Electoral district of Warnbro

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Warnbro
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
WA Election 2021 - Warnbro.png
Electoral district of Warnbro
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2021 state election to 2025
State Western Australia
Dates current2008–2025
MP Paul Papalia
Party Labor
Namesake Warnbro
Electors 30,904 (2021)
Area93 km2 (35.9 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Electorates around Warnbro:
Indian Ocean Baldivis Baldivis
Indian Ocean Warnbro Darling Range
Indian Ocean Mandurah Murray-Wellington

Warnbro was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 2008 to 2025.

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The district was located in the outer south-western suburbs of Perth.

Politically, Warnbro was a safe Labor seat. At its creation, the district was calculated to have a Labor Party majority of 61.2% to 38.8% versus the Liberal Party. [1]

History

Warnbro was first created for the 2008 state election. It was essentially a truncation of the abolished district of Peel. All of Warnbro was previously covered by Peel, whilst Peel's northernmost suburbs became part of the new district of Kwinana.

Warnbro was won by Labor MP Paul Papalia, who was previously the member for Peel.

For the 2025 state election, Warnbro was abolished and replaced by Secret Harbour

Geography

Warnbro was a coastal electorate situated in the south-western corner of the Metropolitan Region Scheme. It took in the suburbs of Warnbro, Port Kennedy, Secret Harbour, Golden Bay, Karnup, Singleton, as well as parts of Baldivis and Waikiki.

Members for Warnbro

MemberPartyTerm
  Paul Papalia Labor 2008–2025

Election results

2021 Western Australian state election: Warnbro [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Papalia 19,30076.9+16.2
Liberal Mark Jones3,32413.2−2.7
Greens Robert Delves1,0164.0−2.9
One Nation Liam Hall6162.5−9.5
No Mandatory Vaccination Brandon Suchalla-Young4631.8+1.8
WAxit Bob Velev2180.9−0.1
Liberal Democrats Cameron McMaster1710.7+0.7
Total formal votes25,10896.4+0.7
Informal votes9303.6−0.7
Turnout 26,03884.3+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Papalia 20,94583.4+9.7
Liberal Mark Jones4,15716.6−9.7
Labor hold Swing +9.7

References

  1. Antony Green. "2007 Redistribution". ABC.
  2. 2021 State General Election – Warnbro District Results, WAEC