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The main parties are the governing Labor Party and the two Opposition parties (the National Party and the Liberal Party). Other minor political parties include the Greens , Western Australia Party , Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party , Liberal Democratic Party , Legalise Cannabis WA Party , Pauline Hanson's One Nation and Australian Christians ...
B Includes results for the Western Australian Liberal Party from 1911 until 1917, and the Ministerial Party from 1904 until 1911. C The party was known as the Country Party (1914–1946; 1962–1973), Country and Democratic League (1946–1962), National Alliance (1974), National Country Party (1975–1984) and National Party (1984–present ...
The 2021 state election saw Labor win one of the most comprehensive victories on record at the state or territory level in Australia. It won 53 of the 59 seats, surpassing its own record set four years earlier for the largest government majority and seat tally in Western Australian parliamentary history.
The Labor Party confirmed at least 43 of its members were running for council, while the Greens endorsed two candidates. [4] Members of the Animal Justice Party, Australian Christians, Legalise Cannabis Party, No Mandatory Vaccination Party and Western Australia Party also all contested the elections.
Party Candidate Seat Details 8 June 2024 National: Jonathan Shack South Perth: Withdrew candidacy for unknown reasons. [92] 21 June 2024 National: Louise Kingston: Legislative Council: Left the Nationals after alleged bullying by party leadership. [93] 22 August 2024 Liberal: Ben Cornel Mount Lawley: Withdrew candidacy due to "personal and ...
In this election, the Australian Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese took 4 House seats from the opposing Liberal Party of Australia, thereby gaining the majority of Western Australia's lower house seats for the first time since 1990.
The Western Australian National Party, officially known as the National Party of Australia (WA) Inc, and branded as Nationals WA, is a political party in Western Australia. [4] It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia , but maintains a separate structure and identity.
The 2021 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 13 March to elect members to the Parliament of Western Australia, where all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election.