Electoral results for the district of Greenough

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Greenough in Western Australian elections.

Members for Greenough edit

Member Party Term
  William Traylen Opposition 1890–1897
  Richard Pennefather Independent Ministerial 1897–1901
  Patrick Stone Independent 1901–1904
  John Nanson Ministerial 1904–1905
  Patrick Stone Ministerial 1905–1908
  John Nanson Ministerial 1908–1914
  John Cunningham Country 1914–1917
  Henry Maley Country 1917–1924
  Maurice Kennedy Labor 1924–1930
  William Patrick Country 1930–1943
  John Newton Labor 1943–1945
  David Brand Liberal 1945–1949
  Liberal Country League 1949–1968
  Liberal 1968–1975
  Reg Tubby Liberal 1975–1989
  Kevin Minson Liberal 1989–2001
  Jamie Edwards Liberal 2001–2005
  Grant Woodhams National 2005–2008

Election results edit

Elections in the 2000s edit

2005 Western Australian state election: Greenough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jamie Edwards 4,400 38.7 +2.9
National Grant Woodhams 2,967 26.1 +15.4
Labor John Hart 2,599 22.9 +3.5
Greens Tonya Jensen 546 4.8 +4.6
One Nation Pauline Anderson 535 4.7 -23.1
Christian Democrats Steve Fletcher 309 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 11,356 95.7 -1.3
Informal votes 515 4.3 +1.3
Turnout 11,871 88.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Grant Woodhams 7,717 68.6 +7.9
Labor John Hart 3,540 31.4 -7.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Grant Woodhams 5,742 51.3 +51.3
Liberal Jamie Edwards 5,460 48.7 -11.9
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
2001 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jamie Edwards 4,439 35.4 -36.7
One Nation Pam McCagh 3,455 27.5 +27.5
Labor Michelle Bone 2,589 20.6 -7.3
National Kevin Altham 1,279 10.2 +10.2
Independent David Whitehead 783 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 12,545 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 405 3.1 0.0
Turnout 12,950 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jamie Edwards 7,322 59.4 -12.7
Labor Michelle Bone 5,008 40.6 +12.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jamie Edwards 7,367 59.3 -12.8
One Nation Pam McCagh 5,057 40.7 +40.7
Liberal hold Swing -12.8

Elections in the 1990s edit

1996 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Minson 8,202 72.1 +15.7
Labor Carl Reynolds 3,172 27.9 +2.7
Total formal votes 11,374 96.9 +0.3
Informal votes 367 3.1 -0.3
Turnout 11,741 90.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
1993 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Minson 6,805 57.8 +3.4
Labor John Beenham 2,833 24.1 -2.0
National Glenys McDonald 2,126 18.1 -1.5
Total formal votes 11,764 96.5 +2.0
Informal votes 421 3.5 -2.0
Turnout 12,185 94.5 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Minson 8,582 72.9 +1.6
Labor John Beenham 3,182 27.1 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1980s edit

1989 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Minson 5,416 54.4 -19.4
Labor Frank O'Loughlin 2,599 26.1 +0.4
National John Hutchinson 1,948 19.5 +18.0
Total formal votes 9,963 94.5
Informal votes 580 5.5
Turnout 10,543 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Minson 7,102 71.3 -2.6
Labor Frank O'Loughlin 2,861 28.7 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6
1986 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Tubby 6,714 73.6 +2.8
Labor David Ridley 2,410 26.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 9,124 97.4 +0.1
Informal votes 244 2.6 -0.1
Turnout 9,368 91.5 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
1983 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Tubby 5,345 70.8
Labor Timothy Gamage 2,206 29.2
Total formal votes 7,551 97.3
Informal votes 207 2.7
Turnout 7,758 89.9
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Tubby 4,429 54.6 -10.0
National Country Gordon Garratt 1,508 18.6 +18.6
Labor Edward Clarkson 1,321 16.3 -2.3
National Michael Bell 589 7.3 +7.3
Progress William Thomson 262 3.2 -13.6
Total formal votes 8,109 96.9 -0.7
Informal votes 259 3.1 +0.7
Turnout 8,368 90.5 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Reg Tubby 6,440 79.4 +2.2
Labor Edward Clarkson 1,669 20.6 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s edit

1977 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Tubby 4,965 64.6
Labor Kenneth Davis 1,432 18.6
Progress Geoffrey McNeil 1,293 16.8
Total formal votes 7,690 97.6
Informal votes 190 2.4
Turnout 7,880 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Reg Tubby 5,935 77.2 -0.6
Labor Kenneth Davis 1,755 22.8 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6
1975 Greenough state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reginald Tubby 2,851 45.2 –33.6
National Country Reginald Thompson 1,715 27.2 +27.2
Labor Frederick Newman 860 13.6 –7.6
Workers Geoffrey McNeil 818 13.0 +13.0
Independent James Croasdale 68 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 6,312 98.4 +0.9
Informal votes 192 1.6 –0.9
Turnout 6,414 86.2 –3.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Reginald Tubby 3,617 57.3 N/A
National Country Reginald Thompson 2,695 42.7 N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1974 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Brand 4,999 78.8
Labor Frederic Newman 1,343 21.2
Total formal votes 6,342 97.3
Informal votes 176 2.7
Turnout 6,518 89.5
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Brand 3,321 52.6 -47.4
Labor Fredric Newman 1,687 26.7 +26.7
Independent Leonard Hamersley 753 11.9 +11.9
Democratic Labor John Wade 556 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 6,317 96.1
Informal votes 258 3.9
Turnout 6,575 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Brand 4,321 68.4 -31.6
Labor Fredric Newman 1,996 31.6 +31.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s edit

1968 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1962 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand 4,188 95.4
Communist John Gandini 202 4.6
Total formal votes 4,390 96.5
Informal votes 160 3.5
Turnout 4,550 90.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s edit

1959 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1956 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand 2,691 65.5 -34.5
Labor James Clune 1,414 34.5 +34.5
Total formal votes 4,105 98.6
Informal votes 60 1.4
Turnout 4,165 91.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s edit

1947 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Brand 2,601 66.9 +66.9
Labor Thomas Shanahan 1,286 33.1 -19.7
Total formal votes 3,887 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 34 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 3,921 82.6 +1.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +19.7
1945 Greenough state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Newton 1,508 41.8 -11.0
Liberal David Brand 1,227 34.0 +34.0
Country Francis Horwood 869 24.1 -23.1
Total formal votes 3,604 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 37 1.0 -0.4
Turnout 3,641 76.9 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Brand 1,956 54.3 +54.3
Labor Edward Newton 1,648 45.7 -7.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Newton 1,944 52.8 +52.8
Country William Patrick 1,737 47.2 -52.8
Total formal votes 3,681 98.6
Informal votes 52 1.4
Turnout 3,733 80.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s edit

1939 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Patrick unopposed
Country hold Swing
1936 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Patrick 1,727 51.4 +13.3
Independent Labor John Garland 1,356 40.3 +40.3
Independent Henry Carson 279 8.3 +8.3
Total formal votes 3,362 99.1 +0.7
Informal votes 32 0.9 -0.7
Turnout 3,394 61.7 -21.8
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1933 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Steele 1,844 38.1 0.0
Country William Patrick 1,428 29.5 -5.1
Country Kenneth Jones 965 19.9 +19.9
Independent Country Paul McGuiness 599 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 4,836 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 76 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 4,912 83.5 +15.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Patrick 2,648 54.8 -0.2
Labor John Steele 2,188 45.2 +0.2
Country hold Swing -0.2
1930 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Kennedy 1,498 38.1
Country William Patrick 1,361 34.6
Independent Henry Maley 1,076 27.3
Total formal votes 3,935 99.0
Informal votes 40 1.0
Turnout 3,975 68.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Patrick 2,164 55.0
Labor Maurice Kennedy 1,771 45.0
Country gain from Labor Swing

Elections in the 1920s edit

1927 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Kennedy 1,191 47.7 +3.6
Country Charles Smith 661 26.5 +6.7
Nationalist Henry Maley 646 25.9 -10.2
Total formal votes 2,498 98.4 -0.7
Informal votes 40 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 2,538 80.9 +13.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Kennedy 1,290 51.6 +1.0
Country Charles Smith 1,208 48.4 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0
1924 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Kennedy 861 44.1 +6.0
Country Henry Maley 705 36.1 -25.8
Executive Country William Patrick 387 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 1,953 99.1 -0.3
Informal votes 17 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 1,970 67.1 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Kennedy 989 50.6 +12.5
Country Henry Maley 964 49.4 -12.5
Labor gain from Country Swing +12.5
1921 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Maley 968 61.9 +38.4
Labor Patrick Moy 595 38.1 +4.3
Total formal votes 1,563 99.4 +2.6
Informal votes 10 0.6 -2.6
Turnout 1,573 69.4 +8.3
Country hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1910s edit

1917 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Patrick Moy 499 33.8 +33.8
National Country John Cunningham 390 26.4 –50.6
National Country Henry Maley 347 23.5 +23.5
Nationalist Sydney Hosken 242 16.4 +16.4
Total formal votes 1,478 96.9 –1.9
Informal votes 48 3.1 +1.9
Turnout 1,526 61.1 +24.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Henry Maley 854 57.8 +57.8
Labor Patrick Moy 624 42.2 +42.2
National Country hold Swing N/A
1914 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Cunningham 986 77.0 +77.0
Liberal Ernest Udy 294 23.0 -28.0
Total formal votes 1,280 98.8 -0.6
Informal votes 16 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 1,296 36.9 -33.6
Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Nanson 721 51.0
Labor Sydney Hosken 693 49.0
Total formal votes 1,414 99.4
Informal votes 9 0.6
Turnout 1,423 70.5
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s edit

1908 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Nanson 567 62.4 +62.4
Ministerialist Patrick Stone 342 37.6 -7.4
Total formal votes 909 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 15 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 924 58.4 +2.9
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ministerialist Patrick Stone 314 45.0 +14.4
Ministerialist Edward Harney 235 33.7 +33.7
Ministerialist Henry Maley 149 21.4 +21.4
Total formal votes 698 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 10 1.4 –0.4
Turnout 708 55.5 –6.7
Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist Swing +14.4
1904 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Nanson 289 35.0 +35.0
Independent Patrick Stone 211 25.6 –9.9
Independent Samuel Mitchell 181 21.9 +21.9
Independent Richard Pennefather 144 17.5 +17.5
Total formal votes 825 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 15 1.8 –0.1
Turnout 839 62.2 –5.0
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1901 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Patrick Stone 113 35.5 +35.5
Ministerialist John Morrell 102 32.1 +32.1
Ministerialist Joseph Dreyer 80 25.2 +25.2
Opposition Charles Cheeseborough 23 7.2 +7.2
Total formal votes 318 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 6 1.9 –0.2
Turnout 324 67.2 –11.1
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s edit

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Ministerialist Richard Pennefather 73 52.9
Ministerialist William Traylen 41 29.7
Ministerialist Major Logue 24 17.4
Total formal votes 138 97.9
Informal votes 3 2.1
Turnout 141 78.3
Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist Swing
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None William Traylen 56 50.5 –49.5
None Major Logue 55 49.5 +49.5
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
None William Traylen unopposed

References edit

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Results of the 2005 WA Election" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.