 Day held the following ministerial positions in the Court Government;

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;

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.