--- title: "Bateman: members and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Bateman: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bateman" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/wa) WA state district # Bateman In Western Australia. ## Sitting member - [ **Kim Giddens** Labor, Bateman ](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-giddens) About ## About Bateman Bateman is an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in southern Perth. It is held by Kim Giddens of the Labor Party. The seat shares its name with the suburb of Bateman, which sits in the central part of the electorate. Created 2007 electoral redistribution, largely replacing former Murdoch electorate Named after Members of the Bateman family, who established 'Grasmere' at Bulls Creek in 1886 Sitting member Kim Giddens (Labor) Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FBateman), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Bateman whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. We don't follow any candidate's page for Bateman yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Bateman are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page. ## Other districts in Western Australia - [Albany](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/albany) - [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) - [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 15 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.