Mr William (Bill) Joseph Johnston MLA
Shadow Minister for State Development; Energy; Mines and Petroleum

House:Legislative Assembly
Party:Australian Labor Party
Electorate:Cannington

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Mr William (Bill) Joseph Johnston
Electorate Office:...
Unit 4
10 Cecil Avenue
Cannington WA 6107

Postal Address:
PO Box 1171
Cannington 6987
Ph: 9356 5011
Fax: 9356 5077
Email: cannington@mp.wa.gov.au

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
JOHNSTON, William (Bill) Joseph, MLA
Member for Cannington
Australian Labor Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-Eighth Parliament for Cannington (new seat) on 6 September 2008. Re-elected 2013.

Shadow Appointments

Shadow Minister for State Development; Energy from 27 January 2012.

Standing Committees

Member Economics and Industry Standing Committee from 13 November 2008 to 30 January 2013. (Deputy Chairman from 26 November 2008).


PERSONAL

Birth

Born 11 August 1962, Canberra, ACT.
Arrived in Western Australia 1989.

Marital Status

Married.

Qualifications and Occupation Before Entering Parliament

State Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch).


ELECTORATE - SHORT DESCRIPTION

The electorate of Cannington is located in the South Metropolitan Region and includes the localities of Beckenham, Cannington, East Cannington, Ferndale, Langford, Lynwood, Queens Park, Wilson and parts of Thornlie.
Enrolment (6 September 2010) 23,262; area 29 sq kms.