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Electoral district of Cannington
State electoral district in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a provincial electoral district in Western Australia. For other articles, see Cannington (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Cannington (electoral district).
Cannington is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
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Cannington Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
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![]() Location of Cannington (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
State | Western Australia |
Dates current | 2008–present |
MP | Bill Johnston |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Cannington |
Electors | 29,108 (2021) |
Area | 31 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
Coordinates | 32.03°S 115.94°E / -32.03; 115.94 |
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The district is based in the inner southern suburbs of Perth.
Cannington is a safe Labor seat. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the district was created with a Labor Party majority of 63.3% to 36.7% versus the Liberal Party.[1]