# Results of the 1996 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

Western Australian state election, 14 December 1996 Legislative Council :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,119,992 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,009,592 | | Turnout | 90.14% | –3.53% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 30,430 | | Informal | 3.01% | –0.73% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal (metropolitan) | 313,953 | 32.06% | –2.59% | 7 | – 1 |
| | Liberal/National | 140,933 | 14.39% | –0.24% | | |
| | Liberal (country) | | | | 7 | ± 0 |
| | National | | | | 3 | ± 0 |
| | Labor | 323,886 | 33.08% | –3.74% | 12 | – 2 |
| | Democrats | 64,461 | 6.58% | +3.57% | 2 | + 2 |
| | Greens | 54,336 | 5.55% | +0.39% | 3 | + 2 |
| | Marijuana | 24,373 | 2.49% | +2.49% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Call to Australia | 6,675 | 0.68% | +0.41% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Australia First | 5,856 | 0.60% | +0.60% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Natural Law | 5,514 | 0.56% | +0.56% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Racism No! | 1,939 | 0.20% | +0.20% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 37,236 | 3.80% | –0.38% | 0 | – 1 |
| Total | Total | 979,162 | | | 34 | |
This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1996 Western Australian state election.

## Results by Electoral region
### Agricultural

1996 Western Australian state election: Agricultural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 13,181 | | |
| | Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1) 2. Eric Charlton (elected 3) 3. Murray Nixon (elected 4) 4. Murray Criddle (elected 5) 5. Fran Weller 6. Dexter Davies 7. Anthony Fels 8. Barbara Morrell | 54,179 | 68.5 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | 1. Kim Chance (elected 2) 2. Dale Piercey 3. Debbie Helm | 17,917 | 22.7 | -1.2 |
| | Democrats | 1. Lea Logie 2. Geoff Taylor | 5,252 | 6.6 | +4.2 |
| | Natural Law | 1. Gary Nelson 2. Anne Leishman | 1,733 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,081 | 96.7 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,675 | 3.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,756 | 91.1 | −3.4 |

### East Metropolitan

1996 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 36,549 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Peter Foss (elected 1) 2. Derrick Tomlinson (elected 3) 3. Nick Bruining 4. Kent Murphy 5. Kristine McConnell | 88,820 | 40.5 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | 1. Nick Griffiths (elected 2) 2. Ljiljanna Ravlich (elected 4) 3. Kate Doust 4. Jane Saunders 5. Brad George 6. Paul Sulc | 79,200 | 36.1 | -10.1 |
| | Democrats | 1. Norm Kelly (elected 5) 2. Julie Ward | 14,808 | 6.8 | +3.6 |
| | Greens | 1. Rowena Skinner 2. Wayne Dierden | 11,852 | 5.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Graeme Harris | 11,483 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Marijuana | Mark Schneider | 7,128 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. Gerard Goiran 2. Derk Gans | 5,164 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Natural Law | 1. Jody Nielsen 2. Patti Roberts | 835 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 219,290 | 96.7 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,441 | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 226,731 | 91.6 | −2.6 |

### Mining and Pastoral

1996 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 8,707 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Tom Stephens (elected 1) 2. Mark Nevill (elected 3) 3. Tom Helm (elected 5) 4. Peter McKerrow 5. Jon Ford 6. Omega Porteous | 25,070 | 48.0 | -6.5 |
| | Liberal | 1. Norman Moore (elected 2) 2. Greg Smith (elected 4) 3. Ken Baston 4. Les Moss 5. John Fawcett | 18,635 | 35.7 | -1.2 |
| | National | 1. Dudley Maslen 2. Maxine Cable 3. Kevin Williams | 5,087 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Democrats | 1. Patti Turney 2. Shaaron du Bignon | 2,620 | 5.0 | +2.4 |
| | Natural Law | 1. Lesley Maher 2. Jennifer Andrews | 828 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,240 | 97.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,440 | 2.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,680 | 78.6 | −7.3 |

### North Metropolitan

1996 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 37,402 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. George Cash (elected 1) 2. Max Evans (elected 3) 3. Ross Lightfoot (elected 5) 4. Ray Halligan 5. Cam Tinley 6. Lesley Goudie 7. Michael Sutherland | 138,852 | 46.4 | -6.1 |
| | Labor | 1. Ed Dermer (elected 2) 2. Ken Travers (elected 4) 3. Mark Cuomo 4. Nick Agocs 5. Pauline O'Connor 6. June Galea | 92,471 | 30.9 | +2.3 |
| | Democrats | 1. Helen Hodgson (elected 6) 2. Stephen Crabbe | 22,961 | 7.7 | +3.8 |
| | Greens | 1. Giz Watson (elected 7) 2. Robin Chapple | 19,097 | 6.4 | -1.3 |
| | Group E | 1. Reg Davies 2. Adam Davies | 11,680 | 3.9 | -2.2 |
| | Marijuana | 1. Gordon Huntley 2. Michael Solonec | 8,674 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Group G | 1. Chris Burke 2. Joan Samuel | 2,561 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Australia First | Fred Rieben | 1,695 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Natural Law | 1. George Kailis 2. Elenora Kailis | 1,224 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 299,215 | 97.1 | +3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,831 | 2.9 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 308,046 | 90.2 | −3.8 |

### South Metropolitan

1996 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 34,841 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon O'Brien (elected 1) 2. Barbara Scott (elected 3) 3. Peter Bacich 4. Patricia Waghorn 5. Anthony Jarvis | 86,281 | 41.3 | -3.8 |
| | Labor | 1. John Halden (elected 2) 2. Cheryl Davenport (elected 4) 3. Geoff Donegan 4. Graham Giffard 5. Dermot Buckley 6. Andy Fitzgerald | 75,462 | 36.1 | -4.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Jim Scott (elected 5) 2. Mary Jenkins | 14,359 | 6.9 | +1.4 |
| | Democrats | 1. Don Millar 2. Shirley de la Hunty | 13,495 | 6.5 | +4.0 |
| | Group A | 1. Huw Grossmith 2. Mark Grossmith | 8,251 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Marijuana | Alison de Garis | 5,370 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Russell Aubrey | 3,261 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Racism No! | 1. Clarrie Isaacs 2. Arun Pradhan | 1,939 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Natural Law | 1. Cindy Hollings 2. David Norman | 623 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 209,041 | 97.1 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,269 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,310 | 90.4 | −3.5 |

### South West

1996 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 15,037 | | |
| | Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Barry House (elected 1) 2. Bill Stretch (elected 3) 3. Muriel Patterson (elected 5) 4. Murray Montgomery (elected 6) 5. John Silcock 6. Robyn McSweeney 7. Rick Beatty 8. Pauline McLeod 9. Steve Thomas 10. Nigel Hallett | 63,032 | 52.4 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | 1. Bob Thomas (elected 2) 2. John Cowdell (elected 4) 3. Lois Anderson 4. Marilyn Elson 5. Gary De Jager | 33,766 | 28.1 | -6.3 |
| | Greens | 1. Chrissy Sharp (elected 7) 2. Basil Schur 3. Len Howard | 9,028 | 7.5 | +2.4 |
| | Democrats | 1. Malcolm McKercher 2. Helen van Noort | 5,325 | 4.4 | +2.3 |
| | Australia First | J.J. Amelia | 4,161 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Marijuana | Paul Roth | 3,201 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. Justin Moseley 2. Laurie Sugg | 1,511 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Natural Law | 1. Ian Sandwell 2. Elspeth Clairs | 271 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 120,295 | 97.0 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,774 | 3.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,069 | 91.9 | −3.1 |