Electoral results for the district of Butler

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Butler in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Butler

Member Party Term
  John Quigley Labor 2013–2025
  Lorna Clarke 2025–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Western Australian state election: Butler[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lorna Clarke 12,605 47.2 −30.0
Liberal Rikki Baulch 6,007 22.5 +8.9
Greens Matthew Price 2,851 10.7 +6.6
One Nation Mark Powley 2,088 7.8 +7.8
Legalise Cannabis Ramon Granados 2,025 7.6 +7.6
Christians Vanessa Montgomery 1,151 4.3 +2.2
Total formal votes 26,727 94.8 −1.5
Informal votes 1,470 5.2 +1.5
Turnout 28,197 79.0 +7.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lorna Clarke 17,276 64.7 −17.9
Liberal Rikki Baulch 9,433 35.3 +17.9
Labor hold Swing −17.9
2021 Western Australian state election: Butler[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Quigley 19,806 77.0 +19.4
Liberal Linda Aitken 3,565 13.9 −6.3
Greens Elizabeth Kamara 1,037 4.0 −2.3
No Mandatory Vaccination P. Becker 609 2.4 +2.4
Christians Katrina Hildebrandt 542 2.1 +0.4
WAxit Raj Bawa 178 0.7 −0.2
Total formal votes 25,737 96.2 +1.1
Informal votes 1,014 3.8 −1.1
Turnout 26,751 81.8 +9.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Quigley 21,168 82.2 +11.7
Liberal Linda Aitken 4,569 17.8 −11.7
Labor hold Swing +11.7

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Butler[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Quigley 13,392 55.9 +10.7
Liberal Linda Aitken 5,006 20.9 −23.6
One Nation Susan Hoddinott 2,131 8.9 +8.9
Greens Tom Webster 1,659 6.9 −1.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jan van Niekerk 884 3.7 +3.7
Christians Ryno Joubert 439 1.8 −0.0
Micro Business Ola Sommer 231 1.0 +1.0
Matheson for WA Ron Smith 224 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 23,966 95.1 +2.0
Informal votes 1,226 4.9 −2.0
Turnout 25,192 82.9 +6.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Quigley 16,641 69.5 +18.5
Liberal Linda Aitken 7,321 30.6 −18.5
Labor hold Swing +18.5
2013 Western Australian state election: Butler[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Quigley 10,510 45.5 –4.4
Liberal Linda Aitken 9,991 43.3 +9.3
Greens Thomas Webster 2,067 8.9 –1.5
Christians Steven Leeder 529 2.3 +0.1
Total formal votes 23,097 93.1 –1.5
Informal votes 1,699 6.9 +1.5
Turnout 24,796 86.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Quigley 11,951 51.8 –8.6
Liberal Linda Aitken 11,136 48.2 +8.6
Labor hold Swing –8.6

References

  1. ^ 2025 State General Election – Butler District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ^ 2021 State General Election – Butler District Results, WAEC
  3. ^ Butler District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
  4. ^ "2013 Butler District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 March 2013.