Electoral district of Belmont
Belmont reverted to its status as a safe Labor seat when Cassie Rowe won it at the 2017 state election.At the redistribution taking effect from the 1968 election, Beeloo was abolished, and a new seat of Ascot was created north and south of the Swan River.[3] Ascot, initially represented by Merv Toms until his death while presiding as Speaker on 8 October 1971, was then won by schoolteacher Mal Bryce who went on to become Deputy Premier to Brian Burke from 1983 to 1988.At the by-election held to replace him on 17 February 1988, schoolteacher and union organiser Eric Ripper was successful.Its boundaries include the suburbs of Ascot, Belmont, Cloverdale, Kewdale, Redcliffe, Rivervale, South Guildford and Welshpool, as well as Perth Airport, and parts of Burswood and Hazelmere.