Electoral results for the district of Stirling

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

Members for Stirling

MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Watts Country 1950–1962
  Clayton Mitchell Country 1962–1971
  Matt Stephens Country 1971–1975
  National Country 1975–1978
  National (NP) 1978–1985
  National 1985–1989
  Monty House National 1989–2005
  Terry Redman National 2005–2008

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Western Australian state election, 2005: Stirling[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ron Scott 3,333 26.4 +26.4
WA Nationals Terry Redman 2,735 21.7 -15.4
Labor Jan Benson-Lidholm 2,500 19.8 +1.3
Independent Vicki Brown 1,901 15.1 +15.1
Greens Diane Evers 1,090 8.6 -4.3
Christian Democrats Norm Baker 429 3.4 +3.4
Family First Terry Dixon 384 3.0 +3.0
One Nation Darius Crowe 255 2.0 -15.8
Total formal votes 12,627 95.6 -1.2
Informal votes 588 4.4 +1.2
Turnout 13,215 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
WA Nationals Terry Redman 7,851 62.7 +0.8
Labor Jan Benson-Lidholm 4,665 37.3 -0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Terry Redman 7,191 57.0 -5.0
Liberal Ron Scott 5,417 43.0 +43.0
WA Nationals hold Swing -5.0
Western Australian state election, 2001: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Monty House 4,572 37.3 -29.4
Labor Ian Bishop 2,244 18.3 +1.8
One Nation Darius Crowe 2,182 17.8 +17.8
Independent Ken Drummond 1,705 13.9 +13.9
Greens Paul Llewellyn 1,542 12.6 -0.1
Total formal votes 12,245 96.8 +0.4
Informal votes 407 3.2 -0.4
Turnout 12,652 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
WA Nationals Monty House 7,540 62.4 -11.7
Labor Ian Bishop 4,537 37.6 +11.7
WA Nationals hold Swing -11.7

Elections in the 1990s

Western Australian state election, 1996: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Monty House 7,569 66.7 +15.5
Labor Barry Christy 1,870 16.5 +0.3
Greens Paul Llewellyn 1,436 12.7 +5.5
Democrats Gaida Neggo 469 4.1 +2.4
Total formal votes 11,344 96.4 -0.7
Informal votes 425 3.6 +0.7
Turnout 11,769 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
WA Nationals Monty House 8,395 74.1 -3.1
Labor Barry Christy 2,932 25.9 +3.1
WA Nationals hold Swing -3.1
Western Australian state election, 1993: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Monty House 5,896 52.2 +9.8
Liberal James Barrow 2,388 21.1 -8.7
Labor Anthony Hughes 1,882 16.7 -4.7
Greens Pamela Rumble 772 6.8 +6.8
Democrats Maurice Deane 206 1.8 +1.8
CALM Resistance Movement William North 153 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 11,297 97.2 +1.8
Informal votes 328 2.8 -1.8
Turnout 11,625 95.1 +2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Monty House 8,505 75.3 +10.2
Liberal James Barrow 2,792 24.7 -10.2
WA Nationals hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1980s

Western Australian state election, 1989: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Monty House 4,090 42.4 -19.1
Liberal Thomas Knight 2,870 29.8 -7.0
Labor Lesley-Ann Hoare 2,060 21.4 +19.8
Grey Power Paul Ensor 619 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 9,639 95.4
Informal votes 466 4.6
Turnout 10,105 92.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Monty House 6,278 65.1 +2.2
Liberal Thomas Knight 3,361 34.9 -2.2
WA Nationals hold Swing +2.2
Western Australian state election, 1986: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 5,670 62.2 +8.6
Liberal Peter Skinner 3,443 37.8 +1.6
Total formal votes 9,113 97.2 +0.1
Informal votes 255 2.8 -0.1
Turnout 9,368 93.7 +2.8
WA Nationals hold Swing +6.1
Western Australian state election, 1983: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 4,080 53.6
Liberal Peter Skinner 2,761 36.2
National Country Thomas Buxton 775 10.2
Total formal votes 7,616 97.1
Informal votes 225 2.9
Turnout 7,841 90.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 4,273 56.1
Liberal Peter Skinner 3,373 43.9
WA Nationals hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1980: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 4,698 57.7 +57.7
Liberal Gary Pollett 2,224 27.3 -1.4
National Country Peter Squire 1,224 15.0 -56.3
Total formal votes 8,146 96.9 +0.4
Informal votes 263 3.1 -0.4
Turnout 8,409 92.3 -1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
WA Nationals Matt Stephens 5,004 61.4 +61.4
Liberal Gary Pollett 3,142 38.6 +9.9
WA Nationals gain from National Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Country Matt Stephens 5,175 71.3
Liberal Douglas Campbell 2,079 28.7
Total formal votes 7,254 96.5
Informal votes 262 3.5
Turnout 7,516 93.3
National Country hold Swing N/A
Western Australian state election, 1974: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Alliance Matt Stephens 3,775 54.4
Liberal Glen Mitchell 1,930 27.8
Labor Eric Bromilow 1,238 17.8
Total formal votes 6,943 97.7
Informal votes 161 2.3
Turnout 7,104 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Alliance Matt Stephens 4,889 70.4
Labor Eric Bromilow 2,054 29.6
National Alliance hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1971: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ray Wood 2,020 30.9 +30.9
Liberal Peter Drummond 1,769 27.0 +27.0
Country Matt Stephens 1,758 26.9 -73.1
Independent George Brookes 522 8.0 +8.0
Democratic Labor Peter Sullivan 367 5.6 +5.6
Independent Duncan Hordacre 111 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 6,547 96.2
Informal votes 256 3.8
Turnout 6,803 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Matt Stephens 3,941 60.2 -39.8
Labor Ray Wood 2,606 39.8 +39.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

Western Australian state election, 1968: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Clayton Mitchell unopposed
Country hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1965: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Clayton Mitchell unopposed
Country hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1962: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Clayton Mitchell 1,651 35.0
Independent Robin Faulkner 1,261 26.7
Liberal and Country Roy Dix 866 18.4
Country John Lyons 752 15.9
Independent Malcol Bateman 185 3.9
Total formal votes 4,715 97.9
Informal votes 101 2.1
Turnout 4,816 92.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Clayton Mitchell 2,956 62.7
Independent Robin Faulkner 1,759 37.3
Country hold Swing

References

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