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

94,323

Turnout

92.93%

Informal

3.25%

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

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Notes:

Inner metropolitan: located in a capital city and comprising well-established, built-up suburbs.
Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
Provincial: divisions with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
The turnout figure provided in the results screens is based on eligible electors and is calculated as the number of votes counted as a percentage of the election enrolment.
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WA DIVISION - CURTIN

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