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| Australian federal election, 2016
Division of Forrest, Western Australia
South-western Western Australia: Bunbury, Bussleton, Capel, Harvey
Sitting member: Nola Marino (Liberal), elected 2007
Enrolment at close of rolls: 100,341
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 12.2%
2016 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 13.8%
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Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Ross Slater
Independent |
2. Edward Dabrowski
Australian Christians |
3. David Fishlock
Outdoor Recreation Party |
4. Jennifer Whately
Rise Up Australia |
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5. Nola Marino
Liberal Party |
6. Luke Pilkington
The Nationals |
7. Lorrae Loud
Australian Labor Party |
8. Jill Reading
Australian Greens |
2013 results
Statistics and history
Forrest was created in 1922, occupying the rural south-western corner of WA, whose largest centre is Bunbury. Although this is still an important agricultural area, tourism is becoming an increasingly important industry, employing 5.9% of the workforce. Forrest has the typical characteristics of a rural seat: low median icome level, low level of people from non English speaking countries and low proportion of people in professional occupations.
Forrest has a usually been a safe seat for the non-Labor parties: Labor has only won it three times, most recently in 1969. Before 1949 it was usually a Country Party seat but the Nationals are no longer a serious threat to Liberal dominance. Members for Forrest have included Labor Cabinet minister Nelson Lemmon and Liberal Cabinet minister Gordon Freeth.
Nola Marino, Liberal MP for Forrest since 2007, was a small business owner in Harvey before her election. She has been Chief Government Whip since October 2015. The 2016 redistribution has slightly strengthened the seat for the Liberals.
The Labor candidate will be Lorrae Loud, chief executive officer of a non-profit mental health organisation.
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