Winning pre-selection for the seat of
Darling Range to the east of Perth following the retirement of sitting member
Ian Thompson, Day won the seat in the
1993 state election. He successfully held the seat in the
1996,
2001 and
2005 state elections. In 2007 as a result of an electoral distribution under the
Electoral Act 1907 (WA) all electoral boundaries in Western Australia were redrawn. The electoral district of Darling Range was redrawn and a new
electoral district of Kalamunda was created containing a large portion of the previous
electoral district of Darling Range. Day held this newly formed seat in the
2008 and
2013.
Court Government In February 1993, a state election brought the Liberal Party and their coalition partner, the Nationals, to power with a stable majority to form the 34th parliament of W.A. under Premier
Richard Court. Day held the following ministerial positions in the Court Government;
Time in Opposition In the
2001 state election, Day came very close to losing his seat after an 18.8% swing against him; but he won by 137 votes. However the Liberal Party was forced into opposition when the Labor Party took the majority. During the Liberal Party's time in opposition Day held the following positions;
Barnett Government The
2008 state general election on 6 September resulted in a hung parliament with no party gaining a majority, but saw Day elected to the newly formed seat of
Kalamunda. Ultimately, the Liberals were able to form government in the 38th parliament of W.A. in alliance with the
WA Nationals, supported by three independents. Led by Premier
Colin Barnett, Day held the following ministerial portfolios; He was also the
Minister for Environment and
Minister for Youth from 22 November to 14 December 2010, having temporarily taken over
Donna Faragher's portfolios, and served as Leader of the House for 4 years from 21 March 2013 to 11 March 2017. Day was defeated in his seat of
Kalamunda at the
2017 Western Australian state election held on Saturday 11 March 2017 in which the Liberal Party was defeated by the Labor opposition, led by Opposition Leader
Mark McGowan. In 2018 he was appointed to the Board of the
Art Gallery of Western Australia, and in 2019 to the Board of the
State Library of Western Australia, of which he is Chairman. == References ==