Stirling – WA Senate 2014

Geography
Northern suburbs of Perth. The seat covers most of the Stirling local government area. The seat stretches from Mirrabooka in the north-east, to Menora in the south-east, to Scarborough and Waterman on the west coast.

2013 result

Group Party Votes Stirling % Statewide %
AA Liberal 36,829 42.83 39.20
Z Australian Labor Party 24,158 28.10 26.59
S The Greens (WA) 8,648 10.06 9.49
F Palmer United Party 3,444 4.01 5.01
B Liberal Democrats 2,832 3.29 3.43
U The Nationals 1,894 2.20 5.07
C Australian Christians 1,229 1.43 1.64
I Sex Party 1,056 1.23 1.49
Others 5,896 6.86 8.09

The Liberal Party and exceeded their statewide vote in Stirling, as did Labor and the Greens. Minor parties polled much less in Stirling than in the state as a whole.

Polling places in Stirling at the 2013 federal election. Central in orange, East in green, West in blue. Click to enlarge.
Polling places in Stirling at the 2013 federal election. Central in orange, East in green, West in blue. Click to enlarge.

Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into three areas: east, west and central.

The Liberal Party topped the poll in all three areas, ranging from 37.7% in the east to 48.3% in the west. The ALP vote ranged from 20.4% in the west to 34.6% in the east.

The Greens polled over 13% in the west, and around 9% in the other parts of the seat.

Voter group LIB % ALP % GRN % Total votes % of votes
East 37.65 34.57 8.81 25,566 29.73
West 48.30 20.41 13.31 19,625 22.82
Central 41.79 29.23 9.19 16,482 19.17
Other votes 44.57 26.72 9.33 24,313 28.28
Liberal Senate votes in Stirling at the 2013 federal election.
Liberal Senate votes in Stirling at the 2013 federal election.
Labor Senate votes in Stirling at the 2013 federal election.
Labor Senate votes in Stirling at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Stirling at the 2013 federal election.
Greens Senate votes in Stirling at the 2013 federal election.
Polling places in Stirling at the 2013 federal election. Booths where the Labor and Greens vote was higher are marked red, booths where the Liberal and Nationals vote was higher are marked blue.
Polling places in Stirling at the 2013 federal election. Booths where the Labor and Greens vote was higher are marked red, booths where the Liberal and Nationals vote was higher are marked blue.