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Electoral district of Nedlands
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Nedlands is an Electoral district of Western Australia. As in other districts, the Nedlands district elects a single person to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The elected person is then known as the Member for Nedlands, and is said to hold the seat of Nedlands. As of 2001, the Member for Nedlands is Sue Walker who holds the seat for the Liberal Party by a margin of 10.8%. The seat in 2009 is expected to be retained by the Liberal Party.
Affluent patch of the city on the northern banks of the Swan River, extending as far east as the Mitchell Freeway. It includes Dalkeith, Nedlands, Subiaco, Daglish, Jolimont, Wembley, West Leederville and West Perth. The electorate covers 26 km², and includes Kings Park, the University of Western Australia at Crawley and Parliament House.
A conservative bastion since its creation in 1930, Nedlands was in the hands of the Court family for decades, first by Sir Charles from 1953 until his retirement in 1982, succeeded by his son Richard who retired after losing the 2001 election. One of only three father and son teams to become Premier of a state, along with the Cain's in Victoria and Butler's in South Australia. A second Court offspring, Ken Court, failed to win the overlapping Federal seat of Curtin at the 1996 Federal election. After losing the 2001 election, Richard Court dreamed up a bizarre scheme which involved Curtin MHR Julie Bishop succeeding him in Nedlands and becoming the new Liberal Party leader. It was a scheme splashed across the front page of the West Australian, but was killed off within a day. In 2001, fashion designer Liz Davenport contested Nedlands on behalf of Liberals for Forests, finishing second after the distribution of preferences. The Greens finished second at the subsequent by-election that elected Sue Walker as MP.
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Albany | Alfred Cove | Armadale | Avon | Balcatta | Ballajura | Bassendean | Belmont | Bunbury | Capel | Carine | Central Kimberley-Pilbara | Churchlands | Cockburn | Collie-Wellington | Cottesloe | Darling Range | Dawesville | Fremantle | Geraldton | Greenough | Girrawheen | Hillarys | Joondalup | Kalgoorlie | Kenwick | Kimberley | Kingsley | Leschenault | Mandurah | Maylands | Merredin | Midland | Mindarie | Moore | Murchison-Eyre | Murdoch | Murray | Nedlands | North West Coastal | Peel | Perth | Riverton | Rockingham | Roe | Serpentine-Jarrahdale | Southern River | South Perth | Stirling | Swan Hills | Vasse | Victoria Park | Wagin | Wanneroo | Warren-Blackwood | Willagee | Yokine |
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Brown Hill | Brown Hill-Ivanhoe | Central Murchison | Coolgardie North-east | Ivanhoe | Leederville | Nannine | Roebourne | Subiaco | South Murchison |
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