Division Profile

Division Name

BRAND

State

Western Australia

Elected Member

Gray, G (ALP) 2007-

Name Derivation

Named after Sir David Brand 1912-79, Premier of Western Australia 1959-71, Member of the Legislative Assembly 1945-75.

First Proclaimed / Election

1984

Area

411 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

99,867

Turnout

92.26%

Informal

5.71%

Location

Brand covers an area of approximately 411 sq km from Rowley Road in the north to the northern suburbs of the City of Mandurah in the south, and also includes Garden Island. The main localities are the City of Kwinana and the City of Rockingham.

Products and Industry

Heavy industry in the Kwinana industrial area, alumina refining, tourism and the naval base, HMAS Stirling, on Garden Island.

Members

Gray, G (ALP) 2007-

Beazley, K (ALP) 1996-2007

Fatin, W F (ALP) 1984-1996

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