Electoral district of Rockingham
| Rockingham Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location of Rockingham (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1974–present |
| MP | Magenta Marshall |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Rockingham |
| Electors | 29,259 (2021) |
| Area | 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
Rockingham is an electoral district of Western Australia. It was created in 1974.
Rockingham is in Perth.
Election results
| 2023 Rockingham state by-election[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Magenta Marshall | 10,791 | 49.33 | −33.42 | |
| Liberal | Peter Hudson | 3,868 | 17.73 | +7.91 | |
| Independent | Hayley Edwards | 3,488 | 15.95 | +15.95 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Rae Cottam | 1,487 | 6.80 | +6.80 | |
| Greens | Madeleine De Jong | 1,081 | 4.94 | +1.77 | |
| Christians | Mike Crichton | 534 | 2.44 | +2.44 | |
| Western Australia | Janetia Knapp | 262 | 1.20 | +1.20 | |
| Independent | Clive Gallety | 193 | 0.88 | +0.88 | |
| Independent | Peter Dunne | 170 | 0.78 | +0.78 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,874 | 97.20 | +0.46 | ||
| Informal votes | 630 | 2.80 | −0.46 | ||
| Turnout | 22,504 | 74.48 | −9.46 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Magenta Marshall | 13,978 | 65.20 | −22.52 | |
| Liberal | Peter Hudson | 7,461 | 34.80 | +22.52 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Magenta Marshall | 13,412 | 61.37 | −26.35 | |
| Independent | Hayley Edwards | 8,443 | 38.63 | +38.63 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -26.35 | |||
| 2021 Western Australian state election: Rockingham[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Mark McGowan | 19,661 | 82.8 | +21.3 | |
| Liberal | Michael McClure | 2,322 | 9.8 | −7.9 | |
| Greens | Breanna Morgan | 753 | 3.2 | −4.0 | |
| One Nation | Geoff George | 489 | 2.1 | −6.6 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Tom Hawkins | 383 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Lofts | 151 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,759 | 96.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 801 | 3.3 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 24,560 | 83.9 | −1.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Mark McGowan | 20,836 | 87.7 | +14.2 | |
| Liberal | Michael McClure | 2,916 | 12.3 | −14.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +14.2 | |||
References
- ↑ State By-elections – 2023 Rockingham By-election, Western Australian Electoral Commission
- ↑ 2021 State General Election – Rockingham District Results, WAEC