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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Tangney, Western Australia
Southern Perth: Ardross, Melville, Murdoch, Riverton, Willeton
State seats: All of
Bateman and
Riverton, parts of
Bicton,
Cannington,
Jandakot and
Willagee
Local government areas: Parts of Canning and Melville
1999 republic referendum: No 53.5
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 61.6
Enrolment at close of rolls: 94,353
Sitting member: Ben Morton (Liberal):
Elected 2016
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 8.7%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 12.3%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 14.7%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.0%
Status: Fairly safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Marion Boswell
Australian Labor Party |
2. Scott Rafferty
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
3. Dr Jillian Horton
Independent |
4. Mark Staer
Australian Christians |
5. Paul Waddy
Independent |
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6. Martin Spencer
Australian Greens |
7. Ben Morton
Liberal Party |
8. Chris Fernandez
United Australia Party |
Candidate websites:
Marion Boswell
Ben Morton
Martin Spencer
Division of Tangney
Tangney was created in 1974, in Perth's fast-growing south-eastern suburbs. On its orginal boundaries it was
politically marginal, and was won by Labor in 1974 and again in 1983, but successive redistributions have cut the
seat back to a block of wealthy riverside suburbs and made it much safer for the Liberals. It has the high median
family income and the high proportion of people in professional and managerial occupations typical of such electorates. It also
has the high level of people from the UK seen in all the Perth seats, and is now also attracting immigrants from China.
Daryl Williams won Tangney for the Liberals in 1993, and was Attorney-General in the first Howard government. He was
succeeded in 2004 by Dr Dennis Jensen, a South African-born scientist who proved to be an eccentric and outspoken
member. Jensen lost his Liberal endorsement in 2007 and again in 2010, but was saved both times by the Liberal
Party's State Executive. He was again disendorsed in 2016 but this time there was no intervention.
Ben Morton, Liberal MP for Tangney since 2016, was a ministerial adviser in the Howard government and a state
Liberal candidate in NSW before moving to WA in 2008 to become the Liberal Party state director. The Labor candidate
in 2019 will be Marion Boswell, a TAFE teacher. The Greens candidate is Martin Spender, whose occupation is
not stated.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,797 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 17.8% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 56.4% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Chinese 10.4%
Non-English-speaking households: 26.9% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 23.2% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 30.4% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 32.6% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 43.7% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 18.9% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 34.4% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 21.3% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 38.4% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
John Dawkins (ALP) 1974-75
Dr Peter Richardson (Lib, Ind) 1975-77
Peter Shack (Lib) 1977-83
George Gear (ALP) 1983-84
Peter Shack (Lib) 1984-93
Hon Daryl Williams (Lib) 1993-2004
Dr Dennis Jensen (Lib, Ind) 2004-16
Ben Morton (Lib) 2016-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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