Roleystone was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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from 1989 to 2005. The district was based in the outer south-eastern suburbs and hinterland of

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, including the south-eastern corner of the

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. At its abolition, the district included all or parts of the following local government councils:

City of Armadale The City of Armadale is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of , much of which is state forest risi ...

City of Gosnells The City of Gosnells is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located northwest of Armadale and about southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of , ...

, City of Kalamunda,

City of Rockingham The City of Rockingham is a council and local government area, comprising the south coastal suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. History Rockingham is located in the southern part of the traditional tribal territory of the ...

City of Kwinana The City of Kwinana is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 118 square kilometres in metropolitan Perth, and lies about 38 km south of Perth central business district, via the Kwinana Freew ...

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale The Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale is a local government area in the outer southeastern metropolitan area of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and has an area of and a population of almost 27,000 as at the 2016 Census. The Shire's seat ...

. Roleystone was a marginal seat. It was held by the Liberal Party for most of its history, but was captured by Labor at the 2001 state election with the fall of the

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government.

History

Roleystone was first created for the 1989 state election. It was won by Liberal candidate

Fred Tubby Frederick Charles Tubby (born 23 January 1947) is a former Australian politician. The son of Reg Tubby, also an MP, he was born in Morawa, Western Australia, and was a school principal before entering politics. In 1988 he was elected in a by-el ...

who had previously held the seat of Dale. The district was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election. Its territory was divided between the districts of Armadale,

Darling Range The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to th ...

, Kenwick and Serpentine-Jarrahdale. Sitting MP

Martin Whitely Martin Paul Whitely (born 19 October 1959 in Perth, Western Australia, is a mental health researcher, author and was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, ...

History

Members for Roleystone

Election results

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