# Candidates of the 2017 Western Australian state election

This is a list of candidates for the 2017 Western Australian state election. The election was held on 11 March 2017.

## Redistribution and seat changes

* A redistribution was completed in 2015. The most significant changes were:
** The Liberal-held seats of Alfred Cove and Ocean Reef were renamed Bicton and Burns Beach respectively.
** The Labor-held seat of Gosnells was renamed Thornlie.
** The Liberal-held seat of Eyre and the National-held seat of Wagin were replaced by the notionally National seat of Roe, while a new notionally Labor seat, Baldivis, was created.
** The Labor-held seats of Collie-Preston and West Swan became notionally Liberal.
* As a result of the redistribution:
** Alfred Cove MLA Dean Nalder (Liberal) contested Bateman, while Bateman MLA Matt Taylor (Liberal) contested Bicton.
** Eyre MLA Graham Jacobs (Liberal) contested Roe.
** Gosnells MLA Chris Tallentire (Labor) contested Thornlie.
** Ocean Reef MLA Albert Jacob (Liberal) contested Burns Beach.
* A number of MLCs contested Assembly seats:
** Agricultural Nationals MLC Paul Brown contested Geraldton.
** East Metropolitan Labor MLC Amber-Jade Sanderson contested Morley.
** North Metropolitan Liberal MLC Peter Katsambanis contested Hillarys.

## Retiring MPs
### Liberal

* John Castrilli MLA (Bunbury) – announced 14 March 2016
* Kim Hames MLA (Dawesville) – announced 2 August 2014
* Liz Behjat MLC (North Metropolitan) – lost preselection
* Barry House MLC (South West Region) – announced 27 October 2015

### National

* Wendy Duncan MLA (Kalgoorlie) – announced 4 December 2015
* Terry Waldron MLA (Wagin) – announced 25 November 2014

## Legislative Assembly

Incumbent members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | National candidate | Greens candidate | One Nation candidate | Other candidates |
| Albany | Labor | Peter Watson | Greg Stocks | Robert Sutton | David Rastrick | Anthony Griffiths | Ian 't Hart (AC) |
| Armadale | Labor | Tony Buti | Wendy Jeffery | | Anthony Pyle | | Edward Flaherty (MBP) Cameron Huynh (Ind) Nitasha Naidu (AC) |
| Balcatta | Liberal | David Michael | Chris Hatton | | Nicole Harvey | | Keith McEncroe (AC) Mile Nasteski (MBP) Richard Tait (LDP) |
| Baldivis | Labor | Reece Whitby | Malcolm George | | Christine Fegebank | John Zurakowski | Craig Hamersley (Ind) Yvette Holmes (AC) Prabhpreet Makkar (MBP) Kath Summers (Ind) Matt Whitfield (Ind) |
| Bassendean | Labor | Dave Kelly | Jim Seth | | Sarah Quinton | | Graeme Martin (MBP) Paul Mewhor (AC) |
| Bateman | Liberal | Tomas Fitzgerald | Dean Nalder | | Adie Wilmot | Michelle Meyers | Adrian Arnold (JMWA) Don Huggins (AC) Jonathan Masih (MBP) |
| Belmont | Liberal | Cassie Rowe | Glenys Godfrey | | Bhuwan Khadka | Julie Mitchell | Brigit Anderson (AJP) Ian Blevin (SFFP) Sue Fraser (AC) Miral Soboh (MBP) |
| Bicton | Liberal | Lisa O'Malley | Matt Taylor | | Louise Dickmann | | Steve Kepert (Ind) Richard Korfanty (MBP) Colleen Saporita (AJP) Stephen Wardell-Johnson (AC) |
| Bunbury | Liberal | Don Punch | Ian Morison | James Hayward | Michael Baldock | Sam Brown | Aldo Del Popolo (MBP) Bernie Masters (SFFP) Anthony Shannon (Flux) |
| Burns Beach | Liberal | Mark Folkard | Albert Jacob | | Mark Cooper | | Rudolph Crous (AC) Sandy Culum-Buzak (MBP) Joy Drennan (FFP) Carl Maddox (JMWA) |
| Butler | Labor | John Quigley | Linda Aitken | | Tom Webster | Susan Hoddinott | Ryno Joubert (AC) Ron Smith (JMWA) Ola Sommer (MBP) Jan van Niekerk (SFFP) |
| Cannington | Labor | Bill Johnston | Jesse Jacobs | | Elliot Thompson | Rozane Bezuidenhout | Zena Rihani (MBP) Gary Smith (AC) Mohsin Virk (-) |
| Carine | Liberal | Andrew Owens | Tony Krsticevic | | Nadine Reeves-Hennessey | Terry Popham | Annette Almond (JMWA) Ray Moran (AC) Athan Tsirigotis (MBP) |
| Central Wheatbelt | National | Gary Templeman | Bill Crabtree | Mia Davies | Audrey Foote | Shaun Reid | Estelle Gom (Ind) Dennis Pease (AC) Diff Reynders (SFFP) |
| Churchlands | Liberal | Paul Lilburne | Sean L'Estrange | | Joanna Gurak | | Jim Bivoltsis (Ind) Jack Garber (JMWA) Daljeet Gill (MBP) Paul Phillips (AC) |
| Cockburn | Labor | Fran Logan | Lavin Raja-Yogam | | Shannon Hewitt | | Connor McHugh (MBP) Steve Portelli (Ind) Edward Roose (AC) Erinn Stanfield (Flux) |
| Collie-Preston | Liberal | Mick Murray | Elysia Harverson | Monique Warnock | Gordon Tayler | David Miller | Don Hyland (Ind) Louie Scibilia (Ind) Clinton Thomas (SFFP) |
| Cottesloe | Liberal | Caitlin Collins | Colin Barnett | | Greg Boland | | Riaan Groenewald (AC) Alida Lancee (Ind) Dmitry Malov (Ind) Nicole Poppas (MBP) Michael Watson (-) |
| Darling Range | Liberal | Barry Urban | Tony Simpson | | Iwan Boskamp | Sharon Polgar | Craig Ballinger (MBP) Chris Barker (Flux) Derek Bruning (AC) Manamal Froumis (Ind) Jake McCoull (LDP) Stuart Ostle (SFFP) |
| Dawesville | Liberal | Adam Woodage | Zak Kirkup | Luke Pilkington | Aeron Blundell-Camden | Lawrence Shave | Russell McCarthy (SFFP) Dave Schumacher (Ind) Liam Spence (Flux) Alan Svilicic (MBP) |
| Forrestfield | Liberal | Stephen Price | Nathan Morton | | Eugene Marshall | Jenny Bennett | Brett Crook (AC) Ashley Jago (AJP) M. Shahalam (MBP) |
| Fremantle | Labor | Simone McGurk | Hayden Shenton | | Martin Spencer | Warren Duffy | Andrew Ayre (MBP) Chris Jenkins (SA) Janetia Knapp (JMWA) Gabrielle van der Linde (AC) |
| Geraldton | Liberal | Lara Dalton | Ian Blayney | Paul Brown | Paul Connolly | Wayne Martin | David Caudwell (SFFP) Greg Hall (AC) Victor Tanti (Ind) |
| Girrawheen | Labor | Margaret Quirk | Dame Krcoski | | Mushfiq Shah | | Che Tam Nguyen (FFP) David Phillips (AC) Raymond Roach (SFFP) Sahaj Singh (MBP) |
| Hillarys | Liberal | Teresa Ritchie | Peter Katsambanis | | Louahna Lloyd | | Rob Johnson (Ind) Elisabete Robinson (AC) |
| Jandakot | Liberal | Yaz Mubarakai | Joe Francis | | Dorinda Cox | John Murphy | Francesca Gobbert (AJP) Sat Samra (MBP) Warnar Spyker (AC) |
| Joondalup | Liberal | Emily Hamilton | Jan Norberger | | Lisa Webb | | Brian Brightman (Ind) Nicholas Hart (FFP) Rex Host (AC) Aaron Malloy (JMWA) Peter Martin (MBP) |
| Kalamunda | Liberal | Matthew Hughes | John Day | | Lee-Anne Miles | Ray Gould (resigned) | Murray Bowyer (JMWA) Evazelia Colyvas (MBP) Brady Williams (AC) |
| Kalgoorlie | National | Darren Forster | Kyran O'Donnell | Tony Crook | Jacqueline Spurling | Richard Bolton | James Erwin (Flux) Mike Lucas (SFFP) |
| Kimberley | Labor | Josie Farrer | Warren Greatorex | Rob Houston | Liz Vaughan | Keith Wright | Ryan Albrey (Flux) Graham Chapman (Ind) Kai Jones (Ind) |
| Kingsley | Liberal | Jessica Stojkovski | Andrea Mitchell | | Matt Ward | | Gilbert Burnside (AC) John McNair (JMWA) Dominic Staltari (MBP) |
| Kwinana | Labor | Roger Cook | Bianca Talbot | | Jody Freeman | Tim Taylor | Joshua Hyde (MBP) Eleanor Morel (AC) |
| Mandurah | Labor | David Templeman | Lynne Rowlands | Jason Turner | Jodie Moffat | Doug Shaw | Paul Batsioudis (MBP) Seb Carrie-Wilson (Flux) |
| Maylands | Labor | Lisa Baker | Amanda Madden | | Caroline Perks | | Benny Fensome (MBP) Matt Kleyn (AC) Greg Smith (JMWA) |
| Midland | Labor | Michelle Roberts | Daniel Parasiliti | | Matthew Biggs | Tony D'Angelo | John Biltoft (MBP) Trent Passmore (SFFP) Greg Ross (JMWA) |
| Mirrabooka | Labor | Janine Freeman | Lily Chen | | Rafeif Ismail | | Sareeta Doobree (MBP) Chukwudumebi Igbokwe (AC) Matueny Luke (Ind) Kim Mubarak (Ind) |
| Moore | National | Barni Norton | Darren Slyns | Shane Love | Peter Leam | Jim Kelly | Wes Porter (AC) Ross Williamson (SFFP) |
| Morley | Liberal | Amber-Jade Sanderson | Ian Britza | | Anne-Marie Ricciardi | | Nasim Boksmati (MBP) Lois Host (AC) Paul Longo (SFFP) |
| Mount Lawley | Liberal | Simon Millman | Michael Sutherland | | Matt Roberts | | Alexandra Farsalas (MBP) Kandi Revian (AJP) Janelle van Burgel (AC) |
| Murray-Wellington | Liberal | Robyn Clarke | Murray Cowper | Paul Gillett | Callum Burwood | Ross Slater | Mark McCall (SFFP) Daniel Radley (Flux) |
| Nedlands | Liberal | Penny Taylor | Bill Marmion | | Daniel Grosso | | Keith Ginbey (MBP) Andrew Mangano (JMWA) Christopher Shaw (AC) |
| North West Central | National | Shane Hill | Julee Westcott | Vince Catania | Carol Green | Dane Sorensen (disendorsed) | Sandy Davies (Ind) Adrian D'Cunha (Flux) Angela Hooper (MBP) |
| Perth | Liberal | John Carey | Eleni Evangel | | Hannah Milligan | | Ben Ballingall (Flux) Matt Hanson (AJP) Archie Hyde (MBP) Ken Lim (AC) Ian Molyneux (JMWA) |
| Pilbara | National | Kevin Michel | Mark Alchin | Brendon Grylls | Brent McKenna | David Archibald | Mark Dunn (Flux) Davyd Hooper (MBP) Fiona White-Hartig (SFFP) |
| Riverton | Liberal | Marion Boswell | Mike Nahan | | Thor Kerr | | Zeeshan Pasha (MBP) Susan Regnard (AC) Gavin Waugh (JMWA) |
| Rockingham | Labor | Mark McGowan | Wendy Baumann | | James Mumme | James Omalley | Craig Buchanan (Ind) Mark Charles (MBP) Sylvia Stonehouse (AC) |
| Roe | National | Bradley Willis | Graham Jacobs | Peter Rundle | Simone McInnes | Eketerina Zacklova | Anthony Fels (-) Cathie Kelly (AC) Peter Stacey (SFFP) |
| Scarborough | Liberal | Tony Walker | Liza Harvey | | Judith Cullity | Margaret Dodd (resigned) | Dan Bailey (MBP) Kevin Host (AC) Steven Pynt (JMWA) |
| South Perth | Liberal | Michael Voros | John McGrath | | Mark Brogan | | M. Francis (Ind) Fiona Reid (Ind) Jason St Martin (MBP) Rosemary Steineck (AC) |
| Southern River | Liberal | Terry Healy | Peter Abetz | | Toni Pikos-Sallie | | David Fishlock (LDP) Craig Harley (Ind) Steven Secker (Ind) Aman Singh (MBP) Ash Srivatstava (JMWA) |
| Swan Hills | Liberal | Jessica Shaw | Frank Alban | | Evan Webb | Sandra Old | Danusha Bhowaniah (JMWA) Lucky Singh (MBP) |
| Thornlie | Labor | Chris Tallentire | Rob Coales | | Donna McAleese | Sandy Baraiolo (disendorsed) | Sibel Bennett (MBP) Madeleine Goiran (AC) Gary Hammond (SFFP) Andrew van Dam (Flux) |
| Vasse | Liberal | Wes Hartley | Libby Mettam | Peter Gordon | Luke O'Connell | | |
| Victoria Park | Labor | Ben Wyatt | Julian Jacobs | | Ryan Quinn | | Jennifer Noye (MBP) Mark Staer (AC) |
| Wanneroo | Liberal | Sabine Winton | Paul Miles | | Robyn Treacy | Joe Darcy | Greg Macpherson (JMWA) Linley Pass (AC) Peter Rosengrave (MBP) Max Wilson (Ind) |
| Warnbro | Labor | Paul Papalia | Luke Muscedere | | Jillian Cain | Alex Scholz | Samantha Figgins (MBP) Thomas Hunter (JMWA) Deonne Kingsford (AC) |
| Warren-Blackwood | National | Hugh Litson | Ross Woodhouse | Terry Redman | Andrew Huntley | Greg Moroney | Marc Deas (SFFP) |
| West Swan | Liberal | Rita Saffioti | Rod Henderson | | Beth McMullan | | James Lawrence (JMWA) Isaac Moran (AC) Trevor Ruwoldt (SFFP) |
| Willagee | Labor | Peter Tinley | Rebecca Aubrey | | Felicity McGeorge | | Corina Abraham (SA) Robin Hosking (AC) Paul Potter (MBP) |

## Legislative Council

Six candidates were elected in each region. Incumbent members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

### Agricultural Region

The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The National Party was defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party was defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Greens candidates | One Nation candidates | SFF candidates |
| Darren West* Laurie Graham* Carol Martin Luke Clarkson | Jim Chown* Steve Martin Brian Ellis Chris Wilkins Alan McFarland | Martin Aldridge* Colin de Grussa* Leigh Ballard Fred Block Steve Blyth David Kennedy | Ian James Dylan Copeland | Rod Caddies Craig McKinley Emma McKinley | Rick Mazza* Bevan Steele Mal Kentish |
| Christians candidates | Family First candidates | Micro Business candidates | LDP candidates | Matheson candidates | Flux candidates |
| Trevor Young Les Holten | Murray Yarran Leighton Knoll | Dennis Jennings Petar Culum | Connor Whittle Stuart Hatch | Peter Swift Bruce Anderson | Lewis Freer Peter Turner |
| DSP candidates | Fluoride Free candidates | Group J candidates | Group M candidates | Group P candidates | Group Q candidates |
| Vince Radford Robert Tucker | Phillip Strahan Gillian Pearce | Alexander Reid Tim McMahon | Murray Fleeton Patrick Akkari | Brent Williamson Michael Prinz | N. Spada S. Demir |
| Group R candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| David Reed Lewis Butto | Graham Barrett-Lennard Frank Hough |

### East Metropolitan Region

The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | One Nation candidates | SFF candidates | Christians candidates |
| Alanna Clohesy* Samantha Rowe* Matthew Swinbourn* Thomas French Reece Wheadon Lauren Cayoun | Donna Faragher* Alyssa Hayden Helen Morton Christopher Tan Raymond Gianoli Joanna Collins | Tim Clifford* Sarah Nielsen-Harvey Robyn Walsh | Charles Smith* Chris Fernandez Lloyd McIntosh | Paul Pitaro Mitchell Wellstead Steve Denham | Jamie van Burgel Maryka Groenewald |
| Family First candidates | Micro Business candidates | LDP candidates | AJP candidates | Matheson candidates | Flux candidates |
| Simon Geddes Steve Fuhrmann | Kelvin White W. Ginbey | Neil Hamilton Todd Phillips | Talia Raphaely Nicole Arielli | Russell Goodrick Stephen Lau | Rob Redfearn Jim Taylor |
| DSP candidates | Fluoride Free candidates | Group B candidates | Group E candidates | Group J candidates | Group P candidates |
| Michael Zakrzewski Riley Burkett | John Watt Trevor McGowan | M. Lottering Stef Pienaar | Shawn Dhu Belinda Lange | Charday Williams Ben Devlin | Jayme Hewitt Natasha Forde |
| Ungrouped candidates | | | | | |
| Roger Cornish |

### Mining and Pastoral Region

The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The National Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Greens candidates | One Nation candidates | SFF candidates |
| Stephen Dawson* Kyle McGinn* Peter Foster Christopher Mousley | Ken Baston* Mark Lewis Barry Pound Jason Wells | Jacqui Boydell* Dave Grills Gary Brown Judi Janes Adrian Hatwell Terry Fleeton | Robin Chapple* Timothy Oliver | Robin Scott* Justin Keating Janine Varley | Stefan Colagiuri Shane Aylmore Kingsley Smith |
| Christians candidates | Family First candidates | Micro Business candidates | LDP candidates | Matheson candidates | Flux candidates |
| Grahame Gould Jacky Young | Ian Rose Bev Custers | Natasha Rogers Pritam Patil | Jared Neaves Marko Vasev | Sonya Matheson Paul Costanzo | Kai Shanks Melissa Taaffe |
| DSP candidates | Fluoride Free candidates | Group F candidates | Group G candidates | Group J candidates | Group N candidates |
| Amanda Klaj Joel Duffy | Anne Porter David Bauer | Paul Fitzgerald Nicholas Cukela | Atilla Ataman Tayla Stucke | Abed Raouf Billy Amesz | Angela Hyde Greg Gandossini |
| Group O candidates | Group S candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | |
| Arihia Henry Pete Francis | Keith Mader Royce Normington | Julie Owen Darby Renton |

### North Metropolitan Region

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | One Nation candidates | SFF candidates | Christians candidates |
| Alannah MacTiernan* Martin Pritchard* Kelly Shay Hannah Beazley Laine McDonald Hugh Nguyen | Peter Collier* Michael Mischin* Tjorn Sibma* Victoria Jackson Sandra Brewer Tim Walton | Alison Xamon* Samantha Jenkinson Ziggy Fatnowna | John Bombak Ian Hamilton | Paul Bedford Daniel Strijk | Dwight Randall Neil Fearis |
| Family First candidates | Micro Business candidates | LDP candidates | AJP candidates | Matheson candidates | Flux candidates |
| Henry Heng Lesley Croll | John Golawski Matt Golawski Mariah Bennington | Brian Murray John Ogilvie | Natasha Chakich Elizabeth McCasker | Julie Matheson Jane Boxall | Joshua van Ross Owen Merriman |
| DSP candidates | Fluoride Free candidates | Group A candidates | Group H candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Tye Short Michael Kennedy | Steven Smith Clark Robertson | Raoul Smith Michael Carey | A. Albert Claire Norton | Michael Tucak Derek Ammon Joe Ruzzi |

### South Metropolitan Region

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | One Nation candidates | SFF candidates | Christians candidates |
| Sue Ellery* Kate Doust* Pierre Yang* Kelly McManus Vicky Burrows Dustin Rafferty | Nick Goiran* Simon O'Brien* Phil Edman Michelle Hofmann Lorraine Finlay Daryl Pranata | Lynn MacLaren Jordon Steele-John Nasrin Dehghani | Philip Scott Richard Eldridge Ekaterina Andreeva | Peter Raffaelli Wayne Higgs | Bob Burdett Carmen Burdett |
| Family First candidates | Micro Business candidates | LDP candidates | AJP candidates | Matheson candidates | Flux candidates |
| Nigel Irvine Cara Heng | Cam Tinley Andrew Middleton Len Dibben | Aaron Stonehouse* Angadjeet Sanghera | Katrina Love Ramona Janssen | Andrew Luobikis Angela Watson | Alexander Brownbill Keith Pomeroy |
| DSP candidates | Fluoride Free candidates | Socialist candidates | Group G candidates | Group I candidates | Group N candidates |
| Wilson Tucker Peita Alberti | Derek Rucki Nita Thakrar | Sam Wainwright Petrina Harley | Robert Cotterell Michelle Cotterell | Vito Matarazzo Yusuf Oruc | William Freeman Daksh Varma |
| Group O candidates | Group Q candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | |
| Carol Adams Karen Vernon Luke Bolton Jonathan Ford | Rick Smith Adrian Snary | Laona Jones Norm Heslington Frank Brown Rosemary Lorrimar Tony Romano |

### South West Region

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats, although sitting MLC Nigel Hallett was running for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. The National Party was defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Greens candidates | One Nation candidates | SFF candidates |
| Sally Talbot* Adele Farina* John Mondy Barry Winmar Jessica Short | Steve Thomas* Wade De Campo Robyn McSweeney Tony Norment Heather Reid Douglas McLarty | Colin Holt* Louise Kingston Bevan Eatts Kylie Kennaugh | Diane Evers* Hsien Harper | Colin Tincknell* Cameron Bartkowski Sean Butler | Nigel Hallett Craig Carbone Ray Hull |
| Christians candidates | Family First candidates | Micro Business candidates | LDP candidates | Matheson candidates | Flux candidates |
| Greg Spaanderman Rachael Dowdell | Linda Rose Dave Bolt | Jeff Casson Devinder Chinna | Nathan Dyson Damian Coletta | Stephen Phelan Blake Phelan | Daithí Gleeson Mark Bentley |
| AJP candidates | DSP candidates | Fluoride Free candidates | Group J candidates | Group Q candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Alicia Sutton Eric Gobbert | Brett Tucker Janet Wilson | Hayley Green John Vukovich | Tim Hartley Julio Pieraldi | Eric Thern Katrina De Ruyck | John Higgins Zyggi Uchwal Kyle Hammond |