Hillarys is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
| Hillarys Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Hillarys (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1996–present |
| MP | Caitlin Collins |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Hillarys |
| Electors | 29,875 (2021) |
| Area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 31°48′S 115°45′E / 31.80°S 115.75°E |
The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is typically a safe Liberal seat but Caitlin Collins won it for the Labor Party for the first time at the 2021 election.
Geography
editHillarys is an outer northern suburban seat in Perth. It is bounded to the north by Ocean Reef Road, to the east by the Mitchell Freeway, to the west by the Indian Ocean and to the south by Hepburn Avenue. The district includes the suburbs of Hillarys, Padbury, Kallaroo, Mullaloo, Beldon and Craigie.
History
editThe district was first contested at the 1996 state election, essentially replacing the seat of Whitford. It was held by Liberal MP Rob Johnson from its creation until his 2017 defeat, after resigning from the party to sit as an independent. The district boundaries were redistributed in 2019 and saw the suburb of Sorrento being removed while the suburbs of Beldon and Mullaloo added.[1]
Members for Hillarys
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | Liberal | 1996–2016 | |
| Independent | 2016–2017 | ||
| Peter Katsambanis | Liberal | 2017–2021 | |
| Caitlin Collins | Labor | 2021–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Caitlin Collins | 15,671 | 61.4 | +28.1 | |
| Liberal | Peter Katsambanis | 6,900 | 27.0 | −11.0 | |
| Greens | Greg Glazov | 1,366 | 5.4 | −3.9 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Katrina Winfield | 582 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | W. Seeto | 476 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Liberals for Climate | Rick Tylka | 339 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| WAxit | Zoran Jankulovski | 184 | 0.7 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,518 | 97.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 802 | 3.0 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 26,320 | 88.1 | −0.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Caitlin Collins | 17,597 | 69.0 | +19.3 | |
| Liberal | Peter Katsambanis | 7,919 | 31.0 | −19.3 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.3 | |||
References
edit- ^ "State election boundary shake-up". Community News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ 2021 State General Election – Hillarys District Results, WAEC
External links
edit- ABC election profiles: 2005 2008
- WAEC district maps: current boundaries, previous distributions