Mr David Scaife MLA

Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification

BA (Hons); LLB; LLM; MPubPol

House:

Legislative Assembly

Party:

Australian Labor Party

Electorate:

Cockburn

Electorate Office:

Unit 5
816 Beeliar Drive
Success WA 6164
Ph: (08) 9414 3266
Email: David.Scaife@mp.wa.gov.au

Postal Address:
PO Box 3483
Success WA 6964

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Speeches by Mr David Scaife

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook

SCAIFE, David Anthony Edward, MLA
Member for Cockburn
Australian Labor Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Forty-First Parliament for Cockburn, at the general election of 13 March 2021, in succession to Francis (Fran) Michael Logan (retired).
Re-elected 2025.

Parliamentary Appointments

Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 4 May 2021 to 12 March 2024.

Ministerial Appointments

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning; Lands; Housing; Homelessness from 8 December 2023 to 19 March 2025.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification from 19 March 2025.

Standing Committees

Member, Economics and Industry Standing Committee from 12 May 2021 to 20 March 2024.

PERSONAL

Birth

Born 16 December 1988, Subiaco, Western Australia.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament

BA (Hons); LLB; LLM; MPubPol.
Legal Practitioner Director.

COCKBURN - ELECTORATE PROFILE

The electorate of Cockburn includes all or parts of the City of Cockburn.

Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Beeliar, Cockburn Central, Coogee, Hammond Park, Henderson, Lake Coogee, Munster, Success, Wattleup and Yangebup.

Enrolment - 32,794 (2025)

Area - 65 km²

Further Biographical Details for Mr David Anthony Edward Scaife