2013 Western Australian state election

{{See also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 2013 (Legislative Assembly)}}

File:2013 Western Australian election - Simple Results.svg

{{Australian elections/Title row

| title = Western Australian state election, 9 March 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sg2013|title=2013 State General Election Results|publisher=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=5 July 2013|access-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215113728/http://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sg2013|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead}}

| house = Legislative Assembly

| series = Western Australian state election

| back = 2008

| forward = 2017

| enrolled = 1,412,533

| total_votes = 1,260,089

| turnout % = 89.21%

| turnout chg = +2.73%

| informal = 75,657

| informal % = 6.00%

| informal chg = +0.68%

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|government = yes

|party_id = Liberal WA

|votes = 557,903

|votes % = 47.10

|votes chg = {{increase}}+8.71

|seats = 31

|seats chg = +7

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Labor WA

|votes = 392,448

|votes % = 33.13

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–2.70

|seats = 21

|seats chg = –7

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Greens WA

|votes = 99,431

|votes % = 8.39

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–3.52

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ±0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Nationals WA

|votes = 71,694

|votes % = 6.05

|votes chg = {{increase}}+1.18

|seats = 7

|seats chg = +3

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Australian Christians

|votes = 21,451

|votes % = 1.81

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–0.77

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ±0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Family First

|votes = 7,039

|votes % = 0.59

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–1.35

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ±0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Independent

|party = Independents

|votes = 34,466

|votes % = 2.91

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–1.44

|seats = 0

|seats chg = –3

}}

{{Australian elections/Total row |

|total_votes = 1,184,432

|total_seats = 59

}}

{{Australian elections/2PP summary |

|party id 1 = Liberal WA

|party 1 = Liberal

|2pp votes 1 = 678,231

|2pp % 1 = 57.29%

|2pp chg 1 = {{increase}}+5.44%

|party id 2 = Labor WA

|2pp votes 2 = 505,650

|2pp % 2 = 42.71%

|2pp chg 2 = {{decrease}}–5.44%

}}

|}

File:Western Australian Legislative Council 2013 results.svg

{{See also|Results of the Western Australian state election, 2013 (Legislative Council)}}

{{Australian elections/Title row

| title = Western Australian state election, 9 March 2013

| house = Legislative Council

| enrolled = 1,412,533

| total_votes = 1,260,929

| turnout % = 89.27%

| turnout chg = +2.72%

| informal = 35,706

| informal % = 2.83%

| informal chg = +0.00%

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Liberal WA

|votes = 583,500

|votes % = 47.62

|votes chg = {{increase}}+8.02

|seats = 17

|seats chg = +1

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Labor WA

|votes = 398,260

|votes % = 32.51

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–3.63

|seats = 11

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Greens WA

|votes = 100,624

|votes % = 8.21

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–2.87

|seats = 2

|seats chg = –2

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Nationals WA

|votes = 59,804

|votes % = 4.88

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–0.44

|seats = 5

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Australian Christians

|votes = 23,877

|votes % = 1.95

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–0.37

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Shooters and Fishers

|votes = 21,765

|votes % = 1.78

|votes chg = New

|seats = 1

|seats chg = +1

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Family First

|votes = 16,760

|votes % = 1.37

|votes chg = {{decrease}}–1.15

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Independent

|party = Independent

|votes = 20,633

|votes % = 1.68

|votes chg = {{increase}}+0.21

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Total row |

|total_votes = 1,225,223

|total_seats = 36

}}

|}

• Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
• * figure is vs. Liberal
• ** figure is vs. Labor
• *** figure is vs. National

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-03/fixed-state-elections/3617230 |title=New laws fix state election dates |newspaper=ABC News |date=3 November 2011 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=26 January 2012}}{{cite web|author=Antony Green|author-link=Antony Green|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2011/02/future-election-dates.html |title=Future election dates |publisher=Blogs.abc.net.au |date=8 February 2011 |access-date=26 January 2012}} This was the first election under the new system.

• Issue of writ: 6 February{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.wa.gov.au/media-election-facts-and-figures/election-timeline|title=Election Timeline|publisher=Western Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=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

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,{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/20/2631409.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119011537/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/20/2631409.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 November 2010 |title=Catania quits Labor to join Nationals: ABC News 20 July 2009 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 July 2009 |access-date=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 Labor{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/morl.htm |title=Morley - 2013 Western Australian Election |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=11 March 2013}} and the seat of North West (renamed North West Central) shifted from Labor to National.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/nort.htm |title=North West Central - 2013 Western Australian Election |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=11 March 2013}}

At the 2008 election, the Liberals won 16 seats, Labor won 11 seats, the Nationals won five seats, and the Greens won four seats.

• John Kobelke MLA (Balcatta){{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13343294/woodhams-retiring-from-politics/ |title=Woodhams retiring from politics |publisher=Au.news.yahoo.com |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}
• Carol Martin MLA (Kimberley){{cite web|last=Mills |first=Vanessa |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/11/15/3633728.htm |title=Carol Martin farewells parliamentary life |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=15 November 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}
• Eric Ripper MLA (Belmont)
• Tom Stephens MLA (Pilbara)
• Martin Whitely MLA (Bassendean){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-23/labor-mp-martin-whitely-bids-for-senate/4147674 |title=Whitely bids for Senate in challenge to Bullock |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=23 July 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}
• Helen Bullock MLC (Mining and Pastoral Region){{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/labor-man-slams-senate-as-unionists-retirement-home/story-fn59niix-1226438070086 | work=The Australian | title=Labor man slams Senate as 'unionists' retirement home' | date=30 July 2012}}
• Ed Dermer MLC (North Metropolitan Region){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-03/labor-puts-pressure-on-older-mps/3756298 |title=Labor puts pressure on older MPs to retire |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=3 January 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}
• Jon Ford MLC (Mining and Pastoral Region){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-21/mp-jon-ford-to-retire-at-next-election/3903370 |title=MP Jon Ford to retire at next election |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=21 March 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}
• Linda Savage MLC (East Metropolitan Region){{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/13749225/port-hedland-mayor-to-take-on-grylls |title=Port Hedland Mayor to take on Grylls |publisher=Yahoo |date=22 May 2012 |access-date=1 January 2013}}

• Norman Moore MLC (Mining and Pastoral Region){{cite web|author=Courtney Trenwith |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/father-of-wa-politics-to-retire-20120201-1qt48.html |title=Father of WA Politics Norman Moore To Retire |publisher=Watoday.com.au |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}

• Grant Woodhams MLA (Moore)

• John Bowler MLA (Kalgoorlie){{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/15278624/kalgoorlie-mp-bowler-retires-from-politics/ |title=Kalgoorlie MP Bowler retires from politics |publisher=Au.news.yahoo.com |date=1 November 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}
• Liz Constable MLA (Churchlands){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-16/retiring-mp-constable-not-bitter-about-being-dumped/4317046 |title=Retiring MP Constable not bitter about dumping |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=16 October 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}

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.

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:1.{{note|1}}Elected as Labor member, defected to the Nationals in July 2009, margin is ALP v NAT.

:2.{{note|2}}Elected as Green member, resigned from The Greens in May 2010.

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.

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| caption=Graphical summary of opinion polls for voting intention.

| content = {{Graph:Chart

| width=500

| height=350

| xAxisTitle = Date

| yAxisTitle=Percentage

| yAxisMax = 70

| yAxisMin = 0

| xAxisAngle = -40

| legend=Rating

| interpolate = bundle

| showSymbols = 1.5

| xType = date

|xGrid= | yGrid=5

| colors=#080CAB, #F00011, #008000, #10C25B, #888888

| x=2008/09/04, 2008/09/06, 2009/03/31, 2010/03/31, 2010/06/30, 2010/09/30, 2010/12/31, 2011/03/31, 2011/06/30, 2011/09/30, 2011/12/31, 2013/02/07, 2013/03/07, 2013/03/09

| y1Title= Liberal

| y1=37, 38.4, 42, 40, 38, 41, 42, 43, 43, 42, 46, 39, 43, 43, 45, 48, 47.1

| y2Title= Labor

| y2=35, 35.8, 33, 37, 32, 30, 29, 31, 30, 29, 29, 35, 30, 30, 35, 32, 33.1

| y3Title= National

| y3=6, 4.9, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6.1

| y4Title= Greens

| y4=12, 11.9, 13, 11, 16, 14, 13, 13, 12, 11, 12, 12, 8, 8, 8.4

| y5Title= Other

| y5=10, 9.0, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 7, 9, 10, 9, 9, 10, 9, 6, 6, 5.3

}}

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{{Image frame

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| caption=Graphical summary of two-party-preferred opinion polls.

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| xAxisTitle = Date

| yAxisTitle=Percentage

| yAxisMax = 70

| yAxisMin = 0

| xAxisAngle = -40

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| y1Title= Liberal

| y1=50, 51.9, 55, 53, 54, 57, 58, 57, 57, 57, 59, 53, 57, 58, 57, 59.5, 57.3

| y2Title= Labor

| y2=50, 48.1, 45, 47, 46, 43, 42, 43, 43, 43, 41, 47, 43, 42, 43, 40.5, 42.7

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}}

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{{Image frame

| align=left

| caption=Graphical summary of approval rating opinion polls for preferred Premier.

| content = {{Graph:Chart

| width=500

| height=350

| xAxisTitle = Date

| yAxisTitle=Percentage

| yAxisMax = 70

| yAxisMin = 0

| xAxisAngle = -40

| legend=Rating

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| showSymbols = 1.5

| xType = date

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| y1Title= Barnett

| y1=35, 60, 58, 60, 61, 60, 56, 58, 56, 59, 43, 45, 48, 44, 52

| y2Title= Carpenter/Ripper/McGowan

| y2=48, 14, 19, 19, 17, 16, 17, 18, 22, 18, 30, 29, 29, 40, 31

}}

}}

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{{Image frame

| align=left

| caption=Graphical summary of approval rating opinion polls for Colin Barnett.

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| width=500

| height=350

| xAxisTitle = Date

| yAxisTitle=Percentage

| yAxisMax = 70

| yAxisMin = 0

| xAxisAngle = -40

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| xType = date

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| colors=#19bd81, #dd3433

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| y1Title= Satisfied

| y1=40, 56, 51, 55, 56, 55, 54, 50, 51, 58, 51, 48, 49, 47, 51

| y2Title= Dissatisfied

| y2=43, 23, 34, 33, 32, 35, 33, 37, 35, 28, 33, 37, 37, 42, 36

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}}

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{{Image frame

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| caption=Graphical summary of approval rating opinion polls for Labor leaders (Alan Carpenter, Eric Ripper and Mark McGowan).

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| yAxisTitle=Percentage

| yAxisMax = 70

| yAxisMin = 0

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| y1Title= Satisfied

| y1=42, 35, 33, 36, 34, 33, 31, 33, 34, 34, 43, 48, 44, 51, 49

| y2Title= Dissatisfied

| y2=48, 34, 43, 44, 42, 43, 44, 43, 43, 39, 17, 23, 26, 26, 29

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• Candidates of the 2013 Western Australian state election

{{Reflist}}

• [http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/12/2013-western-australian-election-preview.html 2013 Western Australian Election Preview: Antony Green ABC]
• [http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/ Western Australian Electoral Commission]
• [http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/western_australia_elections_and_politics/ Antony Green's Election Blog - Western Australia Elections and Politics]

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