Electoral district of Girrawheen

Girrawheen was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2021.

Girrawheen Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Girrawheen (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
State	Western Australia
Created	1996
Abolished	2021
MP	Margaret Quirk
Party	Labor
Namesake	Girrawheen
Electors	28,422 (2017)
Area	22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)

The district was based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it was a safe Labor seat.

Geography

Girrawheen was located in Perth's northern suburbs. It was bounded to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the south by the Reid Highway and to the east by Mirrabooka Avenue. Its northernmost boundary was Hepburn Avenue. The district included 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. Subsequently, it was replaced by Landsdale in time for the 2021 state election.

Members for Girrawheen

Member		Party	Term
	Ted Cunningham	Labor	1996–2001
	Margaret Quirk	Labor	2001–2021

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Girrawheen

2017 Western Australian state election: Girrawheen^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Margaret Quirk	13,452	56.5	+12.0
	Liberal	Dame Krcoski	6,484	27.2	−14.9
	Greens	Mushfiq Shah	1,353	5.7	+0.1
	Christians	David Phillips	905	3.8	+0.1
	Family First	Che Tam Nguyen	662	2.8	−1.3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Raymond Roach	607	2.5	+2.5
	Micro Business	Sahaj Singh	356	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			23,819	94.5	+2.3
Informal votes			1,375	5.5	−2.3
Turnout			25,194	88.6	+6.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Margaret Quirk	15,883	66.7	+14.0
	Liberal	Dame Krcoski	7,927	33.3	−14.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.0

References

1. Girrawheen District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.

External links

• ABC election profiles: 2005 2008
• WAEC district maps: 1996–2005 2005–2008 2008–