| Country: | Western Australia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 18 October 2014 |
| Candidate1: | Libby Mettam |
| Party1: | Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,805 |
| Percentage1: | 44.3% |
| Swing1: | 13.0 |
| Candidate2: | Peter Gordon |
| Party2: | National Party of Australia (WA) |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,656 |
| Percentage2: | 28.5% |
| Swing2: | 21.2 |
| Candidate3: | Michael Baldock |
| Party3: | Greens Western Australia |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,567 |
| Percentage3: | 18.0% |
| Swing3: | 7.9 |
| 1Blank: | TPP |
| 2Blank: | TPP swing |
| 1Data1: | 53.0% |
| 2Data1: | 18.2 |
| 1Data2: | 47.0% |
| 2Data2: | 47.0 |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | Troy Buswell |
| Before Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) |
| After Election: | Libby Mettam |
| After Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) |
A by-election for the seat of Vasse in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MLA and former Liberal leader Troy Buswell on 3 September 2014, who won the seat at the 2013 election with a 57.3 percent primary and a 71.2 percent two-party vote.[2] [3] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Casuarina by-election in the Northern Territory.
The writ for the by-election was issued on 18 September 2014, and candidate nominations were open until 26 September.[4]
The six candidates in ballot paper order were as follows:
| Candidate nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |||
| Christians | Wayne Barnett | Horticulture manager. Resident of Busselton, contested Collie-Preston for the Christian Democrats at the 2008 state election and Forrest for the Australian Christians at the 2013 federal election.[5] | |||
| Nationals | Peter Gordon | Businessman. Resident of Busselton. | |||
| Independent | Peter Johnson | Life member and former state president of the Rebels Motorcycle Club. | |||
| Liberal | Libby Mettam | Former journalist and current media adviser for Barry House, MLC. Resident of Dunsborough. | |||
| Greens | Michael Baldock | Structural engineer. Resident of Busselton, contested Vasse for the Greens at the 2013 state election. | |||
| Independent | Teresa van Lieshout | Perennial candidate. | |||
The Labor Party declined to field a candidate at the by-election.[6]