Held by a wafer-thin 1.3 per cent, Geraldton is a seat to watch as WA election draws closer SunSunday 14 updated SunSunday 14 ALP candidate for Geraldton for the 2021 election, Lara Dalton. ( Print text only Cancel When the counting started on WA election night 2017, the ALP's candidate for Geraldton Lara Dalton was as shocked as anyone to see she was clearly in the lead. Key points: ALP candidate Lara Dalton had a clear lead on primary votes at the last election Rob Dines is the new Liberal candidate after Mr Blayney's mid-term defection The mood was jubilant at her post-poll party as a swing to Labor was on across the state and she was one of many beneficiaries, leading the primary count by 1,200 votes.