Division Profile

Division Name

O'CONNOR

State

Western Australia

Elected Member

Tuckey, W (LP) 1980-

Name Derivation

Named after Charles O'Connor 1843-1902, Engineer in Chief of Western Australia (appointed 1891). Designed Fremantle Harbour and the pipeline which supplies Kalgoorlie and other goldfields with water.

First Proclaimed / Election

1979/1980

Area

179047 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

82,841

Turnout

93.26%

Informal

5.49%

Location

O'Connor covers an area of approximately 179 047 sq km from Geraldton in the north to Albany in the south. The main locations include the City of Albany and the City of Geraldton, and the regional centres of Carnamah, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Denmark, Dowerin, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mukinbudin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

Products and Industry

Grain, sheep, cattle, tree farming, fishing, and aquaculture, vineyards and winemaking, talc and mineral sands mining, farmstays and tourism.

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WA DIVISION - O'CONNOR

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