The electoral region of North Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the north-western and western suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was decreased 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 | Balcatta, Cottesloe, Dianella, Floreat, Glendalough, Kingsley, Marangaroo, Marmion, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo, Whitford (14) | 278,499 | 30.63% | 990 km2 (380 sq mi) |
| 28 November 1994[2] | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 | Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Innaloo, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14) | 312,209 | 30.19% | 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi) |
| 4 August 2003[3] | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 | Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Mindarie, Nedlands, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14) | 374,168 | 30.78% | 996 km2 (385 sq mi) |
| 29 October 2007[4] | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 | Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Mindarie, Nedlands, Ocean Reef, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) | 312,578 | 26.18% | 929 km2 (359 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2015[5] | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 | Balcatta, Burns Beach, Butler, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Nedlands, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) | 391,167 | 24.55% | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
Representation
Distribution of seats
Members
Since its creation, the electorate has had 22 members. Five of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Joe Berinson and Sam Piantadosi (both North Central Metropolitan), Graham Edwards and Bob Pike (both North Metropolitan) and Max Evans (Metropolitan).
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Graham Edwards | Labor | Sam Piantadosi | Labor | Joe Berinson | Labor | Reg Davies | Liberal | Max Evans | Liberal | Bob Pike | Liberal | George Cash | Liberal | |||||||
| 1991 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Iain MacLean | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Ed Dermer | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Helen Hodgson | Democrats | Ken Travers | Labor | Giz Watson | Greens | Ray Halligan | Liberal | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Graham Giffard | Labor | Alan Cadby | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Peter Collier | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Carolyn Burton | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Liz Behjat | Liberal | Michael Mischin | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor | Peter Katsambanis | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Martin Pritchard | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Laine McDonald | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Elise Irwin | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Alannah MacTiernan | Labor | Alison Xamon | Greens | |||||||||||||||||
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). "North Metropolitan Region Profile". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "North Metropolitan Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-20.