5 +16.4
Liberal Jim Seth 6,365 28.5 −16.4
Labor hold Swing +16.4
2013 Western Australian state election: Bassendean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave Kelly 9,663 46.7 –0.7
Liberal Bob Brown 8,167 39.5 +9.6
Greens Jennie Carter 2,119 10.2 –4.9
Christians Paul Mewhor 733 3.5 –1.8
Total formal votes 20,682 91.8 −0.7
Informal votes 1,854 9.1 +0.7
Turnout 22,536 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dave Kelly 11,397 55.1 –5.2
Liberal Bob Brown 9,273 44.9 +5.2
Labor hold Swing –5.2

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Bassendean[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Whitely 8,973 47.80 −6.2
Liberal Benjamin Smith 5,751 30.64 +4.1
Greens Jennie Carter 2,999 15.98 +7.4
Christian Democrats Paul Mewhor 1,049 5.59 +2.1
Total formal votes 18,772 92.44 −0.88
Informal votes 1,535 7.56 +0.88
Turnout 20,307 87.92
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Whitely 11,320 60.33 −1.5
Liberal Benjamin Smith 7,442 39.67 +1.5
Labor hold Swing −1.5
2005 Western Australian state election: Bassendean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Whitely 12,052 52.9 −2.3
Liberal Michelle Stubbs 6,283 27.6 +7.0
Greens Gemma Carter 1,960 8.6 +0.5
Family First Peter Clifford 1,160 5.1 +5.1
Christian Democrats Paul Mewhor 778 3.4 +0.5
One Nation Graeme Harris 533 2.3 −7.0
Total formal votes 22,766 93.3 −0.4
Informal votes 1,630 6.7 +0.4
Turnout 24,396 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Whitely 14,379 63.7 −5.0
Liberal Michelle Stubbs 8,208 36.3 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0
2001 Western Australian state election: Bassendean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Brown 12,012 56.1 +1.9
Liberal Ramesh Somasunderam 4,179 19.5 −13.8
One Nation Sandra Vinciullo 1,979 9.2 +9.2
Greens Leanne Lewis 1,752 8.2 +8.2
Christian Democrats Colleen Tapley 752 3.5 +3.5
Democrats Jack Fox 751 3.5 −9.0
Total formal votes 21,425 93.5 −0.6
Informal votes 1,480 6.5 +0.6
Turnout 22,905 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Brown 14,707 69.1 +7.1
Liberal Ramesh Somasunderam 6,562 30.9 −7.1
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Elections in the 1990s

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

References

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