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Scarborough Electorate Profile (2025)

About the Scarborough Electorate

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

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Area (sq km): 19
Number of Electors: 31,244
Source: 2019 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
In 1885, a visiting Sydney journalist explored the coastline at Scarborough and gave much publicity to the high qualities of the ocean beach. Encouraged by the publicity, some Perth land and estate agents investigated the possibilities, eventually selling the land to Patrick Callaghan of Melbourne in October 1892. Callaghan subdivided the land and sold a few of the blocks. Although it is not known if he advertised the land as 'Scarborough', it is possible to attribute the origin of the name to him, as he named one of the streets in his subdivision 'Scarborough Road', later to become Drabble Road; it is believed the name of the suburb originated from this road. It is probably derived from the English seaside town of the same name.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The electorate of Scarborough includes all or part of Doubleview, Gwelup, Innaloo, Karrinyup, Scarborough, Trigg and Woodlands.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.


Local Governments within the Electorate:
City of Stirling (part)

Schools
Government: Deanmore Primary School; Lake Gwelup Primary School; Newborough Primary School; Scarborough Primary School; Yuluma Primary School.

Other: International School Of Western Australia; Our Lady Of Good Counsel School; St John's School; St Mary's Anglican Girls' School.

Local Newspapers:
Books about Scarborough
  • Maud Thomas: Along the plank road - through Njookenbooroo to Scarborough Beach (116p. M Thomas, 1989)
  • Roy Maloy: The dark side of the moon: the impresarios, crimes and creations of Luna Park Scarborough (117p. 2018)

Statistical Profile of the Scarborough Electorate

Successive Members for the Scarborough Electorate

Constituency created under the Redistribution of Seats 2007

Name Party Term
Liza Harvey Liberal Party 2008 - 2021
Stuart Neil Aubrey 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