A man has been charged after allegedly threatening staff and wielding nunchucks at the electoral office of the Western Australian local government minister, Hannah Beazley.

The Perth incident came days after the federal independent MP Helen Haines was hospitalised with severe injuries following an alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in Victoria on Monday.

Electoral staff at Beazley’s Victoria Park office called police after a man caused a disturbance on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said they received reports the man was making verbal threats while in possession of an “improvised martial arts weapon” described as “nunchucks”.

Nunchucks allegedly used by man arrested for making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office. Photograph: WA police force

They arrested the 56-year-old man nearby and took him into custody. On Thursday he was charged with being armed in a way that may cause fear, making unlawful threats and cannabis possession.…