Electoral district of Midland
Midland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
| Midland Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Midland (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1996–present |
| MP | Michelle Roberts |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Midland |
| Electors | 31,623 (2021) |
| Area | 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | East Metropolitan |
The district is located in the eastern suburbs of Perth.
Midland has been held by the Labor since its creation, however it was retained by Labor at the 2013 election by just 23 votes which made it the most marginal seat in the Western Australian parliament during the 2013–2017 term.
GeographyEdit
Midland is based in the outer eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes the communities of Bellevue, Boya, Greenmount, Guildford, Hazelmere, Helena Valley, Jane Brook, Koongamia, Midland, Midvale, Stratton, Swan View, Viveash, Woodbridge, as well as parts of the communities of Darlington, Middle Swan, Red Hill, and South Guildford.
HistoryEdit
Midland was first created for the 1996 state election. It largely replaced the abolished seat of Helena. The district's first representative was Labor's Michelle Roberts, previously member for the abolished Glendalough. Roberts has held the seat ever since.
Members for MidlandEdit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Roberts | Labor | 1996–present | |
Election resultsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michelle Roberts | 16,684 | 65.8 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal | Jo Cicchini | 4,892 | 19.3 | −9.9 | |
| Greens | Brendan Sturcke | 1,697 | 6.7 | −2.2 | |
| Christians | Ester Nabate | 685 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| One Nation | Teresa Olow | 545 | 2.1 | −5.8 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Steve Kelly | 399 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Western Australia | Brad Bedford | 360 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
| WAxit | Mohit Bhasin | 104 | 0.4 | −0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,366 | 95.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,169 | 4.4 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 26,535 | 83.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michelle Roberts | 19,131 | 75.5 | +12.6 | |
| Liberal | Jo Cicchini | 6,221 | 24.5 | −12.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +12.6 | |||