Geography
Hasluck covers eastern portions of the Perth metropolitan area, stretching from Caversham and Middle Swan in the north, through suburbs including Midland, Guildford, High Wycombe, Gooseberry Hill, Kalamunda, Forrestfield, Lesmurdie, Maddington and Gosnells, to Southern River at its southern end. It includes most of Gosnells LGA, the more populated parts of Kalamunda LGA, the southern corner of Swan LGA, and small portions of Mundaring LGA.
2013 result
Group | Party | Votes | Hasluck % | Statewide % |
AA | Liberal | 31,577 | 35.46 | 39.20 |
Z | Australian Labor Party | 27,556 | 30.95 | 26.59 |
S | The Greens (WA) | 7,046 | 7.91 | 9.49 |
F | Palmer United Party | 5,951 | 6.68 | 5.01 |
B | Liberal Democrats | 3,421 | 3.84 | 3.43 |
U | The Nationals | 2,414 | 2.71 | 5.07 |
C | Australian Christians | 2,014 | 2.26 | 1.64 |
I | Sex Party | 1,406 | 1.58 | 1.49 |
D | Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party | 980 | 1.10 | 1.07 |
Others | 6,681 | 7.50 | 7.02 |
The Liberal Party topped the poll in Hasluck, but by 3.7% less than the statewide figure, while the ALP polled over 4% higher than across WA.
Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into three areas. Hasluck is a long and thin seat, running from north to south. Booths in Mundaring and Swan council areas are grouped as ‘north’. Booths in Kalamunda have been grouped as ‘central’, and booths in Gosnells have been grouped as ‘south’.
The ALP topped the poll in the south of the seat, with 35.8%. The Liberal Party topped the poll in the other parts of the seat, with a vote ranging from 30.5% in the south to 40.2% in the centre of the seat.
Voter group | LIB % | ALP % | GRN % | PUP % | Total votes | % of votes |
South | 30.47 | 35.80 | 6.74 | 7.58 | 29,435 | 33.06 |
Central | 40.18 | 25.55 | 8.93 | 6.82 | 25,086 | 28.17 |
North | 33.46 | 30.08 | 11.26 | 7.33 | 9,438 | 10.60 |
Other votes | 37.35 | 30.97 | 7.02 | 5.25 | 25,087 | 28.17 |