Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Western Australia
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All 15 Western Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 (of 12) Western Australian seats in the Australian Senate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory. |
The 2022 Australian federal election was held on 21 May 2022 to elect all 151 members of the Australian House of Representatives and 40 of 76 members of the Australian Senate. Of those, 15 MPs and 6 senators were elected to represent the state of Western Australia.
This election was held using Instant-runoff voting. In Western Australia in this election, there were two "turn-overs". In Curtin, an Independent candidate who did not lead in the first count took the seat in the end, and in Tangney, Labor won the seat despite trailing on first preferences. In both of these seats, the Liberals finished first.
Overall results
Party | Votes | % | Swing (pp) | Seats | Change (seats) | |||
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Labor | 542,667 | 36.84 | +7.04 | 9 | 4 | |||
Liberal | 503,254 | 34.16 | −9.63 | 5 | 6 | |||
National | 9,160 | 0.62 | −0.81 | 0 | ||||
Coalition total | 512,414 | 34.78 | −10.44 | 5 | 6 | |||
Greens | 184,094 | 12.50 | +0.88 | 0 | ||||
One Nation | 58,226 | 3.95 | −1.36 | 0 | ||||
United Australia | 33,863 | 2.30 | +0.27 | 0 | ||||
Western Australia | 33,263 | 2.26 | +0.46 | 0 | ||||
Christians | 19,867 | 1.35 | −0.35 | 0 | ||||
Great Australian | 16,553 | 1.12 | +1.06 | 0 | ||||
Australian Federation | 15,920 | 1.08 | +1.08 | 0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 12,897 | 0.88 | +0.88 | 0 | ||||
Animal Justice | 5,524 | 0.37 | +0.28 | 0 | ||||
Socialist Alliance | 1,184 | 0.08 | +0.01 | 0 | ||||
Informed Medical Options | 785 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | ||||
Independents | 35,968 | 2.44 | +1.34 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 1,473,225 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 1 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 86,057 | 5.52 | +0.08 | – | – | |||
Turnout | 1,559,282 | 87.99 | −2.06 | – | – | |||
Registered voters | 1,772,065 | – | – | – | – | |||
Two-party-preferred vote | ||||||||
Labor | 810,206 | 55.00 | +10.55 | |||||
Liberal | 663,019 | 45.00 | −10.55 | |||||
Source: AEC for both votes and seats |
Results by division
Brand
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Madeleine King | 48,031 | 50.20 | +9.82 | |
Liberal | Peter Hudson | 21,056 | 22.01 | −7.83 | |
Greens | Heather Lonsdale | 10,900 | 11.39 | +0.29 | |
One Nation | Jake Taylor | 5,139 | 5.37 | −3.10 | |
United Australia | David Pike | 2,711 | 2.83 | −0.06 | |
Western Australia | Michael O'Loghlen | 2,592 | 2.71 | +0.01 | |
Christians | Jayne Crichton | 2,090 | 2.18 | −0.89 | |
Great Australian | Andrew Gleeson | 1,490 | 1.56 | +1.56 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Marshall | 1,074 | 1.12 | +1.12 | |
Australian Federation | Malcolm Heffernan | 598 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
Total formal votes | 95,681 | 93.59 | −0.15 | ||
Informal votes | 6,551 | 6.41 | +0.15 | ||
Turnout | 102,232 | 86.56 | −1.90 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Madeleine King | 63,829 | 66.71 | +10.05 | |
Liberal | Peter Hudson | 31,852 | 33.29 | −10.05 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.05 |
Burt
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Matt Keogh | 47,268 | 51.63 | +10.51 | |
Liberal | David Goode | 21,009 | 22.95 | −9.49 | |
Greens | Daniel Garlett | 9,004 | 9.84 | +0.27 | |
One Nation | Travis Carter | 4,436 | 4.85 | −1.25 | |
Christians | Warnar Spyker | 3,428 | 3.74 | +0.06 | |
Western Australia | Stephen Phelan | 2,390 | 2.61 | +1.40 | |
United Australia | Joshua Mccurry | 2,274 | 2.48 | +0.24 | |
Australian Federation | Michele Castle | 1,741 | 1.90 | +1.90 | |
Total formal votes | 91,550 | 94.16 | +0.82 | ||
Informal votes | 5,675 | 5.84 | −0.82 | ||
Turnout | 97,225 | 86.10 | −0.89 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Matt Keogh | 59,704 | 65.21 | +9.71 | |
Liberal | David Goode | 31,846 | 34.79 | −9.71 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.71 |
Canning
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Andrew Hastie | 41,294 | 43.81 | −5.31 | |
Labor | Amanda Hunt | 30,897 | 32.78 | +5.24 | |
Greens | Jodie Moffat | 7,659 | 8.13 | +0.64 | |
One Nation | Tammi Siwes | 4,215 | 4.47 | −2.63 | |
United Australia | James Waldeck | 2,438 | 2.59 | +0.33 | |
Western Australia | Brad Bedford | 2,202 | 2.34 | −0.46 | |
Independent | Ashley Williams | 1,708 | 1.81 | +1.81 | |
Christians | Andriette du Plessis | 1,689 | 1.79 | −0.16 | |
Informed Medical Options | Judith Congrene | 785 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Gardiner | 749 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
Australian Federation | Anthony Gardyne | 628 | 0.67 | +0.67 | |
Total formal votes | 94,264 | 93.50 | −0.43 | ||
Informal votes | 6,558 | 6.50 | +0.43 | ||
Turnout | 100,822 | 87.55 | −2.20 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Hastie | 50,513 | 53.59 | −7.97 | |
Labor | Amanda Hunt | 43,751 | 46.41 | +7.97 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.97 |
Cowan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Anne Aly | 46,712 | 46.86 | +9.03 | |
Liberal | Vince Connelly | 30,328 | 30.42 | −9.65 | |
Greens | Isabella Tripp | 9,829 | 9.86 | −1.22 | |
One Nation | Tyler Walsh | 2,839 | 2.85 | −1.81 | |
United Australia | Claire Hand | 2,423 | 2.43 | +0.18 | |
Christians | Sylvia Iradukunda | 1,859 | 1.86 | +0.03 | |
Animal Justice | Michael Anagno | 1,775 | 1.78 | +1.78 | |
Western Australia | Roland Laverack | 1,714 | 1.72 | +0.52 | |
Australian Federation | Michael Calautti | 1,125 | 1.13 | +1.13 | |
Liberal Democrats | Micah van Krieken | 1,080 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
Total formal votes | 99,684 | 92.54 | −1.70 | ||
Informal votes | 8,039 | 7.46 | +1.70 | ||
Turnout | 107,723 | 87.86 | −2.83 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Anne Aly | 60,625 | 60.82 | +9.96 | |
Liberal | Vince Connelly | 39,059 | 39.18 | −9.96 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.96 |
Curtin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Celia Hammond | 43,408 | 41.33 | −12.68 | |
Independent | Kate Chaney | 30,942 | 29.46 | +29.46 | |
Labor | Yannick Spencer | 14,654 | 13.95 | −4.63 | |
Greens | Cameron Pidgeon | 10,889 | 10.37 | −4.93 | |
United Australia | Ladeisha Verhoeff | 1,828 | 1.74 | +0.45 | |
One Nation | Dale Grillo | 1,310 | 1.25 | −0.11 | |
Western Australia | Bill Burn | 1,243 | 1.18 | −0.37 | |
Australian Federation | Judith Cullity | 763 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
Total formal votes | 105,037 | 96.89 | +0.07 | ||
Informal votes | 3,373 | 3.11 | −0.07 | ||
Turnout | 108,410 | 90.90 | −1.10 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Celia Hammond | 58,401 | 55.60 | −8.35 | |
Labor | Yannick Spencer | 46,636 | 44.40 | +8.35 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Kate Chaney | 53,847 | 51.26 | +51.26 | |
Liberal | Celia Hammond | 51,190 | 48.74 | −15.21 | |
Independent gain from Liberal |
Durack
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Melissa Price | 30,736 | 34.33 | −10.24 | |
Labor | Jeremiah Riley | 26,093 | 29.15 | +6.45 | |
National | Ian Blayney | 9,160 | 10.23 | +2.50 | |
Greens | Bianca McNeair | 8,457 | 9.45 | +1.42 | |
One Nation | Brenton Johannsen | 6,174 | 6.90 | −2.73 | |
Great Australian | Adrian Mcrae | 2,738 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
Western Australia | Anthony Fels | 2,483 | 2.77 | −0.52 | |
United Australia | Andrew Middleton | 2,229 | 2.49 | −0.23 | |
Australian Federation | Craig Shore | 1,453 | 1.62 | +1.62 | |
Total formal votes | 89,523 | 93.50 | −1.12 | ||
Informal votes | 6,219 | 6.50 | +1.12 | ||
Turnout | 95,742 | 80.86 | −4.49 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Melissa Price | 48,583 | 54.27 | −9.22 | |
Labor | Jeremiah Riley | 40,940 | 45.73 | +9.22 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −9.22 |
Forrest
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Nola Marino | 41,006 | 43.12 | −9.36 | |
Labor | Bronwen English | 26,092 | 27.44 | +6.29 | |
Greens | Christine Terrantroy | 12,780 | 13.44 | +0.60 | |
One Nation | Shane Mezger | 5,020 | 5.28 | −0.67 | |
Great Australian | Tracy Aitken | 2,907 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
United Australia | Helen Allan | 2,426 | 2.55 | +0.82 | |
Western Australia | Greg Stephens | 2,130 | 2.24 | +0.95 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Markham | 1,577 | 1.66 | +1.66 | |
Australian Federation | Mailee Dunn | 1,152 | 1.21 | +1.21 | |
Total formal votes | 95,090 | 94.78 | +0.42 | ||
Informal votes | 5,234 | 5.22 | −0.42 | ||
Turnout | 100,324 | 88.78 | −2.36 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Nola Marino | 51,625 | 54.29 | −10.29 | |
Labor | Bronwen English | 43,465 | 45.71 | +10.29 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.29 |
Fremantle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Josh Wilson | 43,111 | 43.97 | +5.95 | |
Liberal | Bill Koul | 23,749 | 24.22 | −10.75 | |
Greens | Felicity Townsend | 17,790 | 18.14 | +2.14 | |
One Nation | William Edgar | 3,060 | 3.12 | −0.71 | |
Great Australian | Ben Tilbury | 2,293 | 2.34 | +2.34 | |
Western Australia | Janetia Knapp | 2,248 | 2.29 | −0.27 | |
United Australia | Stella Jinman | 2,000 | 2.04 | +0.10 | |
Australian Federation | Cathy Gavranich | 1,367 | 1.39 | +1.39 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yan Loh | 1,251 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
Socialist Alliance | Sam Wainwright | 1,184 | 1.21 | +0.12 | |
Total formal votes | 98,053 | 94.21 | −0.39 | ||
Informal votes | 6,025 | 5.79 | +0.39 | ||
Turnout | 104,078 | 89.12 | −2.11 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Josh Wilson | 65,585 | 66.89 | +9.97 | |
Liberal | Bill Koul | 32,468 | 33.11 | −9.97 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.97 |
Hasluck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tania Lawrence | 39,144 | 39.73 | +9.41 | |
Liberal | Ken Wyatt | 32,889 | 33.39 | −10.59 | |
Greens | Brendan Sturcke | 10,826 | 10.99 | +0.24 | |
One Nation | Ian Monck | 3,783 | 3.84 | −2.29 | |
Independent | Jeanene Williams | 3,318 | 3.37 | +3.37 | |
United Australia | Will Scott | 2,973 | 3.02 | +0.79 | |
Western Australia | Pauline Clark | 2,561 | 2.60 | +1.00 | |
Australian Federation | Marijanna Smith | 1,739 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steven McCreanor | 1,280 | 1.30 | +1.30 | |
Total formal votes | 98,513 | 94.46 | +0.16 | ||
Informal votes | 5,782 | 5.54 | −0.16 | ||
Turnout | 104,295 | 88.74 | −0.50 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tania Lawrence | 55,166 | 56.00 | +11.89 | |
Liberal | Ken Wyatt | 43,347 | 44.00 | −11.89 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.89 |
Moore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ian Goodenough | 43,706 | 41.81 | −9.69 | |
Labor | Tom French | 34,227 | 32.74 | +7.99 | |
Greens | Mark Cooper | 14,902 | 14.26 | +2.20 | |
One Nation | Brian Brightman | 3,541 | 3.39 | −1.06 | |
Western Australia | Peter Gunness | 3,095 | 2.96 | +1.32 | |
United Australia | Helen Watkinson | 2,342 | 2.24 | +0.48 | |
Great Australian | Sue Andersson | 1,926 | 1.84 | +1.84 | |
Australian Federation | Martin Suter | 792 | 0.76 | +0.76 | |
Total formal votes | 104,531 | 95.83 | +0.69 | ||
Informal votes | 4,545 | 4.17 | −0.69 | ||
Turnout | 109,076 | 91.43 | −1.90 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ian Goodenough | 52,958 | 50.66 | −10.96 | |
Labor | Tom French | 51,573 | 49.34 | +10.96 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.96 |
O'Connor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rick Wilson | 43,295 | 44.76 | +2.23 | |
Labor | Shaneane Weldon | 25,754 | 26.63 | +6.01 | |
Greens | Giz Watson | 10,284 | 10.63 | +2.47 | |
One Nation | Stan Kustrin | 6,833 | 7.06 | −1.41 | |
Christians | Justin Moseley | 2,779 | 2.87 | +0.22 | |
Western Australia | Morris Bessant | 2,366 | 2.45 | +0.87 | |
Great Australian | Brenden Barber | 2,337 | 2.42 | +1.50 | |
United Australia | Tracy Tirronen | 1,722 | 1.78 | −0.10 | |
Australian Federation | Isaac Middle | 1,348 | 1.39 | +1.39 | |
Total formal votes | 96,718 | 94.25 | +0.43 | ||
Informal votes | 5,906 | 5.75 | −0.43 | ||
Turnout | 102,624 | 87.12 | −4.70 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Rick Wilson | 55,104 | 56.97 | −8.44 | |
Labor | Shaneane Weldon | 41,614 | 43.03 | +8.44 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −8.44 |
Pearce
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tracey Roberts | 40,596 | 42.77 | +11.04 | |
Liberal | Linda Aitken | 28,380 | 29.90 | −13.47 | |
Greens | Donna Nelson | 10,416 | 10.97 | +1.22 | |
One Nation | Aaron Malloy | 4,295 | 4.53 | −2.30 | |
United Australia | Trevor Dalby | 2,534 | 2.67 | +0.05 | |
Western Australia | Jim Paice | 2,206 | 2.32 | +1.57 | |
Great Australian | Roslyn Stewart | 2,160 | 2.28 | +2.28 | |
Christians | Vanessa Montgomery | 2,097 | 2.21 | +0.29 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Marshall | 1,548 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
Australian Federation | Nigel March | 684 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
Total formal votes | 94,916 | 93.77 | −0.22 | ||
Informal votes | 6,306 | 6.23 | +0.22 | ||
Turnout | 101,222 | 87.86 | −0.55 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tracey Roberts | 56,040 | 59.04 | +14.23 | |
Liberal | Linda Aitken | 38,876 | 40.96 | −14.23 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.23 |
Perth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Patrick Gorman | 40,066 | 39.25 | +5.66 | |
Liberal | David Dwyer | 27,294 | 26.74 | −12.24 | |
Greens | Caroline Perks | 22,621 | 22.16 | +3.79 | |
One Nation | Cameron Bailey | 2,749 | 2.69 | −0.03 | |
Western Australia | Dave Vos | 1,878 | 1.84 | −0.57 | |
United Australia | Sonya Eberhart | 1,605 | 1.57 | −0.23 | |
Animal Justice | Sarah Szmekura-Moor | 1,535 | 1.50 | +1.50 | |
Christians | Dean Powell | 1,514 | 1.48 | +1.09 | |
Liberal Democrats | Evan Nickols | 1,407 | 1.38 | +1.38 | |
Australian Federation | Aiden Gyuru | 710 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
Great Australian | Sean Connor | 702 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
Total formal votes | 102,081 | 94.42 | −1.20 | ||
Informal votes | 6,028 | 5.58 | +1.20 | ||
Turnout | 108,109 | 88.19 | −1.34 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Patrick Gorman | 66,151 | 64.80 | +11.57 | |
Liberal | David Dwyer | 35,930 | 35.20 | −11.57 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +11.57 |
Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Zaneta Mascarenhas | 39,082 | 39.07 | +6.17 | |
Liberal | Kristy McSweeney | 32,096 | 32.08 | −12.65 | |
Greens | Clint Uink | 14,861 | 14.86 | +2.86 | |
United Australia | Paul Hilton | 2,637 | 2.64 | +0.81 | |
One Nation | Peter Hallifax | 2,544 | 2.54 | −0.33 | |
Animal Justice | Timothy Green | 2,214 | 2.21 | +0.89 | |
Western Australia | Rod Bradley | 2,059 | 2.06 | +0.70 | |
Christians | Dena Gower | 1,930 | 1.93 | +0.20 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Thompson | 1,821 | 1.82 | +1.82 | |
Australian Federation | Carl Pallier | 792 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
Total formal votes | 100,036 | 94.75 | +0.59 | ||
Informal votes | 5,545 | 5.25 | −0.59 | ||
Turnout | 105,581 | 87.12 | −1.73 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Zaneta Mascarenhas | 58,796 | 58.77 | +11.99 | |
Liberal | Kristy McSweeney | 41,240 | 41.23 | −11.99 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.99 |
Tangney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ben Morton | 43,008 | 39.99 | −11.32 | |
Labor | Sam Lim | 40,940 | 38.07 | +10.12 | |
Greens | Adam Abdul Razak | 12,876 | 11.97 | +1.09 | |
Christians | Mark Staer | 2,481 | 2.31 | +0.05 | |
One Nation | Tshung-Hui Chang | 2,288 | 2.13 | −0.28 | |
Western Australia | Jay Dean Gillett | 2,096 | 1.95 | +0.73 | |
United Australia | Travis Llewellyn Mark | 1,721 | 1.60 | +0.28 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Holroyd | 1,110 | 1.03 | +1.03 | |
Australian Federation | Brent Fowler | 1,028 | 0.96 | +0.96 | |
Total formal votes | 107,548 | 96.18 | +0.78 | ||
Informal votes | 4,271 | 3.82 | −0.78 | ||
Turnout | 111,819 | 91.51 | −1.99 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sam Lim | 56,331 | 52.38 | +11.88 | |
Liberal | Ben Morton | 51,217 | 47.62 | −11.88 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.88 |
Analysis
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 Liberals under Scott Morrison lost a total of 6 seats, including all but 2 of its seats in the Perth metropolitan area.
The results in Western Australia were the subject of significant media attention on election night, as the swing towards Labor in the state was much higher than every other state and territory at 10.55%, and the swing was large enough to deliver a Labor majority government. Labor not only picked up all three seats that they targeted in their campaign—namely Pearce, Swan and Hasluck—but also won the formerly safe Liberal seat of Tangney in one of the biggest upsets of the election. In addition to the seats won by Labor, the Division of Curtin was won by teal independent candidate Kate Chaney, while Stirling was lost due to abolition. Vince Connelly, Stirling's final MP, attempted to transfer to the Division of Cowan, but was unsuccessful.
Labor's two party preferred result in Western Australia of 55.00% is its best performance, tied with its result (also 55.00% in Western Australia) in its 1983 landslide election win.