Willagee 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 in the Australian state of
Western Australia. The district is located in the southern suburbs of
Perth.
Willagee has at all times been a safe
Labor seat.
Geography
Willagee is an electorate in
Perth's south, to the east and south-east of
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 ...
. It includes:
* the suburbs of
Willagee,
Kardinya and
Murdoch from the
City of Melville;
* the suburbs of
O'Connor and
Samson from the
City of Fremantle;
* the suburbs of
Coolbellup,
Bibra Lake,
North Lake and
South Lake from the
City of Cockburn.
History
Willagee was first created at the 1994 redistribution ahead of the
1996 state election. It was won by
Labor candidate
Alan Carpenter, who later served as
Minister for Education and other portfolios in the
Gallop Ministry. Following
Geoff Gallop
Geoffrey Ian Gallop (born 27 September 1951) is an Australian academic and former politician who served as the 27th Premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006. He is currently a professor and director of the Graduate School of Government at ...
's retirement from politics in January 2006, Carpenter became
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
, which he remained until the
2008 state election, at which Labor lost its majority. He retired from politics effective 2 October 2009 and
the resulting by-election, held on 28 November, was won by Labor candidate
Peter Tinley.
Members for Willagee
Election results
References
External links
* ABC Election Profiles
2005
* WAEC District Maps
1996–20052005–20082008–
{{Electoral districts of Western Australia
Willagee