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1980 Western Australian state election

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into marginal status. Despite a vigorous campaign against each other, the National Country and National parties, which had split in August 1978, failed to gain any seats off each other, each retaining three seats in the Assembly, and the former retaining one in the Council.
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representing 16,804 electors, which was uncontested due to the Labor candidate's failure to submit their nomination on time.
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Watt, Edward David (December 1980). "Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1980 (Western Australia)".
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714,724 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but two seats were uncontested: the seat of
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The election produced very little in terms of the balance of the parties in Parliament—Labor won
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Results of the Western Australian state election, 1980 (Legislative Assembly)
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Results of the Western Australian state election, 1980 (Legislative Council)
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seat in the Council, but lost two Council seats to the Liberals—one each in
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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983
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Candidates of the 1980 Western Australian state election
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The National Country Party contested seven seats in the
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Western Australian state election, 23 February 1980
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Western Australian state election, 23 February 1980
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2550:23.5% v LIB 2532:11.4% v LIB 2514:10.8% v LIB 2494: 2446:Julian Grill 2410:David Parker 2302:Mike Barnett 2266:Keith Wilson 2216: 2113:Ernie Bridge 2063: 2055: 2010:29.3% v NAT 1895:Ian Thompson 1859:Bill Grayden 1841:Ian Laurance 1812:11.1% v NCP 1805:Geoff Grewar 1773: 1724:Ray O'Connor 1719:Mount Lawley 1638: 1625:Bill Hassell 1571:Tom Herzfeld 1553:Geoff Grewar 1503: 1495: 1465: 1425: 1385: 1354:Ernie Bridge 1345: 1272: 1264: 1263: 1204: 943: 917: 892: 884: 883: 824: 671: 655: 617: 601: 500: 452: 406: 389: 382: 371: 364: 320: 273: 257: 213: 165:5 June 1972 101:Third party 95:First party 46: 15: 3150:Referendums 2543:Hendy Cowan 2428:Brian Burke 2392:Terry Burke 2374:Barry Hodge 2284:David Evans 2230:John Harman 2185:Ron Bertram 2131:Tom Bateman 2064:Fairly safe 1985:Peter Jones 1854:South Perth 1706:Peter Coyne 1647:Scarborough 1639:Fairly safe 1517:John Sibson 1394:Hendy Cowan 1378:Hendy Cowan 1163:Independent 967:Votes cast 783:Independent 533:Votes cast 441:Labor Party 270:Percentage 136:Hendy Cowan 3232:Categories 3217:See also: 2913:1900 (Sep) 2908:1900 (Apr) 2579:References 2356:Ron Davies 2320:Ian Taylor 2315:Kalgoorlie 2297:Rockingham 2095:Bob Pearce 2077:Ken McIver 1967:Bert Crane 1877:Tom Dadour 1760:June Craig 1755:Wellington 1688:Jim Clarko 1338:Alan Ridge 1301:Post-1980 934:See also: 491:See also: 448:Ron Davies 332:TPP swing 131:Ron Davies 51:1980-02-23 2606:0004-9522 2482:Tom Jones 2405:Fremantle 2248:Mal Bryce 2203:Jeff Carr 2198:Geraldton 2144:Welshpool 2108:Kimberley 2021:Reg Tubby 2016:Greenough 1998:Katanning 1890:Kalamunda 1823:Leon Watt 1683:Karrinyup 1652:Ray Young 1620:Cottesloe 1566:Mundaring 1478:National 1438:National 1398:National 1327:Kimberley 1295:Pre-1980 1114:National 996:Informal 902:Tom Jones 733:Socialist 708:Democrats 684:National 562:Informal 455:Kimberley 443:, led by 202:22 seats 199:30 seats 2557:See also 2538:Merredin 2520:Stirling 2459:Cockburn 2423:Balcatta 2369:Melville 2261:Dianella 2225:Maylands 2090:Gosnells 2003:Dick Old 1980:Narrogin 1926:Nedlands 1836:Gascoyne 1665:Whitford 1602:Clontarf 1504:Marginal 1447:Stirling 1367:Merredin 1334:Liberal 1248:287,825 1225:316,398 1187:604,223 1138:Progress 1069:270,538 1044:287,058 970:631,915 958:714,724 868:299,347 845:311,239 807:587,969 758:Progress 635:270,165 608:257,218 536:609,418 524:689,066 383:Elected 262:270,165 205:3 seats 190:Merredin 180:Nedlands 156:National 2489:unopp. 2126:Canning 2046:unopp. 1908:Floreat 1872:Subiaco 1584:Murdoch 1530:Pilbara 1512:Bunbury 1481:  1451:  1441:  1411:  1401:  1371:  1361:  1331:  1318:Member 1315:Margin 1312:Margin 1309:Member 1254:+3.26% 1251:47.64% 1240:  1231:–3.26% 1228:52.36% 1217:Liberal 1213:  1193:  1190:  1173:–2.18% 1159:  1148:+0.47% 1134:  1123:+1.04% 1117:20,704 1111:  1100:+0.65% 1094:23,101 1086:  1075:+2.82% 1072:44.77% 1061:  1050:–2.80% 1047:47.51% 1040:Liberal 1036:  1002:–0.03% 991:27,692 983:–2.29% 980:88.41% 976:Turnout 874:+3.73% 871:49.03% 860:  851:–3.73% 848:50.97% 837:Liberal 833:  819:  813:  810:  793:+0.05% 779:  768:–0.27% 754:  743:+0.26% 729:  718:+1.96% 712:11,513 704:  693:+0.09% 687:17,411 681:  668:+1.89% 662:25,260 652:  641:+1.73% 638:45.95% 627:  614:–5.60% 611:43.75% 603:Liberal 598:  593:Change 568:+0.34% 557:21,449 549:–5.51% 546:85.27% 542:Turnout 482:Results 475:Pilbara 471:Bunbury 433:Premier 425:Liberal 385:Premier 366:Premier 325:49.03% 278:45.95% 265:17,411 258:282,478 122:Leader 106:  92:  49: ( 2604:  2477:Collie 2471:23.1% 2453:22.8% 2435:18.7% 2417:17.5% 2399:16.2% 2381:15.1% 2363:14.7% 2345:14.7% 2333:Morley 2327:14.5% 2309:13.4% 2291:12.5% 2279:Warren 2273:12.2% 2255:12.1% 2237:10.2% 2028:29.4% 1992:27.0% 1974:23.1% 1956:21.7% 1938:20.6% 1920:19.4% 1902:14.4% 1884:13.9% 1866:13.0% 1848:12.7% 1830:12.5% 1818:Albany 1794:11.0% 1737:Murray 1358:Labor 1321:Party 1306:Party 1298:Swing 1265:Notes: 1184:Total 1170:0.00% 1145:0.47% 1142:2,822 1120:3.43% 1097:3.82% 1021:Swing 1012:Party 999:4.38% 898:Collie 885:Notes: 804:Total 790:0.65% 787:3,834 765:0.18% 762:1,041 740:0.26% 737:1,527 715:1.96% 690:2.96% 665:4.30% 590:Seats 587:Swing 578:Party 565:3.52% 423:. The 321:50.97% 286:Swing 281:2.96% 274:48.05% 142:Party 2387:Perth 2243:Ascot 2210:9.8% 2192:9.7% 2174:9.6% 2156:9.4% 2138:8.5% 2120:8.0% 2102:7.4% 2084:6.7% 1962:Moore 1944:Vasse 1767:9.2% 1749:9.2% 1731:9.2% 1713:9.0% 1695:8.5% 1677:8.3% 1659:6.2% 1632:5.2% 1614:3.9% 1596:3.8% 1578:3.5% 1560:3.3% 1542:1.6% 1524:1.3% 1470:11.4 1430:10.8 1390:23.5 1292:Seat 1244:Labor 1065:Labor 1031:held 1029:Seats 1024:Seats 864:Labor 631:Labor 409:state 348:3.73 340:3.73 310:0.09 302:1.73 294:3.71 171:1979 151:Labor 3207:2009 3202:2005 3197:1992 3192:1984 3187:1975 3182:1950 3177:1933 3172:1925 3167:1921 3162:1911 3157:1900 3141:2023 3136:2021 3131:2019 3126:2017 3121:2015 3116:2013 3111:2011 3106:2009 3101:2007 3096:2005 3091:2003 3086:2001 3081:1999 3063:1962 3058:1960 3053:1958 3048:1956 3043:1954 3038:1952 3033:1950 3028:1948 3023:1946 3018:1944 3013:1940 3008:1938 3003:1936 2998:1934 2993:1932 2988:1930 2983:1928 2978:1926 2973:1924 2968:1922 2963:1920 2958:1918 2953:1916 2948:1914 2943:1912 2938:1910 2933:1908 2928:1906 2923:1904 2918:1902 2903:1898 2898:1897 2893:1896 2888:1894 2869:2025 2863:2021 2858:2017 2853:2013 2848:2008 2843:2005 2838:2001 2833:1996 2828:1993 2823:1989 2818:1986 2813:1983 2808:1980 2803:1977 2798:1974 2793:1971 2788:1968 2783:1965 2778:1962 2773:1959 2768:1956 2763:1953 2758:1950 2753:1947 2748:1943 2743:1939 2738:1936 2733:1933 2728:1930 2723:1927 2718:1924 2713:1921 2708:1917 2703:1914 2698:1911 2693:1908 2688:1905 2683:1904 2678:1901 2673:1897 2668:1894 2663:1890 2602:ISSN 2547:NAT 2529:NAT 2511:NAT 2486:ALP 2468:ALP 2450:ALP 2432:ALP 2414:ALP 2396:ALP 2378:ALP 2360:ALP 2342:ALP 2324:ALP 2306:ALP 2288:ALP 2270:ALP 2252:ALP 2234:ALP 2217:Safe 2207:ALP 2189:ALP 2171:ALP 2162:Swan 2153:ALP 2135:ALP 2117:ALP 2099:ALP 2081:ALP 2072:Avon 2043:LIB 2025:LIB 2007:NCP 1989:NCP 1971:NCP 1953:LIB 1935:LIB 1917:LIB 1899:LIB 1881:LIB 1863:LIB 1845:LIB 1827:LIB 1809:LIB 1791:LIB 1774:Safe 1764:LIB 1746:LIB 1728:LIB 1710:LIB 1692:LIB 1674:LIB 1656:LIB 1629:LIB 1611:LIB 1593:LIB 1575:LIB 1557:LIB 1539:LIB 1521:LIB 1462:N/A 1422:N/A 1382:N/A 1350:8.0 1346:-9.3 1342:1.3 1026:won 799:± 0 774:± 0 749:± 0 724:± 0 699:± 0 676:± 0 647:+ 1 622:– 1 473:and 465:and 435:Sir 59:1983 42:1977 1800:Roe 1548:Roe 1466:N/A 1426:N/A 1386:N/A 1221:NCP 1199:32 1196:16 1056:19 1053:10 841:NCP 816:55 644:23 411:of 316:TPP 218:23 3234:: 2598:26 2596:. 1179:0 1176:0 1167:0 1154:0 1151:0 1129:1 1126:0 1106:3 1103:1 1081:9 1078:5 1018:% 796:0 771:0 746:0 721:0 696:3 618:26 584:% 450:. 242:1 234:1 221:3 214:29 2639:e 2632:t 2625:v 2608:. 1219:/ 839:/ 672:3 511:– 427:- 53:)

Index

1977
1983
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Council

Charles Court
Ron Davies
Hendy Cowan
Liberal/NCP coalition
Labor
National
Nedlands
Victoria Park
Merredin
TPP
Premier
Charles Court
Liberal/NCP coalition
Premier
Charles Court
Liberal/NCP coalition
state
Western Australia
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Liberal
National Country
Premier
Charles Court
Labor Party

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