Electoral district of Rockingham

Rockingham is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Rockingham Western Australia—Legislative Assembly
Location of Rockingham (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
State	Western Australia
Dates current	1974–present
MP	Mark McGowan
Party	Labor
Namesake	Rockingham
Electors	27,975 (2019)
Area	48 km^2 (18.5 sq mi)
Demographic	South Metropolitan

The district is located in the outer south-western suburbs of Perth.

Rockingham has been held at all times by the Labor Party.

Geography

The electorate is a compact, urban district centred on the coastal community of Rockingham, a satellite suburb to the south-west of Perth. The district also takes in the neighbouring suburbs of Peron, Shoalwater, Safety Bay, as well as parts of Cooloongup, East Rockingham and Waikiki. The district also includes Garden Island.

Members for Rockingham

Member		Party	Term
	Michael Barnett	Labor	1974–1996
	Mark McGowan	Labor	1996–present

Election results

2017 Western Australian state election: Rockingham[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mark McGowan	13,576	61.6	+5.2
	Liberal	Wendy Baumann	3,965	18.0	−14.5
	One Nation	James Omalley	1,915	8.7	+8.7
	Greens	James Mumme	1,605	7.3	+1.2
	Independent	Craig Buchanan	433	2.0	+2.0
	Christians	Sylvia Stonehouse	413	1.9	−0.2
	Micro Business	Mark Charles	147	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			22,054	95.7	+1.7
Informal votes			998	4.3	−1.7
Turnout			23,052	85.6	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mark McGowan	16,174	73.4	+10.2
	Liberal	Wendy Baumann	5,869	26.6	−10.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.2

References

1. Rockingham District Profile and Results, 2017 State General Election, WAEC.