- Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of
Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by PremierGeoff Gallop , won a second term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition LeaderColin Barnett .Results
Legislative Assembly
Australian elections/Title row
title = Western Australian state election, 26 February 2005
house = Legislative Assembly
series = Western Australian state election
back = 2001
forward = 2008
enrolled = 1,259,262
total_votes = 1,131,269
turnout % = 89.84%
turnout chg = –0.72%
informal = 59,316
informal % = 5.24%
informal chg = +0.70%Australian elections/Party summary
government = yes
party_id = Labor
votes = 448,956
votes % = 41.88%
votes chg = +4.64%
seats = 32
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Liberal
votes = 382,014
votes % = 35.64%
votes chg = +4.48%
seats = 18
seats chg = + 2Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Nationals
party = National
votes = 39,548
votes % = 3.69%
votes chg = +0.43%
seats = 5
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Greens
party = Greens WA
votes = 81,113
votes % = 7.57%
votes chg = +0.30%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Christian Democrats
votes = 31,445
votes % = 2.93%
votes chg = +1.97%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Family First
votes = 21,701
votes % = 2.02%
votes chg = +2.02%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = One Nation
votes = 17,580
votes % = 1.64%
votes chg = –7.94%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party = Other parties
votes = 4,997
votes % = 0.46%
votes chg = –0.04%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Independent
party = Independentref label|Inde|1|1
votes = 44,599
votes % = 4.16%
votes chg = –3.24%
seats = 2
seats chg = – 2Australian elections/Total row
total_votes = 1,071,953
total_seats = 57
winner_id = LaborAustralian elections/2PP summary
party id 1 = Labor
2pp votes 1 = 559,677
2pp % 1 = 52.27%
2pp chg 1 = –0.44%
party id 2 = Liberal
2pp votes 2 = 510,966
2pp % 2 = 47.73%
2pp chg 2 = +0.44%Notes::note label|Inde|1|1 The Independent member for Pilbara,
Larry Graham , and the Independent member for South Perth,Phillip Pendal , both retired at the 2005 election. The seats returned to the Labor and Liberal parties respectively.Legislative Council
Australian elections/Title row
title = Western Australian state election, 26 February 2005
house = Legislative Council
enrolled = 1,259,262
total_votes = 1,133,400
turnout % = 90.00%
turnout chg = –0.70%
informal = 36,056
informal % = 3.18%
informal chg = +0.54%Australian elections/Party summary
government = yes
party_id = Labor
votes = 475,717
votes % = 43.35%
votes chg = +5.41%
seats = 16
seats chg = + 3Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Liberal
votes = 407,306
votes % = 37.12%
votes chg = +3.16%
seats = 15
seats chg = + 3Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Nationals
party = National
votes = 23,985
votes % = 2.19%
votes chg = –0.21%
seats = 1
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Greens
party = Greens WA
votes = 82,507
votes % = 7.52%
votes chg = –0.48%
seats = 2
seats chg = – 3Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Christian Democrats
votes = 25,011
votes % = 2.28%
votes chg = +0.74%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Family First
votes = 22,037
votes % = 2.01%
votes chg = +2.01%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = One Nation
votes = 17,435
votes % = 1.59%
votes chg = –8.29%
seats = 0
seats chg = – 3ref label|OneN|1|1Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Democrats
votes = 10,180
votes % = 0.93%
votes chg = –2.79%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party = Other parties
votes = 19,314
votes % = 1.76%
votes chg = +1.62%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Party summary
party_id = Independent
party = Independent
votes = 13,852
votes % = 1.26%
votes chg = –1.18%
seats = 0
seats chg = ± 0Australian elections/Total row
total_votes = 1,097,344
total_seats = 34Notes::note label|OneN|1|1 By the time of the 2005 election, the One Nation Party actually held no seats, as the three members elected in 2001 election had resigned to sit as independents, later joining the
New Country Party . None managed to retain their seats.ee also
*
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2001–2005
*Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2005–2008 References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.