Results of the 2007 Australian federal election in Western Australia

This is a list of electoral division results for the 2007 Australian federal election in the state of Western Australia.

2007 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

24 November 2007
All 15 Western Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Kevin Rudd Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 10 seats 5 seats Seats won 11 seats 4 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 558,824 433,342 Percentage 47.45% 36.80% Swing 1.24 2.05 TPP 53.26% 46.74% TPP swing 2.14 2.14
Electoral divisions: Western Australia

Overall results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) § Western Australia.[edit]

Electoral divisions: Western Australia

Turnout 93.26% (CV) — Informal 3.85%

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	545,365	46.31	–1.82	11	1
	Labor	433,342	36.80	+2.05	4	1
	Greens	105,106	8.93	+1.26
	Christian Democrats	24,838	2.11	–0.14
	Family First	14,215	1.21	+0.97
	One Nation	13,529	1.15	–1.37
	National	13,459	1.14	+0.58
	Citizens Electoral Council	3,115	0.26	–0.34
	Liberty and Democracy Party	2,730	0.23	+0.23
	Socialist Alliance	1,141	0.10	–0.05
	What Women Want	590	0.05	+0.05
	Socialist Equality	157	0.01	+0.01
	Independents	19,950	1.69	+0.34
Total		1,177,537			15
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal	627,211	53.26	–2.14	11	1
	Labor	550,326	46.74	+2.14	4	1
Invalid/blank votes			47,152	3.85	−1.47
Registered voters/turnout			1,313,201	93.26
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Labor to Liberal: Cowan, Swan

Liberal to Labor: Hasluck.

Results by division

Brand

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brand § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Gray	38,131	46.15	−0.94
	Liberal	Phil Edman	31,882	38.58	−1.31
	Greens	Dawn Jecks	7,110	8.60	+3.77
	Christian Democrats	Brent Tremain	2,061	2.49	+0.36
	Family First	Andrew Newhouse	1,482	1.79	+1.79
	One Nation	Robin Scott	1,321	1.60	−1.16
	Liberty & Democracy	Huw Grossmith	350	0.42	+0.42
	Citizens Electoral Council	Rob Totten	295	0.36	−0.64
Total formal votes			82,632	96.10	+1.90
Informal votes			3,354	3.90	−1.90
Turnout			85,986	93.50	+0.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Gray	45,959	55.62	+0.97
	Liberal	Phil Edman	36,673	44.38	−0.97
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.97

Canning

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canning § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Canning 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Randall	42,639	49.70	−3.04
	Labor	John Hughes	31,699	36.95	+4.07
	Greens	Denise Hardie	6,396	7.45	+2.40
	Christian Democrats	Kevin Swarts	2,427	2.83	+0.42
	One Nation	Brian Deane	1,264	1.47	−1.26
	Family First	Rodney Grasso	1,112	1.30	+0.29
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brian McCarthy	261	0.30	−0.56
Total formal votes			85,798	96.70	+2.41
Informal votes			2,925	3.30	−2.41
Turnout			88,723	93.71	−0.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Randall	47,689	55.58	−3.96
	Labor	John Hughes	38,109	44.42	+3.96
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.96

Cowan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Cowan § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Cowan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Luke Simpkins	38,872	45.81	+1.42
	Labor	Liz Prime	35,633	41.99	−1.88
	Greens	Johannes Herrmann	4,778	5.63	+0.04
	Christian Democrats	Martin Firth	1,584	1.87	−0.58
	Family First	Rhonda Hamersley	1,452	1.71	+1.71
	Liberty & Democracy	Ken Lee	1,003	1.18	+1.18
	One Nation	Dave Tierney	783	0.92	−1.09
	Independent	Norm Ramsay	558	0.66	+0.66
	Citizens Electoral Council	Roger Blakeway	195	0.23	−0.14
Total formal votes			84,858	95.84	+0.85
Informal votes			3,679	4.16	−0.85
Turnout			88,537	94.79	+0.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Luke Simpkins	43,883	51.71	+2.49
	Labor	Liz Prime	40,975	48.29	−2.49
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.49

Curtin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Curtin § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Curtin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	46,912	59.27	−0.32
	Labor	Peter Grant	19,419	24.53	+0.78
	Greens	Lee Hemsley	10,649	13.45	+1.97
	Christian Democrats	Gail Forder	1,004	1.27	−0.41
	Independent	Shahar Helel	445	0.56	+0.56
	Family First	Bev Custers	394	0.50	+0.50
	One Nation	Albert Caine	329	0.42	−0.56
Total formal votes			79,152	98.09	+1.61
Informal votes			1,542	1.91	−1.61
Turnout			80,694	93.72	+0.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julie Bishop	50,320	63.57	−1.05
	Labor	Peter Grant	28,832	36.43	+1.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.05

Forrest

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forrest § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nola Marino	38,928	45.40	−8.02
	Labor	Peter Macfarlane	25,883	30.18	+2.25
	Independent	Noel Brunning	9,924	11.57	+11.57
	Greens	Kingsley Gibson	7,150	8.34	−0.11
	Christian Democrats	John Lewis	1,643	1.92	+0.32
	Family First	Leighton Knoll	1,150	1.34	−0.31
	One Nation	Jodie Yardley	928	1.08	−2.36
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ian Tuffnell	144	0.17	−0.26
Total formal votes			85,750	96.67	+2.17
Informal votes			2,954	3.33	= −2.17
Turnout			88,704	94.69	+0.54
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nola Marino	47,871	55.83	−4.62
	Labor	Peter Macfarlane	37,879	44.17	+4.62
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.62

Fremantle

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fremantle § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Melissa Parke	36,102	45.18	+0.60
	Liberal	John Jamieson	28,042	35.10	−0.84
	Greens	Steve Walker	11,645	14.57	+2.79
	Christian Democrats	Bill Heggers	1,376	1.72	−0.38
	Family First	Andriette du Plessis	1,145	1.43	+1.43
	One Nation	Sue Bateman	988	1.24	−1.08
	Socialist Alliance	Sam Wainwright	361	0.45	−0.03
	Citizens Electoral Council	Paul Ellison	242	0.30	−0.80
Total formal votes			79,901	95.75	+2.60
Informal votes			3,548	4.25	−2.60
Turnout			83,449	93.75	+0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Melissa Parke	47,253	59.14	+1.38
	Liberal	John Jamieson	32,648	40.86	−1.38
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.38

Hasluck

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hasluck § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Hasluck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stuart Henry	31,541	42.94	−2.43
	Labor	Sharryn Jackson	30,471	41.48	+3.19
	Greens	Jane Bremmer	6,258	8.52	+1.66
	Christian Democrats	Rob Merrells	2,229	3.03	−0.07
	One Nation	Bill Gaugg	1,121	1.53	−1.84
	Family First	Stephen Bolt	863	1.17	+1.17
	Citizens Electoral Council	Neil Vincent	687	0.94	−0.34
	Liberty & Democracy	Siou Hong Chia	292	0.40	+0.40
Total formal votes			73,462	95.58	+0.56
Informal votes			3,397	4.42	−0.56
Turnout			76,859	93.35	−0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharryn Jackson	37,658	51.26	+3.08
	Liberal	Stuart Henry	35,805	48.74	−3.08
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.08

Kalgoorlie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry Haase	31,565	48.14	+2.68
	Labor	Sharon Thiel	26,653	40.65	+8.73
	Greens	Robin Chapple	4,045	6.17	−0.16
	One Nation	Derek Major	1,075	1.64	−0.69
	Christian Democrats	Ross Patterson	962	1.47	+0.19
	Family First	Ian Rose	820	1.25	+1.25
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ian Burt	275	0.42	−0.07
	Liberty & Democracy	Charles Dalton	176	0.28	+0.27
Total formal votes			65,571	95.93	+1.27
Informal votes			2,785	4.07	−1.27
Turnout			68,356	84.63	+1.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Haase	34,474	52.58	−3.72
	Labor	Sharon Thiel	31,097	47.42	+3.72
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.72

Moore

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moore § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Moore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Washer	38,262	54.45	−0.89
	Labor	Geraldine Burgess	22,902	32.59	+1.14
	Greens	Annette Pericic-Herrmann	5,906	8.40	+1.32
	Christian Democrats	Lachlan Dungey	1,556	2.21	+0.09
	Family First	Douglas Croker	811	1.15	+1.15
	One Nation	George Gault	719	1.02	−1.02
	Citizens Electoral Council	Arthur Harvey	115	0.16	−0.12
Total formal votes			70,271	97.03	+1.37
Informal votes			2,151	2.97	−1.37
Turnout			72,422	94.35	+0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Washer	41,576	59.17	−1.66
	Labor	Geraldine Burgess	28,695	40.83	+1.66
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.66

O'Connor

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of O'Connor § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: O'Connor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	34,876	45.85	−7.40
	Labor	Dominic Rose	15,541	20.43	+1.86
	National	Philip Gardiner	13,459	17.69	+8.25
	Greens	Adrian Price	5,188	6.82	+0.09
	Christian Democrats	Mac Forsyth	2,235	2.94	+0.12
	One Nation	Ross Paravicini	1,214	1.60	−2.75
	Independent	Michael Walton	1,128	1.48	+1.48
	Family First	Stephen Carson	991	1.30	+1.30
	Independent	George Giudice	986	1.30	−1.46
	Independent	Darius Crowe	237	0.31	+0.31
	Citizens Electoral Council	Judy Sudholz	212	0.28	−0.22
Total formal votes			76,067	95.36	+0.85
Informal votes			3,702	4.64	−0.85
Turnout			79,769	94.45	+1.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	50,625	66.55	−3.84
	Labor	Dominic Rose	25,442	33.45	+3.84
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.84

Pearce

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Pearce § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Pearce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Judi Moylan	43,874	51.81	−1.91
	Labor	Christopher Myson	27,111	32.01	+3.96
	Greens	Yvonne Dols	7,277	8.59	+0.74
	Christian Democrats	Paul Mewhor	1,683	1.99	−0.99
	Independent	Steve Branwhite	1,533	1.81	+1.81
	One Nation	David Gunnyon	1,375	1.62	−2.12
	Family First	David Bolt	1,239	1.46	+1.46
	Socialist Alliance	Annolies Truman	316	0.37	−0.01
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ron McLean	275	0.32	−0.21
Total formal votes			84,683	96.03	+1.33
Informal votes			3,505	3.97	−1.33
Turnout			88,188	93.30	−0.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Judi Moylan	50,022	59.07	−3.87
	Labor	Christopher Myson	34,661	40.93	+3.87
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.87

Perth

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Perth § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Smith	36,684	46.87	+1.28
	Liberal	Daniel Nikolic	28,163	35.98	−0.90
	Greens	Damian Douglas-Meyer	8,320	10.63	+1.05
	Christian Democrats	Paul Connelly	1,594	2.04	−0.42
	Independent	Stephen Brooks	1,413	1.81	+1.81
	Family First	Sharon Fairfull	838	1.07	+1.07
	One Nation	Marie Edmonds	628	0.80	−1.19
	Socialist Alliance	Chris Latham	464	0.59	−0.75
	Citizens Electoral Council	Orm Girvan	162	0.21	−0.13
Total formal votes			78,266	95.42	+1.40
Informal votes			3,757	4.58	−1.40
Turnout			82,023	93.03	+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Smith	46,061	58.85	+2.12
	Liberal	Daniel Nikolic	32,205	41.15	−2.12
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.12

Stirling

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Stirling § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Keenan	38,220	47.21	−0.05
	Labor	Peter Tinley	32,737	40.44	+1.50
	Greens	Tamara Desiatov	6,123	7.56	+0.41
	Christian Democrats	Ray Moran	1,407	1.74	−0.20
	Liberty & Democracy	Sam Ward	666	0.82	+0.82
	What Women Want	Denise Hynd	590	0.73	+0.73
	Family First	Symia Hopkinson	524	0.65	+0.65
	One Nation	Alex Patrick	524	0.65	−0.82
	Citizens Electoral Council	Keith Hallam	160	0.20	−0.71
Total formal votes			80,951	95.09	+1.01
Informal votes			4,178	4.91	−1.01
Turnout			85,129	93.43	+0.48
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Keenan	41,520	51.29	−0.75
	Labor	Peter Tinley	39,431	48.71	+0.75
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.75

Swan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Swan § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Irons	32,183	44.28	+0.14
	Labor	Kim Wilkie	29,544	40.65	+0.73
	Greens	Kim Lisson	7,365	10.13	+1.84
	Christian Democrats	Tasman Gilbert	1,210	1.66	−0.09
	Independent	Linda Ross	656	0.90	+0.90
	One Nation	Joy Harris	647	0.89	−0.89
	Family First	Damon Fowler	579	0.80	−0.04
	Liberty & Democracy	Mark Dixon	243	0.33	+0.33
	Socialist Equality	Joe Lopez	157	0.22	+0.22
	Citizens Electoral Council	Norman Gay	92	0.13	−0.16
Total formal votes			72,676	95.41	+0.87
Informal votes			3,497	4.59	−0.87
Turnout			76,173	93.22	+1.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Irons	36,420	50.11	+0.19
	Labor	Kim Wilkie	36,256	49.89	−0.19
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+0.19

Tangney

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Tangney § 2007.[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Tangney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dennis Jensen	39,406	50.85	−2.87
	Labor	Mark Reynolds	24,832	32.04	+3.50
	Greens	Christine Ivan	6,896	8.90	+1.10
	Independent	Katherine Jackson	3,070	3.96	+3.96
	Christian Democrats	Ka-ren Chew	1,867	2.41	−0.37
	Family First	Lisa Saladine	815	1.05	+1.05
	One Nation	Lloyd Boon	613	0.79	−1.66
Total formal votes			77,499	97.27	+1.71
Informal votes			2,178	2.73	−1.71
Turnout			79,677	94.56	+0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dennis Jensen	45,480	58.68	−3.07
	Labor	Mark Reynolds	32,019	41.32	+3.07
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.07