A DOOR-TO-DOOR survey in the Perth electorate has found strong support for a ban on fracking in the Kimberley, with residents calling on local MP and Cabinet minister John Carey to use his influence to protect the region.

Community members, supported by the Lock the Gate Alliance, surveyed 160 households in Mount Hawthorn and North Perth between November 9 and 30, asking whether Mr Carey should support a fracking ban in the Kimberley. Of those surveyed, 139 said yes, four said no and 17 were undecided — a result campaigners say shows 87 per cent support.

North Perth local Laurie Scott, who helped lead the survey, said many residents were alarmed that fracking remained an option in the Kimberley while other parts of Western Australia were off limits.

“We are concerned about the imminent threat of fracking to the Kimberley as Texan company Black Mountain Energy’s project Valhalla progresses through EPA assessment,” Mr Scott said.

Mr Scott said concerns raised by residents included water pollution, risks to endangered species and the industrialisation of one of the State’s most iconic landscapes.

Residents gathered outside Mr Carey’s electorate office to hand over preliminary survey results, only to find it closed, but Mr Scott says they won’t be deterred.

“We will keep up this campaign until the fracking ban is extended to include the Kimberley,” he said.

Mr Carey said the Cook Labor government had done more to protect WA’s environment than any other in the state’s history.

“Our government has a strong record of protecting and restoring Western Australia’s environment so future generations can continue enjoying the beauty and biodiversity of our state,” he said.

“I continue to doorknock every week in my electorate and represent my community on the issues that matter to them.”

Mr Carey’s office pointed to a report by former EPA chair Tom Hatton which found fracking was acceptable with “appropriate regulations”, with no link being found between air pollution and the health of nearby communities.

“In relation to fracking in the Kimberley it should be noted that the Kimberley covers nearly 420,000 square kilometres and the total area of live petroleum titles is just over 20,000 square kilometres, or roughly 5 per cent of the Kimberley,” the response said. 

“That means fracking cannot occur in almost 95 per cent of that region.”