ALP 2.9%
Incumbent MP
Tom French, since 2025.
Geography
Northern Perth. Moore covers suburbs along the coast on the northern fringe of Perth, including Carine, Hillarys, Sorrento, Mullaloo, Ocean Reef, Joondalup, Karrinyup, Kingsley, North Beach, Watermans Bay and Woodvale.
History
Moore was created for the 1949 election, and has been dominated by conservative parties for most of its history. It has been held by the Country Party or Liberal Party for most of that period, although it was won by the ALP at three elections in the 1980s and was retained by a former Liberal independent in the 1990s.
Moore was first won in 1949 by the Country Party’s Hugh Leslie, a former state MP. Leslie held the seat until 1958, when he lost the seat to the Liberal Party’s Hugh Halbert. Leslie won the seat back in 1961, and retired in 1963.
Donald Maisey won the seat for the Country Party in 1963. He held the seat for the next decade, and lost in 1974 to the Liberal Party’s John Hyde. Hyde helped form ‘the Dries’ as a group of Liberal backbenchers supporting mass privatisations and deregulation, and was highly critical of the Fraser government. Hyde lost his seat in 1983.
The ALP’s Allen Blanchard won Moore in 1983, and held the seat until the 1990 election, when he lost to Liberal candidate Paul Filing.
Paul Filing was re-elected in 1993, but in 1995 he lost Liberal endorsement for Moore, and he became an independent. He managed to win re-election in 1996, but he lost the seat in 1998 to Liberal candidate Mal Washer.
Washer held Moore for five terms, and retired in 2013.
Washer was succeeded in 2013 by Liberal candidate Ian Goodenough, who was re-elected three times. Ian Goodenough left the Liberal Party in late 2024 after losing preselection for the next election.
Labor candidate Tom French won Moore in 2025, with Goodenough coming fourth.
Assessment
This section will be filled in closer to the election.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Tom French | Labor | 34,734 | 32.5 | +0.6 |
| Vince Connelly | Liberal | 33,595 | 31.4 | -10.4 |
| Scott McCarthy | Greens | 11,877 | 11.1 | -3.0 |
| Ian Goodenough | Independent | 10,623 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Nathan Barton | Independent | 6,762 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Paul Fimognari | One Nation | 4,840 | 4.5 | +1.3 |
| Trevor Alan Bartley | Australian Christians | 2,347 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Christopher Rennick | Trumpet of Patriots | 2,059 | 1.9 | +1.2 |
| Informal | 5,367 | 4.8 | +0.6 |
2025 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Tom French | Labor | 56,502 | 52.9 | +3.8 |
| Vince Connelly | Liberal | 50,335 | 47.1 | -3.8 |
Booths have been divided into three parts: central, north and south.
Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 50.7% in the south to 58.3% in the north. Labor won just over 51% in the pre-poll and other votes.
The Greens came third, with a primary vote ranging from 12.8% in the centre to 14.6% in the north.
| Voter group | GRN prim | ALP 2PP | Total votes | % of votes |
| Central | 12.8 | 56.8 | 19,954 | 18.7 |
| South | 13.3 | 50.7 | 16,019 | 15.0 |
| North | 14.6 | 58.3 | 10,357 | 9.7 |
| Pre-poll | 8.6 | 51.2 | 42,748 | 40.0 |
| Other votes | 11.4 | 51.3 | 17,759 | 16.6 |
Election results in Moore at the 2025 federal election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for Labor, the Liberal Party, the Greens and independent candidate Ian Goodenough.
Vince Connelly messy preselection against Ian Goodenough was what cost the Liberals this electorate along with federal Liberals poor campaign. If the Liberals pull it together they should have no trouble picking this up along with Pearce and Bullwinkel but time will tell.
That’s the way preselection work the members decide who runs. I’d say they would of lost it either way. It was the campaign that killed them. And yes to this 3 seats. I wouldn’t rule out Tangey but that might be a stretch.
I think the Liberals would’ve lost either way. Ian Goodenough ran as an independent, split the votes and made it easier for Labor to win.
Goodenough’s preferences seriously sprayed. IIRC, only 55% of them went to the Liberals.
Given Labor’s increasing dominance in urban areas (this seat is much more urbanised than Pearce for example) it would be weird to suggest that Labor didn’t have a chance in this seat especially given how close they got in 2022 when they held Goodenough to 0.7%. The Liberals’ chances weren’t helped by Goodenough contesting as an independent which split the conservative vote. Goodenough claimed to have the support of the electorate but the primary vote % suggests that he is no Andrew Gee or Bob Katter, however it was enough to damage the Liberals and allow Labor to scrape home.
Given the Liberals won back Carine earlier this year which is within Moore Liberals certainly can recover this however if Tom French is active enough within the community and get things done then I wouldn’t discount a personal vote + a sophomore surge that could keep him in. With the way the Liberals are lurching rightwards these days it’s probably advantage Labor at the moment but it’s still 3 years till the next election.
It’s hard to say what would happen if good enough didn’t run or was the lib candidate. The libs need to regroup and win this back. Should be able to win Moore Pearce and Bullwinkle in 2028. If wa can get a 17th seat afterwards Cowan might be in play.
Tom French should have no issue retaining his seat it’s a safe enough seat. He may be an alternative if Basil crashes and burns or loses his seat. Scarborough is the one seat I think the libs won’t regain
Sry I meant saltari in Carine but said French….