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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Tangney, Western Australia

Named for: Senator Dorothy Tangney (1911-85), Senator 1943-68 (first woman Senator)

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Southern Perth: Applecross, Bateman, Canning Vale, Melville, Riverton
State seats: All of Bateman and Riverton, parts of Bicton, Cannington, Jandakot, Southern River and Willagee
Local government areas: Parts of Canning, Cockburn, Gosnells and Melville
Borders with: Burt, Fremantle and Swan

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Enrolment at 2019 election: 94,353
Enrolment at 2022 election: 122,303 (+29.6)

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1999 republic referendum: No 53.5
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 61.6

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Sitting member: Hon Ben Morton (Liberal): Elected 2016, 2019

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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%
2019 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.5%
2019 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 9.5%

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Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019

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Status: Fairly safe Liberal

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Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Applecross (73.5), Ardross (70.4), Attadale (70.2), Ardross PPVC (69.5), Mt Pleasant (68.3), Rossmoyne (68.0), Winthrop (66.6)
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Canning Vale South (59.3), Willagee (56.7), Canning Vale West (56.1), Canning Vale (55.0), Lynwood (52.0)

2019 results

Statistics and history

Candidates in ballot-paper order:

1. Tshung-Hui Chang Pauline Hanson's One Nation	2. Jay Gillett Western Australia Party	3. Mark Staer Australian Christians	4. Travis Mark United Australia Party	5. Sam Lim Australian Labor Party

6. Hon Ben Morton Liberal Party	7. Brent Fowler Australian Federation Party	8. Jacqueline Holroyd Liberal Democrats	9. Adam Abdul Razak Australian Greens

Candidate websites:

Adam Abdul Razak
Brent Fowler
Jacqueline Holroyd
Sam Lim
Travis Mark
Hon Ben Morton
Mark Staer

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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. He is now Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service and for Electoral Matters.

The 2021 redistribution has extended Tangney eastwards into more marginal territory around Canning Vale, slightly reducing the Liberal majority. The state seats in this area produced huge swings to Labor at the 2021 state election. This was entirely due to state issues and should not be taken as an indicator that similar results can be expected in WA at a federal election. The Labor candidate is Sam Lim, a Malaysian-born police officer and 2020 WA Police Officer of the Year. The Greens candidate is Adam Abdul Razak, a chemical engineer.

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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%)

Gallery of Members for Tangney

Boundaries following most recent redistribution:



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