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Member Details
Hon. David (Dave) Joseph Kelly MLA
BA
House:
Legislative Assembly
Party:
Australian Labor Party
Electorate:
Bassendean
Electorate Office:
1/95 Old Perth Road
Bassendean WA 6054
Ph: 9279 9871
Email:
Dave.Kelly@mp.wa.gov.au
Inaugural Speech:
Inaugural Video:
Speeches by Hon. David (Dave) Joseph Kelly
Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
KELLY, Hon. David (Dave) Joseph, MLA
Member for Bassendean
Australian Labor Party
PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for Bassendean on 9 March 2013, in succession to
Martin Paul Whitely
(retired).
Re-elected 2017, 2021.
Ministerial Appointments
Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science from 17 March 2017 to 20 December 2019.
Minister for Water; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science; Youth from 20 December 2019 to 19 March 2021.
Minister for Water; Forestry; Youth from 19 March 2021 to 14 December 2022.
Shadow Ministerial Appointments
Shadow Minister for Water; Fisheries; Youth from 9 April 2013 to 11 March 2017.
PERSONAL
Birth
Born 1 July 1962, East Fremantle, Western Australia.
Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament
BA.
Union Secretary.
BASSENDEAN - ELECTORATE PROFILE
The electorate of Bassendean is located in the East Metropolitan Region and includes all or parts of the City of Bayswater, City of Swan and the Town of Bassendean.
Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Ashfield, Bassendean, Bayswater, Beechboro, Bennett Springs, Caversham, Eden Hill, Embleton, Kiara, Lockridge and Morley.
Enrolment - 29,509 (11 February 2021)
Area - 26 km
²
Further Biographical Details for Hon. David (Dave) Joseph Kelly