Division of Pearce

Pearce Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Pearce (green) in Western Australia
Created	1989
MP	Tracey Roberts
Party	Labor
Namesake	George Pearce
Electors	101,324 (2013)
Area	14,401 km2 (5,560.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

George Pearce in 1901

The Division of Pearce is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It covers the area north and east of Perth. It includes the towns of Gingin, Mundaring, Mount Helena, Chidlow, Northam, York, Yanchep, Brookton, Pingelly and Narrogin. It is named after Rt Hon Sir George Pearce, a founder of the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia, and the longest-serving member of the Australian Senate. It was set up for the 1990 federal election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Fred Chaney	Liberal	1990–1993
	Judi Moylan	Liberal	1993–2013
	Christian Porter	Liberal	2013–present

Fred Chaney had been a member of the Australian Senate, a cabinet minister in the Fraser government, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Judi Moylan was a minister in the Howard government.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Pearce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tracey Roberts	40,596	42.77	+11.04
	Liberal	Linda Aitken	28,380	29.90	−13.47
	Greens	Donna Nelson	10,416	10.97	+1.22
	One Nation	Aaron Malloy	4,295	4.53	−2.30
	United Australia	Trevor Dalby	2,534	2.67	+0.05
	Western Australia	Jim Paice	2,206	2.32	+1.57
	Great Australian	Roslyn Stewart	2,160	2.28	+2.28
	Christians	Vanessa Montgomery	2,097	2.21	+0.29
	Liberal Democrats	David Marshall	1,548	1.63	+1.63
	Australian Federation	Nigel March	684	0.72	+0.72
Total formal votes			94,916	93.77	−0.22
Informal votes			6,306	6.23	+0.22
Turnout			101,222	87.86	−0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tracey Roberts	56,040	59.04	+14.23
	Liberal	Linda Aitken	38,876	40.96	−14.23
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+14.23

Other websites

• Division of Pearce - Australian Electoral Commission