Electoral results for the district of Kalgoorlie

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

Members for Kalgoorlie

Member Party Term
  William Johnson Labour 1901–1905
  Norbert Keenan Ministerial 1905–1911
  Albert Green Labor 1911–1913
  George McLeod Labor 1914
  Albert Green Labor 1914–1921
  John Boyland Ind. Nationalist 1921–1922
  James Cunningham Labor 1923–1936
  Herbert Styants Labor 1936–1956
  Tom Evans Labor 1956–1980
  Ted Evans Labor 1980–1981
  Ian Taylor Labor 1981–1996
  Megan Anwyl Labor 1996–2001
  Matt Birney Liberal 2001–2008
  John Bowler Independent 2008–2013
  Wendy Duncan National 2013–2017
  Kyran O'Donnell Liberal 2017–2021
  Ali Kent 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) § Kalgoorlie.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ali Kent 7,782 52.7 +26.6
Liberal Kyran O'Donnell 3,695 25.0 −3.0
National Rowena Olsen 1,608 10.9 −13.5
One Nation Patrick Redreau 494 3.3 −8.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jack Carmody 465 3.2 −0.9
Greens Alex Wallace 328 2.2 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Sam Rennie 217 1.5 +1.5
No Mandatory Vaccination Enrico Piazza 140 0.9 +0.9
WAxit Rustu Buyukcakar 31 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 14,760 96.2 +0.2
Informal votes 591 3.8 −0.2
Turnout 15,351 78.1 −2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ali Kent 9,152 62.0 +18.2
Liberal Kyran O'Donnell 5,601 38.0 −18.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +18.2

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kyran O'Donnell 4,256 28.0 −10.6
Labor Darren Forster 3,965 26.1 +6.9
National Tony Crook 3,713 24.4 −10.3
One Nation Richard Bolton 1,846 12.1 +12.1
Greens Jacqueline Spurling 646 4.3 −1.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Mike Lucas 622 4.1 +4.1
Flux the System! James Erwin 149 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 15,197 95.9 +1.9
Informal votes 649 4.1 −1.9
Turnout 15,846 79.1 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kyran O'Donnell 8,533 56.2 −10.3
Labor Darren Forster 6,656 43.8 +10.3
Liberal gain from National Swing −10.3
2013 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Melissa Price 3,748 37.3 +12.6
National Wendy Duncan 3,717 37.0 +18.0
Labor Terrence Winner 1,928 19.2 +1.6
Greens Tim Hall 450 4.5 0.0
Christians Ross Patterson 202 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 10,045 94.3 0.0
Informal votes 602 5.7 0.0
Turnout 10,647 80.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Melissa Price 6,715 66.9 +7.1
Labor Terrence Winner 3,324 33.1 –7.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Wendy Duncan 5,651 56.3 +9.8
Liberal Melissa Price 4,379 43.7 +43.7
National gain from Independent Swing +16.1

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Bowler 3,466 34.0 +34.0
Liberal Nat James 2,540 24.9 −26.0
National Tony Crook 1,942 19.0 +19.0
Labor Mathew Cuomo 1,790 17.6 −19.6
Greens Andy Huntley 461 4.5 +0.2
Total formal votes 10,199 94.4 −1.5
Informal votes 605 5.6 +1.5
Turnout 10,804 76.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Bowler 5,462 53.6 +53.6
National Tony Crook 4,731 46.4 +46.4
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A
2005 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Matt Birney 5,579 53.1 +14.5
Labor James Donnelly 3,629 34.6 −4.4
Greens Peter Gurger 434 4.1 +0.4
Independent Leigh Varis Beswick 424 4.0 +4.0
One Nation Robin Scott 228 2.2 −8.4
Christian Democrats Gregory Smart 205 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 10,499 95.9 0.0
Informal votes 448 4.1 0.0
Turnout 10,947 85.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Matt Birney 6,260 59.6 +8.6
Labor James Donnelly 4,236 40.4 −8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6
2001 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Megan Anwyl 4,168 38.9 −7.8
Liberal Matt Birney 4,160 38.8 +6.6
One Nation Guy Hopkins 1,122 10.5 +10.5
Greens Deborah Botica 401 3.7 +3.7
Independent Duncan Griffin 392 3.7 +3.7
Independent Don Green 332 3.1 +3.1
Curtin Labor Alliance Ian Burt 138 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 10,713 95.9 −0.7
Informal votes 455 4.1 +0.7
Turnout 11,168 86.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Matt Birney 5,447 51.1 +5.5
Labor Megan Anwyl 5,205 48.9 −5.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Megan Anwyl 4,985 46.7 −5.9
Liberal Karen McGay 3,435 32.2 −2.6
National Doug Daws 1,349 12.6 +12.6
Independent Darby Renton 898 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 10,667 96.7 +0.3
Informal votes 369 3.3 −0.3
Turnout 11,036 86.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Megan Anwyl 5,793 54.4 −3.2
Liberal Karen McGay 4,859 45.6 +3.2
Labor hold Swing −3.2
1996 Kalgoorlie state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Megan Anwyl 4,223 45.5 −7.2
Liberal Karen McGay 3,550 38.2 +3.5
Independent Darby Renton 665 7.2 +7.2
Independent Raymond Delbridge 378 4.1 +4.1
Greens Richard McMahon 282 3.0 +3.0
Democrats David Thackrah 158 1.7 +1.7
David Churches 33 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 9,289 97.0 +0.7
Informal votes 283 3.0 −0.7
Turnout 9,572 84.3 −8.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Megan Anwyl 5,055 54.4 −3.3
Liberal Karen McGay 4,234 45.6 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3
1993 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Taylor 5,054 52.7 −6.5
Liberal Gary Boyle 3,328 34.7 +1.6
Independent Margaret Jones 1,209 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 9,591 96.3 +2.4
Informal votes 365 3.7 −2.4
Turnout 9,956 93.1 +3.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Taylor 5,532 57.7 −3.7
Liberal Gary Boyle 4,059 42.3 +3.7
Labor hold Swing −3.7

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Taylor 5,224 59.2 −18.1
Liberal Douglas Bowie 2,918 33.1 +10.4
Independent John Burt 378 4.3 +4.3
Independent Peter Girando 298 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 8,818 93.9
Informal votes 569 6.1
Turnout 9,387 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Taylor 5,414 61.4 −15.9
Liberal Douglas Bowie 3,404 38.6 +15.9
Labor hold Swing −15.9
1986 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Taylor 7,743 80.1 +8.5
Independent Stephanie Farrell 1,927 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 9,670 96.6 0.0
Informal votes 341 3.4 0.0
Turnout 10,011 89.5 −1.2
Labor hold Swing +6.0
1983 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Taylor 5,735 71.6
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 1,871 23.3
Independent Maxine Cable 408 5.1
Total formal votes 8,014 96.6
Informal votes 279 3.4
Turnout 8,293 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Taylor 5,938 74.1
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 2,076 25.9
Labor hold Swing
1981 Kalgoorlie state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Taylor 4,158 70.9 +6.4
Liberal Robert Moffat 1,703 29.1 −6.4
Total formal votes 5,861 98.7 +3.9
Informal votes 77 1.3 −3.9
Turnout 5,938 81.2 −4.9
Labor hold Swing +6.4
1980 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Evans 4,109 64.5 +2.5
Liberal Douglas Daws 2,264 35.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 6,373 94.8 −1.4
Informal votes 346 5.2 +1.4
Turnout 6,719 86.1 −3.0
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 4,184 62.0
Liberal Stuart Dunkley 2,132 31.6
Progress Graham Mills 434 6.4
Total formal votes 6,750 96.2
Informal votes 269 3.8
Turnout 7,019 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Evans 4,292 63.6
Liberal Stuart Dunkley 2,458 36.4
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 3,623 62.1
Liberal Max Finlayson 1,867 32.0
National Alliance Geoffrey Sands 346 5.9
Total formal votes 5,836 92.8
Informal votes 455 7.2
Turnout 6,291 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Evans 3,675 63.0
Liberal Max Finlayson 2,161 37.0
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 3,905 69.1 −30.9
Liberal Ian Wedgewood 1,409 24.9 +24.9
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands 336 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 5,650 97.5
Informal votes 143 2.5
Turnout 5,793 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Evans 3,955 70.0 −30.0
Liberal Ian Wedgewood 1,695 30.0 +30.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1962 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 4,195 76.3
Liberal and Country Graham Jonas 1,303 23.7
Total formal votes 5,498 99.1
Informal votes 50 0.9
Turnout 5,548 92.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 3,038 70.2 −0.3
Liberal and Country Percy Millington 817 18.9 −10.6
Independent Harold Illingworth 476 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 4,331 98.8 +0.6
Informal votes 52 1.2 −0.6
Turnout 4,383 92.5 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Evans 75.6 +5.1
Liberal and Country Percy Millington 24.4 −5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1956 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans 3,052 70.5
Liberal and Country George Brand 1,276 29.5
Total formal votes 4,328 98.2
Informal votes 78 1.8
Turnout 4,406 92.8
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Styants unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Styants 2,513 67.0
Liberal and Country Albert Rogers 1,239 33.0
Total formal votes 3,752 98.1
Informal votes 72 1.9
Turnout 3,824 86.5
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Styants unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Styants unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Styants 2,676 66.0 +20.2
Nationalist Harold Kingsbury 1,380 34.0 +34.0
Total formal votes 4,056 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 52 1.3 0.0
Turnout 4,108 92.8 +35.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Styants 1,108 45.8 +45.8
Labor James Cunningham 845 35.0 −30.2
Labor Robert Elliott 465 19.2 +19.2
Total formal votes 2,418 98.7 +1.2
Informal votes 31 1.3 −1.2
Turnout 2,449 57.6 −31.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Herbert Styants 1,356 56.1
Labor James Cunningham 1,062 43.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham 1,937 65.2 −34.8
Nationalist Ernest Williams 698 23.5 +23.5
Nationalist Francis O'Dea 337 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 2,972 97.5
Informal votes 77 2.5
Turnout 3,049 89.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1930 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham 1,509 52.5 −10.2
Nationalist George Rainsford 898 31.3 +31.3
Independent James Cummins 466 16.2 +16.2
Total formal votes 2,873 98.7 −0.9
Informal votes 37 1.3 +0.9
Turnout 2,910 86.3 +21.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham 1,805 62.7 +16.5
Ind. Nationalist Henry Raven 839 29.2 +29.2
National Labor Charles Elliott 234 8.1 +3.2
Total formal votes 2,878 99.6 +0.3
Informal votes 11 0.4 −0.3
Turnout 2,889 64.8 −10.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1923 Kalgoorlie state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Cunningham 1,231 49.0 +2.8
Goldfields Candidate Henry Raven 734 29.2 +29.2
Independent William Ross 380 15.1 +15.1
National Labor William Schwan 166 6.6 +1.7
Total formal votes 2,511 99.6 +0.3
Informal votes 11 0.4 −0.3
Turnout 2,522 55.2 −20.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor James Cunningham 1,273 50.7 +3.7
Goldfields Candidate Henry Raven 1,238 49.3 +49.3
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A
1921 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 1,597 46.2 −4.3
Ind. Nationalist John Boyland 1,268 36.7 +36.7
Nationalist Charles Cutbush 423 12.2 +12.2
National Labor Walter Close 169 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 3,457 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 25 0.7 −0.8
Turnout 3,482 75.7 +9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist John Boyland 1,831 53.0
Labor Albert Green 1,626 47.0
Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 1,902 50.5 –49.5
Nationalist Charles Heppingstone 734 19.5 +19.5
National Labor Harold Seddon 626 16.6 +16.6
Nationalist Henry Davidson 501 13.3 +13.3
Total formal votes 3,763 98.5 n/a
Informal votes 59 1.5 n/a
Turnout 3,822 66.6 n/a
Labor hold Swing –49.5
1914 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1914 Kalgoorlie state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George McLeod 1,462 65.4 N/A
Liberal John Boileau 772 34.6 +34.6
Total formal votes 2,236 99.7
Informal votes 7 0.3
Turnout 2,243 49.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 2,510 86.6
Independent Mathias Richardson 389 13.4
Total formal votes 2,899 99.2
Informal votes 22 0.8
Turnout 2,921 60.2
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Norbert Keenan 1,614 58.3 −2.6
Labour George McLeod 1,153 41.7 +2.6
Total formal votes 2,767 99.6 +0.4
Informal votes 12 0.4 −0.4
Turnout 2,779 77.0 +4.1
Ministerialist hold Swing −2.6
1905 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ministerialist Norbert Keenan 1,629 60.9 +13.0
Labour William Johnson 1,045 39.1 –13.0
Total formal votes 2,674 99.2 –0.4
Informal votes 21 0.8 +0.4
Turnout 2,695 72.9 +14.0
Ind. Ministerialist gain from Labour Swing +13.0
1904 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Johnson 1,556 52.1 +14.4
Independent Norbert Keenan 1,431 47.9 +47.9
Total formal votes 2,987 99.6 +7.1
Informal votes 12 0.4 –7.1
Turnout 3,004 58.9 +8.8
Labour hold Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Johnson 606 31.7 +31.7
Ministerialist Charles Moran 506 26.5 +26.5
Opposition William Burton 495 25.9 +25.9
Opposition Alfred Shaw 301 15.7 +15.7
Independent John Stuart 4 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 1,912 92.5 n/a
Informal votes 156 7.5 n/a
Turnout 2,068 50.1 n/a
Labour win (new seat)

References

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