The South Metropolitan Region was a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election three months earlier. At the 2008 election, it was increased to six members.
The region, along with all other Western Australian Electoral Regions, was abolished in time with the 2025 state election, following legislation passed in November 2021 to create a single, state-wide constituency of 37 members.
Geography The Region was made up of several complete Legislative Assembly districts, which change at each distribution.
RedistributionPeriodElectoral districtsElectors% of StateArea 29 April 1988 22 May 1989 – 22 May 1997Applecross, Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Melville, Peel, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park (10) 195,574 21.51% 28 November 1994 22 May 1997 – 22 May 2005 Alfred Cove, Cockburn, Fremantle, Murdoch, Peel, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park, Electoral district of Willagee (10) 221,337 21.61% 4 August 2003 22 May 2005 – 22 May 2009Alfred Cove, Cockburn, Fremantle, Murdoch, Peel, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park, Electoral district of Willagee (10) 263,620 21.69% 29 October 2007 22 May 2009 – 22 May 2017Alfred Cove, Bateman, Cannington, Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Kwinana, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Southern River, Victoria Park, Warnbro, Willagee (14) 311,583 26.09% 27 November 2015 22 May 2017 – 22 May 2021Baldivis, Bateman, Bicton, Cannington, Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Kwinana, Riverton, Rockingham, South Perth, Southern River, Victoria Park, Warnbro, Willagee (15) 409,325 25.69% 27 November 2019 22 May 2021 – 22 May 2025As per 2015 449,182 26.16%
Representation
Distribution of seats
+ As 5-member seat: Election Seats won 1989–1993 1993–1997 1997–2001 2001–2005 2005–2009 + As 6-member seat: Election Seats won 2009–2013 2013–2017 2017–2021 2021–2025
+ Legend: Labor Liberal Greens WA Liberal Democrats
Members Since its creation, the electorate had 16 members. Four of the members elected in 1989 had previously been members of the Legislative Council—Clive Griffiths and Phillip Pendal (both South Central Metropolitan), John Halden (North Metropolitan) and Garry Kelly (South Metropolitan).
+ Members for South Metropolitan Region YearMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember Party 1989Cheryl DavenportLaborJohn HaldenLaborGarry KellyLabor Phillip Pendal LiberalClive GriffithsLiberal 1993 Diane Airey Liberal 1993Jim ScottGreensBarbara ScottLiberal 1996Simon O'BrienLiberal 2000 Graham Giffard Labor 2001Kate DoustLaborSue ElleryLabor 2005 Lynn MacLaren Greens 2005 Sheila Mills Labor 2008Lynn MacLarenGreensPhil EdmanLiberalNick GoiranLiberal 2013 2017 Pierre Yang Labor Aaron Stonehouse Liberal Democratic 2021 Klara Andric Labor Stephen Pratt Labor Brad Pettitt Greens2025Victoria HelpsLabor
Election results
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