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A by-election for the seat of Vasse in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014. [1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MLA and former Liberal leader Troy Buswell on 3 September 2014, who won the seat at the 2013 election with a 57.3 percent primary and a 71.2 percent two-party vote. [2] [3] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Casuarina by-election in the Northern Territory.
The writ for the by-election was issued on 18 September 2014, and candidate nominations were open until 26 September. [4]
The six candidates in ballot paper order were as follows:
| Candidate nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
| Christians | Wayne Barnett | Horticulture manager. Resident of Busselton, contested Collie-Preston for the Christian Democrats at the 2008 state election and Forrest for the Australian Christians at the 2013 federal election. [5] | |
| Nationals | Peter Gordon | Businessman. Resident of Busselton. [5] | |
| Independent | Peter Johnson | Life member and former state president of the Rebels Motorcycle Club. [5] | |
| Liberal | Libby Mettam | Former journalist and current media adviser for Barry House, MLC. Resident of Dunsborough. [5] | |
| Greens | Michael Baldock | Structural engineer. Resident of Busselton, contested Vasse for the Greens at the 2013 state election. [5] | |
| Independent | Teresa van Lieshout | Perennial candidate. [5] | |
The Labor Party declined to field a candidate at the by-election. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Libby Mettam | 8,805 | 44.3 | −13.0 | |
| National | Peter Gordon | 5,656 | 28.5 | +21.2 | |
| Greens | Michael Baldock | 3,567 | 18.0 | +7.9 | |
| Independent | Peter Johnson | 873 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Christians | Wayne Barnett | 686 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Independent | Teresa van Lieshout | 274 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,861 | 97.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 569 | 2.8 | –1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 20,430 | 82.6 | −8.6 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Libby Mettam | 10,520 | 53.0 | −18.2 | |
| National | Peter Gordon | 9,328 | 47.0 | +47.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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