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Mr Barry Urban MLA
House:
Legislative Assembly
Party:
Independent
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Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
URBAN, Barry, MLA
Former Member for Darling Range
Australian Labor Party until 29 November 2017. Independent from 29 November 2017 to 8 May 2018.
PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Fortieth Parliament for Darling Range on 11 March 2017 in succession to
Anthony (Tony) James Simpson
(defeated).
Resigned on 8 May 2018 and succeeded at by-election on 23 June 2018 by
Alyssa Kathleen Hayden
(Lib).
Standing Committees
Member, Public Accounts Committee from 23 May 2017 to 29 November 2017.
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Audit from 13 June 2017 to 29 November 2017.
PERSONAL
Birth
Born 10 December 1968, United Kingdom.
Arrived in Western Australia 13 May 1999.
Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament
Youth Justice Officer.
ELECTORATE - SHORT DESCRIPTION
The electorate of Darling Range is located in the East Metropolitan Region and includes parts of the Cities of Armadale, Kwinana, and Rockingham and the Shires of Kalamunda, Mundaring, and Serpentine-Jarrahdale.
Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Ashendon, Baldivis, Bedfordale, Beechina, Bickley, Byford, Canning Mills, Cardup, Carmel, Darling Downs, Hacketts Gully, Hopeland, Jarrahdale, Karragullen, Karrakup, Kelmscott, Keralup, Keysbrook, Mardella, Mt Richon, Mundaring, Mundijong, Oakford, Oldbury, Pickering Brook, Piesse Brook, Roleystone, Sawyers Valley, Serpentine, The Lakes, Wellard, Whitby, and Wungong.
Enrolment (2017) 31,142; 1,949 sq kms.