 He successfully held the seat in the 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections.In 2007 as a result of an electoral distribution under the "Electoral Act 1907 (WA)" all electoral boundaries in Western Australia were redrawn.The electoral district of Darling Range was redrawn and a new electoral district of Kalamunda was created containing a large portion of the previous electoral district of Darling Range.