Mindarie, Western Australia - Politics

Politics

Mindarie contains one polling booth at Mindarie Primary School. It was historically part of the Electoral district of Wanneroo before becoming a member of Mindarie at the 2003 redistribution. It also forms the northern boundary of the Federal Division of Moore.

Election results in Mindarie are unusual as they show strong support for the Liberal Party at both levels of government. This pattern is not shared by any of its neighbouring suburbs, such as Merriwa or Quinns Rocks, that consistently vote Liberal at Federal elections and the Australian Labor Party at state elections. This is often attributed to Mindarie's reasonably affluent coastal part in the west, while the east is predominantly "mortgage belt" families, in line with other surrounding areas.

2010 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Liberal 61.5%
Labor 24.6%
Greens 9.1%
CDP 2.2%
Family First 1.6%
2007 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Liberal 63.6%
Labor 27.4%
Greens 4.3%
CDP 1.4%
Family First 1.2%
2004 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Liberal 65.5%
Labor 23.6%
Greens 4.98%
CDP 2.71%
One Nation 1.66%
2001 Federal Election
Source: AEC
Liberal 53.2%
Labor 32.2%
Greens 5.20%
One Nation 4.75%
Democrats 3.08%
2008 State Election
Source: WAEC
Liberal 41.8%
Labor 40.7%
Greens 7.8%
Family First 2.8%
CDP 1.4%
2005 State Election
Source: WAEC
Liberal 45.5%
Labor 44.6%
Greens 4.37%
Family First 3.57%
CDP 1.91%
2001 State Election
Source: WAEC
Liberal 41.3%
Labor 37.5%
One Nation 8.34%
Greens 4.52%
Democrats 3.51%

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