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This article is about the Australian federal electorate. For the Western Australian state electorate, see Electoral district of Perth.
Perth
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Perth (green) in Western AustraliaCreated: 1901 MP: Stephen Smith Party: Labor Namesake: Perth Area: 78 km² (30 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of Perth is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is named after Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, where the Division is located. It extends northeast along the north bank of the Swan River from Perth, including suburbs such as Maylands, Mount Lawley, Bayswater, Ashfield, Bedford, Morley, Beechboro and the central business district of Perth itself. It is a primarily residential area, although contains an industrial area at Bayswater and major commercial centres in Perth and Morley.
The division was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The seat is currently a fairly safe Labor seat.
Members
Member Party Term James Fowler Labor 1901–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1916 Nationalist 1916–1922 Edward Mann Nationalist 1922–1929 Independent Nationalist 1929–1929 Walter Nairn Nationalist 1929–1931 United Australia 1931–1943 Tom Burke Labor 1943–1955 Fred Chaney Liberal 1955–1969 Joe Berinson Labor 1969–1975 Ross McLean Liberal 1975–1983 Ric Charlesworth Labor 1983–1993 Stephen Smith Labor 1993–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of PerthAustralian federal election, 2010: Perth Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Stephen Smith 32,228 40.19 -6.12 Liberal Joe Ferrante 31,064 38.74 +1.84 Greens Jonathan Hallett 12,948 16.15 +5.82 Christian Democrats Paul Connelly 2,093 2.61 +0.62 Family First Nigel Irvine 1,243 1.55 +0.45 Socialist Alliance Alex Bainbridge 618 0.77 +0.22 Total formal votes 80,194 94.80 -0.61 Informal votes 4,400 5.20 +0.61 Turnout 84,594 92.05 -1.14 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Stephen Smith 44,815 55.88 -2.06 Liberal Joe Ferrante 35,379 44.12 +2.06 Labor hold Swing -2.06 References
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
- Federal politics in Western Australia
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