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Churchlands Electorate Profile (2025)

About the Churchlands Electorate

Map showing the boundaries of the Churchlands electorate for the 2025 election

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Area (sq km): 28
Number of Electors: 31,159
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
The area which today comprises the suburb of Churchlands was originally granted to Henry Trigg in 1831. In September 1891, this area was acquired by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth, the Right Reverend Matthew Gibney. Gibney was far sighted in his acquisition of land for the Church, and this area became known as 'Church Lands', as a result of it being owned by the church. The City of Perth referred to an area just south of here as 'Churchlands' as early as 1924.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The elctorate of Churchlands includes all or part of Churchlands, City Beach, Doubleview, Floreat, Glendalough, Innaloo, Osborne Park, Scarborough, Wembley, Wembley Downs, West Leederville and Woodlands.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.



Local Governments within the Electorate:
City of Stirling ;
Town of Cambridge ; Statistical Profile of Town of Cambridge

Schools
Government: Churchlands Primary School; Churchlands Senior High School; Floreat Park Primary School; Kapinara Primary School; Lake Monger Primary School; Wembley Downs Primary School; Wembley Primary School; West Leederville Primary School; Woodlands Primary School.

Other: Bold Park Community School; Chrysalis Montessori School; Hale School; Holy Rosary School; Holy Spirit School; Newman College; St Dominic's School; Telethon Speech & Hearing.


Statistical Profile of the Churchlands Electorate

Successive Members for the Churchlands Electorate

Constituency created under the Redistribution of Seats 1994

Name Party Term
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Constable Independent Liberal 1996 - 2013
Sean Kimberley L'Estrange Liberal Party 2013 - 2021
Christine Tonkin Australian Labor Party 2021 -

Source:
Black, David & Valerie Prescott. Election Statistics: Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia Electoral Commission, 1997.
Parliament of Western Australia, Members (website) http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au