title: Results of the 1986 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)
text: # Results of the 1986 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)
  
  Western Australian state election, 8 February 1986 Legislative Council :
  
  | Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 883,239 | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Votes cast | Votes cast | 807,496 | | Turnout | 91.42% | +2.44% |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26,530 | | Informal | 3.29% | –0.43% |
  | Summary of votes by party |||||||
  | Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
  | | Labor | 352,437 | 45.13% | –5.50% | 9 | 15 |
  | | Liberal | 327,786 | 41.97% | +0.40% | 6 | 15 |
  | | National | 37,194 | 4.76% | –1.59% | 2 | 4 |
  | | Democrats | 63,483 | 8.13% | +6.68% | 0 | 0 |
  | | Independent | 66 | 0.01% | +0.01% | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 780,966 | | | 17 | 34 |
  | Two-party-preferred |||||||
  | | Labor | 418,124 | 53.54% | +0.57% | | |
  | | Liberal | 361,160 | 46.25% | –0.57% | | |
  
  This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1986 Western Australian state election.
  
  ## Results by Electoral province
  
  ### Central
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Central Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Harry Gayfer | 11,629 | 45.5 | +21.5 |
  | | Liberal | John Panizza | 7,258 | 28.4 | +2.3 |
  | | Labor | Kim Chance | 6,660 | 26.1 | -2.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,547 | 98.0 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,072 | 94.2 | +4.1 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Harry Gayfer | 13,216 | 51.7 | +51.7 |
  | | Liberal | John Panizza | 12,331 | 48.3 | -17.3 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Lower Central
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Lower Central Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Bird | 9,638 | 38.3 | -7.2 |
  | | Liberal | Sandy Lewis | 8,791 | 34.9 | +6.8 |
  | | National | Eric Blight | 5,815 | 23.1 | -3.4 |
  | | Democrats | Violet Fussell | 927 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,171 | 97.4 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 659 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,830 | 94.2 | +2.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sandy Lewis | 14,122 | 56.1 | +4.3 |
  | | Labor | John Bird | 11,049 | 43.9 | -4.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
  
  ### Lower North
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Lower North Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Phil Lockyer | 4,083 | 59.0 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor | Lesley-Ann Hoare | 2,299 | 33.2 | -5.9 |
  | | Democrats | Kenneth Winder | 472 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Independent | Francesco Nesci | 66 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,920 | 95.2 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 346 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,266 | 82.4 | +1.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Lower West
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Lower West Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ian Pratt | 15,221 | 46.7 | -2.2 |
  | | Labor | Beryl Jones | 15,185 | 46.6 | +3.7 |
  | | Democrats | Shirley de la Hunty | 2,210 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,616 | 97.3 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 910 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,526 | 93.4 | +2.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Beryl Jones | 16,359 | 50.2 | +3.7 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Pratt | 16,257 | 49.8 | -3.7 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.7 | |
  
  ### Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Max Evans | 41,833 | 52.4 | -4.0 |
  | | Democrats | Jack Evans | 33,642 | 42.2 | +42.2 |
  | | Independent Labor | Patrick Finn | 4,309 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,784 | 96.7 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,726 | 3.3 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,510 | 89.5 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### North
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: North Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Helm | 14,319 | 58.5 | -6.7 |
  | | Labor | Frank Butler | 8,855 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
  | | Democrats | Helen Aquilina | 1,293 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,467 | 94.1 | -1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,541 | 5.9 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,008 | 78.9 | -8.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### North Central Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: North Central Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Joe Berinson | 41,580 | 59.5 | -0.5 |
  | | Liberal | Frank Hansford-Miller | 25,105 | 35.9 | -4.1 |
  | | Democrats | Jean Foster | 3,219 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,904 | 96.1 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,836 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,740 | 92.3 | +4.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### North Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Halden | 41,060 | 49.0 | -1.5 |
  | | Liberal | Peter Wells | 36,815 | 43.9 | -2.1 |
  | | Democrats | Jean Jenkins | 5,983 | 7.1 | +4.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,858 | 97.5 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,168 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,026 | 92.5 | +3.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Halden | 44,322 | 52.9 | |
  | | Liberal | Peter Wells | 39,536 | 47.1 | |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### North-East Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: North-East Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Butler | 52,785 | 61.5 | -2.0 |
  | | Liberal | Robert Nicholson | 28,113 | 32.8 | +0.1 |
  | | Democrats | Fred Long | 4,901 | 5.7 | +1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,799 | 95.9 | +2.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,667 | 4.1 | -2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,466 | 92.0 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### South
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: South Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Thomas Knight | 11,571 | 44.0 | +7.9 |
  | | National | John Caldwell | 7,427 | 28.3 | +9.5 |
  | | Labor | Albert Newman | 7,282 | 27.7 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,280 | 97.2 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 640 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,920 | 93.6 | +3.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | John Caldwell | 13,781 | 52.4 | +52.4 |
  | | Liberal | Thomas Knight | 12,499 | 47.6 | -19.1 |
  | | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### South Central Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: South Central Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Phillip Pendal | 31,320 | 51.8 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | John Bissett | 24,814 | 41.0 | -3.7 |
  | | Democrats | Alan Needham | 4,347 | 7.2 | +1.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,481 | 97.2 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,736 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,217 | 90.9 | +2.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### South East
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: South-East Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | James Brown | 11,801 | 60.1 | +0.1 |
  | | Liberal | Douglas Krepp | 7,826 | 39.9 | -0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,627 | 95.9 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 840 | 4.1 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,467 | 89.5 | +1.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
  
  ### South Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Garry Kelly | 51,141 | 69.8 | +0.1 |
  | | Liberal | Alan Harste | 22,126 | 30.2 | -0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,267 | 96.3 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,814 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,081 | 92.3 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
  
  ### South-East Metropolitan
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: South-East Metropolitan Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bob Hetherington | 44,649 | 55.1 | -4.5 |
  | | Liberal | Jonathan Shack | 33,428 | 41.2 | +0.8 |
  | | Democrats | Douglas Gettingby | 2,983 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,060 | 96.8 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,690 | 3.2 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,750 | 92.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### South West
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: South-West Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | James Dwyer | 13,948 | 48.5 | -2.4 |
  | | Labor | Doug Wenn | 13,516 | 47.0 | -2.1 |
  | | Democrats | Janice Bowen | 1,302 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,766 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 764 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,530 | 93.3 | +1.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Doug Wenn | 14,418 | 50.1 | +1.0 |
  | | Liberal | James Dwyer | 14,348 | 49.9 | -1.0 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.0 | |
  
  ### Upper West
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Upper West Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Margaret McAleer | 16,245 | 56.9 | +21.4 |
  | | National | Sue Shields | 12,323 | 43.1 | -3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,568 | 96.8 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 954 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,522 | 92.1 | +2.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
  
  ### West
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: West Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Gordon Masters | 15,248 | 52.8 | -0.9 |
  | | Labor | Nadeem Ramsay | 11,399 | 39.5 | -6.8 |
  | | Democrats | Kenneth Goodman | 2,204 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,851 | 97.6 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 714 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,565 | 91.8 | +2.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  