Electoral district of West Swan
| West Swan Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 2008–present |
| MP | Rita Saffioti |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Namesake | West Swan |
| Area | 108 km2 (41.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | East Metropolitan |
West Swan is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth.
West Swan was considered a safe Labor seat at its creation, but after a redistribution prior to the 2017 state election became notionally Liberal. After its creation prior to the 2008 election, ABC electoral commentator Antony Green calculated a theoretical margin of 10.6% favouring Australian Labor Party over the Liberal Party in two party preferred terms.[1]
Geography
The roughly oblong-shaped district is dominated by the bushland of Whiteman Park and Cullacabardee. The voters of West Swan are situated towards the eastern, southern and western edges of the district. To the north-west is the suburb of Landsdale. To the south lies Ballajura, Malaga and part of Beechboro. The suburbs of Henley Brook and West Swan lie to the west; whilst Caversham is situated in the south-west corner of the district.
History
West Swan was first contested at the 2008 state election. It was a new seat created as a result of the one-vote-one-value reforms. A majority of the new district's voters came from the abolished district of Ballajura; with the remainder drawn in from Bassendean, Wanneroo, and Swan Hills.
Members for West Swan
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Saffioti | Labor | 2008–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Rita Saffioti | 10,617 | 48.0 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | Natasha Cheung | 9,900 | 44.7 | +6.6 | |
| Greens | Peter Leam | 1,059 | 4.8 | –4.5 | |
| Christians | Esther Wieske | 557 | 2.5 | –1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,133 | 93.2 | -0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,622 | 6.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 23,755 | 90.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Rita Saffioti | 11,487 | 51.9 | –2.2 | |
| Liberal | Natasha Cheung | 10,644 | 48.1 | +2.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –2.2 | |||
References
External links
- Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: West Swan". ABC.
- "Map of West Swan". boundarieswa.com.