A by-election for the seat of Nedlands in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia was held on 9 June 2001.
It was triggered by the resignation of Richard Court, the sitting Liberal member and a former premier, on 27 April 2001.
The Liberal candidate at the by-election, Sue Walker, retained the seat with 53.4 percent of the two-candidate-preferred (2CP) vote, a negative swing of 1.5 points from the 2001 state election.
Court's government was defeated at the 2001 state election, and he resigned as leader of the Liberal Party a few weeks later.
[1] He resigned from parliament altogether on 27 April 2001, with the writ for the by-election issued on 10 May and the close of nominations on 18 May.