Results of the Western Australian state election, 1986 (Legislative Assembly M-Z)

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 M-Z.

Results by Electoral district

Mandurah

Western Australian state election, 1986: Mandurah^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Read	6,449	56.4	+9.6
	Liberal	Wayne McRostie	4,361	38.1	-9.9
	Democrats	George Counsel	628	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			11,438	98.2	-0.2
Informal votes			209	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			11,647	94.0	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Read	6,794	59.4	+9.1
	Liberal	Wayne McRostie	4,644	40.6	-9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.1

Maylands

Western Australian state election, 1986: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Dowding	9,393	59.8	-5.1
	Liberal	Michael MacAulay	4,728	30.1	-5.0
	Independent	David MacLiver	855	5.4	+5.4
	Democrats	Peter Hayes	474	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Clive Turner	141	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Michael Pal	127	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			15,718	96.1	-1.0
Informal votes			634	3.9	+1.0
Turnout			16,352	91.4	+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Dowding	10,547	67.1	+2.2
	Liberal	Michael MacAulay	4,728	30.1	-2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Melville

Western Australian state election, 1986: Melville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Barry Hodge	12,642	69.5	-1.7
	Liberal	Eric Zumbo	5,550	30.5	+1.7
Total formal votes			18,192	97.0	-0.3
Informal votes			567	3.0	+0.3
Turnout			18,759	92.5	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Merredin

Western Australian state election, 1986: Merredin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WA Nationals	Hendy Cowan	5,490	64.7	+4.0
	Labor	Salvatore Musca	1,651	19.4	+19.4
	Liberal	Bruce Harvey	1,351	15.9	+2.6
Total formal votes			8,492	98.4	+1.3
Informal votes			136	1.6	-1.3
Turnout			8,628	95.1	+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Hendy Cowan	6,709	79.0	+14.0
	Labor	Salvatore Musca	1,783	21.0	+21.0
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	+14.0

Mitchell

Western Australian state election, 1986: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Smith	6,376	60.0	+3.1
	Liberal	Trevor Slater	4,243	40.0	-3.1
Total formal votes			10,619	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			205	1.9	-0.5
Turnout			10,824	93.0	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Moore

Western Australian state election, 1986: Moore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bert Crane	6,218	59.5	+33.6
	Labor	Nicholas Agocs	2,400	23.0	+1.5
	WA Nationals	Frank Creagh	1,823	17.5	+17.5
Total formal votes			10,441	98.0	+0.5
Informal votes			216	2.0	-0.5
Turnout			10,657	93.3	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bert Crane	7,779	74.5	+37.8
	Labor	Nicholas Agocs	2,662	25.5	+25.5
	Liberal gain from WA Nationals		Swing	N/A

Morley-Swan

Western Australian state election, 1986: 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

Mount Lawley

Western Australian state election, 1986: Mount Lawley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	George Cash	8,615	52.1	-0.9
	Labor	Kenneth Withers	7,914	47.9	+2.4
Total formal votes			16,529	97.5	+0.7
Informal votes			431	2.5	-0.7
Turnout			16,960	92.8	+5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.3

Mount Marshall

Western Australian state election, 1986: Mount Marshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill McNee	3,596	44.0	+11.0
	WA Nationals	Mort Schell	3,220	39.4	+16.3
	Labor	Robert Couzens	1,358	16.6	-0.4
Total formal votes			8,174	98.5	+0.9
Informal votes			125	1.5	-0.9
Turnout			8,299	93.8	+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Mort Schell	4,357	53.3	+9.0
	Liberal	Bill McNee	3,817	46.7	-9.0
	WA Nationals gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.0

Mundaring

Western Australian state election, 1986: Mundaring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gavan Troy	5,170	53.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Steven Hart	4,150	42.7	-5.6
	Democrats	Rodney Gibbs	398	4.1	+0.5
Total formal votes			9,718	98.1	+0.6
Informal votes			190	1.9	-0.6
Turnout			9,908	91.2	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavan Troy	5,374	55.3	+5.2
	Liberal	Steven Hart	4,344	44.7	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Murchison-Eyre

Western Australian state election, 1986: Murchison-Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ross Lightfoot	1,124	41.2	-8.1
	Labor	Christopher Sweeney	956	35.1	-9.3
	Independent	Aubrey Lynch	189	6.9	+6.9
	Independent	Neil Dimer	158	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	Cyril Barnes	153	5.6	+5.6
	Independent	John Ford	147	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			2,727	94.8	-1.2
Informal votes			150	5.2	+1.2
Turnout			2,877	77.7	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Lightfoot	1,411	51.7	+0.4
	Labor	Christopher Sweeney	1,316	48.3	-0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

Murdoch

Western Australian state election, 1986: Murdoch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	13,600	50.8	-2.4
	Labor	Mark Johnson	12,385	46.3	+1.1
	Independent	Anthony Greatwood	515	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Orland Bertocchi	275	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			26,775	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			545	2.0	-0.1
Turnout			27,320	93.3	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry MacKinnon	14,003	52.3	-1.7
	Labor	Mark Johnson	12,772	48.7	+1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.7

Murray-Wellington

Western Australian state election, 1986: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Bradshaw	6,119	59.8	+3.1
	Labor	Terrence Caraher	4,112	40.2	-0.1
Total formal votes			10,231	97.8	+0.5
Informal votes			233	2.2	-0.5
Turnout			10,464	93.2	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Narrogin

Western Australian state election, 1986: Narrogin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WA Nationals	Cambell Nalder	3,690	43.0	-57.0
	Liberal	Peter Jones	3,319	38.7	+38.7
	Labor	Wayne White	1,576	18.4	+18.4
Total formal votes			8,585	98.4
Informal votes			138	1.6
Turnout			8,723	94.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Cambell Nalder	5,071	59.1	-40.9
	Liberal	Peter Jones	3,514	40.9	+40.9
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	-40.9

Nedlands

Western Australian state election, 1986: Nedlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Court	9,886	64.9	+0.8
	Labor	Ross Williamson	5,341	35.1	-0.8
Total formal votes			15,227	97.7	-0.3
Informal votes			357	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			15,584	89.1	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Nollamara

Western Australian state election, 1986: Nollamara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Keith Wilson	9,490	59.9	-1.4
	Liberal	Wouterina Klein	6,352	40.1	+1.4
Total formal votes			15,842	97.6	0.0
Informal votes			388	2.4	0.0
Turnout			16,230	93.3	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Perth

Western Australian state election, 1986: 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

Pilbara

Western Australian state election, 1986: 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

Rockingham

Western Australian state election, 1986: Rockingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mike Barnett	12,407	62.9	-6.8
	Liberal	Robert Douglas	6,633	33.6	+3.3
	Independent	Patricia Todd	676	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			19,716	97.4	-0.6
Informal votes			516	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			20,232	92.4	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Barnett	12,737	64.6	-5.1
	Liberal	Robert Douglas	6,979	35.4	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.1

Scarborough

Western Australian state election, 1986: Scarborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Graham Burkett	8,846	55.9	+0.2
	Liberal	Frances Grierson	5,642	35.7	-8.6
	Independent	Barbara Churchward	691	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Charles Hall	644	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			15,823	97.5	-0.5
Informal votes			410	2.5	+0.5
Turnout			16,233	90.9	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Burkett	9,541	60.3	+4.6
	Liberal	Frances Grierson	6,282	39.7	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

South Perth

Western Australian state election, 1986: South Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill Grayden	8,921	56.5	+2.0
	Labor	Jennifer McNae	6,871	43.5	-2.0
Total formal votes			15,792	97.9	-0.1
Informal votes			345	2.1	+0.1
Turnout			16,137	89.7	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

Stirling

Western Australian state election, 1986: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WA Nationals	Matt Stephens	5,670	62.2	+8.6
	Liberal	Peter Skinner	3,443	37.8	+1.6
Total formal votes			9,113	97.2	+0.1
Informal votes			255	2.8	-0.1
Turnout			9,368	93.7	+2.8
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	+6.1

Subiaco

Western Australian state election, 1986: Subiaco
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	7,949	50.2	+1.8
	Liberal	Ross McLean	7,403	46.7	-1.7
	Independent	Geoff Stuart	488	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			15,840	97.5	-0.2
Informal votes			400	2.5	+0.2
Turnout			16,240	89.7	+4.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	8,189	51.7	+3.3
	Liberal	Ross McLean	7,651	48.3	-3.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.3

Vasse

Western Australian state election, 1986: 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

Victoria Park

Western Australian state election, 1986: Victoria Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron Davies	9,335	64.9	-2.2
	Liberal	Diane Airey	5,050	35.1	+2.2
Total formal votes			14,385	97.1	0.0
Informal votes			434	2.9	0.0
Turnout			14,819	90.2	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.2

Warren

Western Australian state election, 1986: Warren
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Evans	4,140	51.2	-9.6
	Liberal	Paul Omodei	3,671	45.4	+14.6
	Independent	Charles Parke	272	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			8,083	98.0	+0.6
Informal votes			162	2.0	-0.6
Turnout			8,245	94.1	+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Evans	4,276	52.9	-10.5
	Liberal	Paul Omodei	3,807	47.1	+10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.5

Welshpool

Western Australian state election, 1986: Welshpool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Thomas	10,073	63.2	-1.6
	Liberal	Stephen Gardiner	5,872	36.8	+1.6
Total formal votes			15,945	95.9	-0.6
Informal votes			683	4.1	+0.6
Turnout			16,628	91.8	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

Whitford

Western Australian state election, 1986: Whitford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Pam Beggs	12,637	56.5	-1.2
	Liberal	Kenneth Schulz	8,318	37.2	-5.1
	Democrats	Graeme Major	1,397	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			22,352	98.1	0.0
Informal votes			425	1.9	0.0
Turnout			22,777	92.5	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pam Beggs	13,366	59.8	+2.1
	Liberal	Kenneth Schulz	8,986	40.2	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

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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