How Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Pearce · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood favoured Labor 57.0% (v Coalition 43.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.8 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 54.2 | Lab 60.8 | Lab 57.0 | Coal +3.8 |
| Labor | 31.3% | 43.7% | 40.0% | -3.7 |
| Coalition | 41.8% | 27.7% | 27.5% | -0.2 |
| Greens | 10.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% | +0.6 |
| One Nation | 7.7% | 5.1% | 9.4% | +4.3 |
| Independents | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 7.7% | 11.9% | 10.8% | -1.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,542 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 30.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 13.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 42.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 13.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 23,679 (17,353 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriwa PEARCE PPVC | PPVC | 22% | yes |
| Jindalee PPVC | PPVC | 20% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Butler East | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Butler | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Merriwa | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Butler South | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Pearce
- Melaleuca - Lexia
- Carramar
- Clarkson
- Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee
- Neerabup National Park
- Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra
- Alkimos - Eglinton
- Carabooda - Pinjar
- Two Rocks
- Yanchep
- Hocking - Pearsall
- Wanneroo - Sinagra
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.