# Results of the 2008 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2008 Western Australian state election.

## Results by Electoral region
### Agricultural

2008 Western Australian state election: Agricultural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 10,432 | | |
| | National | 1. Max Trenorden (elected 1) 2. Philip Gardiner (elected 4) 3. Mia Davies (elected 6) 4. Martin Aldridge 5. Cathy Wood | 24,420 | 33.44 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal | 1. Brian Ellis (elected 2) 2. Jim Chown (elected 5) 3. Chris Wilkins 4. Jane Mouritz 5. Jamie Falls | 23,830 | 32.63 | -5.9 |
| | Labor | 1. Matt Benson-Lidholm (elected 3) 2. Darren West 3. Vickie Petersen 4. Alan McCallum | 15,772 | 21.60 | -6.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Dee Margetts 2. Paul Connolly | 3,721 | 5.10 | +0.9 |
| | Family First | 1. Anthony Fels 2. Felly Chandra | 2,080 | 2.85 | +1.4 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Mac Forsyth 2. Lachlan Dunjey | 1,692 | 2.32 | +0.3 |
| | One Nation | Ross Paravicini | 624 | 0.85 | -2.2 |
| | Independent | 1. Shelly Posey 2. Valerie Tan | 493 | 0.68 | +0.7 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Stuart Smith 2. Chris Pepper | 215 | 0.29 | 0.0 |
| | New Country | Chris Dodoff | 175 | 0.24 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,022 | 97.66 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,746 | 2.34 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,768 | 88.43 | −2.9 |

### East Metropolitan

2008 Western Australian state election: East Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 39,514 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Jock Ferguson (elected 1) 2. Ljiljanna Ravlich (elected 3) 3. Linda Savage 4. Gary Carson 5. Carolyn Burton 6. Craig Comrie | 113,686 | 41.10 | -9.3 |
| | Liberal | 1. Helen Morton (elected 2) 2. Donna Faragher (elected 4) 3. Alyssa Hayden (elected 5) 4. Steve Blizard 5. Darryl Trease 6. Guy Simpson | 104,385 | 37.74 | +5.5 |
| | Greens | 1. Alison Xamon (elected 6) 2. Steve Wolff 3. Damian Douglas-Meyer | 32,228 | 11.65 | +4.6 |
| | Family First | 1. Stephen Bolt 2. Symia Hopkinson | 8,839 | 3.20 | +1.0 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Dwight Randall 2. Gerard Goiran | 8,094 | 2.93 | 0.0 |
| | National | 1. Sean Wood 2. Kevin Mangini | 2,690 | 0.97 | +1.0 |
| | One Nation | James Hopkinson | 2,051 | 0.74 | -1.1 |
| | Independent | Tom Hoyer | 1,724 | 0.62 | +0.6 |
| | Daylight Savings | Conor Day | 1,665 | 0.60 | +0.60 |
| | Independent | Richard Nash | 514 | 0.19 | +0.2 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Neil Vincent 2. Theresa Passmore | 417 | 0.15 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | John Tucak | 298 | 0.11 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 276,591 | 96.74 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9,319 | 3.26 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 285,910 | 87.29 | −4.0 |

### Mining and Pastoral

2008 Western Australian state election: Mining and Pastoral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 7,773 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Jon Ford (elected 1) 2. Helen Bullock (elected 4) 3. Jim Murie 4. Jodie Lynch 5. Mike Anderton 6. Terry Healy | 18,554 | 34.10 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | 1. Norman Moore (elected 2) 2. Ken Baston (elected 5) 3. Mark Lewis 4. Isabella Scott 5. Ross Wood 6. Alan Dungey | 16,227 | 29.82 | -7.5 |
| | National | 1. Wendy Duncan (elected 3) 2. Dave Grills 3. Alan Keeling 4. Garry McGlinn | 11,656 | 21.42 | +18.6 |
| | Greens | 1. Robin Chapple (elected 6) 2. Kate Davis | 4,869 | 8.95 | +1.7 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Roger Mansell 2. Peter Watt | 1,018 | 1.87 | +0.3 |
| | Family First | David Kidd | 896 | 1.65 | +1.4 |
| | One Nation | Gavin Ness | 528 | 0.97 | -1.1 |
| | Daylight Savings | Pat Cunneen | 392 | 0.72 | +0.72 |
| | New Country | David Larsen | 160 | 0.29 | +0.3 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Lorraine Thomas 2. Orm Girvan | 109 | 0.20 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,409 | 97.04 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,661 | 2.96 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,070 | 73.77 | −1.9 |

### North Metropolitan

2008 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 40,034 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Peter Collier (elected 1) 2. Michael Mischin (elected 3) 3. Liz Behjat (elected 5) 4. Colin Edwardes 5. Judith Dowson | 129,709 | 46.29 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | 1. Ken Travers (elected 2) 2. Ed Dermer (elected 4) 3. Tim Daly 4. Kelly Shay 5. Iqbal Samnakay 6. Bill Leadbetter | 91,512 | 32.66 | -7.8 |
| | Greens | 1. Giz Watson (elected 6) 2. Cameron Poustie 3. Brenda Roy | 36,413 | 12.99 | +4.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Ruth Nicholls 2. David Kingston | 6,302 | 2.25 | -0.1 |
| | Family First | 1. Trona Young 2. Doug Croker | 4,329 | 1.54 | -0.3 |
| | Independent | 1. Brian Peachey 2. Joseph Nardizzi | 3,936 | 1.40 | +1.4 |
| | National | 1. Joanne Burges 2. Cheryl Fahey | 2,181 | 0.78 | +0.8 |
| | Daylight Savings | Ben MacKinnon | 2,062 | 0.74 | +0.74 |
| | Independent | 1. John Eyden 2. Paul Young | 1,112 | 0.40 | +0.4 |
| | One Nation | George Gault | 1,098 | 0.39 | -0.5 |
| | Independent | Julie Gray | 576 | 0.21 | +0.2 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Ron McLean 2. Paul Augustson | 432 | 0.15 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Eugene Hands | 203 | 0.07 | +0.1 |
| | | Douglas Greypower | 172 | 0.06 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Wally Morris | 143 | 0.05 | +0.1 |
| | | Christopher King | 55 | 0.02 | +0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 280,235 | 97.42 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,428 | 2.58 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 287,663 | 86.61 | −3.9 |

### South Metropolitan

2008 Western Australian state election: South Metropolitan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 40,084 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sue Ellery (elected 1) 2. Kate Doust (elected 3) 3. Fiona Henderson 4. Batong Pham 5. Jack de Groot 6. Andrew Vitolins | 113,957 | 40.61 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon O'Brien (elected 2) 2. Nick Goiran (elected 4) 3. Phil Edman (elected 5) 4. Donna Gordin 5. John Jamieson 6. Michelle Verkerk | 108,229 | 38.57 | +3.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Lynn MacLaren (elected 6) 2. Scott Ryan | 33,426 | 11.91 | +4.5 |
| | Family First | 1. Frank Lindsey 2. Bev Custers | 5,981 | 2.13 | +0.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Brent Tremain 2. Linda Brewer | 5,605 | 2.00 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | 1. Christopher Oughton 2. Huw Grossmith | 2,679 | 0.95 | +1.0 |
| | Daylight Savings | Jeffrey Gidman | 2,061 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
| | National | 1. Hilary Wheater 2. Peter Wahlsten | 1,966 | 0.70 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Steve Walker | 1,782 | 0.64 | +0.6 |
| | One Nation | Neil Gilmour | 1,716 | 0.61 | -0.6 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Paul Ellison 2. Barry Bushen | 1,597 | 0.57 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | 1. Eric Miller 2. Yolanda Nardizzi | 1,584 | 0.56 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 280,583 | 97.11 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,339 | 2.89 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 288,922 | 87.20 | −3.3 |

### South West

2008 Western Australian state election: South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 17,908 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Robyn McSweeney (elected 1) 2. Nigel Hallett (elected 3) 3. Barry House (elected 6) 4. Paul Fitzpatrick 5. Dennis Wellington 6. Ross Ryan | 60,684 | 39.41 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | 1. Sally Talbot (elected 2) 2. Adele Farina (elected 4) 3. John Mondy 4. Wendy Perdon 5. Christopher Hossen 6. Elizabeth Nedela | 50,908 | 33.06 | -4.4 |
| | National | 1. Colin Holt (elected 5) 2. Patricia Hughes | 16,592 | 10.77 | +5.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Paul Llewellyn 2. Rae McPherson | 13,285 | 8.63 | +1.0 |
| | Family First | 1. Dan Sullivan 2. Linda Rose | 6,024 | 3.91 | +0.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. John Lewis 2. Ray Moran | 3,251 | 2.11 | +0.4 |
| | One Nation | Brian Burns | 995 | 0.65 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Elaine Green 2. Terry O'Leary | 881 | 0.57 | +0.6 |
| | Daylight Savings | Kara Pascoe | 626 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
| | Independent | Filip Guglielmana | 328 | 0.21 | +0.2 |
| | New Country | Judy Pearce | 220 | 0.14 | -0.5 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Ian Tuffnell 2. Allan Dilley | 205 | 0.13 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 153,999 | 97.38 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,150 | 2.62 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,149 | 88.45 | −2.7 |