COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== CURTIN, WA ==================================================================== Perth Suburban: Cottesloe, Floreat, Nedlands, Subiaco -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 February 1981, following the resignation of Hon Victor Garland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,512 -02.2 Votes cast: 50,458 78.2 -14.8 Informal votes: 1,664 03.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 48,794 96.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Bussell 1,843 03.8 John Crouch ALP 15,644 32.1 -00.7 Shirley de la Hunty AD 8,356 17.1 +08.8 Allan Rocher + Lib 22,951 47.0 -11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,794 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bussell's 1,843 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch 690 37.4 16,334 33.5 De la Hunty 603 32.7 8,959 18.4 Rocher + 550 29.8 23,501 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,843 48,794 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: de la Hunty's 8,959 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch 5,398 60.3 21,732 44.5 ROCHER + 3,561 39.7 27,062 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,959 48,794 05.5 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Charles Rocher 1936-2016): Elected 1981 By Born: 16 February 1936, Deloraine, Tasmania Career: Commercial builder, company director. President, Master Builders' Association of Western Australia. Federal politics: Senator for Western Australia 1978-81 --------------------------------------------------------------------