Electoral district of Kalamunda

State electoral district of Western Australia

Australian electorate

Kalamunda
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly

Location of Kalamunda (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area

State| Western Australia
Dates current| 1974–1989; 2008–present
MP| Matthew Hughes
Party| Labor
Namesake| Kalamunda
Electors| 29,541 (2021)
Area| 448 km2 (173.0 sq mi)
Demographic| Metropolitan
| Electorates around Kalamunda:

Swan Hills | Swan Hills | Swan Hills
Midland
Forrestfield | Kalamunda | Swan Hills
Thornlie
Southern River | Darling Range | Central Wheatbelt

Kalamunda is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Politically, the district is a marginal one. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the seat was created with a Liberal Party majority of 50.2% to 49.8% versus the Labor Party.[1]

## History[edit]

Kalamunda was first created for the 1974 election and abolished ahead of the 1989 election.[2] Despite the name, the seat was actually centred on Greenmount in the eastern Hills region, and Kalamunda itself was split between the Kalamunda seat and the neighbouring Darling Range. Despite being within the metropolitan area of Perth, it was regarded as non-metropolitan, and was assigned to the West Province in the Legislative Council. As a result, it had about half the enrolment of the neighbouring seat of Helena. Under the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, which reclassified "metropolitan" in the Electoral Act 1907 to include all land within the Metropolitan Region Scheme boundaries and at the same time increased overall metropolitan representation, Kalamunda was merged with Darling Range, and its member, Ian Thompson, won Darling Range on the new boundaries in 1989.

A new seat named Kalamunda was created for the 2008 state election when the number of metropolitan seats was increased in accordance with the new one vote one value legislation. The new district was drawn largely from Darling Range, but also from parts of Kenwick, Midland and Swan Hills.

## Geography[edit]

Kalamunda is based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. Its boundaries cover two distinct areas. The northern area, centred on Kalamunda, includes Gooseberry Hill, Lesmurdie, Paulls Valley, Piesse Brook and Walliston along with tiny sections of Maida Vale and Forrestfield and all populated portions of Bickley and Carmel. A narrow section extends north to include all of Darlington. In the south, it includes much of Canning Mills, Martin and Orange Grove and the major residential portion of Maddington, excluding its commercial and industrial areas.[3]

The earlier incarnation included the districts of Boya, Darlington, Glen Forrest, Gooseberry Hill, Greenmount, Piesse Brook and Paulls Valley, as well as northern sections of the suburb of Kalamunda including its town centre.

## Members for Kalamunda[edit]

Kalamunda (1974–1989)

Member | Party | Term
| Ian Thompson | Liberal | 1974–1989
Kalamunda (2008–present)
| John Day | Liberal  | 2008–2017
| Matthew Hughes | Labor | 2017–present

## Election results[edit]

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kalamunda

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Kalamunda.[edit]

2021 Western Australian state election: Kalamunda[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Matthew Hughes | 13,100  | 51.3  | +14.3
| Liberal | Liam Staltari  | 8,124  | 31.8  | −5.9
| Greens | Lee-Anne Miles  | 2,164  | 8.5  | −4.3
| Christians | Brady Williams  | 651  | 2.5  | −0.2
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Michael Fane  | 415  | 1.6  | +1.6
| Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Trigwell  | 382  | 1.5  | +1.4
| One Nation | Maureen Butters  | 372  | 1.5  | −5.8
| Western Australia | Stephen Phelan  | 267  | 1.0  | −0.2
| WAxit | Robert Ellis  | 74  | 0.3  | −0.7
Total formal votes  | 25,549  | 96.8  | +0.7
Informal votes  | 836  | 3.2  | −0.7
Turnout | 26,385  | 89.3  | −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Matthew Hughes | 15,781  | 61.8  | +9.5
| Liberal | Liam Staltari  | 9,763  | 38.2  | −9.5
| Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Antony Green. "2007 Western Australia Redistribution". ABC.
2. ^ "Electoral Districts Act 1947–1985 – Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 April 1988. p. 1988:1339–1527.
3. ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 October 2007). "Electoral Distribution – Final Boundaries – East Metropolitan – Kalamunda". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
4. ^ 2021 State General Election – Kalamunda District Results, WAEC

## External links[edit]

* Antony Green. "2008 Election Profile: Kalamunda". ABC.

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Labor (53)|

* Albany
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* Balcatta
* Baldivis
* Bassendean
* Bateman
* Belmont
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* Bunbury
* Burns Beach
* Butler
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* Carine
* Churchlands
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* Collie-Preston
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* Dawesville
* Forrestfield
* Fremantle
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* Hillarys
* Jandakot
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* Kalgoorlie
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* Maylands
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* Murray-Wellington
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* Perth
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* Riverton
* Rockingham
* Scarborough
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* Central Wheatbelt
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* Cottesloe
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