Electoral region of North Metropolitan

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North Metropolitan Region
Western AustraliaLegislative Council
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State Western Australia
Created1989
Electors 427,779 (2021)
Area918 km2 (354.4 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

The electoral region of North Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the north-western and western suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was decreased to six members.

Contents

Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.

RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of State ElectorsArea
29 April 1988 [1] 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997

Balcatta, Cottesloe, Dianella, Floreat, Glendalough, Kingsley, Marangaroo, Marmion, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo, Whitford (14)

278,49930.63%990 km2 (380 sq mi)
28 November 1994 [2] 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005

Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Innaloo, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14)

312,20930.19%1,005 km2 (388 sq mi)
4 August 2003 [3] 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009

Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Mindarie, Nedlands, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14)

374,16830.78%996 km2 (385 sq mi)
29 October 2007 [4] 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017

Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Mindarie, Nedlands, Ocean Reef, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14)

312,57826.18%929 km2 (359 sq mi)
27 November 2015 [5] 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021

Balcatta, Burns Beach, Butler, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Nedlands, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14)

391,16724.55%872 km2 (337 sq mi)
27 November 2019 [6] 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025

As per 2015

427,77924.92%918 km2 (354 sq mi)

Representation

Distribution of seats

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 22 members. Five of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Joe Berinson and Sam Piantadosi (both North Central Metropolitan), Graham Edwards and Bob Pike (both North Metropolitan) and Max Evans (Metropolitan).

Members for North Metropolitan Region
YearMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1989   Sam Piantadosi Labor   Graham Edwards Labor   Joe Berinson Labor   Reg Davies Liberal   Bob Pike Liberal   Max Evans Liberal   George Cash Liberal
1991  Independent
1993   Ross Lightfoot Liberal
1994  Iain MacLean Liberal
1996  Ed Dermer Labor
1996   Ken Travers Labor   Helen Hodgson Democrats   Giz Watson Greens   Ray Halligan Liberal
2001   Graham Giffard Labor   Alan Cadby Liberal
2004  Independent
2005   Peter Collier Liberal
2008  Carolyn Burton Labor
2008   Michael Mischin Liberal   Liz Behjat Liberal  
2013   Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor   Peter Katsambanis Liberal
2015  Martin Pritchard Labor
2016  Laine McDonald Labor
2017  Elise Irwin Liberal
2017   Alannah MacTiernan Labor   Alison Xamon Greens   Tjorn Sibma Liberal
2021   Pierre Yang Labor   Ayor Makur Chuot Labor   Daniel Caddy Labor

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References

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