Electoral district of Rockingham

Rockingham Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1974–present
MP	Mark McGowan
Party	Labor
Namesake	Rockingham
Area	45 km^2 (17.4 sq mi)
Demographic	South Metropolitan

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

The district is located in the outer south-western suburbs of Perth.

Rockingham has been held at all times by the Labor Party.

Geography

The electorate is a compact, urban district centred on the coastal community of Rockingham, a satellite suburb to the south-west of Perth. The district also takes in the neighbouring suburbs of Peron, Shoalwater, Safety Bay, as well as parts of Cooloongup, East Rockingham and Waikiki. The district also includes Garden Island.

Members for Rockingham

Member		Party	Term
	Michael Barnett	Labor	1974–1996
	Mark McGowan	Labor	1996–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Rockingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mark McGowan	11,716	56.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Matthew Pollock	6,743	32.5	–0.4
	Greens	Dawn Jecks	1,265	6.1	–6.8
	Independent	Matthew Whitfield	610	2.9	+2.9
	Christians	John Wieske	440	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			20,773	93.9	-0.4
Informal votes			1,341	6.1	+0.4
Turnout			22,114	88.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mark McGowan	13,127	63.2	+1.8
	Liberal	Matthew Pollock	7,642	36.8	–1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

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