ALP 4.0%
Incumbent MP
Ben Wyatt, since 2006.
Geography
Inner-eastern Perth. Victoria Park covers the suburbs of Bentley, Carlisle, East Victoria Park, Lathlain, St James, Victoria Park, Wilson and part of Welshpool. The seat covers most of the Victoria Park council area and northern parts of the Canning council area.
Redistribution
Victoria Park shifted south, gaining Wilson from Cannington and losing Kensington to South Perth, the Burswood peninsula to Belmont and a small area to Cannington.
History
Victoria Park has existed since 1930. The seat was held by an independent for eight years from 1945, but apart from this period the seat has been held by the Labor Party.
Ron Davies won Victoria Park at the 1961 by-election. He served as a minister in the Tonkin government from 1971 to 1974.
In 1978, Davies became Leader of the Opposition, serving in the role until 1981, when he was succeeded by Brian Burke, who led the ALP back to power in 1983. Davies retired in 1986.
The 1986 by-election was won by Geoff Gallop. Gallop joined the Lawrence ministry in 1990, serving as a minister until the government’s defeat in 1993.
In 1996, Gallop became Leader of the Opposition. He led the ALP to victory in 2001, and then won a second term as Premier in 2005. He resigned in 2006.
The 2006 by-election was won by Ben Wyatt. Wyatt was re-elected in 2008 and 2013, and has served as Shadow Treasurer since 2008.
Candidates
- Mark Staer (Australian Christians)
- Ryan Quinn (Greens)
- Jennifer Noye (Micro Business Party)
- Ben Wyatt (Labor)
- Julian Jacobs (Liberal)
Assessment
Victoria Park is a reasonably strong Labor seat, and if there’s a swing to Labor they should hold on comfortably.
2013 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Ben Wyatt | Labor | 8,978 | 44.7 | -2.1 | 44.6 |
| Haider Zaman | Liberal | 8,591 | 42.7 | +8.3 | 42.7 |
| Sarah Newbold | Greens | 2,528 | 12.6 | -1.4 | 12.3 |
| Others | 0.5 | ||||
| Informal | 1,402 | 6.5 |
2013 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Ben Wyatt | Labor | 10,865 | 54.1 | -4.9 | 54.0 |
| Haider Zaman | Liberal | 9,226 | 45.9 | +4.9 | 46.0 |
Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into four parts: central, north, south-east and south-west.
Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all four areas, ranging from 51.4% in the south-east to 57.7% in the south-west.
The Greens came third, with a vote ranging from 11.1% in the north to 13.3% in the south-west.
| Voter group | GRN % | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| Central | 12.6 | 56.2 | 5,566 | 26.4 |
| North | 11.1 | 52.8 | 4,089 | 19.4 |
| South-East | 11.9 | 51.4 | 3,853 | 18.3 |
| South-West | 13.3 | 57.7 | 2,327 | 11.0 |
| Other votes | 13.5 | 52.4 | 3,769 | 17.9 |
| Pre-poll | 10.6 | 53.4 | 1,490 | 7.1 |
Election results in Victoria Park at the 2013 WA state election
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