Electoral results for the district of Forrestfield
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Forrestfield in Western Australian state elections.
Members for Forrestfield
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Waddell | Labor | 2008–2013 | |
| Nathan Morton | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Nathan Morton | 9,866 | 46.4 | +5.5 | |
| Labor | Andrew Waddell | 8,656 | 40.7 | +1.2 | |
| Greens | Peter Burrell | 1,434 | 6.7 | –5.7 | |
| Family First | Mike Munro | 678 | 3.2 | –0.6 | |
| Christians | Troy Eikelboom | 633 | 3.0 | –0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,267 | 93.0 | -0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,600 | 7.0 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 22,867 | 89.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Nathan Morton | 11,076 | 52.1 | +2.3 | |
| Labor | Andrew Waddell | 10,185 | 47.9 | –2.3 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Nathan Morton | 8,153 | 40.9 | +3.4 | |
| Labor | Andrew Waddell | 7,884 | 39.5 | -6.1 | |
| Greens | Owen Davies | 2,488 | 12.5 | +5.8 | |
| Family First | Lisa Saladine | 747 | 3.7 | +1.1 | |
| Christian Democrats | Joel Hammen | 672 | 3.4 | -0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,944 | 93.5 | -0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,394 | 6.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 21,338 | 88.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Andrew Waddell | 10,017 | 50.2 | -4.3 | |
| Liberal | Nathan Morton | 9,919 | 49.8 | +4.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
References
- ↑ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Forrestfield Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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