Canning – WA Senate 2014

Geography
South of Perth. Canning covers urban fringe and rural areas to the south of Perth, including most of the Peel region. Canning covers the City of Armadale on the edge of Perth as well as the local government areas of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Waroona in the Peel region. Canning also covers most of the coastal City of Mandurah.

2013 result

Group Party Votes Canning % Statewide %
AA Liberal 34,752 38.11 39.20
Z Australian Labor Party 24,809 27.20 26.59
F Palmer United Party 6,481 7.11 5.01
S The Greens (WA) 6,231 6.83 9.49
B Liberal Democrats 3,721 4.08 3.43
U The Nationals 2,716 2.98 5.07
C Australian Christians 2,530 2.77 1.64
I Sex Party 1,527 1.67 1.49
G Shooters and Fishers 1,342 1.47 1.04
D Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party 1,052 1.15 1.07
Others 6,035 6.62 5.98

The Liberal Party topped the poll in Canning, with a vote 1.1% below the statewide figure. The ALP’s vote was 0.6% ahead of the statewide Labor vote.

The Palmer United Party came third, with a vote 2.1% ahead of the WA total. The Greens came fourth, with 6.8% of the vote, over 2.6% below the statewide total.

Polling places in Canning at the 2013 federal election. Armadale in orange, Mandurah in yellow, Murray in blue, Serpentine-Jarrahdale in green, South in red. Click to enlarge.
Polling places in Canning at the 2013 federal election. Armadale in orange, Mandurah in yellow, Murray in blue, Serpentine-Jarrahdale in green, South in red. Click to enlarge.

Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into five areas, based on local government boundaries. The two southernmost council areas have been grouped together.

The Liberal Party topped the poll in all five areas, ranging from 31.5% in Armadale to 42.4% in Mandurah. The ALP’s vote ranged from 22.3% in the south to 29.2% in Armadale. The Palmer United Party came third, with a vote ranging from 5.7% in the south to 9% in Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The Greens came fourth, but overtook PUP in Mandurah, with over 7%. The Greens vote peaked at 8.1% in Armadale.

Voter group LIB % ALP % PUP % GRN % Total votes % of votes
Armadale 31.49 29.19 8.35 8.07 27,676 30.35
Mandurah 42.39 26.88 6.90 7.05 18,366 20.14
Serpentine-Jarrahdale 38.43 22.74 8.98 6.80 8,264 9.06
Murray 41.17 25.26 8.26 5.19 6,345 6.96
South 41.37 22.31 5.73 4.75 2,550 2.80
Other votes 40.75 27.65 5.33 6.04 27,995 30.70
Liberal Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
Liberal Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
Labor Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
Labor Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
PUP Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
PUP Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Canning at the 2013 federal election.
Liberal Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
Liberal Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
Labor Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
Labor Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
PUP Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
PUP Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Armadale at the 2013 federal election.
Liberal Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
Liberal Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
ALP Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
ALP Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
PUP Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
PUP Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Mandurah at the 2013 federal election.
Polling places in Canning at the 2013 federal election. Booths where the Labor and Greens vote was higher are marked red, booths where the Liberal and Nationals vote was higher are marked blue.
Polling places in Canning at the 2013 federal election. Booths where the Labor and Greens vote was higher are marked red, booths where the Liberal and Nationals vote was higher are marked blue.