1980 Western Australian state election

none April 2022 1980 Western Australian state election Western Australia parliamentary no 1977 Western Australian state election 1977 1983 Western Australian state election 1983 All 55 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assemblyand 16 (of the 32) seats to the Western Australian Legislative Council28 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1980 02 23 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983 115px Charles Court 5 June 1972 Liberal/NCP coalition Nedlands 282,478 48.05% 3.71 30 seats 29 1 Australian Labor Party Ron Davies 21 February 1978 Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Victoria Park 270,165 45.95% 1.73 22 seats 23 1 NAT National Party of Australia Hendy Cowan 1979 National Party of Australia (WA) Merredin 17,411 2.96% 0.09 3 seats 3 TPP TPP swing 50.97% 49.03% 3.73 3.73 Premier Charles Court Liberal/NCP coalition Charles Court Liberal/NCP coalition Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 23 February 1980 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 16 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-National Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir Charles Court, won a third term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Ron Davies. The election produced very little in terms of the balance of the parties in Parliament—Labor won Kimberley from the Liberals in the Assembly, and a North Province seat in the Council, but lost two Council seats to the Liberals—one each in North Metropolitan and South-East Metropolitan. However, Labor received a substantial swing overall, increasing majorities in seats it already held, and reducing Liberal majorities in western suburban seats and pushing the key seats of Bunbury and Pilbara into marginal status. Watt Edward David December 1980 Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1980 (Western Australia) Australian Journal of Politics and History 26 3 443–446 0004-9522 Despite a vigorous campaign against each other, the National Country and National parties, which had split in August 1978, failed to gain any seats off each other, each retaining three seats in the Assembly, and the former retaining one in the Council. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the Western Australian state election, 1980 (Legislative Assembly) Western Australian state election, 23 February 1980 Legislative Assembly Western Australian state election 1977 1983 689,066cont 1 1 609,418 85.27% –5.51% 21,449 3.52% +0.34% yes Liberal WA 257,218 43.75% –5.60% 26 – 1 Labor WA 270,165 45.95% +1.73% 23 + 1 yes Nationals WA National CountryNat 2 2 25,260 4.30% +1.89% 3 ± 0 Nationals WA NationalNat 2 2 17,411 2.96% +0.09% 3 ± 0 Democrats 11,513 1.96% +1.96% 0 ± 0 Socialist Alliance Socialist 1,527 0.26% +0.26% 0 ± 0 Progress 1,041 0.18% –0.27% 0 ± 0 Independent 3,834 0.65% +0.05% 0 ± 0 587,969 55 Liberal WA Liberal/NCP Liberal WA Liberal/NCP 311,239 50.97% –3.73% Labor WA 299,347 49.03% +3.73% |} Notes: cont 1 1 714,724 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but two seats were uncontested: the seat of Collie, held by Labor's Tom Jones and representing 8,854 electors, and East Melville, won by the Liberals' Anthony Trethowan representing 16,804 electors, which was uncontested due to the Labor candidate's failure to submit their nomination on time. Nat 2 2 The National Country Party contested seven seats in the 1977 election, winning six of them and attaining 5.28% of the vote. The National Party split from the National Country Party on 10 August 1978, with the former contesting 8 seats and the latter 11. Legislative Council Results of the Western Australian state election, 1980 (Legislative Council) Western Australian state election, 23 February 1980 Legislative Council yes 714,724 631,915 88.41% –2.29% 27,692 4.38% –0.03% Liberal WA 287,058 47.51% –2.80% 10 19 Labor WA 270,538 44.77% +2.82% 5 9 Nationals WA National CountryNatC 1 1 23,101 3.82% +0.65% 1 3 Nationals WA NationalNatC 1 1 20,704 3.43% +1.04% 0 1 Progress 2,822 0.47% +0.47% 0 0 Independent 0 0.00% –2.18% 0 0 604,223 16 32 Liberal WA Liberal/NCP 316,398 52.36% –3.26% Labor WA 287,825 47.64% +3.26% |} Notes: NatC 1 1 The National Country Party contested four seats in the 1977 election, winning three of them and attaining 5.56% of the vote. The National Party split from the National Country Party on 10 August 1978, with the former contesting 5 seats and the latter 4. Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1980 Swing Post-1980 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Kimberley  Liberal Alan Ridge 1.3 -9.3 8.0 Ernie Bridge Labor  Merredin  National Country Hendy Cowan N/A N/A 23.5 Hendy Cowan National  Mount Marshall  National Country Ray McPharlin N/A N/A 10.8 Ray McPharlin National  Stirling  National Country Matt Stephens N/A N/A 11.4 Matt Stephens National  Post-election pendulum Liberal/NCP seats (29)MarginalBunburyJohn SibsonLIB1.3%PilbaraBrian SodemanLIB1.6%RoeGeoff GrewarLIB3.3%MundaringTom HerzfeldLIB3.5%MurdochBarry MacKinnonLIB3.8%ClontarfTony WilliamsLIB3.9%CottesloeBill HassellLIB5.2%Fairly safeScarboroughRay YoungLIB6.2%WhitfordMick NanovichLIB8.3%KarrinyupJim ClarkoLIB8.5%Murchison-EyrePeter CoyneLIB9.0%Mount LawleyRay O'ConnorLIB9.2%MurrayRichard ShaldersLIB9.2%WellingtonJune CraigLIB9.2%SafeDarling RangeGeorge SpriggsLIB11.0%RoeGeoff GrewarLIB11.1% v NCPAlbanyLeon WattLIB12.5%GascoyneIan LauranceLIB12.7%South PerthBill GraydenLIB13.0%SubiacoTom DadourLIB13.9%KalamundaIan ThompsonLIB14.4%FloreatAndrew MensarosLIB19.4%NedlandsCharles CourtLIB20.6%VasseBarry BlaikieLIB21.7%MooreBert CraneNCP23.1%NarroginPeter JonesNCP27.0%KatanningDick OldNCP29.3% v NATGreenoughReg TubbyLIB29.4%East MelvilleAnthony TrethowanLIBunopp. Labor seats (23)Fairly safe AvonKen McIverALP6.7% GosnellsBob PearceALP7.4% KimberleyErnie BridgeALP8.0% CanningTom BatemanALP8.5% WelshpoolColin JamiesonALP9.4% SwanJack SkidmoreALP9.6% Mount HawthornRon BertramALP9.7% GeraldtonJeff CarrALP9.8%Safe MaylandsJohn HarmanALP10.2% AscotMal BryceALP12.1% DianellaKeith WilsonALP12.2% WarrenDavid EvansALP12.5% RockinghamMike BarnettALP13.4% KalgoorlieIan TaylorALP14.5% MorleyArthur TonkinALP14.7% Victoria ParkRon DaviesALP14.7% MelvilleBarry HodgeALP15.1% PerthTerry BurkeALP16.2% FremantleDavid ParkerALP17.5% BalcattaBrian BurkeALP18.7% Yilgarn-DundasJulian GrillALP22.8%CockburnAlexander TaylorALP23.1%CollieTom JonesALPunopp.National seats (3)Mount MarshallRay McPharlinNAT10.8% v LIBStirlingMatt StephensNAT11.4% v LIBMerredinHendy CowanNAT23.5% v LIB See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983 Candidates of the 1980 Western Australian state election References Category:Elections in Western Australia Western Australian state election State election, 1980 Western Australian state election