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Mr David Scaife MLA
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification
BA (Hons); LLB; LLM; MPubPol
House:
Legislative Assembly
Party:
Australian Labor Party
Electorate:
Cockburn
Electorate Office:
Unit 5
816 Beeliar Drive
Success WA 6164
Ph: (08) 9414 3266
Email:
David.Scaife@mp.wa.gov.au
Postal Address:
PO Box 3483
Success WA 6964
Inaugural Speech:
Inaugural Video:
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Speeches prior to 2025 by David Scaife
Speeches in the 42nd Parliament by David Scaife
Questions without Notice in the 42nd Parliament by David Scaife
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Last 1000 Questions on Notice by David Scaife
Last 1000 Questions by David Scaife
Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
SCAIFE, David Anthony Edward, MLA
Member for Cockburn
Australian Labor Party
PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Forty-First Parliament for Cockburn, at the general election of 13 March 2021, in succession to
Francis (Fran) Michael Logan
(retired).
Re-elected 2025.
Parliamentary Appointments
Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 4 May 2021 to 12 March 2024.
Ministerial Appointments
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning; Lands; Housing; Homelessness from 8 December 2023 to 19 March 2025.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification from 19 March 2025.
Standing Committees
Member, Economics and Industry Standing Committee from 12 May 2021 to 20 March 2024.
PERSONAL
Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament
BA (Hons); LLB; LLM; MPubPol.
Legal Practitioner Director.
COCKBURN - ELECTORATE PROFILE
The electorate of Cockburn includes all or parts of the City of Cockburn.
Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Beeliar, Cockburn Central, Coogee, Hammond Park, Henderson, Lake Coogee, Munster, Success, Wattleup and Yangebup.
Enrolment - 32,794 (2025)
Area - 65 km
²
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