Electoral district of Kwinana
| Kwinana Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kwinana (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 2008–present |
| Namesake | City of Kwinana |
| Electors | 25,710 (2017) |
| Area | 142 km2 (54.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | South Metropolitan |
Kwinana is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
The district is located in the south-western suburbs of Perth.
History
Kwinana was first created for the 2008 state election. It was a new urban seat created as a result of the one vote one value reforms. For the most part it combined the southern portion of the district of Cockburn with the northern part of the district of Peel; it also took in territory previously covered by the districts of Rockingham and Serpentine-Jarrahdale.
At its creation, Kwinana was calculated to have a Labor Party majority of 69.2% to 30.8% versus the Liberal Party,[1] making it a very safe Labor seat. However, Labor candidate Roger Cook won the seat only narrowly against independent challenger Carol Adams, prevailing 50.79% to 49.21%.[2] Adams, the mayor of Kwinana, launched her independent candidacy after unsuccessfully contesting Labor preselection for the seat.[3]
Geography
Kwinana includes all the local government area of the City of Kwinana as well as a part of the City of Rockingham. The district takes in the suburbs of Naval Base, Hope Valley, Mandogalup, Wandi, Kwinana Beach, Postans, The Spectacles, Anketell, Medina, Orelia, Calista, Kwinana Town Centre, Parmelia, Bertram, Casuarina, Leda, Wellard, Hillman, as well as parts of Cooloongup, Waikiki and Baldivis.
Members for Kwinana
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Cook | Labor | 2008–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Roger Cook | 11,592 | 55.4 | +14.4 | |
| Liberal | Bianca Talbot | 4,824 | 23.0 | −13.1 | |
| One Nation | Tim Taylor | 1,968 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Greens | Jody Freeman | 1,742 | 8.3 | +1.6 | |
| Christians | Eleanor Morel | 516 | 2.5 | +1.6 | |
| Micro Business | Joshua Hyde | 298 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,940 | 95.1 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,078 | 4.9 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 22,018 | 85.6 | −1.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Roger Cook | 14,251 | 68.1 | +13.7 | |
| Liberal | Bianca Talbot | 6,683 | 31.9 | −13.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +13.7 | |||
References
- ^ Antony Green. "2007 Redistribution". ABC.
- ^ "District of Kwinana Two Candidate Preferred Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2008.
- ^ "Kwinana Mayor lashes out at ALP". ABC. 21 May 2008.
- ^ Kwinana District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
External links
- "Map of Kwinana (2015 redistribution)" (PDF). Office of the Electoral Distribution Commissioners. November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: Kwinana". ABC.