Electoral district of Cockburn explained

Cockburn
State:wa
Lifespan:1962–present
Mp:David Scaife
Mp-Party:Labor
Namesake:City of Cockburn
Electors:30783
Electors Year:2021
Area:45
Class:Metropolitan
Coordinates:-32.14°N 115.8°W

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

The district is based in Perth's south-western suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.

Geography

Cockburn is located in the south-western suburbs of Perth. It is a coastal electorate, lying to the west of the Kwinana Freeway. The district includes the suburbs of Cockburn Central, Atwell, Yangebup, Munster, Beeliar, Success, most of Coogee and Lake Coogee, as well as parts of South Lake.

History

Cockburn was first contested at the 1962 state election. The seat's first member was Henry Curran, who had previously been the member for South Fremantle.

Cockburn has been at all times held by the Labor Party.

Members for Cockburn

MemberPartyTerm
 Henry CurranLabor1962–1968
 Don TaylorLabor1968–1984
 Clive HughesLabor1984–1986
 Norm MarlboroughLabor1986–1989
 Bill ThomasLabor1989–2001
 Fran LoganLabor2001–2021
 David ScaifeLabor2021–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Cockburn.

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