2013 Western Australian state election

none October 2020 April 2023 2013 Western Australian state election Western Australia parliamentary no First preference 2008 Western Australian state election 2008 2017 Western Australian state election 2017 All 59 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assemblyand all 36 members in the Western Australian Legislative Council30 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 9 March 2013 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2008–2013 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2013–2017 150x150px Colin Barnett yes 2008 08 06 Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) Cottesloe 557,903 47.10% 8.71 24 seats 6 24 31 7 150x150px Mark McGowan yes 2012 1 23 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Rockingham 392,448 33.13% 2.70 28 seats 4 26 21 5 150x150px Brendon Grylls yes 2005 06 21 National Party of Australia (WA) Central Wheatbelt(won Pilbara) 71,694 6.05% 1.18 4 seats 25 5 7 2 TPP TPP swing 57.29% 5.44 42.71% 5.44 Premier Elected Premier Colin Barnett Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) Colin Barnett Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) 2013 Western Australian election - Vote Strength.svg 400px The map on the left shows the first party preference by electorate. The map on the right shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate. The 2013 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 9 March 2013 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal–National Coalition government, led by Premier Colin Barnett, won a second consecutive four-year term in government, defeating the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Mark McGowan, in a landslide.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-09/wa-election-2013-live-coverage/4563048 How the West was won: Landslide for Liberals ABC News 9 March 2013 6 August 2023 www.abc.net.auhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-10/liberals-claim-victory-as-labor-seeks-to-lay-blame/4563384 Liberals elected in landslide victory ABC News 9 March 2013 6 August 2023 www.abc.net.auhttps://www.australianmining.com.au/was-liberal-landslide-good-for-miners/ WA's Liberal landslide good for miners Staff Writer 11 March 2013 6 August 2023https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/130076/landslide-win-for-liberals-in-western-australia-poll Landslide win for Liberals in Western Australia poll 10 March 2013 RNZ 6 August 2023 The Liberals alone won a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly for the first time since the election of 1996, retaining government with 31 seats. Labor won 21 seats and the Nationals won 7 seats. In the Legislative Council, the Liberals won 17 of the 36 seats. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the Western Australian state election, 2013 (Legislative Assembly) thumb|Winning party by electorate. Western Australian state election, 9 March 2013http://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sg2013 2013 State General Election Results Western Australian Electoral Commission 5 July 2013 15 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215113728/http://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sg2013 15 December 2013 dead Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 2008 2017 1,412,533 1,260,089 89.21% +2.73% 75,657 6.00% +0.68% yes Liberal WA 557,903 47.10 +8.71 31 +7 Labor WA 392,448 33.13 –2.70 21 –7 Greens WA 99,431 8.39 –3.52 0 ±0 Nationals WA 71,694 6.05 +1.18 7 +3 Australian Christians 21,451 1.81 –0.77 0 ±0 Family First 7,039 0.59 –1.35 0 ±0 Independent Independents 34,466 2.91 –1.44 0 –3 1,184,432 59 Liberal WA Liberal 678,231 57.29% +5.44% Labor WA 505,650 42.71% –5.44% |} Legislative Council thumb|Legislative Council results per region in the 2013 state general election|400x400px Results of the Western Australian state election, 2013 (Legislative Council) Western Australian state election, 9 March 2013 Legislative Council 1,412,533 1,260,929 89.27% +2.72% 35,706 2.83% +0.00% Liberal WA 583,500 47.62 +8.02 17 +1 Labor WA 398,260 32.51 –3.63 11 ± 0 Greens WA 100,624 8.21 –2.87 2 –2 Nationals WA 59,804 4.88 –0.44 5 ± 0 Australian Christians 23,877 1.95 –0.37 0 ± 0 Shooters and Fishers 21,765 1.78 New 1 +1 Family First 16,760 1.37 –1.15 0 ± 0 Independent Independent 20,633 1.68 +0.21 0 ± 0 1,225,223 36 |} Summary of Assembly results Popular vote #ddd 300px Liberal blue 47.10 Labor red 33.13 Greens lightgreen 8.40 National green 6.05 Others purple 5.32% of the seats won #ddd 300px Liberal blue 52.54 Labor red 35.59 National green 11.86 Seats changing parties Seat Pre-2013 rowspan="2" Swing Post-2013 Party Member Margin Margin MemberParty Alfred Cove  Independent Liberal Janet Woollard 0.2* N/A 23.6** Dean Nalder Liberal  Balcatta  Labor John Kobelke 2.2 9.5 7.3 Chris Hatton Liberal  Belmont  Labor Eric Ripper 6.7 7.6 0.9 Glenys Godfrey Liberal  Churchlands  Independent Liz Constable 23.5** N/A 20.2** Sean L'Estrange Liberal  Forrestfield  Labor Andrew Waddell 0.2 2.3 2.1 Nathan Morton Liberal  Fremantle  Independent Adele Carles 4.0** N/A 7.9* Simone McGurk Labor  Joondalup  Labor Tony O'Gorman 3.3 7.8 4.5 Jan Norberger Liberal  Kalgoorlie  Independent John Bowler 3.6*** N/A 6.3* Wendy Duncan National  Morley  Labor notional 0.8 5.5 4.7 Ian Britza Liberal  Perth  Labor John Hyde 7.7 10.3 2.6 Eleni Evangel Liberal  Pilbara  Labor Tom Stephens 7.2 18.7 11.5 Brendon Grylls National  Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election. * figure is vs. Liberal ** figure is vs. Labor *** figure is vs. National Background At previous elections, the government was able to choose the date of an election, but on 3 November 2011, the government introduced fixed four-year terms, with elections being held every four years on the second Saturday in March.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-03/fixed-state-elections/3617230 New laws fix state election dates ABC News 3 November 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 January 2012Antony Green Antony Green http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2011/02/future-election-dates.html Future election dates Blogs.abc.net.au 8 February 2011 26 January 2012 This was the first election under the new system. Key dates Issue of writ: 6 Februaryhttp://www.elections.wa.gov.au/media-election-facts-and-figures/election-timeline Election Timeline Western Australian Electoral Commission 27 March 2013 Nominations open: 7 February Close of party nominations: 12 noon, 14 February Close of rolls: 6 pm, 14 February Close of independent nominations: 12 noon, 15 February Postal voting commences: ? Pre-poll voting commences: 20 February Polling day: 9 March Return of writ: On or before 6 May Seats held Lower house At the 2008 election, Labor won 28 seats, the Liberals won 24 seats, the Nationals won four seats, with three seats won by independents. Three changes have occurred since; the Greens won the seat of Fremantle off Labor at the 2009 by-election, Vince Catania in the seat of North West defected from Labor to the Nationals in July 2009,http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/20/2631409.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101119011537/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/20/2631409.htm dead 19 November 2010 Catania quits Labor to join Nationals: ABC News 20 July 2009 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 July 2009 4 February 2011 and Fremantle MP Adele Carles resigned from the Greens in 2010, leaving Labor with 26 seats, the Liberals with 24 seats, the Nationals with five seats, while independents hold four seats. Boundary changes took effect at this election. The only changes to the notional 2008 results were that the seat of Morley shifted from Liberal to Laborhttp://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/morl.htm Morley - 2013 Western Australian Election Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 March 2013 and the seat of North West (renamed North West Central) shifted from Labor to National.http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/nort.htm North West Central - 2013 Western Australian Election Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 March 2013 Upper house At the 2008 election, the Liberals won 16 seats, Labor won 11 seats, the Nationals won five seats, and the Greens won four seats. Retiring MPs Labor John Kobelke MLA (Balcatta)http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13343294/woodhams-retiring-from-politics/ Woodhams retiring from politics Au.news.yahoo.com 4 April 2012 29 December 2012 Carol Martin MLA (Kimberley)Mills Vanessa http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/11/15/3633728.htm Carol Martin farewells parliamentary life Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 November 2012 29 December 2012 Eric Ripper MLA (Belmont) Tom Stephens MLA (Pilbara) Martin Whitely MLA (Bassendean)http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-23/labor-mp-martin-whitely-bids-for-senate/4147674 Whitely bids for Senate in challenge to Bullock Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 July 2012 29 December 2012 Helen Bullock MLC (Mining and Pastoral Region)https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/labor-man-slams-senate-as-unionists-retirement-home/news-story/2c38f730026acb6caf12479ed1c6a428 The Australian Labor man slams Senate as 'unionists' retirement home' subscription 30 July 2012 Ed Dermer MLC (North Metropolitan Region)http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-03/labor-puts-pressure-on-older-mps/3756298 Labor puts pressure on older MPs to retire Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3 January 2012 29 December 2012 Jon Ford MLC (Mining and Pastoral Region)http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-21/mp-jon-ford-to-retire-at-next-election/3903370 MP Jon Ford to retire at next election Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 March 2012 29 December 2012 Linda Savage MLC (East Metropolitan Region)http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/13749225/port-hedland-mayor-to-take-on-grylls Port Hedland Mayor to take on Grylls Yahoo 22 May 2012 1 January 2013 Liberal Norman Moore MLC (Mining and Pastoral Region)Courtney Trenwith http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/father-of-wa-politics-to-retire-20120201-1qt48.html Father of WA Politics Norman Moore To Retire Watoday.com.au 1 February 2012 29 December 2012 National Grant Woodhams MLA (Moore) Independent John Bowler MLA (Kalgoorlie)http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/15278624/kalgoorlie-mp-bowler-retires-from-politics/ Kalgoorlie MP Bowler retires from politics Au.news.yahoo.com 1 November 2012 29 December 2012 Liz Constable MLA (Churchlands)http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-16/retiring-mp-constable-not-bitter-about-being-dumped/4317046 Retiring MP Constable not bitter about dumping Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 October 2012 29 December 2012 2008 pendulum The following Mackerras pendulum works by lining up all of the seats according to the percentage point margin post-election on a two-candidate-preferred basis. Liberal/National seats MarginalNorth WestVince CataniaNAT−3.1 pp1 1RivertonMike NahanLIB0.2 ppWannerooPaul MilesLIB0.7 ppMorleyIan BritzaLIB 0.9 ppSouthern RiverPeter AbetzLIB 1.6 ppJandakotJoe FrancisLIB 1.8 ppMount LawleyMichael SutherlandLIB 2.2 ppNedlandsBill MarmionLIB 2.5 pp v INDMooreGrant WoodhamsNAT 3.1 pp v LIBSwan HillsFrank AlbanLIB 3.5 ppEyreGraham JacobsLIB 3.6 pp v NATOcean ReefAlbert JacobLIB 4.4 ppKingsleyAndrea MitchellLIB 4.5 ppScarboroughLiza HarveyLIB 5.2 ppDarling RangeTony SimpsonLIB 5.6 ppFairly safeKalamundaJohn DayLIB6.3 ppMurray-WellingtonMurray CowperLIB8.4 ppGeraldtonIan BlayneyLIB8.5 ppSafeDawesvilleKim HamesLIB11.1 ppBatemanChristian PorterLIB11.4 ppHillarysRob JohnsonLIB11.4 ppBunburyJohn CastrilliLIB11.7 ppVasseTroy BuswellLIB13.5 ppSouth PerthJohn McGrathLIB14.3 ppCarineTony KrsticevicLIB14.5 ppBlackwood-StirlingTerry RedmanNAT17.3 pp v LIBCentral WheatbeltBrendon GryllsNAT17.9 pp v LIBCottesloeColin BarnettLIB19.4 ppVery safeWaginTerry WaldronNAT27.1 pp v LIBIndependent seatsAlfred CoveJanet WoollardIND LIB1.0 pp v LIBKalgoorlieJohn BowlerIND3.6 pp v NATFremantleAdele CarlesIND4.0 pp v ALP2 2ChurchlandsLiz ConstableIND23.5 pp v ALP Labor seatsMarginalAlbanyPeter WatsonALP0.2 ppForrestfieldAndrew WaddellALP0.2 ppKwinanaRoger CookALP0.8 pp v INDCollie-PrestonMick MurrayALP1.0 ppBalcattaJohn KobelkeALP2.3 ppJoondalupTony O'GormanALP3.5 ppPilbaraTom StephensALP3.6 ppWest SwanRita SaffiotiALP4.4 ppGosnellsChris TallentireALP5.5 ppFairly safeBelmontEric RipperALP6.7 ppKimberleyCarol MartinALP6.8 ppPerthJohn HydeALP7.8 ppMidlandMichelle RobertsALP8.3 ppMindarieJohn QuigleyALP8.5 ppCanningtonBill JohnstonALP9.0 ppMaylandsLisa BakerALP9.0 ppVictoria ParkBen WyattALP9.0 ppCockburnFran LoganALP9.6 ppWarnbroPaul PapaliaALP9.7 ppSafeBassendeanMartin WhitelyALP10.3 ppMandurahDavid TemplemanALP10.5 ppRockinghamMark McGowanALP10.6 ppWillageePeter TinleyALP10.6 pp v GRNGirrawheenMargaret QuirkALP11.5 ppNollamaraJanine FreemanALP12.7 ppVery safeArmadaleTony ButiALP20.3 pp v CDP 1.1Elected as Labor member, defected to the Nationals in July 2009, margin is ALP v NAT. 2.2Elected as Green member, resigned from The Greens in May 2010. Post-election pendulum Margins with an asterisk (*) indicate seats that have a different 2-candidate-preferred result other than Labor v. Liberal/National. The 2cp result for each seat is below the table. Liberal/National seats MarginalBelmontGlenys GodfreyLIB0.9ForrestfieldNathan MortonLIB2.1PerthEleni EvangelLIB2.6JoondalupJan NorbergerLIB4.5MorleyIan BritzaLIB4.7Swan HillsFrank AlbanLIB5.9Fairly safeBalcattaChris HattonLIB7.3JandakotJoe FrancisLIB8.1RivertonMike NahanLIB9.2Mount LawleyMichael SutherlandLIB9.4SafeKalamundaJohn DayLIB10.5WannerooPaul MilesLIB11.1PilbaraBrendon GryllsNAT11.5Murray-WellingtonMurray CowperLIB12.0DawesvilleKim HamesLIB12.7BunburyJohn CastrilliLIB13.1North West CentralVince CataniaNAT13.5*KingsleyAndrea MitchellLIB14.8Darling RangeTony SimpsonLIB15.3Warren-BlackwoodTerry RedmanNAT15.6*KalgoorlieWendy DuncanNAT16.9*Southern RiverPeter AbetzLIB17.0ScarboroughLiza HarveyLIB17.3BatemanMatt TaylorLIB17.8CarineTony KrsticevicLIB18.1Ocean ReefAlbert JacobLIB19.0HillarysRob JohnsonLIB19.0NedlandsBill MarmionLIB19.1Very safeChurchlandsSean L'EstrangeLIB20.2CottesloeColin BarnettLIB20.9South PerthJohn McGrathLIB21.1Central WheatbeltMia DaviesNAT21.1*VasseTroy BuswellLIB21.2GeraldtonIan BlayneyLIB22.8*MooreShane LoveNAT23.2*EyreGraham JacobsLIB23.3*Alfred CoveDean NalderLIB23.6WaginTerry WaldronNAT25.8* Labor seatsMarginalCollie-PrestonMick MurrayALP0.1MidlandMichelle RobertsALP0.1ButlerJohn QuigleyALP1.8West SwanRita SaffiotiALP1.9AlbanyPeter WatsonALP2.0CanningtonBill JohnstonALP2.1GirrawheenMargaret QuirkALP2.4GosnellsChris TallentireALP2.9MaylandsLisa BakerALP3.1CockburnFran LoganALP4.1Victoria ParkBen WyattALP4.1MirrabookaJanine FreemanALP4.6BassendeanDave KellyALP5.1KimberleyJosie FarrerALP5.1Fairly safeMandurahDavid TemplemanALP7.7FremantleSimone McGurkALP7.9WarnbroPaul PapaliaALP8.8ArmadaleTony ButiALP9.6SafeWillageePeter TinleyALP10.6KwinanaRoger CookALP11.8*RockinghamMark McGowanALP13.2 North West Central had a 2CP margin of 9.7% NAT v LIB. Warren-Blackwood had a 2CP margin of 3.1% NAT v LIB. Kalgoorlie had a 2CP margin of 6.3% NAT v LIB. Central Wheatbelt had a 2CP margin of 7.9% NAT v LIB. Geraldton had a 2CP margin of 10.9% LIB v NAT. Moore had a 2CP margin of 5.9% NAT v LIB. Eyre had a 2CP margin of 0.4% LIB v NAT. Wagin had a 2CP margin of 26.9% NAT v LIB. Kwinana had a 2CP margin of 2.6% ALP v IND. Polling Newspoll polling is conducted via random telephone number selection in city and country areas. Sampling sizes consist of around 1,100 electors. The declared margin of error is ±3 percent. Voting intention left Graphical summary of opinion polls for voting intention. Primary vote opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.chart Primary vote opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.tab 500px left Graphical summary of two-party-preferred opinion polls. TPP Opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.chart TPP Opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.tab 500px +Legislative Assembly (lower house) pollingPrimary voteTPP voteLibNatALPGreOthLib/NatALP2013 election47.1%6.1%33.1%8.4%5.3%57.3%42.7%4–7 Mar 201348%6%32%8%6%59.5%40.5%3–7 Feb 201345%6%35%8%6%57%43%Oct–Dec 201243%6%30%12%9%58%42%Jul–Sep 201243%5%30%12%10%57%43%Jan–Mar 201239%6%35%11%9%53%47%Oct–Dec 201146%4%29%12%9%59%41%Jul–Sep 201142%6%29%13%10%57%43%Apr–Jun 201143%6%30%12%9%57%43%Jan–Mar 201143%6%31%13%7%57%43%Oct–Dec 201042%7%29%13%9%58%42%Jul–Sep 201041%6%30%14%9%57%43%Apr–Jun 201038%6%32%16%8%54%46%Jan–Mar 201040%5%37%11%7%53%47%Jan–Mar 200942%5%33%13%7%55%45%2008 election38.4%4.9%35.8%11.9%9.0%51.9%48.1%2–4 Sep 200837%6%35%12%10%50%50%Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian. Preferred Premier left Graphical summary of approval rating opinion polls for preferred Premier. Preferred Premier Opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.chart Preferred Premier Opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.tab 500px + Better Premier polling^ LiberalBarnett LaborMcGowan2013 election––4–7 Mar 201352%31%3–7 Feb 201344%40%Oct–Dec 201248%29%Jul–Sep 201245%29%Jan–Mar 201243%30%Oct–Dec 201159%18%2Jul–Sep 201156%22%2Apr–Jun 201158%18%2Jan–Mar 201156%17%2Oct–Dec 201060%16%2Jul–Sep 201061%17%2Apr–Jun 201060%19%2Jan–Mar 201058%19%2Jan–Mar 200960%14%22008 election––2–4 Sep 200835%48%1Polling conducted by Newspolland published in The Australian.^ Remainder were "uncommitted" to either leader.1 Alan Carpenter.2 Eric Ripper. Approval ratings left Graphical summary of approval rating opinion polls for Colin Barnett. Approval ratings in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.chart Approval ratings in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.tab 500px left Graphical summary of approval rating opinion polls for Labor leaders (Alan Carpenter, Eric Ripper and Mark McGowan). Labor leaders opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.chart Labor leaders opinion poll in advance of the 2013 Western Australian state election.tab 500px + Satisfaction polling^BarnettMcGowanSatisfiedDissatisfiedSatisfiedDissatisfied2013 election––––4–7 Mar 201351%36%49%29%3–7 Feb 201347%42%51%26%Oct–Dec 201249%37%44%26%Jul–Sep 201248%37%48%23%Jan–Mar 201251%33%43%17%Oct–Dec 201158%28%34%239%2Jul–Sep 201151%35%34%243%2Apr–Jun 201150%37%33%243%2Jan–Mar 201154%33%31%244%2Oct–Dec 201055%35%33%243%2Jul–Sep 201056%32%34%242%2Apr–Jun 201055%33%36%244%2Jan–Mar 201051%34%33%243%2Jan–Mar 200956%23%35%234%22008 election––––2–4 Sep 200840%43%42%148%1Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian.^Remainder were "uncommitted" to either leader.1 Alan Carpenter.2 Eric Ripper. Newspaper endorsements Newspaper Endorsement The Australian Liberal Party of AustraliaTyldesley Hazel https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/editorials/tackling-canberra-works-for-barnett-in-the-west/news-story/f6b723939c74e0c3a63f13ea8650cab0 Tackling Canberra works for Barnett in the west The Australian 8 March 2013 2013-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20130315022430/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/tackling-canberra-works-for-barnett-in-the-west/story-e6frg71x-1226592766259 subscription live 9 March 2013 The Australian Financial ReviewBehind paywallTyldesley Hazel http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/the_challenge_for_liberal_governments_daCvsAXHFV7X99mvpbzcIM The challenge for Liberal governments The Australian Financial Review 9 March 2013 The West Australian Liberal Party of Australia See also Candidates of the 2013 Western Australian state election References External links 2013 Western Australian Election Preview: Antony Green ABC Western Australian Electoral Commission Antony Green's Election Blog - Western Australia Elections and Politics Category:Elections in Western Australia Category:2013 elections in Australia Category:2010s in Western Australia Category:March 2013 in Australia