# Results of the 1980 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

Western Australian state election, 23 February 1980 Legislative Council :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 714,724 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 631,915 | | Turnout | 88.41% | –2.29% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 27,692 | | Informal | 4.38% | –0.03% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held |
| | Liberal | 287,058 | 47.51% | –2.80% | 10 | 19 |
| | Labor | 270,538 | 44.77% | +2.82% | 5 | 9 |
| | National Country | 23,101 | 3.82% | +0.65% | 1 | 3 |
| | National | 20,704 | 3.43% | +1.04% | 0 | 1 |
| | Progress | 2,822 | 0.47% | +0.47% | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0.00% | –2.18% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 604,223 | | | 16 | 32 |
| Two-party-preferred |||||||
| | Liberal/NCP | 316,398 | 52.36% | –3.26% | | |
| | Labor | 287,825 | 47.64% | +3.26% | | |
This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1980 Western Australian state election.

## Results by Electoral province
### Central

1980 Western Australian state election: Central Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Country | Harry Gayfer | 7,971 | 38.5 | -14.6 |
| | Labor | Pamela Doust | 4,457 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Atkinson | 4,424 | 21.4 | -8.3 |
| | National | Murray Anderson | 3,855 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,707 | 95.7 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 923 | 4.3 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,630 | 91.8 | −1.1 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | National Country | Harry Gayfer | 10,813 | 52.2 | |
| | Liberal | Gordon Atkinson | 5,199 | 25.1 | |
| | Labor | Pamela Doust | 4,695 | 22.7 | |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed to completion.

### East Metropolitan

1980 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Hetherington | 32,350 | 58.0 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Brian Brand | 23,383 | 42.0 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,733 | 94.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,206 | 5.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,939 | 87.6 | −2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Lower Central

1980 Western Australian state election: Lower Central Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Douglas Simcock | 8,647 | 38.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Sandy Lewis | 6,840 | 30.0 | +0.4 |
| | National Country | Robert Reid | 5,722 | 25.1 | -7.8 |
| | National | Robert Wardell-Johnson | 1,570 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,779 | 96.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 951 | 4.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,730 | 91.9 | −1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sandy Lewis | 12,789 | 56.1 | +56.1 |
| | Labor | Douglas Simcock | 9,990 | 43.9 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.5 | |

### Lower North

1980 Western Australian state election: Lower North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Phil Lockyer | 2,389 | 50.0 | -11.5 |
| | Labor | Lino Paggi | 1,928 | 40.4 | +1.9 |
| | National | Robert Crombie | 459 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,776 | 96.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 3.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,954 | 84.8 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Lower West

1980 Western Australian state election: Lower West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Pratt | 13,615 | 49.3 | -6.2 |
| | Labor | Richard Savage | 12,892 | 46.6 | +2.1 |
| | Progress | John Trewick | 1,104 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,611 | 94.7 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,556 | 5.3 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,167 | 90.8 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ian Pratt | 13,979 | 50.6 | -4.9 |
| | Labor | Richard Savage | 13,632 | 49.4 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.9 | |

### Metropolitan

1980 Western Australian state election: Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Medcalf | 38,034 | 60.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Gordon Payne | 24,869 | 39.5 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,903 | 96.5 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,249 | 3.5 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,152 | 86.1 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### North

1980 Western Australian state election: North Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Dowding | 8,855 | 51.7 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | John Tozer | 8,275 | 48.3 | -5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,130 | 95.4 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 816 | 4.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,946 | 78.8 | −4.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.3 | |

### North Metropolitan

1980 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Wells | 42,282 | 51.9 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Roy Claughton | 39,174 | 48.1 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,456 | 95.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,961 | 4.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,417 | 88.3 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | -2.0 | |

### North-East Metropolitan

1980 Western Australian state election: North-East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Berinson | 43,676 | 59.6 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Wouterina Klein | 29,568 | 40.4 | -5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,244 | 95.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,775 | 4.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,019 | 88.4 | −2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### South

1980 Western Australian state election: South Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Knight | 10,982 | 47.1 | -5.5 |
| | National | Robert Whalley | 7,362 | 31.6 | +31.6 |
| | National Country | Robert Russell | 4,951 | 21.3 | -14.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,295 | 96.4 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 876 | 3.6 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,171 | 91.3 | −1.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Thomas Knight | 15,142 | 65.0 | |
| | National | Robert Whalley | 8,153 | 35.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### South Metropolitan

1980 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Howard Olney | 32,765 | 58.1 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | John Buhagiar | 23,656 | 41.9 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,421 | 95.6 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,603 | 4.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,024 | 89.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### South-East

1980 Western Australian state election: South-East Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Brown | 11,027 | 58.2 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Irvin Muir | 7,928 | 41.8 | -6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,955 | 93.4 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,340 | 6.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,295 | 86.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.7 | |

### South-East Metropolitan

1980 Western Australian state election: South-East Metropolitan Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Phillip Pendal | 34,749 | 53.2 | -4.7 |
| | Labor | Grace Vaughan | 30,610 | 46.8 | +4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,359 | 96.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,613 | 3.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,972 | 88.6 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | -4.7 | |

### South-West

1980 Western Australian state election: South-West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Graham MacKinnon | 14,927 | 59.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Pandora Nikola | 10,320 | 40.9 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,247 | 96.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 892 | 3.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,139 | 91.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Upper West

1980 Western Australian state election: Upper West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Margaret McAleer | 11,453 | 45.6 | -0.4 |
| | National | Sue Shields | 7,458 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| | National Country | Robert Michael | 4,457 | 17.8 | -9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,086 | 96.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 952 | 3.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,038 | 89.9 | −1.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Margaret McAleer | 15,829 | 63.1 | +13.7 |
| | National | Sue Shields | 9,257 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### West

1980 Western Australian state election: West Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Masters | 14,553 | 61.9 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Jan Kaub | 8,968 | 38.1 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,521 | 96.7 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 801 | 3.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,322 | 88.9 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |