Electoral district of Scarborough

Scarborough
Western AustraliaLegislative Assembly
Location of Scarborough (dark green) in the Perth metropolitan area
StateWestern Australia
Dates current1974–1996; 2008–present
MPStuart Aubrey
PartyLabor
NamesakeScarborough
Electors30,954 (2021)
Area21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan

Scarborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The district is a coastal electorate based in the northern suburbs of Perth and is named for the suburb of Scarborough. It also includes the suburbs of Doubleview, Innaloo, Osborne Park and parts of the suburbs of City Beach, Gwelup, Karrinyup and Trigg.

Politically, the district is a marginal one. Based on the results of the 2005 state election, the seat was created with a Liberal Party majority of 52.4% to 47.6% versus the Labor Party.[1]

  1. ^ Antony Green. "2007 Western Australia Redistribution". ABC.