Electoral district of Bassendean

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

Bassendean
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
Location of Bassendean (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1996–present
MPDave Kelly
PartyLabor
NamesakeBassendean
Electors29,509 (2021)
Area26 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates31°53′S 115°56′E / 31.89°S 115.94°E / -31.89; 115.94

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. It is a safe Labor seat.

Geography

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Bassendean is a compact electorate situated east of the Perth CBD. The district is bordered to the south by Swan River, to the east by the Tonkin Highway and Beechboro Road North, to the north by the Reid Highway and to the west by Lord Street. It includes the suburbs of Bassendean, Ashfield, Eden Hill, Kiara, Lockridge, as well as parts of Beechboro, Bayswater, Bennett Springs, Caversham, Embleton and Morley.

History

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Bassendean was first contested at the 1996 state election. The seat was won by Labor candidate Clive Brown, previously the member for Morley, which had been abolished. Brown was succeeded at the 2005 state election by Martin Whitely, previously member for the abolished Roleystone. Whitely retired at the 2013 election and was succeeded by union official Dave Kelly.

Members for Bassendean

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Member Party Term
  Clive Brown Labor 1996–2005
  Martin Whitely Labor 2005–2013
  Dave Kelly Labor 2013–present

Election results

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2021 Western Australian state election: Bassendean[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dave Kelly 17,094 70.7 +11.2
Liberal Felicia Adeniyi 2,954 12.2 −10.7
Greens Charles Pratt 2,005 8.3 −2.6
Christians Dean Powell 705 2.9 −0.3
No Mandatory Vaccination Leni Erceg 685 2.8 +2.8
One Nation Lesley Pallister 486 2.0 +1.7
WAxit Peter Martin 265 1.1 −1.6
Total formal votes 24,194 95.4 +1.5
Informal votes 1,172 4.6 −1.5
Turnout 25,366 86.0 −2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dave Kelly 19,727 81.6 +10.0
Liberal Felicia Adeniyi 4,452 18.4 −10.0
Labor hold Swing +10.0

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