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Electoral results for the district of Wembley

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

Members for Wembley

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Member Party Term
  Guy Henn Liberal Country League 1962–1968
  Liberal 1968–1971
  Ray Young Liberal 1971–1974

Election results

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Elections in the 1970s

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1971 Western Australian state election: Wembley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Young 6,937 48.0 −52.0
Labor John Elsegood 5,209 36.0 +36.0
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 2,310 16.0 +16.0
Total formal votes 14,456 97.5
Informal votes 372 2.5
Turnout 14,828 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Young 8,899 61.6 −38.4
Labor John Elsegood 5,557 38.4 +38.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

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1968 Western Australian state election: Wembley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Guy Henn unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Wembley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Guy Henn 8,466 69.6 −30.4
Labor Denis Kemp 3,702 30.4 +30.4
Total formal votes 12,168 98.8
Informal votes 142 1.2
Turnout 12,310 94.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1962 Western Australian state election: Wembley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Guy Henn unopposed
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.