Electoral district of Bassendean

Bassendean Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Western Australia
Dates current:	1996–present
MP:	Martin Whitely
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Bassendean
Area:	21 km² (8 sq mi)
Demographic:	East Metropolitan

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

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. It is a safe Labor seat.

Geography

Bassendean is a compact electorate situated east of the Perth CBD. The district is bordered to the south by Swan River, to the east by the Tonkin Highway and Beechboro Road North, to the north by the Reid Highway and to the west by Lord Street. It includes the suburbs of Bassendean, Ashfield, Eden Hill, Kiara, Lockridge, as well as parts of Beechboro, Bayswater and Morley.

History

Bassendean was first contested at the 1996 state election. The seat was won by Labor candidate Clive Brown, previously the member for Morley, which had been abolished. Brown was succeeded at the 2005 state election by Martin Whitely, previously member for the abolished Roleystone.

Members for Bassendean

Member		Party	Term
	Clive Brown	Labor	1996–2005
	Martin Whitely	Labor	2005–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bassendean

Western Australian state election, 2008: Bassendean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Whitely	8,973	47.80	-6.2
	Liberal	Benjamin Smith	5,751	30.64	+4.1
	Greens WA	Jennie Carter	2,999	15.98	+7.4
	Christian Democrats	Paul Mewhor	1,049	5.59	+2.1
Total formal votes			18,772	92.44
Informal votes			1,535	7.56	+0.88
Turnout			20,307	87.92
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Martin Whitely	11,320	60.33	-1.5
	Liberal	Benjamin Smith	7,442	39.67	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.5

External links

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