UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2012

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 1, Suite 1600, Denver CO 80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-925-9200

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 1, 2012, William A. Kellstrom retired from the Board of Directors of the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.  Mr. Kellstrom’s retirement was a personal decision and did not result from any disagreement with the Partnership. Mr. Kellstrom has served as a member of the Board of Directors since its inception in May 2002. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Kellstrom was serving as a member of the Finance Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

ITEM 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Common Unitholders of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) was held on June 1, 2012.  At the close of business on April 4, 2012, the record date for the determination of unitholders entitled to vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Common Unitholders, there were 102,693,615 common units of the Partnership issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. At the Annual Meeting of Common Unitholders, there were not less than 91,052,002 common units, or approximately 88% of the outstanding common units, represented by proxy or in attendance at the meeting, thereby establishing the presence of a quorum. The Partnership’s common unitholders were presented with and asked to vote on three proposals. The following are the results of the voting.

Proposal No. 1:

Each of the nine nominees for Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the general partner of the Partnership, was elected to serve a one-year term until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Common Unitholders.  Votes regarding the persons elected as Directors were as follows:

Proposal No. 2:

The unitholders approved the amendment of the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the common units available for issuance under the plan from 2.5 million to 3.7 million.  The voting results were as follows:

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Proposal No. 3:

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Partnership’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified.  The voting results were as follows:

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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