} padding-bottom: 0px; was a ministerial adviser in the Howard government and a state Liberal candidate in NSW before moving to WA in 2008 to become the Liberal Party state director. border-radius: 7px 7px 0 0; WHY IS SAM PUTTING HIS HAND UP AND RUNNING AS A CANDIDATE? Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election. ORANGE LIGHT CANDIDATE LIM, Sam 2022-04-24 04:31:30 Running After 1984, the seat received its present borders. } .outer_percentage { margin: 8px auto; column-rule: 1px solid #aaa; bottom: 2px justify-content: center; The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. width: 50px; Labor ought to scare the Liberals here and I think they probably will. widget_load_check_dom() I say to my kids, today is dads big job interview day, and 100,000 people in Tangney are going to decide if I get to keep my job or not, Mr Morton said. My diverse language skills led me to be appointed as a Diversity Engagement Officer with WA Police, where I work with multicultural communities across Perth. column-count: auto; .answer-photo-container { Mr Morton, assistant minister to the prime minister and cabinet, was headed for defeat in what was considered until last night the safe Liberal seat of Tangney the high-flier a casualty of a tide of voters that swept away senior Liberal MPs across the nation. I believe in addition to general WA swing the anti-China rhetoric cost them dearly in this seat especially around Bull Creek and Bateman. Having renounced his New Zealand citizenship, Small was re-appointed on 18 May 2022 and contested the election. Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. background-color: #ccf; Ive read somewhere that Morton is a strategist for Canberra. } else { .panel-group .panel {margin-bottom: 10px;} The filing period for precinct chairs will reopen on Saturday, January 15, 2022 and will end at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022. .panel-body { VoterInfobyState_Timeout_dom = setTimeout(widget_load_check_dom, 500); A decent local campaign taking advantage of the McGowan factor was enough to see him off. Five districts were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run there. Mental health reform is close to my heart; my father took his own life, and I know first-hand the needs of families in this area. background-color: #db0000; Senator Glenn Sterle. If so, hed better get the message through to his bosses that we Liberal minded voters want a Liberal Party, not a bunch of spineless weeds and LINOs who bend to the whims of the vociferous minorities who seem to be dictating what goes on this once great country and for Gods sake get the Defence Departments spending under control once and for all. [1] Tangney covers 102 sq. Updated: 21 April 2022. We recommend voting for individual candidates rather than parties in the House of Representatives. border: 1px solid black !important; } Redirecting to /news/elections/federal/2022/guide/hasl padding-left: 20px !important; Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters? } I can believe 54-46 for this seat but if it has Hasluck with a higher margin then its complete rubbish. vertical-align: top; This drives me to give back to my community as a Police Officer, and now as the Member for Tangney. font-style: italic; The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content6400428eeb595').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); A swing of 10% from the last election statewide will see this fall to Labor. } border: 1px solid #DDDDDD; This reduced the Liberal margin from 11.5% to 9.5%. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run. padding-top: 3px; } (function() { overflow: hidden; Latest WA statewide poll confirms this is in play. left: 0; background-color: #003388; Get exclusive discounts on movie tickets, dining and popular attractions. [9], In August 2021, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced Tangney would gain the Canning suburb of Wilson from the seat of Swan and the Canning-Gosnells suburb of Canning Vale from the seat of Burt. It was first held by John Dawkins, later a Treasurer of Australia (as Member for Fremantle), and was held from 1993 until 2004 by Daryl Williams, former Attorney-General of Australia and Rhodes Scholar. Nunes' retirement triggered a special election for June 7. letter-spacing: 0.03em; chevron = $(this).find('i.fa-pull-right'); Later elected to the Division of, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 17:29. . line-height: 1.5em; Got a glossy fold-out newsletter from Morton the other day too. Labor candidate and police officer, Sam Lim, reaped the whirlwind of a 10.4 per cent swing to be in the box seat to claim Tangney for the ALP for the first time since 1983. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { width: 50%; overflow-y: auto; Jensen lost Liberal preselection in Tangney for the 2016 federal election. That's 5.1 candidates per district, more than the 4.2 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.9 in 2018. In every statewide election, California prepares voter information pamphlets in ten languages English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese approximately 22 million registered voters. } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { Login here. chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-down'); chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-up'); Tangney includes a number of suburbs on the southern shore of the Swan River and Canning River. .inner_percentage { Look back at how the 2022 Australian federal election unfolded Who is our new prime minister? The AEC publishes enrolment statistics on a regular basis to show the number of Australians enrolled nationally, and by state/territory and division. border-radius: 0 0 7px 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; I will vote Liberal (always the optimist)because the alternatives are too frightening. Candidate Application Candidate Application for County Chair .electionsectionheading { chevron.removeClass('fa-chevron-up'); } font-weight: bold; .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 100%; width: 35px !important; O'Dowd lost in the primary on June 7, 2022. background-color: #003388; clearInterval(nTimer); I moved to Australia with my wife and three children because I wanted them to receive a world-class education. External Relations: Moira Delaney Hannah Nelson Caroline Presnell exclusive Federal Election 2022: WA Police officer Sam Lim revealed as Labor's candidate for Ben Morton's Tangney seat Joe Spagnolo The West Australian Sat, 12 February 2022 10:00AM Comments Subscribers with digital access can view this article. (If you would prefer to speak with a human please call: 0458 221 799), Posted by Vote Climate One Team on January 08, 2022 10:45 pm. .non_result_row { font-weight: 300; This made California's 32nd the 67th most Democratic district nationally.[10]. .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, if ($('#vis_xs_indicator').is(':hidden')){ With 43 per cent of the vote counted last night, Mr Lim was ahead on the two-party preferred vote 52.7-47.3 per cent and was cautiously awaiting confirmation. font-weight: normal !important; Incumbent Grace Napolitano defeated Joshua Scott in the general election for U.S. House California District 32 on November 6, 2018. VOTE CLIMATE ONE acknowledges our first nation peoples and their unique 60,000 year old Indigenous culture. display: inline-block; } Before the 1984 redistribution, the electorate included the traditional Labor areas of Spearwood and Gosnells, and was a bellwether seat for the party in government. chevron.removeClass('fa-chevron-down'); Labor clearly think Tangney is in play and Liberals evidently nervous. color: #fff; .leg-hnt-flex-row {
. width: 100% !important; } It doesnt help win my vote. Tangney Candidate Assessments GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATE ABDUL RAZAK, Adam 2022-04-24 04:31:30 Running Green light candidates have been rigorously assessed as absolutely committed to real action on the climate emergency. Surprising given that it is held by what is normally considered a safe margin. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { He ran for the Senate in 1977, but failed to win a seat. Announced on 3 April 2016, it was revealed he had written an unpublished book that included a sex scene, subsequently published as an e-book. } When you vote, number them after the green light candidates. margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; Subscribers with digital access can view this article. display: block; font-size: 12px; PLEASECLICK HERE, [] The federal Labor candidate for Tangney is also an ASIAN AUSTRALIAN Sam Lim; [], 2022 Federal Election Candidates (LNP/ALP/GRN), Independent, Micro and Other Party Candidates, Federal Election 2022: WA Police officer Sam Lim revealed as Labors candidate for Ben Mortons Tangney seat, Meet ADAM ABDUL RAZAK Who Is Running For The Seat Of TANGNEY For The Greens Party #ASIANAUSPOL. margin: 0; He gladhands with real estate agents and business owners and Liberal voters with connections but Ive not seen him doorknock once, he doesnt answer emails and he only has corflutes on the highway and main roads, not many on peoples lawns/fences. margin-top: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 5px 0 5px 0; This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Tangney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until the present. } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { .image-candidate-thumbnail { margin-right: 10px; .votebox_legend .non_result_row { Follow the action from the third Test between India and Australia in Delhi in our live blog, Former government services minister Stuart Robert is being questioned at theRobodebt inquiry, A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. 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These boundaries are quite unfavourable, although likely LIB retain 5%. padding-bottom: 5px; } } Adam Abdul Razak is the pre-selected Greens candidate for the WA federal seat of Tangney, which is located south of the Swan and Canning rivers; Adam is a chemical engineer by trade and briefly worked in the oil and gas industry; He grew up locally in the and around the electorate of Tangney in completing his education at Rossmoyne Senior High School, before attending Curtin University to complete his education in chemical engineering and finance; The federal WA seat of Tangney in its current form contains most of the suburbs under the local council area of Melville and some suburbs under the City of Canning and lies on the south of both the Swan and Canning rivers in Perth; It has a large Asian population with over (10%) of the electorate demographics having some sort of Chinese ancestry coming from Malaysia, China and Singapore. padding-bottom: 8px; Tangney was won in 1977 by Liberal candidate Peter Shack. @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { Both Mr Morton and his Labor challenger Mr Lim have copped criticism for a perceived lack of connection to the electorate Mr Morton for spending much of his time outside of WA and Mr Lim for living outside Tangneys boundaries. Senator Louise Pratt. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. .results_row td { display: none; background-color: #6db24f; He served in the role until 2003, when he became Minister for Communications. }); He also argued that WAs long stint behind close borders during the COVID pandemic made it much more difficult than usual to shuttle between Canberra and his home and young family in Perth. He retired from Parliament in 2004. Click here to find out more about the role of the House of Representatives in Australia. The results have been certified. kilometers. .leg-hnt-flex-item { } } padding-left: 75px; font-style: italic; background-color: #dac113; West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Two-party-preferred vote in Tangney Candidates Tshung-Hui Chang ( One Nation) Jay Gillett ( Western Australia Party) Mark Staer ( Australian Christians) Travis Mark ( United Australia) Sam Lim ( Labor) Ben Morton ( Liberal) Brent Fowler ( Federation) Jacqueline Holroyd ( Liberal Democrats) Adam Abdul Razak ( Greens) Assessment } WHAT IS THE FEDERAL ELECTORATE OF TANGNEY LIKE? position: absolute; Nine candidates filed to run in the 30th District, more than any other. I served for two years as a Police Constable with the Royal Malaysian Police Force, before leaving to become a dolphin trainer, and then went on to run several small businesses in Malaysia and then in Australia. In terms of other decent sized Asian populations those born in India make up around (3%) of the population; The federal seat of Tangney is currently held Liberal MP Ben Morton; For Sam, it is simple. .race_header.democratic { However, under California's top-two primary system, two candidates from the same party can advance to the general election if they are the top two vote-getters in the primary. Number these first when you vote. My family and I are very grateful for the opportunities Australia has provided to us. Additionally, his solid support of PM who has acted in his own interests not Australias. } .race_footer { Breaking news, sport, business and more. Tangney is an affluent electorate covering the southern shores of the Swan and Canning rivers, divided by the Kwinana Freeway. * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." Bob What frightens you about the alternatives? Geography Southern Perth. Before his election in 2016, Mr Morton was the director of the Western Australian Liberal Party from 2008 to 2015. ALP/greens might mess up to but we should at least get an ICAC up & running. Frankly, if hed played more of the politics and not focused on delivering for the Australian people the result might have been different, he told Sky News. font-size: 20px;
Labors Sam Lim a new face on the political scene. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r