2016 Federal Election

Updated: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 7:04:08 PM AEST

Divisional classifications

This table shows the enrolment, geographic classification and seat status for each electoral division.

Notes:

  1. 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'.
  2. Inner Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
  3. Outer Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
  4. Provincial: outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  5. Rural: outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  6. These results are final.
Division classifications for Western Australia
Division State Enrolment Demographic Previous party Previous seat status Successful party Seat status
Brand WA 98,025 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Safe
Burt WA 99,474 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Canning WA 98,894 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Cowan WA 96,213 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Curtin WA 97,534 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Durack WA 97,294 Rural Liberal Marginal Liberal Safe
Forrest WA 100,262 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Fremantle WA 99,550 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Hasluck WA 95,334 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Marginal
Moore WA 99,887 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
O'Connor WA 101,778 Rural Liberal Marginal Liberal Safe
Pearce WA 104,392 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Marginal
Perth WA 98,714 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Stirling WA 98,571 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Swan WA 97,268 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Marginal
Tangney WA 94,025 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Total Enrolment 1,577,215