# Electoral results for the district of Ashburton

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

## Members for Ashburton

Ashburton (1890–1901) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Septimus Burt | Ministerial | 1890–1900 |
| | David Forrest | Ministerial | 1900–1901 |
| Ashburton (1989–1996) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Pam Buchanan | Labor | 1989–1991 |
| | Pam Buchanan | Independent | 1991–1992 |
| | Fred Riebeling | Labor | 1992–1996 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1993 Western Australian state election: Ashburton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Riebeling | 4,088 | 52.9 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal | Joy West | 2,923 | 37.9 | -0.2 |
| | Greens | Hugh Paterson | 712 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,723 | 95.9 | +2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 330 | 4.1 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,053 | 88.2 | +7.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Riebeling | 4,490 | 58.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Joy West | 3,233 | 41.9 | -0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
1992 Ashburton state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Riebeling | 3,760 | 47.5 | -6.0 |
| | Liberal | Joy West | 3,173 | 40.1 | +2.0 |
| | Greens | Hugh Paterson | 984 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,917 | 97.1 | +4.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 234 | 2.9 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,151 | 83.4 | +3.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Riebeling | 4,332 | 54.7 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal | Joy West | 3,585 | 45.8 | +3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Ashburton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pam Buchanan | 3,639 | 53.5 | -12.4 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Harper | 2,592 | 38.1 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | David Fort | 575 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,806 | 93.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 509 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,315 | 80.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pam Buchanan | 3,941 | 57.9 | -8.0 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Harper | 2,865 | 42.1 | +8.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 Ashburton colonial by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | David Forrest | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1897 Western Australian colonial election: Ashburton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ministerialist | Septimus Burt | unopposed | | |
| | Ministerialist hold | Ministerialist hold | Swing | | |
1894 Western Australian colonial election: Ashburton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Septimus Burt | unopposed | | |
1890 Western Australian colonial election: Ashburton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | None | Septimus Burt | unopposed | | |