Electoral district of Thornlie

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Thornlie
Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
WA Election 2021 - Thornlie.png
Location of Thornlie (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1989–2005, 2017–present
MPChris Tallentire
PartyLabor
NamesakeThornlie
Electors29,687 (2021)
Area28 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
DemographicEast Metropolitan
Coordinates32°3′36″S 115°58′12″E / 32.06000°S 115.97000°E / -32.06000; 115.97000Coordinates: 32°3′36″S 115°58′12″E / 32.06000°S 115.97000°E / -32.06000; 115.97000

Thornlie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia. It is located in Perth's southeastern suburbs, and is named after the suburb of Thornlie.

Thornlie was first created for the 1989 state election. It was abolished in a redistribution prior to the 2005 election, but was recreated for the 2017 election to replace the abolished seat of Gosnells. When Thornlie recreated it had a notional 1.8-point majority for the Labor Party (based on the results of the 2013 election), and was considered a marginal seat.[1]

History[]

Thornlie was first created for the 1989 state election. It largely replaced the abolished district of Gosnells and was won by incumbent Gosnells MP Yvonne Henderson. It was held at all times by the Labor Party.

The district was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election. At that time, it included the entirety of the suburbs of Thornlie and Langford as well as parts of the suburbs of Canning Vale, Ferndale, Kenwick, Lynwood and Maddington. Its territory was divided between the existing districts of Riverton and Southern River, as well as the new district of Kenwick. Sitting MP Sheila McHale contested and won the seat of Kenwick.

Upon its recreation prior to the 2017 state election, Thornlie had a notional 1.8-point majority for the Labor Party.[2] Incumbent Gosnells MP Chris Tallentire contested Thornlie and won the seat with a 14% swing in his favour, thus making Thornlie a safe Labor seat.

Members for Thornlie[]

First incarnation (1989–2005)
Member Party Term
  Yvonne Henderson Labor 1989–1996
  Sheila McHale Labor 1996–2005
Second incarnation (2017–present)
  Chris Tallentire Labor 2017–present

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Thornlie
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Thornlie.[]
2021 Western Australian state election: Thornlie[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Tallentire 17,501 74.2 +21.5
Liberal Kevin McDonald 3,273 13.9 −11.1
Greens Rachel Wright 1,159 4.9 −2.0
Christians Madeleine Goiran 1,002 4.2 +0.7
No Mandatory Vaccination Rachael Hall 488 2.1 +2.1
WAxit J. S. Masih 177 0.8 −0.6
Total formal votes 23,600 95.8 +1.8
Informal votes 1,035 4.2 −1.8
Turnout 24,635 83.0 −2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Tallentire 19,081 80.9 +15.1
Liberal Kevin McDonald 4,508 19.1 −15.1
Labor hold Swing +15.1

References[]

  1. ^ Thornlie (Key Seat), WA Election 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ^ Thornlie (Key Seat), WA Election 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ 2021 State General Election – Thornlie District Results, WAEC

External links[]

  • "Map of Thornlie (1996–2005)". boundarieswa.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
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