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attained the leadership, sitting as an independent thereafter. She contested the
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seats in Parliament. Its first member was elected at the
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2021 State General Election – Nedlands District Results
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1001:(1930). "Redistribution of Seats Act (No 1 of 1929)".
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366:. Major features within the electorate include
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322:to the south and southeast, Thomas Street and
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1379:"Electorate Profile"
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1507:Churchlands
1487:Burns Beach
1247:10 February
1140:10 February
1114:10 February
1088:10 February
795:Independent
774:Independent
680:: Nedlands
606:Independent
473:Nationalist
419:Churchlands
397:and all of
273:Paul Omodei
269:Matt Birney
223:Independent
126:Demographic
1775:Categories
1667:Swan Hills
1647:Rockingham
1607:Mirrabooka
1567:Kalgoorlie
1527:Dawesville
1497:Cannington
1462:Bassendean
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688:Candidate
661:See also:
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506:1949–1950
493:1945–1949
324:Kings Park
320:Swan River
258:Sue Walker
225:candidate
167:Goldfields
153:suburb of
143:electorate
1755:Cottesloe
1697:West Swan
1587:Landsdale
1572:Kimberley
1562:Kalamunda
1557:Joondalup
1542:Geraldton
1537:Fremantle
650:–present
423:Cottesloe
314:Geography
256:in 2001,
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1682:Wanneroo
1672:Thornlie
1642:Riverton
1627:Nedlands
1597:Maylands
1592:Mandurah
1577:Kingsley
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1452:Balcatta
1447:Armadale
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1320:5 August
1291:5 August
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591:Liberal
572:Liberal
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136:Nedlands
109:Electors
102:Nedlands
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1687:Warnbro
1637:Pilbara
1602:Midland
1582:Kwinana
1482:Bunbury
1472:Belmont
1467:Bateman
1423:of the
963:Liberal
942:12,330
933:Liberal
919:13,805
902:result
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884:Turnout
858:26,142
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360:Floreat
352:Subiaco
332:Daglish
328:Crawley
305:, with
290:At the
212:At the
190:Premier
161:History
1612:Morley
1502:Carine
1492:Butler
1477:Bicton
1442:Albany
1360:, WAEC
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925:+10.8
787:+11.0
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760:3,549
753:Greens
745:−16.6
739:9,160
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691:Votes
685:Party
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597:–2008
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239:Curtin
1760:Vasse
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1433:Labor
1054:(ABC)
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974:+10.8
969:Swing
961:from
956:Labor
945:47.2
922:52.8
910:Labor
894:+1.2
891:88.4
878:−0.8
864:+0.8
861:97.6
850:−0.7
837:WAxit
829:+1.6
808:+2.4
784:11.0
766:−1.9
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742:35.0
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