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Electoral district of Girrawheen
Girrawheen was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2021.
| Girrawheen Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location of Girrawheen (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Created | 1996 |
| Abolished | 2021 |
| MP | Margaret Quirk |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Girrawheen |
| Electors | 28,422 (2017) |
| Area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
The district was based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it was a safe Labor seat.
Geography edit
Girrawheen was located in Perth's northern suburbs. It was bounded to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the south by the Reid Highway and to the east by Mirrabooka Avenue. Its northernmost boundary was Hepburn Avenue. The district included the suburbs of Girrawheen, Marangaroo, Balga, Warwick and a large section of Hamersley.
History edit
Girrawheen was first created for the 1996 state election. It largely replaced the abolished district of Marangaroo. Subsequently, it was replaced by Landsdale in time for the 2021 state election.
Members for Girrawheen edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Cunningham | Labor | 1996–2001 | |
| Margaret Quirk | Labor | 2001–2021 | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Margaret Quirk | 13,452 | 56.5 | +12.0 | |
| Liberal | Dame Krcoski | 6,484 | 27.2 | −14.9 | |
| Greens | Mushfiq Shah | 1,353 | 5.7 | +0.1 | |
| Christians | David Phillips | 905 | 3.8 | +0.1 | |
| Family First | Che Tam Nguyen | 662 | 2.8 | −1.3 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Raymond Roach | 607 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Micro Business | Sahaj Singh | 356 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,819 | 94.5 | +2.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,375 | 5.5 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 25,194 | 88.6 | +6.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Margaret Quirk | 15,883 | 66.7 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal | Dame Krcoski | 7,927 | 33.3 | −14.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +14.0 | |||
References edit
- ^ Girrawheen District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
External links edit
- ABC election profiles: 2005 2008
- WAEC district maps: 1996–2005 2005–2008 2008–