Electoral district of Joondalup

Joondalup
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
State Western Australia
Dates current 1983–1989; 1996–present
MP Jan Norberger
Party Liberal
Namesake Joondalup
Area 30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Demographic North Metropolitan

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

The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth.

Joondalup has tended to be a marginal seat.

Geography

The district lies in Perth's outer north, taking in areas west of Lake Joondalup. The seat includes the suburbs of Beldon, Connolly, Craigie, Edgewater, Heathridge and Joondalup, as well as part of the suburb of Currambine.

History

Joondalup was first created for the 1983 state election when it was won by Labor candidate Jackie Watkins, who held the seat for two terms. Joondalup was abolished and replaced by the new seat of Wanneroo ahead of the 1989 state election, at which point Watkins became the member for Wanneroo.

The seat was recreated for the 1996 state election when it was won by Liberal Party candidate Chris Baker. Baker was defeated after one term by Labor candidate Tony O'Gorman at the 2001 state election.

Members for Joondalup

Joondalup (1983–1989)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jackie Watkins Labor 1983–1989
Joondalup (1996–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Baker Liberal 1996–2001
  Tony O'Gorman Labor 2001–2013
  Jan Norberger Liberal 2013–present

Election results

Western Australian state election, 2013: Joondalup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jan Norberger 9,961 50.3 +11.9
Labor Tony O'Gorman 7,519 37.9 –3.9
Greens Brittany Young 1,837 9.3 –3.6
Christians Geoff McDavitt 503 2.5 –0.7
Total formal votes 19,820 93.6 -0.8
Informal votes 1,349 6.4 +0.8
Turnout 21,169 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jan Norberger 10,796 54.5 +7.8
Labor Tony O'Gorman 9,023 45.5 –7.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.8

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