Results of the Western Australian state election, 2008 (Legislative Assembly M-Z)

Western Australian state election, 6 September 2008^[1]^[2] Legislative Assembly << 2005 — 2013 >>
Enrolled voters		1,330,399
Votes cast		1,150,497		Turnout	86.48%	–3.36%
Informal votes		61,200		Informal	5.32%	+0.08%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	418,208	38.39	+2.76	24	+ 6
	Labor	390,339	35.84	–6.05	28	– 4
	Greens WA	129,827	11.92	+4.35	0	± 0
	WA Nationals	53,086	4.87	+1.18	4	– 1
	Christian Democrats	28,079	2.58	–0.36	0	± 0
	Family First	21,204	1.95	–0.08	0	± 0
	CEC	1,161	0.11	+0.02	0	± 0
	Independent	47,353	4.35	+0.19	3	+ 1
Total		1,089,257			59
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal/National	564,490	51.85%	+4.13%
	Labor	524,149	48.15%	–4.13%

This is a list of electoral district results of the 2008 Western Australian election for districts from M-Z.

Results by Electoral district

Mandurah

Western Australian state election, 2008: Mandurah^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Templeman	9,188	52.9	+0.0
	Liberal	Les Atkins	5,922	34.1	-0.7
	Greens	Clare Nunan	1,067	6.1	+2.5
	Family First	Rhonda Hamersley	657	3.8	+1.2
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Shave	437	2.5	+1.2
	CEC	Keith Hallam	98	0.6	+0.0
Total formal votes			17,369	94.6	+0.1
Informal votes			995	5.4	-0.1
Turnout			18,364	87.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Templeman	10,494	60.5	+2.0
	Liberal	Les Atkins	6,864	39.5	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Maylands

Western Australian state election, 2008: Maylands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Lisa Baker	8,065	43.7	-10.8
	Liberal	Ainslie Gatt	6,270	33.9	+7.4
	Greens	Hsien Harper	3,524	19.1	+7.2
	Christian Democrats	Dunstan Hartley	614	3.3	-0.4
Total formal votes			18,473	93.7	-0.6
Informal votes			1,241	6.3	+0.6
Turnout			19,714	84.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lisa Baker	10,899	59.0	-8.4
	Liberal	Ainslie Gatt	7,572	41.0	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Midland

Western Australian state election, 2008: Midland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Michelle Roberts	8,968	46.8	-1.8
	Liberal	Peter McDowell	6,645	34.7	+0.6
	Greens	Caz Bowman	2,869	15.0	+4.5
	Christian Democrats	Lukas Butler	687	3.6	+0.0
Total formal votes			19,169	93.6	-0.9
Informal votes			1,304	6.4	+0.9
Turnout			20,473	86.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michelle Roberts	11,174	58.3	-1.3
	Liberal	Peter McDowell	7,977	41.7	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Mindarie

Western Australian state election, 2008: Mindarie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Quigley	9,288	48.6	-1.1
	Liberal	Murray McLennan	6,839	35.8	-0.7
	Greens	Johannnes Herrmann	1,949	10.2	+4.2
	Family First	Daniel Storey	644	3.4	+0.0
	Christian Democrats	Amanda Varley	401	2.1	-0.1
Total formal votes			19,121	94.8	+0.4
Informal votes			1,052	5.2	-0.4
Turnout			20,173	85.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Quigley	11,184	58.5	+1.6
	Liberal	Murray McLennan	7,930	41.5	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Moore

Western Australian state election, 2008: Moore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Gary Snook	7,556	40.5	-2.2
	WA Nationals	Grant Woodhams	6,025	32.3	+9.9
	Labor	Peter Johnson	3,105	16.7	-3.4
	Greens	Des Pike	1,157	6.2	+0.8
	Family First	Boyd Davey	389	2.1	+2.1
	Christian Democrats	Bernie Wallace	317	1.7	-0.2
		David Shier	49	0.3	+0.3
	CEC	Norman Gay	45	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			18,643	95.3	+0.4
Informal votes			918	4.7	-0.4
Turnout			19,561	87.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Grant Woodhams	9,884	53.1	+5.9
	Liberal	Gary Snook	8,742	46.9	-5.9
	WA Nationals gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.9

Morley

Western Australian state election, 2008: Morley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Reece Whitby	7,010	35.7	-15.9
	Liberal	Ian Britza	6,797	34.7	+1.1
	Independent	John D'Orazio	3,145	16.0	+16.0
	Greens	Sally Palmer	1,687	8.6	+2.6
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Partington	635	3.2	-0.7
	Independent	Azeem Shah	337	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			19,611	93.6	+0.3
Informal votes			1,340	6.4	-0.3
Turnout			20,951	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Britza	9,969	50.9	+10.8
	Labor	Reece Whitby	9,629	49.1	-10.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.8

Mount Lawley

Western Australian state election, 2008: Mount Lawley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael Sutherland	8,607	46.4	+8.1
	Labor	Karen Brown	6,487	35.0	-10.5
	Greens	Chris Dickinson	2,639	14.2	+4.9
	Christian Democrats	Paul Connelly	516	2.8	+0.0
	Family First	Kay Warwick	305	1.6	+0.1
Total formal votes			18,554	94.6
Informal votes			1,049	5.4
Turnout			19,603	85.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Sutherland	9,680	52.2	+8.1
	Labor	Karen Brown	8,865	47.8	-8.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.1

Murray-Wellington

Western Australian state election, 2008: Murray-Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	8,713	44.4	+1.1
	Labor	Anthony Marinovich	5,824	29.6	-5.7
	WA Nationals	Michael Rose	1,643	8.4	+0.8
	Greens	Deni Fuller	1,374	7.0	+2.5
	Family First	David Bolt	1,232	6.3	+4.7
	Christian Democrats	Vivian Hill	415	2.1	+0.2
	Independent	Alycia Bermingham	216	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Kevin Cloghan	143	0.7	+0.7
	CEC	Brian McCarthy	85	0.4	+0.2
Total formal votes			19,645	94.1	-0.4
Informal votes			1,234	5.9	+0.4
Turnout			20,879	87.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Cowper	11,467	58.4	+2.4
	Labor	Anthony Marinovich	8,154	41.6	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Nedlands

Western Australian state election, 2008: Nedlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill Marmion	8,889	45.5	-8.3
	Independent	Sue Walker	4,449	22.8	+22.8
	Labor	Colin Cochrane	3,098	15.8	-10.2
	Greens	Lee Hemsley	2,754	14.1	-1.8
	Christian Democrats	Gail Forder	233	1.2	-1.3
	Family First	Brian Langenberg	131	0.7	-1.0
Total formal votes			24,885	96.7	+0.2
Informal votes			656	3.3	-0.2
Turnout			20,210	85.51	-3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Marmion	14,533	52.5	-7.6
	Independent	Sue Walker	10,388	47.5	+47.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Nollamara

Western Australian state election, 2008: Nollamara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Janine Freeman	9,427	51.2	-4.4
	Liberal	Trent Charlton-Maughan	5,678	30.8	+7.0
	Greens	Glen George	2,459	13.3	+7.9
	Christian Democrats	Marty Firth	863	4.7	+1.6
Total formal votes			18,427	92.1	+0.9
Informal votes			1,587	7.9	-0.9
Turnout			20,014	84.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Janine Freeman	11,552	62.7	-6.5
	Liberal	Trent Charlton-Maughan	6,860	37.3	+6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.5

North West

Western Australian state election, 2008: North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Catania	4,161	36.2	-7.4
	Liberal	Rod Sweetman	3,071	26.7	-10.4
	WA Nationals	Tom Day	2,609	22.7	+22.7
	Greens	Peter Shaw	840	7.3	+2.4
	Independent	Lex Fullarton	828	7.2	-3.0
Total formal votes			11,509	95.7	+0.4
Informal votes			520	4.3	-0.4
Turnout			12,029	75.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Catania	6,103	53.1	+0.0
	Liberal	Rod Sweetman	5,384	46.9	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Ocean Reef

Western Australian state election, 2008: Ocean Reef
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Albert Jacob	9,163	47.7	+5.8
	Labor	Louise Durack	7,056	36.7	-7.9
	Greens	Justin Wood	2,001	10.4	+3.7
	Family First	Frederick Hay	543	2.8	-0.6
	Christian Democrats	Kevin Mullen	438	2.3	+0.2
Total formal votes			19,201	95.0	-0.2
Informal votes			1,020	5.0	+0.2
Turnout			20,221	87.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Albert Jacob	10,445	54.4	+6.0
	Labor	Louise Durack	8,747	45.6	-6.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.0

Perth

Western Australian state election, 2008: Perth
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

Pilbara

Western Australian state election, 2008: Pilbara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Stephens	3,336	44.4	-4.4
	WA Nationals	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
	WA Nationals	Alan Cochrane	3,490	46.4	+46.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

Riverton

Western Australian state election, 2008: Riverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	8,002	41.3	+1.4
	Labor	Tony McRae	7,722	39.9	-4.3
	Greens	Sol Hanna	2,037	10.5	+4.6
	Christian Democrats	Daniel Ossevoort	652	3.4	+0.4
	Family First	Joy Drennan	548	2.8	+0.3
	Independent	Christopher Boots	403	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			19,364	95.1	+0.3
Informal votes			1,004	4.9	-0.3
Turnout			20,368	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Nahan	9,708	50.2	+2.2
	Labor	Tony McRae	9,644	49.8	-2.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.2

Rockingham

Western Australian state election, 2008: Rockingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mark McGowan	9,559	51.2	-4.1
	Liberal	David Simpson	6,371	34.1	+1.3
	Greens	James Mumme	2,432	13.0	+8.3
	CEC	Rob Totten	318	1.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			18,680	94.5	-0.1
Informal votes			1,097	5.5	+0.1
Turnout			19,777	86.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mark McGowan	11,321	60.6	-0.7
	Liberal	David Simpson	7,355	39.4	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

Scarborough

Western Australian state election, 2008: Scarborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Liza Harvey	8,374	44.9	+14.2
	Labor	Scott Blackwell	5,622	30.1	-2.3
	Greens	Sonja Lundie-Jenkins	2,338	12.5	+1.9
	Independent	Elizabeth Re	1,707	9.1	+9.1
	Christian Democrats	Jennifer Whately	400	2.1	-1.4
	Family First	Jim McCourt	223	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			18,664	95.0	-0.6
Informal votes			972	5.0	+0.6
Turnout			19,636	83.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Liza Harvey	10,290	55.2	+2.6
	Labor	Scott Blackwell	8,360	44.8	-2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

South Perth

Western Australian state election, 2008: South Perth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John McGrath	10,136	52.9	+7.5
	Labor	Leena Michael	4,594	24.0	-8.5
	Greens	Ros Harman	2,016	10.5	+2.1
	Independent	Jim Grayden	1,767	9.2	-1.7
	Family First	Karen McDonald	473	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Frank Hough	184	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			19,170	95.7	-0.9
Informal votes			858	4.3	+0.9
Turnout			20,028	85.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McGrath	12,310	64.3	+6.9
	Labor	Leena Michael	6,845	35.7	-6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

Southern River

Western Australian state election, 2008: Southern River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Peter Abetz	9,382	45.0	+7.4
	Labor	Paul Andrews	8,119	39.0	-8.4
	Greens	Nicola Wiseman	2,149	10.3	+5.5
	Family First	Renise Judge	648	3.1	-0.7
	Christian Democrats	Scott Kuipers	534	2.6	-0.4
Total formal votes			20,832	94.1	-0.7
Informal votes			1,299	5.9	+0.7
Turnout			22,131	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Abetz	10,759	51.6	+6.8
	Labor	Paul Andrews	10,073	48.4	-6.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.8

Swan Hills

Western Australian state election, 2008: Swan Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frank Alban	9,589	45.5	+6.3
	Labor	Graham Giffard	7,183	34.1	-11.1
	Greens	Jenni Bowman	3,009	14.3	+7.3
	Family First	Craig Watson	734	3.5	+1.9
	Christian Democrats	Keith Blok	540	2.6	+0.1
Total formal votes			21,055	94.8	-0.6
Informal votes			1,158	5.2	+0.6
Turnout			22,213	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Alban	11,268	53.5	+7.1
	Labor	Graham Giffard	9,777	46.5	-7.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.1

Vasse

Western Australian state election, 2008: Vasse
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			20,653	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

Victoria Park

Western Australian state election, 2008: Victoria Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ben Wyatt	9,137	46.8	-2.3
	Liberal	Ben Travia	6,723	34.4	+4.6
	Greens	Kim Lisson	2,726	13.9	+4.6
	Christian Democrats	Saskia Matthews	490	2.5	-0.4
	Family First	James Olsen	468	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,544	95.2	+0.1
Informal votes			979	4.8	-0.1
Turnout			20,523	84.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Wyatt	11,523	59.0	-4.7
	Liberal	Ben Travia	8,012	41.0	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.7

Wagin

Western Australian state election, 2008: Wagin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WA Nationals	Terry Waldron	11,155	63.0	-1.0
	Liberal	Steve Martin	3,254	18.4	+9.8
	Labor	Douglas Melville	1,839	10.4	-4.2
	Christian Democrats	Jacky Young	677	3.8	+0.4
	Greens	Adrian Price	615	3.5	-0.1
	CEC	Jean Robinson	163	0.9	-0.7
Total formal votes			17,703	96.8	+1.1
Informal votes			593	3.2	-1.1
Turnout			18,296	89.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	WA Nationals	Terry Waldron	13,640	77.1	-2.6
	Liberal	Steve Martin	4,045	22.9	+22.9
	WA Nationals hold		Swing	-2.6

Wanneroo

Western Australian state election, 2008: Wanneroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Paul Miles	9,849	43.7	+7.7
	Labor	Dianne Guise	8,990	39.9	-9.7
	Greens	Heather Aquilina	1,974	8.8	+4.1
	Family First	Rod Grasso	640	2.8	-1.2
	Christian Democrats	Mary Birch	599	2.7	+0.4
	Independent	Russell Sewell	496	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			22,548	94.9	+0.2
Informal votes			1,223	5.1	-0.2
Turnout			23,771	88.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Miles	11,429	50.7	+6.9
	Labor	Dianne Guise	11,107	49.3	-6.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.9

Warnbro

Western Australian state election, 2008: Warnbro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Paul Papalia	9,666	48.5	-4.4
	Liberal	Shane Bathgate	6,412	32.1	+0.7
	Greens	Colin Booth	2,414	12.1	+5.7
	Family First	Matt Pollock	1,457	7.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			19,949	94.9	-0.1
Informal votes			1,066	5.1	+0.1
Turnout			21,015	86.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Papalia	11,907	59.7	-1.5
	Liberal	Shane Bathgate	8,039	40.3	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.5

West Swan

Western Australian state election, 2008: West Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rita Saffioti	8,612	46.2	-7.1
	Liberal	Rod Henderson	7,017	37.6	+5.9
	Greens	Michael Boswell	1,676	9.0	+3.9
	Christian Democrats	Barbara Butler	872	4.7	+0.9
	Independent	Chris Fayle	483	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			18,660	93.7	-0.7
Informal votes			1,246	6.3	+0.7
Turnout			19,906	89.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rita Saffioti	10,156	54.4	-6.2
	Liberal	Rod Henderson	8,497	45.6	+6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.2

Willagee

Western Australian state election, 2008: Willagee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Alan Carpenter	9,718	51.7	+3.6
	Liberal	Matt Taylor	5,820	30.9	+5.6
	Greens	Robert Delves	3,277	17.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			18,815	93.3	+0.6
Informal votes			1,350	6.7	-0.6
Turnout			20,165	86.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Carpenter	12,150	64.6	+0.9
	Liberal	Matt Taylor	6,664	35.4	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

References

↑ "Parliament of Western Australia, Assembly election". University of Western Australia.
↑ Antony Green (March 2009). "2008 Western Australian State Election - Analysis of Results" (PDF). Western Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
↑ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Mandurah Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

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