Division of Pearce

The Division of Pearce is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It covers the area north and east of Perth. It includes the towns of Gingin, Mundaring, Mount Helena, Chidlow, Northam, York, Yanchep, Brookton, Pingelly and Narrogin. It is named after Rt Hon Sir George Pearce, a founder of the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia, and the longest-serving member of the Australian Senate. It was set up for the 1990 federal election.

Pearce
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Pearce (green) in Western Australia
Created1989
MPTracey Roberts
PartyLabor
NamesakeGeorge Pearce
Electors101,324 (2013)
Area14,401 km2 (5,560.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
George Pearce in 1901

Members

Member Party Term
  Fred Chaney Liberal 1990–1993
  Judi Moylan Liberal 1993–2013
  Christian Porter Liberal 2013–present

Fred Chaney had been a member of the Australian Senate, a cabinet minister in the Fraser government, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Judi Moylan was a minister in the Howard government.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Pearce[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tracey Roberts 40,596 42.77 +11.04
Liberal Linda Aitken 28,380 29.90 −13.47
Greens Donna Nelson 10,416 10.97 +1.22
One Nation Aaron Malloy 4,295 4.53 −2.30
United Australia Trevor Dalby 2,534 2.67 +0.05
Western Australia Jim Paice 2,206 2.32 +1.57
Great Australian Roslyn Stewart 2,160 2.28 +2.28
Christians Vanessa Montgomery 2,097 2.21 +0.29
Liberal Democrats David Marshall 1,548 1.63 +1.63
Australian Federation Nigel March 684 0.72 +0.72
Total formal votes 94,916 93.77 −0.22
Informal votes 6,306 6.23 +0.22
Turnout 101,222 87.86 −0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tracey Roberts 56,040 59.04 +14.23
Liberal Linda Aitken 38,876 40.96 −14.23
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.23

Division Of Pearce Media

References

  1. Pearce, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites

Coordinates: 31°39′18″S 116°17′56″E / 31.655°S 116.299°E / -31.655; 116.299