Electoral results for the district of Fremantle

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

Members for Fremantle

	Party	Term
William Marmion	Ministerialist	1890–1896
John Higham	Ministerialist	1896–1904
Ted Needham	Labor	1904–1905
James Price	Ministerialist	1905–1910
William Murphy	Ministerialist	1910–1911
William Carpenter	Labor	1911–1917
William Carpenter	National Labor	1917
Walter Jones	Labor	1917–1921
Frank Gibson	Nationalist	1921–1924
Joseph Sleeman	Labor	1924–1959
Harry Fletcher	Labor	1959–1977
John Troy	Labor	1977–1980
David Parker	Labor	1980–1990
Jim McGinty	Labor	1990–2009
Adele Carles	Greens WA	2009–2010
Adele Carles	Independent	2010–2013
Simone McGurk	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Fremantle[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Simone McGurk	12,008	51.2	+7.0
	Liberal	Hayden Shenton	4,799	20.5	−8.8
	Greens	Martin Spencer	4,408	18.8	−0.2
	One Nation	Warren Duffy	1,004	4.3	+4.3
	Socialist Alliance	Chris Jenkins	482	2.1	+2.1
	Christians	Gabrielle van der Linde	453	1.9	+1.9
	Matheson for WA	Janetia Knapp	160	0.7	+0.7
	Micro Business	Andrew Ayre	144	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			23,458	95.5	+2.1
Informal votes			1,112	4.5	−2.1
Turnout			24,570	85.4	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Simone McGurk	17,127	73.1	+7.7
	Liberal	Hayden Shenton	6,318	26.9	−7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

2013 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Simone McGurk	8,249	38.2	–0.7
	Liberal	Matthew Hanssen	7,760	35.9	+7.3
	Greens	Andrew Sullivan	3,925	18.2	–8.5
	Independent	Adele Carles	1,186	5.5	+5.5
		Sanna Andrew	252	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Jan Ter Horst	225	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			21,597	94.7	+0.3
Informal votes			1,219	5.3	-0.3
Turnout			22,816	88.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Simone McGurk	12,488	57.9	–4.2
	Liberal	Matthew Hanssen	9,094	42.1	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	–4.2

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Fremantle state by-election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Adele Carles	8,722	44.06	+16.50
	Labor	Peter Tagliaferri	7,632	38.55	-0.14
	Independent	Carmelo Zagami	999	5.05	+5.05
	Independent	Nik Varga	701	3.54	+3.54
		Sam Wainwright	454	2.29	+2.29
	Independent	Steve Boni	340	1.72	+1.72
	Christian Democrats	Julie Hollett	339	1.71	-0.15
	Family First	Andriette du Plessis	194	0.98	-0.71
	Independent	Jan Ter Horst	188	0.95	+0.95
	Independent	Rosemary Anne Lorrimar	171	0.86	+0.86
	CEC	Rob Totten	56	0.28	+0.28
Total formal votes			19,796	95.71	+1.38
Informal votes			888	4.29	–1.38
Turnout			20,684	87.20	+2.81
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Adele Carles	10,664	53.96	+53.96
	Labor	Peter Tagliaferri	9,100	46.04	-15.97
	Greens gain from Labor		Swing	+53.96

2008 Western Australian state election: Fremantle[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim McGinty	7,286	38.7	-5.1
	Liberal	Brian Christie	5,689	30.2	+3.4
	Greens	Adele Carles	5,191	27.6	+10.5
	Christian Democrats	Julie Hollett	350	1.9	+0.2
	Family First	Andriétte Du Plessis	318	1.7	-0.1
Total formal votes			18,834	94.3	+1.9
Informal votes			1,132	5.7	-1.9
Turnout			19,966	84.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	11,667	62.0	-2.1
	Liberal	Brian Christie	7,147	38.0	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

2005 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim McGinty	9,803	44.9	-3.3
	Liberal	Rita Scolaro	5,800	26.6	+2.4
	Greens	Jim Scott	3,457	15.8	-0.7
	Independent	Adele Carles	1,256	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	Ian Muir	436	2.0	+2.0
	Family First	Paul Thurbon	387	1.8	+1.8
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Shave	359	1.6	+1.6
	One Nation	Kerry-Ann Winmar	223	1.0	-4.0
	Independent	Lionel Richards	111	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			21,832	91.7	-1.3
Informal votes			1,982	8.3	+1.3
Turnout			23,814	89.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	14,043	64.4	-3.3
	Liberal	Rita Scolaro	7,763	35.6	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

2001 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim McGinty	9,518	47.2	+1.4
	Liberal	Rita Scolaro	4,941	24.5	-8.1
	Greens	Ian Alexander	3,434	17.0	+2.5
	One Nation	Bob Johnston	979	4.9	+4.9
	Democrats	William Hall	694	3.4	-3.7
	Independent	Steve Ratcliffe	383	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Anthony Benbow	112	0.6	+0.6
	Seniors Party	Fred Parker	90	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			20,151	92.8	-1.9
Informal votes			1,558	7.2	+1.9
Turnout			21,709	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	13,448	67.2	+5.9
	Liberal	Rita Scolaro	6,553	32.8	-5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim McGinty	9,096	45.8	-0.3
	Liberal	Michael Mallis	6,479	32.6	-3.2
	Greens	Elisabeth Jones	2,874	14.5	+6.0
	Democrats	Corey Watts	1,420	7.1	+4.7
Total formal votes			19,869	94.7	+2.9
Informal votes			1,107	5.3	-2.9
Turnout			20,976	88.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	12,153	61.3	+4.6
	Liberal	Michael Mallis	7,662	38.7	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

1993 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim McGinty	8,828	45.9	+3.3
	Liberal	Phillip Storey	6,930	36.0	+5.7
	Greens	Katherine Anketell	1,597	8.3	+8.3
	Democrats	Kevin Allen	479	2.5	-2.6
		Donald De San Miguel	383	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Anthony Seman	261	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Clarrie Isaacs	247	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Patrick Mullins	207	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Fred Rieben	162	0.8	+0.8
	Democratic Socialist	Geoffrey Spencer	145	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			19,239	91.9	+2.3
Informal votes			1,698	8.1	-2.3
Turnout			20,937	92.7	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	10,850	56.4	-6.0
	Liberal	Phillip Storey	8,389	43.6	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.0

1990 Fremantle state by-election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Marshall	6,356	35.70	+5.40
	Labor	Jim McGinty	6,009	33.75	-8.89
	Greens	Christabel Chamarette	2,209	12.41	+7.51
		John Troy	1,652	9.58	-3.26
	Independent	Pietro Tagliaferri	645	3.62	+3.62
	Democrats	Peter Nettleton	293	1.65	-3.46
	Independent	Philip Hooper	266	1.49	+1.49
	Independent	Marie Murray	105	0.59	+0.59
	Independent	Jeff Brockway	103	0.58	+0.58
	Grey Power	Richard Finney	96	0.54	-3.66
	Independent	Alfred Bussell	68	0.38	+0.38
Total formal votes			17,802	94.72	+5.15
Informal votes			992	5.28	-5.15
Turnout			18,794	82.46	-7.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim McGinty	9,770	54.88	-7.53
	Liberal	Arthur Marshall	8,032	45.12	+7.53
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.53

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Parker	7,556	42.6	-26.8
	Liberal	Peter Cumins	5,367	30.3	-0.3
	Independent	John Troy	2,276	12.8	+12.8
	Democrats	Mary Druskovich	906	5.1	+5.1
	Alternative Coalition	Dee Margetts	869	4.9	+4.9
	Grey Power	Jack Webb	745	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			17,719	89.6
Informal votes			2,063	10.4
Turnout			19,782	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Parker	11,058	62.4	-7.0
	Liberal	Peter Cumins	6,661	37.6	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.0

1986 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Parker	9,784	65.0	-0.3
	Liberal	Aileen Atkins	3,939	26.2	-3.5
	Socialist Workers	Frank Noakes	777	5.2	+0.1
	Independent	Wendy Schulze	548	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			15,048	95.6	+1.5
Informal votes			690	4.4	-1.5
Turnout			15,738	90.1	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Parker	10,804	71.8	+2.7
	Liberal	Aileen Aitkins	4,244	28.2	-2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

1983 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	David Parker	8,860	65.3
	Liberal	Joseph Faliti	4,030	29.7
	Socialist Labour	Timothy Peach	688	5.1
Total formal votes			13,578	94.1
Informal votes			843	5.9
Turnout			14,421	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Parker	9,382	69.1
	Liberal	Joseph Faliti	4,196	30.9
	Labor hold		Swing

1980 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Parker	7,739	57.5	-6.8
	Liberal	James Miorada	3,978	29.5	-6.2
	Socialist Labour	Angelo Lopez	766	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Christopher Mayhew	547	4.1	+4.1
	Communist	Victor Slater	438	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			13,468	92.7	-1.6
Informal votes			1,060	7.3	+1.6
Turnout			14,528	87.0	-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Parker	9,097	67.5	+3.2
	Liberal	James Miorada	4,371	32.5	-3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	John Troy	9,222	64.3
	Liberal	Ernestine Rosenstein	5,124	35.7
Total formal votes			14,346	94.3
Informal votes			868	5.7
Turnout			15,214	90.5
	Labor hold		Swing

1974 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Harry Fletcher	8,742	65.2
	Liberal	Michael Coakley	3,802	28.3
	National Alliance	Peter Moorhouse	869	6.5
Total formal votes			13,413	91.4
Informal votes			1,258	8.6
Turnout			14,671	88.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Fletcher	8,872	66.1
	Liberal	Michael Coakley	4,541	33.9
	Labor hold		Swing

1971 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Fletcher	7,183	66.4	-7.1
	Liberal	Richard Utting	2,996	27.7	+27.7
	Democratic Labor	William Kenneally	639	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			10,818	95.1	+0.4
Informal votes			552	4.9	-0.4
Turnout			11,370	90.3	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Fletcher	7,279	67.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Richard Utting	3,539	32.7	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

References

Fremantle District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
"2009 Fremantle By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
"2008 State General Election Details: District of Fremantle Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. pp. 102, 393. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.

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[1] Fremantle District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.

[2] "2009 Fremantle By-election - Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

[3] "2008 State General Election Details: District of Fremantle Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

[black-4] Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. pp. 102, 393. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.