Electoral district of Armadale

Infobox Australian Electorate
name = Armadale
state = wa


caption =
lifespan = 1983–present
mp = Alannah MacTiernan
mp-party = Labor
namesake = Armadale
area = 94
class = East Metropolitan

The Electoral district of Armadale is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the southeastern Perth suburb of Armadale which falls within its borders.

History

Armadale was created at the 1982 redistribution out of parts of the seats of Dale and Gosnells. [Gazette WA | title = Electoral Districts Act 1947-1981 - Order in Council | page = 1982:113-173 | date = 20 January 1982] It was first contested in the 1983 election at which Labor member Bob Pearce, who had previously represented Gosnells, was successful. [cite book|last=Black|first=David|coauthors=Prescott, Valerie|title=Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996|year=1997|publisher=Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission|location=Perth|id=ISBN 0-7309-8409-5|pages=11-12] The seat has been regarded as very safe for the Labor Party since its creation, and at the 2001 election, the Liberal Party did not even field a candidate for the seat. It has been held since 1996 by Alannah MacTiernan, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in the Gallop and Carpenter governments.

Geography

Armadale is bounded by the Tonkin Highway to the northwest, the Canning River to the northeast, and the limits of the Armadale suburban area to the south and southeast. Its boundaries include the suburbs of Armadale, Brookdale, Champion Lakes, Mount Nasura, Mount Richon, Seville Grove and Westfield, as well as Kelmscott west of the Canning River. [cite web|url=http://www.boundarieswa.com/2007/Final-Boundaries/East-Metropolitan/Armadale/|title=2007 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - East Metropolitan - Armadale|author=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=29 October 2007|accessdate=2008-08-05]

The 2007 redistribution, which took effect at the 2008 election, resulted in the seat losing eastern Kelmscott as well as Wungong and Forrestdale. [cite web|url=http://www.boundarieswa.com/2003/Boundaries/--East-Metropolitan/Armadale/|title=2003 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - East Metropolitan - Armadale|author=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=4 August 2003|accessdate=2008-08-05]

Members for Armadale

Election results

Election box begin
title=Western Australian state election, 2008: Armadaleref label|1|1|1Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Alannah MacTiernan
party = Labor
votes = 10,899
percentage = 55.96
change = -0.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Steven Innes
party = Liberal
votes = 5,050
percentage = 25.93
change = +1.2

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Caroline Wielinga
party = Greens WA
votes = 2,107
percentage = 10.82
change = +6.0

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Kevin Swarts
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 1,422
percentage = 7.30
change = +1.5

Election box formal
votes = 19,478
percentage = 94.04
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,235
percentage = 5.96
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 20,713
percentage = 85.88
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Alannah MacTiernan
votes = 12,628
percentage = 64.85
change = +0.6

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Steven Innes
votes = 6,845
percentage = 35.15
change = -0.6

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = +0.6

:note label|1|1|1 The 2007 redistribution resulted in a notional Labor majority of 14.2%. Therefore, the swings presented are based on the ABC's calculation of redistributed results, rather than the actual results at the 2005 election.

ee also

* Armadale, Western Australia

References

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/arma.htm Electorate Profile] (Antony Green, ABC)