Thornlie was an electoral district

Electoral districts of Western Australia

The Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....

 of the Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....

 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of Western Australia

Western Australia

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 from 1989 to 2005.

The district was based in the south-eastern suburbs of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. It included the entirety of the suburbs of Thornlie

Thornlie, Western Australia

Thornlie is a large outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 18 kilometres south-east of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Gosnells local government area. The Canning River runs through the northern side of the suburb...

 and Langford

Langford, Western Australia

Langford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells. Its postcode is 6147.Langford is a working-class residential suburb located approximately 11 km from Perth's central business district. Recently the suburb has been upgraded and redeveloped, especially since...

 as well as parts of the suburbs of Canning Vale

Canning Vale, Western Australia

Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells .-History:...

, Ferndale

Ferndale, Western Australia

Ferndale is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning and it is located approximately from Perth's central business district.-History:...

, Kenwick

Kenwick, Western Australia

Kenwick, Western Australia is a mixed residential, light industrial and semi-rural suburb located in the south-east of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells...

, Lynwood

Lynwood, Western Australia

Lynwood is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning.-History:Lynwood was first settled by Henry Willett of Willett & Co, who was granted Canning Location 21 on the Canning River and settled in the area in June 1832...

 and Maddington

Maddington, Western Australia

Maddington is a suburb 20 kilometres southeast of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, within the City of Gosnells local government area...

.

History

Thornlie was first created for the 1989 state election

Western Australian state election, 1989

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

. It largely replaced the abolished district of Gosnells

Electoral district of Gosnells

Gosnells is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes almost all of the suburb of Gosnells, large parts of the suburbs of Huntingdale and Thornlie and a small part of the...

 and was won by incumbent Gosnells MP Yvonne Henderson.

The district was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election

Western Australian state election, 2005

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

. Its territory was divided between the existing districts of Riverton

Electoral district of Riverton

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 and Southern River

Electoral district of Southern River

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, as well as the new district of Kenwick

Electoral district of Kenwick

Kenwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1989 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2008....

. Sitting MP Sheila McHale contested and won the seat of Kenwick.

Thornlie was held at all times by the Labor Party.

Members for Thornlie

Member		Party	Term
	Yvonne Henderson	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1989–1996
	Sheila McHale Sheila McHale Sheila Margaret McHale is a former Australian Labor Party MP in the Government of Western Australia. Prior to retirement, she served as Member for Kenwick and Minister for Disability Services, Tourism, Culture and the Arts, and Consumer Protection....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1996–2005