The North Metropolitan Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the north-western and western suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was decreased to six members.
| North Metropolitan Region Western Australia—Legislative Council | |
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| State | Western Australia |
| Created | 1989 |
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| Electors | 427,779 (2021) |
| Area | 918 km2 (354.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 31°34′S 115°40′E / 31.57°S 115.66°E / -31.57; 115.66 |
Legislation to abolish the region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions was passed in November 2021, with the 2025 state election to use a single state-wide electorate of 37 members.[1]
The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
| Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of state electors | Area |
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| 29 April 1988[2] | 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997 |
Balcatta, Cottesloe, Dianella, Floreat, Glendalough, Kingsley, Marangaroo, Marmion, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo, Whitford (14) |
278,499 | 30.63% | 990 km2 (380 sq mi) |
| 28 November 1994[3] | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 |
Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Innaloo, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Nedlands, Nollamara, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14) |
312,209 | 30.19% | 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi) |
| 4 August 2003[4] | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 |
Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Maylands, Mindarie, Nedlands, Perth, Wanneroo, Yokine (14) |
374,168 | 30.78% | 996 km2 (385 sq mi) |
| 29 October 2007[5] | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 |
Balcatta, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Mindarie, Nedlands, Ocean Reef, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) |
312,578 | 26.18% | 929 km2 (359 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2015[6] | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 |
Balcatta, Burns Beach, Butler, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Girrawheen, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Nedlands, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) |
391,167 | 24.55% | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
| 27 November 2019[7] | 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025 |
Balcatta, Burns Beach, Butler, Carine, Churchlands, Cottesloe, Hillarys, Joondalup, Kingsley, Landsdale, Nedlands, Perth, Scarborough, Wanneroo (14) |
427,779 | 24.92% | 918 km2 (354 sq mi) |
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Since its creation, the electorate has had 22 members. Five of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Joe Berinson and Sam Piantadosi (both North Central Metropolitan), Graham Edwards and Bob Pike (both North Metropolitan) and Max Evans (Metropolitan).
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||||
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| 1989 | Sam Piantadosi | Labor | Graham Edwards | Labor | Joe Berinson | Labor | Reg Davies | Liberal | Bob Pike | Liberal | Max Evans | Liberal | George Cash | Liberal | |||||||
| 1991 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Iain MacLean | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Ed Dermer | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Ken Travers | Labor | Helen Hodgson | Democrats | Giz Watson | Greens | Ray Halligan | Liberal | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Graham Giffard | Labor | Alan Cadby | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Peter Collier | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Carolyn Burton | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Michael Mischin | Liberal | Liz Behjat | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor | Peter Katsambanis | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Martin Pritchard | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Laine McDonald | Labor | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Elise Irwin | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Alannah MacTiernan | Labor | Alison Xamon | Greens | Tjorn Sibma | Liberal | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Pierre Yang | Labor | Ayor Makur Chuot | Labor | Dan Caddy | Labor | |||||||||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Quota | 52,319 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Pierre Yang (elected 1) 2. Martin Pritchard (elected 3) 3. Ayor Makur Chuot (elected 4) 4. Dan Caddy (elected 5) 5. Rhys Vallance 6. Rebeka Marton |
215,054 | 58.72 | +21.50 | |
| Liberal | 1. Peter Collier (elected 2) 2. Tjorn Sibma (elected 6) 3. Simon Ehrenfeld 4. Tim Walton 5. Michael Mischin |
85,379 | 23.31 | −13.16 | |
| Greens | 1. Alison Xamon 2. Daniel Vujcich 3. Sarah Newbold |
27,077 | 7.39 | −2.58 | |
| Christians | 1. Louis Hildebrandt 2. Neil Fearis |
6,242 | 1.70 | +0.10 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Max Armstrong-Moore 2. Fred Mulholland |
5,380 | 1.47 | +1.47 | |
| One Nation | 1. Tyler Walsh 2. Sheila Mundy |
5,069 | 1.38 | −5.08 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | 1. James Pearce 2. A. Cirkovic 3. Sara O'Dal |
4,550 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
| Western Australia | 1. Elizabeth Re 2. Steven Pynt |
2,669 | 0.73 | +0.13 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Michael Anagno 2. Stephanie Fry |
2,593 | 0.71 | −0.48 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Jan Van Niekerk 2. Marty Wenham |
2,399 | 0.66 | −0.64 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Kate Fantinel 2. Richard Tait |
1,419 | 0.39 | −0.70 | |
| Independent | 1. Rafe Roberts 2. Carel Husselmann |
1,335 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Liberals for Climate | 1. Daithi Gleeson 2. Paul Holliday |
1,268 | 0.35 | −0.09 | |
| WAxit | 1. John Golawski 2. Aleksandra Sommer |
1,248 | 0.34 | −0.27 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Colin Scott 2. Michael Ferrinda |
974 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Daylight Saving | 1. Robert Tucker 2. Heather Atcheson |
888 | 0.24 | −0.56 | |
| Great Australian | 1. Chris Irwin 2. Ben Tonkin |
721 | 0.20 | +0.20 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Sanjeev Gupta 2. George Helou |
577 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| 1. Michael Tucak 2. John Tucak |
482 | 0.13 | −0.15 | ||
| Independent | 1. Andrea Randle 2. Wvendy Chan |
467 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
| Independent | 1. Billy Amesz 2. Steven Gersbach |
174 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
| Independent | T. Ravichandar | 148 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | 1. N. Spada 2. M. Husselmann |
116 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 366,229 | 98.49 | +1.40 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,633 | 1.51 | −1.40 | ||
| Turnout | 371,862 | 86.93 | −0.28 | ||