Electoral results for the district of Albany

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

Members for Albany
MemberPartyTerm
  Lancel de Hamel Oppositionist 1890–1894
  George Leake Oppositionist 1894–1900
  John Hassell Oppositionist 1900–1901
  James Gardiner Oppositionist 1901–1904
  Charles Keyser Labor 1904–1905
  Ministerialist 1905
  Edward Barnett Ministerialist 1905–1909
  William Price Labor 1909–1917
  Herbert Robinson Nationalist 1917–1919
  John Scaddan Nationalist 1919–1920
  Country 1920–1923
Country (MCP) 1923–1924
  Arthur Wansbrough Labor 1924–1936
  Leonard Hill Country 1936–1956
  Jack Hall Labor 1956–1970
  Wyndham Cook Labor 1970–1974
  Leon Watt Liberal 1974–1993
  Kevin Prince Liberal 1993–2001
  Peter Watson Labor 2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2017 Western Australian state election: Albany[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 10,349 43.9 +5.5
National Robert Sutton 4,750 20.1 −2.0
Liberal Greg Stocks 4,149 17.6 −10.9
One Nation Anthony Griffiths 1,624 6.9 +6.9
Greens David Rastrick 1,547 6.6 +1.2
Christians Ian 't Hart 1,167 4.9 +1.1
Total formal votes 23,586 96.6 +0.4
Informal votes 838 3.4 −0.4
Turnout 24,424 90.0 −0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 12,988 55.1 +4.1
National Robert Sutton 10,585 44.9 +44.9
Labor hold Swing+4.1
2013 Western Australian state election: Albany[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 8,284 39.3 +0.2
Liberal Trevor Cosh 6,061 28.8 –4.1
National Robert Sutton 4,357 20.7 +7.4
Greens Diane Evers 1,137 5.4 –2.2
Christians Hans Vermeulen 831 3.9 –0.9
Family First Barry Critchison 386 1.8 –0.4
Total formal votes 21,056 96.2 –0.9
Informal votes 828 3.8 +0.9
Turnout 21,884 92.8 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 10,957 52.0 +1.8
Liberal Trevor Cosh 10,094 48.0 –1.8
Labor hold Swing+1.8

Elections in the 2000s
2008 Western Australian state election: Albany[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 7,709 39.14 +2.5
Liberal Andrew Partington 6,486 32.93 -2.7
National Sam Harma 2,628 13.34 +5.2
Greens Diane Evers 1,492 7.58 +1.7
Christian Democrats Justin Moseley 950 4.82 +0.8
Family First Colin Pyle 431 2.19 -0.7
Total formal votes 19,696 97.09 +1.30
Informal votes 590 2.91 -1.30
Turnout 20,286 90.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 9,884 50.23 +2.5
Liberal Andrew Partington 9,795 49.77 –2.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+2.5
2005 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 5,569 43.6 +12.0
Liberal Andrew Partington 4,773 37.3 +4.3
National Beverley Ford 651 5.1 +5.1
Greens Tony Evers 629 4.9 -3.5
Christian Democrats Greg Basden 453 3.5 +3.5
Family First Colin Pyle 371 2.9 +2.9
One Nation Brian Burns 340 2.7 -13.6
Total formal votes 12,786 95.8 +0.1
Informal votes 561 4.2 -0.1
Turnout 13,347 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 6,564 51.4 -2.3
Liberal Andrew Partington 6,206 48.6 +2.3
Labor hold Swing-2.3
2001 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Prince 4,141 33.0 -24.9
Labor Peter Watson 3,960 31.6 -2.2
One Nation Darrall Simpson 2,035 16.2 +16.2
Greens Sandy Davis 1,060 8.5 +8.5
Liberal WAs for Forests Diane Evers 1,001 8.0 +8.0
Curtin Labor Alliance John Watson 334 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 12,531 95.7 +0.3
Informal votes 561 4.3 -0.3
Turnout 13,092 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 6,660 53.7 +15.6
Liberal Kevin Prince 5,748 46.3 -15.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+15.6

Elections in the 1990s
1996 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Prince 6,649 57.9 +25.7
Labor Matt Benson-Lidholm 3,873 33.8 +3.7
CALM Resistance Movement Rob Moir 952 8.3 +6.6
Total formal votes 11,474 95.4 +0.0
Informal votes 550 4.6 -0.0
Turnout 12,024 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Prince 7,096 61.9 +1.1
Labor Matt Benson-Lidholm 4,368 38.1 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing+1.1
1993 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Prince 3,334 32.7 -14.9
Labor Ursula Richards 3,101 30.4 -6.5
National Malcolm Cameron 2,789 27.4 +11.9
Democrats Roland Paver 297 2.9 +2.9
Independent Drew Posthuma 247 2.4 +2.4
Independent Robert Howard 235 2.3 +2.3
CALM Resistance Movement Alf Sharp 184 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 10,187 95.4 +1.8
Informal votes 492 4.6 -1.8
Turnout 10,679 94.6 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Prince 6,108 60.0 -0.1
Labor Ursula Richards 4,079 40.0 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing-0.1

Elections in the 1980s
1989 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,566 47.6 -5.7
Labor Brian Bradley 3,540 36.9 -9.8
National Michael Jardine 1,487 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 9,593 93.6
Informal votes 657 6.4
Turnout 10,250 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 5,769 60.1 +6.8
Labor Brian Bradley 3,824 39.9 -6.8
Liberal hold Swing+6.8
1986 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,510 53.3 +10.8
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,947 46.7 +2.1
Total formal votes 8,457 98.1 +0.7
Informal votes 165 1.9 -0.7
Turnout 8,622 93.6 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing+1.0
1983 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,370 44.6
Liberal Leon Watt 3,210 42.5
National Country Darrall Simpson 691 9.1
Democrats John Chamberlain 286 3.8
Total formal votes 7,557 97.4
Informal votes 203 2.6
Turnout 7,760 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 3,949 52.3
Labor Josephine Lynch 3,608 47.7
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,236 57.7 -5.2
Labor Ronald Bowe 2,606 35.5 -1.6
Progress Douglas Joyce 500 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 7,342 96.5 -1.0
Informal votes 265 3.5 +1.0
Turnout 7,607 91.2 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 4,586 62.5 -0.4
Labor Ronald Bowe 2,756 37.5 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing-0.4

Elections in the 1970s
1977 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leon Watt 4,592 62.9
Labor Ray Wood 2,704 37.1
Total formal votes 7,296 97.5
Informal votes 185 2.5
Turnout 7,481 93.2
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,075 44.5
Liberal Leon Watt 2,726 39.4
National Alliance Leslie Dean 1,111 16.1
Total formal votes 6,912 96.6
Informal votes 244 3.4
Turnout 7,156 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Leon Watt 3,667 53.0
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,245 47.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,305 54.0 -1.4
Liberal George Formby 2,368 38.7 -5.9
Democratic Labor Peter Cameron 449 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 6,122 97.6 -1.2
Informal votes 151 2.4 +1.2
Turnout 6,273 95.1 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wyndham Cook 3,372 55.1 -0.3
Liberal George Formby 2,750 44.9 +0.3
Labor hold Swing-0.3

References
  1. Albany District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  2. "Albany District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Albany Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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