ˈeɪdᵻd kənsˈɪdɚɹəbli baɪ ɐ stˈeɪtwaɪd lˈændslaɪd vˈɪktɚɹi fɔːɹ lˈeɪbɚ, kɹˈʌtʃfiːld dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd lˈɔŋsˈɜːvɪŋ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt ˈælɪstɚ pˈæɾɚsən ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ænd tˈʊk ˌʌp hɪz sˈiːt ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt.
Aided considerably by a statewide landslide victory for Labor, Crutchfield defeated long-serving incumbent Alister Paterson in the 2002 state election, and took up his seat in parliament.