How Merredin voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal divisions: Durack, O'Connor · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Merredin favoured Coalition 72.3% (v Labor 27.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.5 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 56.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 77.0 | Coal 62.9 | Coal 72.3 | Coal +9.5 |
| Labor | 12.0% | 22.5% | 14.3% | -8.1 |
| Coalition | 70.0% | 50.8% | 56.0% | +5.2 |
| Greens | 4.7% | 7.7% | 5.6% | -2.1 |
| One Nation | 8.7% | 8.8% | 14.4% | +5.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 4.6% | 10.2% | 9.7% | -0.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Merredin | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,387 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 48.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 42.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,893 (3,832 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merredin PPVC | PPVC | 40% | yes |
| Bruce Rock | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Merredin | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Narembeen | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Durack
- Bullsbrook
- Chittering
- Cunderdin
- Dowerin
- Gingin - Dandaragan
- Moora
- Mukinbudin
- Broome
- Derby - West Kimberley
- Halls Creek
- Kununurra
- Roebuck
- East Pilbara
- Newman
- Port Hedland
- South Hedland
- Ashburton (WA)
- Karratha
- Roebourne
- Carnarvon
- Exmouth
- Geraldton
- Geraldton - East
- Geraldton - North
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.