Electoral district of Oakford

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Oakford
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
WA Election 2025 - Oakford.svg
Electoral district of Oakford
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2025 state election
State Western Australia
Created2025
MP Yaz Mubarakai
Party Labor
Namesake Oakford
Electors 33,597 (2025)
Area143 km2 (55.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Coordinates 32°10′S115°55′E / 32.16°S 115.92°E / -32.16; 115.92
Electorates around Oakford:
Jandakot Southern River Armadale
Cockburn Oakford Darling Range
Kwinana Darling Range Darling Range

Oakford is an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The seat was created at the 2023 redistribution. [1]

Contents

Oakford was first contested at the 2025 state election and was notionally held by the Labor Party on a 27.7% margin. [1] Yaz Mubarakai was elected as Oakford's first MP following a switch of electorates from Jandakot. Mubarakai would be succeeded by Stephen Pratt in Jandakot.

Geography

Oakford was created in response to significant population growth in the corridor between the outer southern Perth cities of Cockburn and Armadale. The district was named for the semi-rural locality of Oakford which takes up around one-third of the area. [1]

As of 2025 Oakford is composed of

Members for Oakford

MemberPartyTerm
  Yaz Mubarakai Labor 2025–present

Election results

2025 Western Australian state election: Oakford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Yaz Mubarakai 12,79445.5−24.8
Liberal Tait Marston6,71523.9+7.0
Greens Heather Lonsdale2,7929.9+5.5
Christians Jiby Joy1,9737.0+4.1
One Nation Mandy Dhandli1,8256.5+4.5
Legalise Cannabis Srdjan Lazarevic8773.1+3.1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Ronald Lean5872.1+2.1
Independent Lawrence Levett5281.9+1.9
Total formal votes28,09195.2−1.1
Informal votes1,4074.8+1.1
Turnout 29,49887.8+6.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yaz Mubarakai 17,38161.9−15.8
Liberal Tait Marston10,69638.1+15.8
Labor hold Swing −15.8

References

  1. 1 2 3 Green, Antony (1 December 2023). "Western Australia State Redistribution – Final Boundaries Released – Antony Green's Election Blog" . Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. 2025 State General Election – Oakford District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.