Electoral district of Joondalup

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Joondalup
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
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Electoral district of Joondalup
Interactive map of district boundaries
State Western Australia
Dates current1983–1989; 1996–present
MP Emily Hamilton
Party Labor
Namesake Joondalup
Electors 33,047 (2025)
Area34 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
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.

Contents

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

Election results

2025 Western Australian state election: Joondalup [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Emily Hamilton 9,94544.8−21.7
Liberal Michael Dudek7,90335.6+16.4
Greens Brian Sova1,6797.6+3.0
Christians Trevor Bartley7183.2+0.9
Legalise Cannabis Samantha Law6072.7+1.1
Animal Justice Neil Jensen4762.1+2.1
Independent Nicole Butler4071.8+1.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Michael Kannis2421.1+1.1
Stop Pedophiles M. Waghorn2271.0+1.0
Total formal votes22,20496.5+0.3
Informal votes7983.5−0.3
Turnout 23,00269.6−14.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Emily Hamilton 12,40155.9−19.6
Liberal Michael Dudek9,78944.1+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.