Electoral district of Ocean Reef
| Ocean Reef Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 2008–present |
| MP | Albert Jacob |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Ocean Reef |
| Area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | North Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Ocean Reef is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the outer northern Perth suburb of Ocean Reef which falls within its borders.
History
Ocean Reef was created at the 2007 redistribution out of most of the Mindarie electorate and parts of Joondalup and Hillarys. Its creation reflected both the growth of the City of Wanneroo region which now required three full electorates (Wanneroo, Mindarie and Girrawheen), and the increase in the number of metropolitan seats in accordance with the new one vote one value legislation.
It was a notional Labor seat upon its creation, but was one of a number of marginal seats that fell to the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2008 election. Liberal candidate Albert Jacob won it on a swing of six percent. He picked up a massive 16-point swing in 2013 amid the Liberals' landslide reelection victory.
Geography
Ocean Reef extends from the Wanneroo-Joondalup coastal boundary southwards, taking in the suburbs of Burns Beach, Iluka, Kallaroo, Kinross, Mullaloo, Ocean Reef and most of Currambine.[1]
In the redistribution of 2011, the suburb of Mindarie was moved from the district of Mindarie into the district of Ocean Reef, effective at the 2013 election. The district of Mindarie was renamed Butler as a result.
Members for Ocean Reef
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Jacob | Liberal | 2008–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Jacob | 13,700 | 65.1 | +18.8 | |
| Labor | Philippa Taylor | 5,384 | 25.6 | –13.1 | |
| Greens | Mary O'Byrne | 1,409 | 6.7 | –3.5 | |
| Christians | Lyn Kennedy | 301 | 1.4 | –0.6 | |
| Family First | Aliné Croll | 243 | 1.2 | –1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,037 | 93.6 | -1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,430 | 6.4 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,467 | 90.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Albert Jacob | 14,507 | 69.0 | +16.3 | |
| Labor | Philippa Taylor | 6,527 | 31.0 | –16.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +16.3 | |||
References
- ↑ Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 October 2007). "2007 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - North Metropolitan - Ocean Reef". Retrieved 2008-08-05.