Electoral results for the district of Kimberley

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

Members for Kimberley[]

Member Party Term
  Francis Connor Independent 1904–1905
  Arthur Male Ministerial 1905–1911
  Liberal (WA) 1911–1917
  Michael Durack Nationalist 1917–1920
  Country 1920–1923
  Country (MCP) 1923–1924
  Aubrey Coverley Labor 1924–1953
  John Rhatigan Labor 1953–1968
  Alan Ridge Liberal 1968–1980
  Ernie Bridge Labor 1980–1996
  Independent 1996–2001
  Carol Martin Labor 2001–2013
  Josie Farrer Labor 2013–2021
  Divina D'Anna Labor 2021–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2020s[]

2021 Western Australian state election: Kimberley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Divina D'Anna 5,747 53.9 +9.0
Liberal Geoff Haerewa 2,187 20.5 +3.2
Greens Naomi Pigram 1,601 15.0 +5.8
National Millie Hills 658 6.2 −10.1
One Nation Roger Modolo 221 2.1 −6.0
Independent Kai Jones 98 0.9 −1.0
No Mandatory Vaccination A. Herman 85 0.8 +0.8
Western Australia Karl Fehlauer 68 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 10,665 96.3 +0.4
Informal votes 410 3.7 −0.4
Turnout 11,075 70.4 −9.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Divina D'Anna 7,618 71.5 +8.3
Liberal Geoff Haerewa 3,044 28.5 −8.3
Labor hold Swing +8.3

Elections in the 2010s[]

2017 Western Australian state election: Kimberley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josie Farrer 5,250 44.8 +18.1
Liberal Warren Greatorex 2,038 17.4 −8.3
National Rob Houston 1,915 16.3 −2.0
Greens Liz Vaughan 1,085 9.3 −14.2
One Nation Keith Wright 952 8.1 +8.1
Independent Kai Jones 222 1.9 +1.9
Independent Graham Chapman 165 1.4 +1.4
Flux the System! Ryan Albrey 92 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 11,719 95.9 +0.9
Informal votes 498 4.1 −0.9
Turnout 12,217 72.5 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Josie Farrer 7,381 63.0 +7.9
Liberal Warren Greatorex 4,333 37.0 −7.9
Labor hold Swing +7.9
2013 Western Australian state election: Kimberley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Josie Farrer 3,030 26.7 -14.6
Liberal Jenny Bloom 2,924 25.7 -0.3
Greens Chris Maher 2,664 23.5 +10.1
National Michele Pucci 2,085 18.4 +0.1
Independent Rod Ogilvie 499 4.4 +4.4
Christians Craig Simons 158 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 11,360 94.0 -1.5
Informal votes 595 6.0 +1.5
Turnout 11,955 73.0 +11.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Josie Farrer 6,255 55.1 -1.7
Liberal Jenny Bloom 5,100 44.9 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 2000s[]

2008 Western Australian state election: Kimberley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carol Martin 4,066 41.2 -1.0
Liberal Ruth Webb-Smith 2,566 26.0 -8.9
National John McCourt 1,809 18.3 +18.3
Greens Annabelle Sandes 1,320 13.4 +0.1
CEC James Ockerby 100 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 9,861 95.5
Informal votes 463 4.5
Turnout 10,324 62.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carol Martin 5,587 56.8 -0.1
Liberal Ruth Webb-Smith 4,257 43.2 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.1
2005 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carol Martin 3,473 39.3 -0.4
Liberal Ron Johnston 3,469 39.2 +21.9
Greens Pat Lowe 1,298 14.7 +10.0
Independent Peter Matsumoto 389 4.4 +4.4
One Nation Maz Fiannaca 110 1.2 -10.1
Christian Democrats Victoria Rafferty 106 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 8,845 95.5 -0.1
Informal votes 416 4.5 +0.1
Turnout 9,261 70.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carol Martin 4,717 53.3 -5.2
Liberal Ron Johnston 4,127 46.7 +5.2
Labor hold Swing -5.2
2001 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carol Martin 4,035 42.2 +42.2
Liberal Lyne Page 1,545 16.2 -11.9
National Peter McCumstie 1,527 16.0 +7.2
One Nation Wayne Boys 1,003 10.5 +10.5
Independent Mike Wevers 865 9.1 +9.1
Greens Andrei Nikulinsky 424 4.4 +4.4
Curtin Labor Alliance Byrne Terry 155 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 9,554 95.3 -1.6
Informal votes 466 4.7 +1.6
Turnout 10,020 74.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carol Martin 5,756 60.5 +60.5
Liberal Lyne Page 3,752 39.5 +1.0
Labor gain from Independent Swing +60.5

Elections in the 1990s[]

1996 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ernie Bridge 2,727 33.8 +33.8
Independent Brian Martin 2,365 29.3 +29.3
Liberal David Parker 2,265 28.1 -8.4
National James O'Kenny 711 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 8,068 96.9 -1.3
Informal votes 257 3.1 +1.3
Turnout 8,325 68.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ernie Bridge 4,954 61.5 +61.5
Liberal David Parker 3,104 38.5 +2.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing +61.5
1993 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bridge 5,838 65.4 -4.2
Liberal Dale Vaughan 3,086 34.6 +4.2
Total formal votes 8,924 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 158 1.7 -0.1
Turnout 9,082 75.8 +3.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Elections in the 1980s[]

1989 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bridge 5,342 69.6 +2.1
Liberal Maxine Reid 2,337 30.4 -2.1
Total formal votes 7,679 98.2
Informal votes 140 1.8
Turnout 7,819 72.6
Labor hold Swing +2.1
1986 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bridge 8,592 66.5 +0.6
Liberal William Shepherd 4,323 33.5 -0.6
Total formal votes 12,915 96.7 +2.3
Informal votes 439 3.3 -2.3
Turnout 13,354 74.5 -9.8
Labor hold Swing +0.6
1983 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bridge 6,563 65.9
Liberal Robert Whitton 3,396 34.1
Total formal votes 9,959 94.4
Informal votes 587 5.6
Turnout 10,546 84.3
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bridge 2,656 56.1 +9.2
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,902 40.2 -9.5
Independent Josephine Boyle 173 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 4,731 95.9 +4.1
Informal votes 201 4.1 -4.1
Turnout 4,932 81.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Bridge 2,742 58.0 +9.3
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,989 42.0 -9.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.3

Elections in the 1970s[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,705 51.3 +1.6
Labor Ernie Bridge 1,500 45.1 -1.8
Independent Imelda Quilty 58 1.7 +1.7
Independent Kelvin Archer 32 1.0 +1.0
Independent Keith Wright 31 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 3,326 96.3 +4.7
Informal votes 129 3.7 -4.7
Turnout 3,455 74.0 -7.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1977 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,726 49.7
Labor Ernie Bridge 1,631 46.9
Independent Allan Rees 118 3.4
Total formal votes 3,475 91.8
Informal votes 311 8.2
Turnout 3,786 81.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,784 51.3
Labor Ernie Bridge 1,691 48.7
Liberal hold Swing
1974 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,785 54.6
Labor Robert Baker 1,327 40.6
National Alliance Keith Wright 156 4.8
Total formal votes 3,268 94.7
Informal votes 183 5.3
Turnout 3,451 79.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,918 58.7
Labor Robert Baker 1,350 41.3
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,364 56.1 +3.9
Labor Patrick Weir 881 36.3 -11.5
Democratic Labor Maurice Bailey 184 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 2,429 95.5 -3.4
Informal votes 113 4.5 +3.4
Turnout 2,542 80.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Ridge 1,520 62.6 +10.4
Labor Patrick Weir 909 37.4 -10.4
Liberal hold Swing +10.4

Elections in the 1960s[]

1968 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alan Ridge 1,159 52.2
Labor John Rhatigan 1,060 47.8
Total formal votes 2,219 98.9
Informal votes 25 1.1
Turnout 2,244 80.5
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Rhatigan 1,368 61.6 -17.1
Liberal and Country George Drysdale 853 38.4 +38.4
Total formal votes 2,221 94.5 -1.6
Informal votes 130 5.5 +1.6
Turnout 2,351 79.9 +0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Rhatigan 1,098 78.7
Independent Labor Lenin McAlear 297 21.3
Total formal votes 1,395 96.1
Informal votes 56 3.9
Turnout 1,451 79.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[]

1959 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Rhatigan 650 64.0 -36.0
Liberal and Country Nolan McDaniel 366 36.0 +36.0
Total formal votes 1,016 97.6
Informal votes 25 2.4
Turnout 1,041 75.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1956 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Rhatigan unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Rhatigan 582 62.2 N/A
Liberal and Country Jack Murray 264 28.2 +28.2
Independent Liberal Sam Thomas 90 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 936 96.2
Informal votes 37 3.8
Turnout 973 80.6 N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1953 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[]

1947 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 389 65.3 -12.0
Independent Kimberley Durack 207 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 596 98.5 +0.8
Informal votes 9 1.5 -0.8
Turnout 605 70.2 -4.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 334 77.3 -22.7
Nationalist Douglas Davidson 98 22.7 +22.7
Total formal votes 432 97.7
Informal votes 10 2.3
Turnout 442 74.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s[]

1939 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1936 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 496 84.5 +32.2
Country Ronald Herrin 91 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 587 99.0 +0.7
Informal votes 6 1.0 -0.7
Turnout 593 62.5 -16.1
Labor hold Swing +32.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 556 67.6 +15.3
Nationalist Arthur Povah 267 32.4 -15.3
Total formal votes 823 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 11 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 834 73.8 -4.8
Labor hold Swing +15.3
1933 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 369 52.3 -21.2
Nationalist Arthur Povah 337 47.7 +21.2
Total formal votes 706 98.3 -0.4
Informal votes 12 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 718 78.6 +18.0
Labor hold Swing -21.2
1930 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 439 73.5
Nationalist Harold Forbes 158 26.5
Total formal votes 588 98.7
Informal votes 8 1.3
Turnout 604 60.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[]

1927 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 431 63.7 +30.2
Ind. Nationalist Arthur Male 144 21.3 +21.3
Ind. Nationalist Patrick Percy 102 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 677 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 13 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 690 64.0 -3.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aubrey Coverley 234 33.5 +0.2
Nationalist George Foley 174 24.9 +24.9
Ind. Nationalist Ancell Gregory 155 22.2 +22.2
Ind. Nationalist William Chalmers 104 14.9 +14.9
Independent Walter Brown 32 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 699 98.3 -1.0
Informal votes 12 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 711 67.5 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Aubrey Coverley 404 57.8
Nationalist George Foley 295 42.2
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A
1921 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Michael Durack 378 51.0 -21.5
Labor Charles Cornish 247 33.3 +15.1
Independent William Willesee 116 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 741 99.3 +2.1
Informal votes 5 0.7 -2.1
Turnout 746 65.2 +12.9
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s[]

1917 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Michael Durack 511 72.5 +72.5
Labor James Maloney 128 18.2 +18.2
Independent Labor John Cameron 35 5.0 +5.0
Nationalist William Hollingsworth 31 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 705 97.2 n/a
Informal votes 20 2.8 n/a
Turnout 725 52.3 n/a
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1914 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Male unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
1911 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerial Arthur Male 418 59.3
Labor Thomas Brown 287 40.7
Total formal votes 705 98.0
Informal votes 14 2.0
Turnout 719 41.7
Ministerial hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s[]

1908 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerial Arthur Male 410 63.3 +7.8
Ministerial Michael O'Donohue 238 36.7 +36.7
Total formal votes 648 97.4 -1.8
Informal votes 17 2.6 +1.8
Turnout 665 45.6 +3.1
Ministerial hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerial Arthur Male 263 55.5 +55.5
Independent Francis Connor 211 44.5 –6.6
Total formal votes 474 99.2 –0.3
Informal votes 4 0.8 +0.3
Turnout 478 42.5 –6.9
Ministerial gain from Independent Swing +55.5
1904 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Francis Connor 288 51.1 +51.1
Independent Sydney Pigott 276 48.9 +48.9
Total formal votes 564 99.5 n/a
Informal votes 3 0.5 n/a
Turnout 567 49.4 n/a
Independent win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ 2021 State General Election – Kimberley District Results, WAEC
  2. ^ Kimberley District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  3. ^ "Kimberley District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Kimberley Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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