Electoral results for the district of Perth

This is a list of results for the electoral district of Perth in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1890 until the present.

Members for Perth

Perth (1890–1950)
Member Party Term
  Edward Scott Non-aligned 1890–1892
  Thomas Molloy Non-aligned 1892–1894
  George Randell Oppositionist 1894–1897
  Lyall Hall Ministerialist 1897–1901
  Frank Wilson Ministerialist 1901
  William Purkiss Oppositionist 1901–1904
  Harry Brown Ministerialist 1904–1911
  Sir Walter Dwyer Labor 1911–1914
  Sir James Connolly Liberal 1914–1917
  Robert Pilkington Nationalist 1917–1921
  Harry Mann Nationalist 1921–1933
  Ted Needham Labor 1933–1950
Perth (1961–present)
Member Party Term
  Stanley Heal Labor 1962–1965
  Peter Durack Liberal 1965–1968
  Terry Burke Labor 1968–1987
  Dr Ian Alexander Labor 1987–1991
  Independent 1991–1993
  Diana Warnock Labor 1993–2001
  John Hyde Labor 2001–2013
  Eleni Evangel Liberal 2013–2017
  John Carey 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) § Perth.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Perth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Carey 16,594 63.5 +16.3
Liberal Kylee Veskovich 4,666 17.9 −15.2
Greens Francesca Pandolfino 4,177 16.0 +1.5
No Mandatory Vaccination Scott Beard 476 1.8 +1.8
WAxit Angelo Minniti 225 0.9 0.0
Total formal votes 26,138 96.8 +0.5
Informal votes 858 3.2 −0.5
Turnout 26,996 84.1 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Carey 20,719 79.3 +16.6
Liberal Kylee Veskovich 5,418 20.7 −16.6
Labor hold Swing +16.6

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Perth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Carey 11,137 46.5 +10.5
Liberal Eleni Evangel 8,100 33.8 −15.1
Greens Hannah Milligan 3,449 14.4 +1.6
Christians Ken Lim 341 1.4 −0.0
Animal Justice Matt Hanson 325 1.4 +1.4
Flux the System! Ben Ballingall 266 1.1 +1.1
Micro Business Archie Hyde 205 0.9 +0.9
Matheson for WA Ian Molyneux 148 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,971 96.4 +2.1
Informal votes 907 3.6 −2.1
Turnout 24,878 83.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Carey 14,815 61.8 +14.6
Liberal Eleni Evangel 9,148 38.2 −14.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.6
2013 Western Australian state election: Perth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eleni Evangel 10,318 48.6 +12.0
Labor John Hyde 7,666 36.1 −4.8
Greens Jonathan Hallett 2,706 12.8 −6.6
Christians Kevin Host 324 1.5 −1.5
Independent Farida Iqbal 198 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 21,212 94.2
Informal votes 1,300 5.8
Turnout 22,512 86.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eleni Evangel 11,165 52.6 +10.4
Labor John Hyde 10,045 47.4 −10.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.4

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Perth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyde 7,724 41.00 –7.01
Liberal Chris Edwards 6,907 36.67 +2.82
Greens Jonathan Hallett 3,631 19.28 +6.47
Christian Democrats Guennadi Moukine 576 3.06 +0.49
Total formal votes 18,837 94.90 +0.01
Informal votes 1,013 5.10 –0.01
Turnout 19,850 81.42 –6.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Hyde 10,899 57.84 –2.96
Liberal Chris Edwards 7,937 42.16 +2.96
Labor hold Swing –2.96
2005 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyde 11,303 49.07 +3.44
Liberal David Lagan 7,596 32.97 +0.91
Greens Damian Douglas-Meyer 2,982 12.94 +1.94
Christian Democrats Gus Loh 594 2.58 +2.58
Independent Don Hyland 375 1.63 +1.63
One Nation Marie Edmonds 186 0.81 −3.34
Total formal votes 23,036 94.89 +0.82
Informal votes 1,240 5.11 −0.82
Turnout 24,276 87.78 +0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Hyde 14,287 62.04 +0.78
Liberal David Lagan 8,741 37.96 −0.78
Labor hold Swing 0.78
2001 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyde 8,423 45.63 −1.33
Liberal Peter Boyle 5,918 32.06 −5.01
Greens Su Hsien-Lee 2,031 11.00 −0.53
Democrats Paul Hubbard 819 4.44 +4.44
One Nation John Hakesley 766 4.15 +4.15
Independent Dave Chambers 303 1.64 +1.64
Julius Re 103 0.56 +0.56
Roberto Jorquera 99 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 18,461 94.07 −0.65
Informal votes 1,163 5.93 +0.65
Turnout 19,624 87.25 +0.94
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Hyde 11,263 61.26 +3.33
Liberal Peter Boyle 7,123 38.74 −3.33
Labor hold Swing 3.33

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Diana Warnock 8,501 46.96 +2.60
Liberal Janet Davidson 6,710 37.07 −1.62
Greens Elena Jeffreys 2,087 11.53 +5.19
Independent Raymond Conder 803 4.44
Other −10.61
Total formal votes 18,101 94.72 +1.83
Informal votes 1,008 5.28 −1.83
Turnout 19,109 86.31 −4.86
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Diana Warnock 10,461 57.93 +3.53
Liberal Janet Davidson 7,597 42.07 −3.53
Labor hold Swing 3.53
1993 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hal Colebatch 7,741 42.4 −0.7
Labor Diana Warnock 7,167 39.3 −6.6
Independent Kathleen Mallott 1,351 7.4 +7.4
Greens Penelope Robinson 1,319 7.2 +7.2
Democratic Socialist Michelle Hovane 276 1.5 +1.5
Independent Christopher Bignell 145 0.8 +0.8
Independent Life Addvalue 137 0.8 +0.8
Alexander Manfrin 122 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 18,258 7.1 +1.3
Informal votes 1,398 7.1 −1.3
Turnout 19,656 91.2 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Diana Warnock 9,182 50.3 −0.9
Liberal Hal Colebatch 9,076 49.7 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Alexander 8,305 45.9 +12.8
Liberal Kim Hames 7,806 43.1 +3.9
Democrats Frederick Long 1,023 5.7 +5.7
Grey Power Gerrard Taylor 974 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 18,108 91.6
Informal votes 1,654 8.4
Turnout 19,762 88.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Alexander 9,263 51.2 −8.5
Liberal Kim Hames 8,845 48.8 +8.5
Labor hold Swing −8.5
1987 Perth state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Alexander 6,805 56.2 −7.1
Liberal Michael Lekias 4,707 38.8 +5.4
Educationalist Charles Hall 607 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 12,119 94.2 −1.1
Informal votes 748 5.8 +1.1
Turnout 12,867 74.2 −13.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1986 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 9,644 63.3 −4.5
Liberal Peter Evans 5,090 33.4 +1.2
Independent Michael Crossing 510 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 15,244 95.3 −0.2
Informal votes 746 4.7 +0.2
Turnout 15,990 87.6 +6.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Burke 9,893 64.9 −2.9
Liberal Peter Evans 5,351 35.1 +2.9
Labor hold Swing −2.9
1983 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 9,023 67.8
Liberal Peter Bogue 4,289 32.2
Total formal votes 13,312 95.5
Informal votes 630 4.5
Turnout 13,942 80.7
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 6,638 61.8 +2.1
Liberal Bernard Smith 3,515 32.7 −7.6
Independent James Connolly 597 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 10,750 94.3 −1.9
Informal votes 650 5.7 +1.9
Turnout 11,400 80.2 −5.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Burke 7,116 66.2 +6.5
Liberal Bernard Smith 3,634 33.8 −6.5
Labor hold Swing +6.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 7,525 59.7
Liberal Hal Colebatch 5,083 40.3
Total formal votes 12,608 96.2
Informal votes 504 3.8
Turnout 13,112 85.2
Labor hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 6,997 59.6
Liberal Julius Re 3,769 32.1
National Alliance Robert Burns 518 4.4
Australia William Barrett 456 3.9
Total formal votes 11,740 92.6
Informal votes 933 7.4
Turnout 12,673 84.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Burke 7,303 62.2
Liberal Julius Re 4,437 37.8
Labor hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 5,002 56.0 +6.1
Liberal Bob Pike 2,851 31.9 −3.4
Democratic Labor John Martyr 545 6.1 +2.3
Independent Francesco Nesci 387 4.3 +4.3
Independent John Dawson 91 1.0 +1.0
Independent Thomas Cain 60 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 8,936 91.0 −4.7
Informal votes 888 9.0 +4.7
Turnout 9,824 84.9 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Burke 5,352 59.9 +3.7
Liberal Bob Pike 3,584 40.1 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 5,141 49.89 +2.49
Liberal Peter Durack 3,643 35.35 −12.05
Independent Paul Ritter 1,128 10.95 +10.95
Democratic Labor William Spence 393 3.81 −1.44
Total formal votes 10,308 95.74 −0.23
Informal votes 458 4.26 +0.23
Turnout 10,763 86.19 −1.33
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.86
1965 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Durack 4,428 47.40 +7.02
Labor Stanley Heal 4,422 47.33 −6.03
Democratic Labor Terence Merchant 491 5.25 −0.99
Total formal votes 9,341 95.97 −1.56
Informal votes 391 4.03 +1.56
Turnout 9,733 87.52 −2.45
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.32
1962 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stanley Heal 5,485 53.36
Liberal Raymond Waller Newland 4,151 40.38
Democratic Labor Terence Merchant 642 6.24
Total formal votes 10,278 97.53
Informal votes 260 2.47
Turnout 10,538 89.97
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Needham 3,418 52.7 −6.7
Liberal Stanley Perry 2,507 38.7 +17.1
Independent Carlyle Ferguson 556 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 6,481 96.8 +0.4
Informal votes 214 3.2 −0.4
Turnout 6,695 86.1 −0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1943 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Needham 4,066 59.4 +10.2
Nationalist William Murray 1,477 21.6 −8.4
Ind. Nationalist Walter Maddeford 1,304 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 6,847 96.4 −1.8
Informal votes 258 3.6 +1.8
Turnout 7,105 86.7 +3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Needham 3,402 49.2 −4.7
Nationalist Donald Cleland 2,078 30.0 +30.0
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,435 20.7 −9.1
Total formal votes 6,915 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 127 1.8 −0.1
Turnout 7,042 83.7 +15.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Needham 3,654 52.8
Nationalist Donald Cleland 3,261 47.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Needham 2,806 53.9 −4.5
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,554 29.8 −11.8
Nationalist William Murray 847 16.3 +16.3
Total formal votes 5,207 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 100 1.9 −0.4
Turnout 5,307 68.3 −20.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1933 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Needham 3,734 58.4 +12.3
Nationalist Harry Mann 2,661 41.6 −11.5
Total formal votes 6,395 97.7 −0.8
Informal votes 149 2.3 +0.8
Turnout 6,544 89.1 +16.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 2,991 53.1
Labor Ted Needham 2,591 46.1
Independent John McCoo 45 0.8
Total formal votes 5,627 98.5
Informal votes 86 1.5
Turnout 5,713 72.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,656 50.0 −2.0
Labor Cyril Longmore 1,368 41.3 −6.7
Nationalist William Murray 285 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 3,309 96.6 −2.4
Informal votes 115 3.4 +2.4
Turnout 3,424 71.9 +23.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,395 52.0 +2.3
Labor Richard Lane 1,288 48.0 +18.5
Total formal votes 2,683 99.0 +1.9
Informal votes 26 1.0 −1.9
Turnout 2,709 48.2 −14.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1921 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,356 49.7 −6.9
Labor Herbert Swan 805 29.5 −3.6
Independent Percy Brunton 293 10.7 +10.7
Independent Thomas Molloy 273 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 2,727 97.1 +0.5
Informal votes 82 2.9 −0.5
Turnout 2,809 62.9 +8.5
After distribution of preferences
Nationalist Harry Mann 1,504 55.1
Labor Herbert Swan 872 32.0
Independent Percy Brunton 351 12.9
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Pilkington 1,589 56.57
Labor Edmund Dunn 929 33.07
Nationalist Henry Mills 291 10.36
Total formal votes 2,809 96.60
Informal votes 99 3.40
Turnout 2,908
1917 by-election: Perth (21 July 1917)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Pilkington 1,029 47.77
Nationalist Thomas Molloy 713 33.10
Nationalist Francis Rea 412 19.13
Total formal votes 2,154 97.47
Informal votes 56 2.53
Turnout 2,210
1914 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Dwyer 1,507 42.96
Liberal Sir James Connolly 1,340 38.20
Liberal Arthur Berryman 661 18.84
Total formal votes 3,508 97.88
Informal votes 76 2.12
Turnout 3,584
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir James Connolly 1,941 55.33 +8.64
Labor Walter Dwyer 1,567 44.67 –8.64
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.64
1911 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Dwyer 1,932 53.31
Ministerialist Harry Brown 1,692 46.69
Total formal votes 3,624 98.72
Informal votes 47 1.28
Turnout 3,671

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Harry Brown 1,037 71.91
Ministerialist Arthur O'Connor 405 28.09
Total formal votes 1,442 98.70
Informal votes 19 1.30
Turnout 1,461
1905 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Harry Brown 567 52.99
Independent Charles Moran 336 31.40
Ministerialist Henry Braidwood 167 15.61
Total formal votes 1,070 98.17
Informal votes 20 1.83
Turnout 1,090
1904 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Harry Brown 990 62.98
Labor Frederick Gates 582 37.02
Total formal votes 1,572 99.12
Informal votes 14 0.88
Turnout 1,586
1901 ministerial by-election: Perth (6 December 1901)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Purkiss 772 54.37
Frank Wilson 648 45.63
Total formal votes 1,420 99.37
Informal votes 9 0.63
Turnout 1,429
1901 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition Frank Wilson 691 65.37
Ministerial (Throssell) Thomas Molloy 366 34.63
Total formal votes 1,057 99.16
Informal votes 9 0.84
Turnout 1,066

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerial (Forrest) Lyall Hall 268 50.47
Opposition (Leake) Stephen Henry Parker 263 49.53
Total formal votes 531 98.33
Informal votes 9 1.67
Turnout 540
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
George Randell 378 61.26
Thomas Molloy 239 38.74
Total formal votes 617 98.56
Informal votes 9 1.44
Turnout 626 66.10
1892 by-election: Perth (12 January 1892)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Molloy 187 53.74
Edward Vivien Harvey Keane 161 46.36
Total formal votes 348 95.60
Informal votes 16 4.39
Turnout 364 77.78
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Edward Scott 234 61.58
Edward Kay Courthope 146 38.42
Total formal votes 380
Turnout 380 83.52

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