ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF COWAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Duncraig, Girrawheen, Kingsley, North Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,813 Votes cast: 57,618 94.7 Informal votes: 4,195 07.3 Formal votes: 53,423 92.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Roberts Lib 22,969 43.0 +03.6 Alan Needham AD 3,081 05.8 +00.6 Carolyn JAKOBSEN + ALP 27,373 51.2 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Needham's 3,081 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 1,605 52.1 24,574 46.0 JAKOBSEN + 1,476 47.9 28,849 54.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,081 53,423 04.0 03.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 1947): Elected 1984 Born: 11 September 1947, Auckland, New Zealand Career: Electorate secretary, ministerial officer -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Duncraig, Girrawheen, Kingsley, North Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,402 +15.8 Votes cast: 66,742 94.8 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,240 06.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 62,502 93.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Filing Lib 27,048 43.3 +00.3 Neil Baker NPA 2,973 04.8 Carolyn JAKOBSEN * ALP 32,481 52.0 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Filing, see Moore 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baker's 2,973 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Filing 2,212 74.4 29,260 46.8 JAKOBSEN * 760 25.6 33,241 53.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,973 62,502 03.2 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Marangaroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 02.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,519 -05.4 Votes cast: 63,720 95.8 -01.0 Informal votes: 2,706 04.3 -02.1 Formal votes: 61,014 95.7 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Gilfillan AD 5,256 08.6 Carolyn Jakobsen * ALP 24,368 39.9 -14.4 Diane Airey Lib 26,061 42.7 +01.7 Barry Smith 785 01.3 Deb Thomas 321 00.5 Brian Guinan 206 00.3 Sally Ward Grn 3,603 05.9 Robert McLoughlin 414 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Guinan's 206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilfillan 23 11.2 5,279 08.7 Jakobsen * 15 07.3 24,383 40.0 Airey 45 22.0 26,106 42.8 Smith 25 12.2 810 01.3 Thomas 15 07.3 336 00.6 Ward 39 19.0 3,642 06.0 McLoughlin 43 21.0 457 00.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 206 61,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thomas's 336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilfillan 63 19.2 5,342 08.8 Jakobsen * 65 19.8 24,448 40.1 Airey 36 11.0 26,142 42.9 Smith 36 11.0 846 01.4 Ward 112 34.1 3,754 06.2 McLoughlin 16 04.9 473 00.8 (exhausted 8 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 336 61,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McLoughlin's 473 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilfillan 86 18.2 5,428 08.9 Jakobsen * 45 09.5 24,493 40.1 Airey 59 12.5 26,201 42.9 Smith 96 20.3 942 01.5 Ward 186 39.4 3,940 06.5 (exhausted 1 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 473 61,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilfillan 164 17.5 5,592 09.2 Jakobsen * 106 11.3 24,599 40.3 Airey 401 42.8 26,602 43.6 Ward 265 28.3 4,205 06.9 (exhausted 6 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 942 61,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ward's 4,205 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilfillan 2,251 53.7 7,843 12.9 Jakobsen * 1,285 30.7 25,884 42.4 Airey 655 15.6 27,257 44.7 (exhausted 14 30 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,205 61,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Gilfillan's 7,843 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JAKOBSEN * 5,098 65.5 30,982 50.9 Airey 2,688 34.5 29,945 49.1 (exhausted 57 87 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,843 61,014 00.9 04.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Marangaroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,514 +12.0 Votes cast: 71,954 96.6 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,792 02.5 -01.8 Formal votes: 70,162 97.5 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Otto Dik Grn 3,197 04.6 -01.3 Carolyn Jakobsen * ALP 30,982 44.2 +04.3 Richard Evans Lib 33,472 47.7 +05.0 Suzan Miles 398 00.6 Stewart Godden AD 2,113 03.0 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miles's 398 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dik 158 39.9 3,355 04.8 Jakobsen * 52 13.1 31,034 44.2 Evans 73 18.4 33,545 47.8 Godden 113 28.5 2,226 03.2 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 398 70,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Godden's 2,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dik 1,147 51.9 4,502 06.4 Jakobsen * 506 22.9 31,540 45.0 Evans 557 25.2 34,102 48.6 (exhausted 16 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,226 70,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dik's 4,502 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jakobsen * 2,872 64.0 34,412 49.1 EVANS 1,617 36.0 35,719 50.9 (exhausted 13 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,502 70,162 00.9 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Carolyn Anne Jakobsen (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993 > Richard David Conroy Evans (born 1953): Elected 1993 Born: 7 September 1953, Melbourne Career: Management and business consultant, company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Marangaroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,739 +09.7 Votes cast: 78,412 95.9 -00.7 Informal votes: 2,864 03.7 +01.2 Formal votes: 75,548 96.3 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolyn Jakobsen ALP 31,416 41.6 -02.6 Richard Evans * Lib 35,083 46.4 -01.3 Otto Dik Grn 3,315 04.4 -00.2 Sue Coyne AD 5,734 07.6 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jakobsen was member for Cowan 1984-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dik's 3,315 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jakobsen 876 26.7 32,292 42.8 Evans * 465 14.2 35,548 47.1 Coyne 1,937 59.1 7,671 10.2 (exhausted 37 37 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,315 75,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coyne's 7,671 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jakobsen 3,496 47.7 35,788 47.6 EVANS * 3,837 52.3 39,385 52.4 (exhausted 338 375 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,671 75,548 02.4 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard David Conroy Evans (born 1953): Elected 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Marangaroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 Effect of redistribution: 02.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,681 -06.2 Votes cast: 74,206 96.8 +00.9 Informal votes: 2,863 03.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 71,343 96.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Graham Edwards ALP 31,312 43.9 +04.2 Ron Holt ON 5,777 08.1 Phillip Hayes CDP 850 01.2 Miguel Castillo Grn 2,760 03.9 -00.4 Richard Evans * Lib 27,797 39.0 -06.2 Craig Wakeford AD 2,847 04.0 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,343 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hayes's 850 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 149 17.5 31,461 44.1 Holt 121 14.2 5,898 08.3 Castillo 99 11.6 2,859 04.1 Evans * 387 45.5 28,184 39.5 Wakeford 94 11.1 2,941 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 850 71,343 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Castillo's 2,859 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 820 28.7 32,281 45.2 Holt 334 11.7 6,232 08.7 Evans * 456 15.9 28,640 40.1 Wakeford 1,249 43.7 4,190 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,859 71,343 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wakeford's 4,190 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 2,074 49.5 34,355 48.2 Holt 520 12.4 6,752 09.5 Evans * 1,596 38.1 30,236 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,190 71,343 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Holt's 6,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARDS 3,853 57.1 38,208 53.6 Evans * 2,899 42.9 33,135 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,752 71,343 03.6 07.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Richard David Conroy Evans (born 1953): Elected 1993, 1996. Defeated 1998 > Graham John Edwards (born 1946): Elected 1998 Born: 18 July 1946, Kalgoorlie WA. Career: Educated Catholic schools, Leederville Technical College. Railway worker, clerk. Military service 1968-71, lost legs in landmine explosion, Vietnam. Public servant. State politics: WA MLC for North Metropolitan 1983-96. Minister for Sport and Recreation 1987-89. Minister for Consumer Affairs 1988-93. Minister for Racing and Gaming 1989-90. Minister for Sport and Recreation 1989-90. Minister for Youth 1989-90. Minister for Police and Emergency Services 1990-93. Minister for the Aged 1990-91. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Marangaroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,362 +03.5 Votes cast: 76,236 96.1 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,564 04.7 +00.8 Formal votes: 72,672 95.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Holt ON 4,130 05.7 -02.4 Sue Metcalf NPA 410 00.6 Tracy Chaloner AD 3,111 04.3 +00.3 Dave Fort Grn 2,951 04.1 +00.2 Andre Shannon Lib 26,250 36.1 -02.7 Paul Salmon CTA 1,117 01.5 +00.4 Hon Graham Edwards * ALP 34,703 47.7 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Metcalf's 410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 82 20.0 4,212 05.8 Chaloner 81 19.8 3,192 04.4 Fort 49 11.9 3,000 04.1 Shannon 135 32.9 26,385 36.3 Salmon 18 04.4 1,135 01.6 Edwards * 45 11.0 34,748 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 410 72,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Salmon's 1,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 235 20.7 4,447 06.1 Chaloner 111 09.8 3,303 04.5 Fort 115 10.1 3,115 04.3 Shannon 492 43.3 26,877 37.0 Edwards * 182 16.0 34,930 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,135 72,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fort's 3,115 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 353 11.3 4,800 06.6 Chaloner 1,395 44.8 4,698 06.5 Shannon 496 15.9 27,373 37.7 Edwards * 871 28.0 35,801 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,115 72,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chaloner's 4,698 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 665 14.1 5,465 07.5 Shannon 1,430 30.4 28,803 39.6 EDWARDS * 2,603 55.4 38,404 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,698 72,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Holt's 5,465 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shannon 3,528 64.6 32,331 44.5 EDWARDS * 1,937 35.4 40,341 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,465 72,672 05.5 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham John Edwards (born 1946): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Girrawheen, Greenwood, Kingsley, Marangaroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,393 +07.6 Votes cast: 80,414 94.2 -01.9 Informal votes: 4,032 05.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 76,382 95.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glen George Grn 4,272 05.6 +01.5 Basil Atkins 282 00.4 Sarah Gilfillan AD 1,002 01.3 -03.0 Richard Leeder CDP 1,873 02.4 +00.9 Clem Winton ON 1,538 02.0 -03.7 Hon Graham Edwards * ALP 33,510 43.9 -03.9 Luke Simpkins Lib 33,905 44.4 +08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Simpkins, see Cowan 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Atkins's 282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George 107 37.9 4,379 05.7 Gilfillan 59 20.9 1,061 01.4 Leeder 42 14.9 1,915 02.5 Winton 34 12.1 1,572 02.1 Edwards * 22 07.8 33,532 43.9 Simpkins 18 06.4 33,923 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 282 76,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gilfillan's 1,061 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George 438 41.3 4,817 06.3 Leeder 110 10.4 2,025 02.7 Winton 112 10.6 1,684 02.2 Edwards * 218 20.6 33,750 44.2 Simpkins 183 17.3 34,106 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,061 76,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Winton's 1,684 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George 384 22.8 5,201 06.8 Leeder 349 20.7 2,374 03.1 Edwards * 451 26.8 34,201 44.8 Simpkins 500 29.7 34,606 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,684 76,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Leeder's 2,374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George 414 17.4 5,615 07.4 Edwards * 488 20.6 34,689 45.4 Simpkins 1,472 62.0 36,078 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,374 76,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: George's 5,615 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARDS * 4,095 72.9 38,784 50.8 Simpkins 1,520 27.1 37,598 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,615 76,382 00.8 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham John Edwards (born 1946): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 Edwards retired at the 2007 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Perth: Ballajura, Girrawheen, Kingsley, Wanneroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,421 +09.4 Votes cast: 86,693 92.8 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,679 04.2 -00.8 Formal votes: 88,537 95.8 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Lee 1,003 01.2 Roger Blakeway 195 00.2 Johannes Herrmann Grn 4,778 05.6 00.0 Luke Simpkins Lib 38,872 45.8 +01.4 Martin Firth CDP 1,584 01.9 -00.6 Norm Ramsay 558 00.7 Dave Tierney ON 783 00.9 -01.1 Rhonda Hamersley FF 1,452 01.7 Liz Prime + ALP 35,633 42.0 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blakeway's 195 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 59 30.3 1,062 01.3 Herrmann 35 18.0 4,813 05.7 Simpkins 39 20.0 38,911 45.9 Firth 17 08.7 1,601 01.9 Ramsay 10 05.1 568 00.7 Tierney 3 01.5 786 00.9 Hamersley 4 02.1 1,456 01.7 Prime + 28 14.4 35,661 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 195 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ramsay's 568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 44 07.8 1,106 01.3 Herrmann 123 21.7 4,936 05.8 Simpkins 93 16.4 39,004 46.0 Firth 49 08.6 1,650 01.9 Tierney 81 14.3 867 01.0 Hamersley 76 13.4 1,532 01.8 Prime + 102 18.0 35,763 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 568 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tierney's 867 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 61 07.0 1,167 01.4 Herrmann 172 19.8 5,108 06.0 Simpkins 164 18.9 39,168 46.2 Firth 78 09.0 1,728 02.0 Hamersley 211 24.3 1,743 02.1 Prime + 181 20.9 35,944 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 867 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lee's 1,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herrmann 724 62.0 5,832 06.9 Simpkins 202 17.3 39,370 46.4 Firth 56 04.8 1,784 02.0 Hamersley 63 05.4 1,806 02.1 Prime + 122 10.5 36,066 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,167 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Firth's 1,784 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herrmann 188 10.5 6,020 07.1 Simpkins 520 29.2 39,890 47.0 Hamersley 910 51.0 2,716 03.2 Prime + 166 09.3 36,232 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,784 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hamersley's 2,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herrmann 615 22.6 6,635 07.8 Simpkins 1,453 53.5 41,343 48.7 Prime + 648 23.9 36,880 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,716 88,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Herrmann's 6,635 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SIMPKINS 2,540 38.3 43,833 51.7 Prime + 4,095 61.7 40,975 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,635 88,537 01.7 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Xavier Linton Simpkins (born 1964): Elected 2007 Born: 8 June 1964, Sydney. Career: Educated University of NSW, Edith Cowan University. Police officer, Military Police officer, consultant, ministerial adviser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Perth: Ballajura, Girrawheen, Kingsley, Wanneroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.7 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,546 -04.1 Votes cast: 84,374 95.1 +02.3 Informal votes: 4,320 05.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 80,054 94.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Phillips Grn 10,033 12.5 +06.8 Chas Hopkins ALP 25,975 32.5 -09.9 David Kingston CDP 2,081 02.6 +00.7 Luke SIMPKINS * Lib 40,077 50.1 +04.8 Alan Leach FF 1,888 02.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,054 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leach's 1,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillips 506 26.8 10,539 13.2 Hopkins 267 14.1 26,242 32.8 Kingston 601 31.8 2,682 03.4 SIMPKINS * 514 27.2 40,591 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,888 80,054 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kingston's 2,682 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillips 529 19.7 11,068 13.8 Hopkins 386 14.4 26,628 33.3 SIMPKINS * 1,767 65.9 42,358 52.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,682 80,054 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Phillips's 11,068 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopkins 8,364 75.6 34,992 43.7 SIMPKINS * 2,704 24.4 45,062 56.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,068 80,054 06.3 05.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Xavier Linton Simpkins (born 1964): Elected 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Perth: Ballajura, Girrawheen, Kingsley, Wanneroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,525 +06.7 Votes cast: 88,924 93.1 -02.0 Informal votes: 4,536 05.1 00.0 Formal votes: 84,388 04.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tristan Cockman ALP 27,248 32.3 -00.2 David Kingston 1,802 02.1 Sheila Mundy 869 01.0 Adam Collins Grn 6,677 07.9 -04.6 Che Nguyen FF 1,442 01.7 -00.7 Vimal Sharma PUP 4,501 05.3 Luke Simpkins * Lib 41,849 49.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mundy's 869 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockman 124 14.3 27,372 32.4 Kingston 228 26.2 2,030 02.4 Collins 129 14.8 6,806 08.1 Nguyen 114 13.1 1,556 01.8 Sharma 119 13.7 4,620 05.5 Simpkins * 155 17.8 42,004 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 869 84,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nguyen's 1,556 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockman 309 19.9 27,681 32.8 Kingston 283 18.2 2,313 02.7 Collins 372 23.9 7,178 08.5 Sharma 248 15.9 4,868 05.8 SIMPKINS * 344 22.1 42,348 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,556 84,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kingston's 2,313 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockman 404 17.5 28,085 33.3 Collins 305 13.2 7,483 08.9 Sharma 313 13.5 5,181 06.1 SIMPKINS * 1,291 55.8 43,639 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,313 84,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sharma's 5,181 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockman 1,418 27.4 29,503 35.0 Collins 1,716 33.1 9,199 10.9 SIMPKINS * 2,047 39.5 45,686 54.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,181 84,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Collins's 9,199 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockman 6,398 69.6 35,901 42.5 SIMPKINS * 2,801 30.5 48,487 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,199 84,388 07.5 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Xavier Linton Simpkins (born 1964): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Perth: Ballajura, Beechboro, Girrawheen, Wanneroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.5 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 03.0 shift to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,213 +00.7 Votes cast: 86,208 89.6 -03.5 Informal votes: 4,712 05.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 81,496 94.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Simpkins * Lib 34,405 42.2 -04.4 Jamie Chester 2,288 02.8 Neil Hamilton LDP 1,096 01.3 Sheridan Young Grn 6,193 07.6 -00.2 Rex Host AC 2,680 03.3 +00.9 Steve Veness 868 01.1 Dr Anne Aly ALP 33,966 41.7 +06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Veness's 868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simpkins * 84 09.7 34,489 42.3 Chester 215 24.8 2,503 03.1 Hamilton 78 09.0 1,174 01.4 Young 133 15.3 6,326 07.8 Host 183 21.1 2,863 03.5 Aly 175 20.2 34,141 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 868 81,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hamilton's 1,174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simpkins * 469 40.0 34,958 42.9 Chester 265 22.6 2,768 03.4 Young 150 12.8 6,476 08.0 Host 129 11.0 2,992 03.7 Aly 161 13.7 34,302 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,174 81,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chester's 2,768 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simpkins * 845 30.5 35,803 43.9 Young 636 23.0 7,112 08.7 Host 678 24.5 3,670 04.5 Aly 609 22.0 34,911 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,768 81,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Host's 3,670 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simpkins * 2,270 61.9 38,073 46.7 Young 686 18.7 7,798 09.6 Aly 714 19.5 35,625 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,670 81,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Young's 7,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simpkins * 2,122 27.2 40,195 49.3 ALY 5,676 72.8 41,303 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,798 81,496 00.7 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Luke Xavier Linton Simpkins (born 1964): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013. Defeated 2016 > Anne Azza Aly (born 1967): Elected 2016 Born: 29 March 1967, Alexandria, Egypt Career: To Australia as child. Educated American University of Cairo, Edith Cowan University Perth (PhD). WA state public servant. Senior Policy Officer, Department of Education and Training, Office of Multicultural Interests. Manager, WA Equal Opportunity Commission. Senior Lecturer, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University. Associate Professor, Curtin University. Author and adviser on terrorism and security issues. Founder, People Against Violent Extremism. Australian Security Medal, 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Perth: Ballajura, Beechboro, Girrawheen, Grenwood, Wanneroo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,665 +02.5 Votes cast: 89,703 90.9 +01.3 Informal votes: 4,850 05.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 84,853 94.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Cooper Grn 8,551 10.1 +02.5 Dr Anne Aly * ALP 32,353 38.1 -03.6 Peter Westcott UAP 2,171 02.6 Andre Lebrasse AChr 1,981 02.3 -01.0 Sheila Mundy PHON 4,777 05.6 Paul Bedford SFF 1,582 01.9 -01.0 Isaac Stewart Lib 33,438 39.4 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bedford's 1,582 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 248 15.7 8,799 10.4 Aly * 227 14.4 32,580 38.4 Westcott 184 11.6 2,355 02.8 Lebrasse 126 08.0 2,107 02.5 Mundy 468 29.6 5,245 06.2 Stewart 329 20.8 33,767 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,582 84,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lebrasse's 2,107 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 199 09.4 8,998 10.6 Aly * 223 10.6 32,803 38.7 Westcott 242 11.5 2,597 03.1 Mundy 424 20.1 5,669 06.7 Stewart 1,019 48.4 34,786 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,107 84,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Westcott's 2,597 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 429 16.5 9,427 11.1 Aly * 462 17.8 33,265 39.2 Mundy 959 36.9 6,628 07.8 Stewart 747 28.8 35,533 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,597 84,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mundy's 6,628 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,723 26.0 11,150 13.1 Aly * 1,478 22.3 34,743 40.9 Stewart 3,427 51.7 38,960 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,628 84,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cooper's 11,150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALY * 8,392 75.3 43,135 50.8 Stewart 2,758 24.7 41,718 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,150 84,853 00.8 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Azza Aly (born 1967): Elected 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Perth: Balcatta, Beechboro, Mirrabooka, Morley, Nollamara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 Effect of 2021 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,611 +23.4 Votes cast: 107,723 87.9 -02.9 Informal votes: 8,039 07.5 +01.8 Formal votes: 99,684 92.5 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Anne Aly * ALP 46,712 46.9 +09.1 Isabella Tripp Grn 9,829 09.9 -01.2 Sylvia Iradukunda AC 1,859 01.9 +00.0 Michael Calautti AFP 1,125 01.1 Tyler Walsh PHON 2,839 02.9 -01.8 Micah Van Krieken LDP 1,080 01.1 Roland Laverack WAP 1,714 01.7 +00.5 Claire Hand UAP 2,423 02.4 +00.2 Vince Connelly * Lib 30,328 30.4 -09.7 Michael Anagno AJP 1,775 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connelly was MHR for Stirling 2019-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Van Krieken's 1,080 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 175 16.2 46,887 47.0 Tripp 63 05.8 9,892 09.9 Iradukunda 40 03.7 1,899 01.9 Calautti 69 06.4 1,194 01.2 Walsh 180 16.7 3,019 03.0 Laverack 150 13.9 1,864 01.9 Hand 107 09.9 2,530 02.5 Connelly * 260 24.1 30,588 30.7 Anagno 36 03.3 1,811 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,080 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Calautti's 1,194 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 89 07.5 46,976 47.1 Tripp 62 05.2 9,954 10.0 Iradukunda 230 19.3 2,129 02.1 Walsh 323 27.1 3,342 03.4 Laverack 147 12.3 2,011 02.0 Hand 193 16.2 2,723 02.7 Connelly * 72 06.0 30,660 30.8 Anagno 78 06.5 1,889 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,194 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Anagno's 1,889 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 308 16.3 47,284 47.4 Tripp 597 31.6 10,551 10.6 Iradukunda 97 05.1 2,226 02.2 Walsh 144 07.6 3,486 03.5 Laverack 355 18.8 2,366 02.4 Hand 133 07.0 2,856 02.9 Connelly * 255 13.5 30,915 31.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,889 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Iradukunda's 2,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 286 12.9 47,570 47.7 Tripp 243 10.9 10,794 10.8 Walsh 446 20.0 3,932 03.9 Laverack 199 08.9 2,565 02.6 Hand 208 09.3 3,064 03.1 Connelly * 844 37.9 31,759 31.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,226 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Laverack's 2,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 582 22.7 48,152 48.3 Tripp 514 20.0 11,308 11.3 Walsh 495 19.3 4,427 04.4 Hand 473 18.4 3,537 03.6 Connelly * 501 19.5 32,260 32.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,565 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hand's 3,537 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 324 09.2 48,476 48.6 Tripp 466 13.2 11,774 11.8 Walsh 2,102 59.4 6,529 06.6 Connelly * 645 18.2 32,905 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,537 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Walsh's 6,529 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aly * 1,014 15.5 49,490 49.7 Tripp 2,487 38.1 14,261 14.3 Connelly * 3,028 46.4 35,933 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,529 99,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Tripp's 14,261 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALY * 11,135 78.1 60,625 60.8 Connelly * 3,126 21.9 39,059 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,261 99,684 10.8 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Vincent Gerard Connelly (born 1978): Elected 2019. Defeated 2022 > Anne Azza Aly (born 1967): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Early Childhood Education from 1 June 2022 Minister for Youth from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Perth: Balcatta, Girrawheen, Lansdale, Mirrabooka, Nollamara -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 10.8 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 116,491 +09.5 Votes cast: 103,335 88.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 7,194 07.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 96,141 93.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Felicia Adeniyi Lib 23,233 24.2 -06.8 Charles Smith ToP 2,311 02.4 00.0 John Bell L Cann 4,103 04.3 Matthew Count Grn 10,367 10.8 +00.8 Bradley Yates PHON 4,869 05.1 +02.1 Wade McDonald 3,417 03.6 Wesley D'Costa Aust C 3,015 03.1 +01.1 Hon Dr Anne Aly * Labor 44,826 46.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 2,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adeniyi 463 20.0 23,696 24.7 Bell 360 15.6 4,463 04.6 Count 177 07.7 10,544 11.0 Yates 722 31.2 5,591 05.8 McDonald 196 08.5 3,613 03.8 D'Costa 209 09.0 3,224 03.4 Aly * 184 08.0 45,010 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,311 96,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: D'Costa's 3,224 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adeniyi 1,221 37.9 24,917 25.9 Bell 130 04.0 4,593 04.8 Count 132 04.1 10,676 11.1 Yates 920 28.5 6,511 06.8 McDonald 328 10.2 3,941 04.1 Aly * 493 15.3 45,503 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,224 96,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McDonald's 3,941 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adeniyi 398 10.1 25,315 26.3 Bell 597 15.2 5,190 05.4 Count 1,635 41.5 12,311 12.8 Yates 621 15.8 7,132 07.4 Aly * 690 17.5 46,193 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,941 96,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 5,190 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adeniyi 835 16.1 26,150 27.2 Count 1,960 37.8 14,271 14.8 Yates 1,217 23.5 8,349 08.7 Aly * 1,178 22.7 47,371 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,190 96,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Yates's 8,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adeniyi 4,772 57.2 30,922 32.2 Count 2,061 24.7 16,332 17.0 ALY * 1,516 18.2 48,887 50.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,349 96,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Count's 16,332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adeniyi 4,040 24.7 34,962 36.4 ALY * 12,292 75.3 61,179 63.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,332 96,141 13.6 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Azza Aly (born 1967): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Minister for Early Childhood Education to 13 May 2025 Minister for Youth to 13 May 2025 Minister for Small Business from 13 May 2025 Minister for International Development from 13 May 2025 Minister for Multicultural Affairs from 13 May 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------