Results of the Western Australian state election, 1986 (Legislative Assembly A-L)

Western Australian state election, 8 February 1986^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1983 — 1989 >>
Enrolled voters		883,239
Votes cast		807,634		Turnout	91.44%	+3.51%
Informal votes		21,240		Informal	2.63%	–0.20%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	416,805	53.00%	–0.16%	32	± 0
	Liberal	324,961	41.32%	+1.46%	19	– 1
	National^[1]	29,156	3.71%	–1.40%	6	+ 1
	Democrats	5,192	0.66%	–0.14%	0	± 0
	Other parties	2,630	0.33%	–0.73%	0	± 0
	Independent	7,650	0.98%	+0.48%	0	± 0
Total		786,394			57
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	427,704	54.12%	+0.37%
	Liberal	362,642	45.88%	–0.37%

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1986 Western Australian election for districts from A-L.

Results by Electoral district

Albany

Western Australian state election, 1986: Albany^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Leo Watt	4,510	53.3	+10.8
	Labor	Josephine Lynch	3,947	46.7	+2.1
Total formal votes			8,457	98.1	+0.7
Informal votes			165	1.9	-0.7
Turnout			8,622	93.6	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Armadale

Western Australian state election, 1986: Armadale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bob Pearce	12,354	65.7	+2.4
	Liberal	Phillip Giblett	6,442	34.3	-2.4
Total formal votes			18,796	97.0	-0.3
Informal votes			583	3.0	+0.3
Turnout			19,379	91.1	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Ascot

Western Australian state election, 1986: Ascot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mal Bryce	10,163	68.2	-1.7
	Liberal	Robert van Straalen	4,739	31.8	+1.7
Total formal votes			14,902	96.4	-1.0
Informal votes			552	3.6	+1.0
Turnout			15,454	91.8	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Avon

Western Australian state election, 1986: Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,186	46.5	-6.1
	WA Nationals	Max Trenorden	2,575	28.6	+5.3
	Liberal	Michael Cahill	2,250	25.0	+0.9
Total formal votes			9,011	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			139	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			9,150	93.9	+3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Max Trenorden	4,668	51.8	+51.8
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,343	48.2	-10.2
	WA Nationals gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Balcatta

Western Australian state election, 1986: Balcatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron Bertram	11,543	63.4	+0.4
	Liberal	Vincenzo Alessandrino	6,654	36.6	-0.4
Total formal votes			18,197	96.6	+0.3
Informal votes			633	3.4	-0.3
Turnout			18,830	91.8	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Balga

Western Australian state election, 1986: Balga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brian Burke	15,719	77.8	-1.2
	Liberal	John Gordon	3,774	18.7	-2.3
	Independent	William Nind	721	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			20,214	97.3	0.0
Informal votes			558	2.7	0.0
Turnout			20,772	91.9	+4.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Burke	16,090	79.6	+0.6
	Liberal	John Gordon	4,124	20.4	-0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Bunbury

Western Australian state election, 1986: Bunbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Phil Smith	4,531	54.6	+3.4
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,644	43.9	-1.9
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	131	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			8,306	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			186	2.2	-0.6
Turnout			8,492	92.3	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil Smith	4,601	55.4	+2.7
	Liberal	John Sibson	3,705	44.6	-2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Canning

Western Australian state election, 1986: Canning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Judyth Watson	11,365	65.8	+0.2
	Liberal	Elkin Conway	5,918	34.2	-0.2
Total formal votes			17,283	3.2	0.0
Informal votes			575	3.2	0.0
Turnout			17,858	91.5	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Clontarf

Western Australian state election, 1986: Clontarf
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rex Williams	8,538	58.1	+3.9
	Labor	Konstantine Vatskalis	6,156	41.9	-3.9
Total formal votes			14,694	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			357	2.4	-0.1
Turnout			15,051	91.5	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.9

Cockburn

Western Australian state election, 1986: Cockburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Clive Hughes	15,328	74.7	-3.9
	Liberal	Mark Iriks	5,202	25.3	+3.9
Total formal votes			20,530	96.1	+0.4
Informal votes			829	3.9	-0.4
Turnout			21,359	93.5	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

Collie

Western Australian state election, 1986: Collie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,480	51.6	-14.0
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	2,509	28.9	-5.5
	Liberal	John Davison	1,563	18.0	+18.0
	Independent	Roy Bussell	131	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			8,683	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			183	2.1	-0.1
Turnout			8,866	94.2	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Jones	4,706	54.2	-11.4
	WA Nationals	Hilda Turnbull	3,977	45.8	+11.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.4

Cottesloe

Western Australian state election, 1986: Cottesloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill Hassell	9,451	58.2	+5.3
	Labor	John Noonan	6,789	41.8	+2.2
Total formal votes			16,420	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			338	2.0	-0.1
Turnout			16,578	89.1	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Dale

Western Australian state election, 1986: Dale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Cyril Rushton	5,547	49.8	+2.1
	Labor	Philip Vincent	5,175	46.5	-1.4
	Democrats	Mark Beadle	405	4.6	-0.8
Total formal votes			11,127	97.4	+0.3
Informal votes			293	2.6	-0.3
Turnout			11,420	92.9	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Cyril Rushton	5,741	51.6	+1.5
	Labor	Philip Vincent	5,386	48.4	-1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Darling Range

Western Australian state election, 1986: Darling Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	George Spriggs	5,116	52.3	-4.3
	Labor	William McAtee	3,891	39.8	-3.6
	Democrats	Richard Jeffreys	768	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			9,775	97.3	-0.3
Informal votes			267	2.7	+0.3
Turnout			10,042	92.4	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	George Spriggs	5,494	56.2	-0.4
	Labor	William McAtee	4,281	43.8	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.4

East Melville

Western Australian state election, 1986: East Melville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Lewis	9,491	60.0	+6.4
	Labor	Gary Low	6,330	40.0	+4.2
Total formal votes			15,821	97.7	-0.1
Informal votes			379	2.3	+0.1
Turnout			16,200	92.2	-1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Esperance-Dundas

Western Australian state election, 1986: Esperance-Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Julian Grill	5,829	57.1	+1.2
	Liberal	Marie Wordsworth	4,379	42.9	+8.1
Total formal votes			10,208	97.4	+0.9
Informal votes			271	2.6	-0.9
Turnout			10,479	89.6	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

Floreat

Western Australian state election, 1986: Floreat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Andrew Mensaros	11,473	64.6	+10.0
	Labor	Ian Bacon	6,289	35.4	-0.1
Total formal votes			17,762	97.8	-0.4
Informal votes			399	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			18,161	91.9	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Fremantle

Western Australian state election, 1986: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Parker	9,784	65.0	-0.3
	Liberal	Aileen Atkins	3,939	26.2	-3.5
	Socialist Workers	Frank Noakes	777	5.2	+0.1
	Independent	Wendy Schulze	548	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			15,048	95.6	+1.5
Informal votes			690	4.4	-1.5
Turnout			15,738	90.1	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Parker	10,804	71.8	+2.7
	Liberal	Aileen Aitkins	4,244	28.2	-2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Gascoyne

Western Australian state election, 1986: Gascoyne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ian Laurance	2,600	60.5	-1.3
	Labor	Kevin Leahy	1,697	39.5	+1.3
Total formal votes			4,297	97.8	+0.5
Informal votes			96	2.2	-0.5
Turnout			4,393	85.9	+1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.3

Geraldton

Western Australian state election, 1986: Geraldton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jeff Carr	4,676	50.4	-12.7
	Liberal	Marjorie Tubby	4,609	49.6	+12.7
Total formal votes			9,285	97.7	-0.4
Informal votes			216	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			9,501	91.4	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.7

Note: the Liberal candidate for Geraldton, Marjorie Tubby, was the wife of the sitting member for Greenough, Reg Tubby.

Gosnells

Western Australian state election, 1986: Gosnells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Yvonne Henderson	12,112	64.8	+3.4
	Liberal	Michael Smith	6,588	35.2	-0.1
Total formal votes			18,700	97.5	+0.8
Informal votes			482	2.5	-0.8
Turnout			19,182	92.9	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Greenough

Western Australian state election, 1986: Greenough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Reg Tubby	6,714	73.6	+2.8
	Labor	David Ridley	2,410	26.4	-2.8
Total formal votes			9,124	97.4	+0.1
Informal votes			244	2.6	-0.1
Turnout			9,368	91.5	+1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

Helena

Western Australian state election, 1986: Helena
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gordon Hill	12,688	64.5	+0.8
	Liberal	Beryl Joines	6,986	35.5	-0.8
Total formal votes			19,674	97.1	-0.1
Informal votes			584	2.9	+0.1
Turnout			20,258	92.6	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

Joondalup

Western Australian state election, 1986: Joondalup
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jackie Watkins	14,900	56.9	+0.2
	Liberal	Mick Nanovich	9,973	38.1	-5.2
	Independent	Vida Wright	848	3.2	+3.2
	Democrats	Harry Frochter	478	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			26,199	97.6	-0.1
Informal votes			634	2.4	+0.1
Turnout			26,833	93.3	+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jackie Watkins	15,588	59.5	+2.8
	Liberal	Mick Nanovich	10,611	40.5	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Kalamunda

Western Australian state election, 1986: Kalamunda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ian Thompson	5,555	58.9	+1.5
	Labor	Jacqueline Jeffreys	3,873	41.1	+3.8
Total formal votes			9,428	98.0	+0.6
Informal votes			194	2.0	-0.6
Turnout			9,622	91.8	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.2

Kalgoorlie

Western Australian state election, 1986: Kalgoorlie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ian Taylor	7,743	80.1	+8.5
	Independent	Stephanie Farrell	1,927	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			9,670	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			341	3.4	0.0
Turnout			10,011	89.5	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Karrinyup

Western Australian state election, 1986: Karrinyup
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jim Clarko	11,163	56.3	+3.8
	Labor	Ian Noack	8,649	43.7	+3.0
Total formal votes			19,812	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			410	2.0	-0.1
Turnout			20,222	92.8	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

Katanning-Roe

Western Australian state election, 1986: Katanning-Roe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WA Nationals	Monty House	4,179	47.4	-34.7
	Liberal	Dick Old	3,196	36.3	+36.3
	Labor	Jonathan Davies	1,438	16.3	-1.6
Total formal votes			8,813	98.6	+0.9
Informal votes			127	1.4	-0.9
Turnout			8,940	93.5	+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Monty House	5,389	61.2	-20.9
	Liberal	Dick Old	3,424	38.8	+38.8
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	-20.9

Kimberley

Western Australian state election, 1986: Kimberley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	8,592	66.5	+0.6
	Liberal	William Shepherd	4,323	33.5	-0.6
Total formal votes			12,915	96.7	+2.3
Informal votes			439	3.3	-2.3
Turnout			13,354	74.5	-9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

References

↑ "Details of 1986 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
↑ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.

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