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| South Perth Electorate Profile | |
| | x x John McGrath was elected into the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Member for South Perth on 26 February 2005 and re-elected in the 2008, 2013 and 2017 election. John was born in Fremantle and was educated at Hamilton Hill Primary School and John Curtin Senior High School. He is married with two children and lives locally in the electorate of South Perth. Prior to entering Parliament, John was a senior journalist at the West Australian Newspapers. During his career at “The West” he was a Senior Journalist, Sports Editor, Racing Editor and Chief Football Writer Before the change of Government in March 2017 he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier with responsibility over the Perth Stadium project. Following the 2017 state election, John was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Racing and Gaming; Sport and Recreation. Contact Details and Speeches Biography | | South Perth Electorate Map xx  (Click map for larger image) | |
| | Statistical Profile of the South Perth Electorate | | |
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| | About the South Perth Electorate | | |
| Number of Electors: 26,896 (9 March 2015) Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information. Nomenclature: South Perth derives its name from its location south of Perth. The area was identified as a separate suburb of Perth as early as 1831, and was the site of Perth's first mill in 1833. Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places. Suburbs: Bentley*, Como, Karawara, Kensington, Manning, Salter Point, South Perth, Victoria Park* and Waterford. * = Suburb/Town split between more than one District. Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information. Local Governments within District City of South Perth (part) ; Statistical Profile of City of South Perth Town of Victoria Park (part) | | Local Newspapers: Southern Gazette (South Perth) Books about South Perth: F Crowley: Westralian suburb - the history of South Perth, Western Australia (118p. Rigby, 1962) Phillip Pendal: South Perth - the vanishing village (140p. City of South Perth Historical society, 2002) Cecil Florey: Peninsular city, a social history of the City of South Perth, Western Australia (343p. City of South Perth, 1995) Laurie O'Meara: 100 years on Barney's Hill (2017) Schools in the South Perth Electorate: Government: Collier Primary School Como Primary School Como Secondary College Curtin Primary School Kensington Primary School Kensington Secondary School Kent Street Senior High School Manning Primary School South Perth Primary School Others: Aquinas College Clontarf Aboriginal College Penrhos College St Columba's Catholic Primary School St Pius X Catholic School Wesley College | |
| | 2017 Election Result | | |
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Successive Members for the South Perth District |
 William Gordon | Constituency created under Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899
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