# Electoral results for the South West Region

This is a list of electoral results for the South West 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 West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 29,300 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sally Talbot (elected 1) 2. Alannah MacTiernan (elected 3) 3. Jackie Jarvis (elected 4) 4. John Mondy 5. Ben Dawkins 6. Kylie Fitzgerald | 114,713 | 55.93 | +19.49 |
| | Liberal | 1. Steve Thomas (elected 2) 2. Greg Stocks 3. Anita Shortland 4. Hayden Burbidge | 37,736 | 18.40 | −4.28 |
| | National | 1. James Hayward (elected 6) 2. Louise Kingston 3. Rod Pfeiffer | 12,254 | 5.97 | −6.06 |
| | Greens | 1. Diane Evers 2. Donald Clarke 3. Jodie Moffat | 12,220 | 5.96 | −1.62 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Rick Mazza 2. Russell McCarthy 3. Ray Hull | 5,178 | 2.52 | −1.59 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 1. Sophia Moermond (elected 5) 2. Nicola Johnson | 4,531 | 2.21 | +2.21 |
| | One Nation | 1. Colin Tincknell 2. Paul Howard 3. Michael Pelle | 3,841 | 1.87 | −8.76 |
| | Christians | 1. Laurence Van der Plas 2. Joan Albany | 3,782 | 1.84 | +0.15 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. Keith Bunton 2. Elisabeth Bluntschli | 2,504 | 1.22 | +1.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Eli Bernstein 2. David Fishlock | 2,014 | 0.98 | +0.03 |
| | Western Australia | 1. Terri Sharp 2. Joanne Munro | 1,420 | 0.69 | +0.55 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Daniel Minson 2. Heather Scott | 904 | 0.44 | +0.44 |
| | WAxit | 1. Chas Hopkins 2. Malcolm Gilmour | 810 | 0.39 | +0.20 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Vicki Bailey 2. Sarah Gould | 798 | 0.39 | −0.40 |
| | Health Australia | 1. Justin Zwartkruis 2. Hayley Green | 493 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
| | Great Australian | 1. Nick Robinson 2. Andy Gleeson | 461 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| | Liberals for Climate | 1. Mark Bentley 2. Pieter Lottering | 410 | 0.20 | −0.23 |
| | Daylight Saving | 1. Garry Spiers 2. Lizabeth Taylor | 283 | 0.14 | −0.22 |
| | Independent | 1. Yasmin Bartlett 2. Karen Perttula | 242 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| | Independent | Dave Schumacher | 170 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | 1. George Seth 2. Noel Avery | 145 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Independent | 1. John Banks 2. Phillip Spencer | 101 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Independent | Bob Burdett | 89 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 205,099 | 97.92 | +0.83 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,357 | 2.08 | −0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,456 | 86.20 | −1.00 |

### 2017

2017 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 27,727 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sally Talbot (elected 1) 2. Adele Farina (elected 3) 3. John Mondy 4. Barry Winmar 5. Jessica Short | 70,734 | 36.44 | +5.91 |
| | Liberal | 1. Steve Thomas (elected 2) 2. Wade De Campo 3. Robyn McSweeney 4. Tony Norment 5. Heather Reid 6. Douglas McLarty | 44,014 | 22.68 | −21.27 |
| | National | 1. Colin Holt (elected 5) 2. Louise Kingston 3. Bevan Eatts 4. Kylie Kennaugh | 23,360 | 12.04 | +1.06 |
| | One Nation | 1. Colin Tincknell (elected 4) 2. Cameron Bartkowski 3. Sean Butler | 20,636 | 10.63 | +10.63 |
| | Greens | 1. Diane Evers (elected 6) 2. Hsien Harper | 14,705 | 7.58 | −0.34 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Nigel Hallett 2. Craig Carbone 3. Ray Hull | 7,994 | 4.12 | +1.75 |
| | Christians | 1. Greg Spaanderman 2. Rachael Dowdell | 3,292 | 1.70 | +0.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Nathan Dyson 2. Damian Coletta | 1,849 | 0.95 | +0.95 |
| | Family First | 1. Linda Rose 2. Dave Bolt | 1,792 | 0.92 | −0.60 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Alicia Sutton 2. Eric Gobbert | 1,541 | 0.79 | +0.79 |
| | Flux the System! | 1. Daithí Gleeson 2. Mark Bentley | 841 | 0.43 | +0.43 |
| | Daylight Saving | 1. Brett Tucker 2. Janet Wilson | 686 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
| | Independent | 1. Tim Hartley 2. Julio Pieraldi | 622 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Fluoride Free WA | 1. Hayley Green 2. John Vukovich | 579 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
| | Micro Business | 1. Jeff Casson 2. Devinder Chinna | 373 | 0.19 | +0.19 |
| | Independent | 1. Eric Thern 2. Katrina De Ruyck | 291 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Matheson for WA | 1. Stephen Phelan 2. Blake Phelan | 285 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Independent | Kyle Hammond | 267 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| | Independent | John Higgins | 155 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | Zyggi Uchwal | 72 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 194,088 | 97.29 | +0.04 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,411 | 2.71 | −0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 199,499 | 88.25 | −2.41 |

### 2013

2013 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 24,134 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Robyn McSweeney (elected 1) 2. Barry House (elected 3) 3. Nigel Hallett (elected 5) 4. Ian Morison 5. Paul Fitzpatrick 6. Michelle Steck | 74,248 | 43.95 | +4.54 |
| | Labor | 1. Sally Talbot (elected 2) 2. Adele Farina (elected 4) 3. John Mondy 4. Ian Bishop 5. Aaron Dean 6. Pearl Lim | 51,576 | 30.53 | -2.53 |
| | National | 1. Colin Holt (elected 6) 2. Sam Harma 3. Dudley Greathead | 18,541 | 10.98 | +0.21 |
| | Greens | 1. Giz Watson 2. Hsien Harper | 13,374 | 7.92 | -0.71 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Daniel Strijk 2. Mark Mazza | 3,997 | 2.37 | +2.37 |
| | Family First | 1. Bev Custers 2. David Bolt | 2,577 | 1.53 | -2.38 |
| | Christians | 1. Justin Moseley 2. Tim Schoof | 2,453 | 1.45 | -0.66 |
| | Independent | 1. Nataporn Sri-Innop Ross 2. Janet Grogan | 1,205 | 0.71 | +0.71 |
| | Independent | Don Hyland | 960 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 168,931 | 97.25 | −0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,776 | 2.75 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,707 | 90.67 | +2.22 |

### 2008

2008 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 17,908 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Robyn McSweeney (elected 1) 2. Nigel Hallett (elected 3) 3. Barry House (elected 6) 4. Paul Fitzpatrick 5. Dennis Wellington 6. Ross Ryan | 60,684 | 39.41 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | 1. Sally Talbot (elected 2) 2. Adele Farina (elected 4) 3. John Mondy 4. Wendy Perdon 5. Christopher Hossen 6. Elizabeth Nedela | 50,908 | 33.06 | -4.4 |
| | National | 1. Colin Holt (elected 5) 2. Patricia Hughes | 16,592 | 10.77 | +5.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Paul Llewellyn 2. Rae McPherson | 13,285 | 8.63 | +1.0 |
| | Family First | 1. Dan Sullivan 2. Linda Rose | 6,024 | 3.91 | +0.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. John Lewis 2. Ray Moran | 3,251 | 2.11 | +0.4 |
| | One Nation | Brian Burns | 995 | 0.65 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Elaine Green 2. Terry O'Leary | 881 | 0.57 | +0.6 |
| | Daylight Savings | Kara Pascoe | 626 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
| | Independent | Filip Guglielmana | 328 | 0.21 | +0.2 |
| | New Country | Judy Pearce | 220 | 0.14 | -0.5 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Ian Tuffnell 2. Allan Dilley | 205 | 0.13 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 153,999 | 97.38 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,150 | 2.62 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,149 | 88.45 | −2.7 |

### 2005

2005 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 17,908 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Barry House (elected 1) 2. Robyn McSweeney (elected 3) 3. Nigel Hallett (elected 5) 4. Ken Robinson 5. Kerrol Gildersleeve 6. Philippa Reid 7. Narelle King | 55,894 | 39.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | 1. Adele Farina (elected 2) 2. Sally Talbot (elected 4) 3. Matt Benson-Lidholm (elected 6) 4. Liam Costello 5. Jullianne Slater 6. Jasper Trendall | 54,036 | 37.7 | +7.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Paul Llewellyn (elected 7) 2. Kingsley Gibson | 10,842 | 7.6 | -0.9 |
| | National | 1. Steve Dilley 2. Colin Holt | 7,734 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| | Family First | 1. Linda Rose 2. Coleen Heine | 4,330 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | One Nation | 1. Alan Giorgi 2. Kenneth Waters | 3,091 | 2.2 | -12.0 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Justin Moseley 2. Kerry Watterson | 2,375 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Ken Gunson | 1,538 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| | Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Ray Goodwin 2. Val Goodwin | 1,165 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | New Country | 1. Paddy Embry 2. Frances Chester | 936 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Democrats | 1. Adam Welch 2. John Partridge | 770 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| | Liberals for Forests | 1. June Bennett 2. Judy Pryer | 549 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 143,260 | 96.7 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,849 | 3.3 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,109 | 91.1 | −1.0 |

### 2001

2001 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 16,882 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Barry House (elected 1) 2. Bill Stretch (elected 4) 3. Robyn McSweeney (elected 6) 4. John Silcock 5. Nigel Hallett 6. Robert Nicholson 7. Craig Carbone | 47,862 | 35.4 | * |
| | Labor | 1. John Cowdell (elected 2) 2. Adele Farina (elected 5) 3. Matt Benson-Lidholm 4. Ursula Richards 5. Patricia Creevey 6. Garry Newman | 41,516 | 30.7 | +2.6 |
| | One Nation | 1. Paddy Embry (elected 3) 2. Peter O'Reilly 3. Judith South | 19,152 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Chrissy Sharp (elected 7) 2. Basil Schur 3. Judy Trembath | 11,442 | 8.5 | +1.0 |
| | National | 1. Mal Cameron 2. Steve Dilley 3. Gordon Smith | 8,339 | 6.2 | * |
| | Democrats | 1. Alf Denman 2. Alison Wylie | 2,361 | 1.7 | -2.7 |
| | Christian Democrats | Justin Moseley | 1,791 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Ken Gunson | 1,633 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Curtin Labor Alliance | Terry Iturbide | 640 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Seniors | Glen Wood | 318 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 135,054 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,618 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,672 | 92.1 | +0.2 |
* The Liberal and National parties ran a joint ticket for South West in the 1996 election. The overall swing against the Coalition in the South West region was -10.8.

### 1996

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 |

### 1993

1993 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 13,721 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Barry House (elected 1) 2. Bill Stretch (elected 3) 3. Muriel Patterson (elected 5) 4. John Silcock 5. Ian Mabey 6. Peter Giumelli 7. Gabi Ghasseb | 48,052 | 43.78 | +1.79 |
| | Labor | 1. Bob Thomas (elected 2) 2. John Cowdell (elected 4) 3. Doug Wenn (elected 6) 4. Brian Procter 5. Lois Anderson | 37,798 | 34.44 | -3.07 |
| | National | 1. Murray Montgomery (elected 7) 2. David Pover 3. Robert Teale | 10,980 | 10.00 | +0.58 |
| | Greens | 1. Paul Davis 2. Lyn Serventy | 5,633 | 5.13 | +5.13 |
| | Independent | Trish Townsend | 3,113 | 2.84 | +2.84 |
| | Democrats | 1. David Churches 2. Lila Ward | 2,290 | 2.09 | -0.06 |
| | Independent | Sandy Lewis | 628 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| | Grey Power | Doug Ratcliffe | 367 | 0.33 | -2.82 |
| | CALM Resistance Movement | Robert Moir | 318 | 0.29 | +0.29 |
| | Independent | Ted Stone | 273 | 0.25 | +0.25 |
| | Independent | J J Amelia | 163 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Republican | Jane King | 151 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,766 | 97.40 | −0.16 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,930 | 2.60 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,696 | 94.98 | |

### 1989

1989 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 11,987 | |
| | Liberal | 1. Barry House (elected 1) 2. Muriel Patterson (elected 3) 3. Bill Stretch (elected 5) 4. Adrian Fawcett 5. Suzanne Carter 6. Jonathan Youngs | 40,268 | 41.99 |
| | Labor | 1. Doug Wenn (elected 2) 2. Beryl Jones (elected 4) 3. Bob Thomas (elected 6) 4. Josephine Lynch 5. Dane Carroll | 35,966 | 37.51 |
| | National | 1. Murray Montgomery (elected 7) 2. Terence House 3. Jennifer Barrett | 9,029 | 9.42 |
| | Group D | 1. Marie-Louise Duxbury 2. Lynette Serventy | 4,549 | 4.74 |
| | Grey Power | Herbert Cattrall | 3,024 | 3.15 |
| | Democrats | 1. David Churches 2. Daphne Wallace | 2,065 | 2.15 |
| | Independent | Paul Roth | 992 | 1.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,894 | 97.56 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,394 | 2.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,288 | 92.83 |