Electoral region of North Metropolitan
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The electoral region of North Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the 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...

n Legislative Council
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...

, located in the north-western and western suburbs of 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....

. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been elected at the 1989 state election
Western Australian state election, 1989
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

 three months earlier. 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...

, it was decreased to six members.

Geography

The Region is made up of several complete Legislative Assembly
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....

 districts
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....

, which change at each distribution.
RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of StateArea
29 April 1988 22 May 1989–22 May 1997
Balcatta
Electoral district of Balcatta
The Electoral district of Balcatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it has been considered a safe Labor seat throughout its history, although is presently marginal...

,
Cottesloe
Electoral district of Cottesloe
The Electoral district of Cottesloe is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Cottesloe is named for the western Perth suburb of Cottesloe which falls within its borders.-History:...

,
Dianella
Electoral district of Dianella
Dianella was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1977 to 1983 and again from 1989 to 1996.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth.-History:...

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Floreat
Electoral district of Floreat
Floreat was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1968 to 1996.The district was based in the inner northwestern suburbs of Perth and was created in the 1966 redistribution...

,
Glendalough
Electoral district of Glendalough
The Electoral district of Glendalough was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district was named for the inner northern Perth suburb of Glendalough, which fell within its borders. The seat was abolished after two terms at the 1994 redistribution, taking effect...

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Kingsley
Electoral district of Kingsley
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Marangaroo
Electoral district of Marangaroo
Marangaroo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1989 to 1996.The district was based in Perth's northern suburbs. It was a safe Labor seat.-History:...

,
Marmion
Electoral district of Marmion
Marmion was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1989 to 1996.The district was based in Perth's beachside northern suburbs. Politically, it was a safe Liberal seat.-History:...

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Nedlands
Electoral district of Nedlands
The Electoral district of Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands which falls within its borders.-History:...

,
Nollamara
Electoral district of Nollamara
Nollamara is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes the suburbs of Nollamara, Alexander Heights, Koondoola, Mirrabooka, Westminster and part of the suburb of...

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Perth
Electoral district of Perth
The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...

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Scarborough
Electoral district of Scarborough
Scarborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is a coastal electorate based in the northern suburbs of Perth and is named for the suburb of Scarborough...

,
Wanneroo
Electoral district of Wanneroo
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Whitford
Electoral district of Whitford
Whitford was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1977 to 1996.-History:The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth and was created first contested at the 1977 state election...

 (14)
278,499 30.63% 990 km² (382.2 sq mi)
28 November 1994 22 May 1997–22 May 2005
Carine
Electoral district of Carine
The Electoral district of Carine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

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Churchlands
Electoral district of Churchlands
The Electoral district of Churchlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Churchlands is named for the western suburb of Churchlands which falls within its borders, and was created at the 1994 redistribution, replacing the seat of Floreat which had existed since...

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Cottesloe
Electoral district of Cottesloe
The Electoral district of Cottesloe is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Cottesloe is named for the western Perth suburb of Cottesloe which falls within its borders.-History:...

,
Girrawheen
Electoral district of Girrawheen
Girrawheen is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.-Geography:...

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Hillarys
Electoral district of Hillarys
Hillarys is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

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Innaloo
Electoral district of Innaloo
Innaloo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2005.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth, and named for the suburb of Innaloo...

,
Joondalup
Electoral district of Joondalup
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:...

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Kingsley
Electoral district of Kingsley
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Maylands
Electoral district of Maylands
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....

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Nedlands
Electoral district of Nedlands
The Electoral district of Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands which falls within its borders.-History:...

,
Nollamara
Electoral district of Nollamara
Nollamara is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes the suburbs of Nollamara, Alexander Heights, Koondoola, Mirrabooka, Westminster and part of the suburb of...

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Perth
Electoral district of Perth
The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...

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Wanneroo
Electoral district of Wanneroo
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Yokine
Electoral district of Yokine
Yokine was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2008. It was named for the northern Perth suburb of Yokine which fell within its borders...

 (14)
312,209 30.19% 1005 km² (388 sq mi)
4 August 2003 22 May 2005–22 May 2009
Balcatta
Electoral district of Balcatta
The Electoral district of Balcatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it has been considered a safe Labor seat throughout its history, although is presently marginal...

,
Carine
Electoral district of Carine
The Electoral district of Carine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

,
Churchlands
Electoral district of Churchlands
The Electoral district of Churchlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Churchlands is named for the western suburb of Churchlands which falls within its borders, and was created at the 1994 redistribution, replacing the seat of Floreat which had existed since...

,
Cottesloe
Electoral district of Cottesloe
The Electoral district of Cottesloe is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Cottesloe is named for the western Perth suburb of Cottesloe which falls within its borders.-History:...

,
Girrawheen
Electoral district of Girrawheen
Girrawheen is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.-Geography:...

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Hillarys
Electoral district of Hillarys
Hillarys is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

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Joondalup
Electoral district of Joondalup
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:...

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Kingsley
Electoral district of Kingsley
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Maylands
Electoral district of Maylands
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....

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Mindarie
Electoral district of Mindarie
The Electoral district of Mindarie is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the outer northern Perth suburb of Mindarie which falls within its borders.-History:...

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Nedlands
Electoral district of Nedlands
The Electoral district of Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands which falls within its borders.-History:...

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Perth
Electoral district of Perth
The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...

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Wanneroo
Electoral district of Wanneroo
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Yokine
Electoral district of Yokine
Yokine was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2008. It was named for the northern Perth suburb of Yokine which fell within its borders...

 (14)
374,168 30.78% 996 km² (384.6 sq mi)
29 October 2007 22 May 2009–22 May 2017
Balcatta
Electoral district of Balcatta
The Electoral district of Balcatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it has been considered a safe Labor seat throughout its history, although is presently marginal...

,
Carine
Electoral district of Carine
The Electoral district of Carine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

,
Churchlands
Electoral district of Churchlands
The Electoral district of Churchlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Churchlands is named for the western suburb of Churchlands which falls within its borders, and was created at the 1994 redistribution, replacing the seat of Floreat which had existed since...

,
Cottesloe
Electoral district of Cottesloe
The Electoral district of Cottesloe is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Cottesloe is named for the western Perth suburb of Cottesloe which falls within its borders.-History:...

,
Girrawheen
Electoral district of Girrawheen
Girrawheen is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.-Geography:...

,
Hillarys
Electoral district of Hillarys
Hillarys is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...

,
Joondalup
Electoral district of Joondalup
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:...

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Kingsley
Electoral district of Kingsley
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

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Mindarie
Electoral district of Mindarie
The Electoral district of Mindarie is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the outer northern Perth suburb of Mindarie which falls within its borders.-History:...

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Nedlands
Electoral district of Nedlands
The Electoral district of Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands which falls within its borders.-History:...

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Ocean Reef
Electoral district of Ocean Reef
The Electoral district of Ocean Reef is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. The district is named for the outer northern Perth suburb of Ocean Reef which falls within its borders.-History:...

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Perth
Electoral district of Perth
The Electoral district of Perth is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Perth is named for the capital city of Western Australia whose central business district falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member...

,
Scarborough
Electoral district of Scarborough
Scarborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is a coastal electorate based in the northern suburbs of Perth and is named for the suburb of Scarborough...

,
Wanneroo
Electoral district of Wanneroo
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

 (14)
312,578 26.18% 929 km² (358.7 sq mi)

Distribution of seats


As 7-member seat:
Election Seats won
1989–1993
Western Australian state election, 1989
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

             
1993–1997
Western Australian state election, 1993
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 6 February 1993 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

             
1997–2001
Western Australian state election, 1996
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

             
2001–2005
Western Australian state election, 2001
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 10 February 2001 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

             
2005–2009
Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

             


As 6-member seat:
Election Seats won
2009–2013
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...

           

Legend:
  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...

  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...

  Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...

  Greens WA
Greens Western Australia
The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. The Greens WA was formed following the merger of the WA Greens and the Green Earth Alliance...

  Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


Members

Since its creation, the electorate has had 20 members. Five of these members had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Joe Berinson
Joe Berinson
Joseph Max "Joe" Berinson is a former Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from the 1969 election until his defeat by Ross McLean at the 1975 election, representing the division of Perth, Western Australia...

 and Sam Piantadosi (both North Central Metropolitan
North Central Metropolitan Province
The North Central Metropolitan Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in metropolitan Perth. It was created by a redistribution in 1982, and took effect on 22 May 1983 following the 1983 state election...

), Graham Edwards
Graham Edwards (politician)
Graham John Edwards , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Cowan....

 and Bob Pike (both North Metropolitan
North Metropolitan Province
The North Metropolitan Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in metropolitan Perth. It was one of several metropolitan seats created following the enactment of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1963, and became effective on 22 May 1965...

) and Max Evans (Metropolitan
Metropolitan Province
The Metropolitan Province was a multi-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1893, and became effective on 22 May 1894 following the first council elections following...

).
  Five member seat Six member seat
MemberParty1989–931993–971997–012001–052005–09
Joe Berinson
Joe Berinson
Joseph Max "Joe" Berinson is a former Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from the 1969 election until his defeat by Ross McLean at the 1975 election, representing the division of Perth, Western Australia...

 
Labor  
Graham Edwards
Graham Edwards (politician)
Graham John Edwards , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Cowan....

 
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...

         
Sam Piantadosi Labor   –1996      
Ed Dermer
Ed Dermer
Edmund Rupert Joseph "Ed" Dermer born 30 October 1957 in Subiaco, Western Australia is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region...

Labor   1996–        
Ken Travers
Ken Travers
Kenneth "Ken" Dunstan Elder Travers born 1 February 1961 in Sussex, England is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region...

 
Labor            
Graham Giffard
Graham Giffard
Graham Thomas Giffard is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2000 to 2008, representing the North Metropolitan Region....

Labor         –2008  
Carolyn Burton
Carolyn Burton
Carolyn Anne Burton is an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, she was a finance officer before entering politics. On 12 September 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in a countback after the resignation of Graham Giffard; like Giffard, she is a...

Labor         2008–  
Bob Pike 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...

  –1994      
Iain MacLean
Iain MacLean
Iain MacLean is currently the head coach of Glasgow Storm basketball club, but is most noted for his time as a player for teams in both Scotland and Great Britain....

Liberal   1994–      
Reg Davies
Reg Davies
Ellis Reginald Davies was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Southend United, Newcastle United, Swansea Town and Carlisle United, and won six caps for Wales....

 
Liberal/Ind.          
Ross Lightfoot
Ross Lightfoot
Philip Ross Lightfoot is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1997 to 2008, representing the state of Western Australia....

 
Liberal          
Alan Cadby
Alan Cadby
Alan Cadby is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Australia from 2001 to 2004, and serving as an independent from 2004 to 2005, for the seven-member North Metropolitan Region.He is most well...

 
Liberal/Ind.          
Max Evans  Liberal          
George Cash
George Cash
Samuel Ernest Cash, AM is a former Australian politician, who represented the Liberal Party....

 
Liberal          
Ray Halligan
Ray Halligan
Ray Halligan was a Western Australian politician, who served in the Western Australian legislative Council from 1997 to 2009....

 
Liberal          
Peter Collier
Peter Collier
Peter Charles Collier is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the North Metropolitan region...

 
Liberal            
Liz Behjat
Liz Behjat
Elizabeth Lloyd "Liz" Behjat is an Australian politician. She was born in Wolverhampton, England, and arrived in Western Australia in 1966. Prior to entering politics, she was an electorate officer....

 
Liberal            
Michael Mischin
Michael Mischin
Michael Mischin is an Australian politician.Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, he was a barrister and solicitor before entering politics, and was Senior State Prosecutor with the Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia. He had received a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of...

 
Liberal            
Helen Hodgson
Helen Hodgson
Helen Margaret Hodgson, née Applin , is a former Western Australian state politician of the Australian Democrats party. Born in Bristol, England, she migrated to Australia in 1963...

 
Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...

     
Giz Watson
Giz Watson
-Biography:Watson was born in 1957 in Eastleigh, a town in Hampshire, England, and emigrated to Western Australia in September 1967, travelling extensively through the state. She studied environmental science at Murdoch University and, after leaving university to do voluntary work for a couple of...

 
Greens WA            

Notes:
Members serving for the 2009–2013 term were elected in 2008
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...

 but do not take their seats in Parliament until 22 May 2009.
next term of office
Reg Davies
Reg Davies
Ellis Reginald Davies was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Southend United, Newcastle United, Swansea Town and Carlisle United, and won six caps for Wales....

, elected as a Liberal, resigned from the party on 10 July 1991 and sat as an Independent.
Liberal MLC Bob Pike died on 26 April 1994. On 31 May 1994, Liberal member Iain MacLean
Iain MacLean
Iain MacLean is currently the head coach of Glasgow Storm basketball club, but is most noted for his time as a player for teams in both Scotland and Great Britain....

 was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy.
In April 1996, Sam Piantadosi resigned from the Labor Party and continued to sit as an independent. He resigned on 19 November 1996 to contest the seat of Yokine
Electoral district of Yokine
Yokine was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2008. It was named for the northern Perth suburb of Yokine which fell within its borders...

 at the 1996 election
Western Australian state election, 1996
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

. On 24 December 1996, Labor member Ed Dermer
Ed Dermer
Edmund Rupert Joseph "Ed" Dermer born 30 October 1957 in Subiaco, Western Australia is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region...

 was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy.
Liberal MLC Iain MacLean
Iain MacLean
Iain MacLean is currently the head coach of Glasgow Storm basketball club, but is most noted for his time as a player for teams in both Scotland and Great Britain....

 resigned on 19 November 1996 to contest the seat of Wanneroo
Electoral district of Wanneroo
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

 at the 1996 election. The resulting vacancy was not filled.
Liberal MLC Alan Cadby
Alan Cadby
Alan Cadby is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Australia from 2001 to 2004, and serving as an independent from 2004 to 2005, for the seven-member North Metropolitan Region.He is most well...

 resigned to sit as an independent on 2 June 2004, after losing Liberal pre-selection to recontest his seat at the 2005 election
Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

.
Labor MLC Graham Giffard
Graham Giffard
Graham Thomas Giffard is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2000 to 2008, representing the North Metropolitan Region....

 resigned on 11 August 2008 in order to contest the Assembly seat of Swan Hills
Electoral district of Swan Hills
-External links:* ABC Election Profiles: * WAEC District Maps:...

 in the election, where he was beaten by the Liberals' Frank Alban
Frank Alban
Francesco Angelo "Frank" Alban is an Australian politician. He was born in Ostiglia, Italy, and arrived in Western Australia in February 1956. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Swan Hills...

. Carolyn Burton
Carolyn Burton
Carolyn Anne Burton is an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, she was a finance officer before entering politics. On 12 September 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in a countback after the resignation of Graham Giffard; like Giffard, she is a...

was elected in the resulting countback on 12 September 2008.
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