# 2005 Western Australian state election

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Geoff Gallop, won a second term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Colin Barnett.

## Results
### Legislative Assembly

Western Australian state election, 26 February 2005 Legislative Assembly
<< 2001–2008 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,259,262 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,131,265 | | Turnout | 89.84% | –0.72% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 59,312 | | Informal | 5.24% | +0.70% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 448,956 | 41.88% | +4.65% | 32 | ± 0 |
| | Liberal | 382,014 | 35.64% | +4.48% | 18 | + 2 |
| | Greens | 81,113 | 7.57% | +0.30% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | National | 39,548 | 3.69% | +0.43% | 5 | ± 0 |
| | Christian Democrats | 31,445 | 2.93% | +1.97% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Family First | 21,701 | 2.02% | New | 0 | ± 0 |
| | One Nation | 17,580 | 1.64% | –7.94% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Other parties | 4,997 | 0.46% | –0.04% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 44,599 | 4.16% | –1.41% | 2 | – 2 |
| Total | Total | 1,071,953 | | | 57 | |
| Two-party-preferred |||||||
| | Labor | 559,679 | 52.28% | –0.65% | | |
| | Liberal/National | 510,937 | 47.72% | +0.65% | | |
Notes:
    $^1$ The Independent member for Pilbara, Larry Graham, and the Independent member for South Perth, Phillip Pendal, both retired at the 2005 election. The seats returned to the Labor and Liberal parties respectively.

### Legislative Council

Western Australian state election, 26 February 2005 Legislative Council :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,259,262 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,133,400 | | Turnout | 90.00% | –0.70% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 36,056 | | Informal | 3.18% | +0.54% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 475,717 | 43.35% | +5.41% | 16 | + 3 |
| | Liberal | 407,306 | 37.12% | +3.16% | 15 | + 3 |
| | National | 23,985 | 2.19% | –0.21% | 1 | ± 0 |
| | Greens | 82,507 | 7.52% | –0.48% | 2 | – 3 |
| | Christian Democrats | 25,011 | 2.28% | +0.74% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Family First | 22,037 | 2.01% | New | 0 | ± 0 |
| | One Nation | 17,435 | 1.59% | –8.29% | 0 | – 3 |
| | Democrats | 10,180 | 0.93% | –2.79% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Other parties | 19,314 | 1.76% | +1.62% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 13,852 | 1.26% | –1.18% | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,097,344 | | | 34 | |
Notes:
    $^1$ By the time of the 2005 election, the One Nation Party actually held no seats, as the three members elected in 2001 election had resigned to sit as independents, later joining the New Country Party. None managed to retain their seats.

## Seats changing hands

| Seat | Pre-2005 | Pre-2005 | Pre-2005 | Pre-2005 | Swing | Post-2005 | Post-2005 | Post-2005 | Post-2005 |
| Seat | Party | Party | Member | Margin | Swing | Margin | Member | Party | Party |
| Bunbury | | Labor | Tony Dean | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | John Castrilli | Liberal | |
| Central Kimberley-Pilbara | | Independent | Larry Graham | 16.2 | N/A | 13.8* | Tom Stephens | Labor | |
| Greenough | | Liberal | Jamie Edwards | 0.9 | 12.6 | 11.7 | Grant Woodhams | National | |
| Kingsley | | Liberal | Cheryl Edwardes | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.1 | Judy Hughes | Labor | |
| Murray | | Labor | notional | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Murray Cowper | Liberal | |
| South Perth | | Independent | Phillip Pendal | 14.1 | N/A | 6.0* | John McGrath | Liberal | |
| Roe | | National | Ross Ainsworth | 21.7 | 25.0 | 3.3 | Graham Jacobs | Liberal | |
* Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
* *Figure is Labor vs. Liberal

## Post-election pendulum

* Labor seats (32)
* Marginal
* Kingsley
* Judy Hughes
* ALP
* 0.8%
* Albany
* Peter Watson
* ALP
* 1.4%
* Riverton
* Tony McRae
* ALP
* 1.7%
* Geraldton
* Shane Hill
* ALP
* 2.1%
* Joondalup
* Tony O'Gorman
* ALP
* 3.3%
* Kimberley
* Carol Martin
* ALP
* 3.3%
* North West Coastal
* Fred Riebeling
* ALP
* 3.7%
* Swan Hills
* Jaye Radisich
* ALP
* 3.8%
* Mindarie
* John Quigley
* ALP
* 4.0%
* Fairly safe
* Wanneroo
* Dianne Guise
* ALP
* 6.7%
* Murchison-Eyre
* John Bowler
* ALP
* 8.1%
* Yokine
* Bob Kucera
* ALP
* 8.2%
* Midland
* Michelle Roberts
* ALP
* 8.5%
* Collie-Wellington
* Mick Murray
* ALP
* 9.3%
* Balcatta
* John Kobelke
* ALP
* 9.9%
* Safe
* Belmont
* Eric Ripper
* ALP
* 10.8%
* Southern River
* Paul Andrews
* ALP
* 11.8%
* Perth
* John Hyde
* ALP
* 12.0%
* Mandurah
* David Templeman
* ALP
* 12.3%
* Rockingham
* Mark McGowan
* ALP
* 12.3%
* Armadale
* Alannah MacTiernan
* ALP
* 13.0%
* Ballajura
* John D'Orazio
* ALP
* 13.5%
* Central Kimberley-Pilbara
* Tom Stephens
* ALP
* 13.6%
* Kenwick
* Sheila McHale
* ALP
* 13.6%
* Bassendean
* Martin Whitely
* ALP
* 13.7%
* Fremantle
* Jim McGinty
* ALP
* 14.4%
* Victoria Park
* Geoff Gallop
* ALP
* 16.0%
* Cockburn
* Fran Logan
* ALP
* 16.4%
* Willagee
* Alan Carpenter
* ALP
* 16.4%
* Maylands
* Judy Edwards
* ALP
* 16.5%
* Girrawheen
* Margaret Quirk
* ALP
* 23.4%
* Liberal/National seats (23)
* Marginal
* Bunbury
* John Castrilli
* LIB
* 0.4%
* Murray
* Murray Cowper
* LIB
* 0.8%
* Vasse
* Troy Buswell
* LIB
* 0.9% v IND
* Serpentine-Jarrahdale
* Tony Simpson
* LIB
* 1.2%
* Greenough
* Grant Woodhams
* NAT
* 1.3% v LIB
* Darling Range
* John Day
* LIB
* 3.1%
* Dawesville
* Kim Hames
* LIB
* 4.1%
* Hillarys
* Rob Johnson
* LIB
* 4.2%
* Carine
* Katie Hodson-Thomas
* LIB
* 4.7%
* Roe
* Graham Jacobs
* LIB
* 5.6% v NAT
* South Perth
* John McGrath
* LIB
* 5.8%
* Murdoch
* Trevor Sprigg
* LIB
* 5.9%
* Fairly safe
* Stirling
* Terry Redman
* NAT
* 7.0% v LIB
* Leschenault
* Dan Sullivan
* LIB
* 7.7%
* Nedlands
* Sue Walker
* LIB
* 8.4%
* Capel
* Steve Thomas
* LIB
* 9.2%
* Kalgoorlie
* Matt Birney
* LIB
* 9.6%
* Safe
* Cottesloe
* Colin Barnett
* LIB
* 11.7%
* Warren-Blackwood
* Paul Omodei
* LIB
* 15.0%
* Merredin
* Brendon Grylls
* NAT
* 15.5% v LIB
* Moore
* Gary Snook
* LIB
* 17.3%
* Avon
* Max Trenorden
* NAT
* 22.1%
* Wagin
* Terry Waldron
* NAT
* 28.4%
* Crossbench seats (2)
* Alfred Cove
* Janet Woollard
* IND
* 4.6% v LIB
* Churchlands
* Liz Constable
* IND
* 20.7% v LIB