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Australian federal election, 2025
Division of Perth, Western Australia

Named for: City of Perth (after Perth, Scotland. Sir George Murray(1772-1846), who was Colonial Secretary at the time Perth was founded, was MP for Perthshire in the House of Commons.)


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Central Perth: Maylands, Mt Hawthorn, Mt Lawley, Osborne Park, Yokine

Enrolment at 2019 election: 101,413
Enrolment at 2022 election: 122,580 (+21.0)

1999 republic referendum: No 52.6
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 71.5
2023 Voice referendum: Yes 53.7

Sitting member: Hon Patrick Gorman (Labor): Elected 2018 by-election, 2019, 2022

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister,
Assistant Minister for the Public Service


2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 8.9%
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 5.9%
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.4%
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 3.3%
2018 by-election Labor majority over Greens: 13.1%
2019 Labor majority over Liberal: 4.9%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 14.8%
2025 notional Labor majority over Liberal: 14.4%

Status: Safe Labor
Labor two-party vote 1983-2022


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  • Statistics and history

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