Electoral district of Girrawheen

Girrawheen Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State or territory:	Western Australia
Dates current:	1996–present
MP:	Margaret Quirk
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Girrawheen
Area:	19 km² (7 sq mi)
Demographic:	North Metropolitan

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

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

Geography

Girrawheen is located in Perth's northern suburbs. It is bounded to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the south by the Reid Highway and to the east by Mirrabooka Avenue. Its northern-most boundary is Hepburn Avenue. The districts includes 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.

Members for Girrawheen

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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Girrawheen

Western Australian state election, 2008: Girrawheen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Margaret Quirk	9,155	51.1	+0.8
	Liberal	John Halligan	6,109	34.1	+11.5
	Greens	Tamara Desiatov	2,658	14.8	+9.3
Total formal votes			17,922	91.9	-1.1
Informal votes			1,587	8.1	+1.1
Turnout			19,509	85.4
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Margaret Quirk	11,014	61.5	-7.6
	Liberal	John Halligan	6,905	38.5	+7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.6

External links

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