Division of Pearce
| Pearce Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Pearce (green) in Western Australia | |
| Created | 1989 |
| MP | Tracey Roberts |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | George Pearce |
| Electors | 101,324 (2013) |
| Area | 14,401 km2 (5,560.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Pearce is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It covers the area north and east of Perth. It includes the towns of Gingin, Mundaring, Mount Helena, Chidlow, Northam, York, Yanchep, Brookton, Pingelly and Narrogin. It is named after Rt Hon Sir George Pearce, a founder of the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia, and the longest-serving member of the Australian Senate. It was set up for the 1990 federal election.
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Chaney | Liberal | 1990–1993 | |
| Judi Moylan | Liberal | 1993–2013 | |
| Christian Porter | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Fred Chaney had been a member of the Australian Senate, a cabinet minister in the Fraser government, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Judi Moylan was a minister in the Howard government.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Pearce[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Tracey Roberts | 40,596 | 42.77 | +11.04 | |
| Liberal | Linda Aitken | 28,380 | 29.90 | −13.47 | |
| Greens | Donna Nelson | 10,416 | 10.97 | +1.22 | |
| One Nation | Aaron Malloy | 4,295 | 4.53 | −2.30 | |
| United Australia | Trevor Dalby | 2,534 | 2.67 | +0.05 | |
| Western Australia | Jim Paice | 2,206 | 2.32 | +1.57 | |
| Great Australian | Roslyn Stewart | 2,160 | 2.28 | +2.28 | |
| Christians | Vanessa Montgomery | 2,097 | 2.21 | +0.29 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Marshall | 1,548 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
| Australian Federation | Nigel March | 684 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
| Total formal votes | 94,916 | 93.77 | −0.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,306 | 6.23 | +0.22 | ||
| Turnout | 101,222 | 87.86 | −0.55 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tracey Roberts | 56,040 | 59.04 | +14.23 | |
| Liberal | Linda Aitken | 38,876 | 40.96 | −14.23 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.23 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Pearce, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.