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title: "Cannington: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Cannington: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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# Cannington

In Western Australia.

## Sitting member

- [ **Ron Sao** Labor, Cannington ](https://politics.computer/mp/ron-sao)

About

## About Cannington

Cannington is an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in the inner southern suburbs of Perth. It is held by Ron Sao of the Labor Party. The seat straddles the Canning River and has been described as a safe Labor seat.

First contested

2008 state election

Created

Under one vote one value reforms, from parts of several districts

Suburbs included

Cannington, East Cannington, Beckenham, Queens Park, Wilson, Lynwood, Langford

Sitting member

Ron Sao (Labor)

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FCannington), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Cannington yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Cannington are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

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- [Hillarys](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/hillarys)

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