Katrina Stratton (born 6 January 1973) is a member of the

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for the

electoral district of Nedlands Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands which falls within its borders. History Nedlands was created at the 1929 redistribution, at whi ...

for the

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. She won her seat at the

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Education and Career

Dr. Stratton has multiple degrees, having obtained a Bachelor of Social Work, a Doctor of Philosophy, and a Master in Business Administration from the

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. Prior to her election win in 2021 Startton lectured at

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and was a board member at Tuart Place, a resource service for adults who were in out-of-home care during their childhood.

Election Results

2021 State Election

The Nedlands seat had been held by the Liberals or their predecessors since its creation in 1930, most notably by former premiers

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and

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. As a measure of how strongly the seat tilted toward the Liberals, in

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Labor was pushed into third place even as the Liberals suffered the second-largest defeat of a sitting government in the state's history at the time. The incumbent member, former minister and former deputy opposition leader

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, sat on a margin of eight percent after a redistribution before the writs were issued. However, Stratton narrowly led Marmion on the first count after Marmion lost over 16 percent of his primary vote from 2017. Stratton ultimately won the seat with 52.8% of the

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, a swing of 10.8%, after preferences were distributed. She defeated Marmion on the fifth count after over three-fourths of

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preferences flowed to her. Her victory was part of a large swing toward Labor in west Perth, an area long considered Liberal heartland.

References

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