Electoral results for the district of Murchison-Eyre

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

Members for Murchison-Eyre
Murchison (1890–1968)
MemberPartyTerm
  Everard Darlot Ministerial 1890–1894
  E. T. Hooley Ministerial 1894–1897
  Samuel Mitchell Ministerial 1897–1901
  John Nanson Ministerial 1901–1904
  John Holman Labor 1904–1921
  William Marshall Labor 1921–1952
  Everard O'Brien Labor 1952–1959
  Richard Burt Liberal Country League 1959–1968
Murchison-Eyre (1968–1989)
MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Burt Liberal 1968–1971
  Peter Coyne Liberal 1971–1986
  Ross Lightfoot Liberal 1986–1989
Murchison-Eyre (2005–2008)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Bowler Labor 2005–2006
  Independent 2006–2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s
2005 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Bowler 5,186 51.8 +10.1
Liberal Colin Brand 3,706 37.0 +11.0
Greens Scott Ludlam 498 5.0 +3.9
One Nation Derek Major 355 3.5 -12.5
Christian Democrats Don Byrne 265 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 10,010 95.4 -0.4
Informal votes 485 4.6 +0.4
Turnout 10,495 73.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bowler 5,811 58.1 +0.4
Liberal Colin Brand 4,194 41.9 -0.4
Labor hold Swing+0.4

Elections in the 1980s
1986 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 1,124 41.2 -8.1
Labor Christopher Sweeney 956 35.1 -9.3
Independent Aubrey Lynch 189 6.9 +6.9
Independent Neil Dimer 158 5.8 +5.8
Independent Cyril Barnes 153 5.6 +5.6
Independent John Ford 147 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 2,727 94.8 -1.2
Informal votes 150 5.2 +1.2
Turnout 2,877 77.7 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ross Lightfoot 1,411 51.7 +0.4
Labor Christopher Sweeney 1,316 48.3 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing+0.4
1983 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,167 49.3
Labor Francis Donovan 1,052 44.4
Independent Kevin Seivwright 149 6.3
Total formal votes 2,368 96.0
Informal votes 98 4.0
Turnout 2,466 76.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,214 51.3
Labor Francis Donovan 1,541 48.7
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 746 48.4 -15.4
Labor Mark Nevill 558 36.2 0.0
National Kevin Seivwright 237 15.4 +15.4
Total formal votes 1,541 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 37 2.3 -0.2
Turnout 1,578 78.9 -2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 909 59.0 -4.9
Labor Mark Nevill 632 41.0 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing-4.9

Elections in the 1970s
1977 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,069 63.8
Labor Patricia Logue 607 36.2
Total formal votes 1,676 97.5
Informal votes 43 2.5
Turnout 1,719 81.5
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 1,022 57.0
Labor Julian Grill 770 43.0
Total formal votes 1,792 97.4
Informal votes 48 2.6
Turnout 1,840 83.0
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coyne 658 46.0 -54.0
Labor Geoffrey Bailey 600 42.0 +42.0
United Farmers Bevan Hamersley 109 7.6 +7.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Sauer 62 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 1,429 95.6
Informal votes 65 4.4
Turnout 1,494 81.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coyne 747 52.3 -47.7
Labor Geoffrey Bailey 682 47.7 +47.7
Liberal hold SwingN/A

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