Joondalup is an Electoral district of Western Australia. As in other districts, the Joondalup district elects a single person to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. The elected person is then known as the Member for Joondalup, and is said to hold the seat of Joondalup. As of 2005, the Member for Joondalup is Tony O'Gorman who holds the seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 3. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 3%.
Profile
Joondalup is an outer northern suburban seat in Perth, covering a rather peculiarly-shaped 32 km² between Lake Joondalup and the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface It includes the suburbs of Joondalup, Connolly, Heathridge, Beldon, Craigie and parts of Edgewater, Mullaloo and Kallaroo. Joondalup is a northern suburb and regional city in Perth, Western Australia. Connolly is a northern suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Heathridge is a middle-income suburb of Perth Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district within the City of Joondalup. Beldon is a small suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup, to the north of Craigie. Craigie is a middle-income northern suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup and is part of the Whitfords precinct Edgewater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's Central business district. Mullaloo is a northern coastal suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Kallaroo is one of the four ' Whitfords ' Suburbs that resulted from the StateGovernment rezoning large areas of coastal land for development in 1969 This seat is definitionally marginal as it includes both safe ALP areas (Heathridge, Beldon and Craigie) and Liberal areas (Joondalup and Connolly) together with several "swing" suburbs. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.
History
By Antony Green, ABC election analyst
Joondalup was first contested as an electorate at the 1983 election, when it was one of the outer northern suburban seats that swept Labor into office under Brian Burke. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947 was Labor Premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988 However, it was abolished in 1989 to be replaced by the electorate of Wanneroo. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) By the 1996 election, Wanneroo was well over quota, and the electorate was divided, with Joondalup created from areas west of Lake Joondalup. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) It was won at the 1996 election by (the Liberal candidate) Chris Baker, who then lost it to Labor's Tony O'Gorman in a 6. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 3% swing in 2001. O'Gorman trailed by a thousand votes until the distribution of Green preferences. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party.
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References
2005 West Australian Election. Joondalup Electorate Profile.
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