2014 Vasse state by-election

2014 Vasse state by-election
18 October 2014
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Libby Mettam Peter Gordon Michael Baldock
Party Liberal National Greens
Popular vote 8,805 5,656 3,567
Percentage 44.3% 28.5% 18.0%
Swing Decrease 13.0 Increase 21.2 Increase 7.9
TPP 53.0% 47.0%
TPP swing Decrease 18.2 Increase 47.0
MP before election

Troy Buswell
Liberal

Elected MP

Libby Mettam
Liberal

A by-election for the seat of Vasse in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MLA and former Liberal leader Troy Buswell on 3 September 2014, who won the seat at the 2013 election with a 57.3 percent primary and a 71.2 percent two-party vote.[2][3] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Casuarina by-election in the Northern Territory.

  1. ^ Joe Spagnolo (18 September 2014). "Vasse by-election to replace former treasurer Troy Buswell set on Saturday, October 18" – PerthNow. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Troy Buswell has quit politics, effective immediately". PerthNow. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ^ Green, Antony (4 September 2014). "Vasse By-election to follow Troy Buswell's resignation". Antony Green's Election Blog. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 September 2014.