Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)
Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) | |
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Leader | Mike Nahan |
Ideology | Liberalism Liberal conservatism Classical liberalism |
Political position | centre-right |
National affiliation | Liberal Party of Australia |
Legislative Assembly | 14 / 59 |
Legislative Council | 9 / 36 |
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https://www.waliberal.org.au/ | |
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The Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) is the division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Western Australia. Formed in 1945, the party has held power for five separate periods in coalition with the National Party (previously the Country party). The party has been in opposition in the state since the 2017 election.
Contents
1 Name
2 History
3 Leaders
4 Election results
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Name
The party initially adopted the name Liberal Party. In 1949 the party changed the name to Liberal and Country League;[1] unlike the party of the same name in South Australia this did not involve a merger with the state Country Party although one individual MLA did defect from the Country Party to the Liberals. In 1968 the party changed its name to the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division).[2]
History
Leaders
Leader | Date started | Date finished |
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Ross McDonald | 1945 | 14 December 1946 |
Ross McLarty | 14 December 1946 | 1 March 1957 |
David Brand | 1 March 1957 | 5 June 1972 |
Charles Court | 5 June 1972 | 25 January 1982 |
Ray O'Connor | 25 January 1982 | 15 February 1984 |
Bill Hassell | 15 February 1984 | 25 November 1986 |
Barry MacKinnon | 25 November 1986 | 12 May 1992 |
Richard Court | 12 May 1992 | 26 February 2001 |
Colin Barnett | 26 February 2001 | 9 March 2005 |
Matt Birney | 9 March 2005 | 24 March 2006 |
Paul Omodei | 24 March 2006 | 17 January 2008 |
Troy Buswell | 17 January 2008 | 4 August 2008 |
Colin Barnett | 4 August 2008 | 21 March 2017 |
Mike Nahan | 21 March 2017 | present |
Election results
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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1947 | Ross McLarty | 57,621 | 35.24 | 13 / 50 | 6 | 2nd | Coalition |
1950 | Ross McLarty | 90,089 | 40.08 | 15 / 50 | 2 | 2nd | Coalition |
1953 | Ross McLarty | 71,042 | 37.95 | 15 / 50 | 0 | 2nd | Opposition |
1956 | Ross McLarty | 98,335 | 33.13 | 11 / 50 | 4 | 2nd | Opposition |
1959 | David Brand | 98,335 | 37.48 | 17 / 50 | 6 | 2nd | Coalition |
1962 | David Brand | 120,267 | 41.16 | 18 / 50 | 1 | 2nd | Coalition |
1965 | David Brand | 144,178 | 48.02 | 21 / 50 | 3 | 1st | Coalition |
1968 | David Brand | 141,271 | 44.00 | 19 / 51 | 2 | 2nd | Coalition |
1971 | David Brand | 139,865 | 29.66 | 17 / 51 | 2 | 2nd | Opposition |
1974 | Charles Court | 208,288 | 40.33 | 23 / 51 | 6 | 1st | Coalition |
1977 | Charles Court | 287,651 | 49.35 | 27 / 55 | 4 | 1st | Coalition |
1980 | Charles Court | 257,218 | 43.75 | 26 / 55 | 1 | 1st | Coalition |
1983 | Ray O'Connor | 256,846 | 39.86 | 20 / 57 | 6 | 2nd | Opposition |
1986 | Bill Hassell | 324,961 | 41.32 | 19 / 57 | 1 | 2nd | Opposition |
1989 | Barry MacKinnon | 344,524 | 42.79 | 20 / 57 | 1 | 2nd | Opposition |
1993 | Richard Court | 402,402 | 44.15 | 26 / 57 | 6 | 1st | Coalition |
1996 | Richard Court | 384,518 | 39.90 | 29 / 57 | 3 | 1st | Coalition |
2001 | Richard Court | 319,927 | 31.16 | 16 / 57 | 13 | 2nd | Opposition |
2005 | Colin Barnett | 382,014 | 35.64 | 18 / 57 | 2 | 2nd | Opposition |
2008 | Colin Barnett | 418,208 | 38.39 | 24 / 59 | 6 | 2nd | Coalition |
2013 | Colin Barnett | 583,500 | 47.62 | 31 / 59 | 7 | 1st | Coalition |
2017 | Colin Barnett | 412,710 | 31.23 | 13 / 59 | 18 | 2nd | Opposition |
See also
- Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
References
^ "Parliament of Western Australia, Assembly election 1950 - Details of Australian election results in the Australian Politics and Elections Database". Elections.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-07-15..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Parliament of Western Australia, Assembly election 1971 - Details of Australian election results in the Australian Politics and Elections Database". Elections.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
External links
- Liberal Party of Western Australia