1986 Western Australian state election

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 February 1986 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Brian Burke, won a second term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Bill Hassell since 16 February 1984.

Results

Western Australian state election, 8 February 1986 Legislative Assembly
Enrolled voters		883,239
Votes cast		807,634		Turnout	91.44%	+3.51%
Informal votes		21,240		Informal	2.63%	–0.20%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	416,810	53.00%	–0.16%	32	± 0
	Liberal	328,908	41.82%	+1.96%	19	– 1
	National[1]	29,303	3.73%	–1.38%	6	+ 1
	Democrats	5,192	0.66%	–0.14%	0	± 0
	Other parties	2,630	0.33%	–0.73%	0	± 0
	Independent	7,503	0.95%	+0.45%	0	± 0
Total		786,394			57
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	427,704	54.12%	+0.37%
	Liberal	362,642	45.88%	–0.37%

Notes:

¹ The National Country Party (NCP) and the National Party (NP), which had been two separate parties from 1978 onwards, united in 1985 to form the National Party of Western Australia. Three sitting members who had previously identified as National Country Party stood for the Liberal Party in 1986, with two losing their seats to the Nationals, and the other (Bert Crane in Moore retaining his seat. The Nationals also gained Avon from the Labor Party, and Mount Marshall from the Liberals, who had held it for a single term.

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1986–1989