Electoral district of Balcatta
| Balcatta Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Balcatta (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Dates current | 1904–1911; 1962–1974; 1977–1996; 2005–present |
| MP | David Michael |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Balcatta |
| Electors | 29,541 (2021) |
| Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 31°53′S 115°49′E / 31.88°S 115.81°E |
Balcatta is an electoral district of Western Australia. It was created in 1904, abolished in 1911, recreated in 1962, reabolished in 1974, recreated again in 1977, reabolished again in 1996 and recreated for a fourth time in 2005.
Balcatta is in Perth.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2021 Western Australian state election: Balcatta[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | David Michael | 15,894 | 66.5 | +19.9 | |
| Liberal | Wayne Evans | 4,497 | 18.8 | −17.3 | |
| Greens | Benedict Guinery | 1,818 | 7.6 | −2.7 | |
| Christians | Rose Anderson | 504 | 2.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Damian Coletta | 489 | 2.0 | +1.2 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Daniel Thornton | 453 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| WAxit | Domenic Staltari | 238 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,893 | 95.1 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,222 | 4.9 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 25,115 | 85.0 | −1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Michael | 18,087 | 75.8 | +17.7 | |
| Liberal | Wayne Evans | 5,790 | 24.2 | −17.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +17.7 | |||