Electoral district of Swan Hills

Swan Hills Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1989–present
MP	Frank Alban
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Swan Valley; Perth Hills
Area	1,095 km^2 (422.8 sq mi)
Demographic	East Metropolitan

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

The district is located in the outer north-east of Perth.

Swan Hills is a marginal seat. It has been held by the government of the day on every occasion since its creation in 1989.

Geography

Based in the north-east corner of Perth's Metropolitan Region Scheme, Swan Hills covers large parts of the Swan Valley and Darling Scarp. The district takes in the communities of Aveley, Bailup, Baskerville, Belhus, Brigadoon, Bullsbrook, Ellenbrook, Glen Forrest, Hovea, Lexia, Mahogany Creek, Melaleuca, Parkerville, Stoneville, The Vines, Upper Swan, Wooroloo, as well as parts of the communities of Gidgegannup, Henley Brook, Herne Hill, Middle Swan, Millendon and Mundaring.

History

First contested at the 1989 state election, Swan Hills was created to replace the abolished seat of Mundaring. It was won on that occasion by Labor MP Gavan Troy, who had been the member for Mundaring since 1983. Troy retired at the 1993 state election, and the seat was picked up by the Liberal candidate June van de Klashorst when her party won government at the same election.

Two terms later, at the 2001 state election the seat again changed hands with a change of government. The new Labor MP was 24-year-old Jaye Radisich. Radisich retired at the 2008 state election, having failed to win Labor endorsement to contest a safer seat. The seat was then gained by Liberal candidate Frank Alban, continuing the pattern of seat going with the party that wins government.

Radisich died of cancer in 2012, and Labor recruited her brother, Ian Radisich, to challenge Alban at the 2013 state election. However, Alban easily won re-election as the Liberal-National government retained office with an increased majority.

Members for Swan Hills

Member		Party	Term
	Gavan Troy	Labor	1989–1993
	June van de Klashorst	Liberal	1993–2001
	Jaye Radisich	Labor	2001–2008
	Frank Alban	Liberal	2008–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Swan Hills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Frank Alban	11,446	50.7	+5.5
	Labor	Ian Radisich	8,159	36.1	+3.8
	Greens	Dominique Lieb	2,028	9.0	–7.9
	Christians	John Tapley	481	2.1	–0.7
	Family First	Kyran Sharrin	460	2.0	–0.7
Total formal votes			22,574	94.5	-0.2
Informal votes			1,312	5.5	+0.2
Turnout			23,886	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Alban	12,610	55.9	+2.4
	Labor	Ian Radisich	9,958	44.1	–2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

References

External links

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