Electoral district of Kingsley
| Kingsley Western Australia—Legislative Assembly |
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| State or territory: | Western Australia |
| Dates current: | 1989–present |
| MP: | Andrea Mitchell |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | Kingsley |
| Area: | 20 km² (8 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | North Metropolitan |
Kingsley is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth.
Kingsley is a marginal seat; it has changed hands between the two major parties at each of the last two elections.
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northern suburbs of Perth, the district of Kingsley is a north–south elongated electorate bordered by four major roads. It is bounded to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the north by Ocean Reef Road, to the east by Wanneroo Road and to the south by Warwick Road. The district covers the entirety of three suburbs: Kingsley, Greenwood and Woodvale.
[edit] History
Kingsley was first created ahead of the 1989 state election and won by Liberal candidate Cheryl Edwardes. Edwardes held the seat until her retirement at the 2005 state election, when her husband Colin Edwardes ran to succeed her as the new Liberal candidate, but was defeated by Labor candidate Judy Hughes. Kingsley was the only seat the Labor Party took from the Liberal Party at the 2005 election.
A redistribution ahead of the 2008 state election mostly wiped out the Labor margin in Kingsley. Accordingly, Hughes was defeated after one term by Liberal candidate Andrea Mitchell.
[edit] Members for Kingsley
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Edwardes | Liberal | 1989–2005 | |
| Judy Hughes | Labor | 2005–2008 | |
| Andrea Mitchell | Liberal | 2008–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Western Australian state election, 2008: Kingsley[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Andrea Mitchell | 9,710 | 47.7 | +10.1 | |
| Labor | Judy Hughes | 7,230 | 35.5 | -1.2 | |
| Greens | Diana MacTiernan | 2,289 | 11.3 | +5.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | Bronwyn Phipson | 571 | 2.8 | -0.2 | |
| Family First | Frank Hultgren | 545 | 2.7 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,345 | 95.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,052 | 4.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 21,397 | 90.5 | |||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrea Mitchell | 11,085 | 54.5 | +4.6 | |
| Labor | Judy Hughes | 9,252 | 45.5 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.6 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "2008 State General Election Details: District of Kingsley Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/elections/state_elections/election_results/2008_State_General_Election/District_of_Kingsley/District_results.php. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
