Electoral results for the district of Dale

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

Members for Dale

MemberPartyTerm
  Gerald Wild Liberal Country League 1950–1965
  Cyril Rushton Liberal Country League 1965–1968
  Liberal 1968–1988
  Fred Tubby Liberal 1988–1989

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

Dale state by-election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Fred Tubby 5,323 53.2 +3.4
Independent Michael Marsh 2,561 25.6 +25.6
Democrats Mark Beadle 918 9.2 +5.6
Independent Alexander Coffey 639 6.4 +6.4
One Australia Willem Schultink 438 4.4 +4.4
Independent Maralyn 124 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 10,003 95.5 -1.9
Informal votes 469 4.5 +1.9
Turnout 10,472 79.0 -13.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Fred Tubby 5,913 59.1 +7.5
Independent Michael Marsh 4,090 40.9 +40.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Western Australian state election, 1986: Dale[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cyril Rushton 5,547 49.8 +2.1
Labor Philip Vincent 5,175 46.5 -1.4
Democrats Mark Beadle 405 4.6 -0.8
Total formal votes 11,127 97.4 +0.3
Informal votes 293 2.6 -0.3
Turnout 11,420 92.9 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cyril Rushton 5,741 51.6 +1.5
Labor Philip Vincent 5,386 48.4 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
Western Australian state election, 1983: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Philip Vincent 4,089 47.9
Liberal Cyril Rushton 4,075 47.7
Democrats Joan Farrelly 378 4.4
Total formal votes 8,542 97.1
Informal votes 258 2.9
Turnout 8,800 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cyril Rushton 4,276 50.1
Labor Philip Vincent 4,266 49.9
Liberal hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1980: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cyril Rushton 4,098 53.3 -3.9
Labor David Carlson 3,585 46.7 +3.9
Total formal votes 7,683 97.0 +0.1
Informal votes 239 3.0 -0.1
Turnout 7,922 89.9 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

Elections in the 1970s

Western Australian state election, 1977: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cyril Rushton 3,751 57.2
Labor Michael Marsh 2,804 42.8
Total formal votes 6,555 96.9
Informal votes 210 3.1
Turnout 6,765 90.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Western Australian state election, 1974: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cyril Rushton 4,730 51.0
Labor Reginald Ewers 3,944 42.5
National Alliance June Fitzgerald 598 6.5
Total formal votes 9,272 94.6
Informal votes 532 5.4
Turnout 9,804 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cyril Rushton 5,238 56.5
Labor Reginald Ewers 4,034 43.5
Liberal hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1971: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cyril Rushton 5,300 48.4 -17.0
Labor Owen Hanlon 4,155 37.5 +2.9
Law Reform Joseph Hunt 604 5.5 +5.5
Independent Ian Trainer 511 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor Rose Johnson 382 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 10,952 96.5 +0.7
Informal votes 401 3.5 -0.7
Turnout 11,353 91.4 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cyril Rushton 6,136 56.0 -9.4
Labor Owen Hanlon 4,816 44.0 +9.4
Liberal hold Swing -9.4

Elections in the 1960s

Western Australian state election, 1968: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Cyril Rushton 4,260 65.4
Labor James Wolfe 2,255 34.6
Total formal votes 6,515 95.8
Informal votes 288 4.2
Turnout 6,803 95.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
Western Australian state election, 1965: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Gerald Wild 3,536 59.8 +1.2
Labor Donald Culley 2,380 40.2 -1.2
Total formal votes 5,916 96.9 -2.0
Informal votes 187 3.1 +2.0
Turnout 6,103 92.1 -1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.2
Western Australian state election, 1962: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Gerald Wild 3,084 58.6
Labor Donald Culley 2,181 41.4
Total formal votes 5,265 98.9
Informal votes 57 1.1
Turnout 5,322 93.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

  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.
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