Geography
Alfred Cove is bounded by the Swan River to the north, the Canning River to the east, Point Walter Road to the west and various residential roads to the south. Its boundaries include the suburbs of Alfred Cove, Applecross, Ardross, Attadale, Mount Pleasant and parts of Bicton, Booragoon, Melville and Palmyra. Major features within the electorate include Point Walter, Wireless Hill Park and Garden City shopping centre.
The 2007 redistribution, which took effect at the 2008 election, resulted in the seat losing most of Booragoon and Melville and all of Myaree.
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