Electoral district of Forrestfield

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Forrestfield
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
WA Election 2025 - Forrestfield.svg
Electoral district of Forrestfield
Interactive map of electoral district boundaries from the 2025 state election
State Western Australia
Dates current2008–present
MP Stephen Price
Party Labor
Namesake Forrestfield
Electors 32,923 (2025)
Area59 km2 (22.8 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates 31°58′S116°01′E / 31.96°S 116.02°E / -31.96; 116.02
Electorates around Forrestfield:
Belmont Midland Midland
Belmont Forrestfield Kalamunda
Cannington Thornlie Kalamunda

Forrestfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia, based in the eastern suburbs of Perth.

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Geography

Based in the eastern suburbs of Perth, the district has a north–south elongation covering three separate built up areas. In the north, the district takes in the suburbs of High Wycombe, Maida Vale and a small part of Gooseberry Hill; in the middle it covers most of Forrestfield, Wattle Grove and part of Kewdale; whilst to the south is the suburb of Kenwick plus part of Maddington and Orange Grove.

History

Forrestfield was first contested at the 2008 state election. It was a new seat created as a result of the one vote one value reforms. A plurality of the new district's voters came from the district of Darling Range, which was radically redrawn. The northernmost part of the electorate was constructed from parts of Belmont and Midland, whilst the voters in the southern part of the district were drawn in from Kenwick.

Members for Forrestfield

MemberPartyTerm
  Andrew Waddell Labor 2008–2013
  Nathan Morton Liberal 2013–2017
  Stephen Price Labor 2017–present

Election results

2025 Western Australian state election: Forrestfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stephen Price 11,24141.3−24.3
Liberal George Tilbury8,89432.7+10.9
Greens River Clarke2,4969.2+4.2
One Nation Peter Nicholls1,2834.7+2.6
National Ian Blayney 1,0784.0+4.0
Legalise Cannabis Steve Emmons9693.6+3.6
Christians Jacob Morrow8393.1+0.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Chris D. Munro4071.5+1.5
Total formal votes27,20795.5−0.7
Informal votes1,2864.5+0.7
Turnout 28,49386.5+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Price 14,70754.1−18.8
Liberal George Tilbury12,47945.9+18.8
Labor hold Swing −18.8

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