Division of Perth

Perth Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Perth in Western Australia, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1901
MP	Tim Hammond
Party	Labor
Namesake	Perth
Electors	98,758 (2016)
Area	80 km^2 (30.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Perth is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It is named after Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, where the Division is located. The division was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. It extends northeast along the north bank of the Swan River from Perth, including suburbs such as Maylands, Mount Lawley, Bayswater, Ashfield, Bedford, Morley, Beechboro and the Perth city centre. It is a primarily residential area, although contains an industrial area at Bayswater and major commercial centres in Perth and Morley.

Between the 1940s and 1980s, it was a marginal seat that frequently changed hands between the Liberals (and their predecessors) and Labor. Recent demographic changes have made it a fairly safe Labor seat.

Geography

Perth is bordered by the Swan River to the south and east, the Mitchell Freeway and Kings Park to the west, and Noranda, Western Australia to the north. It includes the local government areas of the City of Perth (as of 2015), City of Vincent, City of Bayswater, Town of Bassendean and a small poriton of the City of Stirling. Suburbs presently included are:^[1]

• Ashfield
• Bassendean
• Bayswater
• Bedford
• Coolbinia (part)
• Dianella (part)
• East Perth
• Eden Hill
• Embleton
• Highgate
• Inglewood
• Kings Park
• Leederville
• Maylands
• Menora
• Morley (part)
• Mount Hawthorn
• Mount Lawley
• Noranda
• Northbridge
• North Perth
• Perth
• West Perth

Members

Member		Party	Term
	James Fowler	Labour	1901–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1922
	Edward Mann	Nationalist	1922–1929
		Independent Nationalist	1929–1929
	Walter Nairn	Nationalist	1929–1931
		United Australia	1931–1943
	Tom Burke	Labor	1943–1955
	Fred Chaney	Liberal	1955–1969
	Joe Berinson	Labor	1969–1975
	Ross McLean	Liberal	1975–1983
	Ric Charlesworth	Labor	1983–1993
	Stephen Smith	Labor	1993–2013
	Alannah MacTiernan	Labor	2013–2016
	Tim Hammond	Labor	2016–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2016: Perth^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jeremy Quinn	35,381	42.31	+0.20
	Labor	Tim Hammond	31,248	37.36	−1.02
	Greens	Tim Clifford	14,272	17.07	+5.10
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Walmsley	1,430	1.71	+1.71
	Online Direct Democracy	Andrew Chambers	1,300	1.55	+1.55
Total formal votes			83,631	96.23	+1.12
Informal votes			3,274	3.77	−1.12
Turnout			86,905	88.00	−2.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tim Hammond	44,602	53.33	+1.15
	Liberal	Jeremy Quinn	39,029	46.67	−1.15
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.15

References

1. "Profile of the electoral division of Perth (WA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
2. Perth, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Perth - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 31°54′36″S 115°54′18″E / 31.910°S 115.905°E