The votes have been counted and WA has again rejected daylight saving.
For the fourth time in 34 years West Australians gave daylight saving the thumbs down. West Australians have rejected daylight saving in what will be the final referendum during the Barnett Government’s power.
Results showing No vote has a lead – 531,786 votes against daylight saving compared to 426,531 for Yes to save daylight saving.
Premier Colin Barnett post an early vote placing a ‘Yes’ on his ballot paper, although he said a ‘Yes’ vote was unlikely to win.
Mr Barnett described the poll as a lifestyle issue and said whatever the outcome it would not really effect people’s lives.
The Yes cause fared best in northern coastal suburbs such as Joondalup, Mindarie, Ocean Reef and Hillarys.
In WA’s agricultural region the no vote had a massive 83.84 per cent of the vote.
Three per cent of WA voters were undecided.