Warnbro is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. The district is located in the outer south-western suburbs of

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 ...

. Politically, Warnbro is a safe

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seat. At its creation, the district was calculated to have a Labor Party majority of 61.2% to 38.8% versus the

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History

Warnbro was first created for the 2008 state election. It was essentially a truncation of the abolished district of Peel. All of Warnbro was previously covered by Peel, whilst Peel's northernmost suburbs became part of the new district of Kwinana. Warnbro was won by Labor MP

Paul Papalia Paul Papalia CSC (born 12 July 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2007. Originally the member for Peel. He is now the member for Warnbro. A decora ...

, who was previously the member for Peel.

Geography

Warnbro is a coastal electorate situated in the south-western corner of the

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. It takes in the suburbs of Warnbro,

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, Secret Harbour,

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, Karnup,

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, as well as parts of Baldivis and

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History

Geography

Members for Warnbro

Election results

References

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