Western Australian state election, 1996
Western Australian state election, 1996
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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Liberal–National coalition government, led by Premier Richard Court, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Dr Geoff Gallop since 15 October 1996.
The election resulted in the Liberals winning the election outright for the first (and to date only) time in Western Australia's history without needing to rely upon their Coalition partner, and Labor attracting their lowest share of the primary vote since 1901.
Results
Legislative Assembly
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Western Australian state election, 14 December 1996
Legislative Assembly
<< 1993 — 2001 >>
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| Enrolled Voters |
1,119,992 |
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| Votes Cast |
1,007,835 |
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Turnout |
89.99% |
–3.51% |
| Informal Votes |
44,229 |
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Informal |
4.39% |
+0.26% |
| Summary of votes by party |
| Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Liberal |
384,518 |
39.90% |
–4.25% |
29 |
+ 3 |
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Labor |
345,159 |
35.82% |
–1.26% |
19 |
– 5 |
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WA Nationals |
55,817 |
5.79% |
+0.46% |
6 |
± 0 |
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Democrats |
48,985 |
5.08% |
+2.76% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Greens WA |
45,550 |
4.73% |
+0.42% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Marijuana |
3,245 |
0.34% |
+0.34% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Other parties |
6,929 |
0.72% |
–4.35% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Independent[1] |
74,179 |
7.70% |
+1.21% |
3 |
+ 2 |
| Total |
963,606 |
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57 |
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| Two-Party Preferred |
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Liberal/National |
530,603 |
55.16% |
–0.29% |
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Labor |
431,245 |
44.84% |
+0.29% |
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Notes:
- 1 At the 1993 election, Liberal Party member Phillip Pendal won the South Perth seat, whilst Labor Party member Ernie Bridge won Kimberley. Both members resigned from their parties during the term of parliament, and won their seats as independents in 1996.
Legislative Council
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Western Australian state election, 14 December 1996
Legislative Council
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| Enrolled Voters |
1,119,992 |
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| Votes Cast |
1,009,592 |
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Turnout |
90.14% |
–3.53% |
| Informal Votes |
30,430 |
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Informal |
3.01% |
–0.73% |
| Summary of votes by party |
| Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Liberal (metropolitan) |
313,953 |
32.06% |
–2.59% |
7 |
– 1 |
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Liberal/National[1] |
140,933 |
14.39% |
–0.24% |
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Liberal (country) |
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7 |
± 0 |
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National |
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3 |
± 0 |
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Labor |
323,886 |
33.08% |
–3.74% |
12 |
– 2 |
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Democrats |
64,461 |
6.58% |
+3.57% |
2 |
+ 2 |
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Greens WA |
54,336 |
5.55% |
+0.39% |
3 |
+ 2 |
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Marijuana |
24,373 |
2.49% |
+2.49% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Call to Australia |
6,675 |
0.68% |
+0.68% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Other parties |
13,309 |
1.36% |
+0.12% |
0 |
± 0 |
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Independent[1] |
74,179 |
3.80% |
–0.38% |
0 |
– 1 |
| Total |
979,162 |
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34 |
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1 In the Agricultural and South West regions, the Liberals and Nationals ran a joint ticket, and in Mining and Pastoral, they ran separately, with the Liberals attracting 18,635 of the 52,240 valid votes and the Nationals 5,087.
See also
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