--- title: "Albany: members and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Albany: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/wa/albany" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/wa) WA state district # Albany In Western Australia. ## Sitting member - [ **Scott Leary** Nationals, Albany ](https://politics.computer/mp/scott-leary) About ## About Albany Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in Western Australia, named for the port and regional city of Albany within its borders. It is held by Scott Leary of the National Party. Wikipedia describes it as a swinging seat that has been held by the Nationals since the 2025 election. Established One of the oldest WA electorates; first member elected at the inaugural 1890 elections Held by the same party since 2025 election (Western Australian National Party) Previous members Peter Watson (Labor, first elected 2001); Rebecca Stephens (Labor, one term) Geography City of Albany, Shire of Plantagenet (including Mount Barker), and parts of Cranbrook and Gnowangerup shires Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FAlbany), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Albany whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. We don't follow any candidate's page for Albany yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Albany are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page. ## Other districts in Western Australia - [Armadale](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/armadale) - [Balcatta](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/balcatta) - [Baldivis](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/baldivis) - [Bassendean](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bassendean) - [Bateman](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bateman) - [Belmont](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/belmont) - [Bibra Lake](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bibra-lake) - [Bicton](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bicton) - [Bunbury](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bunbury) - [Butler](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/butler) - [Cannington](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cannington) - [Carine](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/carine) - [Central Wheatbelt](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/central-wheatbelt) - [Churchlands](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/churchlands) - [Cockburn](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cockburn) - [Collie-Preston](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/collie-preston) - [Cottesloe](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/cottesloe) - [Darling Range](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/darling-range) - [Dawesville](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/dawesville) - [Forrestfield](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/forrestfield) - [Fremantle](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/fremantle) - [Geraldton](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/geraldton) - [Girrawheen](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/girrawheen) - [Hillarys](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/hillarys) --- [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. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.