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3.5% swing to ALP
Preference count
Labor Party
Tom French
Vote: 52.6%
55,937
Liberal Party
Vince Connelly
Vote: 47.4%
50,320
- Tom French leads by 5,617 votes.
- Previously held by LIB with margin of 0.9%.
- Tom French secures marginal Liberal seat.
First preference
LaborLabor Party
Tom French
- Vote:32.5%34,514Swing: +0.6%
LiberalLiberal Party
Vince Connelly
- Vote:31.5%33,441Swing: -10.3%
GreensGreens
Scott McCarthy
- Vote:11.1%11,758Swing: -3.1%
IndependentIndependent
Ian Goodenough (MP)
- Vote:10.0%10,600Swing: +10.0%
IndependentIndependent
Nathan Barton
- Vote:6.3%6,743Swing: +6.3%
One NationOne Nation
Paul Fimognari
- Vote:4.5%4,826Swing: +1.3%
Aus ChristiansAustralian Christians
Trevor Alan Bartley
- Vote:2.2%2,326Swing: +2.2%
Trumpet of PatriotsTrumpet of Patriots
Christopher Rennick
- Vote:1.9%2,049Swing: +1.9%
OthersOthers
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- Vote:0.0%0Swing: -8.9%
Perth Outer Northern Suburbs
Marginal Liberal 0.9%
MP
Ian Goodenough since 2013. Goodenough was defeated for Liberal pre-election last year and is contesting the 2025 election as an Independent.
Profile
Moore covers 102 square kilometres of Perth's northern beachside suburbs running from Trigg to Iluka and Joondalup, lying generally west of the Mitchell Freeway and Lake Joondalup. It includes the suburbs of Carine, Marmion, Sorrento, Duncraig, Padbury, Hillarys, Kingsley, Woodvale, Craigie, Ocean Reef and Currambine.
Redistribution
Minor changes move the seat south, losing Burns Beach and Kinross in the north to Pearce while gaining Karrinyup and Gwelup from Curtin in the south. The changes nudge the underlying Liberal margin up from 0.7% to 0.9%.
Background
Created in 1949, Moore is named after George Moore, Western Australia's first Advocate-General. Originally a rural electorate, Moore has contracted into Perth's northern suburbs over the decades and has been an entirely urban seat since 1990. Former members for Moore include Liberal John Hyde (1974-83), Labor's Allan Blanchard (1983-90), and Liberal turned Independent Paul Filing (1990-98).
Before the 1996 election, Filing became a victim of the WA Liberal Party's factionalism, losing pre-selection and resigning from the party. He contested his seat in 1996 as an Independent, re-elected after pushing the Liberal Party into third place. Like fellow independent Allan Rocher in Curtin, he fell at the hurdle of the 1998 election, the contest against the new Liberal candidate much harder without the publicity of Liberal factionalism.
New Liberal MP and former GP Dr Mal Washer, easily retained Moore until retiring at the 2013 election. Washer displayed an independent streak on several occasions, in particular on access to the morning after drug RU486, and issues concerning whether parents should have access to the medical records of their teenage children.
Moore was succeeded by current MP Ian Goodenough. He will re-contest election in 2025 after being defeated for Liberal pre-selection by Vince Connelly, whose neighbouring seat of Stirling was abolished in a redistribution before the 2022 election.
Past Winning Parties
| Year | Winning Party |
|---|---|
| 1972 | CP |
| 1974 | LIB |
| 1975 | LIB |
| 1977 | LIB |
| 1980 | LIB |
| 1983 | ALP |
| 1984 | ALP |
| 1987 | ALP |
| 1990 | LIB |
| 1993 | LIB |
| 1996 | IND |
| 1998 | LIB |
| 2001 | LIB |
| 2004 | LIB |
| 2007 | LIB |
| 2010 | LIB |
| 2013 | LIB |
| 2016 | LIB |
| 2019 | LIB |
| 2022 | LIB |
(Victories by a party of government are indicated by thick coloured underlining.)
A Note on Moore's Margin
Based on the 2022 election result adjusted for the redistribution, Mooore is a Liberal-held seat with a margin of 0.9%. The party status and margin have been retained despite Ian Goodenough resigning from the Liberal Party and choosing to contest the 2025 election as an Independent.
2022 Polling Place Results and New Boundaries
(Click on polling place for results)
Past Results
Since Moore contracted into Perth's northern coastal suburbs in 1990, it has always been a Liberal seat and recorded a two-party preferred vote about five percentage points above the party's Western Australian support. Moore followed the sdtate trend in 2022 with a dramatic swing to Labor. Results 1983-2019
2022 Preference Flows
2025 Candidates in Ballot Paper Order (8 Candidates)
| Candidate Name | Party |
|---|---|
| GOODENOUGH, Ian | - |
| FRENCH, Tom | Australian Labor Party |
| BARTON, Nathan | Independent |
| BARTLEY, Trevor Alan | Australian Christians |
| FIMOGNARI, Paul | Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
| McCARTHY, Scott | The Greens (WA) Inc |
| CONNELLY, Vince | Liberal |
| RENNICK, Christopher | Trumpet of Patriots |
More on Candidates
Ian Goodenough
Goodenough is a long term resident within the Moore electorate and served as a Wanneroo City Councillor for 13 years before his election to parliament in 2013. He began his career with an accountancy firm before completing his Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees at Curtin University and studying in the United States at the prestigious Wharton School. Goodenough later worked for and purchased part of an engineering business supplying electrical and mechanical components to the commercial construction and mining. He also co-founded a commercial property development company. Goodenough re-contests as an Independent in 2025 after being defeated for Liberal pre-selection.
Tom French
Australian Labor Party
French is a qualified electrician, a lawyer and has also worked in hospitality and business management. He states a personal commitment to Australia's health system having been a kidney transplant recipient through his brother's donation.
Vince Connelly
Liberal
Connelly began his career in the army and was deployed with Australia's peacekeeping missions to the Solomon Islands and East Timor where he served as a Platoon Commander. He worked on Julie Bishop's staff before leaving politics for a number of years. Connelly was working as a Crisis Management Adviser in the field of oil and gas before winning Stirling at the 2019 election. His seat was abolished before the 2022 election and he was defeated contesting the neighbouring seat of Cowan. After his defeat Connolly worked as Chief Executive Officer of the Returned Service League WA until winning Liberal pre-selection for Moore.
2022 Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Goodenough | LIB | 43,706 | 41.8 | -9.7 |
| Tom French | ALP | 34,227 | 32.7 | +8.0 |
| Mark Cooper | GRN | 14,902 | 14.3 | +2.2 |
| Brian Brightman | ONP | 3,541 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Peter Gunness | OTH | 3,095 | 3.0 | +1.3 |
| Helen Watkinson | UAP | 2,342 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
| Sue Andersson | GAP | 1,926 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Martin Suter | FED | 792 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| .... | OTH | 0 | 0.0 | -3.8 |
| After Preferences | ||||
| Ian Goodenough | LIB | 52,958 | 50.7 | -11.0 |
| Tom French | ALP | 51,573 | 49.3 | +11.0 |
2022 Result (Post-redistribution)
| Candidate/Party | Party | Primary % | 2CP % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | LIB | 41.8 | 50.9 |
| Labor | ALP | 31.9 | 49.1 |
| Greens | GRN | 14.1 | |
| One Nation | ONP | 3.3 | |
| WA Party | OTH | 2.9 | |
| United Australia | UAP | 2.2 | |
| Others | OTH | 3.8 |