Electoral district of Bassendean

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Bassendean
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
WA Election 2025 - Bassendean.svg
Electoral district of Bassendean
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2025 state election
State Western Australia
Dates current1996–present
MP Dave Kelly
Party Labor
Namesake Bassendean
Electors 32,644 (2025)
Area26 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates 31°53′S115°56′E / 31.88°S 115.93°E / -31.88; 115.93
Electorates around Bassendean:
West Swan
Morley Bassendean Midland
Maylands Belmont

Bassendean is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Contents

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. It is a safe Labor seat.

Geography

Bassendean is a compact electorate situated east of the Perth CBD. The district is bordered to the south by Swan River, to the east by the Tonkin Highway and Beechboro Road North, to the north by the Reid Highway and to the west by Lord Street. It includes the suburbs of Bassendean, Ashfield, Eden Hill, Kiara, Lockridge, as well as parts of Beechboro, Bayswater, Bennett Springs, Caversham, Embleton and Morley.

History

Bassendean was first contested at the 1996 state election. The seat was won by Labor candidate Clive Brown, previously the member for Morley, which had been abolished. Brown was succeeded at the 2005 state election by Martin Whitely, previously member for the abolished Roleystone. Whitely retired at the 2013 election and was succeeded by union official Dave Kelly.

Members for Bassendean

MemberPartyTerm
  Clive Brown Labor 1996–2005
  Martin Whitely Labor 2005–2013
  Dave Kelly Labor 2013–present

Election results

2025 Western Australian state election: Bassendean [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dave Kelly 13,96152.3−19.0
Liberal Ash Kumar4,22015.8+3.7
Independent Renée McLennan3,08311.5+11.5
Greens Callan Gray2,85410.7+2.9
One Nation Chris Fenech1,3014.9+2.9
Christians David Kingston1,3004.9+1.9
Total formal votes26,71995.1−0.3
Informal votes1,3884.9+0.3
Turnout 28,10786.1+3.0
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Dave Kelly 19,89574.5−7.2
Liberal Ash Kumar6,82425.5+7.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Dave Kelly 17,53265.7−16.0
Independent Renée McLennan9,16334.3+34.3
Labor hold 

References

  1. 2025 State General Election – Bassendean District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. "Bassendean - WA Electorate, Candidates, Results". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.