Electoral district of South Perth

state electoral district in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

South Perth is an electoral district of Western Australia. It was created in 1901, abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1950.

South Perth
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
Location of South Perth (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1901–1904; 1950–present
MPGeoff Baker
PartyLabor
NamesakeSouth Perth
Electors29,696 (2021)
Area27 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

South Perth is in Perth.

Election results

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2021 Western Australian state election: South Perth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Baker 12,473 49.9 +20.3
Liberal Ryan Chorley 8,846 35.4 −14.7
Greens Mark Brogan 2,597 10.4 −1.4
Liberal Democrats Jack Taylor 617 2.5 +2.5
No Mandatory Vaccination Dwain Hill 440 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 24,973 97.0 +0.6
Informal votes 780 3.0 −0.6
Turnout 25,753 86.7 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Baker 15,007 60.1 +17.3
Liberal Ryan Chorley 9,962 39.9 −17.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +17.3

References

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