Electoral results for the district of Maylands

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Maylands in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1948 until the present.

Members for Maylands

Member Party Term
  John Scaddan Nationalist 1930–1933
  Robert Clothier Labor 1933–1936
  Harry Shearn Ind. Nationalist 1936–1951
  Edward Oldfield Liberal 1951–1956
  Merv Toms Labor 1956–1962
  Edward Oldfield Labor 1962–1965
  Bob Marshall Liberal 1965–1968
  John Harman Labor 1968–1986
  Peter Dowding Labor 1986–1990
  Judy Edwards Labor 1990–2008
  Lisa Baker 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) § Maylands.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Maylands[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lisa Baker 15,303 62.0 +12.2
Greens Emma Pringle 3,985 16.1 −1.0
Liberal Justin Iemma 3,848 15.6 −11.8
No Mandatory Vaccination Carmel Addink 528 2.1 +2.1
Christians Gaye Burnett 449 1.8 −0.2
One Nation Maria Andreeva 339 1.4 +1.4
WAxit Peter Baker 226 0.9 −0.5
Total formal votes 24,678 96.4 +1.3
Informal votes 918 3.6 −1.3
Turnout 25,596 86.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lisa Baker 19,566 79.3 +11.5
Liberal Justin Iemma 5,103 20.7 −11.5
Labor hold Swing +11.5

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Maylands[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lisa Baker 11,378 49.8 +7.8
Liberal Amanda Madden 6,255 27.4 −15.8
Greens Caroline Perks 3,920 17.1 +4.8
Matheson for WA Greg Smith 539 2.4 +2.4
Christians Matt Kleyn 453 2.0 −0.6
Micro Business Benny Fensome 316 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 22,861 95.1 +1.6
Informal votes 1,171 4.9 −1.6
Turnout 24,032 86.8 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lisa Baker 15,509 67.9 +15.2
Liberal Amanda Madden 7,345 32.1 −15.2
Labor hold Swing +15.2
2013 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sylvan Albert 8,893 42.8 +8.7
Labor Lisa Baker 8,796 42.3 –1.2
Greens Dee O'Neill 2,554 12.3 –6.6
Christians Paul Madden 533 2.6 –0.9
Total formal votes 20,776 93.5 −0.2
Informal votes 1,445 6.5 +0.2
Turnout 22,221 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lisa Baker 11,020 53.1 –5.7
Liberal Sylvan Albert 9,751 46.9 +5.7
Labor hold Swing –5.7

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Maylands[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lisa Baker 8,065 43.7 −10.8
Liberal Ainslie Gatt 6,270 33.9 +7.4
Greens Hsien Harper 3,524 19.1 +7.2
Christian Democrats Dunstan Hartley 614 3.3 −0.4
Total formal votes 18,473 93.7 −0.6
Informal votes 1,241 6.3 +0.6
Turnout 19,714 84.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lisa Baker 10,899 59.0 −8.4
Liberal Ainslie Gatt 7,572 41.0 +8.4
Labor hold Swing −8.4
2005 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Edwards 12,668 53.88 +3.27
Liberal Roslyn Webb 6,464 27.49 –0.42
Greens James Rayner 2,646 11.25 +2.83
Christian Democrats Dunstan Hartley 921 3.92 +3.92
Family First Judy Joyce 812 3.45 +3.45
Total formal votes 23,511 94.02 –0.23
Informal votes 1,496 5.98 +0.23
Turnout 25,007 89.60 +0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Edwards 15,626 66.52 +2.04
Liberal Roslyn Webb 7,863 33.48 –2.04
Labor hold Swing +2.04
2001 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Edwards 10,549 50.6 +3.6
Liberal Bev Brennan 5,818 27.9 −9.4
Greens Corinne Glenn 1,755 8.4 −0.6
One Nation Bill Goulthorp 1,209 5.8 +5.8
Democrats Michael Phillips-Ryder 813 3.9 −2.8
Independent Troy Ellis 441 2.1 +2.1
Neil Gray 259 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 20,844 94.3 −0.3
Informal votes 1,271 5.7 +0.3
Turnout 22,115 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Edwards 13,391 64.5 +7.4
Liberal Bev Brennan 7,378 35.5 −7.4
Labor hold Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Edwards 9,516 47.0 +0.6
Liberal Bev Brennan 7,564 37.3 −3.1
Greens Colin Speed 1,822 9.0 +3.2
Democrats Pat Lim 1,361 6.7 +3.9
Total formal votes 20,263 94.6 −0.9
Informal votes 1,162 5.4 +0.9
Turnout 21,425 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Edwards 11,549 57.1 +3.1
Liberal Bev Brennan 8,678 42.9 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
1993 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Edwards 9,605 50.0 −6.1
Liberal Gary Lilleyman 7,097 36.9 +3.7
Greens Robert Paton 1,230 6.4 +6.4
Democrats Rosslyn Tilbury 708 3.7 +3.7
Independent Noel Sharp 575 3.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 19,215 95.3 +4.5
Informal votes 957 4.7 −4.5
Turnout 20,172 93.1 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Edwards 11,061 57.6 −2.5
Liberal Gary Lilleyman 8,154 42.4 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −2.5
1990 Maylands state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Edwards 8,083 44.8 −11.8
Liberal Deanne Koppman 6,586 36.5 +3.3
Greens Bevan Carter 1,763 9.8 +9.8
Democrats Robert Whitehead 584 3.2 +3.2
Grey Power Josh Sacino 366 2.0 −2.4
Independent Avon Lovell 292 1.6 +1.6
Independent Roger Broinowski 109 0.6 +0.6
Independent Barry Lloyd 87 0.5 +0.5
Independent Jurgen Marter 61 0.3 +0.3
Independent Paul Augustson 46 0.3 +0.3
Independent Noel Sharp 36 0.2 +0.2
Independent Arthur Galletly 12 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 18,025 96.0 +5.2
Informal votes 759 4.0 −5.2
Turnout 18,784 80.8 −9.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Edwards 10,017 55.6 −4.5
Liberal Deanne Koppman 8,008 44.4 +4.5
Labor hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Dowding 10,575 56.1 −6.2
Liberal Peter Blaxell 6,255 33.2 +1.2
Grey Power John Redmond 825 4.4 +4.4
Independent Norman Heslington 593 3.2 +3.2
Family Movement Brian Peachey 404 2.1 +2.1
Independent Noel Sharp 195 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 18,847 90.8
Informal votes 1,901 9.2
Turnout 20,748 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Dowding 11,335 60.1 −5.1
Liberal Peter Blaxell 7,512 39.9 +5.1
Labor hold Swing −5.1
1986 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Dowding 9,393 59.8 −5.1
Liberal Michael MacAulay 4,728 30.1 −5.0
Independent David MacLiver 855 5.4 +5.4
Democrats Peter Hayes 474 3.0 +3.0
Independent Clive Turner 141 0.9 +0.9
Independent Michael Pal 127 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 15,718 96.1 −1.0
Informal votes 634 3.9 +1.0
Turnout 16,352 91.4 +4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Dowding 10,547 67.1 +2.2
Liberal Michael MacAulay 5,171 32.9 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2
1983 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 9,169 64.9
Liberal Wouterina Klein 4,952 35.1
Total formal votes 14,121 97.1
Informal votes 420 2.9
Turnout 14,541 86.8
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 8,454 60.2 +5.6
Liberal John Urquhart 5,583 39.8 −5.6
Total formal votes 14,037 95.6 −0.7
Informal votes 650 4.4 +0.7
Turnout 14,687 86.5 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 8,150 54.6
Liberal Brian Dillon 6,777 45.4
Total formal votes 14,927 96.3
Informal votes 569 3.7
Turnout 15,496 90.2
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 8,530 61.1
Liberal Pauline Iles 4,494 32.2
National Alliance Edward Barlow 949 6.8
Total formal votes 13,973 95.0
Informal votes 730 5.0
Turnout 14,703 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Harman 8,672 62.1
Liberal Pauline Iles 5,301 37.9
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 6,687 58.4 +7.4
Liberal Ross Trobe 3,952 34.5 −7.5
Democratic Labor Francis Pownall 819 7.1 +2.7
Total formal votes 11,458 96.6 −1.0
Informal votes 404 3.4 +1.0
Turnout 11,862 90.4 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Harman 6,810 59.4 +6.4
Liberal Ross Trobe 4,648 40.6 −6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 5,459 51.0
Liberal and Country Bob Marshall 4,491 42.0
Democratic Labor Francis Pownall 472 4.4
Independent Cornelis de Bruin 276 2.6
Total formal votes 10,698 97.6
Informal votes 264 2.4
Turnout 10,962 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Harman 5,668 53.0
Liberal and Country Bob Marshall 5,030 47.0
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bob Marshall 4,849 48.6 +4.9
Labor Edward Oldfield 4,631 46.4 −4.1
Democratic Labor Francis Pownall 498 5.0 −0.9
Total formal votes 9,978 97.5 −1.0
Informal votes 254 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 10,232 93.3 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bob Marshall 5,246 52.6 +4.0
Labor Edward Oldfield 4,732 47.4 −4.0
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +4.0
1962 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Oldfield 5,109 50.5
Liberal and Country John Watts 4,419 43.7
Democratic Labor Gerard Lyons 594 5.9
Total formal votes 10,122 98.5
Informal votes 150 1.5
Turnout 10,272 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Oldfield 51.4
Liberal and Country John Watts 48.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Toms 5,299 58.2 +1.8
Liberal and Country Walter Bonnett 3,802 41.8 +18.6
Total formal votes 9,296 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 195 2.1 −0.2
Turnout 9,296 93.5 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.3
1956 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Toms 4,989 56.4
Liberal and Country Ellen Lulham 2,050 23.2
Independent Liberal Herbert R. Robinson 1,803 20.4
Total formal votes 8,842 97.7
Informal votes 206 2.3
Turnout 9,048 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Toms 58.5
Liberal and Country Ellen Lulham 41.5
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1953 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Owen Hanlon 3,920 46.3 +4.6
Liberal and Country Edward Oldfield 3,586 42.4 +3.0
Independent Samuel Spence 959 11.3 −6.4
Total formal votes 8,465 97.9 +0.4
Informal votes 181 2.1 −0.4
Turnout 8,646 94.5 +3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Oldfield 4,292 50.7 −2.3
Labor Owen Hanlon 4,173 49.3 +2.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing −2.3
1951 Maylands state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Hartley 3,316 41.7 +2.8
Liberal and Country Edward Oldfield 3,180 39.4 +39.4
Independent Samuel Spence 1,427 17.7 +17.7
Independent Socialist Kevin Healy 96 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 8,064 97.5 −0.9
Informal votes 205 2.5 +0.9
Turnout 8,269 90.6 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Oldfield 4,278 53.0 +53.0
Labor Robert Hartley 3,786 47.0 +8.1
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
1950 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Shearn 5,060 61.1
Labor John Gaffney 3,225 38.9
Total formal votes 8,285 98.4
Informal votes 134 1.6
Turnout 8,419 92.3
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Harry Shearn unopposed
Independent Liberal hold Swing
1943 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Harry Shearn 4,342 55.0 −9.2
Labor Roderick Hough 2,178 27.6 −8.2
Communist Clarence Boyd 713 9.0 +9.0
Independent John Walton 346 4.4 +4.4
Independent Jessie Reid 314 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 7,893 97.0 −1.6
Informal votes 245 3.0 +1.6
Turnout 8,138 88.8 −2.9
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Harry Shearn 4,966 64.2 +35.2
Labor Robert Hartley 2,764 35.8 −3.6
Total formal votes 7,730 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 112 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 7,842 91.7 +17.6
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing +8.1
1936 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Clothier 2,214 39.4 −3.4
Ind. Nationalist Harry Shearn 1,630 29.0 +29.0
Nationalist Tom Hartrey 921 16.4 +16.4
Nationalist Arthur Daley 861 15.3 +15.3
Total formal votes 5,626 99.1 +1.0
Informal votes 52 0.9 −1.0
Turnout 5,678 74.1 −17.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist Harry Shearn 3,158 56.1 +56.1
Labor Robert Clothier 2,468 43.9 −11.2
Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A
1933 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Clothier 2,721 42.8 +1.1
Nationalist John Scaddan 1,652 26.0 −5.7
Nationalist Arthur Daley 1,203 18.9 −5.0
Nationalist Charles Plunkett 675 10.6 +10.6
Independent Frederick Swaine 106 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 6,357 98.1 −0.8
Informal votes 123 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 6,480 91.2 +11.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Clothier 3,505 55.1 +9.4
Nationalist John Scaddan 2,852 44.9 −9.4
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +9.4
1930 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Barker 2,211 41.7
Nationalist John Scaddan 1,681 31.7
Nationalist Arthur Daley 1,269 23.9
Nationalist Peter Wedd 144 2.7
Total formal votes 5,305 98.9
Informal votes 60 1.1
Turnout 5,365 79.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Scaddan 2,879 54.3
Labor Ernest Barker 2,426 45.7
Nationalist hold Swing

References

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