Results of the 1993 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

Western Australian state election, 6 February 1993[1]
Legislative Council

Enrolled voters 1,016,750
Votes cast 952,426 Turnout 93.67% +2.94%
Informal votes 35,643 Informal 3.74% –3.61%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 418,039 45.60% +4.45% 15 ± 0
  Labor 337,554 36.82% –4.49% 14 – 2
  National 36,614 3.99% –1.01% 3 ± 0
  Greens 47,305 5.16% +1.97% 1 + 1
  Democrats 27,640 3.01% –0.31% 0 ± 0
  Grey Power 5,937 0.64% –3.38% 0 ± 0
  Other parties 5,390 0.58% –0.29% 0 ± 0
  Independent 38,304 4.18% +2.96% 1 ± 1
Total 916,783     34  

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1993 Western Australian state election.

Results by Electoral region

Agricultural

1993 Western Australian state election: Agricultural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 13,162
Liberal 1. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1)
2. Murray Nixon (elected 4)
3. Peter Lee
4. Steve Boylan
5. Fran Weller 		32,176 40.74 −0.55
National 1. Eric Charlton (elected 2)
2. Murray Criddle (elected 5)
3. Dascia Weckert
4. Geoff Gill 		22,799 28.87 +2.09
Labor 1. Kim Chance (elected 3)
2. John Mason
3. Dianne Spowart
4. John Czuzman 		18,911 23.95 −1.68
Greens 1. Pete Christiansen
2. John Phillips 		2,553 3.23 −1.49
Democrats 1. Terrence Cheetham
2. Lindsay Olman
3. Robert Endersbee 		1,927 2.44 +0.72
Grey Power Salli Vaughan 604 0.76 +0.76
Total formal votes 78.970 97.88 −0.19
Informal votes 1,713 2.12 +0.19
Turnout 80,683 94.51

East Metropolitan

1993 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 32,822
Labor 1. Alannah MacTiernan (elected 1)
2. Tom Butler (elected 3)
3. Nick Griffiths (elected 5)
4. Michelle Roberts
5. Valma Ferguson
6. Paul Sulc 		90,982 46.20 −1.07
Liberal 1. Peter Foss (elected 2)
2. Derrick Tomlinson (elected 4)
3. Robert Van Straalen
4. Nicholas Bruining 		82,661 41.98 +5.44
Independent John Tucak 7,614 3.87 +3.87
Democrats 1. Brian Jenkins
2. Jean Ritter 		6,361 3.23 −0.39
Greens 1. Mark Schneider
2. Lorraine Johnston 		4,020 2.04 −0.88
National 1. Mark Forecast
2. Otto Weber 		2,835 1.44 −0.86
Grey Power Arthur Robertson 1,811 0.92 −4.93
Republican Kevin Cloghan 643 0.33 +0.33
Total formal votes 196,927 97.26 +0.16
Informal votes 5,538 2.74 −0.16
Turnout 202,465 94.16

Mining and Pastoral

1993 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 9,097
Labor 1. Tom Stephens (elected 1)
2. Mark Nevill (elected 3)
3. Tom Helm (elected 5)
4. Peter McKerrow
5. Bob Couzens
6. Paul Summers 		29,767 54.54 +0.89
Liberal 1. Norman Moore (elected 2)
2. Phil Lockyer (elected 4)
3. Sally Wilkinson
4. Sandy McTaggart 		20,115 36.85 +3.26
Greens 1. Robin Chapple
2. Keith Lockyer 		2,747 5.03 +1.82
Democrats 1. Vin Cooper
2. Shyama Peebles 		1,440 2.64 −0.07
Grey Power Don Gudgeon 511 0.94 +0.94
Total formal votes 54,580 97.53 +0.11
Informal votes 1,383 2.47 −0.11
Turnout 55,963 85.95

North Metropolitan

1993 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 34,161
Liberal 1. George Cash (elected 1)
2. Bob Pike (elected 3)
3. Max Evans (elected 5)
4. Ross Lightfoot (elected 6)
5. Iain MacLean
6. Alan Carstairs 		143,450 52.49 +7.83
Labor 1. Graham Edwards (elected 2)
2. Sam Piantadosi (elected 4)
3. John O'Connor
4. Ed Dermer
5. Victor Leonzini
6. Robert McLoughlin 		78,115 28.58 −10.66
Greens 1. Brenda Roy
2. Maria Catelli 		21,161 7.74 +4.69
Independent 1. Reg Davies (elected 7)
2. Adam Davies 		16,721 6.12 +6.12
Democrats 1. Richard Jeffreys
2. Sarah Gilfillan-Gray
3. John Massam 		10,627 3.89 +0.46
Grey Power Phil King 1,753 0.64 −3.70
Republican Eugene Hands 1,459 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 273,286 93.74 −3.34
Informal votes 18,260 6.26 +3.34
Turnout 291,546 94.05

South Metropolitan

1993 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 33,876
Liberal 1. Clive Griffiths (elected 1)
2. Barbara Scott (elected 3)
3. Simon O'Brien
4. Lesley Vanstan
5. Robert Carruthers 		91,585 45.06 +3.22
Labor 1. John Halden (elected 2)
2. Cheryl Davenport (elected 4)
3. Garry Kelly
4. John Noonan
5. Reg Gordon
6. Tony Lovett 		81,981 40.33 −3.09
Greens 1. Jim Scott (elected 5)
2. Alison de Garis 		11,191 5.51 +5.51
Group F 1. Barry Hodge
2. Kim Hodge 		5,921 2.91 +2.91
Democrats 1. Don Millar
2. Marlon Hercock 		4,995 2.46 −1.83
Group D 1. Richard Utting
2. Julie Dethridge 		2,887 1.42 +1.42
Call to Australia 1. Gerard Goiran
2. Beryl Rogers 		2,473 1.22 +1.22
Grey Power Michael Hutton 891 0.44 −4.50
Independent Laurie Humphreys 556 0.27 +0.27
Independent Geoffrey Taylor 428 0.21 +0.21
Republican Veema Munroe 346 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 203,254 97.22 −0.21
Informal votes 5,819 2.78 +0.21
Turnout 209,073 93.93

South West

1993 Western Australian state election: South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 13,721
Liberal 1. Barry House (elected 1)
2. Bill Stretch (elected 3)
3. Muriel Patterson (elected 5)
4. John Silcock
5. Ian Mabey
6. Peter Giumelli
7. Gabi Ghasseb 		48,052 43.78 +1.79
Labor 1. Bob Thomas (elected 2)
2. John Cowdell (elected 4)
3. Doug Wenn (elected 6)
4. Brian Procter
5. Lois Anderson 		37,798 34.44 −3.07
National 1. Murray Montgomery (elected 7)
2. David Pover
3. Robert Teale 		10,980 10.00 +0.58
Greens 1. Paul Davis
2. Lyn Serventy 		5,633 5.13 +5.13
Independent Trish Townsend 3,113 2.84 +2.84
Democrats 1. David Churches
2. Lila Ward 		2,290 2.09 −0.06
Independent Sandy Lewis 628 0.57 +0.57
Grey Power Doug Ratcliffe 367 0.33 −2.82
CALM Resistance Movement Robert Moir 318 0.29 +0.29
Independent Ted Stone 273 0.25 +0.25
Independent J J Amelia 163 0.15 +0.15
Republican Jane King 151 0.14 +0.14
Total formal votes 109,766 97.40 −0.16
Informal votes 2,930 2.60 +0.16
Turnout 112,696 94.98

See also

References

  1. ^ Report on the 1993 State General Election. Perth: Western Australian Electoral Commission. 11 November 1993.