Electoral district of South Perth

South Perth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in Western Australia. The district is located in the suburbs immediately south of the Perth CBD.

South Perth Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of South Perth (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1901–1904; 1950–present
MP	John McGrath
Party	Liberal
Namesake	South Perth
Electors	28,405 (2019)
Area	28 km^2 (10.8 sq mi)
Demographic	South Metropolitan

Although occasionally held by an independent, South Perth has typically been a safe Liberal seat. It has never been won by the Labor Party.

Geography

South Perth is made up of affluent waterside areas in Perth's inner south. The district is bounded to the north by the Swan River and to the west and south by the Canning River. A series of roads separates the electorate from neighbouring eastern districts. The seat includes the suburbs of Como, Karawara, Manning, Salter Point, Waterford, as well as parts of the suburbs of Kensington and South Perth.

History

South Perth was first created for the 1901 state election, largely replacing the abolished seat of Canning, and won by William Gordon. However, Canning was re-created for the 1904 election and South Perth abolished, with Gordon transferring to Canning.

South Perth was eventually revived for the 1950 state election and has existed continuously as an electorate since then. In 1950, it was won by Liberal candidate George Yates, previously the member for Canning. He was succeeded after one term by Bill Grayden, initially as an independent but soon after as a Liberal. Grayden had previously been the state member for Middle Swan and the federal member for Swan. Grayden was the member for South Perth for 37 years, finally retiring in 1993.

The seat's next MP was Phillip Pendal, first elected as a Liberal but twice re-elected as an independent. Upon Pendal's retirement at the 2005 state election, the seat returned to the Liberal fold when current member John McGrath was elected as its representative.

Members for South Perth

South Perth (1901–1904)
Member		Party	Term
	William Gordon	Ministerial	1901–1904
South Perth (1950–present)
Member		Party	Term
	George Yates	Liberal Country League	1950–1956
	Bill Grayden	Independent Liberal	1956–1959
		Liberal Country League	1959–1968
		Liberal	1968–1993
	Phillip Pendal	Liberal	1993–1995
		Independent	1995–2005
	John McGrath	Liberal	2005–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of South Perth

2017 Western Australian state election: South Perth[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John McGrath	11,899	50.0	−15.9
	Labor	Michael Voros	7,062	29.7	+7.0
	Greens	Mark Brogan	2,806	11.8	+2.7
	Independent	Fiona Reid	884	3.7	+3.7
	Micro Business	Jason St Martin	443	1.9	+1.9
	Christians	Rosemary Steineck	441	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	M. Francis	244	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			23,779	96.4	+1.5
Informal votes			897	3.6	−1.5
Turnout			24,676	86.7	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John McGrath	13,585	57.1	−12.9
	Labor	Michael Voros	10,187	42.9	+12.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.9

References

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

External links

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