Rita Saffioti MLA is a Western Australian 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...

 politician, representing the seat of West Swan

Electoral district of West Swan

West Swan is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth....

 in the state's 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....

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Ms Saffioti became the inaugural member for West Swan in the WA State election

Western Australian state election, 2008

A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...

 of 6 September 2008.

Ms Saffioti has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 1996.

The electorate of West Swan includes Ballajura, Landsdale, Henley Brook (inc Morgan Fields), Brabham, Dayton, West Swan, Caversham, Bennett Springs, Whiteman Park and Malaga.

For the 2013 State Election the electorate of West Swan will also include Ellenbook

Ellenbrook, Western Australia

Ellenbrook is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, about 21 km from Perth's Central business district , located within the City of Swan. Ellenbrook, and its neighbouring suburbs of The Vines and Aveley, are unusual for Perth in being a significant distance from neighbouring suburbs...

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