Division of Canning - Citizendia

Canning Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Western Australia
Created:	1949
MP:	Don Randall
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Alfred Canning
Electors:	94,679
Area:	4,174 km² (1,611. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Alfred Wernam Canning (21 February 1860 - 1936 was a Western Australian government surveyor Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Alfred Canning, the Western Australian government surveyor who surveyed the Canning Stock Route. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Wernam Canning (21 February 1860 - 1936 was a Western Australian government surveyor The Canning Stock Route is one of the toughest and most remote tracks in the world It was originally a country seat, usually won by the Country Party, but since 1980 it has been located in the outer southern suburbs of Perth. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Today it includes the suburbs of Armadale, Kelmscott, Canning Vale and Pinjarra. Armadale is a suburb within the City of Armadale, located on the southeastern edge of Perth's metropolitan area Kelmscott is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital Perth and south-east It is a highly marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Jane Gerick nearly recontested the 2004 election but died on Christmas Day, 2003. Jane Frances Gerick ( April 23 1963 - December 25, 2003) was an Australian educator who served as Member for Canning ( WA "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Members

	Party	Term
Leonard Hamilton	Country	1949—1961
Neil McNeill	Liberal	1961—1963
John Hallett	Country	1963—1974
Mel Bungey	Liberal	1974—1983
Wendy Fatin	Labor	1983—1984
George Gear	Labor	1984—1996
Ricky Johnston	Liberal	1996—1998
Jane Gerick	Labor	1998—2001
Don Randall	Liberal	2001—present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Canning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Randall	42,639	49. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Issues Due to a credit squeeze the economy had gone into a brief recession in 1961 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Background The election was held following the early dissolution of the House of Representatives Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Wendy Frances Fatin (born 10 April 1941) Australian politician was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from Western Background The coalition government led by Malcolm Fraser had to contend with a parlous economic situation with high inflation and high unemployment Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) George Gear (born 8 March 1947 is a former Australian politician and government minister Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ricky Johnston (b September 29 1943) was a Liberal Party Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canning during The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. House of Reps preference flows The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Jane Frances Gerick ( April 23 1963 - December 25, 2003) was an Australian educator who served as Member for Canning ( WA Results House of Representatives preference flows The Nationals had candidates in 13 seats where Three-cornered-contests existed Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November, 2001. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House 70	-3. 04
	Labor	John Hughes	31,699	36. 95	+4. 07
	Greens	Denise Hardie	6,396	7. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 45	+2. 40
	Christian Democrats	Kevin Swarts	2,427	2. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 83	+0. 42
	One Nation	Brian Deane	1,264	1. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 47	-1. 26
	Family First	Rodney Grasso	1,112	1. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 30	+0. 29
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brian McCarthy	261	0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 30	-0. 56
Total formal votes			85,798	96. 70	+2. 41
Informal votes			2,925	3. 30	-2. 41
Turnout			88,723	93. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 71	-0. 07
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Don Randall	47,689	55. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House 58	-3. 96
	Labor	John Hughes	38,109	44. 42	+3. 96
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 96

Australian federal election, 2004: Canning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Randall	39,354	52. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House 74	+10. 90
	Labor	Kay Hallahan	24,533	32. 88	-5. 41
	Greens	Margo Beilby	3,766	5. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 05	-0. 31
	One Nation	Angelo Dacheff	2,035	2. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 73	-4. 46
	Christian Democrats	Vivian Hill	1,802	2. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 41	-0. 16
	Independent	Margaret Dodd	871	1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 17	+1. 17
	Democrats	Tony Bennell	864	1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 16	-2. 65
	Family First	Bev Custers	756	1. The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor Political party in Australia. 01	+1. 01
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brian McCarthy	642	0. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement 86	-0. 08
Total formal votes			74,623	94. 29	-0. 57
Informal votes			4,515	5. 71	+0. 57
Turnout			79,138	93. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 78	-1. 40
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Don Randall	44,434	59. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House 54	+9. 16
	Labor	Kay Hallahan	44,434	40. 46	-9. 16
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 16

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