Andrew John Southcott is an Australian politician and medical practitioner. He was the Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Boothby from the 1996 election until he stood down at the 2016 election.
Colin James Barnett is an Australian former politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia. He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had previously held various other portfolios in Western Australia's Court–Cowan Ministry.
The Division of Curtin is an Australian electoral division in Western Australia.
Anthony James Simpson is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2005 to 2017. He served as a minister in the government of Colin Barnett from March 2013 to September 2016. Simpson ran a bakery before entering politics.
Churchlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Churchlands is named for the western suburb of Churchlands,which falls within its borders,and was created at the 1994 redistribution,replacing the seat of Floreat which had existed since 1968.
Cottesloe is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Cottesloe is named for the western Perth suburb of Cottesloe,which falls within its borders. Its previous member,Colin Barnett,was the 29th Premier of Western Australia. The current member,David Honey,was elected in a by-election after Barnett resigned in 2018.
Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands,which falls within its borders.
David Gregory Pisoni is a South Australian politician. He has been a member of the South Australian House of Assembly since 2006,representing the electorate of Unley for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Pisoni served as the Minister for Industry and Skills in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.
Christopher Maurice Pyne is a retired Australian politician. As a member of the Liberal Party,he held several ministerial positions in the Howard,Abbott,Turnbull and Morrison governments,and served as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Sturt from 1993 until his retirement in 2019.
Floreat was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1968 to 1996.
Joseph Michael Francis is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008 to 2017,representing the seat of Jandakot. He was a minister in the Barnett government from March 2013 to March 2017,and was considered a front runner for the Liberal Party leadership until he lost his seat at the 2017 state election.
William Richard Marmion is an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia between 2008 and 2021,representing the seat of Nedlands. He served as a minister in the government of Colin Barnett from 2010 to 2017. He later served as deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2019 to 2020.
Jan-Henrik Norberger is a former Australian politician. He was the member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Joondalup from 2013 to 2017,representing the Liberal Party.
Barry James Hodge is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1977 to 1989,representing the seat of Melville.
Jeffrey Phillip Carr is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1974 to 1991,representing the seat of Geraldton. He served as a minister in the governments of Brian Burke,Peter Dowding,and Carmen Lawrence.
Matthew James Keogh is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel in the Albanese government since 2022. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2016,representing the Western Australian seat of Burt. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics.
The 1991 Floreat state by-election was a by-election for the seat of Floreat in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia held on 20 July 1991. It was triggered by the resignation of Andrew Mensaros on 16 May 1991,due to ill health. He died before the by-election was held. The election was won by an independent candidate,Liz Constable,who finished with 58.94 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote. Constable became the first woman to win election to the Parliament of Western Australia as an independent,and only the third woman overall to win a by-election.
The 2021 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday,March 13,to elect members to the Parliament of Western Australia,where all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election.
Christine Maelisa Tonkin is an Australian politician,who was elected as a Labor member for Churchlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 2021 state election. She defeated Sean L'Estrange,who had held the seat since 2013. Tonkin is the first ever Labor member for Churchlands.
The Western Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia held a leadership vote on 24 November 2020 to determine its leader. The election was conducted among Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia. It came after its previous leader,Liza Harvey,resigned following poor opinion polling. Deputy leader Bill Marmion also resigned on the same day. The main candidates touted ahead of the election were Dean Nalder,a member of parliament since 2013 and a minister in the Barnett Ministry,and Zak Kirkup,a member of parliament since 2017. Nalder declined to nominate for the leadership after it became clear he did not have the full support of the Liberal Party caucus. As a result,Kirkup won the leadership unopposed,becoming the state's leader of the opposition. Libby Mettam was elected unopposed as the deputy leader.
