Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2021 Western Australian state election.

2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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All 36 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sue Ellery Steve Thomas Colin de Grussa Party Labor Liberal National Leader's seat South Metropolitan South West Agricultural Seats before 14 9 4 Seats won 22 7 3 Seat change 8 2 1 Primary vote 868,374 254,380 40,285 Percentage 60.34% 17.68% 2.80% Swing 19.93pp 9.03pp 1.63pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   LCWA Leader No leader No leader Wilson Tucker Party Legalise Cannabis Greens Daylight Saving Alliance MPA Leader's seat N/A Mining and Pastoral (won seat) Seats before 0 4 0 Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 2 3 1 Primary vote 28,473 91,849 3,485 Percentage 1.98% 6.38% 0.24% Swing 1.98pp 2.22pp 0.44pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   SFF Leader Colin Tincknell Rick Mazza Aaron Stonehouse Party One Nation Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Liberal Democrats Leader's seat South West (lost seat) Agricultural (lost seat) South Metropolitan (lost seat) Seats before 3 1 1 Seats won 0 0 0 Seat change 3 1 1 Primary vote 21,259 21,210 9,218 Percentage 1.48% 1.47% 0.64% Swing 6.71pp 0.89pp 1.13pp

The Daylight Saving and Legalise Cannabis party won their first ever Western Australian Legislative Council seat at this election.

Results summary

Government (22)

  Labor (22)

Opposition (10)

  Liberal (7)

  National (3)

Crossbench (4)

  Legalise Cannabis (2)

  Greens (1)

  Daylight Saving (1)

Legislative Council (STV/GVT) – turnout 85.50% (CV)^[1]

Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	+/-
	Labor	868,374	60.34	+19.93	22	8
	Liberal	254,380	17.68	−9.03	7	2
	Greens	91,849	6.38	−2.22	1	3
	National	40,285	2.80	−1.63	3	1
	Legalise Cannabis	28,473	1.98	+1.98	2	2
	Australian Christians	28,051	1.95	+0.01	0
	One Nation	21,259	1.48	−6.71	0	3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	21,210	1.47	−0.89	0	1
	No Mandatory Vaccination	16,094	1.12	+1.12	0
	Western Australia	10,496	0.73	+0.34	0
	Animal Justice	9,732	0.64	−0.42	0
	Liberal Democrats	9,218	0.64	−1.13	0	1
	Liberals for Climate	7,515	0.52	+0.08	0
	WAxit	4,924	0.34	−0.21	0
	Sustainable Australia	4,405	0.31	+0.31	0
	Daylight Saving	3,485	0.24	−0.44	1	1
	Great Australian	3,397	0.24	+0.24	0
	Health Australia	3,105	0.22	+0.22	0
	Socialist Alliance	948	0.07	−0.04	0
	Independents	11,486	0.80	−0.35	0
	Other	482	0.03	+0.03	0
Formal votes		1,439,168	98.05	+0.76
Informal votes		28,577	1.95	−0.76
Total		1,467,745			36
Registered voters / turnout		1,716,732	85.50

Distribution of seats

Electoral region Seats held Agricultural             East Metropolitan             Mining and Pastoral             North Metropolitan             South Metropolitan             South West

Daylight Saving   Greens   Labor   Legalise Cannabis   Liberal   National

Results by electoral region

Agricultural

2021 Western Australian state election: Agricultural^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			12,357
	Labor	1. Darren West (elected 1) 2. Shelley Payne (elected 3) 3. Sandra Carr (elected 4) 4. Luke Clarkson	39,263	45.39	+21.39
	National	1. Colin de Grussa (elected 2) 2. Martin Aldridge (elected 6) 3. Natasha Colliver 4. Steve Blyth 5. Rob Horstman 6. Ian Hanna	22,999	26.59	−4.72
	Liberal	1. Steve Martin (elected 5) 2. Kathryn Jackson 3. Jim Chown 4. Maria Girak 5. Brett Jackson	10,672	12.34	−6.31
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Stuart Ostle 2. Ronald Lean	3,572	4.13	−1.52
	Greens	1. Peter Leam 2. Vivienne Glance	2,579	2.98	−0.62
	One Nation	1. Rod Caddies 2. Emma McKinley	1,765	2.04	−9.62
	Christians	1. Trevor Young 2. Les Holten	1,295	1.50	−0.34
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Leo Treasure 2. Keith Clinton	1,150	1.33	+1.33
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Aaron Horsman 2. Jessica Young	685	0.79	+0.79
	Western Australia	1. Michael O'Loghlen 2. Allan Butson	462	0.53	+0.24
	Animal Justice	1. Courtney Henry 2. Roberta Vlaar	339	0.39	+0.39
	Liberal Democrats	1. Connor Whittle 2. Cameron Puttick	339	0.39	−0.70
	Liberals for Climate	1. Peter Turner 2. Nathan Thomson	205	0.24	−0.12
	Health Australia	1. Bass Tadros 2. Svetlana Ivanchenko	201	0.23	+0.23
	WAxit	1. Russell Sewell 2. Simon Glossop	186	0.22	+0.11
	Great Australian	1. Lawrie Carr 2. Shane Edwards	185	0.21	+0.21
	Sustainable Australia	1. Greg Norris 2. James Fowler	153	0.18	+0.18
	Independent	Parminder Singh	134	0.15	+0.15
	Daylight Saving	1. Brett Tucker 2. Andrew Wilson	69	0.08	−0.14
	Independent	1. J. M. David	66	0.08	+0.08
	Independent	1. Felly Chandra 2. Chelsea Henderson	62	0.07	+0.07
	Independent	Andrew Ballantyne	36	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	Les Mirco	27	0.03	+0.03
	Independent	Peter Wallis	25	0.03	+0.03
	Independent	Steven Hopkins	24	0.03	+0.03
Total formal votes			86,493	97.77	+0.68
Informal votes			1,969	2.23	−0.68
Turnout			88,462	85.57	−1.63

East Metropolitan

2021 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			50,311
	Labor	1. Alanna Clohesy (elected 1) 2. Samantha Rowe (elected 2) 3. Matthew Swinbourn (elected 3) 4. Lorna Harper (elected 4) 5. Robert Green 6. John Keogh	232,094	65.90	+19.40
	Liberal	1. Donna Faragher (elected 5) 2. Phil Twiss 3. Greg Halls 4. Daniel Newman 5. Jeremy Quinn	48,343	13.73	−11.23
	Greens	1. Tim Clifford 2. Caroline Perks 3. Callan Gray	21,285	6.04	−2.86
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Brian Walker (elected 6) 2. Karl Reinmuth	9,258	2.63	+2.63
	Christians	1. Maryka Groenewald 2. Jamie van Burgel	8,860	2.52	+0.04
	One Nation	1. Dale Grillo 2. Tim Orr	5,122	1.45	−6.57
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Trevor Ruwoldt 2. Coby Thomas	4,436	1.26	−0.78
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Patricia Ayre 2. Daniel Hall	3,987	1.13	+1.13
	Western Australia	1. Charles Smith 2. James Anthony	2,904	0.82	+0.41
	Independent	Peter Lyndon-James	2,738	0.78	+0.78
	Animal Justice	1. Amanda Dorn 2. Nicole Arielli	2,571	0.73	−0.73
	Liberal Democrats	1. Craig Buchanan 2. Neil Hamilton	1,879	0.53	−0.50
	Liberals for Climate	1. Marilyn Lottering 2. R. Smith	1,818	0.52	+0.06
	Independent	1. David Larsen 2. Brian Brightman	1,360	0.39	+0.39
	WAxit	1. Satinder Samra 2. Robin Singh 3. Monty Singh	1,223	0.35	−0.41
	Health Australia	1. Lidia Skorokhod 2. Lisa Rowe	1,106	0.31	+0.31
	Sustainable Australia	1. Nicole Watts 2. Keith Lethbridge	1,047	0.30	+0.30
	Daylight Saving	1. James McManus 2. Mark Bradley	828	0.24	−0.55
	Great Australian	1. Benny Tilbury 2. Bradley Ward	820	0.23	+0.23
	Independent	Hayley Doan	494	0.14	+0.14
Total formal votes			352,173	97.75	+0.66
Informal votes			8,098	2.25	−0.66
Turnout			360,271	85.02	−2.19

Mining and Pastoral

2021 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,010
	Labor	1. Stephen Dawson (elected 1) 2. Kyle McGinn (elected 2) 3. Peter Foster (elected 3) 4. Rosetta Sahanna (elected 4) 5. Kelvin Portland 6. Bobby-Lee Field	28,002	57.07	+22.91
	Liberal	1. Neil Thomson (elected 6) 2. Michael Huston 3. Jodie Richardson 4. Matt Blampey	5,250	10.70	−4.99
	National	1. Nicholas Fardell 2. Lionel Quartermaine 3. Tony Crook 4. Kieran Dart 5. Mark Young 6. Tessa Daly	5,032	10.26	−8.72
	Greens	1. Kimberly Smith 2. Giz Watson	2,431	4.95	−0.72
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Matt Priest 2. Royce Normington 3. Kingsley Smith	1,705	3.48	−1.67
	One Nation	1. Robin Scott 2. David Modolo	1,490	3.04	−10.66
	Legalise Cannabis	1. James Brown 2. Donald Watt	1,277	2.60	+2.60
	Western Australia	1. Dave Grills 2. Julie Matheson	729	1.49	+1.22
	Christians	1. Jacky Young 2. Ross Patterson	582	1.19	−0.32
	Liberals for Climate	1. Curtis Greening 2. Gavin McFerran	552	1.13	+0.10
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Andrew Middleton 2. Deborah Middleton	526	1.07	+1.07
	Animal Justice	1. Emmarae Cole-Darby 2. Scott Dunning	398	0.81	+0.81
	Liberal Democrats	1. Robbie Parr 2. Jake McCoull	198	0.40	−0.29
	Independent	1. Tayla Squires 2. Cameron Gardiner	188	0.38	+0.38
	Sustainable Australia	1. Brian Mollan 2. Anthony Park	158	0.32	+0.32
	WAxit	1. Brenden Hatton 2. Huw Grossmith	116	0.24	+0.10
	Great Australian	1. Nathan Webb-Smith 2. Laona Mullings	113	0.23	+0.23
	Daylight Saving	1. Wilson Tucker (elected 5) 2. Janet Wilson	98	0.20	−0.30
	Independent	1. Anthony Fels 2. Van Son Le	85	0.17	+0.17
	Health Australia	1. Teddy Craies 2. Simon Martin	82	0.17	+0.17
	Independent	1. Christine Kelly 2. Noel McGinniss	52	0.11	+0.11
Total formal votes			49,064	97.83	+0.74
Informal votes			1,088	2.17	−0.74
Turnout			50,152	72.00	−15.20

North Metropolitan

2021 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			52,319
	Labor	1. Pierre Yang (elected 1) 2. Martin Pritchard (elected 3) 3. Ayor Makur Chuot (elected 4) 4. Dan Caddy (elected 5) 5. Rhys Vallance 6. Rebeka Marton	215,054	58.72	+21.50
	Liberal	1. Peter Collier (elected 2) 2. Tjorn Sibma (elected 6) 3. Simon Ehrenfeld 4. Tim Walton 5. Michael Mischin	85,379	23.31	−13.16
	Greens	1. Alison Xamon 2. Daniel Vujcich 3. Sarah Newbold	27,077	7.39	−2.58
	Christians	1. Louis Hildebrandt 2. Neil Fearis	6,242	1.70	+0.10
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Max Armstrong-Moore 2. Fred Mulholland	5,380	1.47	+1.47
	One Nation	1. Tyler Walsh 2. Sheila Mundy	5,069	1.38	−5.08
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. James Pearce 2. A. Cirkovic 3. Sara O'Dal	4,550	1.24	+1.24
	Western Australia	1. Elizabeth Re 2. Steven Pynt	2,669	0.73	+0.13
	Animal Justice	1. Michael Anagno 2. Stephanie Fry	2,593	0.71	−0.48
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Jan Van Niekerk 2. Marty Wenham	2,399	0.66	−0.64
	Liberal Democrats	1. Kate Fantinel 2. Richard Tait	1,419	0.39	−0.70
	Independent	1. Rafe Roberts 2. Carel Husselmann	1,335	0.36	+0.36
	Liberals for Climate	1. Daithi Gleeson 2. Paul Holliday	1,268	0.35	−0.09
	WAxit	1. John Golawski 2. Aleksandra Sommer	1,248	0.34	−0.27
	Sustainable Australia	1. Colin Scott 2. Michael Ferrinda	974	0.27	+0.27
	Daylight Saving	1. Robert Tucker 2. Heather Atcheson	888	0.24	−0.56
	Great Australian	1. Chris Irwin 2. Ben Tonkin	721	0.20	+0.20
	Health Australia	1. Sanjeev Gupta 2. George Helou	577	0.16	+0.16
		1. Michael Tucak 2. John Tucak	482	0.13	−0.15
	Independent	1. Andrea Randle 2. Wvendy Chan	467	0.13	+0.13
	Independent	1. Billy Amesz 2. Steven Gersbach	174	0.05	+0.05
	Independent	T. Ravichandar	148	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	1. N. Spada 2. M. Husselmann	116	0.03	+0.03
Total formal votes			366,229	98.49	+1.40
Informal votes			5,633	1.51	−1.40
Turnout			371,862	86.93	−0.28

South Metropolitan

2021 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			54,302
	Labor	1. Sue Ellery (elected 1) 2. Kate Doust (elected 3) 3. Klara Andric (elected 4) 4. Stephen Pratt (elected 5) 5. Victoria Helps 6. Kelly McManus	239,248	62.94	+18.08
	Liberal	1. Nick Goiran (elected 2) 2. Michelle Hofmann 3. Ka-ren Chew 4. Robert Reid 5. Nitin Vashisht 6. Scott Stirling	67,000	17.63	−7.22
	Greens	1. Brad Pettitt (elected 6) 2. Lynn MacLaren 3. Daniel Garlett	26,257	6.91	−2.34
	Christians	1. Warnar Spyker 2. Sylvia Iradukunda	7,290	1.92	−0.06
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Moshe Bernstein 2. Scott Shortland	6,877	1.81	+1.81
	One Nation	1. Philip Scott 2. Bradley Dickinson	3,972	1.04	−5.95
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Steven Tonge 2. Paul Bedford	3,920	1.03	−0.47
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Cam Tinley 2. Michael Fletcher 3. Greg Bell	3,842	1.01	+1.01
	Liberal Democrats	1. Aaron Stonehouse 2. Harvey Smith 3. Jared Neaves 4. Ivan Tomshin 5. Laurentiu Zamfirescu 6. Peter Leech	3,369	0.89	−3.02
	Liberals for Climate	1. Keith Pomeroy 2. Daniel Herron	3,262	0.86	+0.49
	Animal Justice	1. Colleen Saporita 2. Katrina Love	3,033	0.80	−0.48
	Western Australia	1. Katy Mair 2. Gavin Waugh	2,312	0.61	+0.27
	Independent	1. Graham West 2. Liam Strickland	1,683	0.44	+0.44
	WAxit	1. Peter McLernon 2. Jo-Anne Vincent-Barwood	1,341	0.35	−0.33
	Daylight Saving	1. Amanda Klaj 2. Craig Curtis	1,319	0.35	−0.45
	Sustainable Australia	1. Ryan Oostryck 2. Jane Loveday	1,169	0.31	+0.31
	Great Australian	1. Samantha Vinci 2. Susan Hoddinott	1,097	0.29	+0.29
	Socialist Alliance	1. Marianne Mackay 2. Dirk Kelly	948	0.25	−0.14
	Health Australia	1. Michele Castle 2. Catheryn Wright	646	0.17	+0.17
	Independent	Larry Foley	397	0.10	+0.10
	Independent	1. Jourdan Kestel 2. Lee Herridge	371	0.10	+0.10
	Independent	1. Mark Rowley 2. Marlie Touchell	273	0.07	+0.07
	Independent	1. Glen Leslie 2. Stephen Yarwood	202	0.05	+0.05
	Independent	1. Stan Francis 2. Jeremy Lay	160	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	1. Dave Glossop 2. Lewis Butto	112	0.03	+0.03
	Independent	Leon Hamilton	10	0.00	+0.00
Total formal votes			380,110	98.08	+0.99
Informal votes			7,432	1.92	−0.99
Turnout			387,542	86.28	−0.93

South West

2021 Western Australian state election: South West^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			29,300
	Labor	1. Sally Talbot (elected 1) 2. Alannah MacTiernan (elected 3) 3. Jackie Jarvis (elected 4) 4. John Mondy 5. Ben Dawkins 6. Kylie Fitzgerald	114,713	55.93	+19.49
	Liberal	1. Steve Thomas (elected 2) 2. Greg Stocks 3. Anita Shortland 4. Hayden Burbidge	37,736	18.40	−4.28
	National	1. James Hayward (elected 6) 2. Louise Kingston 3. Rod Pfeiffer	12,254	5.97	−6.06
	Greens	1. Diane Evers 2. Donald Clarke 3. Jodie Moffat	12,220	5.96	−1.62
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Rick Mazza 2. Russell McCarthy 3. Ray Hull	5,178	2.52	−1.59
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Sophia Moermond (elected 5) 2. Nicola Johnson	4,531	2.21	+2.21
	One Nation	1. Colin Tincknell 2. Paul Howard 3. Michael Pelle	3,841	1.87	−8.76
	Christians	1. Laurence Van der Plas 2. Joan Albany	3,782	1.84	+0.15
	No Mandatory Vaccination	1. Keith Bunton 2. Elisabeth Bluntschli	2,504	1.22	+1.22
	Liberal Democrats	1. Eli Bernstein 2. David Fishlock	2,014	0.98	+0.03
	Western Australia	1. Terri Sharp 2. Joanne Munro	1,420	0.69	+0.55
	Sustainable Australia	1. Daniel Minson 2. Heather Scott	904	0.44	+0.44
	WAxit	1. Chas Hopkins 2. Malcolm Gilmour	810	0.39	+0.20
	Animal Justice	1. Vicki Bailey 2. Sarah Gould	798	0.39	−0.40
	Health Australia	1. Justin Zwartkruis 2. Hayley Green	493	0.24	+0.24
	Great Australian	1. Nick Robinson 2. Andy Gleeson	461	0.22	+0.22
	Liberals for Climate	1. Mark Bentley 2. Pieter Lottering	410	0.20	−0.23
	Daylight Saving	1. Garry Spiers 2. Lizabeth Taylor	283	0.14	−0.22
	Independent	1. Yasmin Bartlett 2. Karen Perttula	242	0.12	+0.12
	Independent	Dave Schumacher	170	0.08	+0.08
	Independent	1. George Seth 2. Noel Avery	145	0.07	+0.07
	Independent	1. John Banks 2. Phillip Spencer	101	0.05	+0.05
	Independent	Bob Burdett	89	0.04	+0.04
Total formal votes			205,099	97.92	+0.83
Informal votes			4,357	2.08	−0.83
Turnout			209,456	86.20	−1.00