Electoral district of Joondalup

Joondalup 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	1983–1989; 1996–present
MP	Emily Hamilton
Party	Labor
Namesake	Joondalup
Electors	33,047 (2025)
Area	34 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	31°46′S115°46′E / 31.76°S 115.77°E / -31.76; 115.77

Joondalup is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth.

Joondalup has tended to be a marginal seat, having been marginal from 1996 until 2021, when it became a safe seat for the first time since 1986.

Geography

The district lies in Perth's outer north, taking in areas west of Lake Joondalup. The seat includes the suburbs of Connolly, Edgewater, Joondalup, Heathridge, Ocean Reef, Iluka as well as part of the suburb of Currambine.

History

Joondalup was first created for the 1983 state election when it was won by Labor candidate Jackie Watkins, who held the seat for two terms. Joondalup was abolished and replaced by the new seat of Wanneroo ahead of the 1989 state election, at which point Watkins became the member for Wanneroo.

The seat was recreated for the 1996 state election when it was won by Liberal Party candidate Chris Baker. Baker was defeated after one term by Labor candidate Tony O'Gorman at the 2001 state election. O'Gorman held the seat until he was defeated at the 2013 state election by Liberal candidate Jan Norberger. Norberger was unable to overcome the Labor landslide at the 2017 state election and was defeated by Labor candidate Emily Hamilton after only one term.

The district boundaries were redistributed in 2019 which saw the suburbs of Beldon and Mullaloo removed from Joondalup electoral district and Iluka and part of Joondalup were added. ^[1]

Members for Joondalup

Joondalup (1983–1989)
Member		Party	Term
	Jackie Watkins	Labor	1983–1989
Joondalup (1996–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Chris Baker	Liberal	1996–2001
	Tony O'Gorman	Labor	2001–2013
	Jan Norberger	Liberal	2013–2017
	Emily Hamilton	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Joondalup

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

2025 Western Australian state election: Joondalup ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Emily Hamilton	9,945	44.8	−21.7
	Liberal	Michael Dudek	7,903	35.6	+16.4
	Greens	Brian Sova	1,679	7.6	+3.0
	Christians	Trevor Bartley	718	3.2	+0.9
	Legalise Cannabis	Samantha Law	607	2.7	+1.1
	Animal Justice	Neil Jensen	476	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Nicole Butler	407	1.8	+1.8
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Michael Kannis	242	1.1	+1.1
	Stop Pedophiles	M. Waghorn	227	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			22,204	96.5	+0.3
Informal votes			798	3.5	−0.3
Turnout			23,002	69.6	−14.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Emily Hamilton	12,401	55.9	−19.6
	Liberal	Michael Dudek	9,789	44.1	+19.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−19.6

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

References

1. "State election boundary shake-up". Community News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
2. 2025 State General Election – Joondalup District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

External links

• ABC election profiles: 2005 2008 2013 2017
• WAEC district maps: current boundaries, previous distributions