Electoral region of North Metropolitan

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.

RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of StateArea
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)

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 7-member seat:
Election Seats won
1989–1993              
1993–1997              
1997–2001              
2001–2005              
2005–2009              
As 6-member seat:
Election Seats won
2009–2013            
2013–2017            
Legend:
  Labor
  Liberal
  Democrats
  Greens WA
  Independent

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).

  Seven member seat Six member seat
MemberParty1989–931993–971997–012001–052005–092009–13[a]2013-17[b]
Joe Berinson Labor  
Graham Edwards Labor           
Sam Piantadosi[3] Labor  –1996        
Ed Dermer[3] Labor   1996–     
Ken Travers[8] Labor           –2016
Graham Giffard[6] Labor        –2008    
Carolyn Burton[6] Labor        2008–  
Ljiljanna Ravlich[7] Labor              –2015
Martin Pritchard[7] Labor              2015–
Laine McDonald[8] Labor              2016–
Bob Pike[2] Liberal  –1994        
Iain MacLean[2][4] Liberal  1994–        
Reg Davies Liberal/Ind.[1]            
Ross Lightfoot Liberal            
Max Evans Liberal            
George Cash Liberal            
Ray Halligan Liberal            
Alan Cadby Liberal/Ind.[5]            
Peter Collier Liberal              
Liz Behjat Liberal              
Michael Mischin Liberal              
Peter Katsambanis Liberal              
Helen Hodgson Democrats        
Giz Watson Greens WA           
Notes
a Members serving for the 2009–2013 term were elected in 2008 but do not take their seats in Parliament until 22 May 2009.
b Members serving for the 2013–2017 term do not take their seats in Parliament until 22 May 2013.
1 Reg Davies, elected as a Liberal, resigned from the party on 10 July 1991 and sat as an Independent.
2 Liberal MLC Bob Pike died on 26 April 1994. On 31 May 1994, Liberal member Iain MacLean was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy.
3 In April 1996, Sam Piantadosi resigned from the Labor Party and continued to sit as an independent. He resigned on 19 November 1996 to contest the seat of Yokine at the 1996 election. On 24 December 1996, Labor member Ed Dermer was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy.
4 Liberal MLC Iain MacLean resigned on 19 November 1996 to contest the seat of Wanneroo at the 1996 election. The resulting vacancy was not filled.
5 Liberal MLC Alan Cadby resigned to sit as an independent on 2 June 2004, after losing Liberal pre-selection to recontest his seat at the 2005 election.
6 Labor MLC Graham Giffard resigned on 11 August 2008 in order to contest the Assembly seat of Swan Hills in the election, where he was beaten by the Liberals' Frank Alban. Carolyn Burton was elected in the resulting countback on 12 September 2008.
7 Labor MLC Ljiljanna Ravlich resigned on 10 March 2015. Martin Pritchard was elected to the resulting countback on 21 April 2015.
8 Labor MLC Ken Travers resigned on 29 August 2016. Laine McDonald was elected in the resulting countback on 27 September 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1985 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339-1527.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) (29 October 2007). "North Metropolitan Region Profile". Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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