title: Electoral results for the district of Mitchell (Western Australia)
text: # Electoral results for the district of Mitchell (Western Australia)
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Mitchell in Western Australian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Mitchell
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | David Smith | Labor | 1983–1996 |
  | Dan Sullivan | Liberal | 1996–2008 |
  | Dan Sullivan | Family First | 2008–2008 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2005 Western Australian state election: Leschenault :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Dan Sullivan | 6,022 | 50.8 | -1.3 |
  | | Labor | Anthony Marinovich | 4,247 | 35.8 | +9.1 |
  | | Greens | Dee Wickham | 761 | 6.4 | +0.7 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Ross Lecras | 426 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
  | | One Nation | Caroline Whitworth | 405 | 3.4 | -7.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,861 | 95.1 | -2.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 617 | 4.9 | +2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,478 | 91.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Dan Sullivan | 6,836 | 57.7 | -4.1 |
  | | Labor | Anthony Marinovich | 5,014 | 42.3 | +4.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
  
  2001 Western Australian state election: Mitchell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Dan Sullivan | 7,475 | 48.8 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor | Margaret Lane | 4,537 | 29.6 | -11.8 |
  | | One Nation | Andy Konnecke | 1,742 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
  | | Greens | Patsie Gubler | 897 | 5.9 | +0.4 |
  | | Independent | Ross Slater | 267 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
  | | Independent | Lyn Kearsley | 224 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | | Democrats | Elizabeth Hellyer | 185 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,327 | 96.7 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 529 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,856 | 91.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Dan Sullivan | 8,866 | 58.2 | +5.0 |
  | | Labor | Margaret Lane | 6,367 | 41.8 | -5.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1996 Western Australian state election: Mitchell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Dan Sullivan | 6,146 | 48.2 | +6.6 |
  | | Labor | Melissa Parke | 5,272 | 41.4 | -2.6 |
  | | Greens | Peter Eckersley | 701 | 5.5 | +0.2 |
  | | National | Peter Prowse | 343 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
  | | Democrats | Morgan Wilde | 279 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,741 | 96.6 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 450 | 3.4 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,191 | 92.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Dan Sullivan | 6,774 | 53.2 | +3.7 |
  | | Labor | Melissa Parke | 5,961 | 46.8 | -3.7 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.7 | |
  
  1993 Western Australian state election: Mitchell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Smith | 5,245 | 46.1 | -11.3 |
  | | Liberal | Kerrol Gildersleeve | 4,454 | 39.2 | -3.4 |
  | | Greens | Jill Reading | 557 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
  | | Independent | John Sibson | 513 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
  | | Independent | Ronald Cook | 468 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
  | | Democrats | Bernard Noonan | 133 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,370 | 96.6 | -1.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 405 | 3.4 | +1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,775 | 95.0 | +2.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | David Smith | 6,012 | 52.9 | -4.5 |
  | | Liberal | Kerrol Gildersleeve | 5,358 | 47.1 | +4.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1989 Western Australian state election: Mitchell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Smith | 5,394 | 57.4 | -5.5 |
  | | Liberal | Beverley Bradshaw | 4,002 | 42.6 | +5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,396 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,600 | 92.1 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.5 | |
  
  1986 Western Australian state election: Mitchell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Smith | 6,376 | 60.0 | +3.1 |
  | | Liberal | Trevor Slater | 4,243 | 40.0 | -3.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,619 | 98.1 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 1.9 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,824 | 93.0 | +0.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
  
  1983 Western Australian state election: Mitchell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Smith | 5,001 | 56.9 |
  | | Liberal | Margaret Craig | 3,785 | 43.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,716 | 97.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 215 | 2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,001 | 92.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  