Electoral district of Joondalup

Joondalup is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth.

Joondalup
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Joondalup (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1983–1989; 1996–present
MPEmily Hamilton
PartyLabor
NamesakeJoondalup
Electors28,935 (2021)
Area32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

Joondalup has tended to be a marginal seat, having been marginal from 1996 until 2021, when it became a safe seat for the first time since 1986.

Geography

The district lies in Perth's outer north, taking in areas west of Lake Joondalup. The seat includes the suburbs of Connolly, Edgewater, Joondalup, Heathridge, Ocean Reef, Iluka as well as part of the suburb of Currambine.

History

Joondalup was first created for the 1983 state election when it was won by Labor candidate Jackie Watkins, who held the seat for two terms. Joondalup was abolished and replaced by the new seat of Wanneroo ahead of the 1989 state election, at which point Watkins became the member for Wanneroo.

The seat was recreated for the 1996 state election when it was won by Liberal Party candidate Chris Baker. Baker was defeated after one term by Labor candidate Tony O'Gorman at the 2001 state election. O'Gorman held the seat until he was defeated at the 2013 state election by Liberal candidate Jan Norberger. Norberger was unable to overcome the Labor landslide at the 2017 state election and was defeated by Labor candidate Emily Hamilton after only one term.

The district boundaries were redistributed in 2019 which saw the suburbs of Beldon and Mullaloo removed from Joondalup electoral district and Iluka and part of Joondalup were added.[1]

Members for Joondalup
Joondalup (1983–1989)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jackie Watkins Labor 1983–1989
Joondalup (1996–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Baker Liberal 1996–2001
  Tony O'Gorman Labor 2001–2013
  Jan Norberger Liberal 2013–2017
  Emily Hamilton Labor 2017–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Joondalup
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Joondalup.[edit]
2021 Western Australian state election: Joondalup[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Emily Hamilton 15,892 65.4 +25.2
Liberal Sheldon Ingham 4,756 19.6 −24.2
Greens Angelo Watts 1,102 4.5 −4.0
Christians Shanthi Hildebrandt 537 2.2 +0.5
Independent Ziggi Murphy 484 2.0 +2.0
Legalise Cannabis Bret Treasure 465 1.9 +1.9
No Mandatory Vaccination Howard Davey 334 1.4 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Peter McLoughlin 286 1.2 +1.2
WAxit Jules Rikkers 240 1.0 +0.2
Western Australia Peter Westcott 203 0.8 −0.3
Total formal votes 24,299 96.2 +0.8
Informal votes 948 3.8 −0.8
Turnout 25,247 87.3 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Emily Hamilton 18,150 74.7 +24.7
Liberal Sheldon Ingham 6,137 25.3 −24.7
Labor hold Swing+24.7

References
  1. "State election boundary shake-up". Community News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. 2021 State General Election – Joondalup District Results, WAEC
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