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Mandurah Electorate Profile (2025)

About the Mandurah Electorate

Map showing the boundaries of the Mandurah electorate for the 2021 election

PDF version of the Mandurah electorate map

Area (sq km): 42
Number of Electors: 31,561
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
Mandurah is a coastal city in the south west, 74 kilometres south of Perth. Land was originally reserved for a townsite named 'Peel', on the west side of the entrance to Peel Inlet in July 1831, but no development took place and most early settlers took up residence on the east shore, the Aboriginal name of which was 'Mandurah'. The name is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word 'mandjar', meaning 'trading place'. Thomas Peel, an early settler in the area, named his residence, 'Mandurah House'.

In July 1855, Thomas Peel surrendered to the Crown the area now bounded by Mandurah Terrace, Peel, Sholl and Gibson streets to settle outstanding debts. It is likely that this area would have eventually become a townsite under the Land Act, but in 1898, it was discovered that the same area was included in lands held under certificate of title by G.C. Knight of Fremantle. The registrar reported that the land had passed beyond the reach of caveat and consequently the Crown was unable to regain possession. As a result, Mandurah, although a fast growing settlement worthy of government interest, was developed purely by means of private subdivisions. The area was declared a townsite under the Local Government Act in 1950.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The electorate of Mandurah includes all or part of Coodanup, Dudley Park, Greenfields, Mandurah, Meadow Springs, Parklands, San Remo and Silver Sands.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.


Local Governments within the Electorate:
City of Mandurah

Schools
Government: Coodanup College; Dudley Park Primary School; Greenfields Primary School; John Tonkin College; John Tonkin College Education Support Centre; Mandurah Primary School; Meadow Springs Education Support Centre; Meadow Springs Primary School; North Mandurah Primary School; Oakwood Primary School; Riverside Education Support Centre; Riverside Primary School.

Other: Assumption Catholic Primary School; Foundation Christian College; Frederick Irwin Anglican School; Mandurah Catholic College.


Books about Mandurah:
  • Jill Burgess: Mandurah - water under the bridge (172p. Town of Mandurah, 1988)
  • Ronald Richards: Murray and Mandurah - a sequel history of the Old Murray District of Western Australia (658p. Shire of Murray, 1993)
  • Ronald Richards: The Murray District of Western Australia, a history (500p. Shire of Murray, 1978)
  • W.C. Smart: Mandurah and Pinjarrah - history of Thomas Peel and the Peel Estate, 1829-1865 (96p. Paterson Brokensha, 1956)
  • Brian Hardy: Mandurah sketches, past & present (51p. Fontaine Press, 2007)

Statistical Profile of the Mandurah Electorate

Successive Members for the Mandurah Electorate

Constituency created under the Redistribution of Seats 1982

Name Party Term
John Bell Read Australian Labor Party 1983 - 1989
Roger Keith Nicholls Liberal Party 1989 - 2001
David Alan Templeman Australian Labor Party 2001 -

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