Cannington – WA 2013

ALP 9.0%

Incumbent MP
Bill Johnston, since 2008.

Geography
South-eastern Perth. Cannington covers the suburbs of Cannington, East Cannington, Beckenham, Queens Park, Wilson, Lynwood, Langford and parts of Ferndale and Thornlie. Cannington covers parts of Canning and Gosnells council areas.

Redistribution
No change.

History
Cannington was created as a new district in the 2008 redistribution as a notional Labor seat, with a margin of over 13%.

Cannington was won in 2008 by Bill Johnston.

Candidates

Assessment
Cannington is a safe Labor seat.

2008 result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Bill Johnston ALP 8,475 45.44 -8.9
Ryan Chorley LIB 6,105 32.73 +3.3
Christine Cunningham GRN 3,045 16.32 +9.3
Mark Staer CDP 1,028 5.51 +1.6

2008 two-candidate-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Bill Johnston ALP 11,003 59.04 -4.3
Ryan Chorley LIB 7,633 40.96 +4.3

 

Polling booths in Cannington at the 2008 WA state election. North in orange, South in green.

Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into two halves: North and South.

The ALP won in both areas, but won by a larger margin in the south.

Voter group ALP % LIB % GRN % Total votes % of votes
North 45.20 33.70 15.70 8,711 46.70
South 47.50 31.03 16.20 5,691 30.51
Other votes 43.17 33.00 17.76 4,251 22.79
Labor primary votes in Cannington at the 2008 WA state election.
Liberal primary votes in Cannington at the 2008 WA state election.
Greens primary votes in Cannington at the 2008 WA state election.

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