Jandakot is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. The district is based in the southern suburbs of

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and is named for the suburb of Jandakot. It also includes the suburbs of

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(part), Forrestdale,

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, Leeming, Piara Waters and Treeby. Politically, the district is a marginal one. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the district was created with a Labor Party majority of 53.6% to 46.4% versus the

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History

Jandakot was first created in 1988 for the 1989 state election, largely replacing the abolished seat of

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. It contained the suburbs of Bull Creek, Leeming and western and southern Willetton, as well as part of

and

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. Its first member was the then

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, Barry MacKinnon. MacKinnon retired from politics in 1993 after being ousted as leader in favour of

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a year earlier, and

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, who later became a Minister in the Court government, won the seat in his stead. The name Murdoch was restored by the 1994 redistribution, taking effect at the 1996 state election. A new seat named Jandakot was created ahead of the 2008 state election when the number of metropolitan seats was increased in accordance with the new

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legislation on 29 October 2007. The new district was drawn from parts of the existing electorates of Cockburn, Murdoch, Riverton, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Southern River. Population growth on Perth's outer predicated re-drawing of the state electoral boundaries again in 2015 ahead of the 2017 State Election, with the seat of Jandakot shifting eastward.

History

Members for Jandakot

Election results

References

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