Electoral district of Cockburn
State electoral district of Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
State electoral district of Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cockburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
| Cockburn Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location of Cockburn (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1962–present |
| MP | David Scaife |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | City of Cockburn |
| Electors | 30,783 (2021) |
| Area | 45 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 32.14°S 115.8°E |
The district is based in Perth's south-western suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.
Cockburn is located in the south-western suburbs of Perth. It is a coastal electorate, lying to the west of the Kwinana Freeway. The district includes the suburbs of Cockburn Central, Atwell, Yangebup, Munster, Beeliar, Success, most of Coogee and Lake Coogee, as well as parts of South Lake.
Cockburn was first contested at the 1962 state election. The seat's first member was Henry Curran, who had previously been the member for South Fremantle.
Cockburn has been at all times held by the Labor Party.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Curran | Labor | 1962–1968 | |
| Don Taylor | Labor | 1968–1984 | |
| Clive Hughes | Labor | 1984–1986 | |
| Norm Marlborough | Labor | 1986–1989 | |
| Bill Thomas | Labor | 1989–2001 | |
| Fran Logan | Labor | 2001–2021 | |
| David Scaife | Labor | 2021–present | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Scaife | 17,714 | 68.4 | +16.7 | |
| Liberal | Owen Mulder | 4,822 | 18.6 | −9.8 | |
| Greens | Jesse Smith | 1,655 | 6.4 | −2.5 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Elspeth Taimre | 461 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| One Nation | Igor Mironenko | 456 | 1.8 | −0.1 | |
| WAxit | Andrew Baker | 426 | 1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Murray | 374 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,908 | 96.3 | +1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 995 | 3.7 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 26,903 | 87.4 | +1.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Scaife | 19,870 | 76.7 | +12.4 | |
| Liberal | Owen Mulder | 6,024 | 23.3 | −12.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +12.4 | |||
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