Girrawheen Western Australia—Legislative Assembly |
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Location of Girrawheen (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
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State | Western Australia |
Dates current | 1996–present |
MP | Margaret Quirk |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Girrawheen |
Electors | 28,422 (2017) |
Area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
Demographic | North Metropolitan |
Girrawheen is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.
The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.
Girrawheen is located in Perth's northern suburbs. It is bounded to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the south by the Reid Highway and to the east by Mirrabooka Avenue. Its northern-most boundary is Hepburn Avenue. The districts includes the suburbs of Girrawheen, Marangaroo, Balga, Warwick and a large section of Hamersley.
Girrawheen was first created for the 1996 state election. It largely replaced the abolished district of Marangaroo.