Electoral region of South Metropolitan
The electoral region of South Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the southern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.
Geography
The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.Redistribution | Period | Electoral districts | Electors | % of State | Area |
29 April 1988 | 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997 | Applecross, Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Melville, Peel, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park | 195,574 | 21.51% | |
28 November 1994 | 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 | Alfred Cove, Cockburn, Fremantle, Murdoch, Peel, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park, Electoral district of Willagee | 221,337 | 21.61% | |
4 August 2003 | 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009 | Alfred Cove, Cockburn, Fremantle, Murdoch, Peel, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park, Electoral district of Willagee | 263,620 | 21.69% | |
29 October 2007 | 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017 | Alfred Cove, Bateman, Cannington, Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Kwinana, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Southern River, Victoria Park, Warnbro, Willagee | 311,583 | 26.09% | |
27 November 2015 | 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021 | Baldivis, Bateman, Bicton, Cannington, Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Kwinana, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Southern River, Victoria Park, Warnbro, Willagee | 409,325 | 25.69% |
Representation
Distribution of seats
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Members
Since its creation, the electorate has had 16 members. Four of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Clive Griffiths and Phillip Pendal, John Halden and Garry Kelly.;Notes: