The Liberals won enough seats for a majority in their own right in the 2013 state election, but Barnett had announced before the election that he would retain the coalition with the Nationals.
Partai Liberal memenangkan kursi secara mayoritas pada pemilihan negara bagian tahun 2013, tetapi Barnett telah mengumumkan sebelum pemilihan bahwa partainya akan tetap berkoalisi dengan Partai Nasional.