Electoral district of Bassendean

Infobox Australian Electorate
name = Bassendean
state = wa


caption =
lifespan = 1996–present
mp = Martin Whitely
mp-party = Labor
namesake = Bassendean
area = 21
class = East Metropolitan

Bassendean is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. It is a safe Labor seat.

Geography

Bassendean is a compact electorate situated east of the Perth CBD. The district is bordered to the south by Swan River, to the east by the Tonkin Highway and Beechboro Road North, to the north by the Reid Highway and to the west by Lord Street. It includes the suburbs of Bassendean, Ashfield, Eden Hill, Kiara, Lockridge, as well as parts of Beechboro, Bayswater and Morley.

History

Bassendean was first contested at the 1996 state election. The seat was won by Labor candidate Clive Brown, previously the member for Morley, which had been abolished. Brown was succeeded at the 2005 state election by Martin Whitely, previously member for the abolished Roleystone.

Members for Bassendean

Election results

Election box begin
title=Western Australian state election, 2008: Bassendeanref label|1|1|1Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Martin Whitely
party = Labor
votes = 8,973
percentage = 47.80
change = -6.2

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Benjamin Smith
party = Liberal
votes = 5,751
percentage = 30.64
change = +4.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Jennie Carter
party = Greens WA
votes = 2,999
percentage = 15.98
change = +7.4

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Paul Mewhor
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 1,049
percentage = 5.59
change = +2.1

Election box formal
votes = 18,772
percentage = 92.44
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,535
percentage = 7.56
change = +0.88

Election box turnout
votes = 20,307
percentage = 87.92
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Martin Whitely
votes = 11,320
percentage = 60.33
change = -1.5

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Benjamin Smith
votes = 7,442
percentage = 39.67
change = +1.5

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = -1.5

:note label|1|1|1 The 2007 redistribution resulted in a notional Labor majority of 14.8%. Therefore, the swings presented are based on the ABC's calculation of redistributed results, rather than the actual results at the 2005 election.

External links

* ABC Election Profiles: [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/bass.htm 2005] [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2008/guide/bass.htm 2008]
* WAEC District Maps: [http://boundarieswa.com/1994/Boundaries/East-Metropolitan-Region/Bassendean/ 1996–2005] [http://boundarieswa.com/2003/Boundaries/--East-Metropolitan/Bassendean/ 2005–2008] [http://boundarieswa.com/2007/Final-Boundaries/East-Metropolitan/Bassendean/ 2008–]