Results of the 2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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All 37 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader N/A N/A No leader Party Labor Liberal Greens Last election 22 seats 7 seats 1 seat Seats before 21 [a] 7 1 Seats won 16 10 4 Seat change 5 3 3 Primary  vote 635,537 422,655 170,052 Percentage 40.89% 27.20% 10.94% Swing 19.44pp 9.52pp 4.56pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader N/A Rod Caddies Brian Walker Party National One Nation Legalise Cannabis Last election 3 seats 0 seats 2 seats Seats before 2 [b] 0 1 [c] Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 1 2 Primary  vote 84,203 59,296 44,754 Percentage 5.42% 3.82% 2.88% Swing 2.62pp 2.34pp 0.90pp   Seventh party Eighth party   AJP Leader Maryka Groenewald Amanda Dorn Party Christians Animal Justice Last election 0 seats 0 seats Seats before 0 0 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Primary  vote 41,348 18,803 Percentage 2.66% 1.21% Swing 0.71pp 0.53pp

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the 2025 Western Australian state election. ^{[7] [8]}

Following the 2021 state election, the McGowan Labor government introduced changes to the Legislative Council's voting system, removing the six multi-member electoral regions that had been in place since 1989. ^{[9] [10]} Beginning in 2025, all members are elected to a statewide constituency, increasing from 36 members to 37 members. ^{[11] [12]} The members are elected to a statewide electorate using single transferable voting and a quota of 1/38th + 1 (or 2.63%), replacing group voting tickets. ^{[13] [14]}

Results summary

This section is an excerpt from 2025 Western Australian state election § Legislative Council.[ edit ]

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Labor	635,537	40.89	19.44	16	6
	Liberal	422,655	27.20	9.52	10	3
	Greens	170,052	10.94	4.56	4	3
	National	84,203	5.42	2.62	2	1
	One Nation	59,296	3.82	2.34	2	2
	Legalise Cannabis	44,754	2.88	0.90	1	1
	Australian Christians	41,348	2.66	0.71	1	1
	Independents	20,795	1.34	1.34	0	0
	Animal Justice Party	18,803	1.21	0.53	1	1
	Sustainable Australia Party	16,732	1.08	0.77	0	0
	Stop Pedophiles! Protect kiddies!	14,552	0.94	0.94	0	0
	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers	13,010	0.84	0.64	0	0
	Libertarian	9,912	0.64	0.00	0	0
	Ungrouped Independents	2,458	0.16	0.16	0	0
Total		1,554,107	100.00	–	37	–
Valid votes		1,554,107	97.07	0.98
Invalid/blank votes		46,860	2.93	0.98
Total votes		1,600,967	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,868,936	85.66	0.16
Source:

Full results

2025 Western Australian state election: Legislative Council

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			40,898
	Labor	1. Jackie Jarvis (elected 1) 2. Matthew Swinbourn (elected 8) 3. Stephen Dawson (elected 12) 4. Kate Doust (elected 15) 5. Pierre Yang (elected 18) 6. Samantha Rowe (elected 20) 7. Alanna Clohesy (elected 22) 8. Ayor Makur Chuot (elected 24) 9. Andrew O'Donnell (elected 26) 10. Katrina Stratton (elected 28) 11. Lauren Cayoun (elected 30) 12. Klara Andric (elected 31) 13. Parwinder Kaur (elected 32) 14. Sandra Carr (elected 33) 15. Dan Caddy (elected 34) 16. Klasey Hirst (elected 36) 17. Peter Foster 18. Mat Dixon 19. Lorna Harper 20. Rosetta Sahanna 21. Henny Smith 22. Shelley Payne 23. Eloyise Braskic 24. Claire Comrie 25. Jess Cunnold 26. Ebony Short 27. Shenae Hunter 28. Ashley Buck 29. Melinda Perks 30. Gareth Thomas 31. Daniella Simatos 32. Emily Bailey 33. Tim Grey-Smith 34. Mark Fahey 35. Maitham Al-Alyawy 36. Adelaide Kidson 37. Susan Pethick	635,537	40.89	−19.44
	Liberal	1. Simon Ehrenfeld (elected 2) 2. Nick Goiran (elected 9) 3. Steve Thomas (elected 13) 4. Phil Twiss (elected 16) 5. Steve Martin (elected 19) 6. Neil Thomson (elected 21) 7. Tjorn Sibma (elected 23) 8. Michelle Hofmann (elected 25) 9. Michelle Boylan (elected 27) 10. Anthony Spagnolo (elected 29) 11. Kathryn Jackson 12. Dean Wicken 13. Amanda-Sue Markham 14. Ka-Ren Chew 15. Xavier Garbin 16. Suzanne Migdale 17. Randall Starling 18. Gabi Ghasseb	422,655	27.20	+9.52
	Greens	1. Brad Pettitt (elected 3) 2. Sophie McNeill (elected 10) 3. Tim Clifford (elected 14) 4. Jess Beckerling (elected 17) 5. Diane Evers 6. Clint Uink 7. Simone Collins 8. Alex Wallace 9. Verity Ives	170,052	10.94	+4.56
	National	1. Julie Freeman (elected 4) 2. Rob Horstman (elected 11) 3. Julie Kirby 4. Heidi Tempra 5. Ben Simpkins 6. Andrew McRae 7. Debbie Carson 8. Peter Gordon 9. Leonie Lemmey 10. Jemma August	84,203	5.42	+2.62
	One Nation	1. Rod Caddies (elected 5) 2. Phil Scott (elected 35) 3. Parminder Singh 4. Constantin Ortheil 5. Kat White	59,296	3.82	+2.34
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Brian Walker (elected 6) 2. Melissa D'Ath 3. Craig Buchanan 4. Frances Barns 5. William Safar 6. Jason Meotti 7. Rob Caruso 8. Fiona Caruso	44,754	2.88	+0.90
	Christians	1. Maryka Groenewald (elected 7) 2. Mike Crichton 3. Louis Hildebrandt 4. Gloria Watkins 5. Neil Fearis	41,348	2.66	+0.71
	Independent	1. Sophia Moermond 2. Louise Kingston 3. Aussie Trump 4. Adrian Perrot 5. Tony Ball	20,795	1.34	+1.34
	Animal Justice	1. Amanda Dorn (elected 37) 2. Nathalie Bergon 3. Michael Anagno 4. Emma Madle 5. Jemma Fittock	18,803	1.21	+0.53
	Sustainable Australia	1. Daniel Minson 2. Julie Matheson 3. Melissa Wood 4. Ann Choong 5. Colin Scott 6. Prok Vasilyev 7. Karen Oborn 8. David Smyth 9. Jane Loveday 10. Ryan Oostryck	16,732	1.08	+1.01
	Stop Pedophiles	1. H. Dolan 2. A. Wilson 3. A. Middleton 4. Georges Dib 5. K. McLennan 6. Jataia Peart 7. Sean King 8. Tiffany Marks 9. Peter Smith 10. Tammy Ward 11. R. Kobryn-Coletti 12. H. Grave 13. M. Nielsen 14. B. Baker 15. T. Hewson 16. C. Smith 17. S. James	14,552	0.94	+0.94
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Stuart Ostle 2. Karrie Louden 3. Peter Raffaelli 4. Jack Carmody 5. Clinton Thomas	13,010	0.84	−0.64
	Libertarian	1. Ryan Burns 2. Gary Nicol 3. Jake McCoull 4. Dean Covich 5. Angela Williams 6. Yan Loh 7. Trevor Barnes	9,912	0.64	+0.00
	Independent	Peter McLernon	654	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	Christiane Smith	601	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	Steve Walker	563	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	Sudhir Sudhir	368	0.02	+0.02
	Independent	Jennifer McRae	272	0.02	+0.02
Total formal votes			1,554,107	97.07	−0.98
Informal votes			46,860	2.93	+0.98
Turnout			1,600,967	85.66	+0.16

Notes

1. Following the retirement of Labor MLC Alannah MacTiernan, Ben Dawkins was elected via countback as her replacement. ^{[1] [2]} However, he was suspended from Labor prior to being sworn in and was officially expelled from the party on 25 April 2023. ^{[3] [4]}
2. Louise Kingston resigned from the National Party on 20 June 2024. ^[5]
3. Sophia Moermond resigned from the Legalise Cannabis Party on 9 May 2024. ^[6]

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