Electoral district of Butler
| Butler Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 2013–present |
| MP | John Quigley |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Butler |
| Demographic | North Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Butler is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the outer northern Perth suburb of Butler which falls within its borders.
History
Butler was created at the 2011 redistribution for the 2013 state election, essentially as Mindarie renamed; the locality of Mindarie was moved from the electorate and into the neighbouring district of Ocean Reef. The inclusion of the locality Banksia Grove accounting for continued population growth of the northern corridor in the Perth metropolitan area.
Geography
Coming into effect after the 2013 election, the boundaries of Butler stretch from the coastal boundary of the City of Wanneroo to its northern and eastern limits, and comprises 546 km² of land otherwise bounded in the south by the Kinross east-west boundary fence, Burns Beach Road, Wanneroo Road, Flynn Drive, Old Yanchep Road and Neaves Road. Its boundaries include the outposts of Yanchep and Two Rocks, the populated suburbs of Banksia Grove, Butler, Jindalee, Clarkson, Merriwa, Quinns Rocks and Ridgewood, the semi-rural localities of Carabooda, Neerabup, Nowergup, the growing locality of Alkimos and the largely unpopulated localities of Eglinton and Pinjar.[1]
Members for Butler
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Quigley | Labor | 2013–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Quigley | 10,510 | 45.5 | –4.4 | |
| Liberal | Linda Aitken | 9,991 | 43.3 | +9.3 | |
| Greens | Thomas Webster | 2,067 | 8.9 | –1.5 | |
| Christians | Steven Leeder | 529 | 2.3 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,097 | 93.1 | –1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,699 | 6.9 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 24,796 | 86.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Quigley | 11,951 | 51.8 | –8.6 | |
| Liberal | Linda Aitken | 11,136 | 48.2 | +8.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –8.6 | |||
References
- ↑ Western Australian Electoral Commission (22 December 2011). "2011 Electoral Distribution - Final Boundaries - North Metropolitan - Butler". Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ↑ "2013 Butler District Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-24.