Electoral district of Dawesville

Infobox Australian Electorate
name = Dawesville
state = wa


caption =
lifespan = 1996–present
mp = Dr Kim Hames
mp-party = Liberal
namesake = Dawesville
area = 128
class = South West

The Electoral district of Dawesville is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Dawesville is named for the southwestern Mandurah suburb of Dawesville which falls within its borders.

History

Dawesville was created at the 1994 redistribution due to the rapid population growth in the Mandurah region. It had previously been part of the seat of Murray, with a small portion in Mandurah. [Gazette WA | title = Electoral Distributions Act 1947 - Division of the State into Six Electoral Regions and 57 Electoral Districts by the Electoral Distribution Commissioners | page = 1994:6135-6327 | date = 28 November 1994] Its initial member following its first contest at the 1996 election was Arthur Marshall, the former member for Murray. At the 2005 election, it was won by former Court minister Dr Kim Hames, who had been the member for Yokine but lost to Labor's Bob Kucera in 2001. Despite being a smaller quota seat under the previous system of electoral malapportionment, the 2005 one vote one value reforms did not significantly affect the seat due to rapid population growth.

Geography

Dawesville takes in the southwestern suburbs of Mandurah between the Harvey Estuary and the Indian Ocean, crossing the Dawesville Cut and including the suburbs of Halls Head, Erskine, Falcon, Wannanup, Dawesville, Bouvard and Herron. As of the 2007 redistribution it now includes areas immediately south of Mandurah's city centre such as Dudley Park and part of Coodanup, an area which is historically more Labor-oriented than the rest of the electorate. [cite web|url=http://www.boundarieswa.com/2007/Final-Boundaries/North-Metropolitan/Cottesloe/|title=2003 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - North Metropolitan - Cottesloe|author=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=29 October 2007|accessdate=2008-08-08]

Members for Dawesville

References

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2008/guide/dawe.htm Electorate Profile] (Antony Green, ABC)