North Metropolitan Region (Western Australia)
North Metropolitan Region Western Australia—Legislative Council | |
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State | Western Australia |
Created | 1989 |
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Electors | 427,779 (2021) |
Area | 918 km2 (354.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
Coordinates | 31°34′S 115°40′E / 31.57°S 115.66°E |
The North Metropolitan Region is a multi-member electoral region of the
Legislation to abolish the region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions was passed in November 2021, with the 2025 state election to use a single state-wide electorate of 37 members.[1]
Geography
The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of state electors | Area |
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29 April 1988[2] | 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997 |
Balcatta, Cottesloe, Dianella, Floreat, Glendalough, Kingsley, Marangaroo, Marmion, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo, Whitford (14) |
278,499 | 30.63% | 990 km2 (380 sq mi) |
28 November 1994[3] | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 |
Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Innaloo, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14) |
312,209 | 30.19% | 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi) |
4 August 2003[4] | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 |
Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Mindarie, Nedlands, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14) |
374,168 | 30.78% | 996 km2 (385 sq mi) |
29 October 2007[5] | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 |
Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Mindarie, Nedlands, Ocean Reef, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) |
312,578 | 26.18% | 929 km2 (359 sq mi) |
27 November 2015[6] | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 |
Balcatta, Burns Beach, Butler, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Nedlands, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) |
391,167 | 24.55% | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
27 November 2019[7] | 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025 |
Balcatta, Burns Beach, Butler, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Landsdale, Nedlands, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) |
427,779 | 24.92% | 918 km2 (354 sq mi) |
Representation
Distribution of seats
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Members
Since its creation, the electorate has had 22 members. Five of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—
Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||||
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1989 | Sam Piantadosi | Labor
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Graham Edwards | Labor
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Joe Berinson | Labor
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Reg Davies | Liberal
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Bob Pike | Liberal
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Max Evans | Liberal
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George Cash | Liberal
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1991 | Independent
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1993 | Ross Lightfoot | Liberal
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1994 | Iain MacLean | Liberal
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1995 | Independent
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1996 | Ed Dermer | Labor
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1996 | Ken Travers | Labor
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Helen Hodgson | Democrats | Giz Watson | Greens | Ray Halligan | Liberal
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2001 | Graham Giffard | Labor
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Alan Cadby | Liberal
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2004 | Independent
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2005 | Peter Collier | Liberal
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2008 | Carolyn Burton | Labor
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2008 | Michael Mischin | Liberal
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Liz Behjat | Liberal
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2013 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor
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Peter Katsambanis | Liberal
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2015 | Martin Pritchard | Labor
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2016 | Laine McDonald | Labor
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2017 | Elise Irwin | Liberal
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2017 | Alannah MacTiernan | Labor
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Alison Xamon | Greens | Tjorn Sibma | Liberal
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2021 | Pierre Yang | Labor
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Ayor Makur Chuot | Labor
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Dan Caddy | Labor
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Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 52,319 | ||||
Labor | 1. Pierre Yang (elected 1) 2. Martin Pritchard (elected 3) 3. Ayor Makur Chuot (elected 4) 4. Dan Caddy (elected 5) 5. Rhys Vallance 6. Rebeka Marton |
215,054 | 58.72 | +21.50 | |
Liberal | 1. Peter Collier (elected 2) 2. Tjorn Sibma (elected 6) 3. Simon Ehrenfeld 4. Tim Walton 5. Michael Mischin |
85,379 | 23.31 | −13.16 | |
Greens | 1. Alison Xamon 2. Daniel Vujcich 3. Sarah Newbold |
27,077 | 7.39 | −2.58 | |
Christians | 1. Louis Hildebrandt 2. Neil Fearis |
6,242 | 1.70 | +0.10 | |
Legalise Cannabis | 1. Max Armstrong-Moore 2. Fred Mulholland |
5,380 | 1.47 | +1.47 | |
One Nation | 1. Tyler Walsh 2. Sheila Mundy |
5,069 | 1.38 | −5.08 | |
No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. James Pearce 2. A. Cirkovic 3. Sara O'Dal |
4,550 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
Western Australia | 1. Elizabeth Re 2. Steven Pynt |
2,669 | 0.73 | +0.13 | |
Animal Justice | 1. Michael Anagno 2. Stephanie Fry |
2,593 | 0.71 | −0.48 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Jan Van Niekerk 2. Marty Wenham |
2,399 | 0.66 | −0.64 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1. Kate Fantinel 2. Richard Tait |
1,419 | 0.39 | −0.70 | |
Independent | 1. Rafe Roberts 2. Carel Husselmann |
1,335 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
Liberals for Climate | 1. Daithi Gleeson 2. Paul Holliday |
1,268 | 0.35 | −0.09 | |
WAxit
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1. John Golawski 2. Aleksandra Sommer |
1,248 | 0.34 | −0.27 | |
Sustainable Australia | 1. Colin Scott 2. Michael Ferrinda |
974 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
Daylight Saving | 1. Robert Tucker 2. Heather Atcheson |
888 | 0.24 | −0.56 | |
Great Australian | 1. Chris Irwin 2. Ben Tonkin |
721 | 0.20 | +0.20 | |
Health Australia | 1. Sanjeev Gupta 2. George Helou |
577 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
1. Michael Tucak 2. John Tucak |
482 | 0.13 | −0.15 | ||
Independent | 1. Andrea Randle 2. Wvendy Chan |
467 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
Independent | 1. Billy Amesz 2. Steven Gersbach |
174 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
Independent | T. Ravichandar | 148 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
Independent | 1. N. Spada 2. M. Husselmann |
116 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
Total formal votes | 366,229 | 98.49 | +1.40 | ||
Informal votes | 5,633 | 1.51 | −1.40 | ||
Turnout | 371,862 | 86.93 | −0.28 |
References
- ^ "'Devastating for regional communities': WA government uses majority to overhaul state's electoral laws". ABC News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
- ^ "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 November 1994. p. 1994:6135-6327.
- ^ "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Electoral Regions and Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 August 2003. p. 2003:3475-3566.
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "North Metropolitan Region Profile". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "North Metropolitan Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "2019 Review of Western Australia's Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 State General Election Results: North Metropolitan Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.