Swan Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. The district is located in the outer north-east of

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. Swan Hills is a marginal seat. It has been held by the government of the day on every occasion since its creation in 1989.

Geography

Based in the north-east corner of Perth's

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, Swan Hills covers large parts of the Swan Valley and

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. The district takes in the communities of

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, Bailup, Belhus,

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, Bullsbrook, Chidlow Ellenbrook, Gidgegannup, Melaleuca, Mount Helena, Sawyers Valley, The Vines, Upper Swan and

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History

First contested at the 1989 state election, Swan Hills was created to replace the abolished seat of Mundaring. It was won on that occasion by Labor MP Gavan Troy, who had been the member for Mundaring since 1983. Troy retired at the 1993 state election, and the seat was picked up by the Liberal candidate June van de Klashorst when her party won government at the same election. Two terms later, at the 2001 state election the seat again changed hands with a change of government. The new Labor MP was 24-year-old

Jaye Radisich Jaye Amber Radisich (29 March 1976 – 17 March 2012) was an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Swan Hills. Radisich was the ...

. Radisich retired at the 2008 state election, having failed to win Labor endorsement to contest a safer seat. The seat was then gained by Liberal candidate

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, continuing the pattern of seat going with the party that wins government. Radisich died of cancer in 2012, and Labor recruited her brother, Ian Radisich, to challenge Alban at the 2013 state election. However, Alban easily won re-election as the Liberal-National government retained office with an increased majority. Alban was defeated by Jessica Shaw in the 2017 election by a large margin.

Members for Swan Hills

Election results

References

External links

* ABC Election Profiles
2005
* WAEC District Maps
1996–20052005–20082008–
{{Electoral districts of Western Australia

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