Electoral district of Cockburn
# Electoral district of Cockburn

Cockburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The district is based in Perth's south-western suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.

## Geography

Cockburn is located in the south-western suburbs of Perth. It is a coastal electorate, lying to the west of the Kwinana Freeway. The district includes the suburbs of Cockburn Central, Atwell, Yangebup, Munster, Beeliar, Success, most of Coogee and Lake Coogee, as well as parts of South Lake.

## History

Cockburn was first contested at the 1962 state election. The seat's first member was Henry Curran, who had previously been the member for South Fremantle.

Cockburn has been at all times held by the Labor Party.

## Members for Cockburn

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Henry Curran | Labor | 1962–1968 |
| Don Taylor | Labor | 1968–1984 |
| Clive Hughes | Labor | 1984–1986 |
| Norm Marlborough | Labor | 1986–1989 |
| Bill Thomas | Labor | 1989–2001 |
| Fran Logan | Labor | 2001–2021 |
| David Scaife | Labor | 2021–present |

## Election results

2021 Western Australian state election: Cockburn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | David Scaife | 17,714 | 68.4 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal | Owen Mulder | 4,822 | 18.6 | −9.8 |
| | Greens | Jesse Smith | 1,655 | 6.4 | −2.5 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | Elspeth Taimre | 461 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | One Nation | Igor Mironenko | 456 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| | WAxit | Andrew Baker | 426 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Murray | 374 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,908 | 96.3 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 995 | 3.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,903 | 87.4 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Scaife | 19,870 | 76.7 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal | Owen Mulder | 6,024 | 23.3 | −12.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +12.4 | |
