Electoral district of Churchlands
| Churchlands Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1996–present |
| MP | Sean L'Estrange |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Churchlands |
| Area | 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | North Metropolitan |
Churchlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Churchlands is named for the western suburb of Churchlands which falls within its borders, and was created at the 1994 redistribution, replacing the seat of Floreat which had existed since 1968.[1]
It was held for most of its history by Liz Constable, the independent former member for who had won the predecessor seat in a 1991 by-election. However, the seat's demographics suggested it was a strongly Liberal seat on paper, and it was taken for granted Constable would be succeeded by a Liberal once she retired. Constable retired at the 2013 election, and was succeeded as expected by Liberal Sean L'Estrange.
Demographics
Churchlands and the neighbouring electorates of Nedlands to the southeast and Cottesloe to the southwest comprise the affluent western suburbs of Perth—the Australian Bureau of Statistics's SEIFA index (2001) ranked them as the highest three electorates by socio-economic status in Western Australia, with high scores on educational and employment opportunity. At the 2006 census, the median individual income in the Churchlands electorate, based on its 2005 boundaries, was $607 per week compared to $513 in the Perth metropolitan area, and the median weekly household income was $1,115 compared to $1,086 across Perth. 45.4% of the population were professionals or managers.[2]
All three seats are comfortably safe Liberal seats, and they are almost entirely within the equally safe Liberal federal seat of Curtin.
Members for Churchlands
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Constable | Independent | 1996–2013 | |
| Sean L'Estrange | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sean L'Estrange | 13,366 | 58.99 | +58.99 | |
| Labor | Patrick Ashforth | 3,543 | 15.64 | -2.26 | |
| Independent | Wayne Monks | 1,828 | 8.07 | +8.07 | |
| Greens WA | Cameron Pidgeon | 1,740 | 7.68 | -7.12 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Re | 1,072 | 4.73 | +4.73 | |
| Independent | Jim Bivoltsis | 783 | 3.46 | +3.46 | |
| Christians | Pat Seymour | 327 | 1.44 | +1.44 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,659 | 96.47 | |||
| Informal votes | 829 | 3.53 | |||
| Turnout | 23,488 | 91.39 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Sean L'Estrange | 15,887 | 70.16 | +70.16 | |
| Labor | Patrick Ashforth | 6,756 | 29.84 | +3.31 | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +70.16 | |||
References
- ↑ "Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 November 1994. p. 1994:6135-6327.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Churchlands (North Metropolitan) (State Electoral Division)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
* Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Perth (Statistical Division)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 2008-08-05. - ↑ "Churchlands District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)