Electoral district of Albany

Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been elected in the inaugural 1890 elections of the Legislative Assembly. It is regarded as a swinging seat, and has been held by the Labor Party since the 2001 election, at which the present Member, Peter Watson, was first elected.

For the Legislative Council constituency (1870 to 1890), see Electoral district of Albany (Legislative Council).
Albany
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Albany (dark green) in Western Australia
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1890–present
MPPeter Watson
PartyLabor
NamesakeAlbany
Electors26,600 (2019)
Area10,841 km2 (4,185.7 sq mi)
DemographicSouth West

Geography

As at the 2015 redistribution, the electoral district of Albany contains the entirety of two local government areas: the City of Albany, and the Shire of Jerramungup.[1]

At the 2007 redistribution, the electoral district of Albany had the same boundaries as the City of Albany, including Albany and its suburbs, the nearby towns of Elleker, Kalgan, Lower King, Torbay.[2] This represented a significant expansion of its boundaries, in part due to the "one-vote one-value" electoral legislation which largely abolished malapportionment between country and metropolitan electorates in the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 2007, the electorate was largely limited to Albany and its suburbs—the additional sections were within the now abolished electorate of Stirling.[3]

Members for Albany
MemberPartyTerm
  Lancel de Hamel Oppositionist 1890–1894
  George Leake Oppositionist 1894–1900
  John Hassell Oppositionist 1900–1901
  James Gardiner Oppositionist 1901–1904
  Charles Keyser Labor 1904–1905
  Ministerialist 1905
  Edward Barnett Ministerialist 1905–1909
  William Price Labor 1909–1917
  Herbert Robinson Nationalist 1917–1919
  John Scaddan Nationalist 1919–1920
  Country 1920–1923
Country (MCP) 1923–1924
  Arthur Wansbrough Labor 1924–1936
  Leonard Hill Country 1936–1956
  Jack Hall Labor 1956–1970
  Wyndham Cook Labor 1970–1974
  Leon Watt Liberal 1974–1993
  Kevin Prince Liberal 1993–2001
  Peter Watson Labor 2001–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Albany
2017 Western Australian state election: Albany[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Watson 10,349 43.9 +5.5
National Robert Sutton 4,750 20.1 −2.0
Liberal Greg Stocks 4,149 17.6 −10.9
One Nation Anthony Griffiths 1,624 6.9 +6.9
Greens David Rastrick 1,547 6.6 +1.2
Christians Ian 't Hart 1,167 4.9 +1.1
Total formal votes 23,586 96.6 +0.4
Informal votes 838 3.4 −0.4
Turnout 24,424 90.0 −0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Watson 12,988 55.1 +4.1
National Robert Sutton 10,585 44.9 +44.9
Labor hold SwingN/A

References
  1. "Districts in the Country Regions". Electoral Boundaries WA. Office of the Electoral Distribution Commissioners. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 October 2007). "2007 Electoral Distribution – Final Boundaries – South West Region – Albany". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  3. Western Australian Electoral Commission (4 August 2003). "2003 Electoral Distribution – Final Boundaries – - South West Region – Albany". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  4. Albany District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.
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