Western Australian general election, 1993

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Elections to the Parliament of Western Australia were held on Saturday, 6 February 1993. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and all of the four-year seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The Liberal-National Coalition led by Richard Court defeated the incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Carmen Lawrence.

Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Legislative Assembly results 3 Legislative Council results 4 References

[edit] Electoral system

Main article: Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories#Western Australia

The Western Australian Legislative Assembly consists of 57 members, elected in single-member electorates by preferential Instant-runoff voting.

The Western Australian Legislative Council consists of 34 members, elected for fixed four-year terms. Each member is elected using a proportional and preferential voting system using the single transferable vote method, and represents one of six multi-member regions. Two of the regions elect seven members, while four elect five.

[edit] Legislative Assembly results

In the Western Australian Legislative Assembly:

• the Liberal Party of Australia won 26 seats
• the Australian Labor Party won 24 seats
• the National Party of Australia won 6 seats

Independent candidates (those not affiliated to any party) won 1 seat.

For a list of members, see Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1993-1996.

[edit] Legislative Council results

Elections were held for all seats in the Western Australian Legislative Council:

• the Australian Labor Party won 14 seats
• the Liberal Party of Australia won 15 seats
• the National Party of Australia won 3 seats
• the Greens WA won a seat

One independent won a seat.

For a list of members elected, see Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1993-1996.

[edit] References

• WA Electoral Commission - http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/state/93results/93results.htm?section=state&content=93results/93results.htm
• University of Western Australia - http://elections.uwa.edu.au

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