Electoral district of Maylands
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Maylands is a Legislative Assembly
electorate
in the state
of Western Australia
. Maylands is named for the inner northeastern Perth
suburb of Maylands
which falls within its borders.
Formerly a fairly safe Liberal
seat, it has been safe for the Australian Labor Party
since a redistribution prior to the 1968 election
. In addition to incorporating old Labor areas, demographic change in the former Liberal strongholds of Maylands
and Inglewood
as young, educated and largely single working people moved in to replace an older, more affluent population has ensured the Labor vote over several decades.
John Scaddan
, sitting as a Nationalist
member. He was defeated at the 1933 election
by a Labor
candidate, but it reverted to an Independent Nationalist (later Liberal
), Harry Shearn, who held the seat until his death on 25 January 1951. A redistribution in 1955 brought in suburbs in the Bayswater
area, making the seat notionally Labor, and Merv Toms won the seat for Labor at the 1956 election, while Edward Oldfield
, the previous member, resigned from the Liberal Party and held neighbouring Mount Lawley
as an independent. After the 1961 redistribution, Toms elected to contest the new seat of Bayswater
at the 1962 election
, whilst Oldfield, who had since joined the Labor party, won Maylands, but narrowly lost it three years later. Another redistribution in 1966 changed the seat's status from marginal Liberal to safe Labor, and since John Harman
's win at the 1968 election
, it has been held by the Labor Party. Harman ended his 18-year political career with a three-year stint as Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
, and on his retirement, North Province MLC Peter Dowding
moved from the Upper House
into the seat. He became Premier of Western Australia on 25 February 1988 upon Brian Burke
's retirement from politics. As the WA Inc
scandal that came to be synonymous with his predecessor first became public knowledge then came to dominate political discourse in the State, Carmen Lawrence
became Premier on 12 February 1990, and he resigned from parliament two months later. At the resulting by-election, Judy Edwards
, who later served as Environment Minister in the Gallop
Cabinet, was successful in retaining the seat for Labor.
to the south, Tonkin Highway
to the east, Walter Road to the north and northwest, and Eighth and Central Avenue to the southwest. It includes all of Bedford
and Embleton
, almost all of Bayswater
, Maylands
and Inglewood
, and small sections of Morley
and Dianella
. The Bayswater industrial area and Centro Galleria
shopping centre are within the electorate's boundaries.
The 2007 redistribution, which took effect at the 2008 election
, resulted in the seat losing a section of Morley
and Dianella
between Morley Drive and Walter Road, as well as a small section of western Maylands
along Guildford Road.
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. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
electorate
Electoral districts of Western Australia
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....
in the state
States and territories of Australia
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of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. Maylands is named for the inner northeastern Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
suburb of Maylands
Maylands, Western Australia
Maylands is a suburb located approximately northeast of Perth centred on the Midland railway line and located on the northern bank of the Swan River....
which falls within its borders.
Formerly a fairly safe Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
seat, it has been safe for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
since a redistribution prior to the 1968 election
Western Australian state election, 1968
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 23 March 1968 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council...
. In addition to incorporating old Labor areas, demographic change in the former Liberal strongholds of Maylands
Maylands, Western Australia
Maylands is a suburb located approximately northeast of Perth centred on the Midland railway line and located on the northern bank of the Swan River....
and Inglewood
Inglewood, Western Australia
Inglewood is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:With a name thought to have been derived from the Norwegian barque Inglewood , the suburb of Inglewood began when land was first granted to John Gregory in 1831...
as young, educated and largely single working people moved in to replace an older, more affluent population has ensured the Labor vote over several decades.
History
Maylands was created at the 1929 redistribution, at which five new metropolitan electorates were created to replace former Goldfields seats in Parliament. Its first member was elected at the 1930 election, giving an eighth and final term in Parliament to former PremierPremier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
John Scaddan
John Scaddan
John Scaddan, CMG , popularly known as "Happy Jack", was Premier of Western Australia from 7 October 1911 until 27 July 1916.- Biography :...
, sitting as a Nationalist
Nationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
member. He was defeated at the 1933 election
Western Australian state election, 1933
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 April 1933 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The one-term Nationalist-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir James Mitchell, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier.The election...
by a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
candidate, but it reverted to an Independent Nationalist (later Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
), Harry Shearn, who held the seat until his death on 25 January 1951. A redistribution in 1955 brought in suburbs in the Bayswater
Bayswater, Western Australia
The City of Bayswater is a Local Government Area in the inner northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a estimated population of 61,865 as at June 2010.-History:The Bayswater Road...
area, making the seat notionally Labor, and Merv Toms won the seat for Labor at the 1956 election, while Edward Oldfield
Edward Oldfield
Edward Peate Oldfield was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1965 representing the seats of Maylands and Mount Lawley at different times.-Biography:...
, the previous member, resigned from the Liberal Party and held neighbouring Mount Lawley
Electoral district of Mount Lawley
Mount Lawley is an electorate in the state of Western Australia. Mount Lawley is named for the inner north-eastern Perth suburb of Mount Lawley which falls within its borders....
as an independent. After the 1961 redistribution, Toms elected to contest the new seat of Bayswater
Electoral district of Bayswater
The Electoral district of Bayswater is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Bayswater, Heathmont and Wantirna as well as parts of other neighbouring suburbs in outer eastern Melbourne....
at the 1962 election
Western Australian state election, 1962
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 31 March 1962 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Bert Hawke.The election...
, whilst Oldfield, who had since joined the Labor party, won Maylands, but narrowly lost it three years later. Another redistribution in 1966 changed the seat's status from marginal Liberal to safe Labor, and since John Harman
John Harman
Sir John Andrew Harman is a former Chairman of the Environment Agency.-Early life:He attended the independent St George's College, Weybridge. From the University of Manchester he gained a BSc degree in , then did a PGCE at Huddersfield College of Education.-Career:He was a maths teacher at...
's win at the 1968 election
Western Australian state election, 1968
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 23 March 1968 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council...
, it has been held by the Labor Party. Harman ended his 18-year political career with a three-year stint as Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly. The office has existed since the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1890 under the Constitution Act 1889...
, and on his retirement, North Province MLC Peter Dowding
Peter Dowding
Peter McCallum Dowding SC was the 24th Premier of Western Australia, serving from 25 February 1988 until his resignation on 12 February 1990 after an internal party dispute....
moved from the Upper House
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
into the seat. He became Premier of Western Australia on 25 February 1988 upon Brian Burke
Brian Burke
Brian Thomas Burke was Labor premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988...
's retirement from politics. As the WA Inc
WA Inc
WA Inc was a political scandal in Western Australia. In the 1980s, the state government, which was led for much of the period by premier Brian Burke, engaged in business dealings with several prominent businessmen, including Alan Bond, Laurie Connell and Warren Anderson...
scandal that came to be synonymous with his predecessor first became public knowledge then came to dominate political discourse in the State, Carmen Lawrence
Carmen Lawrence
Carmen Mary Lawrence is a retired Australian politician; a former Premier of Western Australia and the first woman to become Premier of a State of the Commonwealth of Australia....
became Premier on 12 February 1990, and he resigned from parliament two months later. At the resulting by-election, Judy Edwards
Judy Edwards
Dr Judith Mary Edwards in Beverley, Western Australia is an Australian politician. She was the ALP member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from May 1990 to September 2008, representing the electorate of Maylands....
, who later served as Environment Minister in the Gallop
Geoff Gallop
Geoffrey Ian Gallop, AC is an Australian academic and former politician. He was the Premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006. He currently resides in Sydney.-Early life and education:...
Cabinet, was successful in retaining the seat for Labor.
Geography
Maylands is an odd-shaped seat, bounded by the Swan RiverSwan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
to the south, Tonkin Highway
Tonkin Highway
Tonkin Highway, at , is a limited access dual carriageway in Perth, Western Australia, connecting Reid Highway in the north with Thomas Road in the south. Mostly a 4 lane highway, some sections of the highway are to a 4 to 6 lane freeway standard; the remainder of the highway has been designed to...
to the east, Walter Road to the north and northwest, and Eighth and Central Avenue to the southwest. It includes all of Bedford
Bedford, Western Australia
Bedford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Bayswater....
and Embleton
Embleton, Western Australia
Embleton is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located northeast of Perth's central business district between the suburbs of Morley and Bayswater...
, almost all of Bayswater
Bayswater, Western Australia
The City of Bayswater is a Local Government Area in the inner northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a estimated population of 61,865 as at June 2010.-History:The Bayswater Road...
, Maylands
Maylands, Western Australia
Maylands is a suburb located approximately northeast of Perth centred on the Midland railway line and located on the northern bank of the Swan River....
and Inglewood
Inglewood, Western Australia
Inglewood is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:With a name thought to have been derived from the Norwegian barque Inglewood , the suburb of Inglewood began when land was first granted to John Gregory in 1831...
, and small sections of Morley
Morley, Western Australia
Morley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately northeast of Perth's central business district within the City of Bayswater local government area. It contains the Centro Galleria, Perth's second-largest commercial shopping centre, constructed in 1994. The Morley bus station...
and Dianella
Dianella, Western Australia
Dianella is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Dianella was named after the botanical title of a small blue lily, Dianella revoluta, which is a narrow-leafed plant which was plentiful in the area prior to residential development. Dianella is home...
. The Bayswater industrial area and Centro Galleria
Centro Galleria
Centro Galleria is a super-regional shopping centre located in Morley, Western Australia, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The Galleria is the second largest retail centre in Perth...
shopping centre are within the electorate's boundaries.
The 2007 redistribution, which took effect at the 2008 election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
, resulted in the seat losing a section of Morley
Morley, Western Australia
Morley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately northeast of Perth's central business district within the City of Bayswater local government area. It contains the Centro Galleria, Perth's second-largest commercial shopping centre, constructed in 1994. The Morley bus station...
and Dianella
Dianella, Western Australia
Dianella is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Dianella was named after the botanical title of a small blue lily, Dianella revoluta, which is a narrow-leafed plant which was plentiful in the area prior to residential development. Dianella is home...
between Morley Drive and Walter Road, as well as a small section of western Maylands
Maylands, Western Australia
Maylands is a suburb located approximately northeast of Perth centred on the Midland railway line and located on the northern bank of the Swan River....
along Guildford Road.
Members for Maylands
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Scaddan John Scaddan John Scaddan, CMG , popularly known as "Happy Jack", was Premier of Western Australia from 7 October 1911 until 27 July 1916.- Biography :... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
1930–1933 | |
| Robert Clothier Robert Clothier Robert Allan Clothier was a prominent Canadian stage and television actor most famous for his role on the long-running CBC television show, The Beachcombers... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1933–1936 | |
| Harry Shearn | Ind. Nationalist | 1936–1951 | |
| Edward Oldfield Edward Oldfield Edward Peate Oldfield was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1965 representing the seats of Maylands and Mount Lawley at different times.-Biography:... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1951–1956 | |
| Merv Toms | Labor | 1956–1962 | |
| Edward Oldfield Edward Oldfield Edward Peate Oldfield was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1965 representing the seats of Maylands and Mount Lawley at different times.-Biography:... |
Labor | 1962–1965 | |
| Bob Marshall | Liberal | 1965–1968 | |
| John Harman John Harman Sir John Andrew Harman is a former Chairman of the Environment Agency.-Early life:He attended the independent St George's College, Weybridge. From the University of Manchester he gained a BSc degree in , then did a PGCE at Huddersfield College of Education.-Career:He was a maths teacher at... |
Labor | 1968–1986 | |
| Peter Dowding Peter Dowding Peter McCallum Dowding SC was the 24th Premier of Western Australia, serving from 25 February 1988 until his resignation on 12 February 1990 after an internal party dispute.... |
Labor | 1986–1990 | |
| Judy Edwards Judy Edwards Dr Judith Mary Edwards in Beverley, Western Australia is an Australian politician. She was the ALP member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from May 1990 to September 2008, representing the electorate of Maylands.... |
Labor | 1990–2008 | |
| Lisa Baker Lisa Baker (Australian politician) Lisa Loraine Baker is an Australian politician. She was born in Perth, Western Australia. She has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Maylands. She won the seat following the retirement of sitting Labor MLA Judy Edwards... |
Labor | 2008–present | |
Election results
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)