Election Results
| Western Australian state election, 2008: Kalgoorlie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | John Bowler | 3,466 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
| Liberal | Nat James | 2,540 | 24.9 | -26.0 | |
| WA Nationals | Tony Crook | 1,942 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Labor | Mathew Cuomo | 1,790 | 17.6 | -19.6 | |
| Greens | Andy Huntley | 461 | 4.5 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 10,199 | 94.4 | -1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 605 | 5.6 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 10,804 | 76.4 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | John Bowler | 5,462 | 53.6 | +53.6 | |
| WA Nationals | Tony Crook | 4,731 | 46.4 | +46.4 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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