Mirrabooka is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
| Mirrabooka Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Mirrabooka (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |||||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1968–1974, 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Meredith Hammat | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mirrabooka | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 29,946 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The district is based in the northern suburbs of Perth. It includes Alexander Heights, Balga, Koondoola, Mirrabooka, Westminster and parts of Ballajura and Dianella.
History edit
The district was created for the 2013 state election, essentially as a new name for the district of Nollamara.[1] It was won by sitting Nollamara MP Janine Freeman.
An earlier incarnation of the district existed from 1968 to 1974. First contested at the 1968 state election, it was won by Doug Cash of the Liberal Party. Cash was defeated one term later by Labor candidate Arthur Tonkin. Mirrabooka was abolished at the 1974 state election, and Tonkin went on to become member for the new seat of Morley.
Members for Mirrabooka edit
| First incarnation (1968–1974) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Doug Cash | Liberal | 1968–1971 | |
| Arthur Tonkin | Labor | 1971–1974 | |
| Second incarnation (2013–present) | |||
| Janine Freeman | Labor | 2013–2021 | |
| Meredith Hammat | Labor | 2021–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Meredith Hammat | 16,173 | 71.6 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal | Aaron Sawmadal | 2,276 | 10.1 | −11.2 | |
| Greens | Mark Cooper | 1,333 | 5.9 | −0.5 | |
| One Nation | Michael Mabood | 939 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Christians | Dwight Randall | 790 | 3.5 | +0.1 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Jessica Ayre | 477 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Peter Dunne | 257 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Kim Mubarak | 200 | 0.9 | −0.5 | |
| WAxit | Devinder Chhina | 140 | 0.6 | −0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,585 | 92.8 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,760 | 7.2 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 24,345 | 81.3 | −3.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Meredith Hammat | 18,878 | 83.7 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal | Aaron Sawmadal | 3,676 | 16.3 | −10.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
References edit
- ^ "2011 Districts in the metropolitan regions: East Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ 2021 State General Election – Mirrabooka District Results, WAEC
External links edit
- WAEC district maps: current boundaries, previous distributions
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