A by-election for the electoral district of Cottesloe in Western Australia took place on 17 March 2018.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the Liberal Party member, Colin Barnett, on 5 February 2018. Barnett was the Premier of Western Australia from 23 September 2008 until 17 March 2017, when he was succeeded as Premier by Mark McGowan after the Labor Party defeated Barnett's Liberal government at the 2017 state election in March 2017. The by-election was won by the Liberal candidate David Honey.
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 Map showing the location of the electoral district of Cottesloe (dark green) in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates
editThe writ for the by-election was issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Peter Watson, on 6 February 2018.[2]
The by-election was held on 17 March 2018, the same day as the South Australian state election and the Batman federal by-election.[3]
Candidates
editThe Labor Party announced it would not nominate a candidate for the by-election.[4]
| Candidates in ballot paper order[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
| Liberal | David Honey | Honey is a manager at Alcoa, president of the Kwinana Industries Council and former state president of the Liberal Party in Western Australia.[6] | |
| Micro Business | Cam Tinley | Contested the Legislative Council at the 2017 state election.[7] | |
| Independent | Michael Thomas | Running to advocate for completion of the Perth–Fremantle PSP Bike Path.[8] | |
| Western Australia | Ron Norris | Former mayor of Mosman Park.[7] | |
| Greens | Greg Boland | Previously contested Cottesloe for the Greens at three state elections.[7] | |
| Independent | Michael Tucak | Member of the Cottesloe Town Council. Contested the Legislative Council at the 2017 state election.[7] | |
| Independent | Dmitry Malov | Previously contested Cottesloe at the 2017 state election.[9] | |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Honey | 10,872 | 59.9 | +3.2 | |
| Greens | Greg Boland | 3,555 | 19.6 | +7.5 | |
| Western Australia | Ron Norris | 1,636 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Independent | Michael Tucak | 977 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Micro Business | Cam Tinley | 605 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | Michael Thomas | 402 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | Dmitry Malov | 112 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,159 | 98.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 364 | 2.0 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 18,523 | 66.6 | −21.8 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Honey | 12,738 | 70.2 | +6.9 | |
| Greens | Greg Boland | 5,416 | 29.8 | +29.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cottesloe by-election set for March 17". SBS News. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Writ for an election to elect a member to fill a vacancy as directed by the Speaker" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Bowe, William. "Batman by-election: March 17". Poll Bludger. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Hedley, Kate (17 January 2018). "Cottesloe byelection: WA Labor will not field candidate". WA Today. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 Cottesloe By-election". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "WA Liberals select David Honey over lawyer Emma Roberts for Cottesloe by-election". ABC News. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Caporn, Dylan (23 February 2018). "Seven candidates to run in Cottesloe by-election to replace Colin Barnett". PerthNow. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Michael Thomas for Cottesloe". GoFundMe. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Cottesloe - ABC News". ABC Elections. ABC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ 2018 Cottesloe By-election, WAEC.