Electoral district of Joondalup

Joondalup Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1983–1989; 1996–present
MP	Jan Norberger
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Joondalup
Area	30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Demographic	North Metropolitan

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

The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth.

Joondalup has tended to be a marginal seat.

Geography

The district lies in Perth's outer north, taking in areas west of Lake Joondalup. The seat includes the suburbs of Beldon, Connolly, Craigie, Edgewater, Heathridge and Joondalup, as well as part of the suburb of Currambine.

History

Joondalup was first created for the 1983 state election when it was won by Labor candidate Jackie Watkins, who held the seat for two terms. Joondalup was abolished and replaced by the new seat of Wanneroo ahead of the 1989 state election, at which point Watkins became the member for Wanneroo.

The seat was recreated for the 1996 state election when it was won by Liberal Party candidate Chris Baker. Baker was defeated after one term by Labor candidate Tony O'Gorman at the 2001 state election.

Members for Joondalup

Joondalup (1983–1989)
Member		Party	Term
	Jackie Watkins	Labor	1983–1989
Joondalup (1996–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Chris Baker	Liberal	1996–2001
	Tony O'Gorman	Labor	2001–2013
	Jan Norberger	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Joondalup

Western Australian state election, 2013: Joondalup

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jan Norberger	9,961	50.3	+11.9
	Labor	Tony O'Gorman	7,519	37.9	–3.9
	Greens	Brittany Young	1,837	9.3	–3.6
	Christians	Geoff McDavitt	503	2.5	–0.7
Total formal votes			19,820	93.6	-0.8
Informal votes			1,349	6.4	+0.8
Turnout			21,169	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jan Norberger	10,796	54.5	+7.8
	Labor	Tony O'Gorman	9,023	45.5	–7.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.8

External links

• ABC Election Profiles: 2005 2008
• WAEC District Maps: 1996–2005 2005–2008 2008–