title: Electoral results for the district of Dale
text: # Electoral results for the district of Dale
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Dale in Western Australian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Dale
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gerald Wild | Liberal Country League | 1950–1965 |
  | Cyril Rushton | Liberal Country League | 1965–1968 |
  | Cyril Rushton | Liberal | 1968–1988 |
  | Fred Tubby | Liberal | 1988–1989 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Dale state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Fred Tubby | 5,323 | 53.2 | +3.4 |
  | | Independent | Michael Marsh | 2,561 | 25.6 | +25.6 |
  | | Democrats | Mark Beadle | 918 | 9.2 | +5.6 |
  | | Independent | Alexander Coffey | 639 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
  | | One Australia | Willem Schultink | 438 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
  | | Independent | Maralyn | 124 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,003 | 95.5 | -1.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 469 | 4.5 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,472 | 79.0 | -13.9 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Fred Tubby | 5,913 | 59.1 | +7.5 |
  | | Independent | Michael Marsh | 4,090 | 40.9 | +40.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 5,547 | 49.8 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor | Philip Vincent | 5,175 | 46.5 | -1.4 |
  | | Democrats | Mark Beadle | 405 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,127 | 97.4 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 293 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,420 | 92.9 | +3.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 5,741 | 51.6 | +1.5 |
  | | Labor | Philip Vincent | 5,386 | 48.4 | -1.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
  
  1983 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Philip Vincent | 4,089 | 47.9 |
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 4,075 | 47.7 |
  | | Democrats | Joan Farrelly | 378 | 4.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,542 | 97.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 258 | 2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,800 | 89.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 4,276 | 50.1 |
  | | Labor | Philip Vincent | 4,266 | 49.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  1980 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 4,098 | 53.3 | -3.9 |
  | | Labor | David Carlson | 3,585 | 46.7 | +3.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,683 | 97.0 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,922 | 89.9 | -1.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1977 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 3,751 | 57.2 |
  | | Labor | Michael Marsh | 2,804 | 42.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,555 | 96.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 210 | 3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,765 | 90.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 |
  
  1974 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 4,730 | 51.0 |
  | | Labor | Reginald Ewers | 3,944 | 42.5 |
  | | National Alliance | June Fitzgerald | 598 | 6.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,272 | 94.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 532 | 5.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,804 | 91.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 5,238 | 56.5 |
  | | Labor | Reginald Ewers | 4,034 | 43.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  1971 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 5,300 | 48.4 | -17.0 |
  | | Labor | Owen Hanlon | 4,155 | 37.5 | +2.9 |
  | | Law Reform | Joseph Hunt | 604 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | | Independent | Ian Trainer | 511 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Rose Johnson | 382 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,952 | 96.5 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 401 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,353 | 91.4 | -4.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Cyril Rushton | 6,136 | 56.0 | -9.4 |
  | | Labor | Owen Hanlon | 4,816 | 44.0 | +9.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Cyril Rushton | 4,260 | 65.4 |
  | | Labor | James Wolfe | 2,255 | 34.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,515 | 95.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 4.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,803 | 95.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1965 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 3,536 | 59.8 | +1.2 |
  | | Labor | Donald Culley | 2,380 | 40.2 | -1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,916 | 96.9 | -2.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 3.1 | +2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,103 | 92.1 | -1.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
  
  1962 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 3,084 | 58.6 |
  | | Labor | Donald Culley | 2,181 | 41.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,265 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 57 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,322 | 93.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1959 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 2,626 | 45.4 | -11.3 |
  | | Country | Arthur Mills | 1,450 | 25.1 | +25.1 |
  | | Independent Labor | William Williams | 1,054 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
  | | Country | Andrew McPhail | 653 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,783 | 96.8 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 188 | 3.2 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,971 | 93.6 | +1.0 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 3,065 | 53.0 | -3.7 |
  | | Country | Arthur Mills | 2,718 | 47.0 | +47.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1956 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 2,911 | 56.7 |
  | | Independent | Ivan Locke | 2,221 | 43.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,132 | 97.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,278 | 92.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1953 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 3,205 | 57.3 | -1.1 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Knowler | 2,389 | 42.7 | +14.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,594 | 97.7 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,728 | 92.5 | +1.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -13.3 | |
  
  1950 Western Australian state election: Dale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | 2,869 | 58.4 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Knowler | 1,379 | 28.1 |
  | | Country | John Ellis | 661 | 13.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,909 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,998 | 90.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Gerald Wild | | 70.6 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Knowler | | 29.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  