Electoral district of West Swan
- Electoral district of West Swan
Infobox Australian Electorate
name = West Swan
state = wa
caption =
lifespan = 2008–present
mp = Rita Saffioti
mp-party = Labor
namesake = West Swan
area = 108
class = East Metropolitan
West Swan is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
The district is based in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth.
Politically, West Swan is a safe Labor seat. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the district was created with a Labor Party majority of 60.7% to 39.3% versus the Liberal Party.[cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2008/guide/redistribution.htm | title=2007 Western Australia Redistribution | publisher=ABC | author=Antony Green] ]Geography
Based in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth, this roughly oblong shaped district is dominated by the bushland of Whiteman Park and Cullacabardee. The voters of West Swan are situated towards the eastern, southern and western edges of the district. To the north-west is the suburb of Landsdale. To the south lies Ballajura, Malaga and part of Beechboro. The suburbs of Henley Brook and West Swan lie to the west; whilst Caversham is situated in the south-west corner of the district.
History
West Swan was first contested at the 2008 state election. It was a new seat created as a result of the one vote one value reforms. A majority of the new district's voters came from the abolished district of Ballajura; with the remainder drawn in from Bassendean, Wanneroo, and Swan Hills.
Members for West Swan
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