Electoral results for the district of Merredin

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

Members for Merredin

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Merredin-Yilgarn (1950–1977)
Member Party Term
  Lionel Kelly Labor 1950–1968
  Jack Stewart Liberal 1968–1971
  James Brown Labor 1971–1974
  Hendy Cowan Country 1974–1977
Merredin (1977–2008)
Member Party Term
  Hendy Cowan National 1977–2001
  Brendon Grylls National 2001–2008

Election results

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Elections in the 2000s

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2005 Western Australian state election: Merredin[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Brendon Grylls 5,974 49.3 −1.6
Liberal Jamie Falls 3,224 26.6 +20.8
Labor Stephen Fewster 1,491 12.3 −3.4
New Country Julie Townrow 575 4.7 +4.7
Greens Robert Mann 298 2.5 −0.7
One Nation Peter Arnold 274 2.3 −18.2
Christian Democrats Noel Beckingham 273 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 12,109 96.1 0.0
Informal votes 490 3.9 0.0
Turnout 12,599 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Brendon Grylls 9,927 82.0 +9.5
Labor Stephen Fewster 2,173 18.0 −9.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Brendon Grylls 7,890 65.5 −7.0
Liberal Jamie Falls 4,162 34.5 +34.5
National hold Swing −7.0
2001 Merredin state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Brendon Grylls 4,551 43.1 −13.3
Liberal Joanne Burges 3,673 34.8 +34.8
One Nation Jamie Falls 1,197 11.3 −9.0
Labor Darren West 949 9.0 −6.7
Democrats Jason Meotti 194 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 10,564 98.3 +2.1
Informal votes 180 1.7 −2.1
Turnout 10,744 86.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Brendon Grylls 5,974 56.6 −13.7
Liberal Joanne Burges 4,581 43.4 +43.4
National hold Swing N/A
2001 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 6,339 56.4 −24.8
One Nation John McKay 2,283 20.3 +20.3
Labor Sharon Ivey 1,761 15.7 −3.1
Greens Robert Jeffreys 341 3.0 +3.0
Independent Don Cowan 307 2.7 +2.7
Curtin Labor Alliance Callum Payne 204 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 11,235 96.2 −1.4
Informal votes 443 3.8 +1.4
Turnout 11,678 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 8,074 72.9 −8.3
Labor Sharon Ivey 3,005 27.1 +8.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 7,872 70.3 −10.9
One Nation John McKay 3,326 29.7 +29.7
National hold Swing −10.9

Elections in the 1990s

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1996 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 9,488 81.2 +30.9
Labor Mick Cole 2,203 18.8 +3.7
Total formal votes 11,691 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 282 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 11,973 91.8
National hold Swing +1.1
1993 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 5,576 53.8 −24.1
Liberal Jos Chatfield 3,220 31.1 +31.1
Labor Susanne Chance 1,569 15.1 −2.9
Total formal votes 10,365 97.3 +1.7
Informal votes 289 2.7 +1.7
Turnout 10,654 95.1 +2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 6,796 65.6 −15.6
Liberal Jos Chatfield 3,569 34.4 +34.4
National hold Swing −15.6

Elections in the 1980s

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1989 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 8,154 78.0 +20.5
Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 1,887 18.0 +0.6
Independent Margaret Buegge 420 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 10,461 95.6
Informal votes 486 4.4
Turnout 10,947 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 8,495 81.2 +8.9
Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 1,966 18.8 +18.8
National hold Swing N/A
1986 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 5,490 64.7 +4.0
Labor Salvatore Musca 1,651 19.4 +19.4
Liberal Bruce Harvey 1,351 15.9 +2.6
Total formal votes 8,492 98.4 +1.3
Informal votes 136 1.6 −1.3
Turnout 8,628 95.1 +4.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 6,709 79.0 +14.0
Labor Salvatore Musca 1,783 21.0 +21.0
National hold Swing +14.0
1983 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 4,872 60.7
National Country Harold Lang 1,804 22.5
Liberal Richard Cooper 1,067 13.3
Independent Zoran Panzich 283 3.5
Total formal votes 8,026 97.1
Informal votes 242 2.9
Turnout 8,268 90.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 5,217 65.0
National Country Harold Lang 2,809 35.0
National hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hendy Cowan 5,111 70.6 +70.6
Liberal Norman Oates 1,070 14.8 −4.7
National Country Edith Towers 1,061 14.7 −42.3
Total formal votes 7,242 97.3 −0.4
Informal votes 204 2.7 +0.4
Turnout 7,446 91.6 −0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Hendy Cowan 5,323 73.5 +73.5
Liberal Norman Oates 1,919 26.5 +26.5
National gain from National Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s

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1977 Western Australian state election: Merredin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Hendy Cowan 4,103 56.9
Labor George Banks 1,699 23.6
Liberal Garry Hawkes 1,408 19.5
Total formal votes 7,210 97.7
Informal votes 173 2.3
Turnout 7,383 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Hendy Cowan 5,370 74.5 +9.5
Labor George Banks 1,840 25.5 −9.5
National Country hold Swing +9.5
1974 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Alliance Hendy Cowan 2,585 39.6
Labor James Brown 2,536 38.8
Liberal Brian Cahill 1,411 21.6
Total formal votes 6,532 96.8
Informal votes 214 3.2
Turnout 6,746 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Alliance Hendy Cowan 3,782 57.9
Labor James Brown 2,750 42.1
National Alliance gain from Labor Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Brown 3,021 45.4 +5.5
Liberal Jack Stewart 1,447 21.7 −4.1
Country Albert Fletcher 1,054 15.8 −7.9
Democratic Labor Ray Evans 733 11.0 +11.0
Independent Jeff Legge 406 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 6,661 97.0 −1.9
Informal votes 208 3.0 +1.9
Turnout 6,869 92.3 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Brown 3,510 52.7 +5.6
Liberal Jack Stewart 3,151 47.3 −5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Brown 2,260 39.9
Liberal and Country Jack Stewart 1,460 25.8
Country Geoffrey Telfer 1,343 23.7
Independent Raymond Evans 602 10.6
Total formal votes 5,665 98.9
Informal votes 65 1.1
Turnout 5,730 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jack Stewart 2,996 52.9
Labor James Brown 2,669 47.1
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Kelly 2,276 53.4 −4.7
Liberal and Country Jack Stewart 1,326 31.1 +31.1
Country Kenneth Jones 662 15.5 −26.4
Total formal votes 4,264 97.3 −1.6
Informal votes 118 2.7 +1.6
Turnout 4,382 91.6 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Kelly 2,342 54.9 −3.2
Liberal and Country Jack Stewart 1,922 45.1 +45.1
Labor hold Swing −3.2
1962 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Kelly 2,676 58.1
Country Squire Fletcher 1,927 41.9
Total formal votes 4,603 98.9
Informal votes 51 1.1
Turnout 4,654 90.3
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Kelly 3,388 72.3 +14.9
Liberal and Country Ronald Lee 1,299 27.7 +9.6
Total formal votes 4,687 97.4 −1.0
Informal votes 123 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 4,810 91.0 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +13.1
1956 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Kelly 2,818 57.4
Country Alfred Walker 1,206 24.6
Liberal and Country Robert Loder 887 18.1
Total formal votes 4,911 98.4
Informal votes 80 1.6
Turnout 4,991 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Kelly 59.2
Country Alfred Walker 40.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1953 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Kelly unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 New South Wales state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Kelly 2,053 60.1
Liberal and Country Charles Davies 1,361 39.9
Total formal votes 3,414 98.6
Informal votes 48 1.4
Turnout 3,462 90.4
Labor hold Swing

References

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