Results of the 2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)
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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
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| 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: [1] [2] | ||||||
Full results
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ 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]
- ^ Sophia Moermond resigned from the Legalise Cannabis Party on 9 May 2024.[5]
- ^ Louise Kingston resigned from the National Party on 20 June 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ho, Cason; Robinson, Tom (7 November 2022). "WA minister Alannah MacTiernan announces retirement from politics". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Bowe, William (31 January 2023). "The spoils of defeat". The Poll Bludger. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Bourke, Keane (17 February 2023). "Ben Dawkins to be expelled from WA Labor after admitting breaching family violence order". ABC News. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Bourke, Keane (25 April 2023). "Ben Dawkins expelled by WA Labor over alleged breaches of family violence restraining orders". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Caporn, Dylan (9 May 2024). "Legalise Cannabis MP Sophia Moermond quits party over offshore wind farm opposition". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Bourke, Keane (20 June 2024). "Louise Kingston resigns from WA Nationals after accusing Opposition Leader Shane Love of bullying and harassment". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Green, Antony (21 January 2025). "Legislative Council Preview". ABC News. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Bowe, William. "Western Australian Election 2025 − Legislative Council". The Poll Bludger. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Green, Antony (4 May 2021). "WA's Zonal Electoral System and the Legislative Council Reform Debate". Antony Green's Election Blog. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Bennett, Mark (9 February 2025). "Fears regions will be left behind under WA upper house voting changes". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Raue, Ben (15 September 2021). "WA's upper house shifting to one big electorate". The Tally Room. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Beaumont, Adrian (7 March 2025). "Two polls predict a thumping victory for Labor in WA election, the first with a reformed upper house". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Shine, Rhiannon; Kagi, Jacob (15 September 2021). "Mark McGowan announces sweeping changes to WA's electoral system, abolishing regions". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Raue, Ben (31 October 2022). "Group voting tickets – here we go again". The Tally Room. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2025.