The East Metropolitan Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.
| East Metropolitan Region Western Australia—Legislative Council | |
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 Location of East Metropolitan Region in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Electors | 423,759 (2021) |
| Area | 3,681 km2 (1,421.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
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
editThe Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of state electors | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 1988[2] | 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997 |
Armadale, Belmont, Darling Range, Helena, Kenwick, Maylands, Morley, Roleystone, Swan Hills, Thornlie (10) |
195,221 | 21.47% | 3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| 28 November 1994[3] | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 |
Armadale, Ballajura, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Midland, Roleystone, Southern River, Swan Hills, Thornlie (10) |
227,055 | 21.96% | 3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi) |
| 4 August 2003[4] | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 |
Armadale, Ballajura, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Midland, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Southern River, Swan Hills, Thornlie (10) |
261,662 | 21.53% | 3,808 km2 (1,470 sq mi) |
| 29 October 2007[5] | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 |
Armadale, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Forrestfield, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Maylands, Midland, Morley, Mount Lawley, Nollamara, Swan Hills, West Swan (14) |
311,378 | 26.07% | 3,697 km2 (1,427 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2015[6] | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 |
Armadale, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Forrestfield, Kalamunda, Maylands, Midland, Mirrabooka, Morley, Mount Lawley, Swan Hills, Thornlie, West Swan (14) |
395,451 | 24.82% | 3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2019[7] | 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025 |
As per 2015 |
423,759 | 24.68% | 3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi) |
Representation
editDistribution of seats
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Members
editSince its creation, the electorate has had 21 members. Two of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members for the North-East Metropolitan Province (Fred McKenzie and Tom Butler) and one had previously been a member for the South-East Metropolitan Province (Kay Hallahan) of the Legislative Council.
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tom Butler | Labor | Fred McKenzie | Labor | Kay Hallahan | Labor | Peter Foss | Liberal | Derrick Tomlinson | Liberal | ||||||||
| 1993 | Valma Ferguson | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Nick Griffiths | Labor | Alannah MacTiernan | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Valma Ferguson | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Paul Sulc | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor | Norm Kelly | Democrats | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Louise Pratt | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Helen Morton | Liberal | Donna Faragher | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Batong Pham | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Jock Ferguson | Labor | Alison Xamon | Greens | Alyssa Hayden | Liberal | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Linda Savage | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Alanna Clohesy | Labor | Samantha Rowe | Labor | Amber-Jade Sanderson | Labor | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Bill Leadbetter | Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Matthew Swinbourn | Labor | Tim Clifford | Greens | Charles Smith | One Nation | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Independent | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Lorna Harper | Labor | Brian Walker | Legalise Cannabis | ||||||||||||||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 50,311 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Alanna Clohesy (elected 1) 2. Samantha Rowe (elected 2) 3. Matthew Swinbourn (elected 3) 4. Lorna Harper (elected 4) 5. Robert Green 6. John Keogh |
232,094 | 65.90 | +19.40 | |
| Liberal | 1. Donna Faragher (elected 5) 2. Phil Twiss 3. Greg Halls 4. Daniel Newman 5. Jeremy Quinn |
48,343 | 13.73 | −11.23 | |
| Greens | 1. Tim Clifford 2. Caroline Perks 3. Callan Gray |
21,285 | 6.04 | −2.86 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Brian Walker (elected 6) 2. Karl Reinmuth |
9,258 | 2.63 | +2.63 | |
| Christians | 1. Maryka Groenewald 2. Jamie van Burgel |
8,860 | 2.52 | +0.04 | |
| One Nation | 1. Dale Grillo 2. Tim Orr |
5,122 | 1.45 | −6.57 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Trevor Ruwoldt 2. Coby Thomas |
4,436 | 1.26 | −0.78 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. Patricia Ayre 2. Daniel Hall |
3,987 | 1.13 | +1.13 | |
| Western Australia | 1. Charles Smith 2. James Anthony |
2,904 | 0.82 | +0.41 | |
| Independent | Peter Lyndon-James | 2,738 | 0.78 | +0.78 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Amanda Dorn 2. Nicole Arielli |
2,571 | 0.73 | −0.73 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Craig Buchanan 2. Neil Hamilton |
1,879 | 0.53 | −0.50 | |
| Liberals for Climate | 1. Marilyn Lottering 2. R. Smith |
1,818 | 0.52 | +0.06 | |
| Independent | 1. David Larsen 2. Brian Brightman |
1,360 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
| WAxit | 1. Satinder Samra 2. Robin Singh 3. Monty Singh |
1,223 | 0.35 | −0.41 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Lidia Skorokhod 2. Lisa Rowe |
1,106 | 0.31 | +0.31 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Nicole Watts 2. Keith Lethbridge |
1,047 | 0.30 | +0.30 | |
| Daylight Saving | 1. James McManus 2. Mark Bradley |
828 | 0.24 | −0.55 | |
| Great Australian | 1. Benny Tilbury 2. Bradley Ward |
820 | 0.23 | +0.23 | |
| Independent | Hayley Doan | 494 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Total formal votes | 352,173 | 97.75 | +0.66 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,098 | 2.25 | −0.66 | ||
| Turnout | 360,271 | 85.02 | −2.19 | ||
References
edit- ^ "'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). "East Metropolitan Region Profile". Retrieved 22 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "East Metropolitan Region". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2019). "East Metropolitan Region". Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 State General Election Results: East Metropolitan Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.