Electoral results for the district of Avon

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Avon in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Avon

Avon (1911–1950)
Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Bath	Labor	1911–1914
	Tom Harrison	Country	1914–1923
		Country (MCP)	1923–1924
	Harry Griffiths	Country (ECP)	1924
		Country	1924–1935
	Ignatius Boyle	Country	1935–1943
	William Telfer	Labor	1943–1947
	George Cornell	Country	1947–1950
Avon Valley (1950–1962)
Member		Party	Term
	James Mann	Liberal Country League	1950–1962
Avon (1962–2008)
Member		Party	Term
	Harry Gayfer	Country	1962–1974
	Ken McIver	Labor	1974–1986
	Max Trenorden	National	1986–2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2005 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Trenorden	7,469	63.8	+36.9
	Labor	Gerry Sturman	2,650	22.6	+0.8
	Greens	Adrian Price	686	5.9	+1.4
	One Nation	Boyd Martin	470	4.0	-15.1
	Christian Democrats	Bob Adair	278	2.4	+2.4
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ron McLean	149	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			11,702	95.3	-0.2
Informal votes			571	4.7	+0.2
Turnout			12,273	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Trenorden	8,429	72.1	+14.2
	Labor	Gerry Sturman	3,266	27.9	-14.2
	National hold		Swing	+14.2

2001 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Trenorden	2,965	24.9	-36.0
	Labor	Phil Shearer	2,847	23.9	-3.7
	One Nation	Ken Collins	2,202	18.5	+18.5
	Liberal	Joanne Burges	1,905	16.0	+16.0
	Independent	Peter Morton	1,026	8.6	+8.6
	Greens	Kate Elsey	657	5.5	+5.5
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Stuart Smith	288	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			11,890	95.8	+0.4
Informal votes			522	4.2	-0.4
Turnout			12,412	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Trenorden	6,395	54.8	-12.0
	Labor	Phil Shearer	5,269	45.2	+12.0
	National hold		Swing	-12.0

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Trenorden	6,795	60.9	+22.9
	Labor	Paul Andrews	3,080	27.6	-2.4
	Independent	Stephen Bluck	1,276	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			11,151	95.4	-0.9
Informal votes			536	4.6	+0.9
Turnout			11,687	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Trenorden	7,435	66.8	+1.9
	Labor	Paul Andrews	3,703	33.2	-1.9
	National hold		Swing	+1.9

1993 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Trenorden	4,555	38.8	-0.7
	Labor	Walerjan Sieczka	3,403	29.0	-2.7
	Liberal	Bevan Henderson	2,751	23.4	-5.4
	Independent	Paul Maycock	1,030	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			11,739	96.4	+3.3
Informal votes			439	3.6	-3.3
Turnout			12,178	94.2	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Trenorden	7,750	66.0	0.0
	Labor	Walerjan Sieczka	3,989	34.0	0.0
	National hold		Swing	0.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Trenorden	4,132	39.5	+10.9
	Labor	Robert Duncanson	3,315	31.7	-11.8
	Liberal	John Dival	3,007	28.8	+1.0
Total formal votes			10,454	93.1
Informal votes			769	6.9
Turnout			11,223	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Trenorden	6,900	66.0	+11.4
	Labor	Robert Duncanson	3,554	34.0	-11.4
	National hold		Swing	+11.4

1986 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,186	46.5	-6.1
	National	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
	National	Max Trenorden	4,668	51.8	+51.8
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,343	48.2	-10.2
	National gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

1983 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,377	52.6
	Liberal	Thomas Richards	2,004	24.1
	National Country	Max Trenorden	1,938	23.3
Total formal votes			8,319	98.0
Informal votes			168	2.0
Turnout			8,487	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,858	58.4
	Liberal	Thomas Richards	3,461	41.6
	Labor hold		Swing

1980 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McIver	3,913	55.4	+1.6
	Liberal	Julian Stanwix	2,124	30.1	-16.1
	National Country	Allan Baxter	1,021	14.5	+14.5
Total formal votes			7,058	97.0	-0.7
Informal votes			219	3.0	+0.7
Turnout			7,277	92.0	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McIver	4,005	56.7	+2.9
	Liberal	Julian Stanwix	3,053	43.3	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McIver	3,787	53.8
	Liberal	Kelvin Bulloch	3,257	46.2
Total formal votes			7,044	97.7
Informal votes			168	2.3
Turnout			7,212	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.9

1974 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McIver	3,542	50.5
	Liberal	Owen Bloomfield	1,777	25.3
	National Alliance	Albert Llewellyn	1,692	24.1
Total formal votes			7,011	98.0
Informal votes			140	2.0
Turnout			7,151	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McIver	3,796	54.1
	Liberal	Owen Bloomfield	3,215	45.9
	Labor hold		Swing

1971 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Gayfer	4,145	75.3	-24.7
	Independent	Tom Ingham	786	14.3	+14.3
	Democratic Labor	Brian Marwick	576	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			5,507	96.9
Informal votes			173	3.1
Turnout			5,680	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Harry Gayfer	4,433	80.5	-19.5
	Independent	Tom Ingham	1,074	19.5	+19.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Gayfer	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1965 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Gayfer	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1962 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Kelly	1,724	37.4
	Country	Harry Gayfer	1,655	36.0
	Country	Leonard Doncon	1,224	26.6
Total formal votes			4,603	98.6
Informal votes			67	1.4
Turnout			4,670	95.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Harry Gayfer	2,633	57.2
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Kelly	1,970	42.8
	Country gain from Liberal and Country		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Avon Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Mann	2,712	60.6	-1.5
	Country	John Stratton	1,761	39.4	+1.5
Total formal votes			4,473	97.7	+1.1
Informal votes			106	2.3	-1.1
Turnout			4,579	93.3	+1.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.5

1956 Western Australian state election: Avon Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Mann	2,746	62.1
	Country	John Stratton	1,679	37.9
Total formal votes			4,425	96.6
Informal votes			155	3.4
Turnout			4,580	91.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1953 Western Australian state election: Avon Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Mann	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1950 Western Australian state election: Avon Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Mann	2,135	56.5
	Country	Keith Halbert	994	26.3
	Country	Milford Smith	648	17.2
Total formal votes			3,777	97.9
Informal votes			79	2.1
Turnout			3,856	93.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Cornell	1,529	50.7	+1.0
	Labor	William Telfer	1,487	49.3	-1.0
Total formal votes			3,016	98.8	+1.0
Informal votes			38	1.2	-1.0
Turnout			3,054	85.7	-1.9
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+1.0

1943 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Telfer	1,433	50.3	+8.0
	Country	Ignatius Boyle	1,418	49.7	-8.0
Total formal votes			2,851	97.8	+0.3
Informal votes			64	2.2	-0.3
Turnout			2,915	87.6	-5.9
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+8.0

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ignatius Boyle	1,972	57.7	+4.8
	Independent Country	John Tankard	1,445	42.3	+42.3
Total formal votes			3,417	97.5	-0.5
Informal votes			89	2.5	+0.5
Turnout			3,506	93.5	+25.9
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

1936 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ignatius Boyle	1,301	52.9	+11.3
	Country	Hugh Harling	1,160	47.1	+47.1
Total formal votes			2,461	98.0	+0.3
Informal votes			51	2.0	-0.3
Turnout			2,512	67.6	-24.2
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

1933 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Law	1,608	46.0	+9.2
	Country	Harry Griffiths	1,453	41.6	-21.6
	Country	John Mann	433	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			3,494	97.7	-1.5
Informal votes			83	2.3	+1.5
Turnout			3,577	91.8	+17.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Harry Griffiths	1,781	51.0	-12.2
	Labor	Fred Law	1,713	49.0	+12.2
	Country hold		Swing	-12.2

1930 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Griffiths	1,981	63.2
	Labor	James Bermingham	1,153	36.8
Total formal votes			3,134	99.2
Informal votes			25	0.8
Turnout			3,159	74.5
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Griffiths	2,143	59.7	+35.1
	Labor	Patrick Coffey	1,449	40.3	-4.6
Total formal votes			3,565	99.2	+0.9
Informal votes			27	0.8	-0.9
Turnout			3,619	69.1	+8.1
	Country hold		Swing	+9.2

1924 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Coffey	1,199	44.9	-0.6
	Executive Country	Harry Griffiths	657	24.6	+24.6
	Country	Tom Harrison	504	18.9	-30.6
	Executive Country	Tom Bolton	311	11.6	+11.6
Total formal votes			2,671	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			46	1.7	-0.2
Turnout			2,717	61.0	+4.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Executive Country	Harry Griffiths	1,350	50.5	+50.5
	Labor	Patrick Coffey	1,321	49.5	+2.2
	Executive Country gain from Country		Swing	N/A

1921 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Harrison	1,028	49.5	+14.2
	Labor	Steven Donovan	943	45.5	+7.8
	Independent Country	Alma McCorry	104	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			2,075	98.1	+1.1
Informal votes			40	1.9	-1.1
Turnout			2,115	56.7	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Tom Harrison	1,093	52.7	-2.3
	Labor	Steven Donovan	982	47.3	+2.3
	Country hold		Swing	-2.3

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Coffey	843	37.7	–8.0
	National Country	Thomas Harrison	789	35.3	–19.0
	Nationalist	Thomas Duff	314	14.1	+14.1
	Country	William Carroll	288	12.9	+12.9
Total formal votes			2,234	97.0	–2.7
Informal votes			68	3.0	+2.7
Turnout			2,302	58.1	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Thomas Harrison	1,228	55.0	+0.7
	Labor	Patrick Coffey	1,006	45.0	–0.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+0.7

• Harrison's designation at the 1914 election was simply "Country", rather than "National Country".

1914 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Harrison	1,318	54.3	+54.3
	Labor	Fred Membrey	1,110	45.7	-7.1
Total formal votes			2,428	99.7	+0.1
Informal votes			8	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			2,436	57.7	+12.1
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

1911 Western Australian state election: Avon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Bath	1,155	52.8
	Ministerialist	Hal Colebatch	1,032	47.2
Total formal votes			2,187	99.6
Informal votes			8	0.4
Turnout			2,195	69.8
	Labor win		(new seat)