| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 57 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and all 34 seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council 29 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Peter Dowding, won a third term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Barry MacKinnon.
The result was a major swing against the Labor Party, coming in the wake of revelations of dealings between Government and business that came to be known as WA Inc. The redistribution that took place in 1988, based upon the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 which abolished several country and outer metropolitan electorates while creating new metropolitan ones, makes it difficult to assess how Labor would have performed on the old boundaries—while it lost four seats, it gained one Liberal-held seat and won several of the new seats, so in net terms, it only lost one seat despite the massive swing and the low two-party-preferred result.
This was the first election in WA contested by the Australian Greens Party.
Western Australian state election, 4 February 1989 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolled voters | 957,939 | |||||
Votes cast | 869,100 | Turnout | 90.73% | –0.71% | ||
Informal votes | 63,870 | Informal | 7.35% | +4.72% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 341,931 | 42.46% | –10.54% | 31 | – 1 | |
Liberal | 344,524 | 42.79% | +1.47% | 20 | + 1 | |
National | 37,075 | 4.60% | +0.89% | 6 | ± 0 | |
Grey Power | 41,525 | 5.16% | +5.16% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Democrats | 11,509 | 1.43% | +0.77% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Greens | 4,246 | 0.53% | +0.53% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Other parties | 1,042 | 0.13% | –0.20% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 23,378 | 2.90% | +1.92% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 805,230 | 57 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Labor | 383,422 | 47.62% | –6.50% | |||
Liberal | 421,808 | 52.38% | +6.50% |
Western Australian state election, 4 February 1989 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolled voters | 957,939 | |||||
Votes cast | 870,996 | Turnout | 90.92% | –0.50% | ||
Informal votes | 24,061 | Informal | 2.76% | –0.53% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 347,675 | 41.05% | –4.08% | 16 | + 1 | |
Liberal | 350,053 | 41.33% | –0.64% | 15 | ± 0 | |
National | 42,328 | 5.00% | +0.24% | 3 | – 1 | |
Grey Power | 34,055 | 4.02% | +4.02% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Democrats | 28,113 | 3.32% | –4.81% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Greens | 27,013 | 3.19% | +3.19% | 0 | ± 0 | |
One Australia | 7,391 | 0.87% | +0.87% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 10,307 | 1.22% | +1.21% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 846,935 | 34 |
Seat | Pre-1989 | Swing | Post-1989 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
Collie | Labor | Tom Jones | 4.2* | 7.1 | 2.9** | Hilda Turnbull | National | ||
Kingsley | Labor | notional | N/A | N/A | 7.6 | Cheryl Edwardes | Liberal | ||
Mandurah | Labor | John Read | 9.4 | 10.5 | 1.1 | Roger Nicholls | Liberal | ||
Melville | Labor | Barry Hodge | 19.5 | 19.6 | 0.1 | Doug Shave | Liberal | ||
Murray | Liberal | notional | N/A | N/A | 0.9 | Keith Read | Labor | ||
Riverton | Labor | notional | N/A | N/A | 4.5 | Graham Kierath | Liberal | ||
Roe | Liberal | notional | N/A | N/A | 1.0*** | Ross Ainsworth | National | ||
Roleystone | Labor | notional | N/A | N/A | 1.7 | Fred Tubby | Liberal | ||
Scarborough | Labor | Graham Burkett | 10.3 | 11.9 | 1.6 | George Strickland | Liberal | ||
Warren | Labor | David Evans | –1.0 | 9.8 | 10.8 | Paul Omodei | Liberal |
Labor seats (31) | |||
Marginal | |||
Geraldton | Jeff Carr | ALP | 0.2% |
Northern Rivers | Kevin Leahy | ALP | 0.6% |
Murray | Keith Read | ALP | 0.9% |
Dianella | Keith Wilson | ALP | 1.1% |
Perth | Ian Alexander | ALP | 1.2% |
Bunbury | Phil Smith | ALP | 1.5% |
Swan Hills | Gavan Troy | ALP | 1.5% |
Wanneroo | Jackie Watkins | ALP | 1.6% |
Whitford | Pam Beggs | ALP | 1.7% |
Helena | Gordon Hill | ALP | 2.6% |
Armadale | Bob Pearce | ALP | 3.1% |
Nollamara | John Kobelke | ALP | 3.7% |
Balcatta | Nick Catania | ALP | 4.0% |
Rockingham | Mike Barnett | ALP | 4.1% |
Glendalough | Carmen Lawrence | ALP | 4.8% |
Fairly safe | |||
Kenwick | Judyth Watson | ALP | 6.9% |
Mitchell | David Smith | ALP | 7.4% |
Thornlie | Yvonne Henderson | ALP | 7.4% |
Victoria Park | Geoff Gallop | ALP | 7.4% |
Ashburton | Pam Buchanan | ALP | 7.9% |
Peel | Norm Marlborough | ALP | 9.4% |
Safe | |||
Maylands | Peter Dowding | ALP | 10.1% |
Belmont | Eric Ripper | ALP | 10.5% |
Eyre | Julian Grill | ALP | 11.2% |
Kalgoorlie | Ian Taylor | ALP | 11.4% |
Pilbara | Larry Graham | ALP | 11.5% |
Fremantle | David Parker | ALP | 12.4% |
Marangaroo | Ted Cunningham | ALP | 12.4% |
Morley | Frank Donovan | ALP | 12.4% |
Cockburn | Bill Thomas | ALP | 14.6% |
Kimberley | Ernie Bridge | ALP | 19.6% |
Liberal/National seats (26) | |||
Marginal | |||
Melville | Doug Shave | LIB | 0.1% |
Roe | Ross Ainsworth | NAT | 1.0% v LIB |
Mandurah | Roger Nicholls | LIB | 1.1% |
Scarborough | George Strickland | LIB | 1.6% |
Roleystone | Fred Tubby | LIB | 1.7% |
Moore | Bill McNee | LIB | 2.5% v NAT |
Collie | Hilda Turnbull | NAT | 2.9% |
Riverton | Graham Kierath | LIB | 4.5% |
Fairly safe | |||
Kingsley | Cheryl Edwardes | LIB | 7.6% |
Safe | |||
Albany | Leon Watt | LIB | 10.1% |
Warren | Paul Omodei | LIB | 10.8% |
South Perth | Bill Grayden | LIB | 11.3% |
Marmion | Jim Clarko | LIB | 14.3% |
Jandakot | Barry MacKinnon | LIB | 14.6% |
Stirling | Monty House | NAT | 15.1% v LIB |
Avon | Max Trenorden | NAT | 16.0% |
Cottesloe | Bill Hassell | LIB | 16.8% |
Nedlands | Richard Court | LIB | 17.3% |
Wellington | John Bradshaw | LIB | 17.5% |
Darling Range | Ian Thompson | LIB | 17.7% |
Wagin | Bob Wiese | NAT | 18.1% v LIB |
Vasse | Barry Blaikie | LIB | 18.7% |
Applecross | Richard Lewis | LIB | 19.1% |
Floreat | Andrew Mensaros | LIB | 20.3% |
Greenough | Kevin Minson | LIB | 21.3% |
Merredin | Hendy Cowan | NAT | 31.2% |
The 1996 Australian federal election was held to determine the members of the 38th Parliament of Australia. It was held on 2 March 1996. All 148 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 seats of the 76-seat Senate were up for election. The centre-right Liberal/National Coalition led by Opposition Leader John Howard of the Liberal Party and coalition partner Tim Fischer of the National Party defeated the incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government led by Prime Minister Paul Keating in a landslide victory. The Coalition won 94 seats in the House of Representatives, which is the largest number of seats held by a federal government to date, and only the second time a party had won over 90 seats at a federal election.
Alfred Cove was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia. It was located in Perth's southern suburbs, and named after the riverside suburb of Alfred Cove.
Elections for the 54th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 24 March 2007. The entire Legislative Assembly and half of the Legislative Council was up for election. The Labor Party led by Morris Iemma won a fourth four-year term against the Liberal-National coalition led by Peter Debnam.
Riverton is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Riverton is named for the southern Perth suburb of Riverton, which falls within its borders.
The electoral district of Pilbara is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Pilbara is named for the region of Western Australia in which it is located. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been elected to the Second Parliament of the Legislative Assembly at the 1894 elections.
Maylands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Maylands is named for the inner northeastern Perth suburb of Maylands, which falls within its borders.
Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands, which falls within its borders.
The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been elected in the inaugural 1890 elections of the Legislative Assembly.
Collie-Preston is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. While the seat was known as Collie for just over a century of its existence as an electorate, the seat was known as South West Mining from 1901 to 1904, and Collie-Wellington from 2005 to 2008. It is named for the South West coal mining town of Collie. While historically a very safe seat for the Labor Party, redistributions in 1988 and 2007 due to increases in the quota for country seats which had historically been malapportioned resulted in the seat incorporating surrounding rural shires which were hostile to Labor and thereby becoming more marginal.
State elections were held in South Australia on 11 December 1993. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Lynn Arnold, was defeated by the Liberal Opposition, led by Dean Brown, in a landslide victory. The Liberals won what is still the largest majority government in South Australian history.
The 2006 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 25 November 2006, was for the 56th Parliament of Victoria. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council under a proportional representation system. The election was conducted by the independent Victorian Electoral Commission.
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Geoff Gallop, won a second term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Colin Barnett.
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 10 February 2001 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The two-term Liberal–National coalition government, led by Premier Richard Court, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Dr Geoff Gallop, in a landslide.
The National Party of Australia (WA) Inc, branded The Nationals WA, is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity. Since the 2021 state election, the Nationals WA is the senior party in an opposition alliance with the WA Liberal Party in the WA Parliament. Prior to the election, the National Party was sitting in the crossbench and the Liberal Party was the sole opposition party. The election resulted in the National Party winning more seats than the Liberal Party and gaining official opposition status. Under the opposition alliance, the National Party leader and deputy leader would be the opposition leader and deputy opposition leader respectively, the first since 1947, and each party would maintain their independence from each other.
The 2008 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council. The incumbent centre-left Labor Party government, in power since the 2001 election and led since 25 January 2006 by Premier Alan Carpenter, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Colin Barnett since 6 August 2008.
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 23 February 1980 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 16 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir Charles Court, won a third term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Ron Davies.
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 February 1986 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Brian Burke, won a second term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Bill Hassell since 16 February 1984.
The 2009 Queensland state election was held on 21 March 2009 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament.
The 2017 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 11 March 2017 to elect members to the Parliament of Western Australia, including all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council. The eight-and-a-half-year two-term incumbent Liberal–WA National government, led by Premier Colin Barnett, was defeated in a landslide by the Labor opposition, led by Opposition Leader Mark McGowan.
The 2021 Western Australian state election was conducted on Saturday 13 March 2021 to elect members to the Parliament of Western Australia, where all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election.