2018 Darling Range state by-election

2018 Darling Range state by-election
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The Darling Range seat in the Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Alyssa Hayden Tania Lawrence
Party Liberal Labor
Popular vote 8,418 7,809
Percentage 34.5% 32.0%
Swing Increase 4.1 Decrease 9.5
TPP 53.5% 46.5%
TPP swing Increase 9.3 Decrease 9.3
The Darling Range seat in Western Australia
MP before election

Barry Urban
Labor

Elected MP

Alyssa Hayden
Liberal

A by-election for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Darling Range was held on 23 June 2018 following the resignation of Barry Urban on 8 May.[1]

Won by Labor for the first time in the seat's history at the landslide 2017 state election, the Liberals regained the seat.[2]

  1. ^ Caporn, Dylan. "Date of Darling Range by-election announced following resignation of Barry Urban". The West.
  2. ^ Commentary, 2018 Darling Range by-election: Antony Green ABC