Results of the 2023 Western Australian local elections
This is a list of local government area results for the 2023 Western Australian local elections.[1][2]
Albany[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Terry (elected) | 1,582 | 14.18 | ||
| Independent | Mario Lionetti (elected) | 1,422 | 12.74 | ||
| Independent | Craig McKinley (elected) | 1,268 | 11.36 | ||
| Independent | Chris Thomson | 1,108 | 9.93 | ||
| Independent National | Rod Pfeiffer | 1,101 | 9.87 | ||
| Independent Greens | Lynn MacLaren (elected) | 1,099 | 9.85 | ||
| Independent Labor | Matt Benson-Lidholm | 999 | 8.95 | ||
| Independent | Jennifer McRae | 970 | 8.69 | ||
| Independent | Lindsay Dean | 598 | 5.36 | ||
| Independent | John Shanhun | 552 | 4.95 | ||
| Independent | Jon Doust | 460 | 4.12 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,159 | 99.20 | |||
| Informal votes | 90 | 0.80 | |||
| Turnout | 11,249 | 38.65 | |||
Augusta–Margaret River[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kylie Kennaugh (elected) | 1,137 | 26.04 | ||
| Independent | Nikki Jones (elected) | 858 | 19.65 | ||
| Independent | Paula Cristoffanini (elected) | 732 | 16.76 | ||
| Independent | Greg Boland | 672 | 15.39 | ||
| Independent | Melissa Rose D'Ath | 580 | 13.28 | ||
| Independent | Reg Gillard | 275 | 6.30 | ||
| Independent | Diane Fisher | 113 | 2.59 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,367 | 99.57 | |||
| Informal votes | 19 | 0.43 | |||
| Turnout | 4,386 | 34.69 | |||
Bassendean[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tallan Ames (elected) | 813 | 23.40 | ||
| Independent | Jamayne Burke (elected) | 624 | 17.96 | ||
| Labor | Ken John (elected) | 600 | 17.27 | ||
| Independent | Hilary MacWilliam | 530 | 15.26 | ||
| Independent | Bill Busby | 515 | 14.82 | ||
| Independent | Jess McCarthy | 202 | 5.81 | ||
| Independent | Patrick Eijkenboom | 190 | 5.47 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,474 | 99.03 | |||
| Informal votes | 34 | 0.97 | |||
| Turnout | 3,508 | 29.88 | |||
Beverley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dee Ridgway (elected) | 484 | 72.89 | ||
| Independent | Darryl Brown (elected) | 79 | 11.90 | ||
| Independent | Chris Lawlor (elected) | 68 | 10.24 | ||
| Independent | Barry Shardlow | 33 | 4.97 | ||
| Total formal votes | 664 | 99.25 | |||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.75 | |||
| Turnout | 669 | 47.28 | |||
Boddington[edit]
Three vacancies were not filled and a by-election was held in 2024.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Eugene Smalberger (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,247 | ||||
Boyup Brook[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Inglis (elected) | 270 | 43.13 | ||
| Independent | Darren King (elected) | 169 | 27.00 | ||
| Independent | Michael King (elected) | 120 | 19.17 | ||
| Independent | Lachlan Chilwell | 67 | 10.70 | ||
| Total formal votes | 626 | 99.84 | |||
| Informal votes | 1 | 0.16 | |||
| Turnout | 627 | 47.75 | |||
Bridgetown–Greenbushes[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jenny Mountford (elected) | 467 | 27.12 | ||
| Independent | Mike Fletcher (elected) | 335 | 19.45 | ||
| Independent | Tony Pratico (elected) | 286 | 16.61 | ||
| Independent | Lyndon Pearce (elected) | 280 | 16.26 | ||
| Independent | Trevor Stallard | 130 | 7.55 | ||
| Independent | Rebecca Redman (elected) | 117 | 6.79 | ||
| Independent | Elke Browne | 57 | 3.31 | ||
| Independent | Leigh Carroll | 50 | 2.90 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,722 | 99.42 | |||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.58 | |||
| Turnout | 1,732 | 44.55 | |||
Brookton[edit]
Two vacancies were not filled and a by-election was held in 2024.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tamara Lilly (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Lachlan McCabe (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 684 | ||||
Broome[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Melanie Virgo (elected) | 389 | 21.43 | ||
| Labor | Ellen Smith (elected) | 288 | 15.87 | ||
| Independent | Jan Lewis (elected) | 200 | 11.02 | ||
| Independent | Elsta Foy | 162 | 8.93 | ||
| Independent | Edward Fleming | 155 | 8.54 | ||
| Independent | James Carpenter | 134 | 7.38 | ||
| Independent | Gwen Knox | 131 | 7.22 | ||
| Independent | Johani Mamid (elected) | 127 | 7.00 | ||
| Independent | Brendan Renkin | 118 | 6.50 | ||
| Independent | Mala Haji-Ali | 81 | 4.46 | ||
| Independent | Jerome Herveux | 30 | 1.65 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,815 | 98.64 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 1.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,840 | 20.48 | |||
Cambridge[edit]
Coast[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Georgie Randklev (elected) | 819 | 27.98 | ||
| Independent | Michael Thomas Le Page (elected) | 785 | 26.82 | ||
| Independent | Meg Anklesaria | 499 | 17.05 | ||
| Independent | Anita McSweeney | 499 | 17.05 | ||
| Western Australia | Anthony Fels | 325 | 11.10 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,927 | 97.37 | |||
| Informal votes | 79 | 2.63 | |||
| Turnout | 3,006 | 29.36 | |||
Wembley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Susan Kennerly (elected) | 1,126 | 49.96 | ||
| Independent | Kate Barlow (elected) | 707 | 31.37 | ||
| Independent | Gavin Foley | 421 | 18.68 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,254 | 97.66 | |||
| Informal votes | 54 | 2.34 | |||
| Turnout | 2,308 | 22.29 | |||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mohammed Isa Minkom (elected) | 66 | 44.00 | ||
| Independent | Azah Badlu (elected) | 49 | 32.67 | ||
| Independent | Osman Sloan (elected) | 13 | 8.67 | ||
| Independent | Chloe Sykes | 9 | 6.00 | ||
| Independent | Singa Knight (elected) | 8 | 5.33 | ||
| Independent | Lofty Raptikan | 5 | 3.33 | ||
| Total formal votes | 150 | 93.17 | |||
| Informal votes | 11 | 6.83 | |||
| Turnout | 161 | 40.55 | |||
Perth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Catherine Lezer (elected) | 911 | 16.57 | ||
| Independent | Bruce Reynolds (elected) | 827 | 15.04 | ||
| Labor | David Goncalves (elected) | 547 | 9.95 | ||
| Labor | Crawford Yorke | 519 | 9.44 | ||
| Independent | Raj Doshi (elected) | 442 | 8.04 | ||
| Independent | Glennys Marsdon | 420 | 7.64 | ||
| Independent | Bronte Macmillan | 365 | 6.64 | ||
| Independent | Will Leyland | 361 | 6.57 | ||
| Independent | Naijiao (Jason) Bo | 330 | 6.00 | ||
| Greens | Isabella Tripp | 304 | 5.53 | ||
| Independent | Dave Lee | 244 | 4.44 | ||
| Independent | Shirley Vine | 227 | 4.13 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,497 | 98.76 | |||
| Informal votes | 69 | 1.24 | |||
| Turnout | 5,566 | 33.00 | |||
Rockingham[edit]
Baldivis[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | Mike Crichton (elected) | 1,777 | 24.43 | +24.43 | |
| Independent | Kelly Middlecoat (elected) | 1,770 | 24.33 | ||
| Labor | Lucas Martin | 1,058 | 14.54 | ||
| Independent | Dylan Mbano | 819 | 11.26 | ||
| Independent | Sally Davies | 680 | 9.35 | ||
| Independent | Rebecca Privilege | 674 | 9.26 | ||
| Turnout | 7,362 | 30.57 | |||
| Christians gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Comet Bay[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lorna Buchan (elected) | 3,333 | 64.68 | ||
| Independent | David Rudman | 1,051 | 20.40 | ||
| Independent | Nic Nolan | 769 | 14.92 | ||
| Turnout | 5,198 | 32.18 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Rockingham/Safety Bay[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Mark Jones (elected) | 3,048 | 19.48 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Peter Hudson (elected) | 2,815 | 18.00 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Craig Buchanan (elected) | 1,924 | 12.30 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Rae Cottam | 1,714 | 10.96 | ||
| Independent | Adelle Hemingway | 1,450 | 9.27 | ||
| Independent | Kingsley Klau | 1,170 | 7.48 | ||
| Independent | Jason Davies | 976 | 6.24 | ||
| Independent | Davina Reid | 754 | 4.82 | ||
| Independent | Dawn Palmer | 655 | 4.19 | ||
| Independent | Dean Bradley | 627 | 4.01 | ||
| Independent | Brett Garner | 510 | 3.26 | ||
| Turnout | 15,643 | 29.98 | |||
| Independent Liberal win | Swing | N/A | |||
| Independent Liberal gain from Legalise Cannabis | Swing | N/A | |||
| Legalise Cannabis hold | Swing | N/A | |||
South Perth[edit]
Como[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Bronwyn Waugh | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,436 | ||||
| Independent Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Manning[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | André Brender-A-Brandis | 1,415 | 51.59 | ||
| Independent | George Watts | 1,127 | 41.09 | ||
| Independent | Warren Thorne | 201 | 7.33 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,743 | 99.17 | |||
| Informal votes | 23 | 0.83 | |||
| Turnout | 2,766 | 35.35 | |||
| Independent win | Swing | ||||
Mill Point[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Nic Coveney | 1,820 | 63.70 | ||
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Cam Tinley | 1,037 | 36.30 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,857 | 99.24 | |||
| Informal votes | 22 | 0.76 | |||
| Turnout | 2,879 | 37.18 | |||
| Independent Liberal win | Swing | ||||
Moresby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hayley Prendiville | 1,272 | 51.39 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Russell | 1,094 | 44.20 | ||
| Independent | Krissy McGavin | 109 | 4.40 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,475 | 99.32 | |||
| Informal votes | 17 | 0.68 | |||
| Turnout | 2,492 | 33.40 | |||
| Independent win | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Local Government Elections". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Candidates for Local Government Elections". WA Labor. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Albany". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Augusta-Margaret River". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Bassendean". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Beverley". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Boddington". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Boyup Brook". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Bridgetown-Greenbushes". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Brookton". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Broome". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Cocos (Keeling) Islands". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Perth". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ a b c "2023 Ordinary Election - Rockingham". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Local elections: City of Rockingham welcomes three new councillors". Sound Telegraph.
- ^ a b c d "2023 Ordinary Election - South Perth". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ a b "Public Register of Disclosure of Political Party Associations (Elected Members)" (PDF). City of South Perth. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2023.