Labor MP Blair Boyer’s electorate office was taken away, so he just uses a motorhome

WHEN new Labor MP Blair Boyer was forced out of his electorate office — despite winning his seat at the State Election — he had to come up with a plan, fast.

Labor MP Blair Boyer, who was kicked out of his electorate office, with his motorhome. Picture: AAP / Roy VanDerVegt

CULT comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation sprang to mind when new Labor MP Blair Boyer first wrapped his hands around the steering wheel of an old motorhome.

The hit 1983 film, starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo, tells the story of a family and their hilarious road trip to amusement park Wally World.

“The motorhome does have that feel, the first time my staff and I went on the road it felt like we were travelling to Wally World,” Mr Boyer, of Golden Grove, says.

“A lot of people find it funny.”

But two months earlier, when Mr Boyer says he was forced out of his electorate office despite winning the seat of Wright in the state election, it was no laughing matter.

Due to seat redistributions, the neighbouring seat of King took in Mr Boyer’s former office by about 370m.

“The options for us were to move the electorate office to Parliament House … I can barely fit the printers let alone other staff in there,” Mr Boyer, 37, says.

“Or there was an empty electorate office out at Virginia, about 25km out of the seat.

“I was brainstorming and I thought about a motorhome.”

A post on social media was all it took for a mystery woman to offer to lend Mr Boyer a makeshift office.

“This really nice lady had a motorhome she wasn’t using and said it was mine as long as I needed it,” he says.

Now, he roams the seat of Wright — which includes Salisbury South, some of Salisbury East, Gulfview Heights, Redwood Park, Brahma Lodge, Surrey Downs and Wynn Vale — in the motorhome, which is based at Virginia.

“We advertise locations on Facebook and drive out there,” Mr Boyer says. “I’ve set up a little gazebo and put some snags on the barbecue. People can now walk a few metres or drive a short distance to see me and have a cup of tea. The feedback from residents has been really good.”

Mr Boyer says he will keep using the motorhome even if an office in his electorate becomes available.