Bicton is an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
Legislative Assembly of Western Australia. It is located in
Perth's southern suburbs, and named after the riverside suburb of
Bicton.
Bicton was created by the
Western Australian Electoral Commission in a 2015
redistribution, and elected its first member at the
2017 state election. It incorporates areas that previously fell into the seats of
Alfred Cove
Alfred may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series
* ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
* ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák
*"Alfred (Interlu ...
,
Bateman,
Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
and
Willagee.
Geography
At the 2017 state election, Bicton includes the suburbs of
Attadale, Bicton, and
Melville in their entireties, most of
East Fremantle and
Palmyra, and smaller portions of
Alfred Cove
Alfred may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series
* ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
* ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák
*"Alfred (Interlu ...
,
Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
, and
Myaree. It is bounded by
Stirling Highway
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River. The speed limit ...
to the west,
High Street and
Leach Highway to the south,
North Lake Road to the east and the
Swan River to the north.
2015 Final Boundaries by Region and District
Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
Members for Bicton
Bicton was created as a notionally safe Liberal seat with a majority of 10 percent over Labor, and was reckoned as the successor to the safe Liberal seat of Alfred Cove. However, in 2017, it was swept up in a massive Labor wave that swept through Perth, with Labor's Lisa O'Malley
Lisa Margaret O'Malley (born 25 September 1968) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election, representing Bicton.
O'Malley was born in Victoria and move ...
winning the seat on a swing of 13 percent. She defeated Matt Taylor, who had been the Liberal member for Bateman.
At the 2021 state election, O'Malley saw her margin swell to 15.6 percent, turning Bicton into a safe Labor seat in one stroke.
Election results
References
External links
* ABC election profiles
2017
* WAEC district maps
2015
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bicton
Electoral districts of Western Australia
2017 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 2017