Electoral results for the district of Pilbara

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Pilbara (Central Kimberley-Pilbara from 2005-2008) in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Pilbara

Member Party Term
  Henry Keep Non-aligned 1894–1897
  Walter Kingsmill Oppositionist 1897–1903
  James Isdell Independent 1903–1906
  Henry Underwood Labor 1906–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1924
  Alfred Lamond Labor 1924–1933
  Frank Welsh Nationalist 1933–1939
  Bill Hegney Labor 1939–1950
  Alec Rodoreda Labor 1950–1958
  Arthur Bickerton Labor 1958–1974
  Brian Sodeman Liberal 1974–1983
  Pam Buchanan Labor 1983–1989
  Larry Graham Labor 1989–2000
  Independent Labor 2000–2005
  Tom Stephens Labor 2005–2013
  Brendon Grylls Nationals WA 2013–2017
  Kevin Michel 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) § Pilbara.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Pilbara[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Michel 9,075 61.0 +30.1
National Scott Bourne 2,715 18.3 −9.1
Liberal Camilo Blanco 1,241 8.3 −6.9
Greens Machelle Vaughan-Cartner 504 3.4 −0.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers David Allison-Forrest 453 3.0 −6.5
One Nation Sandi Crouch 432 2.9 −8.5
No Mandatory Vaccination Max Elliott 270 1.8 +1.8
Western Australia Don Hyland 115 0.8 +0.8
WAxit Navneet Jawanda 68 0.5 0.0
Total formal votes 14,873 95.2 −0.2
Informal votes 748 4.8 +0.2
Turnout 15,621 67.1 −0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Kevin Michel 10,459 70.4 +18.1
National Scott Bourne 4,408 29.6 −18.1
Labor hold  

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Pilbara[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Michel 4,386 31.0 +1.2
National Brendon Grylls 3,860 27.3 −11.3
Liberal Mark Alchin 2,158 15.3 −7.8
One Nation David Archibald 1,606 11.4 +11.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Fiona White-Hartig 1,352 9.6 +9.6
Greens Brent McKenna 584 4.1 −0.9
Flux the System! Mark Dunn 133 0.9 +0.9
Micro Business Davyd Hooper 65 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 14,144 95.4 +0.4
Informal votes 677 4.6 −0.4
Turnout 14,821 70.0 −4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Michel 7,393 52.3 +13.8
National Brendon Grylls 6,748 47.7 −13.8
Labor gain from National Swing +13.8
2013 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Brendon Grylls 4,866 38.6 +15.9
Labor Kelly Howlett 3,758 29.8 –13.5
Liberal George Levissianos 2,911 23.1 +3.7
Greens Julie Matheson 628 5.0 –4.6
Independent Brent McKenna 267 2.1 +2.1
Christians Bruce Richards 168 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 12,598 95.0 –0.2
Informal votes 663 5.0 +0.2
Turnout 13,261 76.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Levissianos 6,774 53.8 +53.8
Labor Kelly Howlett 5,823 46.2 –11.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Brendon Grylls 7,739 61.5 +18.7
Labor Kelly Howlett 4,850 38.5 –18.7
National gain from Labor Swing +18.7

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Pilbara[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Stephens 3,336 44.4 −4.4
National Alan Cochrane 1,724 22.9 +22.9
Liberal Rosie Vrancic 1,321 17.6 −14.2
Greens Kelly Howlett 724 9.6 +0.3
Family First Joan Foley 412 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 7,517 94.8 −0.2
Informal votes 409 5.2 +0.2
Turnout 7,926 69.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Stephens 4,024 53.6 −6.9
National Alan Cochrane 3,490 46.4 +46.4
Labor hold Swing −6.9
2005 Western Australian state election: Central Kimberley-Pilbara[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Stephens 4,369 50.1 +13.9
Liberal Trona Young 2,388 27.4 +12.2
Greens Kelly Howlett 786 9.0 +7.7
Independent Barry Taylor 738 8.5 +8.5
Independent Paul Asplin 178 2.0 +2.0
One Nation Gavin Ness 135 1.5 –5.7
Christian Democrats Jason Matthews 123 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 8,717 95.0 −0.8
Informal votes 458 5.0 +0.8
Turnout 9,174 68.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Stephens 5,542 63.6 +4.2
Liberal Trona Young 3,168 36.4 −4.2
Labor gain from Independent Swing +4.2
2001 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Larry Graham 3,626 54.6 +54.6
Labor Jackie Ormsby 1,782 26.8 −37.0
Liberal Mark Liedel 821 12.4 −16.9
One Nation Gavin Ness 416 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 6,645 95.6 +0.2
Informal votes 307 4.4 −0.2
Turnout 6,952 68.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jackie Ormsby 3,692 56.0 −9.7
Liberal Mark Liedel 2,903 44.0 +9.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Larry Graham 4,571 69.2 +69.2
Labor Jackie Ormsby 2,038 30.8 −34.9
Independent gain from Labor Swing +69.2

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Graham 4,284 63.8 +4.9
Liberal Domenick Palumbo 1,964 29.3 +5.8
National Anne O'Donoghue 465 6.9 +6.8
Total formal votes 6,713 95.4 +0.5
Informal votes 324 4.6 −0.5
Turnout 7,037 68.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Graham 4,407 65.7 −2.4
Liberal Domenick Palumbo 2,300 34.3 +2.4
Labor hold Swing −2.4
1993 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Graham 4,840 56.2 −0.3
Liberal Pamela Walsh 2,051 23.8 −7.0
Independent Allan Hutcheson 598 6.9 +6.9
Independent Karen Merrin 528 6.1 +6.1
Greens David Flynn 311 3.6 +3.6
Democrats Glenis Cooper 219 2.5 +2.5
Independent Rodney Tregonning 72 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 8,619 95.2 +4.3
Informal votes 438 4.8 −4.3
Turnout 9,057 82.9 +4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Graham 5,769 66.9 +5.4
Liberal Pamela Walsh 2,850 33.1 −5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Graham 4,466 56.5 −9.9
Liberal William Shephard 2,437 30.8 −2.8
Independent Vincent Cooper 1,003 12.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 7,906 90.9
Informal votes 792 9.1
Turnout 8,698 78.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Graham 4,858 61.5 −4.9
Liberal William Shepherd 3,048 38.5 +4.9
Labor hold Swing −4.9
1986 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Buchanan 7,965 64.7 +5.9
Liberal Johannes Van Uden 4,351 35.3 +0.4
Total formal votes 12,316 97.6 +2.8
Informal votes 306 2.4 −2.8
Turnout 12,622 84.0 −7.3
Labor hold Swing −2.8
1983 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Buchanan 5,382 58.8
Liberal David Penny 3,195 34.9
Independent Vincent Cooper 581 6.3
Total formal votes 9,158 94.8
Informal votes 498 5.2
Turnout 9,656 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Buchanan 6,182 67.5
Liberal David Penny 2,976 32.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Sodeman 5,880 47.6 −5.2
Labor Gilbert Barr 5,551 44.9 −2.3
Democrats Blair Nancarrow 927 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 12,358 94.6 −1.7
Informal votes 705 5.4 +1.7
Turnout 13,063 78.2 −5.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Sodeman 6,383 51.6 −1.2
Labor Gilbert Barr 5,975 48.4 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Sodeman 6,027 52.8
Labor Norm Marlborough 5,393 47.2
Total formal votes 11,420 96.3
Informal votes 443 3.7
Turnout 11,863 83.4
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Sodeman 3,440 49.1
Labor Arthur Bickerton 3,219 46.0
Australia Ian Kelly 347 4.9
Total formal votes 7,006 93.5
Informal votes 487 6.5
Turnout 7,493 82.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Sodeman 3,594 51.3
Labor Arthur Bickerton 3,412 48.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton 2,426 63.5 −36.5
Democratic Labor Michael Barry 1,395 36.5 +36.5
Total formal votes 3,821 94.4
Informal votes 225 5.6
Turnout 4,046 76.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton 976 67.2 −32.8
Liberal and Country David Hughes 476 32.8 +32.8
Total formal votes 1,383 95.5
Informal votes 69 4.5
Turnout 1,521 79.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton 656 62.0 −4.9
Liberal and Country Neil Radley 402 38.0 +4.9
Total formal votes 1,058 97.4 −1.3
Informal votes 28 2.6 +1.3
Turnout 1,086 76.1 −5.2
Labor hold Swing −4.9
1958 Pilbara state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1956 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alec Rodoreda 662 66.9
Liberal and Country Rowland Charlton 327 33.1
Total formal votes 989 98.7
Informal votes 13 1.3
Turnout 1,002 81.3
Labor hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alec Rodoreda 607 66.0 +8.7
Liberal and Country Rowland Charlton 313 34.0 −8.7
Total formal votes 920 97.9 −0.3
Informal votes 20 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 940 82.9 +5.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7
1950 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alec Rodoreda 538 57.3
Liberal and Country Leonard Taplin 401 42.7
Total formal votes 939 98.2
Informal votes 17 1.8
Turnout 956 77.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Pilbara state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hegney 302 52.7 +2.6
Independent Leonard Taplin 271 47.3 −2.6
Total formal votes 573 99.5 +2.0
Informal votes 3 0.5 −2.0
Turnout 576 78.3 +4.7
Labor hold Swing +2.6
1947 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hegney 235* 50.1 −14.6
Independent Leonard Taplin 234 49.9 +49.9
Total formal votes 468 97.5 +0.8
Informal votes 12 2.5 −0.8
Turnout 480 73.6 −5.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hegney 401 64.7 +12.1
Country Peter Cassey 173 27.9 +27.9
Progressive Labor Donald McLeod 46 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 620 96.7 −2.4
Informal votes 21 3.3 +2.4
Turnout 641 78.9 −6.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hegney 431 52.6 +12.0
Nationalist Frank Welsh 388 47.4 −12.0
Total formal votes 819 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 7 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 826 85.8 +2.0
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +12.0
1936 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frank Welsh 358 59.4 +1.5
Labor Donald Bennett 245 40.6 −1.5
Total formal votes 603 99.2 +2.9
Informal votes 5 0.8 −2.9
Turnout 608 83.8 −3.8
Nationalist hold Swing +1.5
1933 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frank Welsh 268 57.9 +18.6
Labor James McGuire 195 42.1 −12.2
Total formal votes 445 96.3 −3.0
Informal votes 18 3.7 +3.0
Turnout 481 87.6 +3.4
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A
1930 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Lamond 229 54.3
Nationalist Edward Greene 166 39.3
Independent William Maher 27 6.4
Total formal votes 422 99.3
Informal votes 3 0.7
Turnout 425 84.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Lamond 223 55.2 +9.5
Nationalist Henry Underwood 149 36.9 −1.7
Independent Labor Edward Snell 32 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 404 98.3 +3.2
Informal votes 7 1.7 −3.2
Turnout 411 78.6 +22.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Lamond 195 45.7 +10.1
National Labor Henry Underwood 165 38.6 +38.6
Executive Country Arthur Brown 67 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 427 95.1 −3.6
Informal votes 22 4.9 +3.6
Turnout 449 56.3 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alfred Lamond 225 52.7 +17.1
National Labor Henry Underwood 202 47.3 +47.3
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A
1921 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Underwood 241 64.4 −35.6
Labor Arthur Edwards 133 35.6 +35.6
Total formal votes 374 98.7
Informal votes 5 98.7
Turnout 379 58.1
Independent gain from National Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor Henry Underwood unopposed
National Labor hold Swing
1914 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Underwood 352 52.9 −1.1
Liberal Michael Corbett 314 47.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 666 99.7 +0.9
Informal votes 2 0.3 −0.9
Turnout 668 66.5 −1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.1
1911 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Underwood 413 54.0
Ministerialist George Miles 352 46.0
Total formal votes 765 98.8
Informal votes 9 1.2
Turnout 774 68.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Underwood 468 58.1 +4.7
Ministerialist John Weir 338 41.9 −4.7
Total formal votes 806 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 7 0.9 −0.4
Turnout 811 76.1 +37.2
Labour hold Swing −4.7
1906 Pilbara state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Underwood 286 53.4 +53.4
Ministerialist John Hopkins 250 46.6 N/A
Total formal votes 536 99.1
Informal votes 7 0.9
Turnout 546 38.9
Labor gain from Ministerialist Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist James Isdell unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1904 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist James Isdell 428 64.7 +11.0
Labour John Carey 234 35.3 +35.3
Total formal votes 662 99.7 +0.4
Informal votes 12 0.3 –0.4
Turnout 664 53.2 +12.9
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1903 Pilbara state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Isdell 157 53.8
Independent John Montgomerie 135 46.2
Total formal votes 292 99.3
Informal votes 2 0.7
Turnout 294 40.3
Independent hold Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition Walter Kingsmill unopposed
Opposition hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Walter Kingsmill 110 68.8
Independent Edward Edgecumbe 50 31.2
Total formal votes 160 98.2
Informal votes 3 1.8
Turnout 163 62.5
Independent hold Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None George Leake 187 50.1 +50.1
None Francis Dymes 186 49.9 +49.9

References

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Pilbara District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Pilbara District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Pilbara Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Western Australian State Election 2005" (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 5 November 2011.