Results of the 2017 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2017 Western Australian state election.

2017 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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All 36 seats on the Legislative Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Sue Ellery.jpg
Leader Sue Ellery Peter Collier None
Party Labor Liberal Greens
Leader's seat South Metropolitan North Metropolitan
Seats before 11 17 2
Seats won 14 9 4
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 8 Increase 2
Popular vote 544,938 360,235 116,041
Percentage 40.41% 26.71% 8.60%
Swing Increase 7.90pp Decrease 20.91pp Increase 0.39pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
PHON
SFF
Leader Colin de Grussa Colin Tincknell Rick Mazza
Party National One Nation SFF
Leader's seat Agricultural
(won seat)
South West
(won seat)
Agricultural
Seats before 5 0 1
Seats won 4 3 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 59,776 110,480 31,924
Percentage 4.43% 8.19% 2.37
Swing Decrease 0.45pp Increase 8.19pp Increase 0.59pp

  Seventh party
 
Leader Aaron Stonehouse
Party Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat South Metropolitan
Seats before 0
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase 1
Popular vote 23,848
Percentage 1.77%
Swing Increase 1.77pp

Map of seats won for each party per electoral division.

Results summary edit

 
Government (14)
  Labor (14)
Opposition (9)
  Liberal (9)
Crossbench (13)
  National (4)
  Greens (4)
  One Nation (3)
  Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (1)
  Liberal Democrats (1)
Legislative Council (STV/GVT) – Turnout 87.00% (CV)[1][2]
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats +/-
  Labor 544,938 40.41 +7.90 14   3
  Liberal 360,235 26.71 −20.91 9   8
  Greens 116,041 8.60 +0.39 4   2
  One Nation 110,480 8.19 +8.19 3   3
  National 59,776 4.43 -0.45 4   1
  Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 31,924 2.37 +0.59 1  
  Christians 26,209 1.94 -0.01 0  
  Liberal Democrats 23,848 1.77 +1.77 1   1
  Animal Justice 14,838 1.10 +1.10 0  
  Family First 11,279 0.84 -0.53 0  
  Daylight Saving 9,209 0.68 +0.68 0  
  Micro Business 7,484 0.55 +0.55 0  
  Flux the System! 5,934 0.44 +0.44 0  
  Matheson for Western Australia 5,270 0.39 +0.39 0  
  Fluoride Free WA 4,327 0.32 +0.32 0  
  Socialist Alliance 1,367 0.10 +0.10 0  
  Independents 15,516 1.15 -0.53 0  
  Other 482 0.03 +0.03 0  
 Formal votes 1,348,675 97.29 +0.13
 Informal votes 37,480 2.70 −0.13
 Total 1,386,155 36
 Registered voters / turnout 1,593,222 87.00 -2.20

Results by electoral region edit

 
Map of seats won for each party per electoral division.

Agricultural edit

2017 Western Australian state election: Agricultural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 12,597
National 1. Martin Aldridge (elected 1)
2. Colin de Grussa (elected 4)
3. Leigh Ballard
4. Fred Block
5. Steve Blyth
6. David Kennedy
27,060 30.69 −1.04
Labor 1. Darren West (elected 2)
2. Laurie Graham (elected 5)
3. Carol Martin
4. Luke Clarkson
21,164 24.00 +6.43
Liberal 1. Jim Chown (elected 3)
2. Steve Martin
3. Brian Ellis
4. Chris Wilkins
5. Alan McFarland
16,446 18.65 −15.20
One Nation 1. Rod Caddies
2. Craig McKinley
3. Emma McKinley
10,283 11.66 +11.66
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Rick Mazza (elected 6)
2. Bevan Steele
3. Mal Kentish
4,985 5.65 +2.37
Greens 1. Ian James
2. Dylan Copeland
3,178 3.60 −0.35
Christians 1. Trevor Young
2. Les Holten
1,624 1.84 −0.03
Liberal Democrats 1. Connor Whittle
2. Stuart Hatch
960 1.09 +1.09
Family First 1. Murray Yarran
2. Leighton Knoll
830 0.94 −0.16
Flux the System! 1. Lewis Freer
2. Peter Turner
313 0.35 +0.35
Matheson for WA 1. Peter Swift
2. Bruce Anderson
260 0.29 +0.29
Daylight Saving 1. Vince Radford
2. Robert Tucker
196 0.22 +0.22
Fluoride Free WA 1. Phillip Strahan
2. Gillian Pearce
192 0.22 +0.22
Independent Flux 1. Alexander Reid
2. Tim McMahon
184 0.21 +0.21
Independent 1. Murray Fleeton
2. Patrick Akkari
105 0.12 +0.12
Micro Business 1. Dennis Jennings
2. Petar Culum
91 0.10 +0.10
Independent 1. Brent Williamson
2. Michael Prinz
76 0.09 +0.09
Independent Frank Hough 74 0.08 +0.08
Independent 1. David Reed
2. Lewis Butto
58 0.07 +0.07
Independent Flux 1. N. Spada
2. S. Demir
53 0.06 +0.06
Independent Graham Barrett-Lennard 43 0.05 +0.05
Total formal votes 88,175 97.28 +0.08
Informal votes 2,462 2.72 −0.08
Turnout 90,637 88.21 −2.19

East Metropolitan edit

2017 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 47,831
Labor 1. Alanna Clohesy (elected 1)
2. Samantha Rowe (elected 3)
3. Matthew Swinbourn (elected 4)
4. Thomas French
5. Reece Wheadon
6. Lauren Cayoun
155,707 46.51 +8.28
Liberal 1. Donna Faragher (elected 2)
2. Alyssa Hayden
3. Helen Morton
4. Christopher Tan
5. Raymond Gianoli
6. Joanna Collins
83,547 24.95 −21.85
Greens 1. Tim Clifford (elected 5)
2. Sarah Nielsen-Harvey
3. Robyn Walsh
29,810 8.90 +0.74
One Nation 1. Charles Smith (elected 6)
2. Chris Fernandez
3. Lloyd McIntosh
26,874 8.03 +8.03
Christians 1. Jamie van Burgel
2. Maryka Groenewald
8,292 2.48 −0.22
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Paul Pitaro
2. Mitchell Wellstead
3. Steve Denham
6,836 2.04 +0.41
Animal Justice 1. Talia Raphaely
2. Nicole Arielli
4,874 1.46 +1.46
Liberal Democrats 1. Neil Hamilton
2. Todd Phillips
3,464 1.03 +1.03
Family First 1. Simon Geddes
2. Steve Fuhrmann
3,361 1.00 +1.00
Daylight Saving 1. Michael Zakrzewski
2. Riley Burkett
2,642 0.79 +0.79
Micro Business 1. Kelvin White
2. W. Ginbey
2,531 0.76 +0.76
Flux the System! 1. Rob Redfearn
2. Jim Taylor
1,522 0.45 +0.45
Matheson for WA 1. Russell Goodrick
2. Stephen Lau
1,400 0.42 +0.42
Fluoride Free WA 1. John Watt
2. Trevor McGowan
1,262 0.38 +0.38
Independent Flux 1. M. Lotterin
2. Stef Pienaar
802 0.24 +0.24
Independent 1. Shawn Dhu
2. Belinda Lange
677 0.20 +0.20
Independent 1. Jayme Hewitt
2. Natasha Forde
442 0.13 +0.13
Independent Roger Cornish 392 0.12 +0.12
Independent Flux 1. Charday Williams
2. Ben Devlin
381 0.11 +0.11
Total formal votes 334,816 97.09 +0.48
Informal votes 10,036 2.91 −0.48
Turnout 344,852 87.20 −2.44

Mining and Pastoral edit

2017 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,045
Labor 1. Stephen Dawson (elected 1)
2. Kyle McGinn (elected 4)
3. Peter Foster
4. Christopher Mousley
16,846 34.16 +11.78
National 1. Jacqui Boydell (elected 2)
2. Dave Grills
3. Gary Brown
4. Judi Janes
5. Adrian Hatwell
6. Terry Fleeton
9,356 18.97 −8.98
Liberal 1. Ken Baston (elected 3)
2. Mark Lewis
3. Barry Pound
4. Jason Wells
7,735 15.69 −16.43
One Nation 1. Robin Scott (elected 5)
2. Justin Keating
3. Janine Varley
6,754 13.70 +13.70
Greens 1. Robin Chapple (elected 6)
2. Timothy Oliver
2,800 5.68 −3.26
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Stefan Colagiuri
2. Shane Aylmore
3. Kingsley Smith
2,539 5.15 +1.44
Christians 1. Grahame Gould
2. Jacky Young
743 1.51 −0.27
Family First 1. Ian Rose
2. Bev Custers
508 1.03 −1.20
Flux the System! 1. Kai Shanks
2. Melissa Taaffe
505 1.02 +1.02
Liberal Democrats 1. Jared Neaves
2. Marko Vasev
342 0.69 +0.69
Daylight Saving 1. Amanda Klaj
2. Joel Duffy
246 0.50 +0.50
Fluoride Free WA 1. Anne Porter
2. David Bauer
210 0.43 +0.43
Matheson for WA 1. Sonya Matheson
2. Paul Costanzo
132 0.27 +0.27
Independent 1. Paul Fitzgerald
2. Nicholas Cukela
121 0.25 +0.25
Independent Flux 1. Atilla Ataman
2. Tayla Stucke
85 0.17 +0.17
Independent Darby Renton 72 0.15 +0.15
Independent Flux 1. Abed Raouf
2. Billy Amesz
68 0.14 +0.14
Micro Business 1. Natasha Rogers
2. Pritam Patil
65 0.13 +0.13
Independent Julie Owen 55 0.11 +0.11
Independent Flux 1. Angela Hyde
2. Greg Gandossini
53 0.11 +0.11
Independent 1. Keith Mader
2. Royce Normington
41 0.08 +0.08
Independent 1. Arihia Henry
2. Pete Francis
35 0.07 +0.07
Total formal votes 49,311 97.52 +0.23
Informal votes 1,253 2.48 −0.23
Turnout 50,564 73.84 −5.63

North Metropolitan edit

2017 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 47,901
Labor 1. Alannah MacTiernan (elected 1)
2. Martin Pritchard (elected 3)
3. Kelly Shay
4. Hannah Beazley
5. Laine McDonald
6. Hugh Nguyen
124,809 37.22 +7.89
Liberal 1. Peter Collier (elected 2)
2. Michael Mischin (elected 4)
3. Tjorn Sibma (elected 6)
4. Victoria Jackson
5. Sandra Brewer
6. Tim Walton
122,296 36.47 −20.60
Greens 1. Alison Xamon (elected 5)
2. Samantha Jenkinson
3. Ziggy Fatnowna
33,448 9.98 +1.16
One Nation 1. John Bombak
2. Ian Hamilton
21,677 6.46 +6.46
Christians 1. Dwight Randall
2. Neil Fearis
5,382 1.61 +0.06
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Stefan Colagiuri
2. Shane Aylmore
3. Kingsley Smith
4,359 1.30 +0.20
Animal Justice 1. Natasha Chakich
2. Elizabeth McCasker
3,989 1.19 +1.19
Liberal Democrats 1. Brian Murray
2. John Ogilvie
3,662 1.09 +1.09
Daylight Saving 1. Tye Short
2. Michael Kennedy
2,700 0.81 +0.81
Family First 1. Henry Heng
2. Lesley Croll
2,369 0.71 −0.23
Micro Business 1. John Golawski
2. Matt Golawski
3. Mariah Bennington
2,063 0.62 +0.62
Matheson for WA 1. Julie Matheson
2. Jane Boxall
2,017 0.60 +0.60
Independent Flux 1. Raoul Smith
2. Michael Carey
1,701 0.51 +0.51
Flux the System! 1. Joshua van Ross
2. Owen Merriman
1,465 0.44 +0.44
Fluoride Free WA 1. Anne Porter
2. David Bauer
1,084 0.32 +0.32
Independent Michael Tucak 947 0.28 +0.28
Independent Flux 1. A. Albert
2. Claire Norton
851 0.25 +0.25
Independent Derek Ammon 313 0.09 +0.09
Independent Joe Ruzzi 168 0.05 +0.05
Total formal votes 335,300 97.65 +0.07
Informal votes 8,061 2.35 −0.07
Turnout 343,361 87.78 −1.91

South Metropolitan edit

2017 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 49,570
Labor 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1)
2. Kate Doust (elected 3)
3. Pierre Yang (elected 4)
4. Kelly McManus
5. Vicky Burrows
6. Dustin Rafferty
155,678 44.87 +7.95
Liberal 1. Nick Goiran (elected 2)
2. Simon O'Brien (elected 6)
3. Phil Edman
4. Michelle Hofmann
5. Lorraine Finlay
6. Daryl Pranata
86,197 24.84 −22.54
Greens 1. Lynn MacLaren
2. Jordon Steele-John
3. Nasrin Dehghani
32,100 9.25 +0.46
One Nation 1. Philip Scott
2. Richard Eldridge
3. Ekaterina Andreeva
24,256 6.99 +6.99
Liberal Democrats 1. Aaron Stonehouse (elected 5)
2. Angadjeet Sanghera
13,571 3.91 +3.91
Christians 1. Bob Burdett
2. Carmen Burdett
6,876 1.98 +0.04
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Peter Raffaelli
2. Wayne Higgs
5,211 1.50 −0.02
Animal Justice 1. Katrina Love
2. Ramona Janssen
4,434 1.28 +1.28
Daylight Saving 1. Wilson Tucker
2. Peita Alberti
2,751 0.79 +0.79
Family First 1. Nigel Irvine
2. Cara Heng
2,419 0.70 −1.09
Micro Business 1. Cam Tinley
2. Andrew Middleton
3. Len Dibben
2,361 0.68 +0.68
Independent 1. Carol Adams
2. Karen Vernon
3. Luke Bolton
4. Jonathan Ford
2,308 0.67 +0.67
Independent 1. Robert Cotterell
2. Michelle Cotterell
1,405 0.40 +0.40
Socialist Alliance 1. Sam Wainwright
2. Petrina Harley
1,367 0.39 +0.39
Flux the System! 1. Alexander Brownbill
2. Keith Pomeroy
1,288 0.37 +0.37
Matheson for WA 1. Andrew Luobikis
2. Angela Watson
1,176 0.34 +0.34
Fluoride Free WA 1. Derek Rucki
2. Nita Thakrar
996 0.29 +0.29
Independent 1. Vito Matarazzo
2. Yusuf Oruc
939 0.27 +0.27
Independent Tony Romano 396 0.11 +0.11
Independent Laona Jones 379 0.11 +0.11
Independent 1. William Freeman
2. Daksh Varma
291 0.08 +0.08
Independent Flux 1. Rick Smith
2. Adrian Snary
242 0.07 +0.07
Independent Norm Heslington 142 0.04 +0.04
Independent Rosemary Lorrimar 109 0.03 +0.03
Independent Frank Brown 93 0.03 +0.03
Total formal votes 346,985 97.13 −0.11
Informal votes 10,257 2.87 +0.11
Turnout 357,242 87.28 −2.19

South West edit

2017 Western Australian state election: South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 27,727
Labor 1. Sally Talbot (elected 1)
2. Adele Farina (elected 3)
3. John Mondy
4. Barry Winmar
5. Jessica Short
70,734 36.44 +5.91
Liberal 1. Steve Thomas (elected 2)
2. Wade De Campo
3. Robyn McSweeney
4. Tony Norment
5. Heather Reid
6. Douglas McLarty
44,014 22.68 −21.27
National 1. Colin Holt (elected 5)
2. Louise Kingston
3. Bevan Eatts
4. Kylie Kennaugh
23,360 12.04 +1.06
One Nation 1. Colin Tincknell (elected 4)
2. Cameron Bartkowski
3. Sean Butler
20,636 10.63 +10.63
Greens 1. Diane Evers (elected 6)
2. Hsien Harper
14,705 7.58 −0.34
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Nigel Hallett
2. Craig Carbone
3. Ray Hull
7,994 4.12 +1.75
Christians 1. Greg Spaanderman
2. Rachael Dowdell
3,292 1.70 +0.24
Liberal Democrats 1. Nathan Dyson
2. Damian Coletta
1,849 0.95 +0.95
Family First 1. Linda Rose
2. Dave Bolt
1,792 0.92 −0.60
Animal Justice 1. Alicia Sutton
2. Eric Gobbert
1,541 0.79 +0.79
Flux the System! 1. Daithí Gleeson
2. Mark Bentley
841 0.43 +0.43
Daylight Saving 1. Brett Tucker
2. Janet Wilson
686 0.35 +0.35
Independent 1. Tim Hartley
2. Julio Pieraldi
622 0.32 +0.32
Fluoride Free WA 1. Hayley Green
2. John Vukovich
579 0.30 +0.30
Micro Business 1. Jeff Casson
2. Devinder Chinna
373 0.19 +0.19
Independent 1. Eric Thern
2. Katrina De Ruyck
291 0.15 +0.15
Matheson for WA 1. Stephen Phelan
2. Blake Phelan
285 0.15 +0.15
Independent Kyle Hammond 267 0.14 +0.14
Independent John Higgins 155 0.08 +0.08
Independent Zyggi Uchwal 72 0.04 +0.04
Total formal votes 194,088 97.29 +0.04
Informal votes 5,411 2.71 −0.04
Turnout 199,499 88.25 −2.41

References edit

  1. ^ "2017 State General Election Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "WA Election 2017". ABC News. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.