Electoral district of Dawesville
| Dawesville Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1996–present |
| MP | Dr Kim Hames |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Dawesville |
| Area | 128 km2 (49.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | South West |
Dawesville is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Dawesville is named for the southwestern Mandurah suburb of Dawesville which falls within its borders.
History
Dawesville was created at the 1994 redistribution due to the rapid population growth in the Mandurah region. It had previously been part of the seat of Murray, with a small portion in Mandurah.[1] Its initial member following its first contest at the 1996 election was Arthur Marshall, the former member for Murray. At the 2005 election, it was won by former Court minister Dr Kim Hames, who had been the member for Yokine but lost to Labor's Bob Kucera in 2001. Despite being a smaller quota seat under the previous system of electoral malapportionment, the 2005 one vote one value reforms did not significantly affect the seat due to rapid population growth.
Geography
Dawesville takes in the southwestern suburbs of Mandurah between the Harvey Estuary and the Indian Ocean, crossing the Dawesville Cut and including the suburbs of Halls Head, Erskine, Falcon, Wannanup, Dawesville, Bouvard and Herron. As of the 2007 redistribution it now includes areas immediately south of Mandurah's city centre such as Dudley Park and part of Coodanup, an area which is historically more Labor-oriented than the rest of the electorate.[2]
Members for Dawesville
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Marshall | Liberal | 1996–2005 | |
| Dr Kim Hames | Liberal | 2005–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kim Hames | 11,700 | 56.0 | +0.2 | |
| Labor | Fred Riebeling | 6,050 | 28.9 | –4.1 | |
| Independent | Dave Schumacher | 1,236 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Greens | Patricia Armstrong | 1,068 | 5.1 | –1.6 | |
| WA Nationals | Bryn Butler | 488 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Family First | Brenton Baker | 357 | 1.7 | –0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,899 | 94.2 | -1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,297 | 5.8 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 22,196 | 89.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Kim Hames | 13,088 | 62.7 | +1.5 | |
| Labor | Fred Riebeling | 7,799 | 37.3 | –1.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 October 2007). "2003 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - North Metropolitan - Cottesloe". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)