Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in Western Australia

2001 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

10 November 2001
All 15 Western Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Kim Beazley Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 7 seats 7 seats Seats won 8 seats 7 seats Seat change 1 Popular vote 449,036 402,927 Percentage 41.39% 37.14% Swing 3.24 0.29 TPP 51.62% 48.38% TPP swing 1.08 1.08

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2001 federal election in the state of Western Australia.[1][2][3]

Overall results

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%[1]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	449,036	41.39	+3.24	8	1
	Labor	402,927	37.14	-0.29	7
	One Nation	67,992	6.27	-3.01
	Greens	64,939	5.99	+0.93
	Democrats	50,581	4.66	+0.70
	Liberals for Forests	13,116	1.21
	Christian Democrats	12,792	1.18
	National	11,052	1.02
	Independent	6,957	0.64
	Citizens Electoral Council	2,907	0.27
	Curtin Labor Alliance	2,496	0.23
Total		1,084,795			15	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal	559,926	51.62	1.08	8	1
	Labor	524,869	48.38	-1.08	7

Results by division

Brand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brand § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Beazley	36,917	51.71	−1.38
	Liberal	Margaret Thomas	17,110	23.97	−2.47
	Liberals for Forests	Keith Woollard	8,006	11.21	+11.21
	One Nation	Steve Robbie	4,380	6.14	−5.82
	Greens	Kate Davis	2,486	3.48	+0.58
	Democrats	Paul Hubbard	1,706	2.39	−2.47
	Christian Democrats	Terry Iredale	621	0.87	+0.29
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brian McCarthy	164	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			71,390	95.69	+1.17
Informal votes			3,214	4.31	−1.17
Turnout			74,604	95.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley	42,869	60.05	−3.32
	Liberal	Margaret Thomas	28,521	39.95	+3.32
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.32

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Canning [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Randall	28,947	41.84	+3.30
	Labor	Jane Gerick	26,490	38.29	+0.71
	One Nation	Angelo Dacheff	4,976	7.19	−5.64
	Greens	Keith Read	3,711	5.36	+1.24
	Democrats	Darren Brown	2,639	3.81	+0.16
	Christian Democrats	Doug Kennedy	1,779	2.57	+0.85
	Citizens Electoral Council	John Macdonald	648	0.94	+0.76
Total formal votes			69,190	94.86	−0.51
Informal votes			3,746	5.14	+0.51
Turnout			72,936	95.72
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Randall	34,860	50.38	+0.42
	Labor	Jane Gerick	34,330	49.62	−0.42
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+0.42

Cowan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowan § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Cowan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Edwards	34,703	47.75	+4.14
	Liberal	Andre Shannon	26,250	36.12	−2.72
	One Nation	Ron Holt	4,130	5.68	−2.39
	Democrats	Tracy Chaloner	3,111	4.28	+0.34
	Greens	Dave Fort	2,951	4.06	+0.16
	Christian Democrats	Paul Salmon	1,117	1.54	+0.36
	National	Sue Metcalf	410	0.56	+0.56
Total formal votes			72,672	95.33	−0.84
Informal votes			3,564	4.67	+0.84
Turnout			76,236	96.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Edwards	40,341	55.51	+2.40
	Liberal	Andre Shannon	32,331	44.49	−2.40
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.40

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	41,863	55.16	+10.59
	Labor	Trish Fowler	17,789	23.44	+0.69
	Greens	Steve Walker	7,019	9.25	+2.93
	Democrats	Ashley Buckley	4,863	6.41	+1.60
	One Nation	Neil Gilmour	1,840	2.42	−1.28
	Liberals for Forests	G. Wood	1,750	2.31	+2.31
	Christian Democrats	Karen McDonald	763	1.01	+1.01
Total formal votes			75,887	96.70	−0.57
Informal votes			2,590	3.30	+0.57
Turnout			78,477	95.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	48,502	63.91	+0.43
	Labor	Trish Fowler	27,385	36.09	−0.43
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.43

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Prosser	34,392	46.03	+3.79
	Labor	Tresslyn Smith	22,872	30.61	−0.10
	One Nation	Alan Giorgi	7,510	10.05	−1.88
	Greens	Paul Llewellyn	5,359	7.17	+1.07
	Democrats	Alison Wylie	2,477	3.31	+0.27
	National	Charles Caldwell	1,397	1.87	−1.09
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Megan Kirwan	433	0.58	+0.58
	Citizens Electoral Council	Arthur Harvey	281	0.38	+0.25
Total formal votes			74,721	94.95	+0.08
Informal votes			3,976	5.05	−0.08
Turnout			78,697	96.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Prosser	43,049	57.61	+3.01
	Labor	Tresslyn Smith	31,672	42.39	−3.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.01

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	34,054	47.01	−2.33
	Liberal	Louise Smyth	22,025	30.40	+0.08
	Greens	Robert Delves	6,565	9.06	+2.07
	One Nation	Chris Reynolds	4,308	5.95	−1.75
	Democrats	Rod Swift	3,878	5.35	+0.91
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Shave	1,025	1.41	+1.41
		Sarah Harris	588	0.81	+0.81
Total formal votes			72,443	94.28	−1.50
Informal votes			4,393	5.72	+1.50
Turnout			76,836	95.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	43,952	60.72	−1.57
	Liberal	Louise Smyth	28,491	39.28	+1.57
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.57

Hasluck

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hasluck § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Hasluck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bethwyn Chan	27,660	39.33	+2.49
	Labor	Sharryn Jackson	26,890	38.23	−1.15
	One Nation	James Hopkinson	4,920	7.00	−4.72
	Greens	Luke Edmonds	3,986	5.67	+0.86
	Democrats	Peter Markham	3,455	4.91	+0.08
	Christian Democrats	Terry Ryan	1,695	2.41	+1.37
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ronnie McLean	804	1.14	+0.89
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Michael Daniels	520	0.74	+0.74
	National	Ros Hegarty	401	0.57	+0.24
Total formal votes			70,331	94.20	−1.43
Informal votes			4,334	5.80	+1.43
Turnout			74,665	95.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharryn Jackson	36,420	51.78	−0.77
	Liberal	Bethwyn Chan	33,911	48.22	+0.77
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−0.77

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry Haase	28,810	42.60	+14.57
	Labor	Paul Browning	23,712	35.06	+7.44
	One Nation	Robin Scott	5,818	8.60	+0.21
	Greens	Laurie Miller	2,554	3.78	−0.46
	Democrats	Don Hoddy	2,383	3.52	+1.52
	Independent	Clark Butson	1,947	2.88	+2.88
	National	Peter McCumstie	1,379	2.04	−3.94
	Independent	Neville Smith	474	0.70	+0.70
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Ian Burt	447	0.66	+0.66
	Citizens Electoral Council	Callum Payne	111	0.16	−0.11
Total formal votes			67,635	94.40	−0.95
Informal votes			4,010	5.60	+0.95
Turnout			71,645	86.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Haase	36,755	54.34	+2.24
	Labor	Paul Browning	30,880	45.66	−2.24
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.24

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Washer	33,302	48.99	+11.76
	Labor	Kim Young	22,888	33.67	+3.96
	Greens	Andrew Roy	3,683	5.42	+0.82
	Democrats	Clive Oliver	3,391	4.99	+1.13
	One Nation	John Evans	3,078	4.53	−1.83
	Independent	Geof Henderson	1,640	2.41	+2.41
Total formal votes			67,982	96.04	−0.97
Informal votes			2,802	3.96	+0.97
Turnout			70,784	95.96
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Washer	38,096	56.04	+0.42
	Labor	Kim Young	29,886	43.96	−0.42
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.42

O'Connor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of O'Connor § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: O'Connor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	36,867	49.48	+2.59
	Labor	Mark Pendlebury	14,742	19.78	+0.56
	One Nation	Ron McLean	8,774	11.77	−3.19
	National	Vicki Brown	5,480	7.35	−0.03
	Greens	Sandy Davis	3,525	4.73	−0.29
	Christian Democrats	Alistair McNabb	1,611	2.16	−0.02
	Democrats	Carole Pestana	1,502	2.02	−0.32
	Liberals for Forests	Donna Selby	1,167	1.57	+1.57
	Independent	Stephan Gyorgy	509	0.68	+0.68
	Citizens Electoral Council	Terry Iturbide	338	0.45	+0.18
Total formal votes			74,515	94.08	−1.19
Informal votes			4,693	5.92	+1.19
Turnout			79,208	95.88
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	51,484	69.09	+2.52
	Labor	Mark Pendlebury	23,031	30.91	−2.52
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.52

Pearce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Pearce § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Pearce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Judi Moylan	31,509	44.83	+4.45
	Labor	Liam Costello	21,306	30.32	+1.12
	One Nation	Ken Collins	6,105	8.69	−4.36
	Greens	Juanita Miller	5,072	7.22	+1.86
	Democrats	Jack Fox	3,147	4.48	−0.04
	National	Chris Nelson	1,985	2.82	+0.12
	Christian Democrats	Vivian Hill	858	1.22	+1.11
	Citizens Electoral Council	Stuart Smith	299	0.43	+0.05
Total formal votes			70,281	95.02	−1.22
Informal votes			3,682	4.98	+1.22
Turnout			73,963	95.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Judi Moylan		56.87	+1.68
	Labor	Liam Costello		43.13	−1.68
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.68

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	35,389	47.88	−1.88
	Liberal	Rod Webb	23,894	32.33	+1.95
	Greens	Alison Xamon	5,437	7.36	+1.27
	Democrats	Aaron Hewett	5,381	7.28	+2.63
	One Nation	Peter Gilberthorpe	3,244	4.39	−3.81
		Philip Chilton	568	0.77	+0.77
Total formal votes			73,913	94.98	−1.18
Informal votes			3,907	5.02	+1.18
Turnout			77,820	95.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	45,239	61.21	−1.33
	Liberal	Rod Webb	28,674	38.79	+1.33
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.33

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jann McFarlane	31,774	41.24	+0.39
	Liberal	Bob Cronin	30,963	40.19	−0.69
	Greens	Heather Aquilina	4,608	5.98	+1.03
	Democrats	Pat Olver	4,572	5.93	+1.65
	One Nation	Keith Thorogood	3,041	3.95	−2.66
	Liberals for Forests	Perry Jasper	1,071	1.39	+1.39
	Christian Democrats	Keith McEncroe	1,022	1.33	+1.33
Total formal votes			77,051	94.60	−0.37
Informal votes			4,395	5.40	+0.37
Turnout			81,446	95.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jann McFarlane	39,740	51.58	−0.58
	Liberal	Bob Cronin	37,311	48.42	+0.58
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.58

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kim Wilkie	29,220	41.27	+1.13
	Liberal	Bev Brennan	27,597	38.98	−0.55
	Greens	Elena Jeffreys	4,163	5.88	+0.70
	Democrats	Paul McCutcheon	4,043	5.71	+0.85
	One Nation	Sandra Vinciullo	3,292	4.65	−3.26
	Christian Democrats	Colleen Tapley	1,130	1.60	+0.25
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Simon Makin	1,096	1.55	+1.55
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brian Smith	262	0.37	−0.41
Total formal votes			70,803	95.13	−0.58
Informal votes			3,628	4.87	+0.58
Turnout			74,431	94.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Wilkie	36,844	52.04	−0.71
	Liberal	Bev Brennan	33,959	47.96	+0.71
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.71

Tangney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Tangney § 2001.[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Tangney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl Williams	37,847	49.81	+1.46
	Labor	Sam Gowegati	24,181	31.83	−0.32
	Democrats	Andrew Ingram	4,033	5.31	−0.28
	Greens	Ben Stanwix	3,820	5.03	+0.23
	One Nation	Aaron Lumsdaine	2,576	3.39	−3.61
	Independent	Gordon Graham	1,231	1.62	+1.62
	Christian Democrats	Craig Watson	1,171	1.54	−0.14
	Liberals for Forests	Michael Lucas	1,122	1.48	+1.48
Total formal votes			75,981	95.96	−0.93
Informal votes			3,200	4.04	+0.93
Turnout			79,181	95.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl Williams	44,047	57.97	+0.93
	Labor	Sam Gowegati	31,934	42.03	−0.93
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.93

See also

• Results of the 2001 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2001–2004

References

1. "2001 First preference votes for Western Australia". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
2. "2001 Western Australia division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
3. "2001 House of Representatives: Western Australia". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2022.