--- title: "Matthew Swinbourn, Legislative Council member for Western Australia | Politics Computer" description: "Matthew Swinbourn is a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, representing the East Metropolitan Region. He was elected at the 2017…" url: "https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-swinbourn" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) / [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa-council/western-australia) ![Matthew Swinbourn](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Matthew_Swinbourn_at_Serpentine_National_Park.jpg?width=320) Labor WA Legislative Council # Matthew Swinbourn Legislative Council member for [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa-council/western-australia), [Labor](https://politics.computer/party/labor) About ## About Matthew Swinbourn Matthew Swinbourn is a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, representing the East Metropolitan Region. He was elected at the 2017 state election and has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs since 2021. First elected 2017 state election, East Metropolitan Region Term began 22 May 2017 Born 3 April 1975 Education Kent Street Senior High School Before parliament Trade union officer and lawyer, including with the CFMEU Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%5FSwinbourn), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026. We don't follow a Facebook page for Matthew Swinbourn yet, so there are no ads of theirs here. 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Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the WA Legislative Council on 11 November 2026\. --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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