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# Fremantle

In Western Australia.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Simone_McGurk_3_Feb_15_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Simone McGurk** Labor, Fremantle ](https://politics.computer/mp/simone-mcgurk)

About

## About Fremantle

Fremantle is an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in the inner south-west of Perth, centring on the port of Fremantle. It is held by Simone McGurk of the Labor Party. Her Facebook and Instagram ads focus on the topics listed on the page.

Created

1890 election, one of the original 30 districts

Longest-serving member

Joseph Sleeman, 1924 to 1959

Labor held seat

1924 to 2021, except 2009 to 2013

2009 by-election winner

Adele Carles, Greens candidate

Returned to Labor

2013 election, Simone McGurk

Area includes

Fremantle, East Fremantle, South Fremantle, Rottnest Island

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

## Who's advertising

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

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

## Other districts in Western Australia

- [Albany](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/albany)
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- [Baldivis](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/baldivis)
- [Bassendean](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/bassendean)
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- [Belmont](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/belmont)
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- [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)
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- [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)
- [Geraldton](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/geraldton)
- [Girrawheen](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/girrawheen)
- [Hillarys](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/hillarys)

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