2017 Western Australian state election

The 2017 Western Australian state election happened on 11 March 2017 to elect the 40th Parliament of Western Australia, including all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council. Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) ran the election

2017 Western Australian state election

11 March 2017
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
Opinion polls
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mark McGowan Colin Barnett Brendon Grylls Party Labor Liberal National Leader's seat Rockingham Cottesloe Pilbara (lost seat) Last election 21 seats 31 seats 7 seats Seats won 41 13 5 Seat change 20 18 2 First preference vote 557,794 412,710 71,313 Percentage 42.20% 31.23% 5.40% Swing 9.07 15.88 0.66 2PP 55.5% 44.5% 2PP swing 12.80 12.80
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 Mark McGowan Labor

The incumbent Liberal–National Coalition government, led by Premier Colin Barnett and Brendan Grylls, tried to win a third term in government. However, they were defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Mark McGowan, in a landslide.