A by-election for the
electoral district of Cottesloe
Cottesloe is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Cottesloe is named for the western Perth suburb of Cottesloe which falls within its borders. Its previous member, Colin Barnett, was the 29th Premier of Western ...
in Western Australia took place on 17 March 2018.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the
Liberal Party
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member,
Colin Barnett
Colin James Barnett (born 15 July 1950) is a former Australian politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia. He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had previously held various other po ...
, on 5 February 2018. Barnett was the
Premier of Western Australia
The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. The role of premier at a state level is similar to the role of the prime minister of Australia at a federal level. The premier leads the executive bra ...
from 23 September 2008 until 17 March 2017, when he was succeeded as Premier by
Mark McGowan
Mark McGowan (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician, the 30th premier of Western Australia, and the leader of the Western Australian branch of the Labor Party.
McGowan was born and raised in Newcastle, New South Wales. He attended t ...
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.
Dates
The writ for the by-election was issued by the
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly,
Peter Watson, on 6 February 2018.
The by-election was held on 17 March 2018, the same day as the
South Australian state election and the
Batman federal by-election.
Candidates
The
Labor Party announced it would not nominate a candidate for the by-election.
Results
See also
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List of Western Australian state by-elections
The list of Western Australia state by-elections includes every by-election held in the Australian state of Western Australia. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly (or, historically, the Legislative Council) ...
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2018 Darling Range state by-election
References
External links
Western Australian Electoral Commission: 2018 Cottesloe By-election{{2018 in Australia
2018 elections in Australia
March 2018 events in Australia
Western Australian state by-elections
2010s in Perth, Western Australia