Electoral district of Girrawheen

Girrawheen
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
State Western Australia
Dates current 1996–present
MP Margaret Quirk
Party Labor
Namesake Girrawheen
Area 19 km2 (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

MemberPartyTerm
  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

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