ALP 9.4%
Incumbent MP
Stephen Price, since 2017.
Geography
Eastern Perth. Forrestfield mostly lies at the western end of Kalamunda local government area, along with northern parts of Gosnells local government area. The seat covers the suburbs of High Wycombe, Maida Vale, Forrestfield, Wattle Grove, Kenwick and parts of Orange Grove and Maddington.
Redistribution
No change.
History
Forrestfield was a new seat created at the 2008 election. The seat was created as a notional Labor seat, and was won by ALP candidate Andrew Waddell, despite a 4.3% swing to the Liberal Party.
In 2013, Waddell was defeated by Liberal candidate Nathan Morton, with a 2.3% swing.
Morton only held the seat for one term, losing in 2017 to Labor’s Stephen Price.
Candidates
- Stephen Price (Labor)
- Cameron Peters (No Mandatory Vaccination)
- Beth McMullan (Greens)
- George Tilbury (Liberal)
- Owen Doye (Western Australia Party)
- Peter Lampard (Australian Christians)
- Mohammod Shahalam (Waxit)
- Roger Barnett (One Nation)
Assessment
Forrestfield has a history as a marginal seat but in the current circumstances should stay with Labor.
2017 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Stephen Price | Labor | 10,357 | 46.3 | +5.8 |
| Nathan Morton | Liberal | 6,709 | 30.0 | -16.4 |
| Jenny Bennett | One Nation | 2,244 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Eugene Marshall | Greens | 1,443 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Ashley Jago | Animal Justice | 747 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Brett Crook | Australian Christians | 631 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| M Shahalam | Micro Business | 222 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Informal | 1,217 | 5.2 |
2017 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Stephen Price | Labor | 13,281 | 59.4 | +11.6 |
| Nathan Morton | Liberal | 9,067 | 40.6 | -11.6 |
Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into three parts: central, north and south.
Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 58% in the north to 62.1% in the south.
One Nation came third, with a primary vote ranging from 8% in the south to 10% in the north.
| Voter group | ON prim % | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| North | 10.0 | 58.0 | 6,517 | 29.2 |
| Central | 8.8 | 60.8 | 5,520 | 24.7 |
| South | 8.0 | 62.1 | 3,748 | 16.8 |
| Pre-poll | 12.8 | 57.9 | 2,183 | 9.8 |
| Other votes | 12.0 | 58.2 | 4,385 | 19.6 |
Election results in Forrestfield at the 2017 WA state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and One Nation primary votes.