Electoral district of Girrawheen

Girrawheen Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1996–present
MP	Margaret Quirk
Party	Labor
Namesake	Girrawheen
Area	19 km^2 (7.3 sq mi)
Demographic	North Metropolitan

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

The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.

Geography

Girrawheen is located in Perth's northern suburbs. It is bounded to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the south by the Reid Highway and to the east by Mirrabooka Avenue. Its northern-most boundary is Hepburn Avenue. The districts includes the suburbs of Girrawheen, Marangaroo, Balga, Warwick and a large section of Hamersley.

History

Girrawheen was first created for the 1996 state election. It largely replaced the abolished district of Marangaroo.

Members for Girrawheen

Member		Party	Term
	Ted Cunningham	Labor	1996–2001
	Margaret Quirk	Labor	2001–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Girrawheen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Margaret Quirk	9,724	44.1	–3.6
	Liberal	John Halligan	9,408	42.6	+5.0
	Greens	Saba Kafami	1,289	5.8	–5.9
	Family First	Che Tam Nguyen	847	3.8	+3.4
	Christians	Mel Davey	801	3.6	+1.9
Total formal votes			22,069	92.4	-0.7
Informal votes			1,824	7.6	+0.7
Turnout			23,893	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Margaret Quirk	11,557	52.4	–4.3
	Liberal	John Halligan	10,501	47.6	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	–4.3

References

External links

• ABC Election Profiles: 2005 2008
• WAEC District Maps: 1996–2005 2005–2008 2008–