Electoral district of Hillarys

Hillarys Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1996–present
MP	Rob Johnson
Party	Independent
Namesake	Hillarys
Area	20 km^2 (7.7 sq mi)
Demographic	North Metropolitan

Hillarys 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 Liberal seat.

Geography

Hillarys is an outer northern suburban seat in Perth. It is bounded to the north by Whitfords Avenue, to the east by the Mitchell Freeway, to the west by the Indian Ocean and to the south by a series of roads including Warwick Road. The district includes the suburbs of Hillarys, Padbury, most of the suburbs of Sorrento, Duncraig and a small part of Marmion.

History

The district was first contested at the 1996 state election, essentially replacing the seat of Whitford. It has been held by Liberal MP Rob Johnson since its creation.

Members for Hillarys

Member		Party	Term
	Rob Johnson	Liberal	1996–2016
		Independent	2016–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Hillarys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Johnson	13,484	64.3	+11.3
	Labor	Sam Thomas	4,934	23.5	–3.9
	Greens	Adam Collins	2,015	9.6	–2.3
	Christians	Michael Ford	545	2.6	–0.1
Total formal votes			20,978	94.5	-0.4
Informal votes			1,232	5.5	+0.4
Turnout			22,210	90.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Johnson	14,463	69.0	+6.1
	Labor	Sam Thomas	6,507	31.0	–6.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.1

References

External links

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