Electoral results for the Agricultural Region

This is a list of electoral results for the Agricultural 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.[1]

## Election results

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### 2021

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

2021 Western Australian state election: Agricultural[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 12,357  |  |
| Labor | 1\. Darren West (elected 1)
2\. Shelley Payne (elected 3)
3\. Sandra Carr (elected 4)
4\. Luke Clarkson  | 39,263  | 45.39  | +21.39
| National | 1\. Colin de Grussa (elected 2)
2\. Martin Aldridge (elected 6)
3\. Natasha Colliver
4\. Steve Blyth
5\. Rob Horstman
6\. Ian Hanna  | 22,999  | 26.59  | −4.72
| Liberal | 1\. Steve Martin (elected 5)
2\. Kathryn Jackson
3\. Jim Chown
4\. Maria Girak
5\. Brett Jackson  | 10,672  | 12.34  | −6.31
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1\. Stuart Ostle
2\. Ronald Lean  | 3,572  | 4.13  | −1.52
| Greens | 1\. Peter Leam
2\. Vivienne Glance  | 2,579  | 2.98  | −0.62
| One Nation | 1\. Rod Caddies
2\. Emma McKinley  | 1,765  | 2.04  | −9.62
| Christians | 1\. Trevor Young
2\. Les Holten  | 1,295  | 1.50  | −0.34
| Legalise Cannabis | 1\. Leo Treasure
2\. Keith Clinton  | 1,150  | 1.33  | +1.33
| No Mandatory Vaccination | 1\. Aaron Horsman
2\. Jessica Young  | 685  | 0.79  | +0.79
| Western Australia | 1\. Michael O'Loghlen
2\. Allan Butson  | 462  | 0.53  | +0.24
| Animal Justice | 1\. Courtney Henry
2\. Roberta Vlaar  | 339  | 0.39  | +0.39
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Connor Whittle
2\. Cameron Puttick  | 339  | 0.39  | −0.70
| Liberals for Climate | 1\. Peter Turner
2\. Nathan Thomson  | 205  | 0.24  | −0.12
| Health Australia | 1\. Bass Tadros
2\. Svetlana Ivanchenko  | 201  | 0.23  | +0.23
| WAxit | 1\. Russell Sewell
2\. Simon Glossop  | 186  | 0.22  | +0.11
| Great Australian | 1\. Lawrie Carr
2\. Shane Edwards  | 185  | 0.21  | +0.21
| Sustainable Australia | 1\. Greg Norris
2\. James Fowler  | 153  | 0.18  | +0.18
| Independent | Parminder Singh  | 134  | 0.15  | +0.15
| Daylight Saving | 1\. Brett Tucker
2\. Andrew Wilson  | 69  | 0.08  | −0.14
| Independent | 1\. J. M. David  | 66  | 0.08  | +0.08
| Independent | 1\. Felly Chandra
2\. Chelsea Henderson  | 62  | 0.07  | +0.07
| Independent | Andrew Ballantyne  | 36  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Independent | Les Mirco  | 27  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Independent | Peter Wallis  | 25  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Independent | Steven Hopkins  | 24  | 0.03  | +0.03
Total formal votes  | 86,493  | 97.77  | +0.68
Informal votes  | 1,969  | 2.23  | −0.68
Turnout | 88,462  | 85.57  | −1.63

### 2017

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2017 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

2017 Western Australian state election: Agricultural Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 12,597  |  |
| National | 1\. Martin Aldridge (elected 1)
2\. Colin de Grussa (elected 4)
3\. Leigh Ballard
4\. Fred Block
5\. Steve Blyth
6\. David Kennedy  | 27,060  | 30.69  | −1.04
| Labor | 1\. Darren West (elected 2)
2\. Laurie Graham (elected 5)
3\. Carol Martin
4\. Luke Clarkson  | 21,164  | 24.00  | +6.43
| Liberal | 1\. Jim Chown (elected 3)
2\. Steve Martin
3\. Brian Ellis
4\. Chris Wilkins
5\. Alan McFarland  | 16,446  | 18.65  | −15.20
| One Nation | 1\. Rod Caddies
2\. Craig McKinley
3\. Emma McKinley  | 10,283  | 11.66  | +11.66
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1\. Rick Mazza (elected 6)
2\. Bevan Steele
3\. Mal Kentish  | 4,985  | 5.65  | +2.37
| Greens | 1\. Ian James
2\. Dylan Copeland  | 3,178  | 3.60  | −0.35
| Christians | 1\. Trevor Young
2\. Les Holten  | 1,624  | 1.84  | −0.03
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Connor Whittle
2\. Stuart Hatch  | 960  | 1.09  | +1.09
| Family First | 1\. Murray Yarran
2\. Leighton Knoll  | 830  | 0.94  | −0.16
| Flux the System! | 1\. Lewis Freer
2\. Peter Turner  | 313  | 0.35  | +0.35
| Matheson for WA | 1\. Peter Swift
2\. Bruce Anderson  | 260  | 0.29  | +0.29
| Daylight Saving | 1\. Vince Radford
2\. Robert Tucker  | 196  | 0.22  | +0.22
| Fluoride Free WA | 1\. Phillip Strahan
2\. Gillian Pearce  | 192  | 0.22  | +0.22
| Independent Flux | 1\. Alexander Reid
2\. Tim McMahon  | 184  | 0.21  | +0.21
| Independent | 1\. Murray Fleeton
2\. Patrick Akkari  | 105  | 0.12  | +0.12
| Micro Business | 1\. Dennis Jennings
2\. Petar Culum  | 91  | 0.10  | +0.10
| Independent | 1\. Brent Williamson
2\. Michael Prinz  | 76  | 0.09  | +0.09
| Independent | Frank Hough | 74  | 0.08  | +0.08
| Independent | 1\. David Reed
2\. Lewis Butto  | 58  | 0.07  | +0.07
| Independent Flux | 1\. N. Spada
2\. S. Demir  | 53  | 0.06  | +0.06
| Independent | Graham Barrett-Lennard  | 43  | 0.05  | +0.05
Total formal votes  | 88,175  | 97.28  | +0.08
Informal votes  | 2,462  | 2.72  | −0.08
Turnout | 90,637  | 88.21  | −2.19

### 2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

2013 Western Australian state election: Agricultural Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 11,383  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Jim Chown (elected 1)
2\. Brian Ellis (elected 4)
3\. Steve Martin
4\. Alan McFarland
5\. Sarah Panizza
6\. James McLagan  | 26,973  | 33.85  | +1.22
| National | 1\. Martin Aldridge (elected 2)
2\. Paul Brown (elected 5)
3\. Jill Sounness
4\. Cathie Bowen
5\. Rosalba Butterworth  | 25,289  | 31.74  | −1.70
| Labor | 1\. Darren West (elected 3)
2\. Matt Benson-Lidholm
3\. Judy Riggs
4\. Sheila Mills
5\. Bob Somerville
6\. Graeme McBeath  | 13,998  | 17.57  | −4.03
| Independent | 1\. Max Trenorden
2\. Philip Gardiner
3\. Bill Cowan
4\. Robert Kestel
5\. Lindsay Tuckwell  | 4,192  | 5.26  | +5.26
| Greens | 1\. Andy Huntley
2\. Sarah Nielsen-Harvey  | 3,149  | 3.95  | −1.15
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Rick Mazza (elected 6)
2\. Ray Hull  | 2,618  | 3.29  | +3.29
| Christians | 1\. Trevor Young
2\. Lachlan Dunjey  | 1,494  | 1.88  | −0.44
| Family First | 1\. Peter Custers
2\. Steven Fuhrmann  | 879  | 1.10  | −1.75
| Independent | 1\. Anne-Marie Copeland
2\. Ian James
3\. Darrell Boase  | 528  | 0.66  | +0.66
| Independent | 1\. Anthony Fels
2\. Felly Chandra  | 239  | 0.30  | +0.30
| Independent | 1\. Peter Swift
2\. Rod Davis  | 138  | 0.17  | +0.17
| Independent | 1\. Osama Rifai
2\. Yaebiyo Araya  | 94  | 0.12  | +0.12
| Independent | Gregory Kenney  | 61  | 0.08  | +0.08
|  | Tony Bozich  | 26  | 0.03  | +0.03
Total formal votes  | 79,678  | 97.20  | −0.46
Informal votes  | 2,294  | 2.80  | +0.46
Turnout | 81,972  | 90.40  | +1.97

### 2008

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2008 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

2008 Western Australian state election: Agricultural Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 10,432  |  |
| National | 1\. Max Trenorden (elected 1)
2\. Philip Gardiner (elected 4)
3\. Mia Davies (elected 6)
4\. Martin Aldridge
5\. Cathy Wood  | 24,420  | 33.44  | +14.1
| Liberal | 1\. Brian Ellis (elected 2)
2\. Jim Chown (elected 5)
3\. Chris Wilkins
4\. Jane Mouritz
5\. Jamie Falls  | 23,830  | 32.63  | −5.9
| Labor | 1\. Matt Benson-Lidholm (elected 3)
2\. Darren West
3\. Vickie Petersen
4\. Alan McCallum  | 15,772  | 21.60  | −6.0
| Greens | 1\. Dee Margetts
2\. Paul Connolly  | 3,721  | 5.10  | +0.9
| Family First | 1\. Anthony Fels
2\. Felly Chandra  | 2,080  | 2.85  | +1.4
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Mac Forsyth
2\. Lachlan Dunjey  | 1,692  | 2.32  | +0.3
| One Nation | Ross Paravicini  | 624  | 0.85  | −2.2
| Independent | 1\. Shelly Posey
2\. Valerie Tan  | 493  | 0.68  | +0.7
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Stuart Smith
2\. Chris Pepper  | 215  | 0.29  | 0.0
| New Country | Chris Dodoff  | 175  | 0.24  | −2.1
Total formal votes  | 73,022  | 97.66  | +0.5
Informal votes  | 1,746  | 2.34  | −0.5
Turnout | 74,768  | 88.43  | −2.9

### 2005

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2005 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

2005 Western Australian state election: Agricultural Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 14,056  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1)
2\. Anthony Fels (elected 4)
3\. Margaret Rowe (elected 5)
4\. Brian Ellis | 33,198  | 39.4  | +9.4
| Labor | 1\. Kim Chance (elected 2)
2\. Tim Daly
3\. Darren West | 22,504  | 26.7  | +6.5
| National | 1\. Murray Criddle (elected 3)
2\. Wendy Duncan
3\. Chris Nelson
4\. Denise Clydesdale-Gebert  | 16,251  | 19.3  | +0.4
| Greens | 1\. Dee Margetts
2\. Basil Schur  | 3,708  | 4.4  | −0.1
| One Nation | 1\. Ron McLean
2\. Barry Strahan
3\. Michael Fallis  | 2,528  | 3.0  | −19.0
| New Country | 1\. Frank Hough
2\. Colin Nicholl
3\. Frank Marley  | 1,946  | 2.3  | +2.3
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Lachlan Dunjey
2\. Alistair McNabb  | 1,590  | 1.9  | +1.9
| Family First | 1\. Nigel Irvine
2\. Heidi Farhi  | 1,271  | 1.5  | +1.5
| Independent | Roy Duncanson  | 477  | 0.6  | +0.6
| Democrats | 1\. Anthony Bennell
2\. David Thackrah  | 309  | 0.4  | −1.5
| Liberals for Forests | 1\. Peter Theobald
2\. Joy Richardson  | 278  | 0.3  | +0.3
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Jean Robinson
2\. Stuart Smith  | 244  | 0.3  | +0.3
| Public Hospital Support Group  | 1\. John Darby
2\. Paul Shann  | 27  | 0.03  | +0.03
Total formal votes  | 84,331  | 97.1  | −0.4
Informal votes  | 2,488  | 2.9  | +0.4
Turnout | 86,819  | 91.4  | −0.6

### 2001

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

2001 Western Australian state election: Agricultural[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 13,591  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1)
2\. Murray Nixon
3\. Stuart Adams
4\. Brian Reading
5\. Margaret Rowe | 24,484  | 30.0  |

| One Nation | 1\. Frank Hough (elected 2)
2\. Ron McLean
3\. Leonard Hamersley  | 17,934  | 22.0  | +22.0
| Labor | 1\. Kim Chance (elected 3)
2\. Dale Piercey
3\. Kelly Shay
4\. Cathryn Backer  | 16,486  | 20.2  | −2.5
| National | 1\. Murray Criddle (elected 4)
2\. Dexter Davies
3\. Geoff Gill
4\. Chris Nelson
5\. Allan Marshall
6\. Gavin Davis  | 15,373  | 18.9  |

| Greens | 1\. Dee Margetts (elected 5)
2\. Kate Davis  | 3,698  | 4.5  | +4.5
| Curtin Labor Alliance | 1\. A E Harvey
2\. Malcolm Talbot  | 1,940  | 2.4  | +2.4
| Democrats | 1\. Marilyn Rock
2\. Malcolm McKercher  | 1,508  | 1.9  | −4.8
| Independent | Ramon Kennedy  | 118  | 0.1  | +0.1
Total formal votes  | 81,541  | 97.5  | +0.8
Informal votes  | 2,094  | 2.5  | −0.8
Turnout | 83,635  | 92.0  | +0.9

* The Liberal and National parties ran a joint ticket in 1996. The overall swing against the coalition for this region is -19.6.

### 1996

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

1996 Western Australian state election: Agricultural[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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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  | 79,081  | 96.7  | −1.2
Informal votes  | 2,675  | 3.3  | +1.2
Turnout | 81,756  | 91.1  | −3.4

### 1993

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1993 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

1993 Western Australian state election: Agricultural Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 13,162  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1)
2\. Murray Nixon (elected 4)
3\. Peter Lee
4\. Steve Boylan
5\. Fran Weller  | 32,176  | 40.74  | −0.55
| National | 1\. Eric Charlton (elected 2)
2\. Murray Criddle (elected 5)
3\. Dascia Weckert
4\. Geoff Gill  | 22,799  | 28.87  | +2.09
| Labor | 1\. Kim Chance (elected 3)
2\. John Mason
3\. Dianne Spowart
4\. John Czuzman  | 18,911  | 23.95  | −1.68
| Greens | 1\. Pete Christiansen
2\. John Phillips  | 2,553  | 3.23  | −1.49
| Democrats | 1\. Terrence Cheetham
2\. Lindsay Olman
3\. Robert Endersbee  | 1,927  | 2.44  | +0.72
| Grey Power | Salli Vaughan  | 604  | 0.76  | +0.76
Total formal votes  | 78.970  | 97.88  | −0.19
Informal votes  | 1,713  | 2.12  | +0.19
Turnout | 80,683  | 94.51  |

### 1989

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1989 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) § Agricultural.[edit]

1989 Western Australian state election: Agricultural Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 12,452  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Margaret McAleer (elected 1)
2\. David Wordsworth (elected 4)
3\. Murray Nixon
4\. Ian Whitehurst
5\. Elizabeth Rocchi  | 30,866  | 41.29  |
| National | 1\. Eric Charlton (elected 2)
2\. John Caldwell (elected 5)
3\. Dexter Davies
4\. Anthony Critch  | 20,020  | 26.78  |
| Labor | 1\. James Brown (elected 3)
2\. Kim Chance
3\. Lorna Long
4\. John Czuzman
5\. Mary Ridley  | 19,160  | 25.63  |
| One Australia Movement  | 1\. Cedric Jacobs
2\. Margaret Jacobs
3\. Malcolm Taylor  | 2,119  | 2.83  |
| Greens | 1\. James Cavill
2\. Ronald Lewis  | 1,302  | 1.74  |
| Democrats | Robert Whitehead  | 1,287  | 1.72  |
Total formal votes  | 74,754  | 97.71  |
Informal votes  | 1,750  | 2.29  |
Turnout | 76,504  | 92.13  |

## References

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1. ^ "'Devastating for regional communities': WA government uses majority to overhaul state's electoral laws". ABC News. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
2. ^ "2021 State General Election Results: Agricultural Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. ^ Green, Antony. "Western Australian state election, 2001" (PDF). ABC Election Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "Western Australian 1996 Results" (PDF). ABC Election Archives. ABC.

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