2018 Cottesloe state by-election

A by-election for the electoral district of Cottesloe in Western Australia took place on 17 March 2018. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the Liberal Party member, Colin Barnett, on 5 February 2018. Barnett was the Premier of Western Australia from 23 September 2008 until 17 March 2017, when he was succeeded as Premier by Mark McGowan 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.

2018 Cottesloe state by-election
17 March 2018
  First party Second party
 
Candidate David Honey Greg Boland
Party Liberal Greens
Popular vote 10,872 3,555
Percentage 59.9% 19.6%
Swing 3.2pp 7.5pp
TCP 70.2% 29.8%
TCP swing 6.9pp 29.8pp
Map showing the location of the electoral district of Cottesloe (dark green) in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.
MP before election

Colin Barnett
Liberal

 Elected MP

David Honey
Liberal

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