 At the 2013 state election, Grylls transferred from ultra-safe Central Wheatbelt to the traditionally Labor-held seat of Pilbara; the move by Grylls would later prove to be the turning point in his bid to hold a seat in the Western Australia MLA and was prompted by a political strategy to test the National's appeal to the regions.He was the first National to win the seat, which has historically been a safe seat for the Labor Party.Grylls resigned both from the ministry and as leader of the National Party in November 2013, citing a desire to focus on his personal life.