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The first three national elections resulted in minority governments. The world’s first ever Labor Party Prime Minister took office in Australia in 1904, though Labor governed in minority. The first majority government was formed in 1909, when the Protectionist Party merged with the Free Trade Party in an anti-socialist alliance.
At the 2013 election, the Liberals won 17 seats, Labor won 11 seats, the Nationals won five seats, the Greens won two seats and the Shooters and Fishers won one seat. Western Australia's Legislative Council is divided into six regions. Three are based in Perth, while three are rural. Each region elects six members to the Legislative Council.
Pages in category "2017 elections in Australia" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
2017 Western Australian state election: North Metropolitan; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota: 47,901 Labor: 1. Alannah MacTiernan (elected 1) 2. Martin Pritchard (elected 3) 3. Kelly Shay 4. Hannah Beazley 5. Laine McDonald 6. Hugh Nguyen 124,809 37.22 +7.89 Liberal: 1. Peter Collier (elected 2) 2. Michael Mischin (elected 4) 3. Tjorn Sibma ...
To date, the election is the most decisive result at any Australian state or federal election since Federation, in terms of both percentage of lower house seats controlled by the governing party (89.8%) and two-party preferred margin. [35] [36] Map displaying Labor's landslide victory at the 2021 Western Australian state election.
This is a list of electoral district results of the 2017 Western Australian election. Percentages, margins and swings are calculated on notional estimates based on analysis of the redistributed electoral boundaries by the ABC's Antony Green. [1]
7 December – The Parliament of Australia passes the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, legalising same sex marriage in Australia. [ 102 ] 8 December – The Australian Labor Party is declared as the winner of the Queensland state election .
The 2017 New South Wales local elections were held on 9 September 2017 to elect the councils of 46 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. Several councils also held mayoral elections and/or referendums .