Electoral district of Hillarys

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

Hillarys Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Hillarys (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1996–present
MP	Peter Katsambanis
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Hillarys
Electors	28,930 (2019)
Area	24 km^2 (9.3 sq mi)
Demographic	North Metropolitan

The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.

Geography

Hillarys is an outer northern suburban seat in Perth. It is bounded to the north by Whitfords Avenue, to the east by the Mitchell Freeway, to the west by the Indian Ocean and to the south by a series of roads including Warwick Road. The district includes the suburbs of Hillarys, Padbury, most of the suburbs of Sorrento, Duncraig and a small part of Marmion.

History

The district was first contested at the 1996 state election, essentially replacing the seat of Whitford. It was held by Liberal MP Rob Johnson from its creation until his 2017 defeat, after resigning from the party to sit as an independent.

Members for Hillarys

Member		Party	Term
	Rob Johnson	Liberal	1996–2016
		Independent	2016–2017
	Peter Katsambanis	Liberal	2017–present

Election results

2017 Western Australian state election: Hillarys[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Katsambanis	9,343	39.6	−21.7
	Labor	Teresa Ritchie	6,773	28.7	+2.5
	Independent	Rob Johnson	4,745	20.1	+20.1
	Greens	Louahna Lloyd	2,124	9.0	−0.8
	Christians	Elisabete Robinson	590	2.5	−0.2
Total formal votes			23,575	96.2	+1.8
Informal votes			938	3.8	−1.8
Turnout			24,513	88.9	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Katsambanis	12,749	54.1	−11.9
	Labor	Teresa Ritchie	10,820	45.9	+11.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.9

References

1. Hillarys District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.

External links

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