The South West Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state. 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 reduced to six members. The region includes the cities of Albany, Bunbury and Mandurah.
| South West Region Western Australia—Legislative Council | |
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 Location of South West Region in | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Created | 1989 |
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| Electors | 242,983 (2021) |
| Area | 38,592 km2 (14,900.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Regional |
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 |
Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren, Wellington (10) |
99,510 | 10.94% | 43,659 km2 (16,857 sq mi) |
| 28 November 1994[3] | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 |
Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Dawesville, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray-Wellington, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (10) |
121,408 | 11.74% | 43,659 km2 (16,857 sq mi) |
| 4 August 2003[4] | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 |
Albany, Bunbury, Capel, Collie-Wellington, Dawesville, Leschenault, Mandurah, Murray, Stirling, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (11) |
152,494 | 12.55% | 37,493 km2 (14,476 sq mi) |
| 29 October 2007[5] | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 |
Albany, Blackwood-Stirling, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse (8) |
167,871 | 13.33% | 41,008 km2 (15,833 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2015[6] | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 |
Albany, Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington, Vasse, Warren-Blackwood (8) |
226,051 | 14.19% | 45,079 km2 (17,405 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2019[7] | 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025 |
As per 2015 |
242,983 | 14.15% | 38,592 km2 (14,900 sq mi) |
Representation
editDistribution of seats
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As 7-member seat:
As 6-member seat:
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Legend:
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Members
editSince its creation, the electorate has had 17 members. Four of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Beryl Jones (Lower West Province), Bill Stretch (Lower Central Province), Doug Wenn and Barry House (both South West Province).
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||||
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| 1989 | Beryl Jones | Labor | Bob Thomas | Labor | Doug Wenn | Labor | Bill Stretch | Liberal | Muriel Patterson | Liberal | Barry House | Liberal | Murray Montgomery | Nationals | |||||||
| 1993 | John Cowdell | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Chrissy Sharp | Greens | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Adele Farina | Labor | Robyn McSweeney | Liberal | Paddy Embry | One Nation | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | New Country | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Sally Talbot | Labor | Matt Benson-Lidholm | Labor | Nigel Hallett | Liberal | Paul Llewellyn | Greens | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Colin Holt | Nationals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Diane Evers | Greens | Steve Thomas | Liberal | Colin Tincknell | One Nation | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Alannah MacTiernan | Labor | Jackie Jarvis | Labor | Sophia Moermond | Legalise Cannabis | James Hayward | Nationals | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023a | Ben Dawkins | Independent Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023b | Independent | Louise Kingston | Nationals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024a | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024b | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Quota | 29,300 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Sally Talbot (elected 1) 2. Alannah MacTiernan (elected 3) 3. Jackie Jarvis (elected 4) 4. John Mondy 5. Ben Dawkins 6. Kylie Fitzgerald |
114,713 | 55.93 | +19.49 | |
| Liberal | 1. Steve Thomas (elected 2) 2. Greg Stocks 3. Anita Shortland 4. Hayden Burbidge |
37,736 | 18.40 | −4.28 | |
| National | 1. James Hayward (elected 6) 2. Louise Kingston 3. Rod Pfeiffer |
12,254 | 5.97 | −6.06 | |
| Greens | 1. Diane Evers 2. Donald Clarke 3. Jodie Moffat |
12,220 | 5.96 | −1.62 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Rick Mazza 2. Russell McCarthy 3. Ray Hull |
5,178 | 2.52 | −1.59 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Sophia Moermond (elected 5) 2. Nicola Johnson |
4,531 | 2.21 | +2.21 | |
| One Nation | 1. Colin Tincknell 2. Paul Howard 3. Michael Pelle |
3,841 | 1.87 | −8.76 | |
| Christians | 1. Laurence Van der Plas 2. Joan Albany |
3,782 | 1.84 | +0.15 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. Keith Bunton 2. Elisabeth Bluntschli |
2,504 | 1.22 | +1.22 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Eli Bernstein 2. David Fishlock |
2,014 | 0.98 | +0.03 | |
| Western Australia | 1. Terri Sharp 2. Joanne Munro |
1,420 | 0.69 | +0.55 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Daniel Minson 2. Heather Scott |
904 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| WAxit | 1. Chas Hopkins 2. Malcolm Gilmour |
810 | 0.39 | +0.20 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Vicki Bailey 2. Sarah Gould |
798 | 0.39 | −0.40 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Justin Zwartkruis 2. Hayley Green |
493 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
| Great Australian | 1. Nick Robinson 2. Andy Gleeson |
461 | 0.22 | +0.22 | |
| Liberals for Climate | 1. Mark Bentley 2. Pieter Lottering |
410 | 0.20 | −0.23 | |
| Daylight Saving | 1. Garry Spiers 2. Lizabeth Taylor |
283 | 0.14 | −0.22 | |
| Independent | 1. Yasmin Bartlett 2. Karen Perttula |
242 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | Dave Schumacher | 170 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
| Independent | 1. George Seth 2. Noel Avery |
145 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
| Independent | 1. John Banks 2. Phillip Spencer |
101 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
| Independent | Bob Burdett | 89 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 205,099 | 97.92 | +0.83 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,357 | 2.08 | −0.83 | ||
| Turnout | 209,456 | 86.20 | −1.00 | ||
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). "South West Region Profile". Retrieved 22 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (27 November 2015). "South West Region". Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "2019 Review of Western Australia's Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 State General Election Results: South West Region". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2021.