ALP 9.0%
Incumbent MP
Ben Wyatt, since 2006.
Geography
Inner-eastern Perth. Victoria Park covers the suburbs of Bentley, Burswood, Carlisle, East Victoria Park, Lathlain, St James, Victoria Park and parts of Kensington and Welshpool. Victoria Park is the northernmost district in the South Metropolitan Legislative Council region.
Redistribution
No change.
History
Victoria Park has existed since 1930. The seat was held by an independent for eight years from 1945, but apart from this period the seat has been held by the Labor Party.
Ron Davies won Victoria Park at the 1961 by-election. He served as a minister in the Tonkin government from 1971 to 1974.
In 1978, Davies became Leader of the Opposition, serving in the role until 1981, when he was succeeded by Brian Burke, who led the ALP back to power in 1983. Davies retired in 1986.
The 1986 by-election was won by Geoff Gallop. Gallop joined the Lawrence ministry in 1990, serving as a minister until the government’s defeat in 1993.
In 1996, Gallop became Leader of the Opposition. He led the ALP to victory in 2001, and then won a second term as Premier in 2005. He resigned in 2006.
The 2006 by-election was won by Ben Wyatt. Wyatt has served as Shadow Treasurer since the 2008 election.
Candidates
- Sarah Newbold (Greens)
- Ben Wyatt (Labor)
- Haider Zaman (Liberal)
Assessment
Victoria Park is a safe Labor seat.
2008 result
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
Ben Wyatt | ALP | 9,137 | 46.8 | -2.3 |
Ben Travia | LIB | 6,723 | 34.4 | +4.6 |
Kim Lisson | GRN | 2,726 | 13.9 | +4.6 |
Saskia Matthews | CDP | 490 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
James Olsen | FF | 468 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
2008 two-candidate-preferred result
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
Ben Wyatt | ALP | 11,523 | 59.0 | -4.7 |
Ben Travia | LIB | 8,012 | 41.0 | +4.7 |
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 | 45.83 | 36.06 | 14.07 | 7,969 | 40.77 |
South | 48.96 | 31.73 | 13.86 | 6,773 | 34.66 |
Other votes | 45.17 | 35.40 | 13.87 | 4,802 | 24.57 |
Prediction: ALP Retain