Katrina Stratton
Katrina Stratton | |
|---|---|
 Katrina Stratton holds a dog at the Dogs' Refuge Home in Shenton Park | |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Nedlands | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Marmion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1973 Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia[1] |
| Website | katrinastratton |
Katrina Stratton (born 6 January 1973)[2] is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Nedlands for the Australian Labor Party. She won her seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election.[3] In July 2024, Stratton announced she would be leaving the Nedlands and taking the Legislative Council seat vacated by Sally Talbot.[4]
Education and career
[edit]Dr. Stratton has a number of degrees, having obtained a Bachelor of Social Work, a Doctor of Philosophy, and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Western Australia.[5] Prior to her election win in 2021 Startton lectured at Curtin University[6] and was a board member at Tuart Place, a resource service for adults who were in out-of-home care during their childhood.[7][8]
Election Results
[edit]2021 State Election
[edit]The Nedlands seat had been held by the Liberals or their predecessors since its creation in 1930, most notably by former premiers Charles and Richard Court. As a measure of how strongly the seat tilted toward the Liberals, in 2001 Labor was pushed into third place even as the Liberals suffered the second-largest defeat of a sitting government in the state's history at the time.[9] The incumbent member, former minister and former deputy opposition leader Bill Marmion, sat on a margin of eight percent after a redistribution before the writs were issued. However, Stratton narrowly led Marmion on the first count after Marmion lost over 16 percent of his primary vote from 2017.[3] Stratton ultimately won the seat with 52.8% of the two-party preferred vote, a swing of 10.8%, after preferences were distributed. She defeated Marmion on the fifth count after over three-quarters of Green preferences flowed to her.[10] Her victory was part of a large swing toward Labor in west Perth, an area long considered Liberal heartland.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Katrina Stratton | 9,327 | 35.7 | 9.1 | |
| Liberal | Bill Marmion | 9,160 | 35.0 | −16.6 | |
| Greens | Tamara Alderdice | 3,549 | 13.6 | −1.9 | |
| Independent | Fiona Argyle | 2,883 | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
| Independent | Andrew Mangano | 632 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| No Mandatory Vaccination | Vivien Forrest | 412 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| WAxit | Dennis Jennings | 179 | 0.7 | −0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,142 | 97.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 648 | 2.4 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 26,790 | 88.4 | 1.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Katrina Stratton | 13,805 | 52.8 | 10.8 | |
| Liberal | Bill Marmion | 12,330 | 47.2 | −10.8 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | 10.8 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Katrina Stratton - Member / WA Labor". Business News. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Dr Katrina Stratton MLA". Parliament of Western Australia.
- ^ a b "Nedlands - Western Australia Election 2021 Electorate, Candidates, Results | WA Votes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Zimmerman, Josh. "Confirmed: Labor MP Katrina Stratton abandons Nedlands in favour of safe seat in the Legislative Council". The West Australian. West Australian Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Katrina Stratton - Member / WA Labor". Business News. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Dr Katrina Stratton". Research at Curtin. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Tuart Place". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Katrina Stratton | SIMNA". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "2001 State General Election – District of Nedlands Results". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 12 March 2001. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ 2021 State General Election – Nedlands District Results, WAEC
- ^ Michael Ramsey (18 March 2021). "Labor pulls ahead in blue-ribbon WA seats". Seven News. Australian Associated Press.
- ^ 2021 State General Election – Nedlands District Results, WAEC
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