2013 Western Australian state election

The 2013 Western Australian state election was held on 9 March 2013 to elect the 39th Parliament of Western Australia, including all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council.

2013 Western Australian state election

9 March 2013
All 59 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and all 36 members in the Western Australian Legislative Council 30 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Colin Barnett Mark McGowan Brendon Grylls Party Liberal Labor National Leader's seat Cottesloe Rockingham Central Wheatbelt (won Pilbara) Last election 24 seats 28 seats 4 seats Seats before 24 26 5 Seats won 31 21 7 Seat change 7 5 2 First preference vote 557,903 392,448 71,694 Percentage 47.10% 33.13% 6.05% Swing 8.71 2.70 1.18 TPP 57.29% 42.71% TPP swing 5.44 5.44
The map on the left shows the first party preference by electorate. The map on the right shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate.
Premier before election Colin Barnett Liberal Elected Premier Colin Barnett Liberal

The incumbent Liberal–National Coalition government, led by Premier Colin Barnett and Brendan Grylls, was re-elected in a landslide. They were opposed by the Labor Party, led by Mark McGowan. For the first time since 1996, the Liberals won a majority of seats in their own right, technically not requiring support from the Nationals.