East Metropolitan Region

The electoral region of East Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.

Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.

Redistribution	Period	Electoral districts	Electors	% of State	Area
29 April 1988	22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997	Armadale, Belmont, Darling Range, Helena, Kenwick, Maylands, Morley, Roleystone, Swan Hills, Thornlie (10)	195,221	21.47%	3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
28 November 1994	22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005	Armadale, Ballajura, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Midland, Roleystone, Southern River, Swan Hills, Thornlie (10)	227,055	21.96%	3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi)
4 August 2003	22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009	Armadale, Ballajura, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Midland, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Southern River, Swan Hills, Thornlie (10)	261,662	21.53%	3,808 km2 (1,470 sq mi)
29 October 2007	22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017	Armadale, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Forrestfield, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Maylands, Midland, Morley, Mount Lawley, Nollamara, Swan Hills, West Swan (14)	311,378	26.07%	3,697 km2 (1,427 sq mi)
27 November 2015	22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021	Armadale, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Forrestfield, Kalamunda, Maylands, Midland, Mirrabooka, Morley, Mount Lawley, Swan Hills, Thornlie, West Swan (14)	395,451	24.82%	3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi)

Representation

Distribution of seats

As 5-member seat:

Election	Seats won
1989–1993
1993–1997
1997–2001
2001–2005
2005–2009

As 6-member seat:

Election	Seats won
2009–2013
2013–2017
2017–2021

Legend:

	Labor
	Liberal
	Greens WA
	Democrats
	One Nation

Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 21 members. Two of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members for the North-East Metropolitan Province (Fred McKenzie and Tom Butler) and one had previously been a member for the South-East Metropolitan Province (Kay Hallahan) of the Legislative Council.

Members for East Metropolitan Region

Year	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
1989		Fred McKenzie	Labor		Tom Butler	Labor		Kay Hallahan	Labor		Peter Foss	Liberal		Derrick Tomlinson	Liberal
1993								Valma Ferguson	Labor
1993		Nick Griffiths	Labor					Alannah MacTiernan	Labor
1995					Valma Ferguson	Labor
1996								Paul Sulc	Labor
1996					Ljiljanna Ravlich	Labor		Norm Kelly	Democrats
2001								Louise Pratt	Labor
2005											Helen Morton	Liberal		Donna Faragher	Liberal
2007								Batong Pham	Labor
2008		Jock Ferguson	Labor					Alison Xamon	Greens								Alyssa Hayden	Liberal
2010		Linda Savage	Labor
2013		Alanna Clohesy	Labor		Samantha Rowe	Labor		Amber-Jade Sanderson	Labor
2017								Bill Leadbetter	Labor
2017								Matthew Swinbourn	Labor		Tim Clifford	Greens					Charles Smith	One Nation
2019																		Independent
2020																		Western Australia