Division Profile
Division Name |
CURTIN |
State |
Western Australia |
Elected Member |
Bishop, J (LP) 1998- |
Name Derivation |
Named after John Curtin 1885-1945, Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45. |
First Proclaimed / Election |
1948/1949 |
Area |
104 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
Seat Status |
Safe |
Enrolment |
90,430 |
Turnout |
93.22% |
Informal |
2.93% |
Location |
Curtin covers an area of approximately 104 sq km west of Perth, bordered by the Indian Ocean In the west and the Swan River in the south. The main suburbs include Churchlands, City Beach, Claremont, Cottesloe, Crawley, Dalkeith, Daglish, Doubleview (part), Floreat, Glendalough, Jolimont, Leederville, Mosman Park, Mount Claremont, Mount Hawthorn, Nedlands, North Perth (part), Osborne Park (part), Peppermint Grove, Scarborough (part), Shenton Park, Subiaco, Swanbourne, Wembley, Wembley Downs, West Leederville, West Perth (part) and Woodlands. |
Products and Industry |
Mainly residential and recreational, light retail and hospitality. University of Western Australia is in the south-east of the division. |
Members
Bishop, J (LP) 1998- |
Rocher, A (LP/IND) 1981-1998 |
Garland, R V (LP) 1969-1981 |
Hasluck, P M C (LP) 1949-1969 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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