# Results of the 1977 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

Western Australian state election, 19 February 1977 Legislative Council :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 663,113 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 601,442 | | Turnout | 90.70% | +0.76% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 26,160 | | Informal | 4.35% | –0.44% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
| | Liberal | 289,416 | 50.31% | +4.88% | 9 | 18 |
| | Labor | 241,359 | 41.95% | –5.28% | 4 | 10 |
| | National Country | 31,974 | 5.56% | –1.78% | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | 12,533 | 2.18% | +2.18% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 575,282 | | | 16 | 32 |
| Two-party-preferred |||||||
| | Liberal/NCP | 319,952 | 55.62% | +3.72% | | |
| | Labor | 255,330 | 44.38% | –3.72% | | |
This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1977 Western Australian state election.

## Results by Electoral province
### Central

1977 Western Australian state election: Central Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Country | Norm Baxter | 10,936 | 53.1 |
| | Liberal | Evelyn Carter | 6,113 | 29.7 |
| | Independent | Adam Nicol | 3,563 | 17.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,612 | 94.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,254 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,866 | 92.9 |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### East Metropolitan

1977 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Fred McKenzie | 31,288 | 57.1 |
| | Liberal | Paul Nichols | 23,527 | 42.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,815 | 94.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,930 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,745 | 90.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lower Central

1977 Western Australian state election: Lower Central Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Laffer | 8,305 | 37.5 |
| | National Country | Winifred Piesse | 7,277 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Sands | 6,564 | 29.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,146 | 90.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 875 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,021 | 93.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National Country | Winifred Piesse | 13,195 | 59.6 |
| | Labor | James Laffer | 8,951 | 40.4 |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | |

### Lower North

1977 Western Australian state election: Lower North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Norman Moore | 2,935 | 61.5 |
| | Labor | Stan Dellar | 1,838 | 38.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,773 | 96.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 199 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,972 | 86.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Lower West

1977 Western Australian state election: Lower West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Neil McNeill | 12,830 | 55.5 |
| | Labor | Patrick Weir | 10,302 | 44.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,132 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 917 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,049 | 92.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Metropolitan

1977 Western Australian state election: Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Williams | 39,207 | 59.1 |
| | Labor | Simon French | 22,827 | 34.4 |
| | Independent | Syd Negus | 3,187 | 4.8 |
| | Independent | Jeannette Forsyth | 1,150 | 1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,371 | 96.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,545 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,916 | 89.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### North Province

1977 Western Australian state election: North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bill Withers | 7,930 | 53.6 |
| | Labor | Eric Williams | 6,858 | 46.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,788 | 94.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 846 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,634 | 82.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### North Metropolitan

1977 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bob Pike | 39,935 | 53.9 |
| | Labor | Graham Burkett | 34,177 | 46.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,112 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,130 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,242 | 90.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### North-East Metropolitan

1977 Western Australian state election: North-East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Lyla Elliott | 38,769 | 54.2 |
| | Liberal | Brian Breese | 32,765 | 45.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,534 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,504 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,038 | 90.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South Province

1977 Western Australian state election: South Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Wordsworth | 11,315 | 52.6 |
| | National Country | Eric James | 7,619 | 35.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Burns | 2,558 | 11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,492 | 94.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,099 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,591 | 92.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### South Metropolitan

1977 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Des Dans | 30,103 | 52.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Shack | 26,834 | 47.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,937 | 95.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,573 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,510 | 91.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South-East

1977 Western Australian state election: South-East Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ron Leeson | 10,499 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal | Eric Bingley | 9,894 | 48.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,393 | 94.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,169 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,562 | 89.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South-East Metropolitan

1977 Western Australian state election: South-East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Clive Griffiths | 33,134 | 57.9 |
| | Labor | Nicholas Clarke | 24,121 | 42.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,255 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,314 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,569 | 91.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### South West

1977 Western Australian state election: South West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Vic Ferry | 13,158 | 56.4 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Baker | 8,075 | 34.6 |
| | Independent | Stewart Melville | 2,075 | 8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,308 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 933 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,241 | 93.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Upper West

1977 Western Australian state election: Upper West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Michael Flanagan | 10,420 | 46.0 |
| | National Country | Tom McNeil | 6,142 | 27.1 |
| | Labor | Alan Fewster | 6,091 | 26.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,653 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 915 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,568 | 91.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National Country | Tom McNeil | 11,471 | 50.6 |
| | Liberal | Michael Flanagan | 11,182 | 49.4 |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | |

### West

1977 Western Australian state election: West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Neil Oliver | 12,855 | 61.3 |
| | Labor | Graham Hawkes | 8,106 | 38.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,961 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 957 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,918 | 90.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |