Electoral results for the district of Mandurah

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

Members for Mandurah

Member		Party	Term
	John Read	Labor	1983–1989
	Roger Nicholls	Liberal	1989–2001
	David Templeman	Labor	2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Western Australian state election, 2013: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Templeman	10,507	52.5	–0.4
	Liberal	Tony Solin	7,531	37.6	+3.5
	Greens	Chilla Bulbeck	724	3.6	–2.5
	Family First	Andrew Newhouse	527	2.6	–1.2
	WA Nationals	Jake Ash	367	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	John Hughes	261	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Charles Bryant	102	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			20,019	95.4	+0.9
Informal votes			957	4.6	-0.9
Turnout			20,976	88.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Templeman	11,550	57.7	–2.8
	Liberal	Tony Solin	8,465	42.3	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	–2.8

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2008: Mandurah^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Templeman	9,188	52.9	+0.0
	Liberal	Les Atkins	5,922	34.1	-0.7
	Greens	Clare Nunan	1,067	6.1	+2.5
	Family First	Rhonda Hamersley	657	3.8	+1.2
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Shave	437	2.5	+1.2
	CEC	Keith Hallam	98	0.6	+0.0
Total formal votes			17,369	94.6	+0.1
Informal votes			995	5.4	-0.1
Turnout			18,364	87.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Templeman	10,494	60.5	+2.0
	Liberal	Les Atkins	6,864	39.5	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Western Australian state election, 2005: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Templeman	7,217	57.6	+14.3
	Liberal	Ashley King	4,110	32.8	+1.1
	Greens	Rebecca Brown	380	3.0	-1.9
	Family First	Trent Peterson	308	2.5	+2.5
	One Nation	Sonja Davalos	218	1.7	-11.9
	Christian Democrats	Fiona McKenzie-Brown	190	1.5	+1.5
	CEC	Ian Tuffnell	106	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			12,529	94.8	-1.3
Informal votes			683	5.2	+1.3
Turnout			13,212	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Templeman	7,802	62.3	+4.6
	Liberal	Ashley King	4,720	37.7	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Western Australian state election, 2001: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Templeman	5,077	40.3	+1.0
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	4,394	34.9	-12.6
	One Nation	Martin Suter	1,586	12.6	+12.6
	Seniors Party	Don Hatch	685	5.4	+5.4
	Greens	Beryl Francis	626	5.0	-0.1
	Independent	John Smith	216	1.7	-3.8
Total formal votes			12,584	96.8	+0.7
Informal votes			413	3.2	-0.7
Turnout			12,997	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Templeman	6,856	54.9	+7.9
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,629	45.1	-7.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.9

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,281	47.5	-2.9
	Labor	Kevin Holmes	4,374	39.3	-2.0
	Independent	John Smith	608	5.5	+5.5
	Greens	Patricia Keddie	569	5.1	+2.3
	Democrats	Marjorie McKercher	284	2.6	+2.3
Total formal votes			11,116	96.2	+0.5
Informal votes			443	3.8	-0.5
Turnout			11,559	91.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,877	53.0	-1.2
	Labor	Kevin Holmes	5,215	47.0	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.2

Western Australian state election, 1993: Mandurah^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,844	55.2	+9.5
	Labor	David Templeman	3,718	37.3	-8.8
	Greens	Andrea Evans	357	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Norman Dicks	146	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Neville Hawtin	111	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Julia Shewring	78	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Clive Hart	65	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			9,979	96.1	+2.5
Informal votes			405	3.9	-2.5
Turnout			10,384	94.0	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	5,844	58.6	+7.5
	Labor	David Templeman	4,135	41.4	-7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Read	4,012	46.1	-9.7
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	3,974	45.7	+7.0
	Grey Power	Barbara Stark	711	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			8,697	93.6
Informal votes			590	6.4
Turnout			9,287	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Nicholls	4,441	51.1	+9.7
	Labor	John Read	4,256	48.9	-9.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.7

Western Australian state election, 1986: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Read	6,449	56.4	+9.6
	Liberal	Wayne McRostie	4,361	38.1	-9.9
	Democrats	George Counsel	628	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			11,438	98.2	-0.2
Informal votes			209	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			11,647	94.0	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Read	6,794	59.4	+9.1
	Liberal	Wayne McRostie	4,644	40.6	-9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.1

Western Australian state election, 1983: Mandurah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Richard Shalders	4,050	48.0
	Labor	John Read	3,947	46.8
	Independent	Leonard Attwill	434	5.2
Total formal votes			8,431	98.4
Informal votes			133	1.6
Turnout			8,564	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Read	4,243	50.3
	Liberal	Richard Shalders	4,188	49.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. "2008 State General Election Details: District of Mandurah Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
2. Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.