# Electoral results for the South Metropolitan Region

This is a list of electoral results for the South Metropolitan Region in Western Australian state elections from the region's creation in 1989 until the present.
Legislation to abolish the region, along with all other Western Australian electoral regions, was passed in November 2021, with the 2025 state election to use a single state-wide electorate of 37 members.

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 54,302 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1) 2. Kate Doust (elected 3) 3. Klara Andric (elected 4) 4. Stephen Pratt (elected 5) 5. Victoria Helps 6. Kelly McManus | 239,248 | 62.94 | +18.08 |
| | Liberal | 1. Nick Goiran (elected 2) 2. Michelle Hofmann 3. Ka-ren Chew 4. Robert Reid 5. Nitin Vashisht 6. Scott Stirling | 67,000 | 17.63 | −7.22 |
| | Greens | 1. Brad Pettitt (elected 6) 2. Lynn MacLaren 3. Daniel Garlett | 26,257 | 6.91 | −2.34 |
| | Christians | 1. Warnar Spyker 2. Sylvia Iradukunda | 7,290 | 1.92 | −0.06 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 1. Moshe Bernstein 2. Scott Shortland | 6,877 | 1.81 | +1.81 |
| | One Nation | 1. Philip Scott 2. Bradley Dickinson | 3,972 | 1.04 | −5.95 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Steven Tonge 2. Paul Bedford | 3,920 | 1.03 | −0.47 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. Cam Tinley 2. Michael Fletcher 3. Greg Bell | 3,842 | 1.01 | +1.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Aaron Stonehouse 2. Harvey Smith 3. Jared Neaves 4. Ivan Tomshin 5. Laurentiu Zamfirescu 6. Peter Leech | 3,369 | 0.89 | −3.02 |
| | Liberals for Climate | 1. Keith Pomeroy 2. Daniel Herron | 3,262 | 0.86 | +0.49 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Colleen Saporita 2. Katrina Love | 3,033 | 0.80 | −0.48 |
| | Western Australia | 1. Katy Mair 2. Gavin Waugh | 2,312 | 0.61 | +0.27 |
| | Independent | 1. Graham West 2. Liam Strickland | 1,683 | 0.44 | +0.44 |
| | WAxit | 1. Peter McLernon 2. Jo-Anne Vincent-Barwood | 1,341 | 0.35 | −0.33 |
| | Daylight Saving | 1. Amanda Klaj 2. Craig Curtis | 1,319 | 0.35 | −0.45 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Ryan Oostryck 2. Jane Loveday | 1,169 | 0.31 | +0.31 |
| | Great Australian | 1. Samantha Vinci 2. Susan Hoddinott | 1,097 | 0.29 | +0.29 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 1. Marianne Mackay 2. Dirk Kelly | 948 | 0.25 | −0.14 |
| | Health Australia | 1. Michele Castle 2. Catheryn Wright | 646 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| | Independent | Larry Foley | 397 | 0.10 | +0.10 |
| | Independent | 1. Jourdan Kestel 2. Lee Herridge | 371 | 0.10 | +0.10 |
| | Independent | 1. Mark Rowley 2. Marlie Touchell | 273 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Independent | 1. Glen Leslie 2. Stephen Yarwood | 202 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Independent | 1. Stan Francis 2. Jeremy Lay | 160 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | 1. Dave Glossop 2. Lewis Butto | 112 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent | Leon Hamilton | 10 | 0.00 | +0.00 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 380,110 | 98.08 | +0.99 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,432 | 1.92 | −0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 387,542 | 86.28 | −0.93 |

### 2017

2017 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 49,570 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1) 2. Kate Doust (elected 3) 3. Pierre Yang (elected 4) 4. Kelly McManus 5. Vicky Burrows 6. Dustin Rafferty | 155,678 | 44.87 | +7.95 |
| | Liberal | 1. Nick Goiran (elected 2) 2. Simon O'Brien (elected 6) 3. Phil Edman 4. Michelle Hofmann 5. Lorraine Finlay 6. Daryl Pranata | 86,197 | 24.84 | −22.54 |
| | Greens | 1. Lynn MacLaren 2. Jordon Steele-John 3. Nasrin Dehghani | 32,100 | 9.25 | +0.46 |
| | One Nation | 1. Philip Scott 2. Richard Eldridge 3. Ekaterina Andreeva | 24,256 | 6.99 | +6.99 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Aaron Stonehouse (elected 5) 2. Angadjeet Sanghera | 13,571 | 3.91 | +3.91 |
| | Christians | 1. Bob Burdett 2. Carmen Burdett | 6,876 | 1.98 | +0.04 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Peter Raffaelli 2. Wayne Higgs | 5,211 | 1.50 | −0.02 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Katrina Love 2. Ramona Janssen | 4,434 | 1.28 | +1.28 |
| | Daylight Saving | 1. Wilson Tucker 2. Peita Alberti | 2,751 | 0.79 | +0.79 |
| | Family First | 1. Nigel Irvine 2. Cara Heng | 2,419 | 0.70 | −1.09 |
| | Micro Business | 1. Cam Tinley 2. Andrew Middleton 3. Len Dibben | 2,361 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| | Independent | 1. Carol Adams 2. Karen Vernon 3. Luke Bolton 4. Jonathan Ford | 2,308 | 0.67 | +0.67 |
| | Independent | 1. Robert Cotterell 2. Michelle Cotterell | 1,405 | 0.40 | +0.40 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 1. Sam Wainwright 2. Petrina Harley | 1,367 | 0.39 | +0.39 |
| | Flux the System! | 1. Alexander Brownbill 2. Keith Pomeroy | 1,288 | 0.37 | +0.37 |
| | Matheson for WA | 1. Andrew Luobikis 2. Angela Watson | 1,176 | 0.34 | +0.34 |
| | Fluoride Free WA | 1. Derek Rucki 2. Nita Thakrar | 996 | 0.29 | +0.29 |
| | Independent | 1. Vito Matarazzo 2. Yusuf Oruc | 939 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| | Independent | Tony Romano | 396 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| | Independent | Laona Jones | 379 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| | Independent | 1. William Freeman 2. Daksh Varma | 291 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Independent Flux | 1. Rick Smith 2. Adrian Snary | 242 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Independent | Norm Heslington | 142 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | Rosemary Lorrimar | 109 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent | Frank Brown | 93 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 346,985 | 97.13 | −0.11 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10,257 | 2.87 | +0.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 357,242 | 87.28 | −2.19 |

### 2013

2013 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 43,737 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon O'Brien (elected 1) 2. Nick Goiran (elected 3) 3. Phil Edman (elected 5) 4. Gabriel Moens 5. Michelle Jack | 145,053 | 47.38 | +8.81 |
| | Labor | 1. Sue Ellery (elected 2) 2. Kate Doust (elected 4) 3. Anne Wood 4. Dominic Rose 5. Sharon Thiel 6. Sandy Bird | 113,026 | 36.92 | -3.69 |
| | Greens | 1. Lynn MacLaren (elected 6) 2. Tammy Solonec 3. Jean Jenkins | 26,911 | 8.79 | -3.12 |
| | Christians | 1. Bob Burdett 2. Ka-ren Chew | 5,946 | 1.94 | -0.06 |
| | Family First | 1. Jim McCourt 2. Steve Bolt | 5,466 | 1.79 | -0.34 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Ian Blevin 2. Michael Glover | 4,651 | 1.52 | +1.52 |
| | Independent | Keith Wilson | 2,319 | 0.76 | +0.76 |
| | Independent | John Tucak | 1,909 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
| | Independent | Jim Grayden | 872 | 0.28 | +0.28 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 306,153 | 97.24 | +0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,702 | 2.76 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 314,855 | 89.47 | +2.27 |

### 2008

2008 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 40,084 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1) 2. Kate Doust (elected 3) 3. Fiona Henderson 4. Batong Pham 5. Jack de Groot 6. Andrew Vitolins | 113,957 | 40.61 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon O'Brien (elected 2) 2. Nick Goiran (elected 4) 3. Phil Edman (elected 5) 4. Donna Gordin 5. John Jamieson 6. Michelle Verkerk | 108,229 | 38.57 | +3.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Lynn MacLaren (elected 6) 2. Scott Ryan | 33,426 | 11.91 | +4.5 |
| | Family First | 1. Frank Lindsey 2. Bev Custers | 5,981 | 2.13 | +0.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Brent Tremain 2. Linda Brewer | 5,605 | 2.00 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | 1. Christopher Oughton 2. Huw Grossmith | 2,679 | 0.95 | +1.0 |
| | Daylight Savings | Jeffrey Gidman | 2,061 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
| | National | 1. Hilary Wheater 2. Peter Wahlsten | 1,966 | 0.70 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Steve Walker | 1,782 | 0.64 | +0.6 |
| | One Nation | Neil Gilmour | 1,716 | 0.61 | -0.6 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Paul Ellison 2. Barry Bushen | 1,597 | 0.57 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | 1. Eric Miller 2. Yolanda Nardizzi | 1,584 | 0.56 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 280,583 | 97.11 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,339 | 2.89 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 288,922 | 87.20 | −3.3 |

### 2005

2005 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 39,484 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Kate Doust (elected 1) 2. Sue Ellery (elected 3) 3. Sheila Mills (elected 5) 4. David Vallelonga 5. David Klemm 6. Daniel Guise | 110,286 | 46.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon O'Brien (elected 2) 2. Barbara Scott (elected 4) 3. Roger Nicholls 4. Alison Gibson 5. Jane Blake | 85,114 | 35.9 | +2.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Lynn MacLaren 2. Nicola Paris | 18,501 | 7.8 | -1.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Peter Watt 2. Venetia Turkington | 4,994 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Family First | 1. Beverley Custers 2. Paul Dean-Smith | 4,342 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Fremantle Hospital Support Group | 1. Murray McKay 2. Giovanni Rotondella | 3,103 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Democrats | 1. Jason Meotti 2. Andrew Ingram | 3,090 | 1.3 | -3.6 |
| | One Nation | 1. Teresa van Lieshout 2. Neil Gilmour | 2,810 | 1.2 | -5.9 |
| | Independent | Jakica Zaknic | 1,206 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Neil Marrett 2. Vicki Doutch | 1,169 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Liberals for Forests | 1. Vicky Taylor 2. Louise Wormald | 1,030 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Won Choi | 644 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Doug Thorp | 451 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Group K | 1. Ian Jamieson 2. Sam Wainwright | 149 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Steven Milianku | 13 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 236,902 | 96.6 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,292 | 3.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 245,194 | 90.5 | −0.4 |

### 2001

2001 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 37,068 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1) 2. Kate Doust (elected 3) 3. Sylvia Mortas 4. Liam Costello 5. Kim Young 6. Chilip Foo | 95,625 | 43.0 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | 1. Barbara Scott (elected 2) 2. Simon O'Brien (elected 4) 3. Alison Gibson 4. Barry Pound 5. Margaret Thomas | 75,277 | 33.8 | -7.5 |
| | Greens | 1. Jim Scott (elected 5) 2. Lynn MacLaren | 20,028 | 9.0 | +2.1 |
| | One Nation | 1. Tony Dines 2. Sandra Rawlings | 15,849 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Democrats | 1. Jakica Zaknic 2. Pam Townshend | 10,952 | 4.9 | -1.6 |
| | Curtin Labor Alliance | 1. Adrian Bennett 2. June Bennett | 2,890 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Eddie Hwang | 885 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Lawrence Shave | 566 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Seniors | Pet van de Zuidwind | 222 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Rick Finney | 109 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 222,403 | 97.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,910 | 2.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228,313 | 90.9 | +0.5 |

### 1996

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 |

### 1993

1993 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 33,876 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Clive Griffiths (elected 1) 2. Barbara Scott (elected 3) 3. Simon O'Brien 4. Lesley Vanstan 5. Robert Carruthers | 91,585 | 45.06 | +3.22 |
| | Labor | 1. John Halden (elected 2) 2. Cheryl Davenport (elected 4) 3. Garry Kelly 4. John Noonan 5. Reg Gordon 6. Tony Lovett | 81,981 | 40.33 | -3.09 |
| | Greens | 1. Jim Scott (elected 5) 2. Alison de Garis | 11,191 | 5.51 | +5.51 |
| | Group F | 1. Barry Hodge 2. Kim Hodge | 5,921 | 2.91 | +2.91 |
| | Democrats | 1. Don Millar 2. Marlon Hercock | 4,995 | 2.46 | -1.83 |
| | Group D | 1. Richard Utting 2. Julie Dethridge | 2,887 | 1.42 | +1.42 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. Gerard Goiran 2. Beryl Rogers | 2,473 | 1.22 | +1.22 |
| | Grey Power | Michael Hutton | 891 | 0.44 | -4.50 |
| | Independent | Laurie Humphreys | 556 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Taylor | 428 | 0.21 | +0.21 |
| | Republican | Veema Munroe | 346 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 203,254 | 97.22 | −0.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,819 | 2.78 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,073 | 93.93 | |

### 1989

1989 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 30,790 | |
| | Labor | 1. Garry Kelly (elected 1) 2. John Halden (elected 3) 3. Cheryl Davenport (elected 5) 4. Ed Dermer 5. Reginald Gordon 6. Joyce Edwards | 80,221 | 43.42 |
| | Liberal | 1. Clive Griffiths (elected 2) 2. Phillip Pendal (elected 4) 3. Diane Airey 4. Alan Harste 5. John Hardwick | 77,296 | 41.84 |
| | Grey Power | Neville Crilly | 9,128 | 4.94 |
| | Democrats | 1. Peter Nettleton 2. David Banner | 7,917 | 4.29 |
| | Alternative Coalition | 1. Christabel Bridge 2. Robert Mann 3. Gladys Yarran | 6,314 | 3.42 |
| | National | 1. Miguel de San Miguel 2. Leonard Phillips | 3,862 | 2.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 184,738 | 97.18 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,361 | 2.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,099 | 91.50 |