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This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2005 Western Australian state election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 14,056 | ||||
| Liberal | 1. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1) 2. Anthony Fels (elected 4) 3. Margaret Rowe (elected 5) 4. Brian Ellis | 33,198 | 39.4 | +9.4 | |
| Labor | 1. Kim Chance (elected 2) 2. Tim Daly 3. Darren West | 22,504 | 26.7 | +6.5 | |
| National | 1. Murray Criddle (elected 3) 2. Wendy Duncan 3. Chris Nelson 4. Denise Clydesdale-Gebert | 16,251 | 19.3 | +0.4 | |
| Greens | 1. Dee Margetts 2. Basil Schur | 3,708 | 4.4 | −0.1 | |
| One Nation | 1. Ron McLean 2. Barry Strahan 3. Michael Fallis | 2,528 | 3.0 | −19.0 | |
| New Country | 1. Frank Hough 2. Colin Nicholl 3. Frank Marley | 1,946 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1. Lachlan Dunjey 2. Alistair McNabb | 1,590 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Family First | 1. Nigel Irvine 2. Heidi Farhi | 1,271 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Roy Duncanson | 477 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Democrats | 1. Anthony Bennell 2. David Thackrah | 309 | 0.4 | −1.5 | |
| Liberals for Forests | 1. Peter Theobald 2. Joy Richardson | 278 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Jean Robinson 2. Stuart Smith | 244 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Public Hospital Support Group | 1. John Darby 2. Paul Shann | 27 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,331 | 97.1 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,488 | 2.9 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 86,819 | 91.4 | −0.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 40,150 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Ljiljanna Ravlich (elected 1) 2. Nick Griffiths (elected 3) 3. Louise Pratt (elected 4) 4. Batong Pham 5. Todd Gogol 6. Rita Saffioti | 121,910 | 50.6 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal | 1. Helen Morton (elected 2) 2. Donna Taylor (elected 5) 3. Bill Munro | 77,304 | 32.1 | +1.8 | |
| Greens | 1. Lee Bell 2. Alison Xamon | 15,593 | 6.5 | +0.1 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1. Vivian Hill 2. Gerard Goiran | 7,107 | 3.0 | +0.2 | |
| Family First | 1. Jim McCourt 2. David Bolt | 5,724 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| One Nation | 1. James Hopkinson 2. Maureen Gordon | 4,861 | 2.0 | −8.0 | |
| Democrats | 1. Robyn Danski 2. Paul McCutcheon | 1,968 | 0.8 | −3.3 | |
| Liberals for Forests | 1. Sarah Berry 2. Claire Hart | 1,863 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | John Tucak | 1,688 | 0.7 | +0.5 | |
| Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Colin Ross 2. Avril Ross | 1,305 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Group B | 1. Annolies Truman 2. Emma Clancy | 695 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| New Country | 1. Laurissa Lockett 2. John Mania | 469 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Daniel Stevens | 317 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | John Button | 134 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Sylvia Yarnda Mnyirrinna | 59 | 0.02 | +0.02 | |
| Total formal votes | 240,897 | 96.5 | −0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,626 | 3.5 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 249,523 | 91.3 | −0.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Quota | 8,351 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Shelley Archer (elected 1) 2. Jon Ford (elected 3) 3. Vince Catania (elected 5) 4. Shelley Eaton 5. Michael Anderton 6. Stephen Dawson | 22,060 | 44.0 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal | 1. Norman Moore (elected 2) 2. Ken Baston (elected 4) 3. Brett Nazzari 4. John Fawcett 5. Greg Smith | 17,908 | 35.7 | +9.0 | |
| Greens | 1. Robin Chapple 2. Kado Muir | 3,798 | 7.6 | +3.2 | |
| Group I | 1. John Fischer 2. Graeme Campbell 3. Valerie McCooke | 2,955 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| One Nation | 1. Irene Wyborn 2. Neville Smith | 1,022 | 2.0 | −11.9 | |
| Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Henry Beal 2. Jim Jennings | 924 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1. Chris Lakay 2. Derk Gans | 815 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Democrats | 1. Don Hoddy 2. Peter Crawford | 317 | 0.6 | −1.0 | |
| Liberals for Forests | 1. Karen Jones 2. Alexandra O'Shaughnessy | 227 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Brian Lewis | 78 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,104 | 97.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,506 | 2.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 51,610 | 75.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Quota | 42,732 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Ed Dermer (elected 1) 2. Ken Travers (elected 3) 3. Graham Giffard (elected 5) 4. Daniel Smith 5. Carolyn Burton 6. Daniel Ycyk | 144,921 | 42.4 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal | 1. George Cash (elected 2) 2. Peter Collier (elected 4) 3. Ray Halligan (elected 6) 4. David Clyne 5. Rod Webb | 137,888 | 40.3 | +1.9 | |
| Greens | 1. Giz Watson (elected 7) 2. Cameron Poustie 3. Brenda Roy | 30,065 | 8.8 | −0.9 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1. Dwight Randall 2. Raymond Moran | 8,130 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |
| Family First | 1. Michelle Bolt 2. Symia Hopkinson | 6,370 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Democrats | 1. Pat Olver 2. Giuseppe Coletti | 3,726 | 1.1 | −3.2 | |
| Independent | Kevin Cloghan | 3,611 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| One Nation | 1. George Gault 2. Alex Patrick | 3,123 | 0.9 | −5.2 | |
| Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Kareen Squires 2. Patricia Edmonds | 2,067 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Liberals for Forests | 1. Renae Dunkley 2. Bill Wormald | 1,617 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Group D | 1. Nikki Ulasowski 2. Don Cowan | 239 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Malcolm Mummery | 93 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 341,850 | 97.1 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 10,295 | 2.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 352,145 | 90.5 | −0.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 39,484 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Kate Doust (elected 1) 2. Sue Ellery (elected 3) 3. Sheila Mills (elected 5) 4. David Vallelonga 5. David Klemm 6. Daniel Guise | 110,286 | 46.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | 1. Simon O'Brien (elected 2) 2. Barbara Scott (elected 4) 3. Roger Nicholls 4. Alison Gibson 5. Jane Blake | 85,114 | 35.9 | +2.0 | |
| Greens | 1. Lynn MacLaren 2. Nicola Paris | 18,501 | 7.8 | −1.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1. Peter Watt 2. Venetia Turkington | 4,994 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Family First | 1. Beverley Custers 2. Paul Dean-Smith | 4,342 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Fremantle Hospital Support Group | 1. Murray McKay 2. Giovanni Rotondella | 3,103 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Democrats | 1. Jason Meotti 2. Andrew Ingram | 3,090 | 1.3 | −3.6 | |
| One Nation | 1. Teresa van Lieshout 2. Neil Gilmour | 2,810 | 1.2 | −5.9 | |
| Independent | Jakica Zaknic | 1,206 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Neil Marrett 2. Vicki Doutch | 1,169 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Liberals for Forests | 1. Vicky Taylor 2. Louise Wormald | 1,030 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Won Choi | 644 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Doug Thorp | 451 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Group K | 1. Ian Jamieson 2. Sam Wainwright | 149 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Steven Milianku | 13 | 0.01 | +0.01 | |
| Total formal votes | 236,902 | 96.6 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,292 | 3.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 245,194 | 90.5 | −0.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 17,908 | ||||
| Liberal | 1. Barry House (elected 1) 2. Robyn McSweeney (elected 3) 3. Nigel Hallett (elected 5) 4. Ken Robinson 5. Kerrol Gildersleeve 6. Philippa Reid 7. Narelle King | 55,894 | 39.0 | +3.6 | |
| Labor | 1. Adele Farina (elected 2) 2. Sally Talbot (elected 4) 3. Matt Benson-Lidholm (elected 6) 4. Liam Costello 5. Jullianne Slater 6. Jasper Trendall | 54,036 | 37.7 | +7.0 | |
| Greens | 1. Paul Llewellyn (elected 7) 2. Kingsley Gibson | 10,842 | 7.6 | −0.9 | |
| National | 1. Steve Dilley 2. Colin Holt | 7,734 | 5.4 | −0.8 | |
| Family First | 1. Linda Rose 2. Coleen Heine | 4,330 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| One Nation | 1. Alan Giorgi 2. Kenneth Waters | 3,091 | 2.2 | −12.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 1. Justin Moseley 2. Kerry Watterson | 2,375 | 1.7 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Ken Gunson | 1,538 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
| Public Hospital Support Group | 1. Ray Goodwin 2. Val Goodwin | 1,165 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| New Country | 1. Paddy Embry 2. Frances Chester | 936 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Democrats | 1. Adam Welch 2. John Partridge | 770 | 0.5 | −1.3 | |
| Liberals for Forests | 1. June Bennett 2. Judy Pryer | 549 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 143,260 | 96.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,849 | 3.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 148,109 | 91.1 | −1.0 | ||
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