Electoral results for the district of Cannington

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

Members for Cannington

Member Party Term
  Bill Johnston Labor 2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Cannington.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Cannington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Johnston 16,884 71.8 +17.3
Liberal Bruce Henderson 3,059 13.0 −11.1
Greens River Clarke 1,476 6.3 −2.8
Christians Mark Staer 1,092 4.6 +0.9
One Nation Gabrielle Iriks 385 1.6 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Eric Ondra 304 1.3 +1.3
No Mandatory Vaccination June Cahill 302 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 23,502 96.2 +1.1
Informal votes 927 3.8 −1.1
Turnout 24,429 83.9 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Johnston 18,899 80.4 +12.9
Liberal Bruce Henderson 4,596 19.6 −12.9
Labor hold Swing +12.9

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Cannington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Johnston 11,474 55.0 +10.8
Liberal Jesse Jacobs 4,970 23.8 −19.4
Greens Elliot Thompson 1,850 8.9 −0.3
One Nation Rozane Bezuidenhout 1,372 6.6 +6.6
Christians Gary Smith 692 3.3 +3.3
Micro Business Zena Rihani 303 1.5 +1.5
Mohsin Virk 210 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 20,871 95.1 +2.3
Informal votes 1,086 4.9 −2.3
Turnout 21,957 85.3 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Johnston 14,190 68.1 +16.0
Liberal Jesse Jacobs 6,662 31.9 −16.0
Labor hold Swing +16.0
2013 Western Australian state election: Cannington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Johnston 8,457 43.8 –1.7
Liberal Jesse Jacobs 8,310 43.0 +10.2
Greens Christine Cunningham 1,850 9.6 –6.7
Independent Mark Harrington 702 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 19,319 92.6 −0.4
Informal votes 1,536 7.4 +0.4
Turnout 20,855 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Johnston 10,054 52.1 –7.0
Liberal Jesse Jacobs 9,259 47.9 +7.0
Labor hold Swing –7.0

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Cannington[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Johnston 8,475 45.44 −8.9
Liberal Ryan Chorley 6,105 32.73 +3.3
Greens Christine Cunningham 3,045 16.32 +9.3
Christian Democrats Mark Staer 1,028 5.51 +1.6
Total formal votes 18,653 93.02
Informal votes 1,399 6.98
Turnout 20,052 86.44
Two-party-preferred result[1]
Labor Bill Johnston 11,003 59.04 −4.3
Liberal Ryan Chorley 7,633 40.96 +4.3
Labor hold Swing −4.3

References

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