ALP 30.5%
Incumbent MP
Bill Johnston, since 2008.
- Geography
- Redistribution
- History
- Candidate summary
- Assessment
- 2021 results
- Booth breakdown
- Results maps
Geography
South-eastern Perth. Cannington covers the suburbs of Cannington, East Cannington, Beckenham, Queens Park, Wilson, Lynwood, Langford, Kenwick and parts of Ferndale, Thornlie and Welshpool. Cannington covers parts of Canning and Gosnells council areas.
Redistribution
Cannington lost Parkwood to Riverton and expanded east to take in Kenwick from Forrestfield and a small area from Thornlie.
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 Labor’s Bill Johnston, and he has been re-elected three times.
Candidates
Sitting Labor MP Bill Johnston is not running for re-election.
- Eric Hayward (Greens)
- Bruce Henderson (Liberal)
- Ron Sao (Labor)
- Mark Staer (Australian Christians)
Assessment
Cannington is a very safe Labor seat and should stay in Labor hands even if there is a big swing back to the Liberal Party.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Bill Johnston | Labor | 16,884 | 71.8 | +17.3 | 71.8 |
| Bruce Henderson | Liberal | 3,059 | 13.0 | -11.1 | 13.2 |
| River Clarke | Greens | 1,476 | 6.3 | -2.8 | 6.3 |
| Mark Staer | Australian Christians | 1,092 | 4.6 | +0.9 | 4.3 |
| Gabrielle Iriks | One Nation | 385 | 1.6 | -4.5 | 1.7 |
| June Cahill | No Mandatory Vaccination | 302 | 1.3 | +1.3 | 1.4 |
| Eric Ondra | Liberal Democrats | 304 | 1.3 | +1.3 | 1.1 |
| Others | 0.2 | ||||
| Informal | 927 | 3.8 |
2021 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Bill Johnston | Labor | 18,899 | 80.4 | +12.9 | 80.5 |
| Bruce Henderson | Liberal | 4,596 | 19.6 | -12.9 | 19.5 |
Polling places have been split into three parts: north, south-east and south-west.
Labor’s two-party-preferred vote ranged from 79.2% in the south-west to 84.4% in the north.
| Voter group | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| North | 84.4 | 2,977 | 12.5 |
| South-West | 79.2 | 2,735 | 11.4 |
| South-East | 80.5 | 1,946 | 8.1 |
| Pre-poll | 80.7 | 10,249 | 42.9 |
| Other votes | 78.9 | 5,992 | 25.1 |
Election results in Cannington at the 2021 WA state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for Labor, the Liberal Party and the Greens.