Blayney's margin was enough for him to narrowly overcome one of the biggest swings amid Labor's decisive victory at the subsequent election in 2017, with Labor's Lara Dalton paring back his margin from a seemingly insurmountable 22.8 percent to an extremely marginal 1.3 percent. Blayney's victory marked only the second time since World War I (Bloffwitch's 1991 by-election win being the first) that Labor had been in government without holding Geraldton.
Blayney's win was a narrow one, overcoming a significant swing in the election, with Labor's Lara Dalton reducing Blayney's lead from an enormous 22.8 percent to a very small 1.3 percent margin. This victory marked only the second time since World War I that Labor had taken power without holding Geraldton.