Butler is a
Legislative Assembly electorate
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in the
state
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of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. The district is named for the outer northern
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
suburb of
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...
which falls within its borders.
Geography
Coming into effect after the 2013 election, the boundaries of Butler stretch from the coastal boundary of the
City of Wanneroo
The City of Wanneroo is a local government area with city status in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is centred approximately north of Perth's central business district and forms part of the northern boundary of the Perth ...
to its northern and eastern limits, and comprised 546 km² of land otherwise bounded in the south by the
Kinross
Kinross (, gd, Ceann Rois) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire.
History
Kinross's origins are connect ...
east-west boundary fence,
Burns Beach Road
Burns Beach Road is an arterial east-west road in Perth, Western Australia, linking the suburbs of Burns Beach and Iluka to the Mitchell Freeway and Joondalup. It forms the entirety of State Route 87 and was the northern terminus of Mitchell ...
,
Wanneroo Road
Wanneroo Road is a arterial highway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia linking Joondanna and Yokine in the south with Wanneroo and Yanchep in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from Charles Street in the inner ...
, Flynn Drive, Old Yanchep Road and Neaves Road. Its boundaries included the outposts of
Yanchep
Yanchep is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, north of the Perth CBD. It is a part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. Originally a small crayfishing settlement, it was developed by entrepreneur Alan Bond in the 1 ...
and
Two Rocks
Two Rocks is an outer suburb at the northern edge of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia, located northwest of the city's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local authority and represents the furthest nor ...
, the populated suburbs of
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...
,
Jindalee,
Clarkson,
Merriwa and
Ridgewood, the semi-rural localities of
Carabooda,
Neerabup,
Nowergup, the growing locality of
Alkimos and the largely unpopulated localities of
Eglinton and
Pinjar.
After the 2019 redistribution, the electoral district now consists of the following areas of Two Rocks, Yanchep, Egliton, Alkimos, Butler, Jindalee, Merriwa, Ridgewood and Nowergup with the boundaries of Butler stretching from the western coastal boundary of the
City of Wanneroo
The City of Wanneroo is a local government area with city status in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is centred approximately north of Perth's central business district and forms part of the northern boundary of the Perth ...
to its northern limits of Two Rocks and bounded in the south by
Hester Avenue
Hester Avenue (previously known as Quinns Road) is an east-west distributor road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. It primarily links the coastal suburbs of the Clarkson- Butler region to ...
and
Wanneroo Road
Wanneroo Road is a arterial highway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia linking Joondanna and Yokine in the south with Wanneroo and Yanchep in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from Charles Street in the inner ...
in the east.
History
Butler was created at the 2011 redistribution for the
2013 state election, essentially as
Mindarie renamed; the locality of
Mindarie was moved from the electorate and into the neighbouring district of
Ocean Reef. The inclusion of the locality
Banksia Grove accounting for continued population growth of the northern corridor in the Perth metropolitan area.
The district boundaries were redistributed in 2019 and saw the suburb of
Quinns Rock being removed from the electoral district.
Members for Butler
Election results
References
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Electoral districts of Western Australia