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title: "South Perth: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
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# South Perth

In Western Australia.

## Sitting member

- [ **Geoff Baker** Labor, South Perth ](https://politics.computer/mp/geoff-baker)

About

## About South Perth

South Perth is a Western Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district in the suburbs immediately south of the Perth central business district. It is held by Geoff Baker of the Labor Party, who won it at the 2021 election. The seat had never been won by Labor before that election, and it has typically been a safe Liberal seat.

Located

Suburbs immediately south of the Perth central business district

Suburbs included

Como, Karawara, Manning, Salter Point, Waterford, parts of Kensington and South Perth

Created

First created for the 1901 state election

Current member

Geoff Baker (Labor)

First Labor win

Geoff Baker won the seat for Labor at the 2021 election

Previous member

John McGrath, Liberal, retired at the 2021 election

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for South Perth yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach South Perth 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)
- [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)

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