Electoral district of Cannington

This article is about a provincial electoral district in Western Australia. For other articles, see Cannington (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Cannington (electoral district).

Cannington Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
From the 2021 state election to 2025 From the 2025 state election Interactive map of district boundaries
State	Western Australia
Dates current	2008–present
MP	Ron Sao
Party	Labor
Namesake	Cannington
Electors	31,312 (2025)
Area	40 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	32°02′S115°56′E / 32.03°S 115.94°E / -32.03; 115.94

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

The district is based in the inner southern suburbs of Perth.

Cannington is a safe Labor seat. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the district was created with a Labor Party majority of 63.3% to 36.7% versus the Liberal Party. ^[1]

Geography

Based in the southern suburbs of Perth, the district straddles both sides of the Canning River. It includes most of Cannington, as well as East Cannington, Beckenham, Queens Park, Wilson, Lynwood, Langford, most of Ferndale and part of Thornlie.

History

Cannington was first contested at the 2008 state election. It was a new seat created as a result of the one vote one value reforms. Its territory north of the Canning River was constructed from parts of Victoria Park and Kenwick, whilst territory south of the Canning River came from Riverton and Southern River.

Members for Cannington

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Johnston	Labor	2008–2025
	Ron Sao	Labor	2025–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Cannington

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2025 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Cannington.[ edit ]

2025 Western Australian state election: Cannington ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Sao	10,170	56.1	−15.8
	Liberal	Bruce Henderson	4,346	24.0	+11.0
	Greens	Eric Hayward	2,545	14.0	+7.6
	Christians	Mark Staer	1,068	5.9	+1.5
Total formal votes			18,129	94.9	−1.1
Informal votes			972	5.1	+1.1
Turnout			19,101	61.0	−18.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Sao	12,437	68.6	−12.1
	Liberal	Bruce Henderson	5,686	31.4	+12.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.1

Results are not final. Last updated on 9 March 2025 at 4:30 PM AWST

References

1. Antony Green. "2007 Western Australia Redistribution". ABC.
2. 2025 State General Election – Cannington District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

External links

• Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: Cannington". ABC.
• "Map of Cannington". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.