Vasse seat summary
Vasse MP Libby Mettam is the favourite to win the South West seat on Saturday, after spending the last two and a half years consolidating her 2014 byelection victory following the resignation of former WA treasurer Troy Buswell.
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The Liberal vote in Vasse dropped dramatically in the byelection after the controversial circumstances of Mr Buswell’s departure, dropping from 71.2 per cent of the two-party preferred vote to 53 per cent.
But Ms Mettam is expected to improve on this result and bookmakers have her as all but certain to take out the seat, paying just $1.01 on a win.
The Liberal party has held the seat since it was created in 1950, except for a period of four years when former member Bernie Masters quit the Liberal party after losing preselection to Mr Buswell in 2004.
The Greens poll well in Vasse, taking out 18 per cent of the vote in the 2014 byelection.
Candidates
- O'Connell, Luke – The Greens (WA)
- Mettam, Libby – Liberal Party
- Gordon, Peter – The Nationals
- Hartley, Wes – WA Labor
Where to vote
- Acton Park Hall 804 Acton Park Road, ACTON PARK WA 6280
- Busselton Primary School 23-25 Avocet Boulevard, BUSSELTON WA 6280
- Busselton Senior High School 136-156 Bussell Highway, BUSSELTON WA 6280
- Cape Naturaliste College 30 Vasse Yallingup Siding Road, VASSE WA 6280
- Churchill Park Hall Adelaide Street, BUSSELTON WA 6280
- Cowaramup Primary School Waverley Road, COWARAMUP WA 6284
- Dunsborough Hall 44 Gifford Road, DUNSBOROUGH WA 6281
- Georgiana Molloy Anglican School 2 Hawker Approach, YALYALUP WA 6280
- Naturaliste Community Centre Dunsborough Lakes Drive, DUNSBOROUGH WA 6281
- Rosa Brook Hall Rosa Brook Road, ROSA BROOK WA 6285
- West Busselton Primary School 11-17 Bower Road, BUSSELTON WA 6280
- Yallingup Hall 2305 Caves Road, YALLINGUP WA 6282
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Nathan Hondros
Senior Journalist for the Mandurah Mail, Australian Community Media, and Fairfax Media.
Senior Journalist for the Mandurah Mail, Australian Community Media, and Fairfax Media.
