title: Results of the 1989 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)
text: # Results of the 1989 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)
  
  Western Australian state election, 4 February 1989 Legislative Council :
  
  | Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 957,939 | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Votes cast | Votes cast | 870,996 | | Turnout | 90.92% | –0.50% |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24,061 | | Informal | 2.76% | –0.53% |
  | Summary of votes by party |||||||
  | Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
  | | Labor | 347,675 | 41.05% | –4.08% | 16 | + 1 |
  | | Liberal | 350,053 | 41.33% | –0.64% | 15 | ± 0 |
  | | National | 42,328 | 5.00% | +0.24% | 3 | – 1 |
  | | Grey Power | 34,055 | 4.02% | +4.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
  | | Democrats | 28,113 | 3.32% | –4.81% | 0 | ± 0 |
  | | Greens | 27,013 | 3.19% | +3.19% | 0 | ± 0 |
  | | One Australia | 7,391 | 0.87% | +0.87% | 0 | ± 0 |
  | | Independent | 10,307 | 1.22% | +1.21% | 0 | ± 0 |
  | Total | Total | 846,935 | | | 34 | |
  
  This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1989 Western Australian state election.
  
  ## Results by Electoral region
  
  ### Agricultural
  
  1989 Western Australian state election: Agricultural :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Quota | Quota | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,754 | 97.71 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,750 | 2.29 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,504 | 92.13 |
  
  ### East Metropolitan
  
  1989 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Quota | Quota | Quota | 30,318 | |
  | | Labor | 1. Kay Hallahan (elected 1) 2. Fred McKenzie (elected 3) 3. Tom Butler (elected 5) 4. Valma Ferguson 5. Erik Van Garderen 6. Stephen Gilchrist | 85,987 | 47.27 |
  | | Liberal | 1. Derrick Tomlinson (elected 2) 2. Peter Foss (elected 4) 3. June van de Klashorst 4. Peter Quinn | 66,472 | 36.54 |
  | | Grey Power | 1. Neil Turner 2. Arthur Robertson | 10,643 | 5.85 |
  | | Democrats | 1. Pauline Hutchinson 2. Benjamin Rose | 6,586 | 3.62 |
  | | Greens | 1. L G Capill 2. Patsy Molloy | 5,320 | 2.92 |
  | | National | 1. Patrick Harding 2. Beverley Poor | 4,179 | 2.30 |
  | | One Australia Movement | 1. Donald Jackson 2. Ronald Abbott | 2,720 | 1.50 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 181,907 | 97.10 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,427 | 2.90 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,334 | 91.84 |
  
  ### Mining and Pastoral
  
  1989 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Quota | Quota | Quota | 8,331 | |
  | | Labor | 1. Tom Stephens (elected 1) 2. Mark Nevill (elected 3) 3. Tom Helm (elected 4) 4. Robert Couzens 5. Margaret Halid 6. Sylvia Hurse | 26,819 | 53.65 |
  | | Liberal | 1. Norman Moore (elected 2) 2. Phil Lockyer (elected 5) 3. Margaret Day 4. Sally Wilkinson 5. Louie Carnicelli | 16,791 | 33.59 |
  | | National | 1. Peter Kneebone 2. Ronald Smales 3. John Ford | 1,815 | 3.63 |
  | | Greens | 1. Leslie Lee 2. Desmond Hill 3. Brian Champion 4. Allan Barker 5. Jeanette Johnson | 1,607 | 3.21 |
  | | Democrats | Shyama Peebles | 1,354 | 2.71 |
  | | Independent | Lynton Downe | 866 | 1.73 |
  | | One Australia Movement | 1. Megan Shedley 2. Donald Shedley | 736 | 1.47 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,988 | 97.42 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,325 | 2.58 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,313 | 80.91 |
  
  ### North Metropolitan
  
  1989 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Quota | Quota | Quota | 32,457 | |
  | | Liberal | 1. George Cash (elected 1) 2. Max Evans (elected 3) 3. Bob Pike (elected 5) 4. Reg Davies (elected 7) 5. Chris Ellison 6. Wendy Cole 7. Robert Burr | 115,972 | 44.66 |
  | | Labor | 1. Joe Berinson (elected 2) 2. Graham Edwards (elected 4) 3. Sam Piantadosi (elected 6) 4. Kay Lunt 5. Judith Jones 6. Nick Griffiths 7. Malcolm Jackson | 101,893 | 39.24 |
  | | Grey Power | 1. Phillip King 2. Kryna Gudgeon | 11,260 | 4.34 |
  | | Democrats | 1. Richard Jeffreys 2. Brian Jenkins | 8,902 | 3.43 |
  | | Greens | 1. Kim Herbert 2. Nadine Lapthorne | 7,927 | 3.05 |
  | | Group A | 1. Peter Weygers 2. John Massam | 5,635 | 2.17 |
  | | National | 1. Elizabeth Beveridge 2. Neil Baker 3. Pamela Eves 4. Duncan Anderson | 3,433 | 1.32 |
  | | Group I | 1. Shirley de la Hunty 2. David Kaesehagen 3. Norma Rundle | 2,482 | 0.96 |
  | | One Australia Movement | 1. Ronald Holt 2. Frank Gould 3. Leonard Sherwood | 1,823 | 0.70 |
  | | Independent | Walter Morris | 341 | 0.13 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 259,658 | 97.08 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,800 | 2.92 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 267,458 | 91.01 |
  
  ### South Metropolitan
  
  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 |
  
  ### South West
  
  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 |
  