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Electoral results for the district of East Melville

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

Members for East Melville

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Member Party Term
  Des O'Neil Liberal Country League 1962–1968
  Liberal 1968–1980
  Anthony Trethowan Liberal 1980–1986
  Richard Lewis Liberal 1986–1989

Election results

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Elections in the 1980s

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1986 Western Australian state election: East Melville[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Lewis 9,491 60.0 +6.4
Labor Gary Low 6,330 40.0 +4.2
Total formal votes 15,821 97.7 −0.1
Informal votes 379 2.3 +0.1
Turnout 16,200 92.2 −1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
1983 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Anthony Trethowan 7,907 53.6
Labor Carmen Lawrence 5,281 35.8
Democrats Shirley De La Hunty 1,565 10.6
Total formal votes 14,753 97.8
Informal votes 330 2.2
Turnout 15,083 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Anthony Trethowan 8,690 58.9
Labor Carmen Lawrence 6,063 41.1
Liberal hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Anthony Trethowan unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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1977 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Des O'Neil 9,720 65.5
Labor Lionel Christensen 5,119 34.5
Total formal votes 14,839 97.6
Informal votes 359 2.4
Turnout 15,198 91.8
Liberal hold Swing +6.1
1974 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Des O'Neil 8,029 52.8
Labor Percy Johnson 6,079 40.0
National Alliance Rosemary Taboni 1,097 7.2
Total formal votes 15,205 97.1
Informal votes 452 2.9
Turnout 15,657 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Des O'Neil 8,961 58.9
Labor Percy Johnson 6,244 41.1
Liberal hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Des O'Neil 8,839 59.4 −15.5
Labor Herman Baer 4,784 32.2 +32.2
Democratic Labor Rosemary Lorrimar 1,257 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 14,880 97.7 +3.1
Informal votes 357 2.3 −3.1
Turnout 15,237 92.5 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Des O'Neil 9,907 66.6 −2.4
Labor Herman Baer 4,973 33.4 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Des O'Neil 8,800 74.9
Communist Victor Williams 1,694 14.4
Independent Ralph Von Paleske 1,249 10.6
Total formal votes 11,743 94.6
Informal votes 666 5.4
Turnout 12,409 92.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Des O'Neil 9,425 80.3
Communist Victor Williams 2,318 19.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Des O'Neil 6,773 59.4 −4.2
Independent Louis Joseph 4,630 40.6 +40.6
Total formal votes 11,403 95.1 −4.0
Informal votes 585 4.9 +4.0
Turnout 11,988 93.2 −1.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Des O'Neil 6,527 63.6
Labor Mervyn Jahn 3,739 36.4
Total formal votes 10,266 99.1
Informal votes 90 0.9
Turnout 10,356 94.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ 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.