Electoral district of Scarborough

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Scarborough
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
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Electoral district of Scarborough
Interactive map of district boundaries
State Western Australia
Dates current1974–1996; 2008–present
MP Stuart Aubrey
Party Labor
Namesake Scarborough
Electors 31,370 (2025)
Area19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates 31°53′S115°47′E / 31.89°S 115.78°E / -31.89; 115.78

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

Contents

The district is a coastal electorate based in the northern suburbs of Perth and is named for the suburb of Scarborough. It also includes the suburbs of Doubleview, Innaloo, Osborne Park and parts of the suburbs of City Beach, Gwelup, Karrinyup and Trigg.

Politically, the district is a marginal one. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the seat was created with a Liberal Party majority of 52.4% to 47.6% versus the Labor Party. [1]

History

Scarborough was first created at the 1972 redistribution, and was first contested at the 1974 election. [2] Although typically a Liberal-held seat, it was won by the Labor Party at the 1983 and 1986 elections. The district was abolished at the 1996 election, largely replaced by the seat of Innaloo. [3] Innaloo continued in the same trend as its predecessor, being won by Labor candidate John Quigley at the 2001 election before being abolished at the 2003 redistribution.

A new seat called Scarborough was created for the 2008 state election when the number of metropolitan seats was increased in accordance with the new one vote one value legislation. Scarborough was formed from the territory of two existing electorates: the southern end of Carine and the northern end of Churchlands.

Members for Scarborough

Scarborough (1974–1996)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ray Young Liberal 1974–1983
  Graham Burkett Labor 1983–1989
  George Strickland Liberal1989–1996
Scarborough (2008–present)
  Liza Harvey Liberal 2008–2021
  Stuart Aubrey Labor 2021–present

Election results

2025 Western Australian state election: Scarborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stuart Aubrey 8,36042.2−6.8
Liberal Damien Kelly7,79539.4+3.8
Greens Mark Twiss2,27911.5+1.8
National Elizabeth Re8614.4+4.4
Animal Justice Emily Stokes4962.5+2.5
Total formal votes19,79197.1+0.0
Informal votes5892.90.0
Turnout 20,38064.2−17.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stuart Aubrey 10,63153.8−5.7
Liberal Damien Kelly9,11846.2+5.7
Labor hold Swing −5.7
Results are not final. Last updated on 10 March 2025 at 6:30 PM AWST

References

  1. Antony Green. "2007 Western Australia Redistribution". ABC.
  2. "Electoral Districts Act 1947-1965 - Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 14 June 1972. p. 1972:1833-1893.
  3. "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 November 1994. p. 1994:6135-6327.
  4. 2025 State General Election – Scarborough District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 10 March 2025.