7 Western Australian Electoral Commission 2017 State General Election Results and Statistics Foreword This report provides a statistical overview of the State General Election held on Saturday 11 March 2017 to elect the 40th Western Australian Parliament. It includes detailed results data down to the polling place level for all Legislative Assembly districts and Legislative Council regions. It also contains detailed statistics about the different vote types and classes recorded at the election. For example, it highlights a significant increase in the total number of early votes (in person). The report is a companion volume to the 2017 State General Election: Election Report, which describes the conduct of the election in more narrative terms. David Kerslake Electoral Commissioner Table of Contents Statewide Information 2017 State Election Timeline ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Registered Political Parties in Western Australia ....................................................................................................... 2 Returning Officers, Areas, Enrolments and Polling Place Numbers .......................................................................... 3 Summary of Electors as at Close of Roll – 9 February 2017 ..................................................................................... 4 Enrolment Numbers and Turnout............................................................................................................................... 5 Voter Participation...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Legislative Assembly Candidates ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Two-Candidate Preferred Result ................................................................................................................................ 11 Elected Members of Parliament ................................................................................................................................. 14 Statewide Margins by District – 2017 ......................................................................................................................... 16 Final Distribution of Preferences Summary ................................................................................................................ 18 First Preference Votes ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Types of Votes by District ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Types of Votes by Region – Metropolitan ................................................................................................................... 21 Types of Votes by Region – Country .......................................................................................................................... 22 Informal Voting Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Informal Survey – Metropolitan................................................................................................................................... 24 Informal Survey – Country .......................................................................................................................................... 25 State General Elections: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ................................................................................. 26 First Preference Votes: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ................................................................................... 27 Types of Votes: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ............................................................................................... 28 Types of Votes and Turnout Percentages: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ...................................... ............... 29 District Profiles and Election Results Albany – Willagee ................................................................................................................................................... 1‒118 Legislative Council Candidates ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Elected Member of Parliament ................................................................................................................................... 8 Types of Votes by District ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Types of Votes by Region – Metropolitan ................................................................................................................... 10 Types of Votes by Region – Country .......................................................................................................................... 12 Ticket Vote Preferences – Metropolitan Regions ....................................................................................................... 13 Ticket Vote Preferences – Country Regions ............................................................................................................... 14 Informal Voting Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Informal Summary – Metropolitan .............................................................................................................................. 16 Informal Summary – Country...................................................................................................................................... 17 State General Elections: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ................................................................................. 18 First Preference Votes: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ................................................................................... 19 Types of Votes: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ............................................................................................... 20 Types of Votes and Turnout: Comparative Summary 2001 to 2017 ........................................................................... 21 Number of Group Quotas Achieved on First Preferences Metropolitan Region ......................................................... 22 Number of Group Quotas Achieved on First Preferences Country Region ................................................................ 23 Region Profiles and Election Results East Metropolitan Region ........................................................................................................................................... 1 North Metropolitan Region.......................................................................................................................................... 18 South Metropolitan Region ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Agricultural Region ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 Mining and Pastoral Region ....................................................................................................................................... 60 South West Region .................................................................................................................................................... 67 Appendices State General Election Dates – Legislative Assembly ................................................................................................ 1 State General Election Dates – Legislative Council ................................................................................................... 2 Preferential Voting System – Legislative Assembly .................................................................................................... 3 Proportional Representation Voting System – Legislative Council ............................................................................. 5 Maps of Electoral Regions and Districts Electoral Regions and Districts................................................................................................................................... 1 Statewide Information 2017 State Election Timeline ...................................................................... 1 Registered Political Parties in Western Australia ........................................ 2 Returning Officers, Areas, Enrolments and Polling Place Numbers ........... 3 Summary of Electors as at Close of Roll – 9 February 2017...................... 4 Enrolment Numbers and Turnout ............................................................... 5 Voter Participation ...................................................................................... 6 2017 State General Election Results and Statistics Report 2017 State Election Timeline 1 2017 State General