The electoral region of East Metropolitan 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.
Geography
The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of State | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 1988[1] | 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[2] | 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[3] | 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[4] | 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[5] | 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) |
Representation
Distribution of seats
Members
Since 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 | Fred McKenzie | Labor | Tom Butler | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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 2008-10-22.
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "East Metropolitan Region". Retrieved 2008-10-22.