Electoral results for the district of Kimberley

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

Members for Kimberley

Member		Party	Term
	Francis Connor	Independent	1904–1905
	Arthur Male	Ministerial	1905–1911
		Liberal (WA)	1911–1917
	Michael Durack	Nationalist	1917–1920
		Country	1920–1923
		Country (MCP)	1923–1924
	Aubrey Coverley	Labor	1924–1953
	John Rhatigan	Labor	1953–1968
	Alan Ridge	Liberal	1968–1980
	Ernie Bridge	Labor	1980–1996
		Independent	1996–2001
	Carol Martin	Labor	2001–2013
	Josie Farrer	Labor	2013–2021
	Divina D'Anna	Labor	2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Kimberley.[edit]

2021 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Divina D'Anna	5,747	53.9	+9.0
	Liberal	Geoff Haerewa	2,187	20.5	+3.2
	Greens	Naomi Pigram	1,601	15.0	+5.8
	National	Millie Hills	658	6.2	−10.1
	One Nation	Roger Modolo	221	2.1	−6.0
	Independent	Kai Jones	98	0.9	−1.0
	No Mandatory Vaccination	A. Herman	85	0.8	+0.8
	Western Australia	Karl Fehlauer	68	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			10,665	96.3	+0.4
Informal votes			410	3.7	−0.4
Turnout			11,075	70.4	−9.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Divina D'Anna	7,618	71.5	+8.3
	Liberal	Geoff Haerewa	3,044	28.5	−8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.3

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josie Farrer	5,250	44.8	+18.1
	Liberal	Warren Greatorex	2,038	17.4	−8.3
	National	Rob Houston	1,915	16.3	−2.0
	Greens	Liz Vaughan	1,085	9.3	−14.2
	One Nation	Keith Wright	952	8.1	+8.1
	Independent	Kai Jones	222	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Graham Chapman	165	1.4	+1.4
	Flux the System!	Ryan Albrey	92	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			11,719	95.9	+0.9
Informal votes			498	4.1	−0.9
Turnout			12,217	72.5	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Josie Farrer	7,381	63.0	+7.9
	Liberal	Warren Greatorex	4,333	37.0	−7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.9

2013 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josie Farrer	3,030	26.7	-14.6
	Liberal	Jenny Bloom	2,924	25.7	-0.3
	Greens	Chris Maher	2,664	23.5	+10.1
	National	Michele Pucci	2,085	18.4	+0.1
	Independent	Rod Ogilvie	499	4.4	+4.4
	Christians	Craig Simons	158	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			11,360	94.0	-1.5
Informal votes			595	6.0	+1.5
Turnout			11,955	73.0	+11.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Josie Farrer	6,255	55.1	-1.7
	Liberal	Jenny Bloom	5,100	44.9	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carol Martin	4,066	41.2	-1.0
	Liberal	Ruth Webb-Smith	2,566	26.0	-8.9
	National	John McCourt	1,809	18.3	+18.3
	Greens	Annabelle Sandes	1,320	13.4	+0.1
	Citizens Electoral Council	James Ockerby	100	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			9,861	95.5
Informal votes			463	4.5
Turnout			10,324	62.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carol Martin	5,587	56.8	-0.1
	Liberal	Ruth Webb-Smith	4,257	43.2	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

2005 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carol Martin	3,473	39.3	-0.4
	Liberal	Ron Johnston	3,469	39.2	+21.9
	Greens	Pat Lowe	1,298	14.7	+10.0
	Independent	Peter Matsumoto	389	4.4	+4.4
	One Nation	Maz Fiannaca	110	1.2	-10.1
	Christian Democrats	Victoria Rafferty	106	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			8,845	95.5	-0.1
Informal votes			416	4.5	+0.1
Turnout			9,261	70.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carol Martin	4,717	53.3	-5.2
	Liberal	Ron Johnston	4,127	46.7	+5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.2

2001 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carol Martin	4,035	42.2	+42.2
	Liberal	Lyne Page	1,545	16.2	-11.9
	National	Peter McCumstie	1,527	16.0	+7.2
	One Nation	Wayne Boys	1,003	10.5	+10.5
	Independent	Mike Wevers	865	9.1	+9.1
	Greens	Andrei Nikulinsky	424	4.4	+4.4
	Curtin Labor Alliance	Byrne Terry	155	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			9,554	95.3	-1.6
Informal votes			466	4.7	+1.6
Turnout			10,020	74.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carol Martin	5,756	60.5	+60.5
	Liberal	Lyne Page	3,752	39.5	+1.0
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+60.5

Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ernie Bridge	2,727	33.8	+33.8
	Independent	Brian Martin	2,365	29.3	+29.3
	Liberal	David Parker	2,265	28.1	-8.4
	National	James O'Kenny	711	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			8,068	96.9	-1.3
Informal votes			257	3.1	+1.3
Turnout			8,325	68.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ernie Bridge	4,954	61.5	+61.5
	Liberal	David Parker	3,104	38.5	+2.0
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+61.5

1993 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	5,838	65.4	-4.2
	Liberal	Dale Vaughan	3,086	34.6	+4.2
Total formal votes			8,924	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			158	1.7	-0.1
Turnout			9,082	75.8	+3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	5,342	69.6	+2.1
	Liberal	Maxine Reid	2,337	30.4	-2.1
Total formal votes			7,679	98.2
Informal votes			140	1.8
Turnout			7,819	72.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

1986 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	8,592	66.5	+0.6
	Liberal	William Shepherd	4,323	33.5	-0.6
Total formal votes			12,915	96.7	+2.3
Informal votes			439	3.3	-2.3
Turnout			13,354	74.5	-9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

1983 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	6,563	65.9
	Liberal	Robert Whitton	3,396	34.1
Total formal votes			9,959	94.4
Informal votes			587	5.6
Turnout			10,546	84.3
	Labor hold		Swing

1980 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	2,656	56.1	+9.2
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,902	40.2	-9.5
	Independent	Josephine Boyle	173	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			4,731	95.9	+4.1
Informal votes			201	4.1	-4.1
Turnout			4,932	81.5	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	2,742	58.0	+9.3
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,989	42.0	-9.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Kimberley state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,705	51.3	+1.6
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	1,500	45.1	-1.8
	Independent	Imelda Quilty	58	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Kelvin Archer	32	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Keith Wright	31	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			3,326	96.3	+4.7
Informal votes			129	3.7	-4.7
Turnout			3,455	74.0	-7.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

1977 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,726	49.7
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	1,631	46.9
	Independent	Allan Rees	118	3.4
Total formal votes			3,475	91.8
Informal votes			311	8.2
Turnout			3,786	81.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,784	51.3
	Labor	Ernie Bridge	1,691	48.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

1974 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,785	54.6
	Labor	Robert Baker	1,327	40.6
	National Alliance	Keith Wright	156	4.8
Total formal votes			3,268	94.7
Informal votes			183	5.3
Turnout			3,451	79.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,918	58.7
	Labor	Robert Baker	1,350	41.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

1971 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,364	56.1	+3.9
	Labor	Patrick Weir	881	36.3	-11.5
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Bailey	184	7.6	+7.6
Total formal votes			2,429	95.5	-3.4
Informal votes			113	4.5	+3.4
Turnout			2,542	80.8	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Ridge	1,520	62.6	+10.4
	Labor	Patrick Weir	909	37.4	-10.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.4

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Alan Ridge	1,159	52.2
	Labor	John Rhatigan	1,060	47.8
Total formal votes			2,219	98.9
Informal votes			25	1.1
Turnout			2,244	80.5
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing

1965 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Rhatigan	1,368	61.6	-17.1
	Liberal and Country	George Drysdale	853	38.4	+38.4
Total formal votes			2,221	94.5	-1.6
Informal votes			130	5.5	+1.6
Turnout			2,351	79.9	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1962 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Rhatigan	1,098	78.7
	Independent Labor	Lenin McAlear	297	21.3
Total formal votes			1,395	96.1
Informal votes			56	3.9
Turnout			1,451	79.6
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Rhatigan	650	64.0	-36.0
	Liberal and Country	Nolan McDaniel	366	36.0	+36.0
Total formal votes			1,016	97.6
Informal votes			25	2.4
Turnout			1,041	75.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1956 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Rhatigan	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1953 Kimberley state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Rhatigan	582	62.2	N/A
	Liberal and Country	Jack Murray	264	28.2	+28.2
	Independent Liberal	Sam Thomas	90	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			936	96.2
Informal votes			37	3.8
Turnout			973	80.6	N/A
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

1953 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1950 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	389	65.3	-12.0
	Independent	Kimberley Durack	207	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			596	98.5	+0.8
Informal votes			9	1.5	-0.8
Turnout			605	70.2	-4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1943 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	334	77.3	-22.7
	Nationalist	Douglas Davidson	98	22.7	+22.7
Total formal votes			432	97.7
Informal votes			10	2.3
Turnout			442	74.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1936 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	496	84.5	+32.2
	Country	Ronald Herrin	91	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			587	99.0	+0.7
Informal votes			6	1.0	-0.7
Turnout			593	62.5	-16.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+32.2

1933 Kimberley state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	556	67.6	+15.3
	Nationalist	Arthur Povah	267	32.4	-15.3
Total formal votes			823	98.7	+0.4
Informal votes			11	1.3	-0.4
Turnout			834	73.8	-4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.3

1933 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	369	52.3	-21.2
	Nationalist	Arthur Povah	337	47.7	+21.2
Total formal votes			706	98.3	-0.4
Informal votes			12	1.7	+0.4
Turnout			718	78.6	+18.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-21.2

1930 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	439	73.5
	Nationalist	Harold Forbes	158	26.5
Total formal votes			588	98.7
Informal votes			8	1.3
Turnout			604	60.6
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	431	63.7	+30.2
	Ind. Nationalist	Arthur Male	144	21.3	+21.3
	Ind. Nationalist	Patrick Percy	102	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			677	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			13	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			690	64.0	-3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

1924 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	234	33.5	+0.2
	Nationalist	George Foley	174	24.9	+24.9
	Ind. Nationalist	Ancell Gregory	155	22.2	+22.2
	Ind. Nationalist	William Chalmers	104	14.9	+14.9
	Independent	Walter Brown	32	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			699	98.3	-1.0
Informal votes			12	1.7	+1.0
Turnout			711	67.5	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Aubrey Coverley	404	57.8
	Nationalist	George Foley	295	42.2
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	N/A

1921 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Michael Durack	378	51.0	-21.5
	Labor	Charles Cornish	247	33.3	+15.1
	Independent	William Willesee	116	15.7	+15.7
Total formal votes			741	99.3	+2.1
Informal votes			5	0.7	-2.1
Turnout			746	65.2	+12.9
	Country gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Michael Durack	511	72.5	+72.5
	Labor	James Maloney	128	18.2	+18.2
	Independent Labor	John Cameron	35	5.0	+5.0
	Nationalist	William Hollingsworth	31	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			705	97.2	n/a
Informal votes			20	2.8	n/a
Turnout			725	52.3	n/a
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

1914 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Male	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

1911 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Male	418	59.3
	Labor	Thomas Brown	287	40.7
Total formal votes			705	98.0
Informal votes			14	2.0
Turnout			719	41.7
	Ministerialist hold		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

1908 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Male	410	63.3	+7.8
	Ministerialist	Michael O'Donohue	238	36.7	+36.7
Total formal votes			648	97.4	-1.8
Informal votes			17	2.6	+1.8
Turnout			665	45.6	+3.1
	Ministerialist hold		Swing	N/A

1905 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerialist	Arthur Male	263	55.5	+55.5
	Independent	Francis Connor	211	44.5	–6.6
Total formal votes			474	99.2	–0.3
Informal votes			4	0.8	+0.3
Turnout			478	42.5	–6.9
	Ministerialist gain from Independent		Swing	+55.5

1904 Western Australian state election: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Francis Connor	288	51.1	+51.1
	Independent	Sydney Pigott	276	48.9	+48.9
Total formal votes			564	99.5	n/a
Informal votes			3	0.5	n/a
Turnout			567	49.4	n/a
	Independent win		(new seat)