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# Thornlie

In Western Australia.

## Sitting member

- [ **Colleen Egan** Labor, Thornlie ](https://politics.computer/mp/colleen-egan)

About

## About Thornlie

Thornlie is a Western Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district in Perth's southeastern suburbs, named after the suburb of Thornlie. Its sitting member is Colleen Egan of the Labor Party. Labor held the district at every election from its creation in 1989 until its abolition before the 2005 election, and won it again when it was recreated for the 2017 election.

Located in

Perth's southeastern suburbs

Named after

The suburb of Thornlie

Created

1989 state election

Won at creation

Yvonne Henderson, 1989 state election

Recreated

For the 2017 state election

Sitting member

Colleen Egan (Labor)

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

## Who's advertising

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

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

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- [Butler](https://politics.computer/seats/wa/butler)
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- [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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