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Federal division, outer-metropolitan

# Canning

In Western Australia. The advertiser we follow here has spent $800–$2.1K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A_Hastie_2023_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Andrew Hastie** Liberal, Canning ](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-hastie)

About

## About Canning

Canning is an outer-metropolitan federal electoral division in Western Australia, stretching from Byford and Carmel in the north to Wagerup in the south, largely around the Peel region south of Perth. It is held by Andrew Hastie of the Liberal Party of Australia. Recent Facebook and Instagram ads from Hastie focus on infrastructure and transport, immigration, housing, economy and tax, defence and foreign affairs, and cost of living.

Created

1949

Named after

Alfred Canning, Western Australian government surveyor

Previous members

Don Randall, Liberal, died in office in 2015

Boundary change

Sadie Canning added to name at 2022 election

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FCanning), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Canning whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

1. [Andrew Hastie MP](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-hastie) MP, Liberal  
$800 –$2.1K 13 ads, 13 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## What they're promising in Canning

Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.

1. ### Liberal Temporary visa holders  
> The Coalition has committed to reducing the overall stock of temporary visa holders by 650,000 people over a four year period.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/5c8c418bd009fbf178e98bb18020c0d2ea0bfe3de3304046e0494ad0157b3eb0) From [Andrew Hastie MP](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-hastie)
2. ### Liberal Small business tax  
> The Liberals and Nationals are going to repeal—get rid of—Labor's toxic new tax.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/4a94e8377bf40131a2488a29d609cfe5b1862cdae9286853c5f60f6b4e0292ff) From [Andrew Hastie MP](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-hastie)

## Their biggest ads

- [![You work hard, pay your taxes and want to build a better future for your family. But Labor's mass immigration is making it harder to buy a ](https://politics.computer/media/5c8c418bd009fbf178e98bb18020c0d2ea0bfe3de3304046e0494ad0157b3eb0?w=480) Andrew Hastie MP$800–$998 spent Running since 9 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/5c8c418bd009fbf178e98bb18020c0d2ea0bfe3de3304046e0494ad0157b3eb0)
- [![A Labor-affiliated union wants to remove the Union Jack from our national flag. This is what the activist Left does. They attack the symbol](https://politics.computer/media/dd89e64eadbc1cbdf1ad593e47f76590a1afeb2d81c1a028163bf2b6a4308080?w=480) Andrew Hastie MPUnder $200 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/dd89e64eadbc1cbdf1ad593e47f76590a1afeb2d81c1a028163bf2b6a4308080)
- [![Labor has been in government at both State and Federal levels for years.  They first promised the Karnup Train Station over 10 years ago, s](https://politics.computer/media/0d701d7c5f89f4ef92444db6bfde37d382a09bc8046bcb97a00f0a52860d780f?w=480) Andrew Hastie MPUnder $100 spent Running since 4 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/0d701d7c5f89f4ef92444db6bfde37d382a09bc8046bcb97a00f0a52860d780f)
- [![Labor selling off our prime defence estates only makes the ADF weaker. These national defence assets belong to the Australian people. They’](https://politics.computer/media/264e34ddc47fa17b9d62984f0cf41e88cd22202dd8f778a4803edea676bca8dd?w=480) Andrew Hastie MPUnder $100 spent Running since 3 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/264e34ddc47fa17b9d62984f0cf41e88cd22202dd8f778a4803edea676bca8dd)
- [![We should be backing small business, not making it harder to succeed.](https://politics.computer/media/4a94e8377bf40131a2488a29d609cfe5b1862cdae9286853c5f60f6b4e0292ff?w=480) Andrew Hastie MPUnder $100 spent Running since 3 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/4a94e8377bf40131a2488a29d609cfe5b1862cdae9286853c5f60f6b4e0292ff)
- [![South Yunderup is booming.  More homes, more families, more traffic—but you’re stuck with the same old bridge.  6,500 vehicles cross this ](https://politics.computer/media/927bcc72d6ae0ea125bb2461127330e2699a80e2fb4681ae231597519023c16f?w=480) Andrew Hastie MPUnder $100 spent Running since 3 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/927bcc72d6ae0ea125bb2461127330e2699a80e2fb4681ae231597519023c16f)
- [![Anybody who uses this intersection in Lakelands knows how dangerous it is. I've heard it from residents, and I'm building a case for change](https://politics.computer/media/c257130da53b0754a1d7f4936fee41bb89a07a1d213fbca3161f3b2a99d59c7d?w=480) Andrew Hastie MPUnder $100 spent Running since 3 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/c257130da53b0754a1d7f4936fee41bb89a07a1d213fbca3161f3b2a99d59c7d)

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