Electoral district of Oakford
| Oakford Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2025 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Yaz Mubarakai | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Oakford | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,597 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 143 km2 (55.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°10′S 115°55′E / 32.16°S 115.92°E | ||||||||||||||
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Oakford is an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The seat was created at the 2023 redistribution.[1]
Oakford was first contested at the 2025 state election and was notionally held by the Labor Party on a 27.7% margin.[1] Yaz Mubarakai was elected as Oakford's first MP following a switch of electorates from Jandakot. Mubarakai would be succeeded by Stephen Pratt in Jandakot.
Geography
Oakford was created in response to significant population growth in the corridor between the outer southern Perth cities of Cockburn and Armadale. The district was named for the semi-rural locality of Oakford which takes up around one-third of the area.[1]
As of 2025 Oakford is composed of
- City of Armadale: Brookdale, Doobarda, Forrestdale, Haynes, Hilbert, Piara Waters, part of Harrisdale
- City of Cockburn: Aubin Grove, part of Banjup
- City of Kwinana: Anketell, Casuarina, Wandi
- Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale: Oakford, part of Darling Downs
Members for Oakford
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Yaz Mubarakai | Labor | 2025–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Yaz Mubarakai | 12,794 | 45.5 | −24.8 | |
| Liberal | Tait Marston | 6,715 | 23.9 | +7.0 | |
| Greens | Heather Lonsdale | 2,792 | 9.9 | +5.5 | |
| Christians | Jiby Joy | 1,973 | 7.0 | +4.1 | |
| One Nation | Mandy Dhandli | 1,825 | 6.5 | +4.5 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Srdjan Lazarevic | 877 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ronald Lean | 587 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Lawrence Levett | 528 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,091 | 95.2 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,407 | 4.8 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 29,498 | 87.8 | +6.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Yaz Mubarakai | 17,381 | 61.9 | −15.8 | |
| Liberal | Tait Marston | 10,696 | 38.1 | +15.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −15.8 | |||
References
- ^ a b c Green, Antony (1 December 2023). "Western Australia State Redistribution – Final Boundaries Released – Antony Green's Election Blog". Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 2025 State General Election – Oakford District Results, WAEC. Retrieved 2 April 2025.