Electoral district of Hillarys

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

Hillarys
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
Location of Hillarys (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1996–present
MPCaitlin Collins
PartyLabor
NamesakeHillarys
Electors29,875 (2021)
Area25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates31°48′S 115°45′E / 31.80°S 115.75°E / -31.80; 115.75

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

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Hillarys 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

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The 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

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Member Party Term
  Rob Johnson Liberal 1996–2016
  Independent 2016–2017
  Peter Katsambanis Liberal 2017–2021
  Caitlin Collins Labor 2021–present

Election results

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2021 Western Australian state election: Hillarys[2]
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

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  1. ^ "State election boundary shake-up". Community News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ 2021 State General Election – Hillarys District Results, WAEC
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