NAT 4.1% vs LIB
Incumbent MP
Shane Love, since 2013.
Geography
Moore is a large regional electorate covering agricultural areas north of Perth. The seat includes rural areas around Geraldton, but excluding Geraldton itself. The seat covers the entirety of fourteen local government areas, and parts of two others.
Moore covers the towns of Kalbarri, Northampton, Nabawa, Mullewa, Dongara, Irwin, Mingenew, Morawa, Three Springs, Perenjori, Carnamah, Eneabba, Leeman, Coorow, Jurien Bay, Cervantes, Badgingarra, Dandaragan, Moora, Dalwallinu, Lancelin, Ledge Point, Guilderton, Gingin, Bindoon, Calingiri and Toodyay.
Redistribution
No change.
History
Moore is a traditional Country/National seat that was held by the party from 1950 until the mid-1980s.
In 1985 the sitting National Country MP switched to the Liberal Party. The Liberals held the seat from 1985 until 2008. Bill McNee held the seat from 1989 until 2005.
The 2008 redistribution saw the abolition of the National-held seat of Greenough, and Moore effectively was redrawn to cover most of the two pre-existing electorates.
Grant Woodhams had won Greenough for the Nationals in 2005. Prior to his election, the Liberal Party had held the seat since 1945.
In 2008, Woodhams was pitted against Liberal Member for Moore Gary Snook. While Snook led on the primary vote (40% against 32%) he benefited from Labor preferences and won the seat with 53.1% of the vote after preferences.
Woodhams retired after one term, and he was succeeded by Nationals candidate Shane Love.
Candidates
- Wes Porter (Australian Christians)
- James Kelly (One Nation)
- Ross Williamson (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers)
- Peter Leam (Greens)
- Darren Slyns (Liberal)
- Shane Love (Nationals)
- Barni Norton (Labor)
Assessment
Moore is a marginal Nationals seat. While the Nationals are favoured to win, the Liberal Party has a chance.
2013 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Chris Wilkins | Liberal | 7,896 | 39.0 | -1.5 |
| Shane Love | Nationals | 7,510 | 37.1 | +4.8 |
| Peter Johnson | Labor | 3,316 | 16.4 | -0.3 |
| Dee Margetts | Greens | 1,131 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Wes Porter | Australian Christians | 386 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal | 1,059 | 5.0 |
2013 two-candidate-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Shane Love | Nationals | 11,299 | 55.9 | +2.8 |
| Chris Wilkins | Liberal | 8,923 | 44.1 | -2.8 |
2013 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Chris Wilkins | Liberal | 14,810 | 73.2 | +1.2 |
| Peter Johnson | Labor | 5,415 | 26.8 | -1.2 |
Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into four parts: central, east, north and south.
The Nationals won the two-candidate-preferred vote over the Liberal Party in all four areas, ranging from 54.5% in the south to 68% in the north.
The Labor primary vote ranged from just under 10% in the east to 17.6% in the south.
| Voter group | ALP % | NAT 2CP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| South | 17.6 | 54.5 | 8,696 | 43.0 |
| Central | 13.0 | 61.5 | 2,971 | 14.7 |
| North | 15.0 | 68.0 | 1,948 | 9.6 |
| East | 9.6 | 62.7 | 928 | 4.6 |
| Pre-poll | 16.4 | 48.9 | 848 | 4.2 |
| Other votes | 18.2 | 49.9 | 4,848 | 24.0 |
Election results in Moore at the 2013 WA state election
Click on the ‘visible layers’ box to toggle between two-candidate-preferred votes (Nationals vs Liberal) and Labor primary votes.