1993 Western Australian state election
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Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 6 February 1993 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The three-term Labor government, led by Premier Dr Carmen Lawrence since 12 February 1990, was defeated by the Liberal–National coalition, led by Opposition Leader Richard Court since 12 May 1992.
Results
[edit]Legislative Assembly
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Western Australian state election, 6 February 1993 | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 1,016,750 | |||||
| Votes cast | 950,698 | Turnout | 93.50% | +2.77% | ||
| Informal votes | 39,220 | Informal | 4.13% | –3.22% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal | 402,402 | 44.15% | +1.36% | 26 | + 6 | |
| Labor | 338,008 | 37.08% | –5.38% | 24 | – 7 | |
| National | 48,394 | 5.31% | +0.71% | 6 | ± 0 | |
| Greens | 39,300 | 4.31% | +3.78% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Democrats | 21,147 | 2.32% | +0.89% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Other parties | 2,662 | 0.29% | –4.90% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent[1] | 59,182 | 6.49% | +3.59% | 1 | + 1 | |
| Total | 911,478 | 57 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred | ||||||
| Liberal/National | 505,391 | 55.45% | +3.07% | |||
| Labor | 406,087 | 44.55% | –3.07% | |||
Notes:
- 1 Andrew Mensaros, the former Liberal member for Floreat, resigned from parliament on 16 May 1991 due to ill health. Dr Liz Constable, who had Mensaros's support, ran as an Independent against the endorsed Liberal candidate in the resulting by-election on 20 July 1991, and won.
Legislative Council
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Western Australian state election, 6 February 1993 | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 1,016,750 | |||||
| Votes cast | 952,426 | Turnout | 93.67% | +2.94% | ||
| Informal votes | 35,643 | Informal | 3.74% | –3.61% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal | 418,039 | 45.60% | +4.45% | 15 | ± 0 | |
| Labor | 337,554 | 36.82% | –4.49% | 14 | – 2 | |
| National | 36,614 | 3.99% | –1.01% | 3 | ± 0 | |
| Greens | 47,305 | 5.16% | +1.97% | 1 | + 1 | |
| Democrats | 27,640 | 3.01% | –0.31% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Grey Power | 5,937 | 0.64% | –3.38% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Other parties | 5,390 | 0.58% | –0.29% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 38,304 | 4.18% | +2.96% | 1 | ± 1 | |
| Total | 916,783 | 34 | ||||
Seats changing parties
[edit]| Seat | Pre-1993 | Swing | Post-1993 | ||||||
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| Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
| Bunbury | Labor | Phil Smith | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | Ian Osborne | Liberal | ||
| Darling Range | Independent | Ian Thompson | N/A | N/A | N/A | John Day | Liberal | ||
| Dianella | Labor | Keith Wilson | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | Kim Hames | Liberal | ||
| Morley | Independent | Frank Donovan | N/A | N/A | N/A | Clive Brown | Labor | ||
| Murray | Labor | Keith Read | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Arthur Marshall | Liberal | ||
| Perth | Independent | Ian Alexander | N/A | N/A | N/A | Diana Warnock | Labor | ||
| Swan Hills | Labor | Gavan Troy | 1.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 | June van de Klashorst | Liberal | ||
| Wanneroo | Labor | Jackie Watkins | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | Wayde Smith | Liberal | ||
| Whitford | Labor | Pam Beggs | 1.7 | 7.8 | 6.1 | Rob Johnson | Liberal | ||
- Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
Post-election pendulum
[edit]| Labor seats (24) | |||
| Marginal | |||
| Helena | Gordon Hill | ALP | 0.2% |
| Perth | Diana Warnock | ALP | 0.3% |
| Northern Rivers | Kevin Leahy | ALP | 1.8% |
| Glendalough | Carmen Lawrence | ALP | 2.7% |
| Mitchell | David Smith | ALP | 2.9% |
| Kenwick | Judyth Watson | ALP | 4.0% |
| Balcatta | Nick Catania | ALP | 4.4% |
| Nollamara | John Kobelke | ALP | 4.7% |
| Belmont | Eric Ripper | ALP | 4.8% |
| Victoria Park | Geoff Gallop | ALP | 5.0% |
| Armadale | Kay Hallahan | ALP | 5.3% |
| Rockingham | Mike Barnett | ALP | 5.5% |
| Thornlie | Yvonne Henderson | ALP | 5.7% |
| Fairly safe | |||
| Fremantle | Jim McGinty | ALP | 6.4% |
| Maylands | Judy Edwards | ALP | 7.6% |
| Morley | Clive Brown | ALP | 7.6% |
| Kalgoorlie | Ian Taylor | ALP | 7.7% |
| Ashburton | Fred Riebeling | ALP | 8.1% |
| Eyre | Julian Grill | ALP | 8.5% |
| Safe | |||
| Peel | Norm Marlborough | ALP | 10.7% |
| Marangaroo | Ted Cunningham | ALP | 12.3% |
| Cockburn | Bill Thomas | ALP | 14.0% |
| Kimberley | Ernie Bridge | ALP | 15.4% |
| Pilbara | Larry Graham | ALP | 16.9% |
| Crossbench seats (1) | |||
| Floreat | Liz Constable | IND | 12.8% v LIB |
See also
[edit]- Candidates of the 1993 Western Australian state election
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1989–1993
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1993–1996