Electoral results for the district of Morley

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

Members for Morley

Morley (1974–1983)
Member Party Term
  Arthur Tonkin Labor 1974–1983
Morley-Swan (1983–1989)
Member Party Term
  Arthur Tonkin Labor 1983–1987
  Frank Donovan Labor 1987–1989
Morley (1989–1996)
Member Party Term
  Frank Donovan Labor 1989–1991
  Independent 1991–1993
  Clive Brown Labor 1993–1996
Morley (2008–present)
Member Party Term
  Ian Britza Liberal 2008–2017
  Amber-Jade Sanderson Labor 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Morley.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amber-Jade Sanderson 17,447 70.4 +18.0
Liberal Jim Seth 3,931 15.9 −15.7
Greens Thomas Marcinkowski 1,525 6.2 −3.2
Christians Alan Wells 815 3.3 +0.5
One Nation Julian Scully 452 1.8 +1.8
No Mandatory Vaccination Rhonda Kerslake 396 1.6 +1.6
WAxit Aman Singh 217 0.9 −0.8
Total formal votes 24,783 95.5 +1.4
Informal votes 1,176 4.5 −1.4
Turnout 25,959 86.2 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amber-Jade Sanderson 19,458 78.6 +16.2
Liberal Jim Seth 5,311 21.4 −16.2
Labor hold Swing +16.2

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Morley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Amber-Jade Sanderson 10,946 51.4 +11.9
Liberal Ian Britza 6,860 32.2 −17.7
Greens Anne-Marie Ricciardi 2,017 9.5 +2.6
Christians Lois Host 580 2.7 +0.6
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Paul Longo 523 2.5 +2.5
Micro Business Nasim Boksmati 351 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 21,277 94.1 +2.6
Informal votes 1,340 5.9 −2.6
Turnout 22,617 88.0 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Amber-Jade Sanderson 13,064 61.4 +16.2
Liberal Ian Britza 8,203 38.6 −16.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +16.2
2013 Western Australian state election: Morley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Britza 9,932 49.9 +14.7
Labor Reece Whitby 7,868 39.5 +1.7
Greens Sally Palmer 1,371 6.9 −3.2
Christians Ross Fraser 430 2.2 −1.2
Family First Greg Halls 305 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 19,906 90.5
Informal votes 1,851 9.5
Turnout 21,757 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Britza 10,889 54.7 +5.5
Labor Reece Whitby 9,003 45.3 −5.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.5

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Morley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reece Whitby 7,010 35.7 −15.9
Liberal Ian Britza 6,797 34.7 +1.1
Independent John D'Orazio 3,145 16.0 +16.0
Greens Sally Palmer 1,687 8.6 +2.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Partington 635 3.2 −0.7
Independent Azeem Shah 337 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 19,611 93.6 +0.3
Informal votes 1,340 6.4 −0.3
Turnout 20,951 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Britza 9,969 50.9 +10.8
Labor Reece Whitby 9,629 49.1 −10.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.8

Elections in the 1990s

1993 Western Australian state election: Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Brown 10,275 49.7 −12.7
Liberal John Horobin 6,971 33.7 −3.9
Independent Karry-Lea Smith 3,421 16.6 +16.6
Total formal votes 20,667 94.9 −1.6
Informal votes 1,116 5.1 +1.6
Turnout 21,783 94.4 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Brown 11,913 57.6 −4.8
Liberal John Horobin 8,754 42.4 +4.8
Labor hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Donovan 10,808 62.4 −5.2
Liberal David MacGregor 6,522 37.6 +5.2
Total formal votes 17,330 96.5
Informal votes 630 3.5
Turnout 17,960 92.4
Labor hold Swing −5.2
1987 Morley-Swan state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Donovan 10,087 56.9 −10.0
Liberal Kim Hames 6,361 35.8 +2.7
One Australia Donald Jackson 1,294 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 17,742 95.5 −1.2
Informal votes 840 4.5 +1.2
Turnout 18,582 82.1 10.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1986 Western Australian state election: Morley-Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 13,440 66.9 −2.2
Liberal Christine Fisher 6,659 33.1 +4.6
Total formal votes 20,099 96.7 +1.7
Informal votes 675 3.3 −1.7
Turnout 20,774 92.2 +3.4
Labor hold Swing −4.0
1983 Western Australian state election: Morley-Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 10,743 69.1
Liberal Ramsay Bogunovich 4,436 28.5
Independent James Connolly 375 2.4
Total formal votes 15,554 95.0
Informal votes 819 5.0
Turnout 16,373 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Tonkin 11,028 70.9
Liberal Ramsay Bogunovich 4,526 29.1
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 9,866 64.7 +6.4
Liberal Kevin Egan 5,374 35.3 −6.4
Total formal votes 15,240 95.7 −0.7
Informal votes 691 4.3 +0.7
Turnout 15,931 89.5 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 8,346 58.3
Liberal Madge Bicknell 5,980 41.7
Total formal votes 14,326 96.4
Informal votes 528 3.6
Turnout 14,854 91.0
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Morley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonkin 9,570 57.4
Liberal Lloyd Stewart 7,093 42.6
Total formal votes 16,663 97.2
Informal votes 478 2.8
Turnout 17,141 92.1
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Morley District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Morley District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "Morley District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Morley Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2011.