Results of the 2001 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2001 Western Australian state election.

2001 Western Australian state election
(Legislative Council)

← 1996 10 February 2001 2005 →

All 34 seats in the Legislative Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
L/NP
Leader Kim Chance Norman Moore None
Party Labor Coalition Greens
Leader's seat Agricultural Mining and Pastoral
Seats before 12 17 3
Seats won 13 13 5
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 397,846 381,330 83,883
Percentage 37.94% 36.36% 8.00%
Swing Increase 6.88pp Decrease 10.06pp Increase 2.45pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
PHON
DEM
Leader John Fischer None
Party One Nation Democrats
Leader's seat Mining and Pastoral
(won seat)
Seats before 0 2
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 103,571 38,968
Percentage 9.88% 3.72%
Swing Increase 9.88pp Decrease 2.86pp

Results by Electoral region

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Agricultural

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2001 Western Australian state election: Agricultural[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 13,591
Liberal 1. Bruce Donaldson (elected 1)
2. Murray Nixon
3. Stuart Adams
4. Brian Reading
5. Margaret Rowe
24,484 30.0
One Nation 1. Frank Hough (elected 2)
2. Ron McLean
3. Leonard Hamersley
17,934 22.0 +22.0
Labor 1. Kim Chance (elected 3)
2. Dale Piercey
3. Kelly Shay
4. Cathryn Backer
16,486 20.2 −2.5
National 1. Murray Criddle (elected 4)
2. Dexter Davies
3. Geoff Gill
4. Chris Nelson
5. Allan Marshall
6. Gavin Davis
15,373 18.9
Greens 1. Dee Margetts (elected 5)
2. Kate Davis
3,698 4.5 +4.5
Curtin Labor Alliance 1. A E Harvey
2. Malcolm Talbot
1,940 2.4 +2.4
Democrats 1. Marilyn Rock
2. Malcolm McKercher
1,508 1.9 −4.8
Independent Ramon Kennedy 118 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 81,541 97.5 +0.8
Informal votes 2,094 2.5 −0.8
Turnout 83,635 92.0 +0.9
  • The Liberal and National parties ran a joint ticket in 1996. The overall swing against the coalition for this region is -19.6.

East Metropolitan

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2001 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 39,831
Labor 1. Nick Griffiths (elected 1)
2. Ljiljanna Ravlich (elected 3)
3. Louise Pratt (elected 4)
4. John Carruthers
5. Brad George
6. Emiliano Barzotto
105,596 44.2 +8.1
Liberal 1. Peter Foss (elected 2)
2. Derrick Tomlinson (elected 5)
3. Bill Munro
4. Deborah Hopper
5. Ken Shephard
72,378 30.3 −10.2
One Nation 1. Robin Scott
2. Marye Daniels
23,986 10.0 +10.0
Greens 1. Lee Bell
2. Alison Xamon
15,379 6.4 +1.0
Democrats 1. Norm Kelly
2. Julie Ward
9,754 4.1 −2.7
Christian Democrats 1. Gerard Goiran
2. Derk Gans
6,616 2.8 +0.4
Curtin Labor Alliance 1. Megan Kirwan
2. Simon Makin
2,605 1.1 +1.1
Independent Joan Torr 1,779 0.7 +0.7
Independent John Tucak 358 0.2 +0.2
Independent Tom Hoyer 339 0.1 +0.1
Independent 1. Alan Bateson
2. Linda Bateson
193 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 238,983 97.1 +0.4
Informal votes 7,088 2.9 −0.4
Turnout 246,071 92.0 +0.4

Mining and Pastoral

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2001 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,691
Labor 1. Tom Stephens (elected 1)
2. Jon Ford (elected 3)
3. Kevin Leahy
4. Liz Tassell
5. Margaret Vincent
6. Mike Anderton
20,596 39.5 −8.5
Liberal 1. Norman Moore (elected 2)
2. Greg Smith
3. Isabelle Scott
4. Ken Baston
5. John Fawcett
13,908 26.7 −9.0
One Nation 1. John Fischer (elected 4)
2. Wayne Trembath
3. Irene Wybom
7,247 13.9 +13.9
Independent 1. Mark Nevill
2. Randy Spargo
3. Janeneil Sibosado
4,878 9.4 +9.4
Greens 1. Robin Chapple (elected 5)
2. Scott Ludlam
2,305 4.4 +4.4
National 1. Dudley Maslen
2. Paul Ausburn
3. Peter Kneebone
1,361 2.6 −7.1
Democrats 1. Don Hoddy
2. Pam Heald
834 1.6 −3.4
Independent 1. Tom Helm
2. Diane Mills
813 1.6 +1.6
Independent Vin Cooper 140 0.3 +0.3
Independent Murray Kennedy 62 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 52,144 97.6 +0.3
Informal votes 1,298 2.4 −0.3
Turnout 53,442 79.9 +1.3

North Metropolitan

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2001 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 39,829
Liberal 1. George Cash (elected 1)
2. Ray Halligan (elected 3)
3. Alan Cadby (elected 5)
4. Peter Collier
5. Michael Sutherland
6. Andre Shannon
7. Alan Carstairs
122,217 38.4 −8.0
Labor 1. Ed Dermer (elected 2)
2. Ken Travers (elected 4)
3. Graham Giffard (elected 7)
4. Batong Pham
5. Roslyn Harley
6. Andrew Waddell
118,027 37.0 +6.1
Greens 1. Giz Watson (elected 6)
2. Cameron Poustie
3. Brenda Roy
31,031 9.7 +3.3
One Nation 1. Gerry Kenworthy
2. Leeann Hopkins
19,403 6.1 +6.1
Democrats 1. Helen Hodgson
2. Tim Law
13,690 4.3 −3.4
Christian Democrats 1. Dwight Randall
2. Brian Peachey
7,698 2.4 +2.4
Independent 1. Ismail Fredericks
2. Sam Basri
3,539 1.1 +1.1
Independent David Berry 1,491 0.5 +0.5
Curtin Labor Alliance 1. Michael Whiteside
2. Ismail Julius
910 0.3 +0.3
  Seniors Audrey Anderson 414 0.1 +0.1
Independent Bronislaw Tabaczynski 207 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 318,627 97.4 +0.3
Informal votes 8,426 2.6 −0.3
Turnout 327,053 90.7 +0.5

South Metropolitan

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2001 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 37,068
Labor 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1)
2. Kate Doust (elected 3)
3. Sylvia Mortas
4. Liam Costello
5. Kim Young
6. Chilip Foo
95,625 43.0 +6.9
Liberal 1. Barbara Scott (elected 2)
2. Simon O'Brien (elected 4)
3. Alison Gibson
4. Barry Pound
5. Margaret Thomas
75,277 33.8 −7.5
Greens 1. Jim Scott (elected 5)
2. Lynn MacLaren
20,028 9.0 +2.1
One Nation 1. Tony Dines
2. Sandra Rawlings
15,849 7.1 +7.1
Democrats 1. Jakica Zaknic
2. Pam Townshend
10,952 4.9 −1.6
Curtin Labor Alliance 1. Adrian Bennett
2. June Bennett
2,890 1.3 +1.3
Independent Eddie Hwang 885 0.4 +0.4
Independent Lawrence Shave 566 0.3 +0.3
  Seniors Pet van de Zuidwind 222 0.1 +0.1
Independent Rick Finney 109 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 222,403 97.4 +0.3
Informal votes 5,910 2.6 −0.3
Turnout 228,313 90.9 +0.5

South West

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2001 Western Australian state election: South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 16,882
Liberal 1. Barry House (elected 1)
2. Bill Stretch (elected 4)
3. Robyn McSweeney (elected 6)
4. John Silcock
5. Nigel Hallett
6. Robert Nicholson
7. Craig Carbone
47,862 35.4
Labor 1. John Cowdell (elected 2)
2. Adele Farina (elected 5)
3. Matt Benson-Lidholm
4. Ursula Richards
5. Patricia Creevey
6. Garry Newman
41,516 30.7 +2.6
One Nation 1. Paddy Embry (elected 3)
2. Peter O'Reilly
3. Judith South
19,152 14.2 +14.2
Greens 1. Chrissy Sharp (elected 7)
2. Basil Schur
3. Judy Trembath
11,442 8.5 +1.0
National 1. Mal Cameron
2. Steve Dilley
3. Gordon Smith
8,339 6.2
Democrats 1. Alf Denman
2. Alison Wylie
2,361 1.7 −2.7
Christian Democrats Justin Moseley 1,791 1.3 +1.3
Independent Ken Gunson 1,633 1.2 +1.2
Curtin Labor Alliance Terry Iturbide 640 0.5 +0.5
  Seniors Glen Wood 318 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 135,054 97.4 +0.4
Informal votes 3,618 2.6 −0.4
Turnout 138,672 92.1 +0.2
  • The Liberal and National parties ran a joint ticket for South West in the 1996 election. The overall swing against the Coalition in the South West region was -10.8.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Western Australian state election, 2001" (PDF). ABC Election Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2014.