Bicton Electorate Profile |
x x Lisa grew up in a close-knit community in country Victoria, before moving to Western Australia with her husband Mark 23 years ago. Since then Lisa has always lived in the electorate, where she has fostered the same spirit of community she grew up with. Lisa has a professional background in the health and fitness industry and taught aqua aerobics part-time at the Fremantle pool. Lisa has always been passionate about education, and was inspired to form the Save Our Schools action group with other parents. Aside from her involvement with the P&Cs at Palmyra Primary School and Melville Senior High School, Lisa has also been a state councillor for the WA Council of State School Organisations (WACSSO). In 2015 Lisa was elected as City of Melville councillor for the Palmyra/Melville/Willagee ward. Until recently, Lisa also managed the Palmyra Farmers Market and published the quarterly Palmyra Together newsletter. Contact Details and Speeches Biography | Bicton Electorate Map xx |
Statistical Profile of the Bicton Electorate |
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About the Bicton Electorate |
Number of Electors: 24,640 (9 March 2015) Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information. Nomenclature: The present suburb of 'Bicton' once comprised four grants taken up in 1830 by Alfred Waylen, Joseph Cooper, William Habgood and John Hole Duffield respectively. Bicton was the name of Duffield's estate in his home village in South Devon, England. The vineyard he established upon his death in 1859 was also given this name. Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places. Suburbs: Alfred Cove*, Attadale, Bicton, East Fremantle*, Melville*, Myaree*, and Palmyra. * = Suburb/Town split between more than one District. Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information. Local Governments within District City of Melville (part) ; Statistical Profile of City of Melville Town of East Fremantle (part) | Local Newspapers: Melville Herald Melville Times Books about Bicton: W.S. Cooper: A city for all seasons - the story of Melville (327p. City of Melville, 1989) Jack Lee: This is East Fremantle - the story of a town and its people (1979) Schools in the Bicton Electorate: Government: Attadale Primary School Bicton Primary School Melville Primary School Melville Senior High School Palmyra Primary School Richmond Primary School Other: Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - Attadale Our Lady of Fatima School Santa Maria College |
2017 Election Result |
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Successive Members for the Bicton District |
Constituency created under the Redistribution of Seats, 2015
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