Electoral results for the district of Vasse

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

Members for Vasse

Member Party Term
  William Bovell Liberal Country League 1950–1968
  Liberal 1968–1971
  Barry Blaikie Liberal 1971–1996
  Bernie Masters Liberal 1996–2004
  Independent 2004–2005
  Troy Buswell Liberal 2005–2014
  Libby Mettam Liberal 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Vasse.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Vasse[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Libby Mettam 11,697 44.1 −2.1
Labor Chris Hossen 8,998 34.0 +13.3
Greens Mia Krasenstein 2,765 10.4 −3.4
National Peter Gordon 1,135 4.3 −15.0
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Cameron Van Veen 521 2.0 +2.0
No Mandatory Vaccination A. W. Judd 489 1.8 +1.8
Legalise Cannabis Neridah Rich 403 1.5 +1.5
One Nation Jackson Wreford 253 1.0 +1.0
Sustainable Australia Brad Satchell 191 0.7 +0.7
WAxit Nicolas Oancea 46 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 26,498 96.5 +0.5
Informal votes 958 3.5 −0.5
Turnout 27,456 87.8 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Libby Mettam 14,387 54.3 −10.3
Labor Chris Hossen 12,107 45.7 +10.3
Liberal hold Swing −10.3

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Vasse[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Libby Mettam 11,032 46.2 −11.0
Labor Wes Hartley 4,918 20.6 +8.3
National Peter Gordon 4,606 19.3 +12.0
Greens Luke O'Connell 3,297 13.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 23,853 96.0 +0.0
Informal votes 992 4.0 −0.0
Turnout 24,845 88.9 +4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Libby Mettam 15,429 64.7 −6.5
Labor Wes Hartley 8,421 35.3 +6.5
Liberal hold Swing −6.5
2014 Vasse state by-election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Libby Mettam 8,805 44.3 −13.0
National Peter Gordon 5,656 28.5 +21.2
Greens Michael Baldock 3,567 18.0 +7.9
Independent Peter Johnson 873 4.4 +4.4
Christians Wayne Barnett 686 3.5 +3.5
Independent Teresa van Lieshout 274 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 19,861 97.2 +1.2
Informal votes 569 2.8 –1.2
Turnout 20,430 82.6 −8.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Libby Mettam 10,520 53.0 −18.2
National Peter Gordon 9,328 47.0 +47.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
2013 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Troy Buswell 11,593 57.3 –4.1
Labor Lee Edmundson 2,501 12.4 –8.3
Greens Michael Baldock 2,026 10.0 –5.6
Independent Bernie Masters 1,624 8.0 +8.0
National James Wishart 1,474 7.3 +7.3
Independent Gary Norden 601 3.0 +3.0
Family First Julie Westbrook 412 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,231 96.0 +0.5
Informal votes 848 4.0 −0.5
Turnout 21,079 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 14,396 71.2 +3.4
Labor Lee Edmundson 5,822 28.8 –3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Vasse[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Troy Buswell 11,306 55.5 +14.9
Labor Marilyn Elson 4,427 21.8 −0.8
Greens Mitchella Hutchins 3,653 17.9 +8.3
Christian Democrats Gail Gifford 967 4.8 +3.6
Total formal votes 20,353 95.6 +0.1
Informal votes 947 4.4 −0.1
Turnout 21,300 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 12,913 63.5 +3.9
Labor Marilyn Elson 7,423 36.5 −3.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.9
2005 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Troy Buswell 4,611 37.6 +9.4
Labor Ross Bromell 2,649 21.6 −3.6
Independent Bernie Masters 2,526 20.6 +20.6
National Beryle Morgan 1,207 9.8 −14.6
Greens Jim Matan 681 5.6 −2.4
Family First Paul Clayson 222 1.8 +1.8
Christian Democrats Tracey Brough 162 1.3 +1.3
One Nation Charles Doyle 147 1.2 −10.1
New Country Ron Asher 61 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 12,266 95.4 −1.2
Informal votes 591 4.6 +1.2
Turnout 12,857 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 7,388 60.3 +6.2
Labor Ross Bromell 4,871 39.7 −6.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Troy Buswell 6,228 50.9 −3.2
Independent Bernie Masters 6,019 49.1 +49.1
Liberal hold Swing −3.2
2001 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bernie Masters 4,481 29.7 −13.5
Labor Ross Bromell 3,619 24.0 +7.3
National Beryle Morgan 3,481 23.1 −0.1
One Nation Patricia Embry 1,856 12.3 +12.3
Greens Bill Franssen 1,206 8.0 +8.0
Democrats John Partridge 431 2.9 −0.7
Total formal votes 15,074 96.6 +0.2
Informal votes 535 3.4 −0.2
Turnout 15,609 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Masters 8,302 55.5 −3.7
Labor Ross Bromell 6,648 44.5 +44.5
Liberal hold Swing −14.2

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bernie Masters 5,433 43.2 −14.9
National Beryle Morgan 2,917 23.2 +14.0
Labor Linda Mullins 2,097 16.7 −5.5
Independent Mike Sully 1,261 10.0 +10.0
Democrats Alf Denman 451 3.6 +2.9
Independent Ron Palmer 413 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 12,572 96.4 −0.3
Informal votes 476 3.6 +0.3
Turnout 13,048 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Masters 8,745 69.7 −0.6
Labor Linda Mullins 3,802 30.3 +0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Masters 7,424 59.2 −11.1
National Beryle Morgan 5,116 40.8 +40.8
Liberal hold Swing −11.1
1993 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,139 58.1 +1.2
Labor Leslie Longwood 2,146 20.3 −7.8
Greens David Swainston 1,203 11.4 +11.4
National Coralie Tarbotton 1,076 10.2 −4.9
Total formal votes 10,564 96.8 +1.8
Informal votes 345 3.2 −1.8
Turnout 10,909 94.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 7,524 71.2 +2.5
Labor Leslie Longwood 3,040 28.8 −2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,205 56.9 −5.4
Labor Leslie Longwood 2,568 28.1 −9.6
National Alan Hillier 1,380 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 9,153 95.0
Informal votes 486 5.0
Turnout 9,639 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,292 68.7 +6.4
Labor Leslie Longwood 2,861 31.3 −6.4
Liberal hold Swing +6.4
1986 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,359 63.5 +4.0
Labor Laurie Watson 3,648 36.5 +5.4
Total formal votes 10,007 98.1 +0.3
Informal votes 195 1.9 −0.3
Turnout 10,202 94.3 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.7
1983 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 4,947 59.5
Labor Dane Carroll 2,586 31.1
Independent Stewart Melville 783 9.4
Total formal votes 8,316 97.8
Informal votes 187 2.2
Turnout 8,503 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,339 64.2
Labor Dane Carroll 2,977 35.8
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,147 68.2 +0.9
Labor Barbara Taylor 2,236 24.8 +0.8
Independent Alfred Bussell 623 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 9,006 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 201 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,207 92.3 −2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 6,454 71.7 +0.1
Labor Barbara Taylor 2,552 28.3 −0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,493 67.3
Labor Peter Naughton 1,961 24.0
Independent Alister Walker 707 8.7
Total formal votes 8,161 97.9
Informal votes 172 2.1
Turnout 8,333 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,847 71.6
Labor Peter Naughton 2,314 28.4
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Blaikie 4,548 60.0
Labor Robert Goddard 2,015 26.6
National Alliance Ronald Loughton 1,014 13.4
Total formal votes 7,577 96.7
Informal votes 256 3.3
Turnout 7,833 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 5,410 71.4
Labor Robert Goddard 2,167 28.6
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Hemsley 2,299 37.3 +37.3
Liberal Barry Blaikie 1,977 32.1 −67.9
Country Colin Fyfe 1,121 18.2 +18.2
Independent Edward Packard 457 7.4 +7.4
Democratic Labor John Brennan 306 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 6,160 97.9
Informal votes 130 2.1
Turnout 6,290 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Blaikie 3,231 52.4 −47.6
Labor Alexander Hemsley 2,929 47.6 +47.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell 3,588 70.4 −29.6
Labor Colin Smith 1,515 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 5,093 98.7
Informal votes 65 1.3
Turnout 5,158 95.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell 3,984 78.1 −21.9
Democratic Labor George Shervington 1,119 21.9 +21.9
Total formal votes 5,103 97.4
Informal votes 134 2.6
Turnout 5,237 94.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1956 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell 2,996 64.8
Country Robert Leiper 1,625 35.2
Total formal votes 4,621 98.0
Informal votes 94 2.0
Turnout 4,715 94.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Vasse District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Vasse District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "2014 Vasse By-election". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ Green, Antony (18 October 2014). "Results: 2014 Vasse By-election". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ^ "2008 Vasse District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2014.